Re: Another Drive4show 'Anything goes' thread

by super_realist Wed 28 Dec 2011, 2:50 pm

First topic message reminder :

Can't see anything wrong with oil companies. Like every other business they are out to make money, but somehow it is frowned upon to make more than anyone else.
It is not the fault of the oil companies if there is future harm to the environment, as if there wasn't a demand or the product they wouldn't be continuing to invest in finding it. (if there even is an issue with the environment)
Oil companies probably put more money into alternatives than anyone else. Statoil in particular.

As for climate change, there is no doubt it is occurring, however considering the age of the earth is measured in billions of years and we are only able to go back as far as the last ice age (10-15000 years) to measure climate trends. I'm yet to be convinced of man's actual contribution. The number one greenhouse gas is not C02, CH4 or any other by product of our use, but infact naturally occuring water vapour, which our burning of fossil fuels barely make a dent in. Of course it's all about tolerances and thresholds, but with the likes of India, China and America being the worlds biggest polluters, I'm not going to feel guilty about European energy consumption. It seems very convenient that as people are reliant on fossil fuel then it is easy to tax it by both increasing it's price and the guilt associated with using it.

Anyway, all these lentil knitters who go on about the "evil" of oil have never ever given a viable alternative.
Personally I think Nuclear power is the way forward, but the uneducated hippies will never allow it.

by McLaren Tue 17 Apr 2012, 4:09 pm

Anyone else watching the shuttle land in washington?

Quite a sight.

by McLaren Wed 18 Apr 2012, 7:58 pm

Gary Cahill vs Messi and co, where do we think this is going?

by mystiroakey Wed 18 Apr 2012, 8:12 pm

Gonna go out on a limb and go 2-0 chelsea!

by super_realist Wed 18 Apr 2012, 8:31 pm

If you are compiling a list of most annoying footballers you'd have to put drogba pretty near the top. What a big girls blouse he is. Something really irritating with how Lampard runs too.

by McLaren Wed 18 Apr 2012, 8:32 pm

Super

You are not going to like what just happened.

by McLaren Wed 18 Apr 2012, 8:33 pm

Pretty weird attempt to save it as well.

by super_realist Wed 18 Apr 2012, 8:36 pm

Ach, they'll get pumped in the nou camp. I've done my 45 minutes of viewing. Get bored watching more than that.

by mystiroakey Wed 18 Apr 2012, 8:37 pm

they need another 1 minimum to have any chance

by mystiroakey Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:12 pm

cry wolf for drogba- guy is a soldier though lol. slows the game up and wins free kicks for fun

by kwinigolfer Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:17 pm

If I was reffing I'd never stop the game for Drogba . . . . .

Helluva player though.

by McLaren Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:23 pm

Kwini

I reckon drogba knows what he is doing. Still I wouldn't stop the game for him as you say.

Do you get champions league in Vermont?

by kwinigolfer Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:27 pm

Mac,
Usually we do but for some reason this is not being carried live, they're providing a re-run starting 25 minutes after this ends. Probably live on a super-premium channel I don't get.
But I'm not happy about it!

by I'm never wrong Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:28 pm

mystiroakey wrote:Gonna go out on a limb and go 2-0 chelsea!

Score over two legs MO?

by super_realist Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:29 pm

I'd send him off. It's cheating, plus pink boots are unforgivable. In fact coloured boots of any sort are unforgiveable.

by McLaren Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:35 pm

Kwini

We should have provided a black out for you. sorry.

by mystiroakey Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:36 pm

3-2 barca sadly over 2.

drogba is so effective in these sort of games tho. not sure if i completly agree but football is cynical.. and probally the only way to beat certain opposition

by McLaren Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:38 pm

I always thought Busquets was a lesser version of Carrick, it turns out he is much worse than that. He was very ineffectual this evening, as in my opinion he often is.

by McLaren Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:39 pm

PS

Anyone seen the movie bridesmaids, I heard it was ok and was thinking of getting it for my girlfriend?

by mystiroakey Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:41 pm

it was okish- i couldnt watch it all the way though tho- fell asleep- very much like a laddish girlie film- like a hangover with girls!

by JAS Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:50 pm

McLaren wrote:PS

Anyone seen the movie bridesmaids, I heard it was ok and was thinking of getting it for my girlfriend?

She'll like it Mac...it does have the odd amusing moment but it's not exactly epic. I watched Horrible Bosses the same weekend and thought that it was much funnier plus it had the bonus of Aniston playing a nymphomaniac dentist

by McLaren Wed 18 Apr 2012, 9:53 pm

super

This guy seems to think he is a professional athlete.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17760799

What do you think?

Thanks for the movie reviews guys.

by mystiroakey Wed 18 Apr 2012, 10:00 pm

McLaren wrote:super

This guy seems to think he is a professional athlete.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17760799

What do you think?

Thanks for the movie reviews guys.

saw that clip- looks big, but has had depression so i am not gonna have a pop at him! it is abit sad mind- sport obviously keeps him on an even keel, however he has to retire because of his lack of fitness- which was probally caused by the depression!!! good story tho

by super_realist Wed 18 Apr 2012, 10:08 pm

He's an athlete in the same way Shane Lowry is.

by **navyblueshorts** Wed 18 Apr 2012, 11:49 pm

McLaren wrote:super

This guy seems to think he is a professional athlete.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/17760799

What do you think?

Thanks for the movie reviews guys.

super_realist wrote:He's an athlete in the same way Shane Lowry is.

