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by **Мастер** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:43 am

Mactep wrote:

FWIW, the "Alles Mag Als Maar Geil Is" bill is near the right part of this photo.

by **KLA2** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:38 am

Then again, Fauja Singh, no relation, was 89 years old when he started competing in races. And now he’s 100.

“I am but a simple man,” Singh the competitor, a Sikh with a long white beard who only speaks Punjabi, said in a translated statement. “I give it my best shot and it happens that the results are better than others.”

The centenarian, who lives in the United Kingdom by way of India, is ready to compete in Sunday’s Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in an attempt to land a Guinness World Record.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/106 ... or-records

I am at a loss for a sarcastic comment, so I will just wish him well.

by **Мастер** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:49 am

The forces of darkness have prevailed :(

by **Мастер** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:08 am

Mactep wrote:

In the bar right now, after watching France defeat Wales. Watching this young lady dance behind the bar is the only thing that makes the oppressively loud rap music worthwhile ...

by **tubeswell** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:46 pm

Yes I bet the Welsh captain is kicking himself for that red card he got at the beginning of the game. Excellent leadership.

by **Мастер** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:46 am

Well played, New Zealand! Almost all of Weepu's kicks landed inside the stadium.

Currently on the 54 bus, which is my getaway vehicle from the drunken Australian guy who latched onto me for some odd reason in the bar.

by **tubeswell** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:05 pm

Embarrassing. At that level of competition, penalty kicks should always result in more points, because it can make the difference between winning and losing at the top level. Some discipline/ability/consistency is missing in today's players. The Welsh kicker had the same embarrassing problem the day before.

So, NZ gets to play the froggies again.

by **Мастер** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:25 am

Repeat of 1987.

So who's the bare-assed guy who blows the horn and sticks his tongue out at the beginning of each match?

by **Heid the Ba** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:58 am

tubeswell wrote:Yes I bet the Welsh captain is kicking himself for that red card he got at the beginning of the game. Excellent leadership.

The same pundits who are defending him here were calling for Umaga's head after his tackle on O'Driscoll in the Lions game a couple of years back.

It could be a good final, France can't be that bad two games in a row. :D

by **Мастер** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:22 am

Wow, three hours until game time, and the monsoon rains are here. Maybe it will be different in Auckland, though, since that is about nine hours flying time from here.

by **Heid the Ba** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:31 am

I don't know what the weather was but the Convict Colony seemed to thrive in it.

by **Мастер** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:49 am

Yes, but Wales went out with honour. Down by three in the end, with the last try scored almost three minutes after time ran out . . .

by **Heid the Ba** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:55 am

At least they managed to keep 15 players on the field.

Time has a variable flow on a rugby pitch, it starts and stops at the referee's command and an 80 minute game doesn't end after 80 minutes. It gets quite existential.

by **Мастер** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:05 am

Heid the Ba' wrote:At least they managed to keep 15 players on the field.

Heh heh . . .

Heid the Ba' wrote:Time has a variable flow on a rugby pitch, it starts and stops at the referee's command and an 80 minute game doesn't end after 80 minutes. It gets quite existential.

I think that is similar for all sports, but what I mean is, they kept their drive going without turning the ball over for almost three minutes. Even knowing that it wouldn't make a difference in the end.

by **Heid the Ba** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:13 am

They were either going down fighting or they can't count . . .

by **Мастер** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:37 am

Heid the Ba' wrote:They were either going down fighting or they can't count . . .

If the former, they did well.

by **tubeswell** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:13 pm

Unfortunate the Welsh couldn't find much enthusiasm until the last minute. If they could've found some of that true grit a few minutes earlier in the match, they might've scored another try. As usual, its the (penalty/conversion/drop goal) kicking skill that can make or break a victory at this level. Too bad their kickers let them down. They had plenty of opportunities.

(I'm just afraid that if we have Piri Weepu doing the AB's kicking tomorrow, we could be looking at a national catastrophe on Monday - going by his 50/50 performance against the Aussies last weekend)

by **Enzo** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 3:59 pm

All that is fine, but no one has mentioned the HUGE shakeup in the Toronto Triumph. 22 players have quit the team.

Here is the LFL web site, but they are obviously not taking the players' point of view.

http://www.lflus.com/

by **tubeswell** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:02 pm

LFL? Wow! (I never knew)

by **Мастер** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:25 pm

So why don't I get the LFL on any of the television channels here?

The web site says the league now has its strategy to develop "youth leagues" - not sure just how young they are going to go.

by **tubeswell** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:22 am

Mactep wrote:The web site says the league now has its strategy to develop "youth leagues" - not sure just how young they are going to go.

Little Miss LFL

by **Мастер** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:12 am

I guess Weepu hasn't spent the last week practicing his kicking ...

by **tubeswell** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:56 am

That makes two of us. 3 wasted opportunities by 1/2-time. Nothing in it at the moment

by **Мастер** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:46 am

Disaster averted!

by **tubeswell** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:59 am

I guess the captain thought so too. Going by the stats, that game should've been won by the French. The difference was that the (successful) penalty kick for NZ (not kicked by Piri) was worth 3 points, and the successful conversion of the French try was only worth 2. (used to be the other way around a few years ago IIRC. Lucky they changed the rules a while back aye?)

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