The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Sydney

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Hello and 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 made it's way to Sydney, as it prepares to host the final test match of the Australia v Wales series.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Kiwi, Linebreaker, Biltong and Asbo above the bar.




Old Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t30855p1000-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-christchurch#1318423

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Hoi Rava. Guess what tie I'm wearing?

Yup - Ballymoney's finest

Morning all from an overcast Exeter.

First class Hound. That'll get you noticed today

T.S.Elliot: "A tradition without intelligence is not worth having"

Rava wrote:

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Hoi Rava. Guess what tie I'm wearing?

Yup - Ballymoney's finest

Morning all from an overcast Exeter.

First class Hound. That'll get you noticed today

Aye, but not in a good way!!

Just got an email to tell me I’ve been nominated for our company’s “top talent program”.

We’ve nearly 20k employees so I’m happy with that!

Good work Kado!! Regretting doing hill sprints this morning followed by now working 8.30-7.30!!!!

Excellent, Mickado!

Does 'top talent' refer to ability or beauty?

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Excellent, Mickado!

Does 'top talent' refer to ability or beauty?

Brilliant Micko

Must be the former Lucky

I think it's both luckless. I presume it's both anyway

How's the form by the way, haven't spoken to you in about 8 years...

Hello all. Hope you all have a great day there

Billy! The man himself!

Hoi Billy....come pull up a pew and try this new on tap

Mick, I'm okay thanks. I was off work last week, but I'm fighting fit now

Billy boy. Story mate. have they sorted out a sky sports feed for you in your hozzie room yet?

Got the internet with the links Thomond provides Mick. Its not quick but i get to see a bit. Thomond is a true gent <hatsoff>
In the revalidation center now so things are looking up. Not sure when i will get to go home yet but live in hope that its soon.
Viking Lady will come and take care of me then

Morning all

Good to see you're on the mend Billy.

Am sat at court again waiting for the jury to reach a verdict. It's been a long tiring fortnight and yesterday I lost another colleague. Found dead in his bed, cause of death unknown. He had alcohol problems so am guessing it is related, but never nice to lose one of the police family, and even more so as it was someone I worked with previously, and I was the duty DC when it was called in last night so had to deal with it.

Man I need a holiday, roll on the end of July and a weeks break in the Cotswolds.

Great stuff Billy, keep the chin up mate!

Great stuff Billy.

Pete: that sounds like a pretty rough few days...hope you get the right verdict today to kind of help. Plus I'm guessing it's only about 4 weeks till you get away. Have a well deserved

Billy

rodders wrote:Great stuff Billy, keep the chin up mate!

I am starting to think that you should still come over to buy me pints for that second test. My broken old bones were very close

Morning Billy. for ye.

Pete, that's terrible. Sorry you had to deal with that at all but must be terrible knowing and working with the guy.

I can't imagine what it must be like to lose a colleague. So sorry to hear that, Ozzy.

I could murder a pint and a smoke right now

My condolances for the loss of your colleague Ozzy.

Sorry to hear about that Oz. My condolences and thoughts are with you and the family.




No problem Bildozer, keep fighting the good fight. Enjoying your contributions to the football boards. Surprised a Clare man knows anything about it really.

Thomond wrote:Sorry to hear about that Oz. My condolences and thoughts are with you and the family.




No problem Bildozer, keep fighting the good fight. Enjoying your contributions to the football boards. Surprised a Clare man knows anything about it really.

I live in Holland mate, its all thats on TV so you have to learn a few things

Cheers guys. It's been a bit rough but I am lucky, I get to go home and get cuddles off my wee girlies at the end of every day. Plenty of people worse off than me, and I know that I have a lovely break away with the family to look forward to.

It is so boring sitting here waiting for 12 people to make up their minds. 5 men and 7 women on this jury............ I'm saying nothing!

I’ve been on a jury before Pete, it was a pretty obvious decision in my eyes but it took two days to come to a unanimous decision.

Mainly because at the heart of it, most people are very stupid.

eirebilly wrote:

rodders wrote:Great stuff Billy, keep the chin up mate!

I am starting to think that you should still come over to buy me pints for that second test. My broken old bones were very close

Double or quits on the third test?....

Sure Bilser, heinos are on me when you're on your feet pal....for now stick to the soda water

Ozzy, condolences

Wasn't there an episode of the simpsons where Homer knows the guy is guilty but says no to get a free night's stay in a hotel all comped?


That's what you want.

Thomond wrote:Wasn't there an episode of the simpsons where Homer knows the guy is guilty but says no to get a free night's stay in a hotel all comped?


That's what you want.

Free dinner
Free hotel
FREE WILLY!

How many S's in innocent?

Homer: Maggie, I'm trying to watch TV, put that moldy old bear down"


Homer: Moldy? Old? I'm going to get something to eat!

Classic Simpsons is the best. Futurama is also another great show. Starting in US tomorrow. Might watch it on the internets.

