Bad beat/Moan/Venting Thread - BBV Archive 1

[max_power]

Any of you cricket nerds watch the ashes?Managed to have a bit of craic in work today listening to it on the radio with an Australian guy and an English guy, hat-trick was pretty e[ic.

[Raoul Duke III]

Any of you cricket nerds watch the ashes?Managed to have a bit of craic in work today listening to it on the radio with an Australian guy and an English guy, hat-trick was pretty e[ic.

I watched the first session in the Fitz and actually thought Ingerland looked pretty comfortable, apart from Strauss's stupidity.

That was before all the fireworks though! Siddle getting 6 for feck all

[max_power]

I don't really have a clue about it and was asking the 2 lads annoying questions throughout, Siddle's all over the news now, bigger than the mine explosion in NZ. Looking forward to The MCG on Stephens' Day now, should be a massive session.

[RoadSweeper]

My favorite aftershave was discontinued -I know, it probably smells crap. But I have searched the web an cant find it. Anyone any ideas?




Its The Body Shop: Javari

[Aya14]

@ Bantee, yea will go over alright. I see you get the early bird chip before 7.45, fancy a couple of pints first. You going Zuroph, any other Limerick lads?

Pints u say hmmm.

[Raoul Duke III]

I don't really have a clue about it and was asking the 2 lads annoying questions throughout, Siddle's all over the news now, bigger than the mine explosion in NZ. Looking forward to The MCG on Stephens' Day now, should be a massive session.

for the traditional Boxing Day test experience, wear a beer hat like this classy lady

remember to drink the beer first and throw the tinnies at fans sitting below who don't join in chanting\mexican waves etc

[Solskjaer]

I watched the first session in the Fitz and actually thought Ingerland looked pretty comfortable, apart from Strauss's stupidity.

That was before all the fireworks though! Siddle getting 6 for feck all

my annual cricket joke. (ie the same joke every year)

Doctor Doctor, I've got a cricket ball stuck up my arse
Doc: Hows that?

Don't you fucking start

[Solskjaer]

I get a report every so often of an thing called an EPC failure. It's now commonly known in here as an EPIC failure thanks to you lot.

[Raoul Duke III]

my annual cricket joke. (ie the same joke every year)

Doctor Doctor, I've got a cricket ball stuck up my arse
Doc: Hows that?

Don't you fucking start

example of live cricketing humour (true, taken from actual 'banter' in the middle during a test match):

Glenn McGrath (Aussie legend) to Zimbabwe tailender Eddo Brandes: "Oi Brandes - why are you so fat?"

Brandes: "Because every time I fuck your wife she gives me a biscuit."

[NoRiverRequired]

example of live cricketing humour (true, taken from actual 'banter' in the middle during a test match):

Glenn McGrath (Aussie legend) to Zimbabwe tailender Eddo Brandes: "Oi Brandes - why are you so fat?"

Brandes: "Because every time I fuck your wife she gives me a biscuit."

this a famous one in Oz..

Glenn McGrath to Ramnaresh Sarwan - "So what does Brian Lara's d*ck taste like?"
Sarwan: "I don't know. Ask your wife."
McGrath lost it: "If you ever mention my wife again, I'll F***ing rip your F***ing throat out."

Tips hat to Sarwan

[thedini]

Pints u say hmmm.

Sure why not, you going?

[Emperor Badger]

If you are playing a decent amount then academy points are the easiest way to MiniFTOPs tickets (and no MGR hit). Some of the "challenges" are very simple so you can rack up a few thousand points very quickly.

Oh yeah, forgot about the Academy challenges. Thanks for that! Ill def be able to complete enough challenges by then.

[Emperor Badger]

this a famous one in Oz..

Glenn McGrath to Ramnaresh Sarwan - "So what does Brian Lara's d*ck taste like?"
Sarwan: "I don't know. Ask your wife."
McGrath lost it: "If you ever mention my wife again, I'll F***ing rip your F***ing throat out."

Tips hat to Sarwan

Yep, heard a few stories about Glenn McGrath being one of the worst sledgers.

[Aya14]

Sure why not, you going?

Can't be sure til this afternoon.
Should really have training at 8 might just have to miss training because the car broke down

[Raoul Duke III]

Yep, heard a few stories about Glenn McGrath being one of the worst sledgers.

he's a miserable sack of shite, a lot of that great Aussie team were - especially the captain, Steve Waugh. Border was a prick as well and so is Ponting.

great player though

[careca]

Any video highlights of the cricket?

