The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:01 pm

First topic message reminder :

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 Nigel Walker, Stephen Ferris, and Planet Rugby's team of the round above the bar!

Spoiler:

Last Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t21838p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#858890

by perthshirepuma Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:06 pm

Kia, you had me worried with that 'farewell' post until I got to the end!! Whew. Good luck with the exam, querida.

by mickyt Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:15 pm

Sure was alright.. have had a few of them. we were having great craic out there that night..

Good times. I do like Richmond

by perthshirepuma Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:16 pm

On the subject of the HC QFs, I see that these will be held over the Easter weekend. Is Dublin still 'dry' over Easter? Please say it is not so.

by **Ozzy3213** Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:17 pm

Good luck Kia

Given that it is tough winning away from home in the Heineken Cup, if all of this weeks games are won by the home team, without any of them getting a TBP, and the away teams all get an LBP, the quarter finals will look like this...

Leinster vs. Ulster
Munster vs. Edinburgh
Cardiff Blues vs. Saracens
ASM Clermont Auvergne vs. Toulouse

... and yes, I am bored!!!

by mickyt Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:19 pm

Just on good Friday Puma... (if you are refering to the consumption of alcohol)

I can't see them doing the same as they did in Limerick that time though if it did fall on the Friday

by red_stag Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:20 pm

perthshirepuma wrote:On the subject of the HC QFs, I see that these will be held over the Easter weekend. Is Dublin still 'dry' over Easter? Please say it is not so.

Ireland doesn't sell booze on Good Friday.

Puma, regarding tickets I will keep my ear to the ground for you. Tickets are always available. . . . .however it usually involves the use of a third party and sale above face value.

by prop_lyd Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:21 pm

mickyt wrote:
red_stag wrote:Hughie thats actually very true. It was like in 2008 when Munster won cup we played Wasps, Scarlets, Clermont and then had to win away in England in both quarter and semis. It toughens you up.

Micky - don't forget HEC is in Dublin next year. Saves you cash.

By those recognitions then it could be Ulsters year....

Yeh exactly Stag that excites me. would be great to host a big meet up over here if people where up for it.

I should be have a house by then so would be happy to repay all the kind favours.

Cassidy's won' know what hit it - Too early for a christmas sing song?

Will it have a garden for a tent?! An good luck Kia!!

by MrsP Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:24 pm

Darren Cave out for maybe 6 weeks.

Cry

Such bad luck for the lad.

I think that was the only thing that should have kept him out of the 6 Nations squad.

by Glas a du Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:25 pm

hold on to that thought. Gilroy may be called up now as the next token Ulsterman in line.

Very Happy

by mickyt Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:29 pm

prop_lyd wrote:
mickyt wrote:
red_stag wrote:Hughie thats actually very true. It was like in 2008 when Munster won cup we played Wasps, Scarlets, Clermont and then had to win away in England in both quarter and semis. It toughens you up.

Micky - don't forget HEC is in Dublin next year. Saves you cash.

By those recognitions then it could be Ulsters year....

Yeh exactly Stag that excites me. would be great to host a big meet up over here if people where up for it.

I should be have a house by then so would be happy to repay all the kind favours.

Cassidy's won' know what hit it - Too early for a christmas sing song?

jesus prop if you were to listen to my girfriend it would have a swimming pool and all.

I am out of here folks.. talk to ya's on the flip side.

Will it have a garden for a tent?! An good luck Kia!!

by Mickado Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:38 pm

That good Friday thing really annoys me. The argument of "ah one day won't kill ya" doesn't hold water with me. Why not have it on the spring equinox or on Halloween if that's the attitude.

by Gibson Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:43 pm

Thought we got rat-orsed in Limerick on Good Friday? Or am I dreaming again? The Red Stag Inn, if I remember rightly?

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:44 pm

MrsP wrote:Darren Cave out for maybe 6 weeks.

Such bad luck for the lad.

I think that was the only thing that should have kept him out of the 6 Nations squad...

...apart from Keith Earls and Eoin O'Malley(cat)

Completed the sentence for you, MrsP, again no charge

by Mickado Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:46 pm

Correct Gibbo but Limerick needed papal dispensation for that.

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:46 pm

Mickado wrote:That good Friday thing really annoys me. The argument of "ah one day won't kill ya" doesn't hold water with me. Why not have it on the spring equinox or on Halloween if that's the attitude.

No way, you leave the spring equinox out of it - I lurv getting pished in true vernalian manner RedWine

by red_stag Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:48 pm

Mickado wrote:Correct Gibbo but Limerick needed papal dispensation for that.

Munster are tight with the Almighty.

