17-01-2004 23:05									#481
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Watching for this thread to hit 500...any ideas for the next thread's name guys?

	18-01-2004 04:08									#482
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Well, J**** announced his retirement from international rugby last night. How about :

Rugby - Vale J****

As long as the asterisks are in place!

Apart from anything else, it will haunt Havak every time he checks the thread. Knowing half his team has gone. The other half, Wilko, plays on, but only until he succumbs to that shoulder injury.

	18-01-2004 04:11									#483
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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin The evil nature of the females is known to us all.

Spoken like a single man whose missus doesn't watch over his shoulder as he types!

BTW, Starbucks have just opened their first shop in Paris. Please be a good chap and pop up to Paris and firebomb it? Thanks muchly.

	18-01-2004 04:19									#484
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Mmmm. Stumbled over this item somewhere in the boondocks of the internet where things are posted that are of absolutely no interest to anyone:

Leicester 49 -d- Ulster 7

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	18-01-2004 05:37									#485
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Spoken like a single man whose missus doesn't watch over his shoulder as he types!

Yep...

quote: BTW, Starbucks have just opened their first shop in Paris. Please be a good chap and pop up to Paris and firebomb it? Thanks muchly.

The worst thing is that they are currently planning to open more of them. I have heard about what they are selling... berk!

	19-01-2004 06:27									#486
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quote: Originally posted by Caligastia Watching for this thread to hit 500...any ideas for the next thread's name guys?

Rugby - Jonno who?

Rugby - Martin Thompson passes into the annals of history?


Speaking of which I managed to dredge up a rather familiar-sounding spiel on one of the fan sites from a few days ago ...

quote: "I have been and England and Leicester Tigers fanatic for a long time, I have more respect for Martin than for anyone else. His supposed retirement is much deserved, if it's true, and the rumble around the Crumbie says could be, bloody good luck to him. You will not find a harder working man in any walk of life. He is going out on a high when public feeling is with him, you see so many sportsman and women going on after the ultimate glory and it does not work. "I will be sad not to see the big man thundering around the international pitch but the time has come for him to sit back a bit and enjoy his growing family, but there is a rumor of hope that will see more and more of him down at the Tigers. The captaincy should go to Ben Kay he is the natural replacement to Martin, people will say he does not have the experience, but neither did Martin when he stepped up to the mark. Good luck Martin and good luck Ben." - JAK, Leicestershire, UK

All of it utter drivel in any case.

	19-01-2004 07:01									#487
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Maybe I should take a chance with Rugby - Our Ball's Bigger Than Yours

	19-01-2004 14:13									#488
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I am extremely grateful to LDiCesare for using the smaller typeface when mentioning our unfortunate loss to Ulster.

Chris White on the other hand did have a poor game as Tamerlin says – Ospreys must be livid with him.

quote: Haven't you been able to come up with a sort of IV Drip arrangement by now?

Believe it or not I had one pint Saturday afternoon – after the match. Sometimes I don’t feel like drinking.

quote: I agree totally about the joint shirt idea-it really annoyed me that links that did not exist were trying to be formed.

Yes it was a bit strange – posters acting like long standing friends who had ‘known’ each other through text for only a few days. Mind you I ma leaving the board well alone for a few days now after Saturday’s result!

quote: It also means that there will be lots of kicks and mauls, which are rather boring ofr the backs, but, again, a good thing for the forwards.

It also makes it easier to ‘hide’ from the referee as rucks and mauls become a brown homogenous mess of arms and fists. Or maybe that’s just low level English leagues.

I really enjoyed the Agen game too – but then I do not like Llanelli or their whiny coach.

quote: All of it utter drivel in any case.

Yes the big man has gone. I did have the pleasure of seeing him score a try right in front of me on Saturday. As I watched him run it in all that occurred to me was this though – how on earth can we win in Paris without him?

