The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, The Patch

by **Pal Joey** Sat 22 Sep 2012, 9:11 am

First topic message reminder :

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 its way to The Patch - a tiny rugby union* community nestled in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne in the week before the AFL Grand Final.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Willie Falloon, Joel Conlon, Peter Murchie, Lewis Jetta, Lance "Buddy" Franklin and Frazier Climo.

Ale

Last Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t34889p1000-the-hillsborough-memorial-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-liverpool

* "Tell him he's dreaming..."

by **Pal Joey** Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:33 am

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Breaker, is it true that the meaning of the word kangaroo in the original language is 'I don't understand'?

Kangaroo means "that big mousy hopping thing over there... you mean?"

by Rava Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:34 am

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:I'm pretty sure budgerigar means 'good to eat'.

Aboriginal name for budgerigar is betcherrygah which means "Good Eating".

king

by **Pal Joey** Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:34 am

The wings are a bit chewy though.

(but their beaks make pretty good can openers)

by MrsP Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:41 am

Can a radio advert be "graphic"?

To me for something to be "graphic" it has to have a visual component.

I understand what they mean but I'm not sure "graphic" is the appropriate word?

by Glas a du Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:43 am

Aboriginal name for budgerigar is betcherrygah

Why has the Aborigini got a Blaenau Ffestiniog accent?

by Luckless Pedestrian Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:44 am

Which advert is this, MrsP? Maybe 'explicit' would be a better word.

by MrsP Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:47 am

That's what I thought Glas.

It is of no consequence really it's just one of those things that strikes me as incongruous.

It's an advert about Farm safety.

by Rava Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:49 am

MrsP wrote:Can a radio advert be "graphic"?

To me for something to be "graphic" it has to have a visual component.

I understand what they mean but I'm not sure "graphic" is the appropriate word?

graphic [ˈgræfɪk], graphical
adj
1. vividly or clearly described

by MrsP Fri 28 Sep 2012, 9:52 am

Yeah, I know the definition is wide. It just strikes me as inappropriate to call a sound "graphic".

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:04 am

Ok, dog arrived at 6am this morning. Still alive!

by MrsP Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:08 am

red_stag wrote:Ok, dog arrived at 6am this morning. Still alive!

The dog, you or both?

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:11 am

So far both of us.

by MrsP Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:13 am

Have you brought him to work with you?

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:18 am

MrsP wrote:Have you brought him to work with you?

No he is at home with N. I did have breakfast with him today.

by MrsP Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:20 am

Well done.

You'll be a huge Dog Lover in no time at all.

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:23 am

We'll see.

Hows all with you anyway. BTW reading back GREAT wisecrack about asbos birthday!! clap

by MrsP Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:28 am

All well thanks.

Mad as usual but well.

So what is the wee doggy called?

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:31 am

You have to stop feeding your son he towered over Rava at Ravenhill last time.

Dogs name is Asterix.

by Luckless Pedestrian Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:32 am

red_stag wrote:
MrsP wrote:Have you brought him to work with you?

No he is at home with N. I did have breakfast with him today.

What did you have, Stag? Winalot Prime? Chappie?

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:34 am

Just fed him Reddy Brek.

by Rava Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:35 am

red_stag wrote:You have to stop feeding your son he towered over Rava at Ravenhill last time.

Dogs name is Asterix.

Everyone frikkin' towers over me.

by MrsP Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:35 am

red_stag wrote:You have to stop feeding your son he towered over Rava at Ravenhill last time.

I'd have to cut off both his arms to stop feeding him! He is constantly in the kitchen "topping-up".

by Guest Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:37 am

Tried buying tickets for Mumford and Sons this morning and failed (due to the touts), then I log on here and see an advert for Viagogo, which is one of the rip off Frak websites. Furious.

by MrsP Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:41 am

Would you believe I have just this second ordered their new album!

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:45 am

Rev, in my line of work I come across a lot of these kind of things. How Viagogo get away with it I'll never know. Not alone are they partially owned by Ticketmaster but they actually have official contracts with some top football clubs in UK allowing them to officially tout tickets in order to skew the market (drive up demand for a match that isnt selling for example).

by Glas a du Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:49 am

Blydi angst ridden student music

by MrsP Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:54 am

Glas a du wrote:Blydi angst ridden student music

Just my thing!

by Guest Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:55 am

MrsP wrote:Would you believe I have just this second ordered their new album!

I can't see me helping their coffers out now. I will probably get the album though Wink

Stag, it's an absolute joke. As I said elsewhere, bands want people to buy their music, but then allow them to be priced out of watching them perform live.

by Luckless Pedestrian Fri 28 Sep 2012, 11:57 am

I'm not a fan.

I'm sure they're fine with that. Smile

by Luckless Pedestrian Fri 28 Sep 2012, 12:19 pm

I remembered this song yesterday, I may as well post it here:

https://youtu.be/UyI5Noafito

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 1:27 pm

Munster announced their Heineken Cup squad. Half of the 38 man squad are under 25. Good to see.

by Luckless Pedestrian Fri 28 Sep 2012, 1:33 pm

It had to happen some time! Wink

When are you going to let JJ Hanrahan loose?

by Glas a du Fri 28 Sep 2012, 1:37 pm

It's not too late yet.

