The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Edinburgh

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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 ventured to Edinburgh, as the team has made their first ever Heineken Cup Semi Final.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the pictures of Martyn Williams, Shane Williams, Paddy Jackson, Paul O'Connell and Tim Visser.



Old Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t27886p1000-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-belfast#1157191

You should come here dreamer... or better still, North Queensland. Half of your yearly rain in a few days.

Also. I'll never forget Saigon... the rain can 'bounce' 1-2m off the ground. Weird phenomenon! It's like a white zone of water

That is a bit weird!

Strangest rain I've ever come across was in Florida. It was warm. Just a really weird feeling as usually I hate being caught in the rain, but this stuff was actually quite pleasent.

rugbydreamer wrote:That is a bit weird!

Strangest rain I've ever come across was in Florida. It was warm. Just a really weird feeling as usually I hate being caught in the rain, but this stuff was actually quite pleasent.

and it's taken you this long to decide to try to move away

Cheers we managed to get a Travellodge near Twickenham station. Thanks for the help guys ........

Now all I need is a team to watch......

Jeebus theres a hurricane blowing outside too.......

My weirdest "rain" experience was in Zaire. We were there at the end of the dry season so we hadn't seen rain for about 8 weeks.

Then it rained!

We just stood outside looking at it! Two Irish folk staring at rain like they didn't know what it was!!!

Penfro - Yes.

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:On a vegetable-related note, I had roasted parsnips a week or two ago (I think someone mentioned them here) and I loved them. I hadn't tried them since I was about eight.

Lucky, try roasting them with a sprinkling of sage or thyme (no parsley or rosemary) and a drizzle of honey - num, num

These had been honey roasted, Asbo. Bloomin' gorgeous - and I've been missing out on them because I didn't like them when I was younger!

Rev, how come Jason Tovey's playing for Cross Keys on Friday? Is Steffan Jones injured?

I remember by mum telling me that when it eventually rained in the summer of '76 after weeks without it, everyone in the street came out to stand out in it.

Yep, I remember doing that Lucky, 'twas heaven!

rodders wrote:Cheers we managed to get a Travellodge near Twickenham station. Thanks for the help guys ........

Now all I need is a team to watch......

Jeebus theres a hurricane blowing outside too.......

I can recommend Edinburgh or ASM, rodders

SAVE WATER

All too nicey-nicey on the Ulster vs Edinburgh build-up thread, so thought I'd drop in a grenade and leave!

Too many parsnips, Asbo?

But you've sort of ruined it, because now half of the Ulster fans will see your post in the pub first like I did

Notch wrote:But you've sort of ruined it, because now half of the Ulster fans will see your post in the pub first like I did

Ah, but I wasn't fishing for you lot, you'd see strait thru it anyway!

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Too many parsnips, Asbo?

I think we've found the real source of the hot air on the Ulster vs Edinburgh thread

Grenade?

That?

You forget us Ulster folks were raised on semtex!

That was hardly even a damp squib!

Anyway,

RDW is gonna ban you!

Nah nah na nah nah!

MrsP wrote:Anyway,

RDW is gonna ban you!

Nah nah na nah nah!

Yay at last!

Munster picked JJ Hanrahan . . . .on the FLIPPING BENCH

Rodders check out the premier inn in putney, its just down the road from me do a few if the boys will be staying in mine. Great eating and drinking in putney and only 8 minutes from twickers

red_stag wrote:Munster picked JJ Hanrahan . . . .on the FLIPPING BENCH

Ploughing a lonely furrow there mate. I didn't realise there was so much interst in the B&I Cup

Hughie, have I told you about my dad’s retirement party. It’s on the 18th so I can’t fly into London until Saturday morning. Which is… not a “problem” I suppose. but it’s cutting things tight.

a spider just fell from the ceiling and landed right in front of me on my desk!



It was pracitcally the biggest spider I've ever seen. Honest. I wouldn't get scared by one say the size of a capital D....

Mickado, depends to where you are flying. If its Heathrow then not really a problem I wouldn't think.

Hoog, £135 for the Saturday night at Putney.

Mickado wrote:Hughie, have I told you about my dad’s retirement party. It’s on the 18th so I can’t fly into London until Saturday morning. Which is… not a “problem” I suppose. but it’s cutting things tight.

.... rugby tours will be doing a flight on the day.

Ah yeah, sure all I need is a flight. But If I’m staying the night (which is what I would plan to do) then I’ll have to get to Hughies first. Like I said, it’s not a showstopper but it isn’t ideal.

Rava wrote:

red_stag wrote:Munster picked JJ Hanrahan . . . .on the FLIPPING BENCH

Ploughing a lonely furrow there mate. I didn't realise there was so much interst in the B&I Cup

Its a means to an end Gibbo. I want Haranhan into the Munster team. Could be the next Ian Madigan.

#greatwhitehope

Rava wrote:

red_stag wrote:Munster picked JJ Hanrahan . . . .on the FLIPPING BENCH

Ploughing a lonely furrow there mate. I didn't realise there was so much interst in the B&I Cup

If your season hinged on winning it like the once proud Province of Munster's season does, you'd really take an interest in it too. All Crosskeys supporters and players just see it as another trip on the lash.

