23-01-2004 13:22									#61
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I'm on a PC at present - running 2 sessions - one in IE running something else through a shell which is in turn running netscape (don't ask!) and another through another version of IE running in Linux - The pooch is staring at me just as hard in both sessions.

Sounds a bit like a firewall issue on Mrs finbar's PC to me ...

	23-01-2004 13:58									#62
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quote: One thing at a time... be patient little beetle.

Now there is a French saying I have not seen before.

quote: I suppose that "Les Obus" is still the place to go...

Shells? Is it a bar? If so thanks for the tip!

Fancy a bet that the crooked ref is from the SH Finbar?

quote: Rugby - Six Nations Tournament: five against one

I think you both got it wrong – it’s everybody against the Welsh?

quote: Not anymore, mon ami. Your 6 Nations ship might finally have come in.

Ignoring the fact that the England second string did very well against a full strength French side last Autumn? And that Pelous is now skipper (an excellent lock but the jury is out on his captaincy) and the Rumanian at scrummie? I would say we have a shot at it? Tamerlin? It would certainly help if the French abck row all picked up injuries in club rugby the week before though.

France have to be favourites – only England will be playing every game as RWC winners and defending grand slammers – can you imagine the psychological boost that gives every opponent? And we face France in france – I still don’t think you SH guys understand how significant the rotating fixtures our wonderful tournament has are. They add an edge not present in the home and away style of the tri nations.
You know how I feel on it – when a certain lock retired we lost our best chance of retaining the grand slam. The fact remains that any team Clive rolls out even with the butchers bill we have right now is still capable of a slam – whether they can make it reality is a different question.

quote: The main problem of the French team is the lack of good kickers, Frédéric Michalack must improve its kicks, he has the talent to become one of the best Half-Fly...

Get him to train in rain and with Betsen running full pelt at him. Otherwise he seems prone to panic when our loose forwards line him up. And I have already ordered rain for the Saturday night in March!

quote: Surely it would have come under much more scrutiny much sooner given its relative importance ... ... The absence of the All-Blacks notwithstanding.

But all those poor decisions went against the eventual winner – and winners rarely push complaints as hard as losers. I’m glad you raised the possibility – and frankly I would not be surprised if it proves to have some foundation.

quote: Sounds a bit like a firewall issue on Mrs finbar's PC to me ...

It’s possible I suppose. Easiest way to disprove it would be if another PC in the same workplace could see the images.

	23-01-2004 15:33									#63
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I have connected myself to Dermott's site and seen the pictures, you should be careful with the size of the pictures Finbar, more than 300 Ko for the first and more than 800 Ko for the second, you should reduce their size.

I now understand why you don't have a kid...

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quote: Originally posted by flipside Is Michalak capable of dominating a game, under pressure. TRUST ME, we know he can do it with the ball in his hand. A big thumping at the WC proved that.

I think he can make it... he needs more experience and to improve its kicks, but he is perfectly able to play under pressure. The problem is when he is associated with a bad half-scrum that is delaying the exit of the ball from the scrums, rucks and mauls... like you know who.

quote: The question is though, can he control a game with his boot, and, critically, know when to switch and do so effectively?

That is the question... I agree. I would tend to reply, not yet.

	23-01-2004 15:46									#65
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quote: Originally posted by Havak Now there is a French saying I have not seen before.

It's coming from an old serie with David Carradine...

quote: Shells? Is it a bar? If so thanks for the tip!

Yes, it's a bar near the Parc des Princes where Rugby supporters used to gather before and after the games.

quote: Fancy a bet that the crooked ref is from the SH Finbar?

quote: Get him to train in rain and with Betsen running full pelt at him. Otherwise he seems prone to panic when our loose forwards line him up. And I have already ordered rain for the Saturday night in March!

Pretty scary training session, I agree. No chance, the weather will be fine, my witch doctors are working day and night.

quote: It’s possible I suppose. Easiest way to disprove it would be if another PC in the same workplace could see the images.

Ask Dermott to connect its Mac to its website... if he licks the screen it means he can see the pictures, or at least the second one.

	23-01-2004 15:50									#66
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quote: Originally posted by finbar There's always been a massive shortage of single, straight males in Sydney.