Its the only logical explanation to their amazing knack of escapology.

by MrsP Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:00 pm

Asbo,

I said should, not would.

That lad has just been so unfortunate with injuries at the wrong time. I know there probably isn't a right time but there definately is a very wrong time!

by Glas a du Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:03 pm

The Pope got lost in West Wales. His bodyguards found a barn for the chauffeur to consult the atlas on account of there being no GPS signal for the papal Tom Tom, all to no avail. Then the Pope decided there was only one thing for it, he would have to consult with God. The holy water and incense burners were brought to him and just when he was about to start the ritual the Farmer entered the barn. "What are you doing with that blydi burner in my barn". The Pope decided to come clean. "oh, in that case you'd better come into the house". In the house the farmer said, "I'll put a call through for you now" picking up the phone. The Pope was amazed and said "you can phone the Almighty!" "Listen Good-boy, in Carmarthenshire Heaven is a local call".

by MBTGOG Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:05 pm

Brother's advice for playing out half tomorrow. Just run it all the time, no kicking.

by Gibson Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:06 pm

That lad had been Leinster-ised.

by Glas a du Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:08 pm

...and if the opposition get a ruck in your 22 get your hands in.

by MrsP Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:10 pm

But you're a kicking full back usually, no?

Anyway, doing anything all the time is too easy to defend.

Mix it up (a bit) and keep the defence honest!

by MBTGOG Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:11 pm

He's a winner Gibbo but he wants to play rugby more than anything else.

by Gibson Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:13 pm

How's he getting on Munsty?

In fact, how are YOU getting on bud?

Miss yer face.

by Thomond Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:34 pm

Munsty, play it smart, you're an intelligent fella. You sopt a gap take it. Sure you know yourself like, you're no ghoul.

by red_stag Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:34 pm

Bit the bullet. Starting a course in French next week.

by Thomond Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:41 pm

Ce qui est magnifique. Je parle un petit peu Francais.

(That's great!. I speak a little bit of French.)

by Guest Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:44 pm

on top of everything else you're doing Stag? don't know how you do it! good on ya though, tres bien and all that Smile

Food, then nap, then proper sleep for me this evening. Will have to do all my Welsh work at home tonight instead. Cream crackered I am.

by red_stag Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:51 pm

rugbydreamer wrote:on top of everything else you're doing Stag? don't know how you do it! good on ya though, tres bien and all that

Food, then nap, then proper sleep for me this evening. Will have to do all my Welsh work at home tonight instead. Cream crackered I am.

Refereeing has taken the hit to be honest. I'm refereeing about 50% less matches this year but I have a job I love, spend lots of time travelling, am studying literature and history for a second degree and then French for a few hours once a week.

Its busy but so far so good. The summer will be a very quiet time for me which I can't wait for. I have lots of holiday time accrued, no university, no French lessons and the time is my own.

by Guest Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:56 pm

Sounds like you're in a good place to be then Stag

How're you finding the course then anyways?

Ooo wow, just stumbled onto a Friends episode I've either never seen before/don't remember. Love it when that happens.

by Gibson Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:00 pm

red_stag wrote:Bit the bullet. Starting a course in French next week.

Ahaa! He has ze Deutch, and iz zeer gut mit de English. Now, the ref is going for French also.

In your job also, it will be priceless. Really.

That's 160 million non- English punters you can talk to.

Ca-ching!

It was mentioned by the IRB too last week. Refs are being encouraged to speak French at a decent and coherent - rugby level.

No flies on you Staggy. Ale

by red_stag Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:06 pm

Yea its all going well at the minute Dreamer. Im on top of assignments but behind on study. But overall course and life in general is going well. Wish that herself had job she was happy with though she's pretty down about it all which isn't nice.

by Thomond Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:06 pm

I have always though Spanish would be the more valuable language for Irish kids to learn. Most learn French/German or both. Spanish is spoen by a ridiculous amount of people. (Just as an example there is more Spanish spoken in Miami then English) One of the most interesting languages in der Welt.

by MrsP Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:07 pm

Sorry but that has just reminded me of Poite telling someone to mind their "show der" on Friday night.

Cue 6 bemused front rowers!

Then someone said,

"Ah! SHOULDER?" and git him to repeat it correctly.

Almost as hilarious as when he suggested that Geordan Murphy was enjoying the match.

by Guest Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:08 pm

Ah taht's not so great for her Stag Sad

reckon there's lots of people in the same boat as her though, tis just a sign of the times. Just got to keep looking and applying, and fingers crossed you get what you want.

by red_stag Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:14 pm

rugbydreamer wrote:Ah taht's not so great for her Stag reckon there's lots of people in the same boat as her though, tis just a sign of the times. Just got to keep looking and applying, and fingers crossed you get what you want.

