The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Taihape

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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 its way to Taihape - The Gumboot Capital of the World!

http://www.taihape.co.nz/

We also welcome our newest member, Amber ...who no doubt will have an interest in those boots!

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no tampering with the pictures of Aaron Smith, Topsy Ojo, Jason Shoemark, Tom Rees, Gonzalo Garcia, Leo the Leinster Lion and Lalakai Foketi up on the wall.



Last Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t35494p1050-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-oxford

Rava wrote:PJ currently there are around 5000 deaths per year in the UK attributed to asbestos. That figure continues to rise and is expected to peak around 10,000 per year by 2020. Those statistics are quite frightening given that asbestos was finally banned in 1999.

Jebus Rav. That's unreal. A slow-burning killer.

We need you guys to keep an eye on tings. Now more than ever.

Rava wrote:PJ currently there are around 5000 deaths per year in the UK attributed to asbestos. That figure continues to rise and is expected to peak around 10,000 per year by 2020. Those statistics are quite frightening given that asbestos was finally banned in 1999.

Those are scary figures Rava, most of my work has been in the domestic environment which has mostly stable forms of asbestos, but it does worry me. Contractors who've worked on maintenance of commercial properties seem to be hit hardest.

Keep up the good work bud, I did my awareness course about 6 years ago and was so stunned by how common it was, I was bricking it at work for the next few months.

Gibson wrote:

Rava wrote:PJ currently there are around 5000 deaths per year in the UK attributed to asbestos. That figure continues to rise and is expected to peak around 10,000 per year by 2020. Those statistics are quite frightening given that asbestos was finally banned in 1999.

Jebus Rav. That's unreal. A slow-burning killer.

We need you guys to keep an eye on tings. Now more than ever.

Tell me you didn't...

Welcome aucklandlaurie


Yup, pommie warm beer.

Congrats on a Slam of the new Championship.


Err, I acquainted myself with a few schooners of a beer called Ghost Ship, and am now a bit 'pie eyed'.

What say you PJ?


I'm gonna zzz off now mind.

Does someone want to pick hound up off the floor?! He's blocking off the skittle alley!!

Morning everyone. and are brewing. Help yourselves.

Morning all, and ready for you when you wake up

And a coupla spare

Oxford English Dictionary:


Pie

"Origin:
Middle English: probably the same word as pie2, the various combinations of ingredients being compared to objects randomly collected by a magpie"

Therefore it's the randomness of the filling which determines what makes a pie not pastry cases or covers.

Down with fascism!

Just being magnanimous prop.

Glas a du wrote:Oxford English Dictionary:


Pie

"Origin:
Middle English: probably the same word as pie2, the various combinations of ingredients being compared to objects randomly collected by a magpie"

Therefore it's the randomness of the filling which determines what makes a pie not pastry cases or covers.

Down with fascism!

Typically muddled up hip-pie thinking.

I think you're all overlooking (whether deliberately or not) the biggest, most farcical misnomer of the lot: the mince pie. They neither contain mince nor do they mince, therefore the use of the word is just plain inappropriate.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19879698

This place has a pool with underwater video cameras so the players can see their resistance training (deeply useless) and 'the senior training pitch is the exact size of the pitch at Wembley Stadium and with exactly the same mix of grass and artificial fibres'. It's okay though, it only cost £105 million.

Morning all.


Couple of days off now which is exactly what I need.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:I think you're all overlooking (whether deliberately or not) the biggest, most farcical misnomer of the lot: the mince pie. They neither contain mince nor do they mince, therefore the use of the word is just plain inappropriate.

Technically Lucky the filling is "minced fruit". But since I don't like mince pies ...

I don't like them either. But a word to the wise, using the term 'minced fruit' could get you in trouble.

Bore da pawb/good morning all.

There should be some sort of law that allows you to bring your duvet and pillow into work, that way having to leave your bed in the morning wouldn't be so blydi difficult.

I miss my pillow

Morning all!! Dreamer I agree: especially seeing as I'm off on the train to Swansea at 7am friday....I don't even want to go to Swansea!!

I'll have and and one of those pie's people are talking about on here, beef and stilton is the best for me, although hunter's pie runs it close with a bit of brown sauce.

rugbydreamer wrote:Bore da pawb/good morning all.

There should be some sort of law that allows you to bring your duvet and pillow into work, that way having to leave your bed in the morning wouldn't be so blydi difficult.

I miss my pillow

This is probably a bad time to admit I had an hour's sleep in this morning, and I'm still enjoying the comfort of the couch at home right? Just doing my interview prep, the wrestling lads have given me a nice list of questions, so a leisurely trip over to Fulham is ahead.

And sorry Lucky, guess I should have gone for "fruit mince"

a v bad time Pete!

Who's the Welsh wrestler you're interviewing, Pete?

When I was growing up they used to have wrestling on S4C and my hero was a wrestler called 'El Bandito'. I went to an Eisteddfod with my dad and met him, I was over the moon.

