The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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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 only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the Tommy Bowe photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

So pull up a chair....what'll it be?

Baa-baas team to face Wales this Saturday:

Isa Nacewa (Leinster and Fiji); Paul Sackey (Toulon and England), Seru Rabeni (La Rochelle and Fiji), Mathieu Bastareaud (Stade Francais Paris and France), Doug Howlett (Munster and New Zealand); Brock James (Clermont Auvergne), Sebastien Tillous-Borde (Castres Olympique and France); Iestyn Thomas (Scarlets and Wales), Sebastien Bruno (Toulon and France), Carl Hayman (Toulon and New Zealand), Iosefa Tekori (Castres Olympique and Samoa), Paul Tito (Cardiff Blues), Joe van Niekerk (Toulon and South Africa), Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues and Wales), Sergio Parisse (captain, Stade Francais Paris and Italy).

Replacements: Leonardo Ghiraldini (Benetton Treviso and Italy), Davit Kubriashvili (Toulon and Georgia), Erik Lund (Biarritz Olympique and Norway), George Smith (Toulon and Australia), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Willie Mason (Toulon), Benoit Baby (Clermont Auvergne and France).

Hobo, a good option, however given that I’ve already put off meeting her once and my GF gave me the pass to see her on my own I shouldn’t go back on that.

Glas – the shoe was on the other foot a few months back, she met her ex for pints and they had a great time. 100% happy days from my POV, I wanted to go out just to meet the guy (they’re still mates) but couldn’t make it.

Ah, don’t mind me. I’ll figure something out. I’m concerned by the distinct lack of coffee shops anywhere in Tallaght. I literally can’t think of one.

chuffed for my Iestyn there! And Lloyd Williams on the bench? that's a bit of a surprise!

That is a good BaaBaa's side though.

What about the Metro? Or one of the O'Briens around Tallaght?

Mickado wrote:Hobo, a good option, however given that I’ve already put off meeting her once and my GF gave me the pass to see her on my own I shouldn’t go back on that.

Glas – the shoe was on the other foot a few months back, she met her ex for pints and they had a great time. 100% happy days from my POV, I wanted to go out just to meet the guy (they’re still mates) but couldn’t make it.

Ah, don’t mind me. I’ll figure something out. I’m concerned by the distinct lack of coffee shops anywhere in Tallaght. I literally can’t think of one.

Phew, that's a relationship tester turned unto entrepreneurial opportunity!

TT, the metro is a pub. O'BRIENs could be an option though.

Ok, gotta fly to a meeting. Thanks to you all for your advice.

Ps ISA and Dougie for the Baa Baas... Nice.

Glas a du wrote:

Mickado wrote:Hobo, a good option, however given that I’ve already put off meeting her once and my GF gave me the pass to see her on my own I shouldn’t go back on that.

Glas – the shoe was on the other foot a few months back, she met her ex for pints and they had a great time. 100% happy days from my POV, I wanted to go out just to meet the guy (they’re still mates) but couldn’t make it.

Ah, don’t mind me. I’ll figure something out. I’m concerned by the distinct lack of coffee shops anywhere in Tallaght. I literally can’t think of one.

Phew, that's a relationship tester turned unto entrepreneurial opportunity!

Exactly every cloud and silver linings

For Tallaghs scary reputation I landed off the luas there to be greeted by a middle aged man in a pink sweatshirt walking an all white poodle wearing a matching sweatshirt

Is it not a café aswell,no? Sorry I don't know Tallaght awell as you

It might be a café too, but I’d say I’d get some funny looks if I asked for a cuppa in there!

Stag, you did land in the latin quarter you know!

Glas, brilliant. You set it up and ill round up the punters!

By contrast when Swanny and Sharpie visited Limerick we had to take a backroad into Thomond Park as the main one was closed off due to a suspected pipe bomb attack. Limericks fines hour

Glas a du wrote:

Mickado wrote:Hobo, a good option, however given that I’ve already put off meeting her once and my GF gave me the pass to see her on my own I shouldn’t go back on that.

Glas – the shoe was on the other foot a few months back, she met her ex for pints and they had a great time. 100% happy days from my POV, I wanted to go out just to meet the guy (they’re still mates) but couldn’t make it.

Ah, don’t mind me. I’ll figure something out. I’m concerned by the distinct lack of coffee shops anywhere in Tallaght. I literally can’t think of one.

Phew, that's a relationship tester turned unto entrepreneurial opportunity!

Talking of which - if you need any training on what to do on the date or even prior to the date, I offer high quality training at a low cost

Hobo - what kind of "training" do you offer. When you said it yesterday I thought you were a fitness trainer.

My opinion - as most others - is meet at a neutral venue. Safe - gives the opportunity for chat but no possibility of things getting out of control. Don't go somewhere alone, don't ask your girlfriend if it's ok to meet alone, don't risk it.