The Bulmers Cricket ad is very clever.

[Solskjaer]

he's a miserable sack of shite, a lot of that great Aussie team were - especially the captain, Steve Waugh. Border was a prick as well and so is Ponting.

great player though

Miserable AUssie sacks of shite >>>being English imo.

[Raoul Duke III]

Miserable AUssie sacks of shite >>>being English imo.

meh, when it comes to cricket I will cheer for England vs Australia every time

the Aussies are that awful combination when it comes to sports - bad winners and bad losers

at least the English have had lots of practice at losing so they know how to take it well and they're so surprised when they win, that they're like happy little children

[Strewelpeter]

Any of you cricket nerds watch the ashes?Managed to have a bit of craic in work today listening to it on the radio with an Australian guy and an English guy, hat-trick was pretty e[ic.

I need to find an audio stream for TMS tonight.

I am using a Roberts internet radio but when I tune in to the Radio Four LW stream there is a Rights Restriction message playing instead of TMS.

So I went looking for an OZ sports station and all I found were some awful shouting Aussies with an ad break after every ball.

Any better ideas than going back to a LW radio?

I could set up a laptop and speakers to use the mgeni / Tor trick to make R4 think I'm in the UK but I'm not even sure that they are even streaming it to the UK. The problem with that is that having TMS on overnight at all is a bit of a delicate subject and the Roberts Radio was supposed to be a solution to the LW interference problem and adding a laptop into the mix could end up in the divorce courts.

[Raoul Duke III]

I could set up a laptop and speakers to use the mgeni / Tor trick to make R4 think I'm in the UK but I'm not even sure that they are even streaming it to the UK. The problem with that is that having TMS on overnight at all is a bit of a delicate subject and the Roberts Radio was supposed to be a solution to the LW interference problem and adding a laptop into the mix could end up in the divorce courts.

cricket >>>>wife

if Mrs Strewelpeter doesn't accept this, there really is no option open to you

[NoRiverRequired]

meh, when it comes to cricket I will cheer for England vs Australia every time

the Aussies are that awful combination when it comes to sports - bad winners and bad losers
at least the English have had lots of practice at losing so they know how to take it well and they're so surprised when they win, that they're like happy little children

This.

The only time i ever supported the english was when the ashes were on over there....the oz media is ridiculously petty and childish.

[Raoul Duke III]

anyway, onto more important matters

not doom and gloom but the putative Republican nominee for the presidency in 2012

she was displaying her finely-honed knowledge of foreign policy yesterday

obviously we gotta stand with our North Korean allies

maybe she knows something we don't?

[danutpeddler]

anyway, onto more important matters

not doom and gloom but the putative Republican nominee for the presidency in 2012

she was displaying her finely-honed knowledge of foreign policy yesterday



maybe she knows something we don't?

LOL

[DeadParrot]

Love how he's able to run the whole gamut of emotions from A to B.

he picks the very best projects and the very worst projects.
No banality for the Cage

[The C Kid]

The whole appeal of the Ashes is the over-zealous nature of both sets of supporters. The banter is epic. Like last night's hat-trick ball was awesome.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unosHG2Z_ho[/ame]

[DeadParrot]

Morning,

DP..... What on earth have they done with the buses?

I got a life this morning.

Whats up

[RasTa]

I got a life this morning.

Whats up

Half of them don't go through Chapelizod anymore, some new 25b route.

[Lplated]

anyway, onto more important matters

not doom and gloom but the putative Republican nominee for the presidency in 2012

she was displaying her finely-honed knowledge of foreign policy yesterday



maybe she knows something we don't?

She is the Republicans gift to Obama.

Has any one searched her Irish roots yet? If foot-in-mouth for politicians is actually genetic, i suspect her roots may link her to a certain Minister Coughlan, currently masquerading as our the brains behind our education strategy.

[Emmet]

Irish Economy on Boards.ie has as high a noise/sanity ratio as the poker forum does these days...

[Solskjaer]

anyway, onto more important matters

not doom and gloom but the putative Republican nominee for the presidency in 2012

she was displaying her finely-honed knowledge of foreign policy yesterday



maybe she knows something we don't?

I bet you'd shed a different kind of tear at one of her speeches than the one you did for Obama. She may just top Bush for the 50 dumbest quotes of all time.


