The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Millennium Stadium 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 pub has teleported itself inside Millenium Stadium this week to see if the men in red can manage a Slam. There's also TVs showing the other 6N matches, the U20s and Womens' matches, Super XV, the "Classic" match and LV= Cup action.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the pictures of Mervyn Davies and Jock Hobbs above the bar!




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I'm game if you're offering Penfro, try anything once - except for incest and line dancing.

LUCK & PJ - I'll try to bring some along to the next meet

For the WALL

Cheers Lucky.

Penfella thanks for the whiskey mate

Penblwydd Hapus Rava

Happy Birthday Rava! Have a great day mate.

This is a good read:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17440514

Morning all.

Happy Birthday Rava, there's an unopened bottle of 16yo Black Bush on my shelf (it should be in behind the Glenmorange and the Balvenie)*, help yourself.

I met up with Hobo last night for a quick pint, then had to really race down to netball, I literally made it on court 30 seconds before the opening whistle.

After 8 seasons, 4 semi-final losses and 2 final losses we've finally gotten a title! And we won in style, 25-0 (the other team were docked 5 goals for fielding an ineligible player, but I'm claiming it as a "shut-out" ). To make things more impressive I came off covered in blood, just before the end a shot missed and the opposition shooter and I jumped for the rebound and managed to pinball flip the ball straight into my glasses, which left an impressive cut on the bridge of my nose.


*I can post a picture of my spirits shelf tonight for the doubters

Good work, Kiwi! <trophy> <laurel wreath>

Fascinating article Lucky.

I always thought the birth of Rock & Roll was a few years later or in the late 50's...around '57 but it just goes to show these movements are forming years before they become mainstream.

So the "big bang" for disco may have been late 60s or early 70s then - but it wasn't properly heard until '76-77?

Same with the origins of punk predating its 'proper' emergence in '76.

Duty solicitor in the domestic violence court in Llanelli. Let's see how Carmarthenshire people 'celebrated' the Grand Slam

Glas a du wrote:Duty solicitor in the domestic violence court in Llanelli. Let's see how Carmarthenshire people 'celebrated' the Grand Slam

Would it have been worse if France had won?

Kiwireddevil wrote:Morning all.

Happy Birthday Rava, there's an unopened bottle of 16yo Back Bush on my shelf (it should be in behind the Glenmorange and the Balvenie)*, help yourself.

I met up with Hobo last night for a quick pint, then had to really race down to netball, I literally made it on court 30 seconds before the opening whistle.

After 8 seasons, 4 semi-final losses and 2 final losses we've finally gotten a title! And we won in style, 25-0 (the other team were docked 5 goals for fielding an ineligible player, but I'm claiming it as a "shut-out" ). To make things more impressive I came off covered in blood, just before the end a shot missed and the opposition shooter and I jumped for the rebound and managed to pinball flip the ball straight into my glasses, which left an impressive cut on the bridge of my nose.


*I can post a picture of my spirits shelf tonight for the doubters

Pete, congrats on the victory

PS that's a really unfortunate typo there, bud

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Kiwireddevil wrote:Morning all.

Happy Birthday Rava, there's an unopened bottle of 16yo Back Bush on my shelf (it should be in behind the Glenmorange and the Balvenie)*, help yourself.

I met up with Hobo last night for a quick pint, then had to really race down to netball, I literally made it on court 30 seconds before the opening whistle.

After 8 seasons, 4 semi-final losses and 2 final losses we've finally gotten a title! And we won in style, 25-0 (the other team were docked 5 goals for fielding an ineligible player, but I'm claiming it as a "shut-out" ). To make things more impressive I came off covered in blood, just before the end a shot missed and the opposition shooter and I jumped for the rebound and managed to pinball flip the ball straight into my glasses, which left an impressive cut on the bridge of my nose.


*I can post a picture of my spirits shelf tonight for the doubters

Pete, congrats on the victory

PS that's a really unfortunate typo there, bud

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Same with the origins of punk predating its 'proper' emergence in '76.

Also the same with movements in art and architecture.
Some say the "skyscraper" was born in the 1850's (invention of the passenger elevator), others say it was the 1870's (economic boom times - demand for more office space)... and yet others believe it was in the 1880's (steel/concrete composite frame with the other two elements combined).

Glas a du wrote:Duty solicitor in the domestic violence court in Llanelli. Let's see how Carmarthenshire people 'celebrated' the Grand Slam

not good.

Linebreaker wrote:

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Same with the origins of punk predating its 'proper' emergence in '76.

Also the same with movements in art and architecture.
Some say the "skyscraper" was born in the 1850's (invention of the passenger elevator)

And the first album with 'psychedelic' in its title was by the 13th Floor Elevators!