I think.its better mick of I don't comment on your dilemma

Hughie you could have offered to act as a go between, what with your skill...

red_stag wrote:Hobo - what kind of "training" do you offer. When you said it yesterday I thought you were a fitness trainer.

Skills training (presentation skills, time management, sales skills, branding etc).

Just starting out after being made redundant at the end of last year - all genuine enquiries appreciated! You didnt think I run this forum for free did you?

No but I wasn't sure what "training" meant. There is a lot of things you can train to do.

I would like to point out that

1. that Whiskey session was my whiskey you guys were slurping while I was un well upstairs.

2. Mick, i'd say get her to molloys for the pub quiz. You are best off keeping it to a neutral venue to avoid any confusion around it.

does she know you are seeing someone at the moment? I presume so?

I'd be curious as to why she can't go for a pint but has time to drop around to yours.

I'd be curious as to why she can't go for a pint but has time to drop around to yours.

+1

mickyt wrote:I'd be curious as to why she can't go for a pint but has time to drop around to yours.

I didn't want to be the one to open this can of worms.

And yes it was your whiskey but you were in no fit condition for it, we did you a favour.

Stag, you're lucky you gave me your bed for the evening so that was a good swapski

I just hope we don't see Mickado on the Jeremy Kyle show in a few months. Good luck Ked.

Because she’s baby sitting. Simple as. If we meet for a cuppa it will be at about 6.30pm, if we were going for a pint it would be at 9. Baby sitting puts the mockers on a pint and meeting at a later hour.

And just because me and Stag have an iron constitution doesn’t mean you should be hatin’ all up on us. We tipped some on the kerb for our fallen homies (you)… actually, no we didn’t!

Mickado wrote:Because she’s baby sitting. Simple as. If we meet for a cuppa it will be at about 6.30pm, if we were going for a pint it would be at 9. Baby sitting puts the mockers on a pint and meeting at a later hour.

And just because me and Stag have an iron constitution doesn’t mean you should be hatin’ all up on us. We tipped some on the kerb for our fallen homies (you)… actually, no we didn’t!

You better not have wasted it.

well to be honest that puts a different slant on things. it's at 6:30. seems like a good time for that. I would just suggest that to the GF though that the change of plans.

it being early and the fact that there is a time constraint around it will make things easier I am sure.

You going to the quiz Mick? I might head over for a pint tonight...?

I am not sure MIckado. I have an 11 aside match tonight at 9:15 so by the time I get home it can be quite late.

I haven't packed yet either but might drive over for the last hour or so.

Think P Mac is heading over.

Sorry for taking up so much space, but I've just read these Bushisms on another thread here and I LOLed more than once!

ON HIMSELF

"They misunderestimated me".
Bentonville, Arkansas, 6 November, 2000

''I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right".
Rome, 22 July, 2001

"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on... shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again".
Nashville, Tennessee, 17 September, 2002

"There's no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead"
Washington DC, 11 May, 2001

"I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me".
Nashville, Tennessee, 27 May, 2004

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

"For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times".
Tokyo, 18 February, 2002

"The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorise himself".
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 29 January, 2003

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we".
Washington DC, 5 August, 2004

"I think war is a dangerous place".
Washington DC, 7 May, 2003

"The ambassador and the general were briefing me on the - the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice".
Washington DC, 27 October, 2003

"Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat".
Washington DC, 17 September, 2004

"You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror".
CBS News, Washington DC, 6 September, 2006

EDUCATION

"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?".
Florence, South Carolina, 11 January, 2000

"Reading is the basics for all learning".
Reston, Virginia, 28 March, 2000

"As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards".
CNN, 30 August, 2000

"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.''
Townsend, Tennessee, 21 February, 2001

ECONOMICS

"I understand small business growth. I was one".
New York Daily News, 19 February, 2000

"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it".
Reuters, 5 May, 2000

"I do remain confident in Linda. She'll make a fine Labour Secretary. From what I've read in the press accounts, she's perfectly qualified".
Austin, Texas, 8 January, 2001

"First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill".
Washington DC, 19 May, 2003

HEALTHCARE

"I don't think we need to be subliminable about the differences between our views on prescription drugs".
Orlando, Florida, 12 September, 2000

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN's aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country".
Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 6 September, 2004

TECHNOLOGY

"Will the highways on the internet become more few?".
Concord, New Hampshire, 29 January, 2000

"It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber".
Washington DC, 10 April, 2002

"Information is moving. You know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets".
Washington DC, 2 May, 2007

OUT OF LEFT FIELD

"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully".
Saginaw, Michigan, 29 September, 2000

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream".
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, 18 October, 2000

"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law".
Tucson, Arizona, 28 November, 2005

"That's George Washington, the first president, of course. The interesting thing about him is that I read three - three or four books about him last year. Isn't that interesting?".
Speaking to reporter Kai Diekmann, Washington DC, 5 May, 2006

ON GOVERNING

"I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together".
Bartlett, Tennessee, 18 August, 2000

"I'm the decider, and I decide what is best".
Washington DC, 18 April, 2006

"And truth of the matter is, a lot of reports in Washington are never read by anybody. To show you how important this one is, I read it, and [Tony Blair] read it".
On the publication of the Baker-Hamilton Report, Washington DC, 7 December, 2006

"All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone".
San Diego, California, 25 October, 2007

"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office".
Washington DC, 12 May, 2008

Strangely enough after watching the West Wing, even with a democrat president, I started to feel sympathy for Bush. For all US presidents really as it's a damn hard job.

