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by fishfoodie
Tue May 21, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Biden and US politics catchall
Replies: 6617
Views: 293674

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I wish I was there to see the arrogant shit getting filleted. Donald Trump made the curious decision to put on a single relevant witness at his New York trial, opting for a MAGA loyalist tangentially involved in the porn star hush money saga—a strategy that failed spect...
by fishfoodie
Tue May 21, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Replies: 9709
Views: 203880

Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread

Obviously I'd like to see Ulster win it but no chance, so I'll be happy to see the Cousin Fondlers win it again. Would be pretty funny to see Leinster shit the bed again. I know it was their 2nd team in Belfast on Saturday, but jeez they were fucking dreadful. Just alot of the basic skills are Lewa...
by fishfoodie
Tue May 21, 2024 4:33 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 862
Views: 65982

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I thought I was only having a pipe dream when I said Sam should move to Connacht to be playing alongside his brother, but maybe it might happen for at least a season ? Connacht have made enquiries about signing Sam Prendergast on loan for next season but with Leinster reluctant to acquiesce a decisi...
by fishfoodie
Tue May 21, 2024 4:24 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Biden and US politics catchall
Replies: 6617
Views: 293674

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

Donald Trump has taken down a video posted to his Truth Social account that included reference to a "unified Reich" after President Joe Biden's campaign and others criticised the use of language often associated with the Nazi regime. The 30-second video, which was posted yesterday afterno...
by fishfoodie
Tue May 21, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Biden and US politics catchall
Replies: 6617
Views: 293674

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

There was another marvelous example of the Traitors 4D chess yesterday. He overrode his Lawyers advice & demanded they call a egotistical bell-end of a lawyer, called Costello, who represented Rudy & at one stage Cohen was thinking about hiring him, as a witness, to testify that Cohen had to...
by fishfoodie
Tue May 21, 2024 3:27 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
Replies: 20575
Views: 722821

Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories

£10bn reportedly earmarked for he blood scandal victims. The victims and relatives really want accountability and named individuals to face prosecution. Ken Clarke in the firing line ATM and rightly so for his ridiculous fallacious comments. Difficult to think what they might be charged with at thi...
by fishfoodie
Sun May 19, 2024 5:22 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The One That Got Away
Replies: 3
Views: 242

Re: The One That Got Away

Blues letting Isa Nacewa join Leinster was a gift.

We were sick he played a few minutes for Fiji, so he could never play for Ireland on residency.
by fishfoodie
Sun May 19, 2024 8:32 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: RIP Tony O'Reilly
Replies: 6
Views: 235

RIP Tony O'Reilly

https://img.rasset.ie/00204592-614.jpg?ratio=1.78 Businessman Tony O'Reilly has died in Dublin following a short illness. He was aged 88. A spokesperson said Mr O'Reilly was surrounded by family members when he passed away in St Vincent's Hospital today. In a statement, Mr O'Reilly’s family said: &...
by fishfoodie
Sat May 18, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
Replies: 780
Views: 28199

Re: The Official NPR Golf Thread

What has happened to South Africa golf? for as long as I can remember since the Ernie days we've always had someone up there or in form and competing. Just had a look at the world rankings and we don't have a single player inside the top 50 :wtf Dean Burmester enters the chat Did he defect to the L...
by fishfoodie
Sat May 18, 2024 10:44 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Replies: 9709
Views: 203880

Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread

Top 4 look set to me. Its just a matter of playing for your opposition for the rest. And we're left with a number of crucial intra-national, last round contests .... Leinster v Connacht ( with Connacht hoping Leinster won the previous weekend, & are still hungover....) Stormers v Lions Cardiff ...
by fishfoodie
Sat May 18, 2024 9:28 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Replies: 9709
Views: 203880

Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread

I know it was Leinster's 2nds but fuck that felt good to watch. Ulster look to be pulling out of their death spiral into the depths of shitness. Best performance in a VERY long time. Doubt we'll do much in the playoffs (assuming we get there) but at least next season doesn't seem as depressing as i...
by fishfoodie
Sat May 18, 2024 9:21 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Exaggerate a film or TV title....
Replies: 42
Views: 428

Re: Exaggerate a film or TV title....