Was just thinking of early Pink Floyd stuff - 1967? and also Hendrix's album "Electric Ladyland" was way ahead of it's time. You can hear bits of The Police, Dire Straits... and a few other 80's sounds in there - just a couple of bars but enough to create 'your own sound'. (I believe)

Sorry... I meant "Yes" for The Police in "Yours Is No Disgrace".

'The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators' was released in 1966 (if not 1965) but the 'sounds' aren't particularly psychedelic, although the lyrics are. I love Pink Floyd's early stuff - that's full of psychedelic sounds!

luckless_pedestrian wrote:

Linebreaker wrote:

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Same with the origins of punk predating its 'proper' emergence in '76.

Also the same with movements in art and architecture.
Some say the "skyscraper" was born in the 1850's (invention of the passenger elevator)

And the first album with 'psychedelic' in its title was by the 13th Floor Elevators!

Yes, I think 13 floors was the maximum they could build for a while (for about about 20 years - 1860-1880). At first, tenants all wanted the ground or second floor (less walking up stairs and closer to the street so people could see their advertising)...then somebody realised that the views over the city had some value and big signs up the top could be seen for miles... so the rents began to rise the higher up you went. With concrete & steel; the sky seemed the limit. When I was in Asia - they were very sensitve about the 13th floor - and still are. You went from 12th floor to 14th floor... or used the 13th floor as a Plant Room.

I've heard that some of those ridiculously long suburban American streets jump straight from number 665 to number 667.

666 is on the 'other side'

You wearing your Napoleonic hat in the Court today, Glas?
Why not give the perpetrators a Gallic squint... just to see their reaction?

(Then when there's an adjournment... lean against the wall wearing your Wales jersey....with a deadly serious look on your face)

That's where Mr and Mrs Fur live with their little daughter, Lucy.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:That's where Mr and Mrs Fur live with their little daughter, Lucy.

One day she'll own the Thorn Corporation. Hang on... anyone know where the nanny went? She was up that ladder a minute ago...

They've only just moved in. They used to live in the city, on the corner of Fire and Brimstone.

Happy birthday Ravabooboo!



Morning all. Gloriously sunny here today.

Morning, Hound. It's still overcast here, but it's light enough and you can tell the sun's going to break through soon!

Let's get this straight Chief... you want me to get my hose way up there?

Cheers Breaker &

Kiwi mind you don't break the Glenmorangie bottle trying to get at the B(l)ack Bush mate

Dreamer right back at you.

Rava wrote:Cheers Breaker &

Kiwi mind you don't break the Glenmorangie bottle trying to get at the B(l)ack Bush mate

That's OK, the Glenmorange is nearly empty, replacement is on order. Mind the dust on the Jamesons bottle though

Morning all

Happy Birthday Rava

Ozzy - did you see we tricked London Irish into taking Tomas O'Leary.

Oh and happy birthday Rava - didnt see that.

After his performance on Saturday, who wouldn't want to sign him?

Clubs in England are so gullible. In the space of 12 months we managed to offload both Tony Buckley and Tomas O'Leary.

Munster has such a cachet, Stag. Well, it used to...

Thats true as well Lucky.

Both of them have won Heineken Cups and been capped a lot so I suppose on paper they appear semi-decent players.

I think also that Munster at its height was more of a "brand" then say Leinster are at the moment.

I'd agree with that. The distinctive 'Munster' way of playing.

Plus the whole Munster v New Zealand game, the Haka and all that. Munster beating Australia. Munster for years used to just play tests against USA as preseason games. and the whole "we cant be beaten at Thomond Park" thing got a lot of attention in England.

Plus the Scarlets are terrified of us. 14 and counting.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:I'd agree with that. The distinctive 'Munster' way of playing.

Yep, Leinster can only dream of playing that type of sexy rugby

I remember the first time they gave a PowerPoint presentation at the Scarlets. The players were terrified, thought it was witchcraft and Nigel Davies was lucky to escape with his life.

I think it could be a good move for TOL and for us to be fair. He's a decent enough player who has stagnated a bit, but hopefully a move might kickstart him again.

red_stag wrote:Clubs in England are so gullible. In the space of 12 months we managed to offload both Tony Buckley and Tomas O'Leary.

So true.

Happy Birthday Ravavivian!

And well done on the trophy kiwi.


Stag - what happened to O'Leary? 2-3 years ago he was thought of very highly.

As for Buckley perhaps he will learn how to scrummage in the Prem

Happy birthday Rava!

So the big stories are that O'Leary is off to London Irish (an actual Irish player at London Irish? Surely some mistake?) and Jerry Flannery has retired due to injury (goodnight sweet prince).

Thats sad about Flannery but I think we all knew it was coming.

Another Munsterman who missed the last Lions tour through injury.