Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Mammy told me not to come.

[Keane]

Crack open the two Music Kings and vote. About to launch into them meself.

I was about eight pints deep at that stage. Not feeling too hot this morning. May need more than High 5 Zero to recover from this one.

[KevIRL]

Wicket first ball and Ireland need 182 to beat England in a test match at Lords.

[KevIRL]

Great conditions for bowling though.

Off they go for rain

[newbie2]

If the match is abandoned because of rain, how do they work out who wins? If i recall a few years ago, we were robbed because of some sort of average or something?

[KevIRL]

If the match is abandoned because of rain, how do they work out who wins? If i recall a few years ago, we were robbed because of some sort of average or something?

It wont be thankfully. But no winner if it is. Match drawn

You might be thinking of Net Run Rate which would be used to decide finishing places in a group in say the World Cup

[Rufio]

Ireland getting a test match lesson today

Just want to highlight the excellent BBV'ing from Kev yesterday, WP Sir. Post was ~1.30pm yesterday just before the England collapse.

[Guest]

If someoneone in the ground could go up to the big lad dressed like a leprechaun and punch him in the back of the head, it would be greatly appreciated!

[Guest]

Feels weird watching England appeal for a wicket and not go up with them

[Rufio]

Ireland are going to be all out for less than 100 here, will be a damp squib to what has been a good test match.

[newbie2]

Getting schooled by a proper team

[pokerhand]

Fucking hell, this is depressing!

[hotspur]

Speculate ? Fuck you Mellor I know this already.

It’s name translated from Cherokee and means ‘shit sport’ It emanates from a time when the head of a tribe was trying to piss off a neighbouring chief who he wished would go home as there was no more ‘fire water’ left. So he created this game and they made up the rules as they went along and to this day the rules are nchanged. The beauty of this shit sport is whenever anyone starts to play it, people get angry and leave or else stay and drink whiskey.

Reminds me of Robin Williams on the Scots inventing golf:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcnFbCCgTo4

[KevIRL]

Fuck cricket anyway

[Guest]

Feels weird watching England appeal for a wicket and not go up with them

Well that's that fixed

[Guest]

Suggestions for next band wagon.

[The Situation]

43 is lowest test score this century. Lets hope we beat that at least

[KevIRL]

26 is the lowest ever test innings score
42 the lowest ever at Lords
18.3 overs the shortest ever test innings

[KevIRL]

26 is the lowest ever test innings score
42 the lowest ever at Lords
18.3 overs the shortest ever test innings

First one gone, other two very much in play.

[The Situation]

Humiliation tbh. ICC justified in weeding out the minnows from the last WC.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

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[newbie2]

Long shot is the best movie I've seen in ages. Fully expect hotspur to come on and say he watched five minutes of it and turned it off. But he's wrong.

Your taste in movies is worse than SatNav's

[KevIRL]

got a couple of records anyway

Full refunds would have kicked for ticketholders if less than 15 overs played. Ireland save ECB a few quid by 3 balls

[6starpool]

Suggestions for next band wagon.

Olympics only about a year away, time to school up on sailing and the likes.

There's always the RWC that is coming a year too late too.

[Guest]

Olympics only about a year away, time to school up on sailing and the likes.

There's always the RWC that is coming a year too late too.

I'd guess the hype around Women's WC will be huge next time around if we manage to qualify given the success of the tournament this time around.

Rowing with the O'Donovan bros doing so well last time out is sure to garner plenty of interest too.

[Strewelpeter]

Ah FFS, I went out for a lunchtime run as the first over was being bowled, when I get back its over

Ah well I won't have to worry about switching between Lords and LeTour

[hotspur]

Long shot is the best movie I've seen in ages. Fully expect hotspur to come on and say he watched five minutes of it and turned it off. But he's wrong.

[Lao Lao]

Think this has come up before but more around laptops.

Where is the best place to get a desktop computer, possibly even a 2nd hand/refurbished one?

The 'aul lad had one a while back which died a death and we've tried to get him using a tablet and a laptop but he is just more comfortable with a PC.

He uses it for very basic Excel and very light internet browsing so it doesn't need to be anything fancy at all.

[Solksjaer!]

