Rugby - The Lull After The Storm

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar


Or, in Dermott's case, often squatting like a girl dog. With the end result that his big hairy front paws end up saturated!

[flipside]

Originally posted by Havak

To be fair I’m not that active on the board the last few days – that nonce ‘Ulster Fan’ and his constant trolling got on my nerves too much. Assuming of course that it wasn’t yourself?

No, that wasn't me.
Trolling isn't my kind of thing.
I'm a silly, sarky bugger, who messes around but I do NOT agree with a lot of those posts.
Also I try (I may not succeed) to just be playfull at first but to also give an opinion or viewpoint.
That isn't an arrogant "We're better than you"one.
I agree totally about the joint shirt idea-it really annoyed me that links that did not exist were trying to be formed.
I, as I have said whilst I was being silly, found it.....well.....surreal.
I thought it was funny to say it here though,as I, well...you know.....thought it worked in a way.

[flipside]

Originally posted by finbar
I have a wonderful recipe for Nettle Risotto. I just can't find the right nettles for it. Chefs - well, one that I know of - seem to get them, I can't.

I know about soups and infusions, so I presume it can be done for risotto.I'll find out tomorrow for you, my boss is an ex chef(The Intercontinental) so hopefully, he should have an idea.

[flipside]

Originally posted by finbar


Or, in Dermott's case, often squatting like a girl dog. With the end result that his big hairy front paws end up saturated!

I've been out with girls with same problem after a couple of drinks.

[finbar]

Originally posted by flipside

I know about soups and infusions, so I presume it can be done for risotto.I'll find out tomorrow for you, my boss is an ex chef(The Intercontinental) so hopefully, he should have an idea.

It can be done. I have the recipe. I've seen it prepared. It's just a matter of - with gloves on - picking, cleaning and preparing the nettles. They're added about 7 or 8 minutes prior to the completion. So, about 12 or 13 minutes into the cooking. My problem is finding the right sort of nettles.

[finbar]

Originally posted by flipside

I've been out with girls with same problem after a couple of drinks.

Tamerlin doesn't even need a couple of drinks.

[flipside]

Originally posted by finbar


It can be done. I have the recipe. I've seen it prepared. It's just a matter of - with gloves on - picking, cleaning and preparing the nettles. They're added about 7 or 8 minutes prior to the completion. So, about 12 or 13 minutes into the cooking. My problem is finding the right sort of nettles.

I'll ask. The answer will, no doubt, be U.K specific, if he knows.If he has done it, he will have an idea where to source it and what to look for.
More importantly, I am due a flounce at work and this is is the sort of one that I like.

[flipside]

Originally posted by finbar


Tamerlin doesn't even need a couple of drinks.

Do you have proof?
If so, I'll happily buy the distribution rights for Germany and then retire.

[LDiCesare]

It's a pity about your game, a friend of mine who used to play hooker told me that he enjoyed the mud...

Yes, mud is a very interesting thing for a rugby player, particularly the forwards.
When you lose, you can blame it on the mud and weather, or the backs who always let the muddy ball slip and fall.
The aforementionned backs knocking the ball on means there are more scrums, which means more opportunities of fun for the forwards. 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.
And, most importantly, it lets you come back home with a jersey, short and socks soaked and full of mud, which you can proudly show to your wife and look at hte disgusted air she tries to mask. You can also tell about it to everyone at work, emphasizing on the wet, cold and dirty parts so everyone thinks you're totally crazy to play the game. When you tell this to children, you also immediately become a person worthy of much admiration (an adult sprawling in the mud can't be totally evil, after all).

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar

Tamerlin doesn't even need a couple of drinks.

Originally posted by flipside

Do you have proof?
If so, I'll happily buy the distribution rights for Germany and then retire.

It will be difficult to gather any proof now that I have renounced to women, too many problems for just a few seconds of ecstasy.



By the way, I have seen last sunday an episode of a serie I had only heard about, it is named Cadfael. It was broadcasted on ARTE (as all intelligent programs are in France) and was part of a thema on the life in the medieval age. Very interesting!

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by LDiCesare

Yes, mud is a very interesting thing for a rugby player, particularly the forwards.
When you lose, you can blame it on the mud and weather, or the backs who always let the muddy ball slip and fall.
The aforementionned backs knocking the ball on means there are more scrums, which means more opportunities of fun for the forwards. 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.
And, most importantly, it lets you come back home with a jersey, short and socks soaked and full of mud, which you can proudly show to your wife and look at hte disgusted air she tries to mask. You can also tell about it to everyone at work, emphasizing on the wet, cold and dirty parts so everyone thinks you're totally crazy to play the game. When you tell this to children, you also immediately become a person worthy of much admiration (an adult sprawling in the mud can't be totally evil, after all).

I thought he liked it because the field was less hard after a tackle... but now I know the truth.

[finbar]

Originally posted by Tamerlin
It will be difficult to gather any proof now that I have renounced to women, too many problems for just a few seconds of ecstasy.

There's an obvious response to this that is best left well alone.

By the way, I have seen last sunday an episode of a serie I had only heard about, it is named Cadfael. It was broadcasted on ARTE (as all intelligent programs are in France) and was part of a thema on the life in the medieval age. Very interesting!

Derek Jacobi playing a detective monk? It showed here a couple of years ago. I saw one. It was very good.

Oh, and I think LDiCesare's treatise on the delights of mud should be stored for posterity.

[LDiCesare]

I just watched Agen-LLanelli: 22-15 under lots of rain and a very strong wind. Lots of mud too
It was quite impressive to see Agen manage to hold and come back in the welsh half of the field with the wind that nullified their kicks. A great match where Agen played around its strong scrum and with great backs running with the ball, whereas the Welsh mostly relied on Scott Quinnell. I was really impressed by Agen.
As a side note, at half time, seeing the halberds of rain showering from the sky, my wife asked naively whether they would continue playing.

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by finbar
There's an obvious response to this that is best left well alone.

Derek Jacobi playing a detective monk? It showed here a couple of years ago. I saw one. It was very good.

This is exactly what I am thinking about it, another episode is broadcasted sunday evening...

Oh, and I think LDiCesare's treatise on the delights of mud should be stored for posterity.

I agree, I suppose you have already copied, pasted and stored it somewhere in your compu... sorry, in your Mac.

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by LDiCesare

As a side note, at half time, seeing the halberds of rain showering from the sky, my wife asked naively whether they would continue playing.

The evil nature of the females is known to us all.