07-12-2002 23:05									#331
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quote: Originally posted by finbar One step ahead of les créanciers, huh?

Not yet !

	07-12-2002 23:12									#332
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Toulouse 31 -d- Narbonne 16

The result is far better than it seems as the game was played at the "Stade de la Méditerrannée" in Narbonne were no other team has won this year.

	07-12-2002 23:36									#333
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quote: Originally posted by Havak It would help. Have you been to Edinburgh? It suffers from bitterly cold winds and they swirl around Murrayfield fit to freeze your bones.

This could partly explain the clumsiness of the Stade Toulousain players, the weather was windy and very cold.

	08-12-2002 02:14									#334
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quote: Originally posted by finbar *finbar starts to mix a magic potion*

Just ask the recipe to the SARFU...

	08-12-2002 02:21									#335
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quote: Originally posted by Caligastia What do you guys predict?

A few years ago France won two consecutive Grand Slam in the Five Nations Tournament and many journalists thought the gap between the SH and the NH was no more. The following third year France was soundly defeated and ended last (or fourth) of the Tournament after several disastrous games. So I won't predict anything except South-Africa demise.

Nonetheless I agree with LDiCesare, England-France result is of course wrong.

	08-12-2002 03:14									#336
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Wake up Finbar !

Is there anybody out there ?

You don't want to post to me anymore ?

IS THERE SOME LIFE ON THIS THREAD ?

Now I have a brand new unlimited ADSL connexion to the Internet no one is posting here. It's not fair.

	08-12-2002 04:27									#337
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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin Wake up Finbar ! Is there anybody out there ? You don't want to post to me anymore ? IS THERE SOME LIFE ON THIS THREAD ?

Jeez, Tamerlin, you disappear for a week and then come back with 8 consecutive posts! Releasing some pent up creativity, huh?

quote: Now I have a brand new unlimited ADSL connexion to the Internet no one is posting here. It's not fair.

That explains it! Some people shouldn't be given access to unlimited ADSL connections!

Fingers crossed for a Bezier win tonight?

	08-12-2002 04:28									#338
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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin Nonetheless I agree with LDiCesare, England-France result is of course wrong.

More wrong than you think. Neither team will be in the Final!

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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin This could partly explain the clumsiness of the Stade Toulousain players, the weather was windy and very cold.

Not to mention the pre-match snack of haggis.

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quote: Originally posted by finbar Not to mention the pre-match snack of haggis.

No, the haggis is what the South-African gave to the All Blacks a few years ago...

	08-12-2002 05:36									#341
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Jeez, Tamerlin, you disappear for a week and then come back with 8 consecutive posts! Releasing some pent up creativity, huh?

I had no more connexion to the Internet because my former access Provider was unable to connect me to the web because I had changed my phone number which is used as a user's name by this provider.

They even tried to make me believe they could not update my account within a few minutes and that I had to cancel my current account and fill the red tape to beg for a new one. :doitnow:

I immediately wrote a cancellation letter and contacted another provider with a fair ADSL offer.

After the time needed to create the new ADSL line I'am back to the web since 11:00 am.

quote: Some people shouldn't be given access to unlimited ADSL connections!

quote: Fingers crossed for a Bezier win tonight?

I'am afraid crossed fingers won't be enough.

The "Association Sportive Béziers Héraut" is a middle level team of the french championship, they are not currently competing in the same category as the Tigers, which is something many regret, as I do as long as they are not threatening the Stade Toulousain, if we consider the prestigious past of this Rugby club.

	08-12-2002 06:48									#342
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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin No, the haggis is what the South-African gave to the All Blacks a few years ago...

No, that was rancid biltong. Which might well be tautology.

	08-12-2002 07:03									#343
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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin I had no more connexion to the Internet because my former access Provider was unable to connect me to the web because I had changed my phone number which is used as a user's name by this provider.

Changing your phone number? One way of avoiding les créanciers, j'imagine. I must give it a burl.

quote: They even tried to make me believe they could not update my account within a few minutes and that I had to cancel my current account and fill the red tape to beg for a new one. :doitnow:

I.T. bastards!

quote: I immediately wrote a cancellation letter and contacted another provider with a fair ADSL offer.

Just out of interest, what does it cost you for ADSL connection? Did you say it was unlimited? Time or downloads? Or both? My cable connection is very expensive because we only have 2 cable providers in the country so there's no competition. I pay 30.5 Euros a month for unlimited time but there's a 500MB download limit. If I pass the limit, which I always do, I pay more.

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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin The "Association Sportive Béziers Héraut" is a middle level team of the french championship,

Wasn't that where Joe Roff played? Or am I wrong?

BTW, do you know how any of the Australian players are faring over there? I think Manny Edmonds is with Perpignan - whom my Tractor Boys are playing tonight, I think.

	08-12-2002 13:53									#345
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quote: Originally posted by finbar No, that was rancid biltong. Which might well be tautology.

It seems difficult to eat even when it is not rancid.

	08-12-2002 13:56									#346
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Wasn't that where Joe Roff played? Or am I wrong?

No, Joe Roff played for the Biarritz Olympique the current French Champion.

quote: BTW, do you know how many of the Australian players are faring over there? I think Manny Edmonds is with Perpignan - whom my Tractor Boys are playing tonight, I think.

I don't know how many australian players are playing in the french championship, I will try to have a look at them when I read the comments in the newspapers.

	08-12-2002 13:59									#347
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Changing your phone number? One way of avoiding les créanciers, j'imagine. I must give it a burl.

