Has Gatland gone for the right combinators?

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Thu Jul 04, 2013 8:40 pm

Confession time: there is no substance to this thread whatsoever, I've just always wanted to use the word 'combinators' in a title, and at last found my chance! So, in the interests of adding some lightheartedness to what has been a fairly tough few days for the board, any other fond memories of past posts that just make you want to giggle?

by WELL-PAST-IT Thu Jul 04, 2013 8:44 pm

Gatland has not even gone for the right rugby players, never mind combinators, whatever they are.

by MrsP Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:05 pm

Combinators????

You've spent too long down in the West Country Asbo! Aren't those the things The Wurzels used to sing about?

Thanks for the Very Happy

though!

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:15 pm

Sorry WPI, I honestly don't wish for the title to be taken seriously. The word 'combinators' was used by a highly esteemed, presumed Eastern European, former poster, and it always made I larf!

MrsP, I think you'd enjoy the Cornish Buddha on twa-tter - madderdooee

by Cyril Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:19 pm

One of my faves (back on old 606) was when somebody (I'm sure it was either bluesman or rugbyshrink) posted that they were having a wee dram. However they posted:

I'm enjoying a nice, single male.

Smile

by yappysnap Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:27 pm

I still laugh when I think about the final days of the old 606. Historians looking to research the fall of Rome/Jerusalem/Berlin can all look back at the pages created in those final days of lawlessness and wanton madness and get all the insight that they need in to the human mind.

A frightening frightening place.

by SecretFly Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:28 pm

Past posts that make/made me giggle?

Not good with memory things.... can't remember them but:

I have to say I had much more fun on the old 606 where...................... censorship ....was less censorious.

Yes, you had complete idiots (kinda entertaining in their own way actually) but if you wanted to, you could just ignore them - as you still can here people (friendly advice)

But you also had many more 'characters' who were so good at wumming that it was an art form. They knew what buttons to press and what levers to pull. If it's done crudely and is genuinely personally hurtful, that's not wumming, that's just abuse. But if it's delightfully satiric and creative and if people catch onto it and it rolls, they were some of the funniest moments I've had...two or three professional wummers sword fighting and loving every minute of it.

There was a certain guy...can't remember his name, who shamelessly did the Landed Gentry role, who allegedly despised the underlings from the extremities of the Realm. He was a hoot, and often had some usual hotheads foaming at the mouth as he waffled on in his stately, haughty and lovely caricature of a Gentelman English cad.

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:29 pm

Unfortunate that, Cyril.

I always used to enjoy Hersh's Bath recruitment rumours, the source of which I think was the club janitor ... else he just made the whole thing up!

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:31 pm

SecretFly wrote:Past posts that make/made me giggle?

Not good with memory things.... can't remember them but:

I have to say I had much more fun on the old 606 where...................... censorship ....was less censorious.

Yes, you had complete idiots (kinda entertaining in their own way actually) but if you wanted to, you could just ignore them - as you still can here people (friendly advice)

But you also had many more 'characters' who were so good at wumming that it was an art form. They knew what buttons to press and what levers to pull. If it's done crudely and is genuinely personally hurtful, that's not wumming, that's just abuse. But if it's delightfully satiric and creative and if people catch onto it and it rolls, they were some of the funniest moments I've had...two or three professional wummers sword fighting and loving every minute of it.

There was a certain guy...can't remember his name, who shamelessly did the Landed Gentry role who allegedly despised the underlings from the extremeties of the Realm. He was a hoot, and often had some usual hotheads foaming at the mouth as he waffled on in his stately, haughty and lovely caricature of a Gentelman English cad.

Yep, I remember him, Fly, EnglishGentleman or something perhaps more in your face - he was most entertaining!

by RubyGuby Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:34 pm

Cyril wrote:One of my faves (back on old 606) was when somebody (I'm sure it was either bluesman or rugbyshrink) posted that they were having a wee dram. However they posted:

I'm enjoying a nice, single male.

