Could be, It's probably the same drug company selling both.
Sacre Bleu!! I bet The French weren't expecting that.
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Could be, It's probably the same drug company selling both.
Sacre Bleu!! I bet The French weren't expecting that.
OK, so now we know England arn't going to win the rugby world cup. So why not relax and play with a bit of flair. Win a few friends instead.
I'm right there with you, we entered those turbulent waters nearly a year ago. I'm passing my quiet dotage and dodging pans by retreating here...Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
(Note: The ladder is the back way out in case she discovers my whereabouts)
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...1/IMG_1350.jpg
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A good plan there G, take and hold the high ground!
That's a great refuge. I ike refuges with an alternative exit for just the reasons you've cited. I can still run a bit too, so I'd have a head start. The only problem is that on your dash away you'll hear those immortal and universal words - "you've got to come back some time!"
Yeah, but you've got two refuges and a field full of potatos to sustain you while on the lam. I'd imagine you could hold out for some time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
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Anyone going down the club? Parker - my good fellow - would you pour me a double.
Cheers!
I will be there Paul you will recognize me straight away by the tears streamingQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
down my kilt. I have finally came to terms with my country's humiliating exit from the rugby union world cup. Thank God Mrs jocky was there to comfort me in my hour of need;
" Get over it you daft git "
I have heard an ugly rumour that the French front row is going to be be beefed up by Kiwi waitresses who apparently have a few scores to settle. :smilewinkgrin:
I know the feeling well from the footie.Quote:
Originally Posted by jocky
She's not playing hooker is she?
Even England's off pitch scandals are boring.
I shall be watching the Rugby League Grand Final at Old Trafford on Saturday as an antidote.
I used to play Rugby Union at school - and pretty much despised it, even though our Games Master was Mervyn Davies. But I found myself watching some Rugby League game on telly a couple of months ago and I thought, "Hang on - this is a much better game than the other one..."
I remember Mervyn Davies and when he had the brain problem and had to quit the game. I used to like the internationals, but I was brought up on league.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
When I first began it was a slower game with more scrums and less kicking than now. They changed the rules in my late teens so that there was no scrum after 6 tackles, but it went automatically to the other side. So the kicking game developed much more and the game got faster. Now you don't get the big fat forwards you used to get, but these really quick athletes who are also built like the proverbial small room.
It made it a much better game.
The talk of rugby league is interesting in the intellectual sense. In Scotland we can appreciate the merit of knocking seven bells out of our opponenents until the sixth tackle when one gets the relief of a two second breather and one never has to think for five seconds on the point of the game.
Eddie Waring may have influenced our attitude :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYXsroqcVqA
Give me good old kick and clap anyday. To Mick, I can see why you are getting weary of the game but I think this is more to do with teams closing down the opposition out of fear of losing , rather than playing the expansive offensive game which we all love. If England, and it is a big if, lose the fear and play as they can they have the talent to go all the way.
The trouble with kick and clap is that there is no room, you can't see the ball, you can't see what's going on, you can't tell why a penalty is given, or why a scrum is re-set 4 times. The whistle blower IS the man.
England's tactics are to have pile-ons laterally across the pitch untill they are awarded a penalty, when the sainted Johnnie can step up and collect the points. The wingers are practically redundant, just trotting up and down the touchline for an hour and a half.
Do they have the talent to go all the way? They have yet to show it.
Now paul, I know you're a little worried about the procedures of prostate cancer screening, so here's a short film that may help with any issues you may have.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ries_10_Broke/
Excellent. I bet they use it as a training video when the cuts begin to bite.Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
That line:
"I've got an a*se like a screaming skull.
Is brilliant.
Just seen England lose. Bah. You were right about the French Atheist. Perhaps we should get you a line to Martin Johnson - or the next coach if he gets the boot.
I know you will not see or hear much about it beyond the M62 corridor, but try and watch the Rugby League Grand Final if you can. It was quite good.
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Originally Posted by prendrelemick
The BBC signal fell short of Texas, so I looked up A*se like a screaming skull and found this:Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXBVkYB2Kio
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I saw that film when I was a lad. I laughed at the insurance policy to cover anyone who died of fright. Brilliant.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
What a try from Rob Burrow. Fantastic. I'm glad Leeds won. St Helens were always our big rivals when I was playing, and I had mates who played for Leeds.Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
The perfect remedy for prostrate problems and those nightmares about nasty Scotsmen :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LdVbOlkMlU
Anyone for a dip the waters fine ?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011...martin-johnson
Only one slice?Quote:
Originally Posted by jocky
The article says he has been disciplined internally. I wonder what they stuck where?
