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by dkm57
Sun May 19, 2024 9:16 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Help. Don't display unflattering portraits of me in the gallery
Replies: 11
Views: 388

Re: Help. Don't display unflattering portraits of me in the gallery

FFS it seems anyone can call themselves an artist nowadays regardless of a complete lack of ability. I KNOW I've no artistic talent and I'd be mortified if I'd done a daub like that and anyone saw it,
by dkm57
Mon May 13, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The New Hobbies Thread
Replies: 54
Views: 1344

Re: The New Hobbies Thread

Do you do Jodo? The Jo is my preferred length of staff, I find I can use moves from the Bo and Hanbo using it, I have an oak staff for practice and walnut for posh (God knows why), although I don't practice any of the martial arts I do regularly run some moves/routines taken from various discipline...
by dkm57
Sun May 12, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The New Hobbies Thread
Replies: 54
Views: 1344

Re: The New Hobbies Thread

I started making sticks this year, OK not so much a new thing for me as I'd always made my work sticks but now I'm doing it more seriously and am making everything from Tenbo to Jo staffs as well as various walking sticks. latest thing is nice 'hip' sticks for folk who maybe need a little support o...
by dkm57
Tue May 07, 2024 8:05 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The New Hobbies Thread
Replies: 54
Views: 1344

Re: The New Hobbies Thread

I started making sticks this year, OK not so much a new thing for me as I'd always made my work sticks but now I'm doing it more seriously and am making everything from Tenbo to Jo staffs as well as various walking sticks. latest thing is nice 'hip' sticks for folk who maybe need a little support or...
by dkm57
Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Anyone had chemo
Replies: 21
Views: 498

Re: Anyone had chemo

Very glad to read your Op was successful. I'd do what the medics say in spite of any temporary downside, as others have said the advances in chemo have been massive. Hope it all works out for you. I've got Multiple Myeloma smoldering in my body which will require chemo at some point to try keep it i...
by dkm57
Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:02 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Heart conditions that deserve a thread
Replies: 68
Views: 1283

Re: Heart conditions that deserve a thread

Glad you're making a good recovery. Take it easy and change the things you know you should.
by dkm57
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
Replies: 6210
Views: 541228

Re: What's going on in Ukraine?

The Czechs have found another 700,000 artillery shells for Ukraine. Is that in addition to the ones that have already been financed through a round robin collection of EU countries? Yes, 1.5 million shells in total. Excellent. will hopefully buy enough time for production in the EU to get up to spe...
by dkm57
Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
Replies: 6210
Views: 541228

Re: What's going on in Ukraine?

Hellraiser wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:13 pm The Czechs have found another 700,000 artillery shells for Ukraine.
Is that in addition to the ones that have already been financed through a round robin collection of EU countries?
by dkm57
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:03 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
Replies: 254
Views: 4622

Re: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland

Tichtheid wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:10 pm
dkm57 wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:33 pm Fortunately I've been booked on a Hedgerow/woodland foraging course at all afternoon.
Do you need a hand?
Fully booked apparently, quite surprised.
by dkm57
Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
Replies: 6210
Views: 541228

Re: What's going on in Ukraine?

dkm57 wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:45 pm This one is Ukraine biased but fairly accurate. Other good ones are Denys Davidov (Ukrainian), ATP Geopolitics (English), and Combat Veteran Reacts (American). Lighter ones but with a distinctly Ukranian bias are Artur Rehi (Estonian) and Ukraine News TV (Australian)
by dkm57
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
Replies: 6210
Views: 541228

Re: What's going on in Ukraine?

This one is Ukraine biased but fairly accurate. Other good ones are Denys Davidov (Ukrainian), ATP Geopolitics (English), and Combat Veteran Reacts (American). Lighter ones but with a distinctly Ukranian bias are Artur Rehi (Latvian) and Ukraine News TV (Australian)
by dkm57
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland
Replies: 254
Views: 4622

Re: 6 Nations round 5 - Ireland v Scotland

Fortunately I've been booked on a Hedgerow/woodland foraging course at all afternoon.
by dkm57
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:22 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Hoggy Retires
Replies: 73
Views: 4397

Re: Hoggy Retires

Sad end to an illustrious career. Hope he can turn things around and sort himself out for the sake of his family if nothing else.
by dkm57
Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:49 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980721

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Paterson is a bit of a revelation
by dkm57
Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980721

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

WTAF! So a project that could be argued as a decent success in discovering and developing future SQ URC and International caps, has been binned. Is anything going to replace it? If so, What? Or have the blazers finally managed to force Scottish Rugby into joining them in their colonic self examinati...
by dkm57
Sat Feb 10, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Scotland France for the lazy buggers
Replies: 351
Views: 8756

Re: Scotland France for the lazy buggers

Who and how much to get a fair shake from the officials. 2 Matches in a row. :evil:
by dkm57
Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:23 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official Wales v Scotland thread
Replies: 292
Views: 8322

Re: Official Wales v Scotland thread

Welsh getting away with running interference on Scottish defenders
by dkm57
Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:51 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official Wales v Scotland thread
Replies: 292
Views: 8322

Re: Official Wales v Scotland thread

This fixture does my head in, so many times we should have gone to Cardiff and come away with a comfortable win, only for 1. Wales to play above themselves or 2. some very dodgy reffing or 3. we lose the hied.