Hoog wrote:Morning all.


Couple of days off now which is exactly what I need.

Snap. Fancy meeting up in Cumbria?

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Who's the Welsh wrestler you're interviewing, Pete?

When I was growing up they used to have wrestling on S4C and my hero was a wrestler called 'El Bandito'. I went to an Eisteddfod with my dad and met him, I was over the moon.

I'm interviewing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Terry

And
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Strauss

Glas a du wrote:

Hoog wrote:Morning all.


Couple of days off now which is exactly what I need.

Snap. Fancy meeting up in Cumbria?

When I started university we had a bit of a party in halls and one of the blokes there told me he was from Cumbria - and said, 'I bet you don't know where that is'. I gave him a funny look and told him where it was, but I realised later that he'd only asked because most of the people he'd met hadn't known where it was. I think it's poor not to have a good knowledge of geography, but it's actually a disgrace to be British and not to know where Cumbria is.

Gibson wrote:

aucklandlaurie wrote: Fancy there being a dew Drop Inn in Taihape..

The word on the Gum-boots got out Auck. We'll go anywhere for quality us.

Gibbo the funny thing is I once played a game in Taihape, against that part of the King Country, as a member of a particular Auckland club side, we hit town the same weekend as there was a netball tournament on, mate I tell you it was like dying and going to heaven.

Plus drink...

So you could 'die happy'?

*Gets coat*

Died a thousand deaths me...

So you enjoyed the place?

LB
Not only should it have a dew Drop Inn but it should also have Club Med (for adults)...

I have been on 606 v2 for well over a year now and I think this is the first time Ive been into the pub and opened my keyboard, I thought it was usually full of Pizzed Irishmen.

hey-hey-hey....

aucklandlaurie wrote:
I have been on 606 v2 for well over a year now and I think this is the first time Ive been into the pub and opened my keyboard, I thought it was usually full of Pizzed Irishmen.

It's a bit early for them AL

aucklandlaurie wrote:
I have been on 606 v2 for well over a year now and I think this is the first time Ive been into the pub and opened my keyboard, I thought it was usually full of Pizzed Irishmen.

It usually is but they're slow starters on Tuesdays for some reason....

So that means we can leer up for a while, make a mess , get out and they will get the blame...

Love it, thats works for me my Anzac friend.

You'll find that they won't even notice our tracks, Laurie.

So what's the local tipple in these parts, Laurie?

LP. interesting you ask that, because Its 10.30 at night here at the mo and I'm suppin on an Appletons rum as I type.... and I'm on three days off..yee haa..

Glas a du wrote:

Hoog wrote:Morning all.


Couple of days off now which is exactly what I need.

Snap. Fancy meeting up in Cumbria?

Slackers....


Mid morning break for moi. Badly needed.

Linebreaker wrote:You'll find that they won't even notice our tracks, Laurie.

Linebreaker
No one will know weve even been here.

Morning all. Alright Auckland how you doing today?

I won tickets to the book launch of the new Ross O’Carroll Kelly book (the Shelbourne ultimatum) yesterday. Love it!

Staggy
Life is good, and you will notice that I have not made one comment about your countryman Rolland since saturday nights game , now how good is that for World peace? we could get a job at the UN and go into Syria.

Ah Mick that's brilliant, fair dos!

How'd you win them?

Laurie - I admire your restraint greatly!

Already bored on this course.

Zzzzzzzz...

I follow the character on twitter, he put up something like “how do people think I made it out of a coma in the new book? Best answers get tickets to the book launch”. Presumably he had quite a few tickets to give away because I made the cut!

Glas a du wrote:Already bored on this course.

Zzzzzzzz...

Are there any flies around? Pull the wings off them, it's a blast.

Mickado wrote:I follow the character on twitter, he put up something like “how do people think I made it out of a coma in the new book? Best answers get tickets to the book launch”. Presumably he had quite a few tickets to give away because I made the cut!

What did you say?

Mickado wrote:I follow the character on twitter, he put up something like “how do people think I made it out of a coma in the new book? Best answers get tickets to the book launch”. Presumably he had quite a few tickets to give away because I made the cut!

ah na, knowing you I bet you came up with a cracker! tis an ace prize fair play

Linebreaker wrote:

aucklandlaurie wrote:
I have been on 606 v2 for well over a year now and I think this is the first time Ive been into the pub and opened my keyboard, I thought it was usually full of Pizzed Irishmen.

It usually is but they're slow starters on Tuesdays for some reason....

Shhh they're up!! Everyone act normal

aucklandlaurie wrote: Staggy
Life is good, and you will notice that I have not made one comment about your countryman Rolland since saturday nights game , now how good is that for World peace? we could get a job at the UN and go into Syria.

You'd never get by here in Europe with that attitude.

European Rugby is a war zone. Every man for hisself