Mah, I watch Futurama because it’s on. Zapp Brannigan is funny, Zoidberg has his moments but not a fan of Bender, Fry, the Prof, Amy, Leila or Hermes.

You can't beat a classic episode of the Simpsons. Take the Jebediah Springfield - Hans Sprungfeld one, or the one where Lisa finds the angel skeleton. Genius.

I've got two questions for you. Onee where's the fife. Two, givem the fife.


Really? Mick, I think it's a bit underrated. South Park is alright from the bits I've seen of it but sometimes it seems to be obnoxious for the sake of it rather than for comedy.

Hereeeeeeeeeeeeee’s Jonny Cakes.

I think South Park is the best satire on tv. And the fact that they can create an episode in 6 days (rather than 6 months for the Simpsons) I think it makes it more current, and more relevant. As well as (these days) being FAR funnier.

The best I've seen are the Scott Tenorman must die one., ManBearPig (it's super cereal) and the one where he goes back in time to get a Wii

They’re all class.

There’s one where they legalise medicinal cannabis so Randy puts his balls in the microwave to grow a tumor so that he can get legal weed.
Ok, that doesn’t SOUND funny, but watching him carry his balls in a wheelbarrow while singing “Buffalo Soldier” was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. Anything Randy centric is good, the one where he takes the worlds biggest crap or the one where he tries to learn to play guitar hero are doozies too.

Mickado wrote:Mah, I watch Futurama because it’s on. Zapp Brannigan is funny, Zoidberg has his moments but not a fan of Bender, Fry, the Prof, Amy, Leila or Hermes.

What about Kif? Got to have love for Kif. But mainly as a comic foil to Zap Brannigan.

"Kif, I have made it with a woman. Inform the men!"

Classic Simpsons is one of the great TV shows of all time, head and shoulders above any animated program since. Absolutely superb. Current Simpsons just makes me sad for what it used to be.

It's basically the TV equivalent of Gordon D'Arcy.

harsh on Darcy Notch. He still has a good game every now and then. There hasn’t been a funny Simpsons made in years.

THE SIMPSONS ARE GOING TO <insert name of country here> BORING!

Do the Simpsons very occasionally, at strategic moments (like HEC Finals) still produce the sort of form they haven't seemed capable of for several seasons and so completely derail Ulster's game plan?

MrsP wrote:Do the Simpsons very occasionally, at strategic moments (like HEC Finals) still produce the sort of form they haven't seemed capable of for several seasons and so completely derail Ulster's game plan?

FLASH GORDON!

It has it's moments but you'd have to wade through a lot of sub-par stuff to find it.

Not sure if I'm still using this metaphor. Mainly talking about the TV show now.

How the "Talented One" then?

Edit:

Just realised that is one of those "Have you stopped beating the wife?" questions!

It was in ref to:

Re: The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Sydney
by Mickado Today at 10:16 am

.Just got an email to tell me I’ve been nominated for our company’s “top talent program”.

Mickado wrote:Anything Randy centric is good, the one where he takes the worlds biggest crap

Is that the one where he thinks he's set the world record, then it turns out that in fact Bono is the world's biggest turd? Or am I confusing episodes?

Maybe I should try again?

How's you Bikkies?

And congrats on the Talent Program thing!

Also I think we Irish have found a competitor with regards to stupid fighting on here. The English football brigade are going at it. We need to step it up lads and lassies.

Also they're back: http://www.rte.ie/ten/2012/0620/wham.html

Hi MrsP, I’m in good form. A bit surprised by my good news earlier all the same.

How’s your good self?

Luckless, yeah that’s the episode. NOBODY CALLS ME NUMBER TWO ANYMORE AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!

Well done Mickado. You must be doing something right! Keep it up.
So sad to hear about Ozzie's mate.

So, June 21 is here now... winter solstice. Earliest sunset at 4:54pm and it hovers around there for a few days. However July and August always seem the coldest here in Oz. How does that work? It's like a time lag or something?

-8 last night down south and more snow to be dumped tomorrow on the highlands.

Linebreaker wrote:Well done Mickado. You must be doing something right! Keep it up.
So sad to hear about Ozzie's mate.

So, June 21 is here now... winter solstice. Earliest sunset at 4:54pm and it hovers around there for a few days. However July and August always seem the coldest here in Oz. How does that work? It's like a time lag or something?

-8 last night down south and more snow to be dumped tomorrow on the highlands.

Cheers LB

Don’t know why July and August are colder for you but January and February are always colder up here too.

4.54pm sunset at winter solstice is bloody luxury. You can take an hour off that up here, we hardly get any sun at that time of the year. on the flip side it won’t get dark till after 11pm tonight.

It's called seasonal lag or something. It happens because the seas absorb the heat from the sun and it takes a month or so after the summer solstice for that heat to be lost (so the northern hemisphere's still hot in July and August). The opposite happens in winter because the cold seas keep temperatures down for a month or two after the winter solstice.