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finbar
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Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Jan 1970
time: 06:32
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Originally posted by Havak
The lady Author you apologised to – you paraphrased rather than quoted? |
Ah! Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Poet. American. Yes, I paraphrased her. Well, bastardised her, more like. Of course you're familiar with the original lines:
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death. |
Perfectly suited to paraphrasing for the purposes of slagging off in a rugby context. 
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The human male is unsurpassed for his ability to give self motivated gifts. |
Presumably you're giving Mrs Havak a keg of bitter for Christmas? And Tamerlin is giving le têtard a carton of  s?
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Tigers have two home games before I am likely to be around much again – Leeds on the 27th and Glaws on 3rd Jan. Both tough games this season. I shall have to rely on you publishing our ongoing humiliation to the thread. |
I've already made up the template:
(INSERT NAME OF CLUB AND SCORE) -d- Leicester 0
Pity he won't get to read that for a couple of weeks!
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But then at least you are a Bath fan now right? |
I'm flexible these day. On December 27th, I'll be a Leeds supporter. On January 3rd, I'll be a Glaws supporter!
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Merry Xmas to all, I’m off for beer shortly. |
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finbar
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Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Jan 1970
time: 06:32
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Originally posted by Tamerlin
Finbar, I have some trouble to imagine you kneeled in front of your wife, holding a bunch of roses in your left hand, your right hand on the heart and reciting this poem in a quavering voice.  |
Well, I did propose to her on bended knee with a fresh-picked (from my vegie garden) cob of sweet corn between my teeth. She wanted something romantic. A friend of ours had proposed to his intended in Valencia on bended knee with a rose between his teeth. A cob of sweet corn was the best I could come up with.
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On the other hand, oddly enough, I have no trouble to image Caligastia doing it.  |
Yeah, typical Kiwi! If only they could play rugby under pressure as well as they perform romantically under pressure. 
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I don't drink often |
Gee, if you, Havak and I ever get together, he's going to have to the drinking for all of us. Which, obviously, shouldn't be a problem for him.
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I suppose that the human males who are offering some "lingerie" to their girlfriend/wife obviously do not enter into this category...  |
I can picture Havak giving Mrs Havak a J**** autographed jock strap for Christmas, can't you?
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for Sean Marcelo
Jun 2003
time: 05:32
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Originally posted by finbar
I can picture Havak giving Mrs Havak a J**** autographed jock strap for Christmas, can't you? |
ummm.........
I am not sure about this, and it may not be related, but hasn't Havak in this very thread been complaining about the quality of the Tiger's merchandise recently?
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for Sean Marcelo
Jun 2003
time: 05:32
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Originally posted by finbar
Yes, indeed he has. That's why I didn't say a non-shrink jock strap. Although I suspect that the shrinkable version will, eventually, prove to be a better fit for Havak. |
Over here, we have a show called the "Frank Skinnner Show." It is a humourous late night chat show.Just after the W.C finished he had J**** and Will Greeenwood on.In it an artist showed a model of a rugby ball with two moulded sanitary towels attached that had then beeen painted to replicate the English flag.As the artist of the piece expected it to be worth more than a years salary I may have to agree with you.
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Tamerlin
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Toulouse (South-western France)
Apr 2002
time: 06:32
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Originally posted by finbar
Well, I did propose to her on bended knee with a fresh-picked (from my vegie garden) cob of sweet corn between my teeth. |
This is the kind of poetry I like, it sounds like a Billy Wilder movie...
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Yeah, typical Kiwi! If only they could play rugby under pressure as well as they perform romantically under pressure. |
Perhaps would they stop playing like sissies if they were less romantic.
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Gee, if you, Havak and I ever get together, he's going to have to the drinking for all of us. Which, obviously, shouldn't be a problem for him. |
I don't drink often at all but when I do "je ne laisse pas ma part aux chiens".
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I can picture Havak giving Mrs Havak a J**** autographed jock strap for Christmas, can't you? |
I don't have any trouble to imagine this...
More seriously I have a bad news, I have received a snail mail today about le petit ophrys and it is not available, it seems it is currently out of stock. Though it is difficult to know whether it is temporary or not I will try to find it elsewhere. There are other bookshops in Toulouse which could have the book... 
I have received MOJO today, thank you very much...
I won't have the time to read it today because of the little tadpole but I will have plenty of time tonight while I will stand by the side of the chimney with the Elephant Gun... 
P.S: I suppose that Jeff comes from the initials J-F. Spelling them in French gives something that is not far away from Jeff... Though I always introduce myself as Jean-François it seems that Jeff comes as a natural nickname for most of the people once they think they know me better ... 
Last edited by Tamerlin on 24-12-2003 at 23:44
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