Reminds me of Robin Williams on the Scots inventing golf:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcnFbCCgTo4

The world needs more Robin Williams and less people who are not Robin Williams

[shrapnel]

Ah FFS, I went out for a lunchtime run as the first over was being bowled, when I get back its over

Ah well I won't have to worry about switching between Lords and LeTour

wow race cancelled

times taken at the top of the last mountain (iserand). Bernal now leading

[Dice75]

wow race cancelled

times taken at the top of the last mountain (iserand). Bernal now leading

Whats going on? watching as gaelige so no idea

Edit - what you said so

[shrapnel]

Whats going on? watching as gaelige so no idea

massive snow and hail storm near the lac de tignes. ice on the road before the last climb on the downhill section.

They've called the race off and took the times at the top of the last climb, which means Bernal takes the Yellow jersey and a 30-40 sec lead over Alaphilippe.

A lot of unhappy riders

[Dice75]

massive snow and hail storm near the lac de tignes. ice on the road before the last climb on the downhill section.

They've called the race off and took the times at the top of the last climb, which means Bernal takes the Yellow jersey and a 30-40 sec lead over Alaphilippe.

A lot of unhappy riders

You probably got unlucky with Bernal losing out on extending the gap unless Thomas had pulled something out. Should be in the bag now?

[shrapnel]

You probably got unlucky with Bernal losing out on extending the gap unless Thomas had pulled something out. Should be in the bag now?

no idea tbh. i think he would have pulled away from Alaphilippe, but not sure from Thomas who was in a decent sized group.

still a decent stage tomorrow. stopping early might just give Bernal that extra bit of energy he might need to push on or hold on to the Yellow jersey, as i think he would have had to push extra hard on that last climb

[Dice75]

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

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[dobby]

Global warming is a myth, sure back in the 1800s weren't we roashted out of it. ~ Danny Healy Rae, 2018.

[SatNav]

Hopped on a train to Cascais. Wow some difference to Lisbon.

Absolutely stunning. Beautiful paved streets. fresh fish everywhere , loads of different types of vino.

Artist's playing music everywhere.so laid back.. Fab little spot. Deffo worth the trip and a lovely little beach here too.

35 mins on train. 5 e return

[Raoul Duke III]

We won the CRICKET motherfuckers, yes?

oooops, good decision to go out for the day. Kev clearly BBV'd the day for sport as we stopped in a bar to watch the climactic stages of Le Tour just as it ws being abandoned to mass confusion.

Proprietor, chef and bar lady in a state of great indignation which was entertaining for the kids if nothing else.

[hotspur]

I watched The Brink last night about Steve Bannon, very interesting watching him trying to build a cabal in Europe of populist nationalists.

Related to this I watch a really interesting talk by Christopher Wylie this evening, he's this guy:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/data-war-whistleblower-christopher-wylie-faceook-nix-bannon-trump

Might be one of the few intersecting Venn diagram points of interest between Hitch and PSV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE5ZvAj5tVI

[Guest]

I watched The Brink last night about Steve Bannon, very interesting watching him trying to build a cabal in Europe of populist nationalists.

Related to this I watch a really interesting talk by Christopher Wylie this evening, he's this guy:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/17/data-war-whistleblower-christopher-wylie-faceook-nix-bannon-trump

Might be one of the few intersecting Venn diagram points of interest between Hitch and PSV:

I read that article previously, I listened to this during the week:https://samharris.org/podcasts/145-information-war/

Expect you would enjoy it, Renee DiResta is excellent.

[Guest]

Jasas

http://youtu.be/x5B_EL8k8R8

[ArmaniJeans]

Jacob Rees-Mogg grammar instructions to the staff in his new department. Seems to be genuine as a few sources quoting it.

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-07-26/itv-news-exclusive-jacob-rees-mogg-issues-style-guide-to-staff/

Highlights include non-titled males to be referred to as 'Esq' and the use of imperial measurements.
Insisting on double spaces after full stops is a sign of madness imo.

[ComradeCollie]

Insisting on double spaces after full stops is a sign of madness imo.

It's news to me that there is another option.

[Tar.Aldarion]

I read that article previously, I listened to this during the week:https://samharris.org/podcasts/145-information-war/

Expect you would enjoy it, Renee DiResta is excellent.

So Hotspur hates films and loves podcasts. Can't wait for the next installment.

[Lazare]

This is mesmerising...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHrCI9eSJGQ&app=desktop

[Mellor]

Insisting on double spaces after full stops is a sign of madness imo.

He’s just tech saavy. Double space on an iPhone and it auto inserts the full-stop.

[alocon]

Lads its that time of the mornin...trying to remember the name of a tune in the music game a while back. Wolf something...no words just a mad funky beat. Help me out....