I have no time to answer now, I will post more on this this afternoon.

	08-12-2002 20:20									#348
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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin Nonetheless I agree with LDiCesare, England-France result is of course wrong.

An '87 RWC final rematch could be fun...

quote: Originally posted by finbar More wrong than you think. Neither team will be in the Final!

Actually I reckon its pretty likely that one of them will. Unless Ireland beat England, and Wales beat France..

	08-12-2002 23:41									#349
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quote: Originally posted by Caligastia An '87 RWC final rematch could be fun...

To some extent...

	09-12-2002 00:20									#350
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Changing your phone number? One way of avoiding les créanciers, j'imagine. I must give it a burl.

"I must give it a burl", this is what my "le petit Ophrys" call a typical australian sentence.

In france there is a postal code for each town or village. Cities like Toulouse have several postal codes for different areas. When you move to a new home which postal code is different from the former one, you can't keep the same phone number. This explains why I had to change it.

quote: I.T. bastards!

quote: Just out of interest, what does it cost you for ADSL connection? Did you say it was unlimited? Time or downloads? Or both? My cable connection is very expensive because we only have 2 cable providers in the country so there's no competition. I pay 30.5 Euros a month for unlimited time but there's a 500MB download limit. If I pass the limit, which I always do, I pay more.

My current connection is unlimited in time and downloads.

The Internet Access Providing market is a very competitive one, there are many companies who wage a kind of price war.

What is interesting is that the price of the ADSL Modem and the line creation is refunded when you contract a deal with my current provider. I now own the ADSL Modem and will keep it if I break my contract with this company.

The cost changes with the speed of the ADSL access (no downloads limit) :

128 k 30 €
512 k 45.42 €
1024 k 80 €

I have choosed the 128 K ADSL as it is, in my own opinion, the best compromise between speed and cost with an unlimited access.

	09-12-2002 03:39									#351
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quote: Originally posted by Caligastia Actually I reckon its pretty likely that one of them will. Unless Ireland beat England, and Wales beat France..

Since when has logic had a place in this thread?

In fact, I thought we decreed that employing logic warranted a card of some colour.

	09-12-2002 03:49									#352
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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin "I must give it a burl", this is what my "le petit Ophrys" call a typical australian sentence.

Your "le petit Ophrys" sounds like a great reference. I've never heard of it. How is it organised? Like a thesaurus? Or a dictionary?

quote: What is interesting is that the price of the ADSL Modem and the line creation is refunded when you contract a deal with my current provider. I now own the ADSL Modem and will keep it if I break my contract with this company.

The benefits of competition!

quote: The cost changes with the speed of the ADSL access (no downloads limit) : 128 k 30 € 512 k 45.42 € 1024 k 80 €

Interesting cost comparisons. My download speed is 512k (well, technically, it's uncapped) but I pay heavily for downloads over 500MB a month. But your costs still aren't cheap. I thought they might have been a bit cheaper than they are.

quote: I have choosed the 128 K ADSL as it is, in my own opinion, the best compromise between speed and cost with an unlimited access.

I think you're right. Unless you're in the habit of downloading massive files, 128k is perfectly reasonable, I'd've thought.

	09-12-2002 03:54									#353
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Heineken Cup results of interest to the thread:

Gloucester 35 -d- Perpignan 16

Toulouse 30 -d- Edinburgh 9

Leicester 24 -d- Beziers 12*

*Damn! Now we're not going to get Havak using the subjunctive tense!

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quote: Originally posted by finbar In fact, I thought we decreed that employing logic warranted a card of some colour.

This one should be awarded just for the fun of it !

Some Heineken Cup results :

Edinburgh 9 - Stade Toulousain 30

Montferrand 20 - Leinster 23 (big surprise, the AS Montferrand is virtually eliminated)

Newport 16 - London Irish 12

Northampton 25 - Cardiff 11

Sawansea 26 - Bristol 19

Calvisano 38 - Neath 29 (an Italian team winning against an Welsh one )

Sale 19 - Llannelli 30

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quote: Originally posted by finbar Heineken Cup results of interest to the thread: Gloucester 35 -d- Perpignan 16 Leicester 24 -d- Beziers 12*

Only Bourgoin -d- Glasgow remains unknown.

Thanks for the results, I was listening at the radio with the hope to hear them, the commentator gave all the results of the French S***** Championship but said nothing about Rugby. I HATE S*****.

quote: *Damn! Now we're not going to get Havak using the subjunctive tense!

The defender of good language you are should be relieved.

	09-12-2002 11:32									#356
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quote: Originally posted by Tamerlin Only Bourgoin -d- Glasgow remains unknown.

Bourgoin 35 -d- Glasgow 21.

Here's a link to all the weekly Heineken results.

quote: The defender of good language you are should be relieved.

True, but I like the occasional free kick at him.

	09-12-2002 12:44									#357
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quote: Originally posted by finbar Bourgoin 35 -d- Glasgow 21. Here's a link to all the weekly Heineken results.

Thanks for the result and the link.

	09-12-2002 16:46									#358
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But where's Havak? Mugged in the back alleys of Beziers?

	09-12-2002 19:19									#359
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He said he wouldn't be back till tuesday...

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quote: Originally posted by Caligastia He said he wouldn't be back till tuesday...

Which does not mean he isn't mugged in a back alley of Béziers singing a song to the everlasting glory of the Tigers with some other supporters (and perhaps some Biterrois).