I suppose I ought to comment on the huge turnaround in Saturday’s game. Well it is the keenest I have seen the boys all season – I think the previous humiliation sparked something in them at last. But I have to accept also that Harry Ellis returning from suspension at Scrummie meant the Fly half was getting quick ball in the bread basket rather than on his ankles or over his head (Healey has faster hands but is not as accurate) and the gamble of play the Bok at fly half paid off – the boy looked right at home kicking, passing and running bringing a variety to our back play there has not been all season. In the short term I think he can do a job for us there – and I wonder if we can buy out his Japanese contract?

I’m not going to go on about Jonno – lets leave that to someone you might take more notice of:

Josh Kronfeld - "He has a great ability to cut through the crap. All that bull of modern rugby that floats around the edges of a team's preparation, he just shoves it away. He demands excellence and doesn't moan. He always gets on with it."

High praise indeed.

	20-01-2004 03:57									#489
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quote: Originally posted by Caligastia Maybe I should take a chance with Rugby - Our Ball's Bigger Than Yours

You can try. I'm not sure about your chances.

	20-01-2004 04:03									#490
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quote: Originally posted by Havak I’m not going to go on about Jonno – lets leave that to someone you might take more notice of:

Speaking of which, I found a quote from an old girlfriend of his:

quote: "His idea of foreplay was to ask if I was awake".

	20-01-2004 05:06									#491
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quote: Originally posted by Havak I’m not going to go on about Jonno – lets leave that to someone you might take more notice of: Josh Kronfeld - "He has a great ability to cut through the crap. All that bull of modern rugby that floats around the edges of a team's preparation, he just shoves it away. He demands excellence and doesn't moan. He always gets on with it." High praise indeed.

Oooff! A sucker punch right to the breadbasket.
Bloody Kiwi's. They always pop up just when you least expect them.

	20-01-2004 05:37									#492
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Well played Tigers.
I would comment more, but I am very busy trying to see if I can post the split shirt idea at the Ulster website under the name of Havak.
IIRC This Havak person posted on that board saying that it should merely be a Tigers shirt with a small Ulster symbol buried somewhere as befitting a small European colony and then invited everyone back to his Tiger's board for a fight.

Oh, and I did try to find out about nettles.
My boss had this to say
"Never used them. I imagine the hardest part would be finding one that a dog has not p****d on."
He only said what you already know after that , they should be used as you would use any leaf in cooking, etc, suitable for blah...
All I could think of was how the mention of nettles seems to bring up the desire to talk about the urinatory habits of dogs shortly afterwards.It really was bizarre.
I did assure him , however, "that this bloke I know" was VERY unlikely to have this problem.

I also try to be celibate, but awkwardly enough last year had a bizarre "stalking" issue,when I was relentlessly persued by a girl.Hopefully, she may be deported soon, after destroying a nightclub toilet
and fighting bouncers that were a foot taller than her, after I refused to answer her question of "Do you hate me?."

As for a new thread title I would quite like a 6N one or a J**** one.
I would like to see Richard Hill as the new Eng. captain.

	20-01-2004 06:10									#493
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Speaking of which, I found a quote from an old girlfriend of his:

Oh dear. I guess the infamous "Martin J****'s favourite part of the driving maul " article did eventually get syndication then?

EDIT: The obvious thrust of this article was what was a ruck and what was a maul?
Damn tabloids should know that when it is on the ground it is a ruck and when it is being held it is a maul.

RE-EDIT: *flipside realises that a career even at the sleazier end of the tabloid market is beyond him*

	20-01-2004 06:35									#494
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quote: Originally posted by flipside RE-EDIT: *flipside realises that a career even at the sleazier end of the tabloid market is beyond him*

Less is always better, my son.

	20-01-2004 06:54									#495
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quote: Originally posted by flipside Oh, and I did try to find out about nettles. My boss had this to say "Never used them. I imagine the hardest part would be finding one that a dog has not p****d on." He only said what you already know after that , they should be used as you would use any leaf in cooking, etc, suitable for blah...

Mmmm. Okay. I might ring the restaurant and ask where the chef - whom I know prepares Nettle Risotto - sources the nettles.