Yea its awful. Still though she's coming over to Paris for one of the 6 Nations matches and she's got a few things coming up that she's looking forward to. She's doing some courses in things that interest her too but it upsets her that even at the end of it, it won't amount to anything due to lack of jobs opportunities.

by Gibson Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:18 pm

Thomond wrote:I have always though Spanish would be the more valuable language for Irish kids to learn. Most learn French/German or both. Spanish is spoen by a ridiculous amount of people. (Just as an example there is more Spanish spoken in Miami then English) One of the most interesting languages in der Welt.

Very true T. Its huge and is growing exponentially, via South America and up through the States.

Kin inny-one spik Saffa like? Oh yeah, Ulster and Sarries must be fluent in it by now. tomato

Mandarin is the way to go. 1.5 Billion.
I worked with a fellow SysProg down Souff Holland. Cork lad. He was studying Mandarin back then (15 years ago). We all thought it was a wee bit weird and funky.

Ermmm. It wasnt. Last heard, de bollix is running projects in Beijing now. Writes his own pay-cheques.

by Thomond Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:20 pm

I know a Liverpool lass who has a masters in Chinese. One fo the few smart Scousers I suppose.

by red_stag Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:24 pm

Thomond/Gibbo

For a period Spanish was comfortably ahead of German and even French in Irish schools.

During the 1980s and 1990s German was the most popular language - seen by most as the language of "industry". French was the second choice. Then French really emerged as the big one. Spanish was a Celtic Tiger phenomeon - people were off to Malaga and Tenerife 5 times a year to their holiday homes Spanish was handy. Now Im noticing more and more parents wanting their kids to do German with the economy doing well there.

Irish people get funny about it all. I give German grinds and I asked the boys mother why she picked German making small talk. She said she was going to have him do Spanish but that "mexicans and them in the rainforrest are no use to him, they all speak English in the Spanish resorts"

by Guest Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:26 pm

red_stag wrote:
rugbydreamer wrote:Ah taht's not so great for her Stag reckon there's lots of people in the same boat as her though, tis just a sign of the times. Just got to keep looking and applying, and fingers crossed you get what you want.

Yea its awful. Still though she's coming over to Paris for one of the 6 Nations matches and she's got a few things coming up that she's looking forward to. She's doing some courses in things that interest her too but it upsets her that even at the end of it, it won't amount to anything due to lack of jobs opportunities.

That's good that she's got things to look forward to though, and that she's doing courses (sounds weirdly like what I'm doing!). And you never know with job opporunities, sometimes they just come out of nowhere, just need to keep your eyes open for them.

Righty, I'm off, trying to stop using my laptop so much. Have lovely evenings all.

by red_stag Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:28 pm

Bonne Nuit, Mademoiselle Shovey Lovey

by Thomond Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:30 pm

It's not night yet ya clown! Wink

It's Bonsoir at the moment.

by red_stag Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:31 pm

Thomond wrote:It's not night yet ya clown!

It's Bonsoir at the moment.

Its dark - that counts as night to me. Evening was at about 4 o clock.

by Thomond Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:33 pm

Yeah, if you're an 80 year old who has their dinner at around 3.30. Eveing in my view is the 5-7pm period.

by red_stag Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:38 pm

I work on a simple premise of:

Morning - when the sun rises until when I get to work.
Day - until it begins to get dark
Evening - when it is getting dark at dusk
Night - when its dark.

by Thomond Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:40 pm

We'll agree to disagree.

by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:43 pm

red_stag wrote:I work on a simple premise of:

Morning - when the sun rises until when I get to work.
Day - until it begins to get dark
Evening - when it is getting dark at dusk
Night - when its dark.

Morning - from when I wake up until lunch-time
Afternoon - from lunch time until 5-5.30-ish (I'd say "work-leaving time" but I'm still here Sad

)
Evening - from work-leaving time until bed time
Night - when I'm in bed asleep.

by Mick(TEFC) Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:02 pm

Happy Birthday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=J9CeC3yrcG4

by MrsP Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:03 pm

Mick(),

How goes the rehab and Mrs ()?

I take it you will still be "incarcerated" at the weekend?

by Mick(TEFC) Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:18 pm

Going well thank you,MrsP,although Joce is suffering after a heavy chiro session yesterday.I won 50Euros at the casino on my afternoon stroll today.Going to try to sneak out and go home to see the cats/collect the hail etc on Saturday afternoon,3 hour return journey;will proobably miss the rugby, but some things are much more important.Did you see I'm looking for a language exchange for a friend(see FB) more details tomorrow,

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