Rugby - The Lull After The Storm

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar
Who cares?

[Caligastia]

How do you guys like my new avatar?

[flipside]

Originally posted by Caligastia
How do you guys like my new avatar?

Cute cat.Your pet?
Any underlying, dark, Freudian reason for it?

[finbar]

Originally posted by flipside

Cute cat.Your pet?
Any underlying, dark, Freudian reason for it?

Well, it replaces his old avatar - the silver fern, symbol of the All Blacks. After their performance in the WRC, I assume this avatar is Cal's suggestion for their new symbol.

Oh, and if my avatar caught sight of his new avatar, the fur would be well and truly flying.

[finbar]

Originally posted by flipside
This probably doesn't mean anything, but, I think that " Goodfellas" works far better, as a film, than "Casino" as it is far tighter in structure and pacing.

I don't know about "far better", but I would never claim "Casino" to be as fine a film as "Goodfellas". One of Scorsese's vastly underrated films, IMHO, is "After Hours", a "jobbing" effort of his, directed to earn some money after "Last Temptation of Christ" fell over the first or second time prior to it eventually being made.

[flipside]

I have never seen "After Hours"- although I will now.
I am a fan of his, and , obviously, respect your opinion as a professional in this field.
To me, "Casino" while it has good concept and writing, sprawls lazily across the screen, whilst "Goodfellas," well, it is so sharp that you could use it to carve electrons.

[flipside]

Originally posted by finbar


Well, it replaces his old avatar - the silver fern, symbol of the All Blacks. After their performance in the WRC, I assume this avatar is Cal's suggestion for their new symbol.

Oh, and if my avatar caught sight of his new avatar, the fur would be well and truly flying.

One win.In the World Cup.That led to a loss.
Oh David,David Humphreys , that your three inches have managed to cause me so much pain.
If only you had shot that much straighter then we could have beaten Aus,then N.Z while they lost to France.
I blame him for that answer.Reinforcing, both our "plucky loser" feelings and your feeling of superiority over N.Z.
EDIT:-I apologise, no man should ever feel bad about beating up on the fact that the kiwi's lack ummmm...., well bottle?

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by flipside

Cute cat.Your pet?
Any underlying, dark, Freudian reason for it?

Yes, my pet. I just thought he looked funny...

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by finbar


Well, it replaces his old avatar - the silver fern, symbol of the All Blacks. After their performance in the WRC, I assume this avatar is Cal's suggestion for their new symbol.

Perhaps it's just a suggestion to the ABs that they should stop doing what this cat is doing whenever a semi final comes up.

Oh, and if my avatar caught sight of his new avatar, the fur would be well and truly flying.

I notice Dermott has changed position since I last saw him. Was it his new year's resolution?

[finbar]

Originally posted by flipside
I have never seen "After Hours"- although I will now.

It's a fairly light piece about an Uptown Manhattan yuppie who, one night, goes down to Lower Manhattan on a blind date. For various reasons, he never gets to keep the blind date, and, in fact, for even more various reasons, ends up trapped overnight in Lower Manhattan, a world with which he's far from familiar even though he's lived only a mile or so away from it all his life. It doesn't really sustain, but there's a lot of t'riffic darkly humorous stuff in it.

[finbar]

Originally posted by flipside

One win.In the World Cup.That led to a loss.
Oh David,David Humphreys , that your three inches have managed to cause me so much pain.
If only you had shot that much straighter then we could have beaten Aus,then N.Z while they lost to France.
I blame him for that answer.Reinforcing, both our "plucky loser" feelings and your feeling of superiority over N.Z.

Get over it!

EDIT:-I apologise, no man should ever feel bad about beating up on the fact that the kiwi's lack ummmm...., well bottle?

Quite right!

[finbar]

Originally posted by Caligastia


Perhaps it's just a suggestion to the ABs that they should stop doing what this cat is doing whenever a semi final comes up.

What? You're suggesting the ABs shouldn't sharpen their claws on the nearest couch?

I notice Dermott has changed position since I last saw him. Was it his new year's resolution?

In this avatar, he's about eight months older and eight months hairier. It was taken on Christmas Day.

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by finbar


What? You're suggesting the ABs shouldn't sharpen their claws on the nearest couch?

No, that they shouldn't yawn charmingly at the opposition.

In this avatar, he's about eight months older and eight months hairier. It was taken on Christmas Day.

He appears to be enjoying his oxygen. Don't tell him it wasn't a Christmas present.

[flipside]

Originally posted by Caligastia


No, that they shouldn't yawn charmingly at the opposition.

You mean you will play some forwards in the next test?

[finbar]

As Havak has pointed out, Graham Henry will work on strengthening their pack. Unfortunately, given his history of poor people management skills, he might not end up with a pack. 'Twill be interesting, though, to see how and where Carlos' freestyle approach fits into Henry's plans. If anywhere.