The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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Welcome to the Virtual Rugby Pub - a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the pictures of Chris Paterson, Steve Thompson and Jonny Wilkinson above the bar!


So pull up a chair....what'll it be?



Old Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t20595p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#807868

Evening Cari, I'm fine thanks lass, hope you are too. Go steady with that blackcurrant

It's blowing a gale up here! Daren't put my milk bottles out tonight, think they'll be blown to smithereens!! I drove back from my mums this afternoon, straight into a headwind. Couldn't get my little car above 50 mph! I normally do 70 mph on that bit... though if Ozzy is about that's 59.9 mph... honest...

Earthflight

'tsorite

Evening all.

I'm watching Worlds Strongest Man.

I am blaming my Dad entirely for this. We used to watch it every year when I was a lot younger and we'd all choose a bloke we thought would go on to win it, but I hadn't bothered to watch it for years. Four evenings in a row of watching it now though and I'm hooked, typical!

Too much of a good thing. One programe was more than enough.

Bald Eagle? Noisy Flip Eagle more like!

Maybe it was actually a "Bawled" eagle?

Snow goose

Isn't it? Swan perhaps?

Duck

Slap!

Told you.

MrsP wrote:Evening all,

Hound, did Wasps actually sign Ed O'Donaghue? It was reported a while back but I don't see him on your "Players" list and seeing you have now signed Du Plessis reminded me about him?

Ed O'Donoghue played for Wasps on Monday against Gloucester.

Yup E O'D did play. He's not exactly setting the world alight, but neither are the whole team.

But an entire back row lost to injury, or injury retirement (Worsley, Ward-Smith and Rees), plus skipper John Hart out for 4 months, has left us as easy pickings at the breakdown at the moment. Filipo,Poff, Cannon, Launchberry and Billy Vunipola are also crocked - we are really suffering from a decimated pack. Will Matthews (better than Warburton at the same age) is also not good.

Our backs can play some great stuff, but we just haven't got enough of a pack to secure quality ball.

Tiggers away in two weeks time

Worcs this weekend and they are strong up front. It ain't looking good for us at the moment.

1st night back and i bloody lose my wallet!! argh!!

prop_lyd wrote:1st night back and i bloody lose my wallet!! argh!!

Been there pal.

It must have fed Llanneli for a week.

Why, was it made of beef?

Morning pub

Gawd, our managers are full of double standards. We are expected to put in full days this week. Yesterday one of them strolled in at 10:15. Then he has the gall to feck off five hours later (having disappearef for an hour and a half for lunch) wishing us all a Happy New Year

That's pathetic hound

Bore da pawb/Good morning all.

How's everyone today? all good I hope, as tis Friday!


Only 5 of us in the office today, tis like a ship.

So what's the point? You probably aren't productive enough to cover the costs of keeping the building open

Morning all.

All of 4 people in on my side of the office today, though it's not 9.30 yet so a few more will trickle in. The building work is in is open 24/7/365 though so work are probably paying the same amount whether we're in or not.

Just 6 (2 developers and 4 testers) in my part of the office. Normally, 32 people in this part of the office. Was that Jerry Dammers just walking past ?

Morning all, have a great new year!! Brighton calls

Glas - I actually have a load of work to get through, all the invoices from 3 different care companies have come in so got to check through all of them and get started on paying them so they meet the run next week. Fun times and all that


Have a nice time in Brighten, Prop

I used to think it was a ploy to reduce holidays. The partners used to tell us the office would open 2 days between Xmas and new year, but we could all keep holidays back if we wanted. They wanted everybody to use less holidays in the year expecting that we would all keep them back so they could in fact close the office. They didn't bank on pig headed insubordinates like me, oh no.

Work was soul destroying yesterday, honestly saw about 8 people from eight till half ten, expecting more of the same tonight but I don't finish till half eleven tonight. Shoite buzz

Think of the money Hughie, just think of the money
ooooh while I remember, do you know if you're working the 7th yet or not?

I was catching up on this week's The Rugby Paper and noted that London Scottish have signed Canada back rower, Adam Kleeberger. You may recall the Canadian player at the RWC with the big red bushy beard. That’s him, although minus the beard now.

He had an immediate impact for Scottish earning a MotM award for his performance in the Exiles first away league win of the season at Moseley at the weekend. I’m sure Asbo will be very happy with that signing.

Thats as good an excuse as any to post Planet Rugbys Bearded XV

http://www.planetrugby.com/gallery/story/0,25928,9825_7397847,00.html

Kleeburger in at 6.

Ah man I love beards. Tis a close call between Eaton and Kleeburger amongst those just for sheer facial hair growth. Medard's is still my fave though.

rugbydreamer wrote:Medard's is still my fave though.

Was your mouth out with soap and water !!!! This is THE greatest - LIONS

fOR YOUR VIEWING 'PLEASURE' - BIG SCREEN

Excellent Notch.

PenfroPete wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:Medard's is still my fave though.

Was your mouth out with soap and water !!!! This is THE greatest - LIONS

I meant of current players!!


No one has a better Grav then Grav.

R.I.P. "Chook"
This amazing lyrebird died today aged 32.
It is said that it preferred human company and was fascinated by sounds in the zoo. Check out some of it's impersonations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeQjkQpeJwY

Does he say "so..what are ya doin'" @ 1:06?

and with David Attenborough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXE6aUGb4zw&feature=related

rugbydreamer wrote:

PenfroPete wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:Medard's is still my fave though.

Was your mouth out with soap and water !!!! This is THE greatest - LIONS

I meant of current players!!


No one has a better Grav then Grav.

see you in a bit

That Bearded XV would really give most teams a run for their money too!

Breaker, thats almost so perfect as to make you think its dubbed when you first hear it!

What Liam Williams needs is a fine pair of 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chops[/url]

ha, not sure that quite worked Glas?!

That bird is amazing!!

How can something with a brain the size of a walnut have enough processing power to perform like that?

The memory to reproduce those sounds so acurately let alone the control over the movement of it's vocal chords.

Just amazing!!!!

(JPR lamb chops - imagination required)

Again with the sheep!

It's always the sheep!

It's a metaphor

I see Mr O'Connell has been named Ireland's captain for the 6 Nations. No surprise really. Rumours up here are Paddy Wallace was asked first but turned it down fearing the headlines in the southern papers.

Hope everyone's having a wicked post-Xmas week, and if I'm not in here between now and tomorrow

Happy New Year y'all!!!



(my Saturday night/Sunday morning fingers crossed)

Good grief. Just out of the cop shop - girl arrested for possession of a knife. I won't ask you to guess where she had hidden it

The joys...

Glas -

Not long back in from a lovely lunch with Penfro


Just seen that Stevo is facing a late fitness test due to a back problem, not good for Scarlets at all!

Glas a du wrote:Good grief. Just out of the cop shop - girl arrested for possession of a knife. I won't ask you to guess where she had hidden it

I'm not gonna ask you how she hid it.

I'm gonna ask you how they found it.

I'm also gonna add that I really hope it was a Switchblabe.

I could make a pun about lethal weapons... But I won't...

Afternoon all

It's almost the weekend

Notch wrote:

Glas a du wrote:Good grief. Just out of the cop shop - girl arrested for possession of a knife. I won't ask you to guess where she had hidden it

I'm not gonna ask you how she hid it.

I'm gonna ask you how they found it.

That was a cute stunt...