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 1:45 pm

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:It had to happen some time!

When are you going to let JJ Hanrahan loose?

Well he leapfrogged Scott Deasy who was ahead of him to get into the ERC squad - played his first match last week. I'd say he is likely to sit the next 3-4 matches out (Ospreys away, Leinster away, Racing Metro away, Edinburgh home) and play then.

by Luckless Pedestrian Fri 28 Sep 2012, 1:54 pm

I saw him play in the under-20s Six Nations last season (or the season before?) and he's a class act, no question.

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:02 pm

Luckless he is a superstar. I know Rory_Gallagher always remembers it. I refereed him in a schools game about two years ago and I raved about him for about a week solid on here. I have never seen a player so good at that age apart from Keith Earls.

I made the point on another thread that until about 18 months ago I was worried about the future of Munster.

However we have made a massive effort to develop young Irish players and supplement them with a small number of top class foreigners. I think that the future is looking well. If you look at a backline like:

09 Conor Murray
10 JJ Hanrahan
11 Simon Zebo
12 James Downey
13 Keith Earls
14 Luke O'Dea
15 Ian Keatley

If you rewind back just over 18 months ago none of these guys would have been close to playing for us. Now I would send those backs into the league games with confidence.

Same with backrows - we had Leamy, Wallace, Quinlan, Coughlan and Ronan as our five main backrows for so long. Now we are seeing Peter O'Mahony, Dave O'Callaghan, Sean Dougall (all 22 years old and currently our best backrow) along with Paddy Butler, Tommy O'Donnell and young CJ Stander will be arriving shortly.

You can see the one that is being worked hammer and tongs at the moment is to develop props. We have Kilcoyne and Archer playing every second match now to get them up to speed. We send John Ryan and Alan Cotter over to the Premiership on short term loans. We can't go signing more foreigners after Botha and du Preez leave so they need developing.

by Suspicious lurker Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:13 pm

Afternoon all,

Settled into the golf

So far its

Rory and Gmac 1 down through 3 against Furik and Snedeker

Donald and Sergio 1 down through 2 against Mickelson and Bradley

Westwood and Molinari 1 up through 1 Duffner and zac Johnson

Poulter and Rose just tee'd off against Woods and Stricker and woods just hit a fricking stinker of a tee shot. Will be lucky to have a lie for the shot

by Luckless Pedestrian Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:17 pm

Hoog wrote:Woods just hit a fricking stinker of a tee shot. Will be lucky to have a lie for the shot

That's terrible news. Wink

How are the crowds, Hughie? I know the American team were talking about wanting their home support to be as vocal as the European home support.

by Glas a du Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:19 pm

Stag, he'll learn Porthcawl on the bench. Your spoiling him. Send him to Connacht if you're going to waste his best years.

thumbsup

I love Llanelli. Simple yes/no question on a form:

"Are you aware of the property having been burgled?"

Answer:

"Definitely never"

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:20 pm

Tried to watch it here at work but our SkyGo will only allow audio.

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:24 pm

Glas a du wrote:Stag, he'll learn Porthcawl on the bench. Your spoiling him. Send him to Connacht if you're going to waste his best years.

I would have ROG out and him in, in a heart beat!

by Suspicious lurker Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:24 pm

Vocal enough, the usual USA USA USA chants from the Septic Tanks

Stricker was just eyeing up his shot and all you cab see is a langer with a big grin on him in the Cork jersey

by Suspicious lurker Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:28 pm

All square in 3, mickelson and Bradley 1 up through 4

by Rava Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:30 pm

red_stag wrote:
Glas a du wrote:Stag, he'll learn Porthcawl on the bench. Your spoiling him. Send him to Connacht if you're going to waste his best years.

I would have ROG out and him in, in a heart beat!

+ 1 (send him to Ulster.) We will nurture him. Think of the rivalry between him and Jackson.

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:40 pm

Let Jackson off. Sometimes a guy needs to know he is first choice before he can come into his own. Look at guys like Rory Best and Jonny Sexton who lacked the bottle to deal with a bit of pressure from Jerry Flannery and Ronan O'Gara. However once they knew they were first choice they got better.

by Suspicious lurker Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:44 pm

Right

Rory and Gmac 1 up

Westwood and Molinari 1up

Rose and Poulter 1 up

Sergio and Donald AS

by Glas a du Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:45 pm

Sorry Rava but what rivalry would that be? Hanrahan would be clear first choice no?

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:47 pm

Sure JJ can always end up like Donnacha Ryan. A great international class player now. One of first names on Irish team sheet these days. . . . . . . . .however he turns 29 in eight weeks.

by Rava Fri 28 Sep 2012, 2:59 pm

Glas a du wrote:Sorry Rava but what rivalry would that be? Hanrahan would be clear first choice no?

No, Jackson was first choice for the U20 in last seasons 6N. He would also have been if he had gone to the Junior WC. Hanrahan is very good but so too is Jackson. I think a lot of people only remember Jackson for three performances in the latter stages of the HC last year.

by red_stag Fri 28 Sep 2012, 3:03 pm

Your only as good as your last match (that is remembered by the media and public)

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