Aussies gonna Pom bash. I thought everyone knew the Aussies turned into 10 year olds when playing the Engerlish. It's what gives the Ashes it's wider appeal.
Similarly the tabloids in the UK sell a lot more for their back pages during these games. It's actually arrogance from both that this is THE game in world cricket.
Anyway, I tune in to watch and I'm a deffo fair weather cricket fan.

[carlop]

Just spent 11 minutes on the phone trying to activate my Spanish credit card. During those 11 mins I spoke for a max of 1 min, and am pretty sure I got stung with some insurance charge.

Getting called Don Carlo more than made up for it though.

[Raoul Duke III]

some major shit stirring beneath the surface this morning

Rehn has come out and said that bank bondholders should share in the restructuring costs

this makes me happy even though it's two years too late and that lying snake Lenihan has spent tens of billions bailing out the bondholders and telling us it (haircuts) can't be done

10Y yield back over 9% again btw.

[DeadParrot]

Balls.
going to be fun getting home tonight so
nothing updated on the dublin bus web site
and there was nothing in the spar this morning about it

http://www.dublinbus.ie/PageFiles/5996/New%20Lucan%20Map.pdf

I take it back

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/News-Centre/Travel-News/Network-Direct---LucanNorth-Kildare/

edit again:

actually, the routes shouldnt have changed yet afaik

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

...

[Lplated]

some major shit stirring beneath the surface this morning

Rehn has come out and said that bank bondholders should share in the restructuring costs

this makes me happy even though it's two years too late and that lying snake Lenihan has spent tens of billions bailing out the bondholders and telling us it (haircuts) can't be done

10Y yield back over 9% again btw.

David Mc Williams has been proposing some sort of structured default for weeks. FF line was that Ireland wouldn't renege on our debts (including bank debt which the State voluntarily assumed). I noticed Leo Varadkar (FG) suggested on RTE tv analysis after the two o'clock announcement yesterday, and it was freely talked about on Prime Time last night, ditto this AM on Pat kenny with bloomberg columnist.

Problem is that FF seem to be sticking with their 'no default' line.

Any money on the idea that the real reason for the rush to complete this bailout deal is so political parties don't start including 'default' as a policy before the electorate??? It might explain the 'urgency' of not going to the country before a budget even though they keep saying we have enough money until May/June.

[Guest]

I need to find an audio stream for TMS tonight.

I am using a Roberts internet radio but when I tune in to the Radio Four LW stream there is a Rights Restriction message playing instead of TMS.

So I went looking for an OZ sports station and all I found were some awful shouting Aussies with an ad break after every ball.

Any better ideas than going back to a LW radio?

I could set up a laptop and speakers to use the mgeni / Tor trick to make R4 think I'm in the UK but I'm not even sure that they are even streaming it to the UK. The problem with that is that having TMS on overnight at all is a bit of a delicate subject and the Roberts Radio was supposed to be a solution to the LW interference problem and adding a laptop into the mix could end up in the divorce courts.

Are you in Ireland at the moment?
Have you a TV in the bedroom?

If so BBC radio 4 & more importantly BBC Radio 5SX(just cricket, no shipping forecasts etc) are on the sky channels

TMS end of day round up is always a good listen

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/tms

[Strewelpeter]

some major shit stirring beneath the surface this morning

Rehn has come out and said that bank bondholders should share in the restructuring costs

this makes me happy even though it's two years too late and that lying snake Lenihan has spent tens of billions bailing out the bondholders and telling us it (haircuts) can't be done

10Y yield back over 9% again btw.

That all sounded a bit orchestrated with Richard Bruton pushing it back to the top of the agenda minutes before one of Rehns minions came on saying that it was a live option. Maybe they have already appointed RB to Finance in advance of the Election.

[Guest]

Problem is that FF seem to be sticking with their 'no default' bailout friends/family/FF financial backers who have bags of dirt on them line.

.

[Raoul Duke III]

Problem is that FF seem to be sticking with their 'no default' line.

FF...FF....FF?

nope, doesn't ring any bells

if this is true (still be confirmed), Rehn has just walked up to Lenihan, cut his balls off and stuck them in his mouth. Mafia style.

