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by sturginho
Thu Jul 16, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

And 1 guest wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:37 pm
sturginho wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:19 pm How does Chase get so many wickets? He seems like a fairly innocuous spinner but he has done for Crawley first ball :shock:
He gets more against England than he does against anyone else.
That can be said of many players :mrgreen:
by sturginho
Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:19 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

How does Chase get so many wickets? He seems like a fairly innocuous spinner but he has done for Crawley first ball :shock:
by sturginho
Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:17 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Amethyst wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:10 am So Archer shows scant respect for team protocol, etc. Not the kind of team-player you want in your side. :thumbdown:
yes, let's all jump to conclusions :thumbup:
by sturginho
Wed Jul 15, 2020 6:13 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Failing Grayling Fails Again!
Replies: 16
Views: 1099

Failing Grayling Fails Again!

Failing Grayling fails to become chair of the intelligence and security committee despite being nominated by the PM

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... rity-chair

That's a pretty spectacular failure even by his standards! :lol:
by sturginho
Tue Jul 14, 2020 2:58 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Ban them!
Replies: 10
Views: 931

Re: Ban them!

That's a good point, have we had a haka thread yet? Can the bored really be called the bored before that's happened? It's a bit hard to get riled up about the Haka when there's no international rugby being played. Wait for the ABs to pummel a few teams and I'm sure there'll be plenty of threads com...
by sturginho
Tue Jul 14, 2020 2:51 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Ban them!
Replies: 10
Views: 931

Re: Ban them!

Thought this was our first BAN THE HAKA thread on the new site. That's a good point, have we had a haka thread yet? Can the bored really be called the bored before that's happened? It's a bit hard to get riled up about the Haka when there's no international rugby being played. Wait for the ABs to p...
by sturginho
Tue Jul 14, 2020 1:29 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Italian Rugby Fred
Replies: 106
Views: 5126

Re: The Official Italian Rugby Fred

George Biagi has retired from rugby: https://www.onrugby.it/2020/07/14/georg ... -ritirato/

He won 23 caps for Italy having made his debut against England in 2014

He made 119 appearances for Zebre and captained them 51 times, before that he was also at Aironi
by sturginho
Tue Jul 14, 2020 1:16 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Italian Rugby Fred
Replies: 106
Views: 5126

Re: The Official Italian Rugby Fred

On Rugby has praise for the Zebre squad for next season for being younger and more Italian than before:

https://www.onrugby.it/2020/07/14/zebre ... d-azzurre/

For me it's a bit of a no brainer, what are Zebre for if not to give young Italian players a chance?
by sturginho
Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:03 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Graphene for electric cars
Replies: 16
Views: 1083

Re: Graphene for electric cars

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:54 am
Munch wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:41 pm I've read they've shown graphene can turn lead to gold, they just can't make it economically viable yet but 5 years time it'll be on the market.
Is that you Elon?
These things always seem to be 5 years away
by sturginho
Mon Jul 13, 2020 1:55 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Doom/Sludge Metal Thread. All Slow, All Low.
Replies: 36
Views: 1981

Re: The Doom/Sludge Metal Thread. All Slow, All Low.

wft is that "Avatarium" shit? 3rd-rate Iron Maiden histrionic poodle metal. Wrong fucken thread. _________________________________________________ one of my wantlist unicorns: the first Hey Colossus album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZW8VegVOmE sorry, I thought you started a doom meta...
by sturginho
Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:16 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official F1 Thread
Replies: 2613
Views: 99669

Re: The Official F1 Thread

Saint wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:23 pm LeClerc destroys his teammates car, and takes himself out fir good measure
Imagine spending all that money to compete in Formula 1 only for one of your drivers to take himself and his teammate out on the first corner of the first lap
by sturginho
Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:31 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Ball seems to have suddenly stopped swinging?
by sturginho
Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:30 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Archer is bowling beautifully! Sacrificing a bit of speed for pin point accuracy and he's getting the reward. Had a good little cameo with the bat too
by sturginho
Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:18 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Good stuff from the Windies, they weren't threatening, but they kept it tight and waited for England to make mistakes
by sturginho
Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:32 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Doom/Sludge Metal Thread. All Slow, All Low.
Replies: 36
Views: 1981

Re: The Doom/Sludge Metal Thread. All Slow, All Low.

Came across these guys on spotify yesterday, stoner/doom from Sweden:

by sturginho
Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:54 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

I've had to move to another room so I can't see what's happening, but it sounds like another wicket has gone down?
by sturginho
Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:48 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

And 1 guest wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 1:36 pm Probably setting myself up here but I don't see Buttler batting a long innings.
he might run out of partners soon
by sturginho
Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:24 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The 'alternative' music thread
Replies: 340
Views: 17932

Re: The 'alternative' music thread

by sturginho
Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:16 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

England's search for an opener continues
by sturginho
Wed Jul 08, 2020 7:18 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Suggestions
Replies: 525
Views: 20488

Re: Suggestions

ASMO wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:44 am Today's colour is Blue Lagoon
eesh, it's a no from me :thumbdown:

Much prefer the one that was there before :thumbup:
by sturginho
Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:23 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Football (Soccer) Thread
Replies: 239
Views: 12920

