At least you get a win or two and a whiff, however temporary, of the sweet smell of success. I had a horrible dream vision of a big wooden spoon winging its way Northwards beyond the dales and landing smack bang in my porridge. A Scottish Prime Minister and he can't fix the six nations for us, even coming fifth would be some consolation.Originally Posted by Paulclem
Ah, but you still have to first know the right question
Any time you're having a bad day, a quick glance in here soon removes the gloom!
Daughter has come home from school with norovirus today - speaking of infestations...
Brilliant!
I always liked those Pommy ones when O2 sponsored them. The series result printed on their shirts, 0 -2.
Pick sides?Any excuse to get me Mick, well this has not gone unnoticed in Jockland. We have a big date coming up which I know we may not win, but we will cripple Johnny Wilkinson, forever. The battlefield is being shaped as we speak, Atheist and the gang, it is time to pick sides, do you really want scabies supporters or a custard and sliced peaches man to win. Perfidious Albion or honest Scotland , friendship goes out the window in this one. Grrrr
What's to pick? The only nation with more enemies than England is USA, and they don't play at all.
Funny how Wilkinson never shines when he plays us.
And brilliant follow up!
There is some merit in consistency. Consider the emotional rollercoaster of the average England fan - football or rugby.
There's usually a win or two, just to get the hopes up, and then comes the crushing defeat/ humiliation/ last gasp penalty shootout. All that emotion, all that rah rah raaaaahing for nothing. You can smell the disappointment as you hear flags hung from local windows being unceremoniously torn down... again.
Good choice of emoticons these days.
Aye, but at least we're not like the All Blacks. They are the best. They know they are the best. The opposition Know they are the best. Everyone knows they are the best. So why don't they win when it matters?
Meanwhile England have reverted to the tactics that made them the World Champions, bore the opposition into submission.
You're right. I caught about ten mins of the game when all they did was kick it to each other. The second commentator - is he from Yorkshire? - was going apopoplectic, as he'd been saying exactly the same thing in the last 6 Nations.
Kick and run indeed.
I've always thought you were uniqueLoved the reverence to the origin of NASCAR, (not unlike "rum-runners"), but I'm not sure even the speaker knew what he was saying. The race was a loser, due to track failure that had the cars sitting for hours. I could never go that fast-I backed off under 160, partially due to the fact that I had the kids and a nephew in the car.
Having your own language makes you unique, just like everyone else.
flattery O'connnor and Jimmy joy juice went into a bar, ordered a shot of the best local stuff, and asked the barkeep if they'd heard the new joke about Timbuktu. The bartender's neck veins flared wide and red, and then he said "look mister, I'm from Timbuktu; the four guys at the end of the bar, they're from Timbuktu; the two big guys shooting pool, they're from Timbuktu, and so are the foursome throwing darts". At which flattery replied"Okay, I'm sorry. I'll go real slow". And then the fight started. Later that night flattery got home, and while soaking, and licking his wounds, and chilling one eye with a cold steak, was watching television. The wife gets home and asks him what's on the telly. To which he replied "dust". And then the fight started. Add on at will.Love the jokes
That pastry is gorgeous, how about sending some of your wifes confections (before the two week stent on the shelf) to old SoundoOK Gbrekken, I'm game-
"add on at"... will...the wife insist that the rum runner, a pre cursor to NASCAR, allow his two week old Kolache and near empty bottle of Wild Turkey remain in its customary position on the bookshelf? She insists that the shelf needs dusting along with the old Zenith.
Gilliatt
Again, the disadvantages of unique and rare genes; I spent almost every school year catching everything. My aunt used to observe that the children who never combed their hair and walked through chicken droppings were always healthy; but a bath, shampoo and regular meals will put you in the hospital.
4 million Kiwis want the answer to that very question.
There are a couple of factors:
1 We keep picking idiots as coach - every RWC since 1987, we have had some inadequate dick in charge. In 2011, we have the same dick who lost the last one, so hopes are low.
