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 Rhys Thomas, Ben Castle, Andy Fenby and Bill McLaren above the bar!




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Oh no. After working from home yesterday due to man flu, I decided to get into work today as I am very busy. Discovered that the bloody heating is all broken and its FREEZING here.

Im wearing my Ulster wooly hat (thanks again Rava) and trying to keep warm with a coffee.

That's no good, Stag. At least your favourite rugby tournament kicks off this weekend.

Sitting in waterloo atm, waiting to speak to a manager for about ten minutes then its so long good night and good luck, finished for the weekend

Lucky, you know what I am actually thoroughly looking forward to the 6 Nations this year believe it or not. I've decided to embrace it for what it is and not judge it against a certain (vastly better) European club competition.

Reasons this will be a top 6 Nations:

- Teams are not thinking of the RWC as much - they want to WIN now
- 3 new managment teams and plenty of new faces
- Competition; England, France, Ireland, Wales have won last 4 tournaments
- Italy have a new top class stadium which should be interesting
- I'm going to at least 4 Six Nations games this year rather than watching on TV

Oh and the dynamic breathtaking flair that Dan Parks will bring to the Scottish backline. . .

red_stag wrote:Lucky, you know what I am actually thoroughly looking forward to the 6 Nations this year believe it or not. I've decided to embrace it for what it is and not judge it against a certain (vastly better) European club competition.

Reasons this will be a top 6 Nations:

- Teams are not thinking of the RWC as much - they want to WIN now
- 3 new managment teams and plenty of new faces
- Competition; England, France, Ireland, Wales have won last 4 tournaments
- Italy have a new top class stadium which should be interesting
- I'm going to at least 4 Six Nations games this year rather than watching on TV

Oh and the dynamic breathtaking flair that Dan Parks will bring to the Scottish backline. . .

There's really no need for that now, is there? You know how depressed I am, it's just a below the belt comment ...

Apparently there's snow forecast for Murrayfield tomorrow. Playing Dan Parks could turn out to be a masterstroke.

Busy day's work then, Hughie?

Asbo if its any consolation I died a little inside too when I saw he had been picked.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Apparently there's snow forecast for Murrayfield tomorrow. Playing Dan Parks could turn out to be a masterstroke.

Busy day's work then, Hughie?

Hmm, i don't think his one-trick-ponyness will be any more effective whether it blows a gail, snows, heatwaves or hails

As, someone said on another thread that the worst thing about Dan Parks getting the nod is that he's not even playing that well for the Blues. It's one thing selecting a limited player who's playing his limited game well, but if he isn't - and he isn't - it looks a daft decision. All the dafter when there are a couple of excellent alternatives available.

But you'll win tomorrow all the same. I feel it in my (frozen) water.

Good morning everyone

Booked myself a wee trip away for the end of next month to see the aul boy in Hamsterjam. Can't wait!

Meanwhile, I'm still on leave...

Wow!

That is soooooo exciting!

But, you'd better keep quiet about it in case Gibbo sees this and you have to visit him while you are there!

Excellent, Cari!

Ah it's only fair I see him MrsP - his gaff is my B & B Might get to see Eirebilly and Asbo too

The Three.... ... ...Stoodges?

You make sure and keep them in order Cari!

Cari - feck a B&B. Insist that he cooks you dinner. I hear he cooks a mean Zuurkoolstamppot.

Morning all,

Nice wok on the day off Cari, and hope you fell better soon Munsty.

Joys of having people visit, another late night last night. Though my friend bought some nice (Balvenie 14yo rum cask finish), so no hangover today. He wants to do the rounds of the central London Walkabouts and the Porterhouse tonight, plus do at least part of the Waitangi Day Circle Line pub crawl tomorrow so I'm going to be recording the 6N matches to hopefully watch tomorrow night.

Staggy - I'm not sure what that is! as long as it's not spicey I can eat it though...

MrsP - I haven't met the tartan trewsered one yet, so I hope he's aboot. Gibbo also reckons he's going to get me cycling....this is me who hasn't ridden a bike for about twenty odd years!

Kiwi - be lazy and do the open-top bus tour instead

Must pop out myself in a bit...things to get, people to see...

Morning All,
Glad to hear Penfro's Mam is recovering well and is on the mend.
Congrats to Swanny on her new job.
Staggy powering on with the man-flu despite the bung heaters.
Hughie... hang in there Champ!
and keep smiling Lucky!

I've had a weird week. Started off nice and easy on Monday taking a Japanese bird around Syd Uni and surrounding areas. It was a day off and the weather was superb. Great fun returning to the scene of the crime. So much has changed. It's so hip now.

Got a call from a builder mate early on Tuesday asking me to assist in some huge building tenders (started Wednesday) - old army assets which need a lot of work done - or demolish. 42 buildings over 3 massive sites on the edge of the bush. By this time it had started raining... and hasn't stopped since. I saw a very wet (dark chocolate coloured) wallaby bounce out from a bush near a river on one of the sites - the power of it's acceleration gave me a bit of a fright! (I won't mention the freshly shed snake skin I saw.... stripy it was, so not a 'brown'?)