What a surprise. A complete lack of understanding of what his role is and what the requirements are for the role. You don't get to play for as long and at such a high level as he's done without being bloody good and having the physical attributes to go with it. If you had another neuron between you, you could form a synapse.

by McLaren Thu 19 Apr 2012, 12:15 am

Navy

Feel free to explain what it is that we are missing?

by **navyblueshorts** Thu 19 Apr 2012, 9:20 am

If you need me to explain why someone who's played pro Rugby Union at the highest possible level (England, Bath etc) for a long time is an athlete then I think you have a problem.

by super_realist Thu 19 Apr 2012, 9:25 am

This guy could easily be just as good, and probably more effective if he was better conditioned. He is an athlete to a certain standard, but clearly eats too many pies. He looks like a front row from the 1980's, and in 2012, that is unacceptable in professional sport. In fact does the article not state that his lack of fitness is a contributing factor in his retiral?

by McLaren Thu 19 Apr 2012, 9:28 am

Navy

Then yes I have a problem, how can he be in that state and perform to an elite standard? Something has to be up with that.

PS navy

I take it you are a bit of a rugger boy?

by hend085 Thu 19 Apr 2012, 10:12 am

i agree hes an athlete.... in the same way my fat mate that goes for a jog on the 2nd of January every year is also an athlete

by incontinentia Thu 19 Apr 2012, 10:20 am

Of course he's an athlete. Athleticism is about way more than physical appearance.

by super_realist Thu 19 Apr 2012, 11:02 am

So Jocky Wilson, Ray Floyd and Bill Werbernick were athletes too?
Simply doing a sport doesn't make you an athlete.

by SpacemanSpiff Thu 19 Apr 2012, 11:15 am

Athletes do athletics. All other sport participants are sportsmen.

by The Galveston Giant Thu 19 Apr 2012, 11:33 am

SpacemanSpiff wrote:Athletes do athletics. All other sport participants are sportsmen.

Did you really have to explain that to people SpacemanSpliff.

by super_realist Thu 19 Apr 2012, 11:38 am

Apparently so galveston as someone suggested that a fat 22 stone knacker was an athlete.

by incontinentia Thu 19 Apr 2012, 12:10 pm

I don't think you understand what an athlete is guys, you can be overweight and still be an athlete.

by super_realist Thu 19 Apr 2012, 12:13 pm

This guy looks obese. It would probably take 25 secs to run a hundred metres. Totally disagree that he is an athlete. He's a rugby player.

by barragan Thu 19 Apr 2012, 12:17 pm

reminds me from last year, of a couple of American tourists on princes st peering at a map of Edinburgh. and the woman asked her partner: "Chester, why don't we just ask those nice young athletes over there for directions" pointing at a group of neds tucking into their pies. made me chortle a bit.

by SpacemanSpiff Thu 19 Apr 2012, 12:23 pm

The Galveston Giant wrote:
SpacemanSpiff wrote:Athletes do athletics. All other sport participants are sportsmen.

Did you really have to explain that to people SpacemanSpliff.

Mmm... take it you don't read through threads.

by Diggers Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:03 pm

super_realist wrote:This guy looks obese. It would probably take 25 secs to run a hundred metres. Totally disagree that he is an athlete. He's a rugby player.

A shot putter isn't the same shape as a high jumper who isn't the same shape as a sprinter. It's about having an athletic build suitable for a particular athletic purpose.
Props don't ever have to run 100 metres but they have to possess explosive power to cover 20 metres usually dragging along an opposing player.

by mystiroakey Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:05 pm

like a sumo wrestler

by super_realist Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:11 pm

So a fat lorry driver is an athlete because his build is suited to driving a truck.
This guy is only a rugby player because he's too big, fat, heavy and slow to do anything else.
An pointless sport with ludicrous rules

by Diggers Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:12 pm

Pretty much, you'd have to be simple to think any old fat person could do what a trained sumo wrestler could do.

by Diggers Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:13 pm

So what's the point of any sport Super ? Let's hear another of your great theories.

by mystiroakey Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:15 pm

I wonder if any sumo wrestlers have switched up to pplaying rugby. Japan are getting a world cup soon i think

by Diggers Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:18 pm

You'd have to be a poor sumo to switch. No comparison in the profiles of the sports in Japan, Sumo stars are like deitys over there.

by mystiroakey Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:20 pm

You have to have body fat to compete in that game dont you.. its not good just having muscle- weight is a key to the 'sport'

by mystiroakey Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:26 pm

"The sumo lifestyle for top wrestlers is not all that bad. They get fame, women, all the beer they can drink and the right to eat as much as they want and take a long nap in the afternoon. Occasionally wrestlers are involved in scandals with their coaches or beautiful actresses. When there are no major tournaments, sumo wrestlers tour the country, appear in single-day tournaments, sing karoake at charity events, make guest appearances on game shows, and practice, work-out and eat. "

sounds allright to me LOL

by mystiroakey Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:32 pm

http://factsanddetails.com/media/2/20111105-Sumo%20Forum%20golf1.jpg

thats a golfer

by super_realist Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:33 pm

Diggers you are right, there isn't a lot of point to many sports but what really annoys me about rugby is the farcical lineout ballerina nonsense and the fact there hasn't been a straight put in in a scrum since about 1990. There is also far too much dilly dallying in regard to the ball sitting static on the ground following a scrum.
It's almost as if the game was invented for people with less coordination and who were too big to get involved in other sports.

by Diggers Thu 19 Apr 2012, 1:42 pm

The game actually evolved to give a role to people of all builds. Tall for locks, heavy set for front row, quick for wings, small and nippy for half backs.
Clearly at the top level this has changed but at its root this is still true , it's a veryinclusive sport in that sense.

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