He's a very accommodating chap. I know from experience. It's Sydney's best Italian restaurant. I was there a couple of years ago for my birthday. About my fifteenth visit to the place. On one of my earlier visits, I'd had his John Dory in Parmesan Batter. That was the menu description, anyway. It was sublime. I immediately rushed home and tried to recreate it. Many many times. I used every batter recipe known to personkind. And none of them resembled what he did.

Thus, on this visit, I'd popped out to the dunny. The chef has a habit of leaving the kitchen and wandering the tables. My wife buttonholed him. Told him I was going insane trying to recreate the parmesan batter. I came back to the table. He wished me happy birthday and took me into the kitchen. And it's a small kitchen. So there I was, in the middle of hectic service, standing there while he prepared the parmesan batter for me, to show me how to do it. Then he took a John Dory fillet, took it, the parmesan batter and me to the stove and showed me how to cook it. Then he plated it, took it and me back to the table, and watched me eat it.

And the secret to the parmesan batter? It wasn't a batter, per se. It was a parmesan wash. Four whole eggs, big handful of freshly grated reggiano, small handful of chopped Italian parsley and lots of freshly ground black pepper. And the key is to have the oil just hot enough to cook the fish and the wash without burning the parmesan!

quote: All I could think of was how the mention of nettles seems to bring up the desire to talk about the urinatory habits of dogs shortly afterwards.It really was bizarre. I did assure him , however, "that this bloke I know" was VERY unlikely to have this problem.

Quite right too. Dermott's favourite trick is to wander out into the garden and ram his head into the weeds I haven't cut or removed. He returns inside with a big, white, hairy head full of seeds!

quote: and fighting bouncers

Mmmm. A pub bouncer just killed one of our very popular local cricket identities. David Hookes, 48, former Test batsman, later commentator and, latterly, successful Victorian State team coach. Minor altercation in a pub on Sunday night while celebrating the Victorian team's victory earlier in the day. Outside, heading for his car with others, one of the pub bouncers followed and king hit him, dropping him, smashing his head on the road surface. In a coma, died last night. The bouncer had already been charged with assault. The charge will probably now be increased.

quote: As for a new thread title I would quite like a 6N one or a J**** one.

I favour my J**** suggestion, I have to say.

quote: I would like to see Richard Hill as the new Eng. captain.

Personally, I don't care.

	20-01-2004 07:15									#496
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Less is always better, my son.

As I am learning, slowly.
Too obvious and too graphic. I apologise.
A simple "They syndicated." would have worked.I think.

	20-01-2004 08:18									#497
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Shredded veggies in a nice light tempura are my favourite.
Fish in batter is a classic, I always try to include a hardener( such as lemon or any acid)in mine so it caramalises properly.
I always keep the oil as hot as I can without burning the batter, as you get a nice fast "seal," you can always then move to a lower temperature if you are cooking a fish on the bone.
The wash idea sounds very interesting and I would like to try it, play with it, or whatever. Is it mainly a flavouring idea or a setting one with the egg?
Personally, I'd let Dermott cross-pollinate from there, in time you should be able to tell if it's time to mow the lawn just by looking at his face.

Heard about David Hookes a bit over here. Fortunately (or unfortunately) the bouncers where I live are all fully registered in "control and restraint" techniques and are very aware that they are living in an increasingly litigous society.Hence as I tell my "friend"- "de-por-tation"is all she has to worry about.
I really don't care who is captain of Eng. either that much, it is just that I think that Hill is the only person that is in a decision making position that is guarenteed his place and it sends out a message about the qualities that rugby needs.

	20-01-2004 09:04									#498
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quote: Originally posted by flipside Fish in batter is a classic, I always try to include a hardener( such as lemon or any acid)in mine so it caramalises properly. I always keep the oil as hot as I can without burning the batter, as you get a nice fast "seal," you can always then move to a lower temperature if you are cooking a fish on the bone.