While being cautiously optimistic this time I won't be surprised to be bitterly let down.
by dkm57
Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:47 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Women's Lions Tour 2027
Replies: 7
Views: 324

Re: Women's Lions Tour 2027

Lionesses, surely
by dkm57
Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:21 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Dry January ... again!
Replies: 27
Views: 1503

Re: Dry January ... again!

Thanks folks. Sometimes I feel a bit of a fraud, yes I have a form of cancer, Multiple Myeloma and as yet it's one of the ones they they can't cure, they can only 'manage' it. At the moment mine is 'smouldering', as the doc says it'll do what it wants, either smouldering in the background or become...
by dkm57
Tue Jan 09, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Dry January ... again!
Replies: 27
Views: 1503

Re: Dry January ... again!

Thanks folks. Sometimes I feel a bit of a fraud, yes I have a form of cancer, Multiple Myeloma and as yet it's one of the ones they they can't cure, they can only 'manage' it. At the moment mine is 'smouldering', as the doc says it'll do what it wants, either smouldering in the background or become...
by dkm57
Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Dry January ... again!
Replies: 27
Views: 1503

Re: Dry January ... again!

Thanks folks. Sometimes I feel a bit of a fraud, yes I have a form of cancer, Multiple Myeloma and as yet it's one of the ones they they can't cure, they can only 'manage' it. At the moment mine is 'smouldering', as the doc says it'll do what it wants, either smouldering in the background or become ...
by dkm57
Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: JPR Gooooone
Replies: 20
Views: 655

Re: JPR Gooooone

So Sad.
JPR was my first rugby hero. RIP.
by dkm57
Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:20 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: UK Post Office Scandal
Replies: 110
Views: 4624

Re: UK Post Office Scandal

I always prided myself on having reasonably wide vocabulary but I just can't find adequate words to describe how I feel about this disgusting scandal or the b'stards responsible. The Rev Paula Vennels shouldn't just lose her CBE, she should be jailed and forced to cover as much of the compensation a...
by dkm57
Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:03 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Snow leopards
Replies: 5
Views: 308

Re: Snow leopards

ASMO wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:54 pm Image
:lol: :clap:
by dkm57
Sun Jan 07, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Dry January ... again!
Replies: 27
Views: 1503

Re: Dry January ... again!

I cut out alcohol at the start of September as part of my trying to get fit, delay being chemo'd and generally being as healthy as I could to stand the ravages. Had a pretty big lapse on Hogmanay , strangely I was less hungover on New Years day than I had any right to expect. Back on the wagon now.
by dkm57
Mon Dec 25, 2023 8:24 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980721

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

I think Jordan will be soon, just hope Thompson makes a full recovery from his injury lay off.
by dkm57
Mon Dec 25, 2023 10:50 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 🎄
Replies: 34
Views: 824

Re: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 🎄

Merry Christmas you lot.
by dkm57
Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:34 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980721

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Stand-off stocks are looking as healthy as I can remember. Russell, Healey, Thompson, Jordan, Hastings, Kinghorn, pretty sure I've missed at least 1.

Really liking Horne and Afshar at 9.
by dkm57
Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:18 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980721

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Kinghorn played well, he seems to have developed even more to his game his move to France looks to have been a good one. He’s been there about 3 weeks 😂 There is no way there is anything more than the tiniest changes to his game in that timescale, if any at all. Agreed, I think it's combination of ...
by dkm57
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:08 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980721

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Kinghorn played well, he seems to have developed even more to his game his move to France looks to have been a good one.
by dkm57
Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:10 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980721

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

What I could bear to watch (52 minutes) was woeful.
by dkm57
Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980721

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Really nice win by Embra.

The Kinghorn/Duhan link is something special
by dkm57
Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Entertaining Pictures Thread
Replies: 1868
Views: 188202

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Could be worse

Coming Soon

Velocipasta

Latest must see Spaghetti Western
by dkm57
Sat Sep 23, 2023 11:13 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: RWC R2 Scotland v Tonga 24/9
Replies: 187
Views: 2995

Re: RWC R2 Scotland v Tonga 24/9

Just hope we don't collectively sh1t the bed :roll:
by dkm57
Sun Sep 10, 2023 7:10 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980721

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

I'm resigned about today's match, I'll watch as long as I can but reserve the right to go do something less painful like bleach my eyes or stick a garden fork through my foot.
by dkm57
Sun Sep 10, 2023 7:06 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: RWCR1 England vs Argentina
Replies: 451
Views: 7347

Re: RWCR1 England vs Argentina

For me the highlight of the game was the return of the drop goal, anything is better than the boring slug fest of fatties trying to cross the line from 6 inches for 80 minutes. Well done Ford, hopefully this will give Borthwick the idea that maybe dropping Farrell permanently could be a good thing.
by dkm57
Sun Sep 03, 2023 1:30 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
Replies: 6210
Views: 541228

Re: What's going on in Ukraine?

Will burn all the better, loads of black smoke.
by dkm57
Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:49 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980721

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

To my mind that looks like a stronger squad, shame it's an absolute b#tch of a Pool.
by dkm57
Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:37 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: What's going on in Ukraine?
Replies: 6210
Views: 541228

Re: What's going on in Ukraine?

Some suggestion that Utkin was also on the plane, if so that would be a big +