That was me and nice of you to remember - pressed the damn e instead of t and the site then shut down till the morning - I actually said I'm going to curl up downstairs with a large single male (but put the e on the end instead of t) - Nice one Cyril

thumbsup

by **Notch** Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:34 pm

SecretFly wrote:There was a certain guy...can't remember his name, who shamelessly did the Landed Gentry role, who allegedly despised the underlings from the extremities of the Realm. He was a hoot, and often had some usual hotheads foaming at the mouth as he waffled on in his stately, haughty and lovely caricature of a Gentelman English cad.

kingofthesaxons Very Happy

He was so transparent and bombastic in what he was doing, and yet so consistently successful! The Borat of the old 606; presenting a comically exaggerated version of a stereotype and letting his victims hoist themselves on their own petard.

by SecretFly Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:35 pm

And of course there was the continuous shock of big Phil Vickery retiring just when you never expected him too. Glad to see he's finally decided to play on for one more year though.

by SecretFly Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:36 pm

Yeah, that's him I think - Kingofthesaxons

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:11 pm

A blast from the past:

england expects!
International England
by kingofthesaxons (U13795109) 07 November 2009

arise proud englishmen and gird your loins for battle!

in the name of lord kitchener, stand fast.

today we take the first step on the road to world cup glory.
today we show the rugby world the true power of 15 englishmen, tall and strong.
today the rugby world will stand agape, as the mighty lord johnson of leicester reveals the full extent of his enormous rugby genius.
i am quivering in anticipation along with millions of my countrymen.

to be english today is to be blessed. i have genuine heartfelt sympathy for the non-anglo inhabitants of the british isles.
for they will not be able to rejoice in our glorious victory.
they must watch the autumn internationals with ever increasing despair as their nations fail once again.
i call upon all englishmen, even the northerners, to resist from mockery. we must remain humble and be grateful for our god given superiority.

as for the welsh...i can only hope that todays inevitable annihilation finally rams home their total ineptitude.
why they persist in playing the top sides such as sa, nz and england is bizarre. the sooner they accept their place in the world pecking order the sooner the pain will cease. i take no pleasure in making these comments.

the irish, conversely, have shown remarkable foresight.
a laudable decision to redevelop the ramshackle old shed they used to play in should be applauded. clearly the vast, sprawling and frankly soulless croke park was a flop. far too many people to watch them lose. the new (sponsors name) stadium, with its far more modest capacity is ideal. less irish, less tears. i commend you.

now the scots...
my dear departed pater always instilled in me that to be english meant being aware of our blessings and never to belittle or chastise those less fortunate than oneself. in that spirit i offer the following advice...why not consider concentrating on one sport. possibly cycling. that portly chap on the bike seems reasonably successful.

to return to more important matters...jonny returns!
i have noticed some rather negative comments from numerous fifth-column journos about englands injury list. PAH!
the return of wilkinson will negate any such perceived loss. any england 15 that includes wilkinson is guaranteed success. the statistics prove it. clearly the worlds greatest 10.

godsavethequeen

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:16 pm

Some things ne'er change:

welsh wails at warren's whitewash!
International Wales
by kingofthesaxons (U13795109) 30 October 2009

good afternoon gentlemen.

i put it to you that the welsh rugby xv will lose all four of its autumn internationals.

i base this sound opinion on the following indisputable FACTS:

they are defensively weak.

they are offensively moribund.

they are unfit.

they lack mental fortitude.

until they eradicate these weaknesses they will be be unable to compete with decent opposition, let alone with the likes of sa and england.

i anticipate defeats (points gap) in the region of:

nz 40 points

samoa 15 points

argentina 15 points

australia 25 points

i take no pleasure in making these forecasts.

godsavethequeen.

by SecretFly Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:18 pm

Yep, he was a star.

Unfortunately a guy like him can't operate here. People take offence, he gets a lifelong ban, back to the wonderfully uplifting stats and team selections and new players being bought for the new season. No humour allowed as it's juvenile and un-rugberly.

by MrsP Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:20 pm

I am picturing Asbo with a filing cabinet full of the old 606 posts!

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:27 pm

True, MrsP, another in which I myself was privileged to play a (small) part:

Discuss
celtic cabal cause cancellation calamity!
CraigMeikle on Monday, 24th January 2011
View Profile | Read Journal
Massively Huge WUM I hope no one else comments
Message 2. Posted by All hail the Mighty Mighty Baron on Monday, 24th January 2011 permalink
Surely we still have the right to flood Welsh villages?
Message 3. Posted by Wales606 on Monday, 24th January 2011 permalink
welcome back king, if that is you...
Message 4. Posted by majesticimperialman on Monday, 24th January 2011 permalink
C,C,C,C,C,

Are you sure that should be K,K,K,
Message 5. Posted by kingofthesaxons on Monday, 24th January 2011 permalink
wales

correct. unique and inimitable.

i ration my appearances these days due to ludicrous censorship that neuters my articles.

gstq
Message 6. Posted by Notch on Monday, 24th January 2011 permalink
I love this guy!