Re: The Football (Soccer) Thread

McCormack's third Lg 2 promotion. One day sporting the play off "trophy", the next released by the Cobblers. That's football. So has Turnbull who set up the second goal: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53270948 a bit of a head scratcher as they both played such important roles in get...
by sturginho
Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:05 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official F1 Thread
Replies: 2613
Views: 99669

Re: The Official F1 Thread

I've not watched a Grand Prix in about 10 years, I may have to start watching again, that was mental! :thumbup: :thumbup:
by sturginho
Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:08 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Ghislaine Maxwell arrested
Replies: 179
Views: 13112

Re: Ghislaine Maxwell arrested

Hal Jordan wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 4:54 pm The apple didn't fall far from the tree, he just lacks his father's hustling skills to cover up.
It's amazing to think that he and Don Jr are even less smart than their old man :?
by sturginho
Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:04 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The OFFICIAL NPR Book Thread
Replies: 293
Views: 20783

Re: The OFFICIAL NPR Book Thread

I’m reading C.J.Sansom’s latest outing of Matthew Shardlake in “Tombland”. Unusually it’s set in Norwich a couple of years after Henry VIIIs death, so England is sliding into chaos. A particular attraction for me since Narge is a city I know quite well. These are interesting and dark times with a b...
by sturginho
Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:34 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The OFFICIAL NPR Book Thread
Replies: 293
Views: 20783

Re: The OFFICIAL NPR Book Thread

Seemed like something democrats should of stayed far away from considering where they got there votes from. You could see where a republican could pick up votes. Yeah, it was well intentioned on Tipper's part in the sense that she was trying to protect kids from vulgar lyrical content and imagery a...
by sturginho
Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:44 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: How to join a group
Replies: 45
Views: 2372

Re: How to join a group

Plim wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:22 pm I'm getting confused between saffas' and Irishers' shades of green. Suggest the Irish font is lightened a shade or two.
You already need sunglasses to look at it, and you want it even lighter? 8-)
by sturginho
Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:43 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Friday Choons
Replies: 346
Views: 41210

Re: Friday Choons

frodder wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:31 pm
sturginho wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 1:35 pm Was helping my daughter with her homework, she has to write about the 80s, and I came across this gem from 81


What did you tell her about the 80's mate?
She's been learning about walkmans and sinclair c5s :mrgreen:
by sturginho
Fri Jul 03, 2020 1:35 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Friday Choons
Replies: 346
Views: 41210

Re: Friday Choons

Was helping my daughter with her homework, she has to write about the 80s, and I came across this gem from 81

by sturginho
Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:11 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Happy Birthday Debbie Harry
Replies: 23
Views: 1446

Re: Happy Birthday Debbie Harry

PCPhil wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:16 pm She kept many a soft paper mill busy in her day.
I can see why

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by sturginho
Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:10 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: How to join a group
Replies: 45
Views: 2372

Re: How to join a group

ASMO wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:58 am
sturginho wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:47 am as the bored's only eyetie (so far) I am feeling rather left out
:cry:
You can always join OS's YMCA group? You get a nice pink name.
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by sturginho
Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:56 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

I have a suspicion cricket will be the most watchable behind closed doors sport. Football really isn't doing it for me without a crowd and suspect rugby would be the same, but cricket doesn't need an atmosphere in the same way. The only football I have watched is the league 2 playoffs (see the socc...
by sturginho
Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:47 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: How to join a group
Replies: 45
Views: 2372

Re: How to join a group

as the bored's only eyetie (so far) I am feeling rather left out
:cry:
by sturginho
Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:10 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Cricket Thread
Replies: 7603
Views: 197402

Re: The Official Cricket Thread

Good work on the new Fred, my sky sports pass lasts until the 17th so I can watch the first test
by sturginho
Fri Jul 03, 2020 8:27 am
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Football (Soccer) Thread
Replies: 239
Views: 12920

Re: The Football (Soccer) Thread

An excuse for me to bring this up: https://mobile.twitter.com/almc16/status/1277714630194978817 McCormack's third Lg 2 promotion. One day sporting the play off "trophy", the next released by the Cobblers. That's football. So has Turnbull who set up the second goal: https://www.bbc.co.uk/s...
by sturginho
Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:28 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: PR NOT gooooneeeeeeeeeeeee
Replies: 283
Views: 14760

Re: PR NOT gooooneeeeeeeeeeeee

So far I'm rather enjoying the vibe here 👍
by sturginho
Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:23 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: You fall in love, you lose (possible NSFW content which will be spoilered)
Replies: 319
Views: 53657

Re: You fall in love, you lose

Nols wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2020 7:21 pm There's a decomposing crow stuck to her neck.
Which seems to have swapped sides from one picture to the other
by sturginho
Thu Jul 02, 2020 4:04 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: The Official Italian Rugby Fred
Replies: 106
Views: 5126

Re: The Official Italian Rugby Fred

Call ups for the first post corona training camp (including a "invitation" for Monty Ioane) https://www.onrugby.it/2020/07/02/nazionale-italiana-rugby-i-convocati-per-il-raduno-di-parma/ Piloni: Danilo Fischetti (Zebre Rugby, 3 Caps) Andrea Lovotti (Zebre Rugby, 43 Caps) Marco Riccioni (Be...
by sturginho
Thu Jul 02, 2020 3:14 pm
Forum: The Bear Pit
Topic: Official English Football Thread
Replies: 30
Views: 1453

Re: Official English Football Thread

another excuse for me to post this

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