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Cari wrote:I'm surprised they don't in this day and age Dreamer. It could actually make them a bit lazy as well because if they keep in touch with the fans via the internet, they don't have to do all the meet-and-greets so much.

Should say that that facebook page is run by Guinness and the shirt number name thing (as it's known in official circles) is run by O2. It's not an IRFU initiative, it comes from the sponsors.

Dreamer, my kindred spirit. The devil's own vegetable. Onions are, of course, the spawn of satan

Well... to each his own eh?

Am I the only one who thinks that Francis is extremely good at what he does. He is paid to be "that guy" and excels at it.

Good at being a little Poopie? Yes, I suppose he is! The fact we're talking about it indicates he is.

I'm like that with most vegetables, Dreamer. I've they're chopped up into little pieces, no problem, but big chunks? I'll just leave them at the side of my plate.

Unless I'm eating stir-fry. I don't mind it then, for some reason.

prop_lyd wrote:stag/cari: I'm not sure what one was between but I think one was with fans of opp sides and they were properly going for it!!

That's a shame to hear about that. I just hope it was the booze and they felt very stupid afterwards. We had a couple of leary Saints fans by us, every time they scored they were stood up, turning around and sort of gloating at the Leinster fans around them, but they went very quiet during the second half.

I have to say I think the little Poopie is a role that needs filling and someone has to do it. I actually like reading stuff from him and Stephen Jones. Its all garbage but its a sideways look at it.

Notch - agreed, they are completely vile.

Lucky - I'm not too bad with other veg really, a lot better then when I was younger. Actually can't think of one apart from onions that I don't like anymore...

Quite a few of them got escorted out but one old guy refused to leave and caused quite a stir. Disappointing really, plus no one landed a good punch!

I'd also say that Neil Francis stumbles across some grains of truth every now and then. He made a great point once about how Ulster players were only getting selected due to a quote system. I wasn't aware of it but he revealed the light . . . . . :run2:

Notch wrote:
Dreamer, my kindred spirit. The devil's own vegetable. Onions are, of course, the spawn of satan

Well... to each his own eh?

The devil's own vegetable? That's cucumber of course

Ah, everyone's a comedian on here.

Notch wrote:

Cari wrote:I'm surprised they don't in this day and age Dreamer. It could actually make them a bit lazy as well because if they keep in touch with the fans via the internet, they don't have to do all the meet-and-greets so much.

Should say that that facebook page is run by Guinness and the shirt number name thing (as it's known in official circles) is run by O2. It's not an IRFU initiative, it comes from the sponsors.

Agree Notch, though the players participate quite a bit on both pages - giving away stuff as well as uploading updates and videos of their own.

My point was that in wales we have nothing like that at all, not from the WRU or the sponsors.

It's the Brussels sprout, surely? I've only willingly eaten sprouts when I was about ten and had such a heavy cold that I had no sense of taste. My mum piled them on the plate!

red_stag wrote: ... Ulster players were only getting selected due to a quote system. ...

You mean if they said the right things they'd get selected?
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Notch, fair enough. Don’t get me wrong, I still think he’s a goon. But I think it’s a shame that he goes on like one because underneath it all is a decent pundit.

Rev, I’ve never been to Sapton myself, but I understand there’s a lot of Munster fans waving NH flags there…?

I sprouts! cabbage and swede. In fact the only veg I don't really like is parsnip, although I will eat them if they're roasted in a certain way.

A comedian I am (well I think I'm funny at least)

Cari - we don't really have that in Munster. Its the likes of Bowe, Heaslip, Sexton, Healy etc who do the promo stuff

It was more like a test Kiwi. They're read out famous quotes and they have to guess who said it.

Sure Paddy Wallace is only going to the RWC because of his extensive knowledge of English Literature from the medieval era to the present day.

I was going to list the few vegetables I like but then I realised I'll eat most of them, depending on what the dish is and what else is with them. But never sprouts.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:It's the Brussels sprout, surely? I've only willingly eaten sprouts when I was about ten and had such a heavy cold that I had no sense of taste. My mum piled them on the plate!

I'm hyper-sensitice to cucumber, if it's freshly sliced I can smell it from 10 metres away, and 3 slices is enough to provoke a SickyT/Sickado moment - it tastes and smells like turpentine. Paint thinner anyone?

Well I see we are talking about vegetables, but remember the 'spawn of Satan' as far as fruit goes is of course the

Notch wrote:Sure Paddy Wallace is only going to the RWC because of his extensive knowledge of English Literature from the medieval era to the present day.

Don't be so sure. I've got some photos that Declan Kidney won't want to get out (Its him and SinE in a compromising position)

Deccie will be picking the team I want if he doesn't want Neil Francis getting a hold of it and ridiculing him

red_stag wrote:
Cari - we don't really have that in Munster. Its the likes of Bowe, Heaslip, Sexton, Healy etc who do the promo stuff

True, although Tomás O'Leary and Jerry Flannery do a bit on the Guinness page, as do John Muldoon and Stephen Ferris. Speaking of which, Johnny Sexton's just posted an update and it's been tarnished by the provincial bitching already

As far I'm concerned Flannery doesn't really play for us anymore. He'll retire soon.

nope Lucky I love sprouts too!