Forever 'Ben' Young
by fishfoodie
Sat May 18, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Exaggerate a film or TV title....
Replies: 42
Views: 428

Re: Exaggerate a film or TV title....

Quintillion dollar baby
by fishfoodie
Sat May 18, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Exaggerate a film or TV title....
Replies: 42
Views: 428

Re: Exaggerate a film or TV title....

The Longest Good Friday
by fishfoodie
Sat May 18, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Replies: 9709
Views: 203880

Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread

lemonhead wrote: Sat May 18, 2024 2:52 pm And red.

Oh well
A Yellow & a Red in ~15 minutes of time on the field; that's quite the record.
by fishfoodie
Sat May 18, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Replies: 9709
Views: 203880

Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread

Venter failed his IQ test
by fishfoodie
Sat May 18, 2024 2:03 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
Replies: 20575
Views: 722821

Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-69031180 Unpaid carers must repay more than £250 million after many were unknowingly overpaid their allowance, new figures show. The government is seeking to recover money from more than 134,000 carers. So instead of scrapping to just over the £151 a week threshold by ...
by fishfoodie
Sat May 18, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
Replies: 20575
Views: 722821

Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories

I'm sure the HOme Office can be trusted to manage this effectively! Lawyers and migrant rights campaigners have warned that the government is heading for a repeat of the Windrush scandal after imposing a “cliff edge” deadline for immigrants to switch to new digital visas. By the end of this year an...
by fishfoodie
Fri May 17, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
Replies: 20575
Views: 722821

Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories

A couple of points. You pay less for water. Scottish water is not horrifically in debt. There is a shitload of work required on all UK water infrastructure. Though different depending on the region. Doesn’t really matter if they are still pumping shit into the rivers and sea That's not a Gotcha. I'...
by fishfoodie
Fri May 17, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
Replies: 780
Views: 28199

Re: The Official NPR Golf Thread

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/ce7r83p87r3o https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/6ca4/live/34f8a610-144e-11ef-bfec-4ba8a2993b62.jpg.webp Channelling Tiger off the golf course too. :spin He comes across as an insanely chilled and polite individual. Hard to imagine him behaving the ...
by fishfoodie
Thu May 16, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Baltimore bridge collapse
Replies: 40
Views: 1536

Re: Baltimore bridge collapse

Preliminary NTSB Report came out the other day, here's a short explainer.



Imagine, all this chaos, & loss of life because someone doing routine work closed a damper by mistake the day before ?
by fishfoodie
Wed May 15, 2024 6:23 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Baltimore bridge collapse
Replies: 40
Views: 1536

Re: Baltimore bridge collapse

Can you imagine the uproar if it was westerners being cooped up in an Indian harbour? Yep, we'd be hearing about it on day 2 and they'd be off the ship that evening. Unbelievable that they are still stuck there like non people. One of the reasons I have all the time in the world for the Seamans Uni...
by fishfoodie
Wed May 15, 2024 5:59 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
Replies: 20575
Views: 722821

Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories

I see DAC is on a full Election footing, & spreading the culture wars bile, & stinking up both Politics threads, but can the rest of you stop responding to the cunt ?

I came here to get away from exactly this shite on PR
by fishfoodie
Sun May 12, 2024 9:29 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The New Hobbies Thread
Replies: 54
Views: 1348

Re: The New Hobbies Thread

Had a kayak lesson during the week - I got given a sea kayak last year and thought it best to get a couple of lessons before I take it out. Fuck me it was painful squeezing into the bloody thing - a mix of being large and inflexible - 3 days later and I’ve still got a bit of pain and stiffness in p...
by fishfoodie
Sun May 12, 2024 9:12 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official NPR Golf Thread
Replies: 780
Views: 28199

Re: The Official NPR Golf Thread

Rory rolling back the years tonight.
by fishfoodie
Sun May 12, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The New Hobbies Thread
Replies: 54
Views: 1348