2 We were robbed in 1995 and ought to have 2 cups
3 Public expectation to win every single game tends to make us use all of our cards leading into the tournament and when others pull out all the stops, we're often found wanting.
4 There will be riots in Queen St if we don't win next year and the coach will be lynched.
Ha!Again, the disadvantages of unique and rare genes; I spent almost every school year catching everything. My aunt used to observe that the children who never combed their hair and walked through chicken droppings were always healthy; but a bath, shampoo and regular meals will put you in the hospital.
Sounds just like my kids!
I took the boy to the Dr a couple of weeks back as he's had an ongoing sinus infection which just won't go away.
She started talking about nutrition and preservatives before I stopped her and pointed out that my kids eat correct, fresh food and on the rare occasion they have lollies/takeaways/soft drinks they think it's christmas.
Yet they get sick so often it drives me nuts. Unlike other kids, they even wash their hands before eating and after going to the toilet.
I actually think those other kids do get sick, and in many cases are just sick all the time, so it's their natural state and they don't have time off school/work with it.
My kids were the same. They even got a disease I'd never head of until half the Primary School went down with it - the slapcheek virus. I makes their cheeks go red and they feel as if they've got a cold - facecheeks that is...
Afew years ago I called at a farm. It was a bleak place, the house was dilapidated with cracked windows and ill-fitting doors. It was b...dy freezing. Two kids were playing in the yard, they were wearing shorts, holy jumpers and wellies three sizes too big, no coats, scarves or hats. I asked them if they were cold. "No" they said .(They were playing with water from a trough, for heavens sake) I asked their mother, who came to the door dressed for The Algarve, how they did it. "Porage" she replied. "we have a big bowlfull of porage every morning." She said her kids were never ill, and I could see they were bright and vigourous. I tried to force a porage regieme on my household after that, but the lure of Coco pops overcame me.
Have you ever wondered if some peoples bodies were just too dull to pick up on illness; no really. My mom was a great woman; but a little retarded. The woman was never ill, she worked until the minute her children were born, she never took medications and only died from my sisters cooking
All these weird diseases. I saw a fellow on television today who had a daughter with "the sleeping beauty disease"; they sleep for 13 or 14 days at a time. Something with the autoimmune system.
Coco puffs, nothing like them except Cookie Crisp. I've tried to incorporate a good diet since this flu hit me and lasted 5 weeks...This healthy food is about to kill my digestive system; I feel I may explood at any point
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You see, this is why I like being an honorary bloke, Men are just so interesting...They talk about everything
I currently suffer from alarmingly red annual underarm rashes - I've no idea why I get them, they don't cause me much bother - they just appear, itch for a few days and depart.Have you ever wondered if some peoples bodies were just too dull to pick up on illness; no really. My mom was a great woman; but a little retarded. The woman was never ill, she worked until the minute her children were born, she never took medications and only died from my sisters cooking
All these weird diseases. I saw a fellow on television today who had a daughter with "the sleeping beauty disease"; they sleep for 13 or 14 days at a time. Something with the autoimmune system.
The wierdest thing I had was one winter when my finger ends tended to split.
It is a commonly held belief by some people that dirt improves the immune system - hence the ruddy faced urchins you see wandering around in inadequate clothing. Perhaps we should stop showering and just smell more. On second thoughts nah.
All those hours in the pub talking nonsense has been a good training.You see, this is why I like being an honorary bloke, Men are just so interesting...They talk about everything
Funnily enough, since I stopped going to pubs, their business has gone right down. It's either that or the vast improvements in home entertainment coupled with the supermarkets' get p*ssed quick campaigns.
Yes, and sometimes we make sense too.You see, this is why I like being an honorary bloke, Men are just so interesting...They talk about everything
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My farmer father was fond of saying "A little clean dirt never hurt anybody."
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