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!




Last Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t22602p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#911758

Christ, Munster's Future is phhoked. De Claw and Gallimh wouldn't be playing soccerball, or watching Ireland in a Pub.

Because I'm helping to make brownies with a friend for a CU event so we'll be in the kitchen of his house.

I do know it's football, but I have gotten to the stage where I'd just much prefer to be playing sport than watching it. Plus, last Saturday, we played a game of football and it was probably the best spirit I've seen sport played in. Really encouraged me that sport can be good in that sense.

I don't think many folks would miss out on playing sport to watch it would they? Especially not a team sport.

eirebilly wrote:

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..

Je heft gelijk jonge. Maar, voor mij, Thick Ertewnsoup with sausage bits in - is de biz. Id could eat tons of that stuff in Winter. Love it.

MrsP wrote:I don't think many folks would miss out on playing sport to watch it would they? Especially not a team sport.

Not if they are already involved but a lot just don't get involved in the first place.

Gibson wrote:Christ, Munster's Future is phhoked. De Claw and Gallimh wouldn't be playing soccerball, or watching Ireland in a Pub.

Your right Gibbo. Was just a fleeting notion.

BTW de Claw and Gallimh wouldnt have been watching Ireland at all. Just preparing for Munsters next match.

Munsty only joshing.

Roberts & Priestland in. Makes it so much more interesting. They might give us a decent game now...

Cuthbert's in, too. If Ireland have any sense they'll be testing him under the high ball and kicking in behind him. George North's not too clever when he's kicked to, so why risk another winger who's worse?

Its a very good Welsh team. Ireland need to bully them up front and have them living off scraps.

Gibson wrote:

eirebilly wrote:

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..

Je heft gelijk jonge. Maar, voor mij, Thick Ertewnsoup with sausage bits in - is de biz. Id could eat tons of that stuff in Winter. Love it.

Yup maar ik vind snert ideaal met varkens poten mmmm nom nom

If Nottins was still here his head would be exploding with all this Dutch.

eirebilly wrote:

Gibson wrote:

eirebilly wrote:

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..

Je heft gelijk jonge. Maar, voor mij, Thick Ertewnsoup with sausage bits in - is de biz. Id could eat tons of that stuff in Winter. Love it.

Yup maar ik vind snert ideaal met varkens poten mmmm nom nom

Oh ja man! Lekker hoor. En Hutsput. Snert sounds like snot. Tastes great tho.

We're such Paddie-Clogs us 2. I dont feel so lonely any more...

Ahh the cloggies do have 'some' good food Gibbo

Afternoon pub

Just been out and realised what a disgraceful state my car is in! Blydi gritters. Think I may treat to her to trip to the valeters this afternoon, it's too cold to do it myself.

And I now have a start day for my new job. Next Wednesday Going to have to dig out my work clothes again, I've not needed them for 3 months! And try and remember how to set my alarm clock...

Back to the gravy train for you then Swanny?

I've been waiting days to say that!

Poor you swanny, rejoining the ranks of the miserable workers

Afternoon pub.

Today's scores from the Wellington 7s for anyone interested. Some interesting pools there, with Canada the surprise package.

Show details http://www.irbsevens.com/ destination/edition=3/fixturesresults.html

Keith Earls is out of the Wales game. Fergus McFadden in at 13.

His new baby daughter is very ill in hospital apparently. Hope it works out.

Also Dave Kearney is on the bench.

Wish Earls' daughter well, and hope Keith is alright. McFadden gets his shot, needs to take it.


Also I'm missing all the Wales/Ireland game because I'm playing a soccer match. It#s the reason why iPlayer,RTE player and their ilk were created

That's horrible to hear, Stag.

MrsP wrote:
Back to the gravy train for you then Swanny?

Listen, I was roysh about Swanny's gravy. Girl got de jawb.

Well done btw pal. Excellent. I knew ya would.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8NJ8T0T4uI

red_stag wrote:Keith Earls is out of the Wales game. Fergus McFadden in at 13.

His new baby daughter is very ill in hospital apparently. Hope it works out.

Oh god Stag. I didnt know that. I was wondering why he couldnt play. Oh man. They must be in bits. Lets have some Positive Pub vibes for his Mrs and the baby.

Keep us updated, via the local news down there, yeah pal?

Believe Keith. It will be all good.

Yea will do Gibbo. As far as I understand it, it isn't life threatening but Keith feels that he should be there instead of playing a rugby match

Thats the mark of a man. The chance to step into BODs shoes and deliver a top class performance cementing his place in the Irish team. He says "sod that, family is most important".

