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Post by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:19 pm

First topic message reminder :

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? appletini guinness cider Ale

Link to the last Pub https://www.606v2.com/t8339-the-dew-dropshot-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#236042
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Post by Cari Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:44 am

Micky - clap Laugh

Did you see Gibbo's joke from the other thread...it was like yours...

Gibson wrote:Gingerbread Man goes to the Doc with a sore willy...
Doc says: "So Ginger, you got a dose man, what have you been up to now?"
Ginger: "Ah Doc, what can I say, phhoking allsorts".

Line - the first Omen film is very disturbing. I remember watching that on telly when I was a kid as well! Shocked

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Post by Thomond Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:46 am

I have got the best awful joke

A guy walks into the dentist office and says......
Guy:I think I'm a moth
Doctor: Ifyou think you're a moth,why are you in the dentist office.
Guy: Because the light was on.


Tumbleweed

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Post by Cari Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:48 am

Awh I feel sorry for that little sad smiley watching the tumbleweed...

I've just noticed the new vomitting one too: vomit

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Post by Pal Joey Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:50 am

Cari,
Thank god the Thorne Corporation isn't listed anymore... Wink

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Post by mickyt Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:51 am

ha i did see that one before alright Cari. it's a good in..

Thomond, if I could report that joke to the admin guys here I would.

that is all
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Post by Notch Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:54 am

"Your mother's in here, Karras. Would you like to leave a message? I'll see that she gets it."
"If thats true, you must know my mothers maiden name... what is it?"
"What is it?"

vomit vomit vomit vomit

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Post by Cari Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:54 am

Micky - I went to a funeral the other day for a man who'd died after being hit on the head by a tennis ball. It was a great service. Very Happy

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Post by Thomond Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:55 am

Coming from you Micky! To be fair I actually gave everyone warning that it was a bad joke. I have another one but it's not bad enough to be posted.

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Post by Cari Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:56 am

Thomond wrote:Coming from you Micky! To be fair I actually gave everyone warning that it was a bad joke. I have another one but it's not bad enough to be posted.
ah gowaaaan!

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Post by Cari Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:58 am

Hometime! Run

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Post by Pal Joey Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:06 am

Have you heard the one about the blonde going into a Darwin shoe store late one afternoon...looking for a nice pair of crocodile boots?

The burly owner says to her. "Sorry love, we're out of your size...but come back another time perhaps and we may have what you're looking for in stock."

"Bugg-er that", she says to herself..."I'll get me own" and hops into her pink Prius 4WD and starts the long drive down the highway to the swamp. By this time it's getting late...and there is a fair amount of activity in the swamp....crocs fighting over barramundi, etc.

A little later, the shop owner happens to be passing along the same stretch of road by the swamp and sees the blonde up to her waist - skillfully slitting a monster croc's throat and dragging it single-handedly to the banks. Not only that...he sees 6 or 7 others lying belly up on the muddy shore. He can't believe what he's seeing and decides to offer the blonde some help.

"Not having much luck are you...?"

"Blidy oath...none of these baastards are my shoe size either!"


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Post by Guest Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:36 am

mickyt wrote:The world innuendo championships start tomorrow…….. I’m gonna enter my sister!

Amazing. I would have used epic, but that pesky Stag stole it.

With regards to Micheal Owen, he was lucky that his type of style suited Wales in 2005. The only positive I've seen his defenders on that site (bad choice of words there maybe) use is he had lovely hands. So basically none of the basic skills needed for an 8. Lovely hands my foot. He was one of the reasons Richard (I assume his name will be filtered) Best was correct in saying that the 2005 Welsh team's foundations were built on sand.

The guy who said that about me and my region is obviously connected to him in some way, or is him. The way he posts gives it away.

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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:40 am

The Shining's a great film but the book might just be better. It's the only Stephen King book I've read but I don't know which one to choose next.

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Post by red_stag Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:40 am

Agree with you about Owen. Hands isn't enough of a skill for a number 8. I see them as the forward who links the forwards to the backs with vision, ball carrying ability, ball rentention and handling ability.
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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:45 am

Also, the Exorcist is a great film. Scary, but not terrifying. I don't know if I've seen a film that's terrified me.

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Post by Suspicious lurker Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:12 am

I watched the Exorcist when I was about 14 on Halloween night in my garage with a few mates, never laughed so hard in my life, I just can't get scared by movies, cause that's all they are, movies.


However, when I was about 6 I watch Aracnaphoiba and that frightened the bollix out of me
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Post by red_stag Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:14 am

Not a fan of horror movies - just not a fan. I know that movies don't need to be deep meaningful well thought out and people sometimes like a good scare.

But a slapstick comedy or overly budgeted action movie give me my fix too.


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Post by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:16 am

hughie1986 wrote:I watched the Exorcist when I was about 14 on Halloween night in my garage with a few mates, never laughed so hard in my life, I just can't get scared by movies, cause that's all they are, movies.