The only one I'm not a particular fan of is Parsnips, have them roasted though and they are major yum.

I think with regards to the WRU and sponsors not interacting with fans - yes they are missing out there, especially as so much nowadays is communicated via the web. I still love that the players themselves do so many meet and greets though, I hope they never stop doing that.

Just to clear a few things up (and Stag will back me up here as he saw me in the bathroom on this occasion). Sickado is a figment of Prop’s imagination. I skulled a rum and coke in one go, then needed to go for a pish. I did that, had a chat with Stag while drying my hands, then came back out to chants (ACTUAL CHANTS!) of Sickado, Sickado, Sickado. I never barfed once in Cardiff! If I was going to chuck up I would have done it after downing several “Mickado specials” that we were drinking in the club. Southern Comfort mixed with WKD, hammered she wrote!

red_stag wrote:As far I'm concerned Flannery doesn't really play for us anymore. He'll retire soon.

He's still Munster though.

Its true to be fair to Mick. Even after we drank that Whiskey in limerick it was SickyT and not Sickado.

And in Dublin it was a very green looking Stag (though to be fair you were busy elsewhere at the time).

Nevermind the sickness, what about the smell in the pub??? that cleared the place in seconds.

Cari - thats true and Prop named Mickado as the stinky suspect.

Southern Comfort and WKD?! Does that have a name?

Mickado wrote:Just to clear a few things up (and Stag will back me up here as he saw me in the bathroom on this occasion). Sickado is a figment of Prop’s imagination. I skulled a rum and coke in one go, then needed to go for a pish. I did that, had a chat with Stag while drying my hands, then came back out to chants (ACTUAL CHANTS!) of Sickado, Sickado, Sickado. I never barfed once in Cardiff! If I was going to chuck up I would have done it after downing several “Mickado specials” that we were drinking in the club. Southern Comfort mixed with WKD, hammered she wrote!

Will Stag still be backing you up if Leinster wins tomorrow?

Just kidding, 'tis post-Friday pub lunch and I'm in a funny mood. All I remember is the chant, I thought that was as you raced towards the gents ...


But apologies, I'll go back to calling them MickyT moments, there's photographic evidence of that occuring

Stinkado! the aroma was like a toxic waste dump in Port Talbot on a summer's day.

I was going to say stinkado cari!!

I admit that sickado was my idea, got a video of us chanting it too!! He didn't barf once from my memory!!

And with regards to veg: I only ever eat 2 sprouts on Christmas day which I hate to eat but my fav are honey roasted parsnips

Oh yeah those drinks were awesome too kado

Well Micky T was falsely accused of dropping his guts, so The two Micks are equal now

Had a very awkward phonecall with a man whose wife and kids are too fat to use our products. He was so embarrassed. Wasn't too nice at all.

Yikes, thats not great. You must remain unfailingly polite in such situations.

Even the false hint of a laugh in your voice can cause deadly offence!

I think awkward is most definitely the word for that situation Stag, not sure how I'd have handled that at all!

I've had a day full of horrible calls, had a guts full really, so glad I'm off until Weds now. Work is making me very today. Still, the service manager knows we're under a lot of stress so just bought us a load of chocolate. Nothing like bribary I guess....

Oh you could tell. He was beating about the bush explaining it and then said "Do you understand what I'm saying to you". I advised him I did understand the problem and had to help him.

He was mortified having to describe it.

I had a great lunch today. Lamb, gravy, cheese cauliflower, carrots and mash that I brought from home. And then a muffin afterwards

Dublin tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to having a night away. Pity I won't get to Munster game but I'll see it from Dublin.

Crikey - if there is one thing I can't eat it is cheese y cauliflower - makes me puke!
That is the devils spawn for me!

Jeez - will you lot give over about 'spawn of satan ' / 'devils spawn' ...etc
EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S - FACT , END OF


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I actually like tomatoes!

I love them. Beef, cherry or sundried I don't mind. In a salad, sandwich, pasta or even as ketchup. Tomatoes are incredible things.

tomatoes are only nice if they are in a sauce or as ketchup. Not a big fan of them in a salad, have to have them with loads of other stuff so I can't taste them!

Dreamer - my girlfriend LOVES onions. One thing she does a lot is if she is making a pizza or buying a frozen pizza is to chop up loads of onion and put it on top.

Staggy - I hope she eats a lot of chewing gum

I don't mind fresh tomatoes in other things like a salad, but I can't eat them fried with breakfast, or on their own like an apple as some people do. Tinned tomatoes are puke anyway though.

Stag - that's just....eww. Why is there no <ill> emoticon?!

Literally when I was younger even the taste of an onion would almost make me vomit, I just don't get how people can like them so much!

I like my veggies al-dente. I was reared on vegetables which were murdered into mush by an Irish Mammy, back in the day. I only knew what they actually tasted like when I went abroad. I think that has changed back home. Or has it?

P.S. Penforn is right. Raw-Tomatoes are inherently evil. I dont trust them. They have been the root cause of many wars and the destruction of civilisation as we once knew it. Nobody talks about it, but I feel they should be exposed for what they really are. Satans' Fruit.

You know there is a Faceache group with that title - only 25 members!