Your all so mean

Stag, I know we're the same age and all but I look nothing like Gibbo

Risca Rev wrote:

Rava wrote:

red_stag wrote:Munster picked JJ Hanrahan . . . .on the FLIPPING BENCH

Ploughing a lonely furrow there mate. I didn't realise there was so much interst in the B&I Cup

If your season hinged on winning it like the once proud Province of Munster's season does, you'd really take an interest in it too. All Crosskeys supporters and players just see it as another trip on the lash.

We'll see about that if the ref gets a couple of calls wrong .....

Really disappointed JJ is not involved he is a legitimate talent. Dineen looked solid when he came on but disappointing.


Rodders, I stayed in the Jury's Inn in Chelsea when I went over last October. Round £250 for 3 for 2 nights, and there was a game on that weekend too.

Right next to a Bus and Overground Station, if you get a day pass, the Tube can be used with it and if yuo get the Bus (can't remember the number) you will get to a tube station nearby. You get a tube to Richmond (Green line, which I think is district) and it's a mile from Twickers.

Mickado wrote:Hughie, have I told you about my dad’s retirement party. It’s on the 18th so I can’t fly into London until Saturday morning. Which is… not a “problem” I suppose. but it’s cutting things tight.

Good point, Mickado, there'll be no Deuchars left by then, but Penfro might split his lettuce leaf with you if you ask nicely

rugbydreamer wrote:

a spider just fell from the ceiling and landed right in front of me on my desk!



It was pracitcally the biggest spider I've ever seen. Honest. I wouldn't get scared by one say the size of a capital D....

Are you Robert the Bruce?

Rava wrote:Stag, I know we're the same age and all but I look nothing like Gibbo

Brudders from anudder mudder

Mickado wrote:Ah yeah, sure all I need is a flight. But If I’m staying the night (which is what I would plan to do) then I’ll have to get to Hughies first. Like I said, it’s not a showstopper but it isn’t ideal.

If you come to the first pub we're meeting at, Mickado, I'm sure you could leave it there and pick it up afterwards - it's then just across the road from the second pub for afters

Thanks again for the advice lads but we've got the travelodge booked. Not the best but it'll do.

Hope to catch catch some of yous for a at some point .

dreamer,
Sorry to keep bringing Queensland into it but there was a horrible story of a giant spider (golden orb... we get the smaller ones here) eating a brown snake which got caught in it's web. Truly horrific stuff... but not for the spider obviously.

So don't watch this.... http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8454494/giant-queensland-spider-devours-snake

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Good point, Mickado, there'll be no Deuchars left by then, but Penfro might split his lettuce leaf with you if you ask nicely

and I'll just give you my cos I'm feicin good like that

there are spiders out there big enough to eat SNAKES?!

And the occasional bird too.

Those webs are so strong it would be hard to kick a football through. I've walked into a few over the years.... some are like fishing wire - you sort of bounce back from them and they don't break....much.

Linebreaker wrote:And the occasional bird too.

Those webs are so strong it would be hard to kick a football through. I've walked into a few over the years.... some are like fishing wire - you sort of bounce back from them and they don't break....much.

To paraphrase Terry Pratchett
"OK then, may I have a list of non-dangerous animals in Australia"

...

"Some of the sheep"

Did you read the comments below Kiwi about the 'mad sheep' and getting 'stabbed by the beaks of those killer kiwis'

Yeah saw that mick, no worries

You know breaker, reading about all these animals out there does not make me inclined to go and visit Australia all that much! Bugs and such really, really freak me out.

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Mickado wrote:Ah yeah, sure all I need is a flight. But If I’m staying the night (which is what I would plan to do) then I’ll have to get to Hughies first. Like I said, it’s not a showstopper but it isn’t ideal.

If you come to the first pub we're meeting at, Mickado, I'm sure you could leave it there and pick it up afterwards - it's then just across the road from the second pub for afters

Super! I wouldn't have to arrive too early that way either. Right, it's officially a kinda half plan...unofficially.

Mickado wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Mickado wrote:Ah yeah, sure all I need is a flight. But If I’m staying the night (which is what I would plan to do) then I’ll have to get to Hughies first. Like I said, it’s not a showstopper but it isn’t ideal.

If you come to the first pub we're meeting at, Mickado, I'm sure you could leave it there and pick it up afterwards - it's then just across the road from the second pub for afters

Super! I wouldn't have to arrive too early that way either. Right, it's officially a kinda half plan...unofficially.

Allegedly

Linebreaker wrote:Did you read the comments below Kiwi about the 'mad sheep' and getting 'stabbed by the beaks of those killer kiwis'

I couldn't actually get the link to open properly - possibly an outside-Aus thing for the video?

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

biltongbek wrote:

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Leek and potato soup, now that's good stuff.

I discovered I love leeks.

Never ate it before in my life. so the wife and I have decided we must make a concerted effort to eat more veggies and started buying leeks.

I braise them in a little butter with some salt and pepper.

Absolutely delicious.

Biltong, fry up a shallot and some garlic (to taste) and cover the bottom of a roasting dish with that, then chop up your leeks, cover them with cheese sauce, and bake in the oven for 45 mins - num, num

I will try that thanks mate.