"Faute de grive, on mange des merles".

quote: It should also be on video and DVD. You should also try to see Mammet's "Glengarry Glen Ross". It started life as a stage play before it was filmed. Stunning film with Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon and others. It was released in the early 90s. It will be on video and/or DVD.

I will have a look.

	23-01-2004 15:53									#67
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Which means - we have you in the half backs. If Dawson and Wilkinson can get fit anyway.

There is another issue being taken forward by the IRB for more discussion - an AUSTRALIAN proposal that kicks into touch from within the 22 be outlawed if the kick comes from a received pass.

i.e pick up the ball yourself in your 22 then you can kick it into touch - if another player passes the ball to you then you cannot. The idea is the ball will be in play longer.

Two observations - firstly it would have screwed the Wallabies in the final as it was only be players laying ball back to Rogers that they cleared their lines so well.

And then more of a personal plea type observation - I wish Eddie and the ARU would stop bringing stupid suggestions to the table - this aspect of play is not broken and does not need fixing and is a blatant attempt to reduce the number of lineouts in tests - something the Aussies are currently relatively weak at.

Short termism in play by Australians again - quelle surprise!?

*edit* Oh god yesterday's optimism was totally unfounded - I also see they are looking at limiting penalties to law 10 offences - with technical infringements only producing free kicks.

Are they determined to turn us into League???

It's call to arms time for the NH - we must fight these stupid ideas and perhaps, if they ratify them in November, let the tri-nations break off and play their little league like game to their hearts content whilst we form a Conitnuity IRB up here to keep the true game alive.

We'll keep hold of Bill as the IRB clearly cannot be trusted with him.

Tamerlin - please take it from here.

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	23-01-2004 16:22									#68
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quote: Originally posted by Havak Tamerlin - please take it from here.

LEAVE OUR GAME ALONE YOU SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE HEATHENS.

A bit short but I am in hurry this morning.

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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin It's coming from an old serie with David Carradine...

So that's what you were talking about! The old Kung Fu series. In that case, it's grasshopper, not beetle!

quote: Ask Dermott to connect its Mac to its website... if he licks the screen it means he can see the pictures, or at least the second one.

Most profound, grasshopper.

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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin I have connected myself to Dermott's site and seen the pictures, you should be careful with the size of the pictures Finbar, more than 300 Ko for the first and more than 800 Ko for the second, you should reduce their size.

Fair suck of the sav! I'm still trying to fathom this whole stupid website-building thing!

	23-01-2004 17:09									#71
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quote: Originally posted by finbar So that's what you were talking about! The old Kung Fu series. In that case, it's grasshopper, not beetle!

For an unknown reason totally independant of my own will it was changed to beetle (scarabé) in the french version.

quote: Most profound, grasshopper.

I feel very weak this morning...

	23-01-2004 19:25									#72
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quote: A bit short but I am in hurry this morning.

No worries – it was a cracking job you did in the time available.

quote: Fair suck of the sav! I'm still trying to fathom this whole stupid website-building thing!

On that’s pure Aussie. Fair suck of the sav? “Give me a chance”?

quote: For an unknown reason totally independent of my own will it was changed to beetle (scarabé) in the french version.

Translation eh? Il a été probablement fait par une machine.

Tigers are in Wales tomorrow – can we break the cycle and get two wins in a row. I can only hope.

	23-01-2004 21:05									#73
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quote: Originally posted by Havak *edit* Oh god yesterday's optimism was totally unfounded - I also see they are looking at limiting penalties to law 10 offences - with technical infringements only producing free kicks. It's call to arms time for the NH - we must fight these stupid ideas and perhaps, if they ratify them in November, let the tri-nations break off and play their little league like game to their hearts content whilst we form a Conitnuity IRB up here to keep the true game alive. We'll keep hold of Bill as the IRB clearly cannot be trusted with him.

I am currently reading this in the paper on my lunch break. The obvious cynicism comes in. That it will just erode technical skills, that it is SH, league , not likely to produce more tries, balance of the game etc...........

Reporting for NH duty.

The story underneath this in the paper is how the Ashes may now be strong enough to be shipped to Australia, maybe you could organise some sort of deal.

	24-01-2004 05:58									#74
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quote: Originally posted by finbar This chatter is all way over my head.

