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?

Link to the last Pub https://www.606v2.com/t8339-the-dew-dropshot-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#236042

My mum's from North Staffs, as are her parents and their parents. My Dad's from North Staffs as is his Dad, and his parents. However my nan is from Surray.

Hound! Maaate.

How's you bud? Loving our new emoticons eh?

I don't really count the English part Gibbo, dunno why really, I just don't feel English in the slightest. Which is weird actually when I consider how pro English my Dad is (he's the Londoner). Mind you I always thought that was odd considering his parents were Welsh and Irish! Families eh? they never make too much sense

And evening Hound

Some beautiful, wonderful poets died in the Great War. Edward Thomas and Wilfred Owen, both so young and gifted. A moment for them, if no one minds.

Evening folks. Looking out towards the coast of France - BON SOIR, CHEF!! I'm waving at ya

Red Stag -

Rev -

GreyGhost -

PcPete -

Portnoy -

I have Irish lineage. Hate it obviously , but you don't get a surname like mine without a slight Irish background. Have family who are now residing in Waterford (who are Irish) and I have family who are involved with the horse racing scene (who I think are Welsh) who live in Ireland now I think.

Off to Tesco for a food shop. Time to restock the Fridge. Can't wait for the Super Rugby final tomorrow.

Very good Stag

Lucky - a moment for them indeed



Edit - Stag! I'm not even going to say which one is my favourite!

Here is one of Rev converting me to a Dragons fan

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Gibbo, for your grandfathers to have survived the Somme is a hell of a thing. You must be destined for greatness! Or establishing a virtual pub, one or the other.

They were Lucky, Lucky. So was I. I wouldnt be here to say it. Funny ol game - chance eh?

Some of the stories... man. They used bottle it up a lot when Id ask them. It was that awful to remember.
Thing is - they did it to rear and feed their kids. Like so many others at that time. Also, so many kids died in that War. Some as young as 15. They lied to get in. A whole generation of young men sacrificed their lives. So sad.



Anyway. Yeah, they survived and lived to a ripe old age. I learned a lot from them.

I'm alright lucky

Howya yourself?


I'm looking (or loo king the way me orse has been today) forward to a long weekend . Had a good mid year performance review with my manager today.

will do for me. It signifies a desert with nothing going on. Cactusville was the name we gave to Northolt Park station when me and Andy used to catch the train from there for Wasps games.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Some beautiful, wonderful poets died in the Great War. Edward Thomas and Wilfred Owen, both so young and gifted. A moment for them, if no one minds.

My Mam's uncle was at the Somme. All the rest of my family were farmers and colliers and hence contributed to the War effort at home. My grandfather worked shifts underground and at munitions factories and was in the Dad's Army. My first Cousin was in Vietnam and survived the war only to die in a car crash just after his return.

My Grandad C fought in WWII. He was a rifleman I believe. Don't know where he fought though. I just know he met my Grandma C in London where she went to work in the NAAFI (I think that's what they were called). I should ask my Dad really if he knows much of my Grandad's time in the war.

Stag,

You've surpassed yourself again.

Glas -

My grandpa was at Dunkirk. I remember every summer holiday seeing the framed certificate he had with 'Dunkerque' on it and thinking what a strange word it was. He was such a reticent man. I'm proud to be his.

So enough about war. It's really not long until the start of the new Magne - Pro 12 league, is it? Are we awaiting new signings, or are our squads complete?

Evening pub. What a busy day, I am knackered!

for Gibbo, and a medicinal Try and find a good osteopath, one sorted me out when I had an inflamed nerve in my neck.

Munster well done you!

Family lineage? I'm a mish-mash. English - Yorkshire father, Geordie mum. Scottish heritage on mum's side, McLaren clan, and Irish and Spanish also on mum's side. Dad's family originally came from Essex...

Stag, some crackers there!

A Yorkshire father, Swanny? I knew there was something about you - my mum was born in Lancashire! :run1:

Lucky - I think the squads are complete. Only 4 signings for the Scarlets this season unless they're waiting to spring the news of having bagged an amazing player! (this will not happen). Can't wait for the pre-season friendlies to start now

Lucky yes indeedy. Explains a lot don't it?! Spent the first 26 years of my life in Yorkshire. Lancashire is alright. I'm in Cheshire now so the red rose is still far enough away

Dreamer, that must be the same amazing player we're supposed to be after!

Swanny, when I was younger we went on a fortnight's holiday near Skipton in Yorkshire. My main memory is of running around for the whole fortnight and going for walks with the family along the Pennines. God looked fondly on that part of the world.

Aaaarrrgh! The Scottish Tourist Board had to ask Neil Oliver to voice over their adverts didn't they! How predictable is that! Aaaarrrrgh!

Skipton is a great spot Lucky. Sheffield is my home town, not quite so scenic

I grew up on the east edge of the Pennines and now live in the foothills of the west Pennines. It's not a bad place to be

I remember chatting to Gibbo about that before. My great grandad was another Somme survivor. Lost his leg in the fighting though.

Hell of a thing living the rest of your life with one leg, but apparently he was great craic. Used to go up ladders and everything.