Welcome back your majesty- it's been too long
Message 7. Posted by kingofthesaxons on Monday, 24th January 2011 permalink
mim,

it is fifth columnists such as yourself that are dragging england to her knees.

be gone.

gstq
Message 8. Posted by Wales606 on Monday, 24th January 2011 permalink
Well king, im afraid us celts appear to have stormed your castle of 606 and it is YOUR BBC that is forced to sack and torch the castle to save what little remains of her empire...
Message 9. Posted by kingofthesaxons on Monday, 24th January 2011 permalink
notch,

run along and exchange what passes as banter among celts...among celts.

do not presume to address me directly again.
over familiarity is unacceptable. especially from an irishman.

gstq
Message 10. Posted by AsLongAsBut100ofUsRemainAlive on Monday, 24th January 2011 permalink
You are alive and well, oh great Poobah of the marshes? I have to confess that I feared for your safety, it is so long (not maybe enough, many a wise man might claim) since we heard one of your deluded rantings! However, I feel it only right to scold you for another sub-par effort - given your fleating appearance, surely we should be entitled to expect a gem of an article? Must try harder

by Glas a du Thu Jul 04, 2013 10:43 pm

Wasn't there The Baron as well?

by Cyril Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:32 am

What happened to George Marvin?

Disappointed he didn't get a Lions call-up.

by Cyril Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:32 am

RubyGuby wrote:
Cyril wrote:One of my faves (back on old 606) was when somebody (I'm sure it was either bluesman or rugbyshrink) posted that they were having a wee dram. However they posted:

I'm enjoying a nice, single male.

That was me and nice of you to remember - pressed the damn e instead of t and the site then shut down till the morning - I actually said I'm going to curl up downstairs with a large single male (but put the e on the end instead of t) - Nice one Cyril

See, that's even better than I remember Laugh

by Cyril Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:36 am

mikeyphil and his run-in with the BBC journo.

Only one winner there.

That was a great read on old 606.

by HammerofThunor Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:37 am

MikeyPhil was great. His run-ins with Juggler were like an unstoppable force coming up against an immovable object.

Crazy, made up nonsence against cold, emotionless facts (a bit like a certain posters view on a certain try and certain players' involvement).

And then there was famousimpress[something]. League fan always complaining about union but Poopie. The odd bit shone through when he dropped the mask and then on the last day he said he like union.

by **Notch** Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:39 am

kingofthesaxons wrote:notch,

run along and exchange what passes as banter among celts...among celts.

do not presume to address me directly again.
over familiarity is unacceptable. especially from an irishman.

gstq

Ahahaha!

Oh memories... of times gone by Sad

by RubyGuby Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:41 am

And then there was that clever fella The RugbyShrink - Full of wisdom, reflection, insight and modesty - such poise and balance in his posts that we can only dream of

by HammerofThunor Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:42 am

RubyGuby wrote: And then there was that clever fella The RugbyShrink - Full of wisdom, reflection, insight and modesty - such poise and balance in his posts that we can only dream of

Nah, never liked that guy. Always thought he was a bit of a knob.

JB1973(year?) was a good guy.

by RubyGuby Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:43 am

JB1973 will be 6 miles from Resolven tomorrow

by HammerofThunor Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:44 am

Neath then?

by Luckless Pedestrian Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:29 pm

I remember someone posting 'Springbok scum' when they meant Springbok scrum. At least, I hope they meant scrum!

by RubyGuby Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:31 pm

HammerofThunor wrote:Neath then?

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:39 pm

There was a classic thread devoted to an upcoming Ulster match, all about the opp "going down" and how they exactly were going to go down - a very amusing exchange from I remember!

by Luckless Pedestrian Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:45 pm

The 11 o'clock cut-off point seems quaint now. (Was it 11 o'clock or midnight?) It was a pisser if you were in a debate with someone and they managed to get the last post in. Even if it was the crappest point anyone's ever made, you had to wait until the morning to reply to it!

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:50 pm

It was 11pm, Lucky, altho I believe that many set-to's/debates were continued on the FaceAche site?

by ScarletSpiderman Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:50 pm

I really miss putting threads up under Rugby Union, Magners League, (Llanelli) Scarlets, and then having non-stop abuse from Rugby League boys about putting it in the wrong section, only to notice it had gone up on the league boards.

Also I have a confession to make, in the dying days, I became a phantom 5*. I was getting p1$s3d off with the 1* phantom and was seeking a bit of revenge.