I'm not a fish eater, but Mrs finbar is, so I cook it a lot for her. Her favourite is salmon, sealed then roasted with some herbs. I experiment with all sorts of other fish and cooking methods, but she eventually pleads for her salmon. The only other thing I can do for her with any regularity is Swordfish with a Salmoriglio Sauce - a Sicilian brew: fresh finely chopped oregano, lemon juice, oil and seasonings, drizzled over the grilled fish.

quote: The wash idea sounds very interesting and I would like to try it, play with it, or whatever. Is it mainly a flavouring idea or a setting one with the egg?

Try it. It's quite delicious. It's more flavouring than setting. You don't overdo the reggiano, so the "batter" (or wash) remains liquid rather than soupy. That chef plates it up on a green pea puree, which produce a terrific colour combo - gold of the cooked reggiano with the green of the peas.

quote: Personally, I'd let Dermott cross-pollinate from there, in time you should be able to tell if it's time to mow the lawn just by looking at his face.

What sh*ts me most is when he gets home from the grooming place - $125 worth! - and goes straight out and inspects the weeds!

quote: Heard about David Hookes a bit over here. Fortunately (or unfortunately) the bouncers where I live are all fully registered in "control and restraint" techniques and are very aware that they are living in an increasingly litigous society.Hence as I tell my "friend"- "de-por-tation"is all she has to worry about.

Here, bouncers are supposed to be licensed. Unfortunately, not all of them are. This was a case of pure vindictiveness. Hookes could be an abrasive character. I can quite imagine that there was some verbal provocation. It's highly likely the bouncer will be charged with manslaughter. It's even possible that it could be murder. I recall from my ten minutes of Law at Uni that there's something called "felony murder" - commit an illegal act and someone dies as a result, even if the death couldn't have been forseen, and you can be charged with murder. We shall see.

quote: I really don't care who is captain of Eng. either that much, it is just that I think that Hill is the only person that is in a decision making position that is guarenteed his place and it sends out a message about the qualities that rugby needs.

Well, as far as I can tell from reading Havak's posts over the past couple of years, he thinks he would qualify on both decision-making grounds and being guaranteed a place in the team.

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quote: Oooff! A sucker punch right to the breadbasket. Bloody Kiwi's. They always pop up just when you least expect them.

I would recommend getting Martin’s autobiography ravagon. It’s refreshingly frank and lacks the ego trip that these things can tend to be. It’s very clear that his time in New Zealand helped form the player he became and he has the utmost respect for the way Kiwi’s approach the game (“defeat simply isn’t considered”). He is quite honest about the comparative standard of English and Kiwi club rugby at the time.

quote: This Havak person posted on that board saying that it should merely be a Tigers shirt with a small Ulster symbol buried somewhere as befitting a small European colony and then invited everyone back to his Tiger's board for a fight.

Ulster are a very good side – unfortunately they never really showed it in the return leg. Although the Topping try was very well worked.

quote: I favour my J**** suggestion, I have to say.

Only complimentary titles please!

quote: Personally, I don't care.

You should – with us meeting again this year you want them to pick Dally.

I am still observing a period of respectful ‘mourning’ for the retirement. I’ll start laying into the candidates shortly. After all England without a Tiger’s captain is not really England at all?

Flipside should care even more with Ireland coming to us this year. Of course Vickery and Kay are also guaranteed their places.

quote: Well, as far as I can tell from reading Havak's posts over the past couple of years, he thinks he would qualify on both decision-making grounds and being guaranteed a place in the team.

I have never claimed anything other than to have loved playing the game – frankly I was never all that good. About the same standard as a current Aussie prop maybe.

Decision making? Dermot’s would be better than mine probably.

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quote: Originally posted by Havak Only complimentary titles please!

My suggestion was Rugby - Vale J****. How much more respectful could it be?

quote: Decision making? Dermot’s would be better than mine probably.

His biggest decision is usually whether to fart or scratch. And he usually makes the wrong decision. How about you?

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On that particular choice of options I mostly get it right I think.