Found that shit Vulfpeck close enough

[Dice75]

Currently minding 8 kids under 8 for 48 hours....how the fuck did people do this full time years ago. Id have just put a hot iron to it after 3 or 4.

[Strewelpeter]

Currently minding 8 kids under 8 for 48 hours....how the fuck did people do this full time years ago. Id have just put a hot iron to it after 3 or 4.

With that many all you can do is keep throwing food at them and allow them enough space to go feral.

[RichieM]

Jacob Rees-Mogg grammar instructions to the staff in his new department. Seems to be genuine as a few sources quoting it.

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-07-26/itv-news-exclusive-jacob-rees-mogg-issues-style-guide-to-staff/

Highlights include non-titled males to be referred to as 'Esq' and the use of imperial measurements.
Insisting on double spaces after full stops is a sign of madness imo.

The sex scandal is going to be so kinky when it breaks

[Guest]

Pew research center's findings on What Americans actually know about Religion: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...hat-they-dont/

You can take the polling test here: https://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/u-s...nowledge-quiz/

I'd be pretty surprised if people aren't getting above the average of every cohort polled.
Ability to put Laz to the test here. I was 13/15 FWIW

[oleras]

Fingers crossed this is decent.

Kenny "Fuckin" Powers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqJRIQO7sqw

[Hectorjelly]

Pew research center's findings on What Americans actually know about Religion: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...hat-they-dont/

You can take the polling test here: https://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/u-s...nowledge-quiz/

I'd be pretty surprised if people aren't getting above the average of every cohort polled.
Ability to put Laz to the test here. I was 13/15 FWIW

I got 12/15. A little disappointed.

I was raised an atheist and never went to a religious school, and have always been amazed and how little most people know of even their own religion. The concept of the holy trinity is alien to a lot of practising catholics.

[ComradeCollie]

You can take the polling test here: https://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/u-s...nowledge-quiz/

I'd be pretty surprised if people aren't getting above the average of every cohort polled.
Ability to put Laz to the test here. I was 13/15 FWIW

14/15, and the one I got wrong surprised me.

[Mellor]

14/15

The one I got wrong was a flip.

QUOTE=Hectorjelly;1104545]I got 12/15. A little disappointed.

I was raised an atheist and never went to a religious school, and have always been amazed and how little most people know of even their own religion. The concept of the holy trinity is alien to a lot of practising catholics.[/QUOTE]

I’m not surprised. For more people religion is routine and not something they’ve ever studied of thought about. People cover it during communion/confirmation. But they’ll have forgotten most of it and most of anything they don’t use regularly by the time they leave secondary school.

[Denny Crane]

14.

Funny that atheists have nearly the highest score.

[Denny Crane]

When the event first started out in Dublin, the premium was €1,900. The quote this year was for €19,500.

That seems v low for Oktoberfest? Certainly doesn't seem like a justification for not running it. They probably have 20k+ patrons across the dates.

[Guest]

14/15, and the one I got wrong surprised me.

It might be one of the ones I got wrong too which also surprised me.

14.

Funny that atheists have nearly the highest score.

Possibly the only caveat to this -even though those 15 questions are compared to the responses from the group- is that I think some of the questions omitted we might struggle with as they may be tad more esoteric.
We're probably not getting a similar rate for the overall survey.

For example:

What is commemorated on Easter Sunday?

Resurrection, Ascension, Crucifixion, Last Supper

What percentage of adults in the US are Jewish?

<5%, approx 10%, approx 25%, over 50%

What book is most closely associated with Hinduism?

Tao te Ching, Vedas, Quran, Mahayana Sutras

SPOILER

Resurrection, <5%, Vedas

[hotspur]

I got the Jewish Sabboth day question wrong because of the way it was worded about what day it starts (sundown on Friday).

Also got the question wrong about faith being the thing leading to salvation, I thought both Catholics and Protestants believed that.

[Guest]

I got the Jewish Sabboth day question wrong because of the way it was worded about what day it starts (sundown on Friday).

Also got the question wrong about faith being the thing leading to salvation, I thought both Catholics and Protestants believed that.

I thought Catholics and Protestants were same but it was faith and acts

Explains a lot about certain Protestant cousins of ours... facing St Peter at the gate:

Pete: SO, you were a terrible cunt your whole life

Drum banger: Ha, sur I was that, but I always believed while I was at it