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- Mon May 13, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: History thread
- Replies: 196
- Views: 12370
Re: History thread
Random historical thought - I wonder why Europeans were so slow to colonise sub-Saharan Africa? The Berlin conference took place in 1884 and 1885 - very late in the day when you consider how it was centuries earlier that European powers established colonies in the Americas. I mean the Aztecs were c...
- Mon May 13, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: President Biden and US politics catchall
- Replies: 6582
- Views: 292210
Re: President Biden and US politics catchall
My j1 town is in the news.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/art ... bal-lecter
Also Hannibal the cannibal is good?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/art ... bal-lecter
Also Hannibal the cannibal is good?
- Sun May 12, 2024 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
- Replies: 7603
- Views: 197445
Re: The Official Cricket Thread
He was out on his second ball (batting) on Friday. Hilarious.fishfoodie wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 3:43 pm If Pakistan ever get a Rugby team, their Wicket keeper looks like he could do a job as a prop
- Sun May 12, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9634
- Views: 202588
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
With the squad they have...
- Sun May 12, 2024 7:51 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: History thread
- Replies: 196
- Views: 12370
Re: History thread
In case you ever wondered what the descendants of emperor Karl I were up to.
https://thebaffler.com/latest/feeling-blessed-hooks
https://thebaffler.com/latest/feeling-blessed-hooks
- Sun May 12, 2024 7:14 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: John Lydon wants to represent Ireland at the next Eurovision
- Replies: 10
- Views: 930
Re: John Lydon wants to represent Ireland at the next Eurovision
Poor ole UK. Zero points in the public vote.
- Fri May 10, 2024 6:01 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
- Replies: 7603
- Views: 197445
Re: The Official Cricket Thread
Ireland beat Pakistan in 20 over ODI.
The sunshine...
The sunshine...
- Fri May 10, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: World Rugby confirms radical law changes ahead of Test season (1 July)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 416
Re: World Rugby confirms radical law changes ahead of Test season (1 July)
Can be dealt with in existing laws.
Ball available -> use it
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 859
- Views: 65825
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Nice to read about players signing for a team other than Leinster for a change.
- Wed May 08, 2024 6:54 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 737 Max to fly again
- Replies: 191
- Views: 10615
Re: 737 Max to fly again
I mean the institutional shareholders.
If they are that short sighted, they deserve everything that comes their way.
If they are that short sighted, they deserve everything that comes their way.
- Tue May 07, 2024 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3136
- Views: 145344
Re: Kicking off in Israel
Meat, you moron, not rice.
- Tue May 07, 2024 9:35 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 737 Max to fly again
- Replies: 191
- Views: 10615
Re: 737 Max to fly again
Jesus.... H.....Christ ! How bad does it have to get before the shareholders demand the sacking of every manager above a set level, & the cancellation of all benefits for the ones they've sacked over the last few years ? The US has opened a new probe of troubled jet firm Boeing, after the compa...
- Mon May 06, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The best new and returning TV series thread
- Replies: 1792
- Views: 102940
Re: The best new and returning TV series thread
Really enjoying Shogun, 5 episodes in Sugar first episode intriguing so far 👍 3 Bodies was a bit meh. Shogun looks great so far. Helps that I'm a history dork re that period. Yeah, really great. 2 episodes to go and not sure how they are going to fit in what I think must be coming! We're at same po...
- Mon May 06, 2024 11:48 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Filum Thread
- Replies: 364
- Views: 25339
Re: The Official Filum Thread
RIP Bernard Hill
Age hasn't been kind to the CGI in those movies.
Age hasn't been kind to the CGI in those movies.
- Mon May 06, 2024 7:42 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3136
- Views: 145344
Re: Kicking off in Israel
This is deeply sinister. No information on why he's banned or how it came about. This isn't exactly Abu Hamza here.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent ... t-on-gaza/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent ... t-on-gaza/
- Mon May 06, 2024 7:40 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3136
- Views: 145344
Re: Kicking off in Israel
You don't have to like them but if you shut out AJ, you may as well put up a big banner saying "no Arab News allowed. Whatsoever".
If you do ban them, then you MUST ban all the right wing shitrags that pollute Western public discourse.
If you do ban them, then you MUST ban all the right wing shitrags that pollute Western public discourse.
