The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Béal Feirste

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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 Belfast - the rope-making and ship building capital of the world.

Now the Mouth of the Shoal awaits the safe arrival of one of it's long lost daughter's - Cariadwr - in her ongoing quest to be as close as possible to one of her favourite players... Tomás Ó Buaigh of Emyvale.... on her Birthday

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Nial O'Connor, Cari & Tommy Bowe, "Pickles" the wonder dog of '66, Wikus van de Merwe and Black Caviar above the bar.



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You had those pretty handy Thomond...

Google images is a great thing Micko.... although I have some snaps of the game on Sunday to upload at some stage.

Happy Birthday Cari.

Hapless, I like the new moniker although I will probably continue to call you Lucky

I won't be keeping it long, Rava (and Thomond). It was something I wrote on another thread and it sounded like a username.

Cari (ok I'll drink the guinness ).........

's ... all round actually..... laters ......

Make it a Murphy's and I'd consider it Rod Squad.

Jeez you guys hit the sauce awful early in the day.

Thanks for the messages everyone. Am having a fun day at work, everyone's been fab. I'll pop back later to get a round in and drop some cake off. I can't do it here from my smartphone. . See you later.

Willy, it's not early if you're still drunk from the night before.

Spoiler:

Okay, for the computer whizzes in here. I have a problem. The home computer here is connecting to the wireless but isn't getting the net. My phone and my mums iPad are though. Anyone got any ideas what to do in this sitch?

Is it looking for any type of WEP Key or anything like that? Is the connection coming up as Local only?

Burn it, it's a witch.

Munsty you need to dingle your dongle and hope your google has a yahoo on it's amazon. If that's the case reset your ebay and switch your netflix off and on.

Sorted!!!! Seemples!!!!

MBTGOG wrote:Okay, for the computer whizzes in here. I have a problem. The home computer here is connecting to the wireless but isn't getting the net. My phone and my mums iPad are though. Anyone got any ideas what to do in this sitch?

Can't help I am as average as our baby Boks.

Pretty good then, huh Biltong?

Munsty, I'm not an expert either but maybe check where the internet connection is pointing - is it the correct address?

Otherwise, I just switch everything off then back on again. Then check if the connection is correct.

Linebreaker wrote:Pretty good then, huh Biltong?

LB, that is a dig at MBTGOG for suggesting it was the most average team to win the JWC yet.

G'day mods/admins. Once again, thank you for all your hard work keeping the site going and growing. Is there anything that can be done to clean up the standard of posting on the international section? Generally, it's the same cats every time that start or continue the petty bickering (we could all list the guilty few, i have no doubt). It's a real shame when even some of you guys admit to steering away from the int'l section 'cos you know what its going to be like!

biltongbek wrote:

Linebreaker wrote:Pretty good then, huh Biltong?

LB, that is a dig at MBTGOG for suggesting it was the most average team to win the JWC yet.

Oh right.
Just glad your senior blokes don't play like that. I know how you must feel.
They played with that legendary Bok attitude which is top right hand draw stuff. You've got some seriously good talent there.
There's no way a future coach would want to change that style of play. That would be the last straw, no? Couldn't possibly happen.

MBTGOG wrote:Okay, for the computer whizzes in here. I have a problem. The home computer here is connecting to the wireless but isn't getting the net. My phone and my mums iPad are though. Anyone got any ideas what to do in this sitch?

If you're picking up wireless but the wireless isn't picking up the net then it could be a DNS issue. Reset the router (turn it off and turn it back on), if the problem persists then you should give the service provider a shout, it could be a problem at their end.

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:G'day mods/admins. Once again, thank you for all your hard work keeping the site going and growing. Is there anything that can be done to clean up the standard of posting on the international section? Generally, it's the same cats every time that start or continue the petty bickering (we could all list the guilty few, i have no doubt). It's a real shame when even some of you guys admit to steering away from the int'l section 'cos you know what its going to be like!

AS, without the Irish posters the traffic for this site would decline rapidly

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:G'day mods/admins. Once again, thank you for all your hard work keeping the site going and growing. Is there anything that can be done to clean up the standard of posting on the international section? Generally, it's the same cats every time that start or continue the petty bickering (we could all list the guilty few, i have no doubt). It's a real shame when even some of you guys admit to steering away from the int'l section 'cos you know what its going to be like!

Yup Asbo, just make Sin a moderator and there'll be no more arguements, it'll all be just his opinion.
Mind you that's preety much what it is now

Sounds like you've got an ID-ten-T error Munsty

Linebreaker wrote:

biltongbek wrote:

Linebreaker wrote:Pretty good then, huh Biltong?

