The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Sea of Tranquility, Luna

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The Pub has made its way to the Moon, in honour of the late Neil Armstrong. One small step for man ...

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Lance Armstrong in yellow, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin moonwalking, or the shot of Joe Ansbro breaking the line.



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Morning all, have you not been to the quacks yet Pete? Honestly, you're such a total bloke.

I understand what you're saying Hoog. Those of us that are fortunate to be fully able-bodied can't understand what the athletes have been through, have to cope with on a daily basis and go through to compete; many of them go through agony during their events.

In those physical terms we do look on as outsiders, but I make the connection through the human spirit of determination, desire to adapt and overcome, and the positivity they all have that makes them totally focused on getting something good out of something that is bad.

I'd like to think that I could be something like that in the same situation, I'm not sure I would be, but unless you're in that situation you'll never know, so to see them being how I would like to be, gets me fully engaged.

If that makes sense?

Anyhoo have a good day, I'm off to work.

I'm telling ya Pete, you got's the tuberculosis!!

Looking forward to hearing this podcast!

When will you get it up (thats what she said)?

Adam D wrote:Looking forward to hearing this podcast!

When will you get it up (thats what she said)?

I have the clips loaded up to a draft article on the journal, just need to write a quick article on here and publish. mid morning hopefully


Went to the doc yesterday, got given 7 days antibiotics and told to come back in 3 weeks if it's no better.

I do understand that pj, and I admire their determination to succeed but get help but feeling like I'm watching the amlin final just after watching the heineken cup final. I know most people will feel different and fair play to them. I just havnt found that spark in it yet*











* just you wait this time next week ill be an expert in the whole thing, quoting WR times who has it when it was broken. The works!!!

Bore da pawb / good morning. I'm really not that bothered about the Paralympics. I've never paid attention to it before, so I'm not going to pretend to be interested in it just because it's in London. That's not to say I don't admire those taking part.

Morning all. Off to Exe again today.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Bore da pawb / good morning. I'm really not that bothered about the Paralympics. I've never paid attention to it before, so I'm not going to pretend to be interested in it just because it's in London. That's not to say I don't admire those taking part.

And your dead right luckless, living in London I kind of get the feeling that I'm being a bit if a ballix for not being all that interested in it, the expectation is that the whole city will get behind these games and support it. No doubt most will but I don't want to feel like a pariah for not.


On a similar note, these athletes all say that they all just wanted to be treated normally and that we all look beyond the disability, which is great. Does that mean we can tell them they were a bit shoite if they were and not get chastised for it??

Did anyone else know that there is a "Gay Games" for homosexual athletes.

Madness. PC gone mad.

Limerick has applied to host the next one along with London, Orlando, Rio de Janiero, Paris and Sao Paulo.

http://www.limerickleader.ie/lifestyle/entertainment/limerick-bids-to-host-gay-games-in-2018-1-4196027

That's ridiculous, Stag. There's a Paralympics because those taking part can't compete with able-bodied* athletes. There's no need to have a separate 'Gay Games'.



* - What other term could I use?

I know its bonkers.

Imagine the winner having his titles stripped having turned out to be straight!

But he might enjoy having his titles stripped, ooh-er missus and so on...

Can Tyson Gay compete in those games??

Is it the

Gay Games:- Gay people playing games??

Or

Gay Games:- People playing really gay games??


I like to think its the latter

Pete C (Kiwireddevil) wrote:

Adam D wrote:Looking forward to hearing this podcast!

When will you get it up (thats what she said)?

I have the clips loaded up to a draft article on the journal, just need to write a quick article on here and publish. mid morning hopefully


Went to the doc yesterday, got given 7 days antibiotics and told to come back in 3 weeks if it's no better.

drop me an email if you want me to publish for you - its my last but one day at my current job so I am doing very little!

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Bore da pawb / good morning. I'm really not that bothered about the Paralympics. I've never paid attention to it before, so I'm not going to pretend to be interested in it just because it's in London. That's not to say I don't admire those taking part.

I think that's a very valid point Lucky. The meeja are really milking this and to be honest there wasn't that big of a deal four years ago.

That aside I did listen to a radio show a few weeks ago about four of the athletes taking part. Unfortunately I can't remember the names but the stories were amazing. One guy who plays basketball was on his way home after a night out and tripped crossing the railway. He had to lie there and watch a train coming that took off his leg. He crawled from there half a mile to the main road where he had to endure almost an hour of pain and blood loss before someone stopped to see what was wrong. Luckily it was an off duty nurse who was able to administer life saving aid and summon the paramedics.
The stories are amazing and the determination to come back from the adversity is unbelievable and absolutely commendable but I still won't be watching.

Morning Pubsters,

The Gay Games have been around for ages, haven't they? Only difference is they use black & white ribbons for the floor routines.

