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- Mon May 13, 2024 1:26 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
- Replies: 6210
- Views: 541210
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Shoigu gone according to the Beeb. Hasn't fallen out of a window or anything (yet), just sacked.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:35 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203417
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Going to be a mad scramble for 7th & 8th; any pissant bonus point could earn the club £100k's The loss last night has brought Benneton back to the rest of the pack as well. You could throw a jacket over about seven teams from 5th to 11th (the Bulls and Munster could get dragged into that crowd ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Worcester and Wasps GONE?
- Replies: 560
- Views: 23259
Re: Worcester and Wasps GONE?
Worcester Wasps? Everyone likes a littel bit of alliteration right?
At least there's no more staff and players losing their jobs this time.
At least there's no more staff and players losing their jobs this time.
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:47 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
- Replies: 6210
- Views: 541210
Re: What's going on in Ukraine?
Fuck me but that's depressing!
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37821
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
If people following the URC like the URC that's great, but an African teams have no business in a European event, and worse it's not even a North African set of sides so the travel is way too much (even before one considers climate change and that flights should be discouraged) It used to be a Euro...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 859
- Views: 65902
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203417
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Can't believe they disallowed that. Clear try
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203417
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Yep, a very jammy win. Think they only took the lead for the first time with the last kick of the game. Ulster are really poor at the moment.
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37821
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
So apparently Croke Park is sold out - 82,300 tickets sold already!
Didn't expect a sell out at all, let alone in this short a timeframe!
Didn't expect a sell out at all, let alone in this short a timeframe!
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:48 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
I've been away for the last month and only catching up with this thread now, which is a real treat. Haven't fully caught up yet, but how the fuck had I never listened to The Funkiest Man Alive before?? I'm going to listen to the shit out of Rufus over the next week or so. Big fan of George Benson as...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:09 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: April Fools
- Replies: 14
- Views: 453
Re: April Fools
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... lar-drive/
It's even got the river that they end up in at the end. And of course, I would have liked to have seen Montana!
It's even got the river that they end up in at the end. And of course, I would have liked to have seen Montana!
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:06 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 859
- Views: 65902
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
No harm, there's been something rotten in the state of Denmark for a while now. Who's in charge of player development? They'll have an itchy bum.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:39 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
- Replies: 2648
- Views: 141253
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
https://twitter.com/christhebarker/status/1771498140341797161?t=6Bt7s8KXVamZlNH_Hm-Iog&s=19 Hmm, so rather than taking a photo himself of the thing he says he saw in Aldi, he uses a stock photo from the internet instead. A stock photo, which amazingly doesn't appear anywhere else on the interne...
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:55 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
- Replies: 2648
- Views: 141253
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
https://twitter.com/christhebarker/status/1771498140341797161?t=6Bt7s8KXVamZlNH_Hm-Iog&s=19 Hmm, so rather than taking a photo himself of the thing he says he saw in Aldi, he uses a stock photo from the internet instead. A stock photo, which amazingly doesn't appear anywhere else on the interne...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
- Replies: 254
- Views: 4620
Re: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
I get as "moaning-pussed git" as anyone over refs during a game, but whenever I watch it back I almost always see that the majority of the decisions are correct, even when I go in the following week over one or two decisions that are blatantly wrong, the majority of them are correct. Inde...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
- Replies: 254
- Views: 4620
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
- Replies: 254
- Views: 4620
Re: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
The most impressive thing about Scotland this campaign was highlighted by skipper Finn in his post match comments after both the Welsh and French games. In the former he lambasted the sheer stupidity of them giving away so many penalties in a row and the latter he refused to blame the ref and saying...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:03 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
- Replies: 254
- Views: 4620
Re: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
Errr... looks weak...? Well we picked the empty shirt again that is Murray, so if we have more injuries in the backs we're stuffed again. Being loyal to players is all very well & good, but I can't remember the last match he was in that I didn't groan when he came on, & it's not like there ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
I get your over exposure I guess to "Don't Worry, Be Happy", but that clip is indeed great. If you want some more smiles from Mr McFerrin check out some of his visits to Sesame Street
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 6 Nations Round 4 - England V Ireland
- Replies: 377
- Views: 7222
Re: 6 Nations Round 4 - England V Ireland
Fuck me, they'd already turned the ball back and still complaining? As far as I can tell, you're the only one complaining here! Precious much? Homer added clickbait headline. According to Nige it was adjudicated correctly from the try point of view. Indeed. I mean it is annoying they missed it, but...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
- Replies: 254
- Views: 4620
Re: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
Not worried....Andy will have the team ready to go and what is looking like a nice day in Dublin. Injuries seem to me minor. And has been stated, this could be the last match for some in a green jersey...going to send them out 6N Champs... Honestly, anything less than a 15 point win and I will be d...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:01 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 6 Nations Round 4 - England V Ireland
- Replies: 377
- Views: 7222
Re: 6 Nations Round 4 - England V Ireland
The game could enforce the notion that you have to arrive, bind, and then play. because that can clearly go very wrong, whether in terms of injury or card, and yet the game is perfectly happy with players coming in like missiles All fucking day this! Of course we'd have to bring back the notion tha...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:00 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 6 Nations Round 4 - England V Ireland
- Replies: 377
- Views: 7222
Re: 6 Nations Round 4 - England V Ireland
Congrats England, thoroughly deserved. Dominated the game for large portions and really shut down our fast trucking game. Even when we did string a few quick phases together your pressure D inevitably resulted in us knocking it on.