LB, that is a dig at MBTGOG for suggesting it was the most average team to win the JWC yet.

Oh right.
Just glad your senior blokes don't play like that. I know how you must feel.
They played with that legendary Bok attitude which is top right hand draw stuff. You've got some seriously good talent there.
There's no way a future coach would want to change that style of play. That would be the last straw, no? Couldn't possibly happen.

geez, LB, you know what our coaches are like, they are prone to mess it up so badly and before we know it a couple of these guys become "project players"

Pete330v2 wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:G'day mods/admins. Once again, thank you for all your hard work keeping the site going and growing. Is there anything that can be done to clean up the standard of posting on the international section? Generally, it's the same cats every time that start or continue the petty bickering (we could all list the guilty few, i have no doubt). It's a real shame when even some of you guys admit to steering away from the int'l section 'cos you know what its going to be like!

Yup Asbo, just make Sin a moderator and there'll be no more arguements, it'll all be just his opinion.
Mind you that's preety much what it is now

I know that you guys don't always agree with Sin, but he's rarely aggressive and deliberately antagonistic - that's where my main problem lies

As,

Funny you mentioned it. I've been thinking the same for a while.

I've just spent some time looking back through the 23 pages of archives and you'd probably be nodding your head too.

Will discuss with the others mods & admin and see what we can do.

The problem is that you block someone's IP address, they just go get another one. They can wait as long as they like then sneak back in under another name in a few days/weeks time.

For some users (we suspect who they are) we've made the decision to 'manage' them as best as possible... however, this is a never-ending task and I can assure you we are all just as fed up. Maybe now is a good window to clean things up before the next event.

Hope this addresses your concerns a little. We are definitely working on it.

Thomond wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:G'day mods/admins. Once again, thank you for all your hard work keeping the site going and growing. Is there anything that can be done to clean up the standard of posting on the international section? Generally, it's the same cats every time that start or continue the petty bickering (we could all list the guilty few, i have no doubt). It's a real shame when even some of you guys admit to steering away from the int'l section 'cos you know what its going to be like!

AS, without the Irish posters the traffic for this site would decline rapidly

The Irish are mostly well behaved, don't have much of a problem with them. They tend to get stuck in so deep into introspection of their team that they don't even notice the wums.

Mickado wrote: you should give the service provider a shout, it could be a problem at their end.

Oooooh young man !!!

Linebreaker wrote:As,

Funny you mentioned it. I've been thinking the same for a while.

I've just spent some time looking back through the 23 pages of archives and you'd probably be nodding your head too.

Will discuss with the others mods & admin and see what we can do.

The problem is that you block someone's IP address, they just go get another one. They can wait as long as they like then sneak back in under another name in a few days/weeks time.

For some users (we suspect who they are) we've made the decision to 'manage' them as best as possible... however, this is a never-ending task and I can assure you we are all just as fed up. Maybe now is a good window to clean things up before the next event.

Hope this addresses your concerns a little. We are definitely working on it.

'Breaker, thanks, it certainly does and is much appreciated.

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Pete330v2 wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:G'day mods/admins. Once again, thank you for all your hard work keeping the site going and growing. Is there anything that can be done to clean up the standard of posting on the international section? Generally, it's the same cats every time that start or continue the petty bickering (we could all list the guilty few, i have no doubt). It's a real shame when even some of you guys admit to steering away from the int'l section 'cos you know what its going to be like!

Yup Asbo, just make Sin a moderator and there'll be no more arguements, it'll all be just his opinion.
Mind you that's preety much what it is now

I know that you guys don't always agree with Sin, but he's rarely aggressive and deliberately antagonistic - that's where my main problem lies

Our main problem with him is he is incredibly one-eyed more so than Scarlets fans! He has a hatred for Sexton that I have never seen and a lot of Munster fans don't like Sexton. He aslo sticks up for Kidney time and time again. Yes he wasn't the soul problem on the tour but some of our problems are down to Kidney.

Thomond wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Pete330v2 wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:G'day mods/admins. Once again, thank you for all your hard work keeping the site going and growing. Is there anything that can be done to clean up the standard of posting on the international section? Generally, it's the same cats every time that start or continue the petty bickering (we could all list the guilty few, i have no doubt). It's a real shame when even some of you guys admit to steering away from the int'l section 'cos you know what its going to be like!

Yup Asbo, just make Sin a moderator and there'll be no more arguements, it'll all be just his opinion.
Mind you that's preety much what it is now

I know that you guys don't always agree with Sin, but he's rarely aggressive and deliberately antagonistic - that's where my main problem lies

Our main problem with him is he is incredibly one-eyed more so than Scarlets fans! He has a hatred for Sexton that I have never seen and a lot of Munster fans don't like Sexton. He aslo sticks up for Kidney time and time again. Yes he wasn't the soul problem on the tour but some of our problems are down to Kidney.