Most of the time I just love the noise points make as they fly past me.

	24-01-2004 06:49									#75
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Yeah, those flattened Leicester vowels leave a trail, don't they?

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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin For an unknown reason totally independant of my own will it was changed to beetle (scarabé) in the french version.

It should have been sauterelle!

quote: I feel very weak this morning...

Then you must meditate, sauterelle.

	24-01-2004 07:44									#77
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quote: Originally posted by finbar It should have been sauterelle!

I know!

quote: Then you must meditate, sauterelle.

Yes, master!

	24-01-2004 16:43									#78
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Hey Tamerlin. Feeling hungry?

http://users.bigpond.net.au/finbar/bucatini.html

I used up some of my ripe San Marzanos.

	24-01-2004 17:19									#79
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Hey Tamerlin. Feeling hungry? http://users.bigpond.net.au/finbar/bucatini.html I used up some of my ripe San Marzanos.

You are a real "chef"... grasshopper.

When do you come in France by the way... I know a market named Marché Victor Hugo you will like very much.

	24-01-2004 18:17									#80
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Dunno exactly. Could me March or April. Depends on this children's movie I'm writing. And Mrs finbar has a telemovie to produce in March. I need to be around to prop her up when she's working hard.

Is this the Toulouse market? Nothing better than a good produce market! Heaven on earth.

	24-01-2004 18:25									#81
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Dunno exactly. Could me March or April. Depends on this children's movie I'm writing. And Mrs finbar has a telemovie to produce in March. I need to be around to prop her up when she's working hard.

OK!

quote: Is this the Toulouse market? Nothing better than a good produce market! Heaven on earth.

There are several markets in Toulouse but the Marché Victor Hugo is certainly the best. Here are settled the official providers of the Delmas family (my step father's and mother's family name)... and that means a lot.

	25-01-2004 04:43									#82
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Goodoh. Mrs finbar's telemovie wraps at the end of March. So it will probably be April before I get over there.

	25-01-2004 04:51									#83
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Found this on the Planet Rugby site:

quote: There is also talk that All Black first five-eighths Carlos Spencer may move to Leicester Tigers at the start of the next European season.

Watch how quickly Havak will suddenly overlook small things like runners being in front of kickers.

Oh, and I also found a reference to Leicester squeaking home against some bunch of Taffy never-weres-and-never-will-bes.

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quote: Originally posted by finbar Yeah, those flattened Leicester vowels leave a trail, don't they?

Thank you.I thought that it was tracer bullets.
Still, nice to know what is going on up there.

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quote: Originally posted by finbar Watch how quickly Havak will suddenly overlook small things like runners being in front of kickers.

The voice of experience?

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The ashes can never go back – only Australians would give a p*** taking ‘gift’ then ask for it back I reckon.

quote: Yeah, those flattened Leicester vowels leave a trail, don't they?

Queens English spoken here, me ode.

quote: Watch how quickly Havak will suddenly overlook small things like runners being in front of kickers.

Oh we could correct him fairly quickly with the England pack around him. Spencer has been linked with us before and let us down at the last minute. I’m not sure we can trust him this time around. But then I suppose it all depends on who Graham picks this season right?

I’d rather we made every effort to get Jaco Van Westhuyzen out of his Japanese wait of time contract. I thought only old Kiwis and the odd Kefu went their for a pension?

Also now doing the rounds again – Larkham to join Saracens straight after the next tri-nations (for our 04-05 season in other words).

quote: Oh, and I also found a reference to Leicester squeaking home against some bunch of Taffy never-weres-and-never-will-bes.

Dragons 20 Tiger 26. A four try to one victory and we missed, if memory serves, six penalty attempts. Stuart Barnes on Sky TV actually saying “it’s all very well scoring tries but you won’t win the big games without a recognised goal kicker”.

So there you go – Tigers flying the flag for fast running rugby in the Heinekin cup it would seem.

I can’t wait to see what Tamerlin made of the Leeds-Toulouse game. I thought the first half was the worst half of rugby I’ve seen in several years. Fortunately they did wake up after the break.

quote: The voice of experience?

Don’t listen to Aussie propaganda.

	26-01-2004 16:42									#87
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quote: Originally posted by Havak The ashes can never go back – only Australians would give a p*** taking ‘gift’ then ask for it back I reckon.