No complaints, better team won.
No complaints, better team won.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:21 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
You weren't kidding about the women's issues - currently listening to "Wedlock is a padlock" (when you're married to a no good man)
She's very good, though I'd imagine the incel woke obsessed shitheads would hate her if she was a modern artist!
She's very good, though I'd imagine the incel woke obsessed shitheads would hate her if she was a modern artist!
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:25 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
I do really enjoy a lot of Jazz, but I have to say that style really doesn't do it for me. I'm not all about the uber accessible stuff either, but ultimately I guess I like a good strong central theme from which everyone works off - and at that my brain is left in awe wondering how the hell these mu...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official U20 Six Nations 2024 Thread
- Replies: 263
- Views: 6946
Re: Official U20 Six Nations 2024 Thread
Is Gleeson injured?
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:16 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
Really enjoyed that - as you said, easing me nicely into my day
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:19 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
John Primer (born March 3rd (or 5th, depending on which source you read), 1945, Camden, Mississippi, United States) is an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and guitarist who played behind Junior Wells in the house band at Theresa's Lounge and as a member of the bands of Willie Dixon,...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
He just brings such a stupid shit eating grin on my face every time I listen to him - can't say enough good about him. The respect he had from other musicians tells a lot about his skill (there are interviews about him from Brian May, Slash, The Edge, Joe Bonomassa, Jimmy Page and an infamous, and a...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:05 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
I got this one - Rory Gallagher. William Rory Gallagher (/ˈrɔːri ˈɡæləhər/ GAL-ə-hər; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995)[1][2][3] was an Irish musician and songwriter. He is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing, and is often referred to as "the greatest guitarist you've never heard of"...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:38 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203417
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Poor Ulster.
Still, look on the bright side - you're better than the Sharks!
Still, look on the bright side - you're better than the Sharks!
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:24 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: France
- Replies: 16
- Views: 637
Re: France
Dupont's reputation is growing, even in his absence and rightly so. I thought there would be a difference without him, but not this much - he was absolutely ripping it up with Toulouse prior to going to the 7s. There's obviously more to it than that, but I think it's a significant factor. Also - wh...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official U20 Six Nations 2024 Thread
- Replies: 263
- Views: 6946
Re: Official U20 Six Nations 2024 Thread
Thats brilliant
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:56 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
I did do a search for Elmon Mickle and didn't find very much except for a few grainy recordings. Should have searched for "Driftin Slim" instead!
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
Fred Leroy Robinson (also known as Abu Taib after converting to Islam) February 24, 1939 – October 8, 2009 In a career spanning 50 years, he played with Ray Charles, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter and dozens of lesser-known artists in blues and R&B. Freddie Robinson - ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 11:20 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
That's very impressive, especially nailing some of the Gaelic pronunciations that aren't shared with English. Ironically I was hearing elements in her previous track that reminded me a little bit of Irish Trad music, but just put it down to my own projection - less sure of that now. There is a scho...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:19 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 6 Nations Round 3 - Ireland V Wales
- Replies: 103
- Views: 2954
Re: 6 Nations Round 3 - Ireland V Wales
Is there some injury to Bealham and/or O'Toole?
Seems odd to be parachuting Jager in there.
Seems odd to be parachuting Jager in there.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 2:12 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
That's very impressive, especially nailing some of the Gaelic pronunciations that aren't shared with English. Ironically I was hearing elements in her previous track that reminded me a little bit of Irish Trad music, but just put it down to my own projection - less sure of that now.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:09 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Blues Birthdays
- Replies: 137
- Views: 2837
Re: Blues Birthdays
"Ernest Kador Jr. (February 22, 1933 – July 5, 2001),known by the stage name Ernie K-Doe, was an American R&B singer best known for his 1961 hit single "Mother-in-Law", which went to number 1 on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S." This is a 1960s/70s stand up comic's joke i...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:34 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9676
- Views: 203417
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Heard earlier that he would be gone at the end of the season and that quickly turned into out the door now. Ulster can't even get sacking their head coach right! Just heard on the radio there anyway that Richie Murphy (current u20s coach for you furreners) will be taking over as interim. They said h...