I'll grant you he's a tricky one to discuss/argue with - I've never known anyone so crafty at shifting the goalposts - gotta admire it if you're not in it!

I don't come across Sin E much on my travels on these boards.

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Thomond wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Pete330v2 wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:G'day mods/admins. Once again, thank you for all your hard work keeping the site going and growing. Is there anything that can be done to clean up the standard of posting on the international section? Generally, it's the same cats every time that start or continue the petty bickering (we could all list the guilty few, i have no doubt). It's a real shame when even some of you guys admit to steering away from the int'l section 'cos you know what its going to be like!

Yup Asbo, just make Sin a moderator and there'll be no more arguements, it'll all be just his opinion.
Mind you that's preety much what it is now

I know that you guys don't always agree with Sin, but he's rarely aggressive and deliberately antagonistic - that's where my main problem lies

Our main problem with him is he is incredibly one-eyed more so than Scarlets fans! He has a hatred for Sexton that I have never seen and a lot of Munster fans don't like Sexton. He aslo sticks up for Kidney time and time again. Yes he wasn't the soul problem on the tour but some of our problems are down to Kidney.

I'll grant you he's a tricky one to discuss/argue with - I've never known anyone so crafty at shifting the goalposts - gotta admire it if you're not in it!

I thought it was called contradicting himself.

Na I've no problem with him to be honest. He's just annoying at times when he invades every thread screaming his hatred of Sexton no matter what the subject. I do think he's a little antagonistic though.

Hapless Freegan wrote:I don't come across Sin E much on my travels on these boards.

How you avoid him is a miracle. That's like dodging the water when it's raining

Hapless Freegan wrote:I don't come across Sin E much on my travels on these boards.

He only springs up if you mention Kidney or say something good about Sexton.

OK. What about Sin Fein, then?

Lucky... that name is like some newly discovered Oliver Twist character. Is all OK?

Big liz interrupted my journey into work today. I have forgiven her though so it's all sweet.

It's not that Sin E is antagonistic, or even that bad, it's that

a) the reactions he provokes in others quickly make threads into a sort of intellectual quicksand where nuanced discussion becomes lost in the overwhelming noise and b) he's very much incapable of changing his mind or perhaps even considering doing so?

Every Irish thread turns into the same thing, lots of people trying to convince him of something whilst he maintains the same positions regardless of how tenuous they may or may not be. Then there's the increasing frustration that no rational argument will ever prevail.

When you look at some of the discussions/arguments, they are ludicrous. They are on ludicrously trivial things. You can't just talk about rugby any more.

WillyGilly wrote:Big liz interrupted my journey into work today. I have forgiven her though so it's all sweet.

Is she one of the Lisburn , "Stroke-city", Ballymoney, Belfast girls then Willy, WE can't keep up man !!

Urgh I've got some sort of man flu, not feeling to chipper.

All blocked up and no where to go.

Linebreaker wrote:OK. What about Sin Fein, then?

Lucky... that name is like some newly discovered Oliver Twist character. Is all OK?

It's quite Dickensian, isn't it?

I've known many a Hapless Freegan in my time! Quite contemporary imo, and is only going to become more common.

Yes. I can almost see a small terrier like dog with you shivering down on the docks in the rain... as another well-lit coach goes by.

It's raining here, as it happens!

What's a freegan? Someone who won't eat anything with a price tag?

Mickado wrote:What's a freegan? Someone who won't eat anything with a price tag?

People who try to eat off the food society discards. It's a by-product of that wastefulness. If you look at how supermarkets operate, they generally throw away an unbelievable amount of perfectly edible food. So freegans would go dumpster diving and try and live off that wastage and share it out amongst their friends and other people within that 'community' if you like.

It's a sort of anti-consumerist movement. The idea being to avoid wastage and share resources for free that would otherwise be discarded. You can't sell weird looking fruit or bread thats nearly past its sell by date. But you can sure as hell eat it.

No, it's someone who only eats stolen food. Watch out for them next time you're leaving a drive-thru McDonald's, they'll stop at nothing.

They're pretty hapless to be fair. It's not hard to avoid being outwitted by a Freegan

Thanks Mick and Pete. Going to have to ring. Annoying that I can get on with my phone but the computer can't.

I suppose you get not-quite-freegans, people who'll look in the 'reduced' section of the supermarket before they look anywhere else. That's just sensible and it's not such a leap from that to going for the stuff that's getting chucked out.