I'm working alongside 3 Irish - one from Belfast, one from Limerick and another from Armagh (lovely lass). A bit of Irish/Gaelic? was spoken. The rest are Aussies. Great bunch of people but I'm suffering from a bit of brain overload at the moment.

On top of that - my phone has been ringing a bit too - the Japanese machine tool biz is starting to kick on. So the days have been long. Time differences means that I'm working well into the night and I haven't had a chance to be on here since Wednesday.

Better do my SG tips now... and hope Oz get India out for under 130. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Oh... and dreamer - I hope you're having a fantastic time in Dublin!

So Breaker, were you carrying this Japanese bird in a cage or was it perched on your shoulder the whole time?

red_stag wrote:Cari - feck a B&B. Insist that he cooks you dinner. I hear he cooks a mean Zuurkoolstamppot.

Gewoon stamppot is veel beter Stag.

Cari, there is always room at mine if you need a place to stay. That is if you dont mind being in the sticks . Even got a car you can use..

They're playing 'Silence is Golden' by the Tremeloes on the radio. I haven't heard that in years.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:So Breaker, were you carrying this Japanese bird in a cage or was it perched on your shoulder the whole time?

no, she was geisha-shuffling beside me as I dropped little pieces of cake on the cobblestones. She came over from Singapore with my brother - I took her to some alternative shopping streets around Newtown.

Busy busy Linebreaker.

Are we taking bets on at least one4 of us knowing the Irish folks you are working with?

Eirebilly,



If the thought of Cari on a bicycle is scarey I'm not sure how she would cope with an engine!

I was wondering that too Mrs P.

They're aged between 23-27. Two of them studied building/surveying at the same school. I thought that was a big enough co-incidence!

The young lass used to work at EasyJet... I have trouble understanding every word she says but I'm sure my ears will get used to it.

You have my sympathy Linebreaker.

There was a lad from Fermanagh in my class at Uni and it must have been 3 years before I understood anything he said!

Is it that scary a thought MrsP?

Her voice sounds like crystal clear spring water going over sharp rocks down a bubbly brook...

eireb,

I'm pretty sure Cari doesn't drive so....

Not that she wouldn't be excellant at it if she learnt.

Linebreaker,

You're drooling on the keyboard!

Then there is no car available

She slurps her tea you'll (not) be pleased to know...

"She slurps her tea you'll (not) be pleased to know..."



What has that got to do with whether she can drive Linebreaker?

Absolutely nothing, MrsP. I wasn't talking about Cari.

The cause of the drooling... remember?

(is it rude to have my back turned to her all day?)

Its snowing like mad here. Frozen lake and park look sooo purdy. Taking pics for FB. Whats it like up your way Billy man?

Anyway,

Isn't that what you are supposed to do with tea?

Don't the connoisseurs say that is the best way to appreciate the flavour?

How are the escaped parrots in the park Gibbo?

Surely driving without a licence while drinking tea isn't a good idea.

That reminds me of a letter to a newspaper they read out on the Big Breakfast years ago: 'I was driving to work this morning when I was overtaken by a woman who was doing her makeup. I was so shocked I almost dropped my electric shaver into my coffee.'

Its starting to come down here as well Gibbo. Cant wait to get home and have a look at it. Cat will be loving it

So....

Driving while drinking tea without a licence is bad but coffee is okay?

Linebreaker! Behave!

Is that a woman called Cat or an actual cat? Or even an actual cat called Cat?

Linebreaker wrote:How are the escaped parrots in the park Gibbo?

Saw two of them on the balcony a few hours ago, Breaker. But, I think they've been drinking whiskey down de pub. They keep repeating everything I say to them. Parrot-fashion like. In Dutch.

Its must be that Scots TCP they've been on.

I'm really looking forward to this weekend as it'll be the first time I've watched rugby since I was back at home, well live rugby anyway. The problem is I think the only game I will get to see fully is the France-Italy match.

MBTGOG wrote:I'm really looking forward to this weekend as it'll be the first time I've watched rugby since I was back at home, well live rugby anyway. The problem is I think the only game I will get to see fully is the France-Italy match.

WHAT? Tell her to feic-off Munsty. Watch it ALL man. Tell her to serve you beers and chips.. and sheet.

You feeling any better Munsty?

I might be able to watch the whole England-Scotland match if I bring the laptop into the kitchen.

But I will be missing the start of the Ireland-Wales match as I have a football match.

I am genuinely contemplating selling my Wales v Ireland ticket and watching it in a cosy bar. Man Flu is destroying me. At minimum I'll need hip flask at the game.

Gibson wrote:

Linebreaker wrote:How are the escaped parrots in the park Gibbo?

Saw two of them on the balcony a few hours ago, Breaker. But, I think they've been drinking whiskey down de pub. They keep repeating everything I say to them. Parrot-fashion like. In Dutch.

Its must be that Scots TCP they've been on.

Poor things... entice them in with some of your special seed...

I am MrsP. Just resting today though so that I don't allow this to linger and get it all gone.

Your missing Ireland v France for FOOTBALL?

Also you have BBC on your telly don't you. Why will you need laptop?