Keep the bastard. Our turn at the top's coming to an end anyway. Post-McGrath and -Warne we'll be back with the field.

quote: Queens English spoken here, me ode.

Eeeeeeee oooopp, lud.

quote: But then I suppose it all depends on who Graham picks this season right?

But what other options does he have at 5/8?

quote: Also now doing the rounds again – Larkham to join Saracens straight after the next tri-nations (for our 04-05 season in other words).

Yes, he's being very non commital about it. Says he hasn't spoken to them, but friends of his have, and England might be interesting, but then so would lots of other places. He's playing full back for the Brumbies this season to let Matt Giteau play 5/8, so he could end up somewhere else.

quote: Dragons 20 Tiger 26. A four try to one victory

Gee, so J**** gave away his usual quota of penalties?

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quote: Keep the dastard. Our turn at the top's coming to an end anyway. Post-McGrath and -Warne we'll be back with the field.

Closer to the pack maybe – but still a class above Vaughan’s boys I feel.

quote: Eeeeeeee oooopp, lud.

Fair t’middling parody for slightly further north, sirrah. The Leicestershire dialect is lazy, contracting words wherever possible and using catch-all words constantly. ‘Ode boy’ for example is Leics for any male relative – and yes it’s ‘ode’ not ‘old’ which would be used almost anywhere else in England.

quote: But what other options does he have at 5/8?

How is Merhts the mouth fixed? Another gem from Jonno – you remember Mehrts saying England are ****** to lose to? Jonno says someone should ask him how he actually knows that as he never has (Carlos playing in the last two losses - Mehrst drawing the worst result).

Hmm I have déjà vu – have I pointed that out before?

quote: He's playing full back for the Brumbies this season to let Matt Giteau play 5/8, so he could end up somewhere else.

Normally the rumour mill here gets it right – I suspect he will be a Saracens man come September. And good luck to him – I think his Wallaby career is almost at the finishing line.

quote: Gee, so J**** gave away his usual quota of penalties?

As he was walking on water in his new deity like fashion you mean?

Two drop goals in their 15 kicked points (ban them!?) – and penalties given away by Darren Morris, Steve Booth and Neil Back if memory serves. Jonno was his usual perfect self.

	26-01-2004 19:34									#89
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quote: Originally posted by Havak I can’t wait to see what Tamerlin made of the Leeds-Toulouse game. I thought the first half was the worst half of rugby I’ve seen in several years. Fortunately they did wake up after the break.

The Stade Toulousain has made the break in the second half scoring 4 tries and thus earning the prized bonus point. Finbar will be pleased to know that Mam'zelle "Blonde Bulldozer" Labit score the fourth try.

Very good performance from Frédéric Michalack (fly-half) and Jean-Baptiste Ellissalde (scrum-half) and the forwards. On a darker note, Baby has been wounded and it appears to be a bad injury.

quote: Don’t listen to Aussie propaganda.

All the Northern Hemisphere's posters are Aussie-Propaganda proof.

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quote: Originally posted by Havak Closer to the pack maybe – but still a class above Vaughan’s boys I feel.

Well, yes, there is that, but I took it as understood.

quote: Fair t’middling parody for slightly further north, sirrah. The Leicestershire dialect is lazy, contracting words wherever possible and using catch-all words constantly. ‘Ode boy’ for example is Leics for any male relative – and yes it’s ‘ode’ not ‘old’ which would be used almost anywhere else in England.

Are there any well known Leicester accents around? I mean, anyone I'm likely to have heard open his or her mouth?

quote: How is Merhts the mouth fixed?

I thought Mehrtens had signed on somewhere up there.

quote: Hmm I have déjà vu – have I pointed that out before?

That's Tamerlin standard!

quote: Normally the rumour mill here gets it right – I suspect he will be a Saracens man come September. And good luck to him – I think his Wallaby career is almost at the finishing line.

Yep. He's served wonderfully. Time for him - and the Wallaby selectors - to move on.

quote: Jonno was his usual perfect self.

Speaking of whom - what was he doing lying around on that beach in East Scotland? Some chappie spotted him and mistook him for a 420,000,000 year old fossil. Understandably.