MBTGOG wrote:Strangely enough after watching the West Wing, even with a democrat president, I started to feel sympathy for Bush. For all US presidents really as it's a damn hard job.

I was thinking the same thing Munsty. Its a crazy way of life. I have no doubt that Obama or anyone has said things just as stupid but they don't make the press.

Well it's one of the hardest jobs there is, isn't it. Being the head of state of any country, but the most powerful on the planet? No pressure...!

Bush was clearly a terrible orator, dreadful, but I don’t know if he was as bad a president as people make out. I mean, not living in the US its hard to tell (and to be honest pretty irrelevant to me) if he was a “good leader” etc.

It just goes to show how important public speaking is when you’re in a role like that.

"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully".

Classic that!

Mickado wrote:Bush was clearly a terrible orator, dreadful, but I don’t know if he was as bad a president as people make out. I mean, not living in the US its hard to tell (and to be honest pretty irrelevant to me) if he was a “good leader” etc.

It just goes to show how important public speaking is when you’re in a role like that.

He should of got some proper training. Talking of which.......

New London Irish shirts for next season…

http://www.london-irish.com/news/Irish61431.ink

I quite like them, simple and not overly flamboyant. Might get the European one.

Good news from the iRB. They have set out new guidelines with regards to player concussion-

Hopefully this is just the first step

You’re presistant Hobo. I’ll give you that!

p.s. dilemma over, something came up and we’re not meeting at all tonight. I’ll meet her at the weekend, GF In tow.

:mops brow:

Full cotton jerseys. Nice.

Bush was possibly the most stupid individual to ever hold office. Any office. It was not HIS Presidency, it was Cheneys' and Rumsfelds. He was a badly orchestrated, Oil-company backed - Puppet.

Obama is Kennedy-esque in his intelligence and oratory skills. A different Universe.


G'day all.

The hooped one is nice Pete.

There’s a fair amount of sponsorship on them all the same!

Leinster will have feic all sponsorship on the new one, but they’ll have a big splash of unicorn spooge right across the front, no doubt!

HOBO,

I also do some training, although we are not in competition. So if you want you can scratch my back and I'll scratch yours http://www.frizzellsafetyservices.co.uk/

From my study of history, JFK like Obama was a charismatic president but didn't get all that much done. Actually he fared quite poorly, but he'll be remembered well because of said charisma and being assassinated and especially in Ireland due to his ancestors.

Oh they are really nice shirts Pete. I love the one in the middle. Still treasure my Guinness sposnsored one. I think it's class. And it has major sentimental value for me.

A'noon Gibbo. Hope to goodness you are feeling better today

Oh Kennedy changed the US massively. Human-rights, Space Exploration, medicare etc etc. Bush just made the World unsafe.

That's why JFK was shot. Big-business, Mafia and J Edgar did not like him at all. Take your pick. He rattled far too many upper-echelon cages. Thats what Id want MY Pres to do.

Anyway, this is too big a convo for here. It would take a big session in the Pub to even scratch the surface.

Rugby rugby rugby.

True story - JFK is alive and has been secretly controlling the USA for years. Bush was just a pawn!!

Hoi Rav,
Man-flu still thriving. It was lovely outside today too. Miss the aul bike-ride. Maybe tomorrow.

red_stag wrote:True story - JFK is alive and has been secretly controlling the USA for years. Bush was just a pawn!!

How about an under-cooked prawn, Stag?

The sun is spitting the scones down here. Went out for a smoke and I’m not clock watching until I get out into the glorious sunshine.

Course, as soon as I step onto a boiling hot and sweaty bus I’ll be wishing it was December again!

Fair enough Gibbo but this is the same Kennedy that got the US embroiled initially in the Vietnam war.

MBTGOG wrote:From my study of history, JFK like Obama was a charismatic president but didn't get all that much done. Actually he fared quite poorly, but he'll be remembered well because of said charisma and being assassinated and especially in Ireland due to his ancestors.

Kennedy was only in office for about 2 years, though. Overall, the Kennedy family are one of the most influential families in American politics. Obama needed the Kennedy approval to become the US president - Caroline Kennedy's endorsement of Obama (who isn't even in politics) was one of the main reason's why Obama got the Democratic nomination (instead of Hilary Clinton).