Lot of young Irishmen fought in the Somme. My mothers grandad was particularly young though- 16. I can't believe they believed him when he lied about his age, but I suppose the British Army were just looking for cannon fodder.

Notch wrote:but I suppose the British Army were just looking for cannon fodder.

Yep. My dad's granddad was about the same age (18 in 1918). He wasn't a very nice man apparently but I wonder how much it affected him.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Dreamer, that must be the same amazing player we're supposed to be after!

Swanny, when I was younger we went on a fortnight's holiday near Skipton in Yorkshire. My main memory ist of running around for the whole fortnight and going for walks with the family along the Pennines. God looked fondly on that part of the world.

That's why Yorkshire folk often refer to Yorkshire as 'God's own County'.

I'm getting close to the weekend's festivities - Titanic brewery's Iceberg from Stoke on Trent.

Yum!

If Penfro pops in, some pals enjoyed a Purple Moose ale at this week's Ealing beer festival :jealous:. Not cwrw haf though. Superb stuff in the 'Diff last month

Notch, it's well documented that they allowed under-age boys through to go to the front line.

A Welsh poet whose nom de plume was Hedd Wyn ('White Peace') was awarded the bardic chair - the greatest honour a bardd (poet) can be awarded) and it was found that he'd died in the Great War. His parents received the letter saying he'd won the Chair before they received the letter saying he'd died at war. They draped the chair in a black cloth at the ceremony.

The_Hound_of_Harrow wrote:

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Dreamer, that must be the same amazing player we're supposed to be after!

Swanny, when I was younger we went on a fortnight's holiday near Skipton in Yorkshire. My main memory ist of running around for the whole fortnight and going for walks with the family along the Pennines. God looked fondly on that part of the world.

That's why Yorkshire folk often refer to Yorkshire as 'God's own County'.

I'm getting close to the weekend's festivities - Titanic brewery's Iceberg from Stoke on Trent.

Yum!

If Penfro pops in, some pals enjoyed a Purple Moose ale at this week's Ealing beer festival :jealous:. Not cwrw haf though. Superb stuff in the 'Diff last month

Good old Captain Smith. It's an honour coming from the same place as the guy who sank the Titanic

Thunor - The Captain Smith's Strong Ale sunk me once. Nice stuff though

Bardd y Gadair Du, Birkenhead.

HammerofThunor wrote:

The_Hound_of_Harrow wrote:

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Dreamer, that must be the same amazing player we're supposed to be after!

Swanny, when I was younger we went on a fortnight's holiday near Skipton in Yorkshire. My main memory ist of running around for the whole fortnight and going for walks with the family along the Pennines. God looked fondly on that part of the world.

That's why Yorkshire folk often refer to Yorkshire as 'God's own County'.

I'm getting close to the weekend's festivities - Titanic brewery's Iceberg from Stoke on Trent.

Yum!

If Penfro pops in, some pals enjoyed a Purple Moose ale at this week's Ealing beer festival :jealous:. Not cwrw haf though. Superb stuff in the 'Diff last month

Good old Captain Smith. It's an honour coming from the same place as the guy who sank the Titanic

We build 'em, you sink 'em!

I just sat through the most boring,yet one sided soccer match in my life. No wonder nobody watches the League of Ireland!

Family lineage: my mother is from the Northside,quite embarassing


Also how do you use smileys from other sites?

You can actually just paste the URL of the jpg or gif into the image thing at the top of the comment box.

That was a test. Huzzah!

Right, gotta go. Cab coming to avoid the Take 2@ traffic coming out of Wemberley

Munsty, well done in the Exams

Stag, loving the new smileys, made me.... well, smile I suppose

Thomond wrote:I just sat through the most boring,yet one sided soccer match in my life. No wonder nobody watches the League of Ireland!

Family lineage: my mother is from the Northside,quite embarassing

I knew it! T is a skanger like moi, roysh.

Alroi brud? Stoooreeee?

What was the game itself?

Gibbo, just read this elsewhere. I think it sums us up.

One should not arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, rather the opposite, one should arrive sliding sideways, out of breath, exclaiming "holy phook, that was one hell of a ride"

Does anyone else remember the (banned) music video where a child was shot out of his mother's lady garden, aged as he flew through the air, and landed old and decrepit in his grave? It was insensitive perhaps, but no less accurate than old Shakespeare with his 'all the world's a stage.'

And my theory is that Shakespeare was French. Jacques-Pierre Angliscised is Shakespeare, surely?

No, everybody knows he was Welsh.

There's definitely an Italian connection with Shakespeare. How many plays set in Italy. Feicing loads of em

I'm going to Italy on Tuesday. Rome actually

Flying from where, Rava?

Belfast International.

Sounds like a great holiday you have lined up, Rava!

Good point on the Italian plays, Stagatron - but there are more English history plays.

I'm meeting Munsty in the morning in Chester. He's going to show me around a few places. Looking forward to that.

Must get some sleep - early start. Nite all.

Just a few more:

Dreamer -

Hobo -

Notch -

https://youtu.be/LbTz5gIV93s