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:51 pm

Naughty, Spidey! warning

Altho I confess to using the odd one-star for effect!!

by ScarletSpiderman Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:55 pm

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:The 11 o'clock cut-off point seems quaint now. (Was it 11 o'clock or midnight?) It was a pisser if you were in a debate with someone and they managed to get the last post in. Even if it was the crappest point anyone's ever made, you had to wait until the morning to reply to it!

I liked that, because it meant that I was never going to go to be and come back in the morning to find a thread I was following about, for argument sake, a new signing, was now on its 5th page and now all about something totaly different.

by Cyril Tue Jul 09, 2013 11:40 am

Getting in the last post before 11pm - that brings back memories! Even if it was just a Laugh

3 mins between posts seems a bit mean now too. Though it would probably be a good thing for some folk...

There were a few occasions where the 11pm shutdown didn't happen (during The Superbowl etc).

Nottins, Mindy, Moffets Ghost, redrugbyexile, The Baron, thesaucer, tallshort, Sausage, sospan, Sincero, Preserved Killick, WelshmaninSpain, Cymroglan, Boyne (those last two were on here for a bit).

There was another rodders (roddersrugbyref, I think).

Good times. How I never got permanently banned from old 606 is a mystery. I truly deserved it.

by Effervescing Elephant Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:32 pm

Pedal stool.

That is all.

by Luckless Pedestrian Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:47 pm

Is that like pedal steel?

by Jenifer McLadyboy Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:33 pm

JB1973 has made an appearance on Leinsterfans. A popular and entertaining poster he has become.

Obviously the standard of posting there is fairly high also.

http://forum.leinsterfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22831&start=220

by GloriousEmpire Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:07 pm

GoodStarsAndStripes was the funniest poster ever to (dis)grace a forum.

The worlds most transparent comedic WUM but an unparalleled ability to reel in the fish.

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:09 pm

GloriousEmpire wrote:GoodStarsAndStripes was the funniest poster ever to (dis)grace a forum.

The worlds most transparent comedic WUM but an unparalleled ability to reel in the fish.

A talent with which you must have much empathy, GE? Cool

by Effervescing Elephant Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:18 am

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Is that like pedal steel?

It was from one of the more famous young Welsh posters on the old 606. He was telling English(?) fans not to put their players on a 'Pedal stool'. I think the p1ss taking went on for days!

by SecretFly Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:23 am

I remember that one now.

by Cyril Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:50 pm

Effervescing Elephant wrote:
Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Is that like pedal steel?

It was from one of the more famous young Welsh posters on the old 606. He was telling English(?) fans not to put their players on a 'Pedal stool'. I think the p1ss taking went on for days!

Another couple of faves which still pop up every now and again are 'pre madonna' and 'mute point'.

by Breadvan Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:12 pm

I used to 1* threads on who the originator was. Moffetts,Mynufarni,redrugbyexile,sincero (he hated the Ospreys lol)mikeyphil.....all automatic 1*

Shame Preservedkillick is'nt on here. I uesed to love it when in the middle of a serious debate going on, he'd post what random 80s pop star would think of it and post entire song lyrics.

Top man...

by Guest Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:04 am

Cyril wrote:
Effervescing Elephant wrote:
Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Is that like pedal steel?

It was from one of the more famous young Welsh posters on the old 606. He was telling English(?) fans not to put their players on a 'Pedal stool'. I think the p1ss taking went on for days!
Another couple of faves which still pop up every now and again are 'pre madonna' and 'mute point'.

Shoe in

by Taffineastbourne Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:51 am

The old 606 was a horrible place.When I joined I thought it was a Rugby site for mass debating.It seemed that I misheard!A very cliquey vitriol fuelled bunch of narcissists.It was not a good place.This Lions Tour has given moments of flashback to those dark days.
The mods have a difficult job trying to differentiate the white hats from the black hats and I salute them.

by t1000advancedprototype Sun Jul 14, 2013 9:39 am

A combinator is a hybrid of a terminator and a combine harvester.

I'll be back, after sorting the corn.
Come with me if you want to farm.

by Luckless Pedestrian Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:54 am

Risca Rev wrote:
Cyril wrote:
Effervescing Elephant wrote:
Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Is that like pedal steel?

It was from one of the more famous young Welsh posters on the old 606. He was telling English(?) fans not to put their players on a 'Pedal stool'. I think the p1ss taking went on for days!
Another couple of faves which still pop up every now and again are 'pre madonna' and 'mute point'.

Shoe in

Also, 'I may be bias, but...'

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