'We' (well actually not me personally) got into a bit of 'trouble' for over-designing things a little during the Sydney Paralympics. SPOC (Sydney Para Olympic Committee) told us to "lose the ramps and all those bloody handrails going up the stairs in the accommodation!" otherwise the athletes would rip them out themselves and burn them. They (especially the triple jumpers) hated the fact that we tried to follow the Brief and make it more accessible. They also complained there were not enough condoms... and too many buses between the village and venues. Fecking hard to please some people...

Linebreaker wrote:The gay games have been around for ages, haven't they? Only difference is they use black & white ribbons for the floor routines.

What are you talking about?

I'm just pulling your ears, Lucky.

Well as long as it's just my ears...

Good to see Fumiaki Tanaka playing scrum-half for Otago. Also Shota Horie is a hooker in the squad. Should be more of this sort of exchange between rugby playing nations. 9 all with the B.O.P. before HT.

Right,serious question, how on earth do they get away with having the gay games??(surly it should be call The Gaymes no??)


I've just set up a new games but you have to be straight to compete.

Oh hello what's that??

I'm being sued for discrimination?? Oh right.


I'd give it two days before I was torn to shreds by all and sundry

Last day of GP for me, approaching Obs ad Gynae soon, can't wait.

Gay Games are a ludicrous idea, if anything it precipitates the notion that gay people can't compete with straight people at Sport so it's actually offensive really!

I know its mad isnt it Hoog.

It completely makes a mockery of the whole equality thing.

You're all right. The problem is that some gay people actually enjoy being 'separate' from everyone else. These people infuriate the hell out of me. They say they want a world where being gay is no big deal, but you can bet they'd hate it if they didn't get a reaction.

I just don't get that Luckless. Its the weirdest way of thinking.

"I think fellas are better looking than wimmin therfore I need to segregate myself from others".

I wonder when the Chubby Chaser Olympics are going to be held.

We just can't win stag, been a mid twentys white European straight man these days is hard work. We are supposeibly in that bracket that makes us unable to be discriminated against and in turn discriminate everyone else

Try being English, Hoog, we can't even claim to be a cultural minority!

Gay games? Do they do the hop, skip and the cooooeee?

Ah you English bring it all on yourselves

They'd be no good at the relay races. Too limp-wristed.

(JOKE!)

I thought they'd be used to grabbing long hard things lucky

Maybe if they heated the batons, that might make a difference.

Those Greco-Roman wrestling bouts seem to go on forever. The referees are obviously in on it. Oh look... another split decision required!

Hissy-fit throwing?

Anyone else hear about this "boosting" thing done by Paralympic Athletes.

Its illegal but very hard to spot.

A lot of guys in it are paralysed from wait down. Before they start their event they will intentionally break one of their toes or give themselves an electric shock with a small device or cut themselves etc.

Even though they cant feel a thing it gives their body a natural adrenaline rush which it has been shown can lead to increased endurance of upto 15-20%

ChequeredJersey wrote:Last day of GP for me, approaching Obs ad Gynae soon, can't wait.

Gay Games are a ludicrous idea, if anything it precipitates the notion that gay people can't compete with straight people at Sport so it's actually offensive really!

Of course they can't compete. They run in that flouncy, way.

And can you imagine the relay. "Give me that baton, biitch!!" "No, shan't"

It would take forever.

You've got to love stereotypes. Except that some people (including plenty I work with) genuinely believe that all gay men are mincing queens.

I'm just joining in the general frivolity around the whole concept of a gay games.

The chap who sits opposite me at work is gay. 90% of the time you wouldn't know, then he'll go into the 'stereotype' mode.

I remember a lad who was in school with me who was flaming

Honest to god the lads used to give him an awful doing (though usually behind his back).

However turns out he was just flamboyant and not actually gay. Ended up sleeping with half the girls in our year before he left school.

That's the other side of it, Stag - men who are camp but straight. That must be tough.

You'd love it here lucky. Google "Sydney Convicts Rugby". They have their own rugby team too who happen to be world club champions. They have left a trail of bruised bodies... and egos in the last few years. Uncompromising big baastards*

* = term of endearment here.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:That's the other side of it, Stag - men who are camp but straight. That must be tough.

I used to work with a guy who was the campest man you know, but he's as straight as an arrow. He thinks it's hilarious that everyone thinks he's gay!

And what a line of work to show your feminine side.

Station manager in work is a big 6'6" 18 stone bloke. Bent as,a horse shoe but you would never know it unless you were told.

Not really sure what point I was trying to make in my last post

Hoog wrote:Not really sure what point I was trying to make in my last post

That you found out the hard way . . . .

Hoog wrote:Station manager in work is a big 6'6" 18 stone bloke. Bent as,a horse shoe but you would never know it unless you were told.

Sounds a lot like me.

Just found out I'll be seeing Scouting for Girls at that festival I go to in Sept. I'm not too fussed, Mrs is happy.

what pub have I just walked in to?





Afternoon folks. Another article to go up on the wall shortly.

Hope everyone's well?