Oh well. They won the - Most fun team=cup.
I hope all is well with you and your family and that the viral tracheitis has run its course. Dont worry about us as our cold climate kills most viruses stone dead, unfortunately it has the same effect on our people. I have prepared Mrs Jocky for the coming winter by hiding her hat, gloves and ear warmers.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Atheist
Paul :biggrin5:
Another brilliant entry Jocky.Quote:
Originally Posted by jocky
My Texas Rangers took care of business tonight with a grand slam in the 11th.
This could be the year fellas.
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I hope Athiest hasn't been paddling in the Bay of Plenty and become oil -logged.
By all accounts it appears the Captain of the Rena is about to be transferred to a new post much more commensurate to his maritime abilities. Henceforth he is to be known as 42, serves the hapless git right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXh1tW16V-8
Old Beefheart knew the feeling well, he should have stuck to selling hoovers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21voUGVzym4
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Originally Posted by jocky
Before you do anything rash Jocky make a careful assessment of her worth in thermal units. Mrs P was at her mothers last night, and I was bloody freezing . Can you afford to run the central heating all night?
It's still unseasonably warm down here, though it was chillier out this morning with the dog.
I'm expecting a cold shock any day, and I've just noticed the seagulls on the green, which haven't been there for quite a while.
Seagulls in Coventry? What next - albatrosses in Nottingham?
For those who might not know where Coventry is...
http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/q...e/Coventry.jpg
What you will notice is a total absence of what Fozzie Bear refers to as 'the big wet blue thing'.
Is that old Brummie weather-lore?
When gulls do croi above the green,
A frost will next be seen.
When they return unto the cowst,
Cast your clout or yow will rowst.
Have you noticed that there are some sounds that can't be written down using the English alphabet?
:lol:
Yes - beats me but it's true.
Coventry is just about in the middle of England - Meriden, just outside Coventry, is the actual spot.
It's a little local lore I've pickd up myself. Apparently the term "seagulls"is a misnomer in that they are not exclsively seaside dwellers.
I suppose I will be in a minority of one, nothing unusual there , in pointing out that young Sam Warburton's tackle was deserving of the red card he got. It was a spear tackle, despite all the contrary reports by the so called experts, which could have resulted in the French player being paralysed for the rest of his life. I feel gutted for the Welsh and thought they were the better team even with fourteen men but the rule book applies regardless of the match being a World Cup semi final.
In the interests of fairness here is the majority contrary opinion:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rug...=feeds-newsxml
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Originally Posted by jocky
Fraid so, Jocky. Looked to me like a yellow card offence - he did let go of the French bloke instead of slamming him into the ground.
Thought the ref was poor anyway - The Welsh should never have had the penalty (which they just missed late on) - maybe he was just 'evening things out'!
Technically you are correct, he threw him headfirst to the ground from a great height but had the good manners to release him about six inches from impact. This would have done much to console the Frenchman if he had broken his neck. I stand by my original view.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abookinthebath
LOL! I appreciate good manners!Quote:
Originally Posted by jocky
He did land with a thump to be fair! Possibly borderline red, but a pity, cos the Welsh were immense (or the French rubbish), and It would have been a great game with even sides....
A definite red card. Remember that O'Driscoll tackle, and what a wave of outrage there was from the Northern Hemisphere (including the Welsh) when the All Blacks weren't sent off. You can't have it both ways, spear tackles are outlawed.
What cost them the game was no one stepping up for a drop goal at the end.
Speaking of sports, the Rangers are World Series bound...again.
Hopefully they will clinch it this time around.
When I read "spear tackle", I think of the tackler lunging in head first as in NFL foortball. I realize now that Rugby spear is akin to a "Pile Driver" in wrasslin.
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I'll have to keep an eye on how they do, are you going to any of the games?
I have been doing a little research into this and contrary to my original surmise found out they are a baseball team and not a football one. The nearest thing we have to that over here is 'Rounders'. Let us hope that you hear this many times in the upcoming World Series :Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUHhT...eature=related
Ra Ra Rangers, Yeehaa !
I'm afraid not, the cost coupled with traffic and parking hassles, makes the tele and wild turkey so inviting.Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
Thanks Jocky. First game is this Wednesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by jocky
This was something special:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hStrt...eature=related
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