Re: The New Hobbies Thread

Had a kayak lesson during the week - I got given a sea kayak last year and thought it best to get a couple of lessons before I take it out. Fuck me it was painful squeezing into the bloody thing - a mix of being large and inflexible - 3 days later and I’ve still got a bit of pain and stiffness in p...
by fishfoodie
Sun May 12, 2024 3:43 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7604
Views: 198025

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

If Pakistan ever get a Rugby team, their Wicket keeper looks like he could do a job as a prop
by fishfoodie
Sun May 12, 2024 3:25 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: History thread
Replies: 199
Views: 12493

Re: History thread

Another grim anniversary coming up next week.

https://archive.ph/e7Dew

My Mother walked by the Talbot Street bomb about 5 minutes before it exploded.
by fishfoodie
Sun May 12, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Depluralise a film or TV show..
Replies: 50
Views: 842

Re: Depluralise a film or TV show..

Where an Eagle Dares
by fishfoodie
Sat May 11, 2024 11:23 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: SupeRugby 2024...
Replies: 465
Views: 5612

Re: SupeRugby 2024...

Loving the Tahs v Brumbies game! Being played in a swamp, both teams wearing the same strips, rain pissing down, everyone covered in mud, knock ons, players sliding 20 yards on the ground, spray being kicked up everywhere, tapped free kick not moving in the mud ... just brilliant! TBF skill levels ...
by fishfoodie
Sat May 11, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: SupeRugby 2024...
Replies: 465
Views: 5612

Re: SupeRugby 2024...

I'm glad it's not just me that finds it infuriating
by fishfoodie
Sat May 11, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
Replies: 20575
Views: 722821

Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories

0.6% growth lol And you could argue that's inflation driven rather than growth driven Compared with same quarter last year this is just a 0.2% increase in GDP so we have barely caught up with where we were a year ago. Worry is that within the overall figure construction fell by 0.9% so longer term ...
by fishfoodie
Fri May 10, 2024 11:16 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Replies: 9709
Views: 203880

Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread

Stormers finally wake up the last 15 minutes and score the bonus point try. Dyamni made a huge difference off the bench. Frustrating to watch. Why de fuck they keep on playing kicking rugby make absolutely no sense. If they play like this Connacht will slaughter them. From your lips to Dogs ears :w...
by fishfoodie
Fri May 10, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Things that don't deserve their own thread
Replies: 2658
Views: 141575

Re: Things that don't deserve their own thread

Tech can be such a double edged sword, & SM particularly so, but I've spent the last couple of hours watching surfing videos on YouTube, & it occurred to me that for decades we've been immensely impressed by David Attenborough & his teams nature productions, but now the means of producin...
by fishfoodie
Fri May 10, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Replies: 9709
Views: 203880

Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread

Sandstorm wrote: Fri May 10, 2024 3:39 pm Anyone know where on Premier Sports the Dragons v Stormers game will be shown live tonight? Only the Edinburgh/Zebra game shows on the live TV listings - Stormers game will go out delayed at 11pm. :thumbdown:
It's on BBC Two Wales & the iPlayer
by fishfoodie
Fri May 10, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 862
Views: 65982

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Nice bit of business by Connacht. I'm sure there are plenty in Ulster crying in their beer over losing Ben Connacht to sign two Ireland U20 internationals from Leinster Bray native Ben Murphy has lined out for both Munster and Leinster in recent years, having spent a spell down south as injury cover...
by fishfoodie
Thu May 09, 2024 11:09 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official United Rugby Championship thread
Replies: 9709
Views: 203880

Re: Official United Rugby Championship thread

Stormers +50
by fishfoodie
Wed May 08, 2024 8:05 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: President Biden and US politics catchall
Replies: 6617
Views: 293674

Re: President Biden and US politics catchall

And again, in another closed Primary.

by fishfoodie
Tue May 07, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: 737 Max to fly again
Replies: 191
Views: 10648

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...
by fishfoodie
Mon May 06, 2024 10:49 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread
Replies: 18162
Views: 980905

Re: The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

Didn’t mean to start a long thread with this! TBH sometimes people just don’t get along, and also it’s a bit unfair judging people on what they were like at school (as would have been the case with both Irvine and GT here). Many people were dicks at school and turned into decent folk later on. Aye,...