However, when I was about 6 I watch Aracnaphoiba and that frightened the bollix out of me

You'll be fine Hughie, just remember never to visit Australia or Auckland Wink

(the spiders in Arachnaphobia were Avondale spiders, from Auckland, though they come from Australia originally)
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Post by Luckless Pedestrian Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:27 am

I don't like spiders. Actually, that's not true, I think they're really cool, but I can't stand house spiders. I've seen people supposedly being treated for arachnophobia by having a tarantula put on their hand. That wouldn't scare me at all, because a) tarantulas are handsome, and b) you don't see tarantulas out of the corner of your eye scuttling along the floor.

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Post by Mickado Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:29 am

Hello all, long time no chat!

Hope Swanny's bash went well for all. I'd say it was a cracking knees up.

The Dam was amazing. Would have been better if i had a way of charging my phone though, ended up not meeting either Asbo or GIbbo because my phone was dead. Everytime i left the hotel room i intended on buying one, but Amsterdam is the type of place where you can get lost for a few hours. I think the "amnesia haze" might have had something to do with that!!

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Post by Notch Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:51 am

red_stag wrote:Not a fan of horror movies - just not a fan. I know that movies don't need to be deep meaningful well thought out and people sometimes like a good scare.

Hold on a second- I've seen plenty of deep, meaningful well-though out horror movies.

A Tale of Two Sisters is a personal favourite.
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Post by Thomond Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:09 am

Hello Mickado,don't go bsck a few pages and see the comments I made about you.... Whistle

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Post by Gibson Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:18 am

That's great news. The English Parliament, has a chance to vote and turn its' back on Murdoch tomorrow - with regards to the BSKYB takeover.

I sincerely hope they take that opportunity and lay down a future marker, for multinational oligarchs like him.

Good man Mick. You took the right attitude with the Dam. That's how to do it. No fixed, touristy, method. Wander round, get lost and find some interesting places to stay and while away a few hours. All at your own pace. That defines it.

Raging I missed you, but delighted ye both had a great time. OK guinness
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Post by Mickado Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:25 am

Thomond, it's ok man i forgive you, you didn't infringe on my human rights so let us move on...

Jeysus, the Dutch are rubbing off on me!

Yeah Gibbo, we did a few touristy things like going to Madame Tusauads (a must after a shmoke!) and the zoo but in general it was just a case of wandering about and taking it all in! Savage place.

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Post by Notch Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:25 am

Mickado wrote:Jeysus, the Dutch are rubbing off on me!

Isn't that what you paid for? Wink


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Post by Thomond Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:30 am

You know I love you me Tallaght fella kiss Dubs had a good win on Sunday,they might actually do sometihng this year! Laugh

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Post by Mickado Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:33 am

Notch wrote:
Mickado wrote:Jeysus, the Dutch are rubbing off on me!

Isn't that what you paid for? Wink

Laugh When in Rome Notch!

Thom - yeah, i've never been one for overhyping a team, but i can safely say that both Liam McCarthey and Sam Maguire will be ensconsed on liffey side this year.

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Post by Thomond Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:35 am

I see you are still stuck in a "coffeehouse" in Amsterdam then. Are you feeling peckish? Whatever they gave you it must be good if you're that delusional.

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Post by Mickado Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:44 am

It was great stuff. I tell ya, Ben and Jerry make a roaring trade in that town!

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Post by Notch Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:58 am

Just catching up on the latest developments in the UK phone hacking scandal; the Tories, or at least the Tory Prime Minister, are now opposed to the BSkyB takeover bid! They couldn't wait too wave it through until the phone-hacking scandal took off.

Remember, Irish regs; BSkyB may be a British company headquartered in London but it provides Sky television in the Republic of Ireland as well. What happens here affects Irish Pay TV customers just as much as UK customers.

All three main party leaders over in England have asked Murdoch to withdraw his bid. It will be scrutinised, heavily, by the Competition Commission before it goes anywhere. And Parliament may well yet act to derail the whole thing.

Another one in the eye for the Murdoch Empire Yahoo
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Post by Mickado Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:02 am

Forgive my ignorance but i thought Murdoch already owned Sky?!

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Post by Notch Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:02 am

He owns 39% of it. He wants to buy the rest.
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Post by Josiah Maiestas Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:03 am

yuck...Murdoch is a central figure of the Illuminati movement...horrible man!
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Post by Guest Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:04 am

really only that much? huh I thought he pretty much owned it already too.

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Post by Mickado Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:04 am

Ah well fook him. I know little about the medja, but I know it's a bad idea to let one person control it all.

Does he own Fox in the US too? Thats a pretty appaling company!

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Post by Notch Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:08 am

Yeah, entirely, and everything Fox worldwide.