Whatever about being a top class centre he is already gonna be a top class Dad. I believe his relationship and his girlfriends pregnancy influenced him against a move to France.

Positive vibes are being sent

GIBBO - now have you got your thermals on ? I will be asked later

red_stag wrote:Yea will do Gibbo. As far as I understand it, it isn't life threatening but Keith feels that he should be there instead of playing a rugby match

Thats the mark of a man. The chance to step into BODs shoes and deliver a top class performance cementing his place in the Irish team. He says "sod that, family is most important".

Whatever about being a top class centre he is already gonna be a top class Dad. I believe his relationship and his girlfriends pregnancy influenced him against a move to France.

Wednesday's a good day to start Swanny. Hope it all goes well which I'm sure it will

GIBBO - what was that food Staggy mentioned? Irish Stew?

All the best to Baby Earls too.

PenfroPete wrote:Positive vibes are being sent

GIBBO - now have you got your thermals on ? I will be asked later

Penfrooo! Great to hear Ma is doin well. Thermals!? Its bleeding freezin outside. Im inside lookin out at it, tell her. Looks lovely. From in here like.

Was out yesterday, I thought me face was burning. No hat either, so me big ears near fell off.

Please send her my love man.

All the best to the Earls family. Bit of a no brainer to make that decision when your wee kid is unwell. But good on him for doing so.

Cari wrote:Wednesday's a good day to start Swanny. Hope it all goes well which I'm sure it will

GIBBO - what was that food Staggy mentioned? Irish Stew?

All the best to Baby Earls too.

Cari, Its real MAN food. Mo eats it a lot...
http://dutchfood.about.com/od/mainmeals/r/Sauerkraut-And-Potato-Mash-With-Bacon.htm

ooh I'll try some of that Gibbo...but without the celery. Don't like celery.

When I was over in Cardiff I was fed leeks at Penfros - how stereotypical (though very very yummy).

We were tempted to give him spuds and turnips but Mam felt that such staple foods were ill fitting when we had company.

Leeks aren't actually Welsh Staggy. They were introduced by the Romans. They became a symbol of Wales later.

Potatoes aren't actually Ireland. Sir Walter Raleigh is credited with planting the first ever spuds in Ireland in the 16th Century.

I like spuds. Not keen on turnips, but prefer swede.

Gibbo, have you ever eaten Bruinebone soep met droogworst? Thats some good eating there.

With the stamppot, i also cook a Hema rookworst, erg lekker.

Dutch is very similar to German.

I assume that worst means sausage like wrust. And lekker means tasty?

Selsig is the Welsh word for sausage. I like that word.

In Irish sausages are "ispini".

Did you hear about the magic tractor? It went down the road and turned into a field.

red_stag wrote:Dutch is very similar to German.

I assume that worst means sausage like wrust. And lekker means tasty?

Its not as similar to German as you would think stag. I speak both and German is much easier to learn and understand than Dutch.

If you can speak Dutch, you can understand a lot in German, Swedish and Norwegian.

German is a very easy language. I would consider myself fluent.

Started learning French recently and its much tougher.

German is much easier to learn than Dutch. Dutch is the hardest language i have ever learnt.

Really? It looks so similar. My girlfriend is Polish and I find it incredible.

I can say basic things in it like hello, how are you, order food, count to 10 etc in Polish but its off the wall.

I thought that at first as well stag. I was fluent in German before learning Dutch, it just blew me away.

Maybe Dutch would have been easier to learn if you hadn't already learnt German, Billy. You wouldn't have had German as a frame of reference.

eirebilly wrote:Gibbo, have you ever eaten Bruinebone soep met droogworst? Thats some good eating there.

With the stamppot, i also cook a Hema rookworst, erg lekker.

Bruinebone soup. Love it. Its a meal in itself. Man, we got to get together. Ja! Hema do the best rookworst. Best sambo's too.

Listen bud, givvis a shout if you are down to the Smoke for a game yeah? Slecht weer nu, sooo maybe this weekend is not the best time. Not that it bothers us lot. We dont live in Railway Children country (B&I) ;-).
And, Im going over to Dub for the Scotland game.

Maybe the England one for the SLAM? And its Paddys Day too. And birthday on the 19th. I can legally drink then roysh. Or illegally... whatever.

I would think that luckless but i speak 7 languages and it has never been an issue until i tried to learn Dutch.