- Sun May 05, 2024 11:35 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3136
- Views: 145344
Re: Kicking off in Israel
You still owe me a run through of NZ Maori wars btw.
- Sun May 05, 2024 9:35 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Hainault sword attack
- Replies: 61
- Views: 1654
Re: Hainault sword attack
My partner has become increasingly right wing conservative in his world view https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2024/05/05/my-partner-has-embraced-conspiracy-theories-and-extreme-political-views/ Dear Roe, My partner and I moved abroad more than 10 years ago as expats. We are both 40. W...
- Sun May 05, 2024 4:34 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37661
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
I was worried it wasn't really torq but now we know for sure it's him.Rhubarb & Custard wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 4:07 pmYou stay classy San DiegoTorquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 3:32 pmOf course, it's the cheat Brace and so it won't be anything.
Welcome back you miserable misanthrope.
- Sun May 05, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37661
- Sat May 04, 2024 6:33 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37661
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Leinster weren't too far off rueing their wasteful first half.
- Sat May 04, 2024 7:03 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37661
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
I have a sneaky feeling Northampton could pull off a shock win Me too. Leinster are going backwards at the moment. That will work in their favour. They sent the kids to South Africa to rest the front liners. There's a few L's under the belt to ensure there's no complacency. Convincing leinster win ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 6:32 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
- Replies: 2643
- Views: 140899
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68924955
Nightmare stuff. Insurance company won't cover it either.
Nightmare stuff. Insurance company won't cover it either.
- Fri May 03, 2024 11:27 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3136
- Views: 145344
Re: Kicking off in Israel
- Thu May 02, 2024 6:22 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Gaming thread
- Replies: 635
- Views: 54969
Re: Gaming thread
Mass effect legendary edition on steam for 6 yoyos.
- Thu May 02, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Hainault sword attack
- Replies: 61
- Views: 1654
Re: Hainault sword attack
A lot of untreated/undiagnosed mental health issues, a lot of substance abuse, a lot of people with no support networks, as well as a general lack of empathy in society. Most of our soup kitchen punters should have support available somewhere but don't. That explains a lot of the more extreme stuff...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:19 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3136
- Views: 145344
Re: Kicking off in Israel
Let’s hope the Israelis finish off those Hamas cvnts I'm not sure (as I've indicated above) how this is possible. Obviously a huge number of new terrorists will have been created by this, some ideologues, others just due to the mental issues arising from this "action". I still struggle to...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:15 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1144
Re: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice
Tazed and confused?
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:43 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1144
Re: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice
Floor is covered in broken glass, probably the reason the police were called in the first place.
Willie John would approve though.
Willie John would approve though.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:38 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Hoggy Retires
- Replies: 72
- Views: 4273
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:35 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1144
Re: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice
Was there something with him before being absolutely plastered? Might have been Dublin after an international?
Various folks said he didn't drink when the evidence suggested that he definitely did.
Various folks said he didn't drink when the evidence suggested that he definitely did.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:35 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9634
- Views: 202588
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Stormers are very wasteful.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
- Replies: 9634
- Views: 202588
Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread
South African fans are hilariously one eyed.
Not just the ones here then.
Not just the ones here then.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:15 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
- Replies: 2643
- Views: 140899
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:36 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: President Biden and US politics catchall
- Replies: 6582
- Views: 292210
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:03 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
- Replies: 2643
- Views: 140899
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Could have been a lot worse :shock: Military horses have bolted through central London after a number of the animals got loose. Army personnel and horses were hurt and vehicles damaged when chaos broke out on Wednesday morning. Reports indicated that up to five people had been injured. https://yout...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:04 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3136
- Views: 145344
Re: Kicking off in Israel
You are correct, but I still think your point is a daft one. It's relevant to Petej's point re Israel's siege mentality. Israel are able to keep death by Hamas under the level of death by road traffic accident over the course of a decade, therefore Has threat is under control and Petej's point does...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:41 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
- Replies: 859
- Views: 65825
Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Paywall
New stadium or redevelopment?
New stadium or redevelopment?
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:50 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
- Replies: 2643
- Views: 140899
Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-68874762
Wonderfully random Brits the euro champs piece.
Wonderfully random Brits the euro champs piece.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:01 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Kicking off in Israel
- Replies: 3136
- Views: 145344
Re: Kicking off in Israel
Meanwhile in the West Bank.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/ ... dApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/ ... dApp_Other