The fears are that with full control of Sky, News Corp would have much more say in the editorial department, especially when it comes to news...
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Post by Guest Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:09 am

well considering they have so much say already that's a very scary prospect.

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Post by Notch Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:10 am

rugbydreamer wrote:really only that much? huh I thought he pretty much owned it already too.

That is the largest, controlling stake. James Murdoch is the Chairman of the company, or was, I can't recall. Anyway when he was appointed he had to face calls of nepotism and scrutiny from the shareholders. It's a brake on their power. They takeover the company entirely; different ballgame.
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Post by Mickado Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:13 am

It's a worrying thought that one company control's so much of the news that people see. Given that they're just a company trying to make as much money as possible and they have vested interests in other businesses.

This is where some form of socialism looks like a better prospect...

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Post by Adam D Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:16 am

Evening all.

Couple of things - we would love for some of you to post in the film section - it could do with a boost.

And secondly, did you all see how the Welsh squad got motivated today - nothing like making the team feel good!

http://www.wru.co.uk/matchdaytv/Index/index/id/8779

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Post by Gibson Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:16 am

Josiah Maiestas wrote:yuck...Murdoch is a central figure of the Illuminati movement...horrible man!

Josiah,
Interesting comment. The Illuminati's tentacles of power, have spread and swept all before them, throughout History. And are still going strong.

However, they are empowered by those seeking even a modicum of control. Like so many politicos did via Murdoch. So... hypocrisy reigns now.

It's all a game. And there is no 2nd-half comeback folks. The game is rigged.

It will be a nice mini-victory, if he doesn't get the total control he wanted.

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Post by Guest Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:18 am

ah Hobo freaky, I've literally only just finished watching that link right before you posted it in here.

Notch - ah yeah, guess I forget that much can still be a controlling %. Just isn't something I like to think about I guess!

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Post by Adam D Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:21 am

You chose one of my favourite players on your choices Dreamer too (Thomas Castaignede).

It is spooky!

One other thing that I thought I would mention in case you missed it for all of you. We are doing a Q&A with Welsh football legend on Thursday - if you have a question, post it here:

https://www.606v2.com/t9111-qa-with-john-hartson

I am so excited - I am getting to actually interview him instead of just sending a email!

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Post by Guest Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:22 am

ah no way really?! that man is amazing.

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Post by Notch Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:24 am

But Mickado in discouraging private enterprise, the government ends up taking control of the media. This is what happened in pretty much all socialist countries even amidst the good things.

But in a laissez-faire capitalist society, huge media cartels become problematic and threaten that delicate balance like NewsCorp. Two things; they have all but 'declared war' on the BBC because they provide news for free on the internet. An informed electorate leads to a strong democracy so it's very important people have access to real news (not tabloid tittle-tattle) and aren't priced out of knowing what's going on in the world. And they control a disproportionately large amount of the media; they set the agenda and shape public opinion. They are a serious threat to democracy as shown by the way UK politicians (until a few weeks ago) walked on eggshells around them.

For instance, they didn't like Gordon Brown as PM. So they set their attack dogs on him.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/07/11/uk-newscorp-brown-hacking-idUKTRE76A3ZF20110711

A delicate balance. I think society is best served by a plurality of owners of media. Independent viewpoints and regulation on what methods they can use. In the wake of the scandal, the folly of allowing one media cartel to dominate has become clear.
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Post by Gibson Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:29 am

Hobo wrote:You chose one of my favourite players on your choices Dreamer too (Thomas Castaignede).

It is spooky!

One other thing that I thought I would mention in case you missed it for all of you. We are doing a Q&A with Welsh football legend on Thursday - if you have a question, post it here:

https://www.606v2.com/t9111-qa-with-john-hartson



I am so excited - I am getting to actually interview him instead of just sending a email!

Brilliant Hobo. i'll be up for that in my capacity as a Tim, for nigh on 40 years. I like that guy. Loved the way he played the game. Hard and fair. So admire the way he fought cancer and won. He comes across as a very honest man. I imagine that will come across in his Q&A.

I'll be watching out for that. Thanks. OK

Hail Hail!
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Post by Mickado Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:30 am

Ah yeah, it was obviously a throw away remark. Socialism leads to the government controlling everything, which is no better.

I imagine there will be some heavy regulation on them now.

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Post by Adam D Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:31 am

I have already talked to him quite a lot over the phone (how cool is that having John Hartsons Mobile in your contact list!) over the last few days - he is a really nice guy.

He's been a real trooper for us on twitter as well.

And we may have some other news off the back of it - I cant say just yet though but it could be the single biggest thing to happen to 606v2 so far!

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Post by Guest Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:33 am

ah Hobo stop dropping hints and just tell us already Wink


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Post by Adam D Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:36 am

This is something different dreamer - this news dwarves the other news I told you about. I will PM you.

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