[RasTa]

Balls.
going to be fun getting home tonight so
nothing updated on the dublin bus web site
and there was nothing in the spar this morning about it

http://www.dublinbus.ie/PageFiles/5996/New%20Lucan%20Map.pdf

I take it back

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/News-Centre/Travel-News/Network-Direct---LucanNorth-Kildare/

edit again:

actually, the routes shouldnt have changed yet afaik

I think most of it is here http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Network-D...Phase-1/Lucan/

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Network-Direct/Network-Direct-Phase-1/Lucan/Lucan-FAQs/

I don't think the bus drivers now what's going on tbh

[Raoul Duke III]

Any money on the idea that the real reason for the rush to complete this bailout deal is so political parties don't start including 'default' as a policy before the electorate???

no, it's to:

(a) stop the banks from collapsing as they would have done last week without the intervention

and (b) save Spain (and Italy)

[Guest]

FF...FF....FF?

nope, doesn't ring any bells

if this is true (still be confirmed), Rehn has just walked up to Lenihan, cut his balls off and stuck them in his mouth. Mafia style.

Ty Mr Rehn if true

[KevIRL]

Got my keytrade transfer done. Ty rd3 for the advice and llottie for the heads up on the iban thing

[Strewelpeter]

Are you in Ireland at the moment?
Have you a TV in the bedroom?

If so BBC radio 4 & more importantly BBC Radio 5SX(just cricket, no shipping forecasts etc) are on the sky channels

TMS end of day round up is always a good listen
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/tms

No TV in the bedroom, anyway I have mmds rather than sky, The Radio 4 stream on the TV is from FM and there isn't a LW one.
Does the LW stream on Sky play TMS and does it work Free to Air, i.e if I picked up a Lidl dish without a sky sub could I get it. I think I'll probably just root out an old LW receiver.

The podcast used to be out too late to listen to in the car on the way to work but my new HTC phone should be able fix that

[NewApproach]

some major shit stirring beneath the surface this morning

Rehn has come out and said that bank bondholders should share in the restructuring costs

this makes me happy even though it's two years too late and that lying snake Lenihan has spent tens of billions bailing out the bondholders and telling us it (haircuts) can't be done

10Y yield back over 9% again btw.

Have you an updated CPD table, or the 'measure of fuckedness' of Emmet so eloquently put it?

[Keane]

Guys, quick fabour - could ye click on here and vote for this person for me:

http://www.cheffactor.ie/content/competition-entries/siobh%C3%A1ns-mount-mer-gueee?page=3

It's just to win a cookery course but I'd appreciate if ye would. TY

[The C Kid]

Last week's Boardwalk Empire was f*cking incredible.

[Raoul Duke III]

Have you an updated CPD table, or the 'measure of fuckedness' of Emmet so eloquently put it?

[Strewelpeter]

I hear the geniuses in the NRA are looking at doing some works to upgrade the junctions on the M4, you know that new Motorway to Hell or Connacht or wherever it goes that is only open for a short time now. This plan involves closing the Motorway completely and diverting all the traffic via Kilcock, Maynooth and Leixlip for a week betwen the 10th and 16th of December and again for a week in January.

Seriously WTF

[Raoul Duke III]

I hear the geniuses in the NRA are looking at doing some works to upgrade the junctions on the M4, you know that new Motorway to Hell or Connacht or wherever it goes that is only open for a short time now. This plan involves closing the Motorway completely and diverting all the traffic via Kilcock, Maynooth and Leixlip for a week betwen the 10th and 16th of December and again for a week in January.

Seriously WTF

close it permanently imo, keep the likes of ionapaul out of the Pale

[NewApproach]

Thanks, not as much change in it as I thought there would be from a couple of weeks ago.

[Raoul Duke III]

Thanks, not as much change in it as I thought there would be from a couple of weeks ago.

<cough>check out the Irish banks CDS<cough>

<splutter>elephant in the room, over there<splutter>

[NewApproach]

<cough>check out the Irish banks CDS<cough>

<splutter>elephant in the room, over there<splutter>

Is that basically the banks version of the CPD? Do tell...

[eoghan104]

<DOOM and GLOOM>

Hey Stunty,

Was the Chris turfed out of the Apprentice last night the one you had in our LL?

Trip report from the Fitz please.

[Solskjaer]

Is that basically the banks version of the CPD? Do tell...

Damn it you guys, we had him sidetracked on the cricket.


btw
I hope that reluctant carpet muncher Grange United brushed his teeth this morning.

[Flushdraw]

Hey Stunty,

Was the Chris turfed out of the Apprentice last night the one you had in our LL?

Trip report from the Fitz please.

Would be amazed if he was. Who's your horse Eoghan?

[Raoul Duke III]

Hey Stunty,

Was the Chris turfed out of the Apprentice last night the one you had in our LL?

dunno, didn't see it. I will check.

Trip report from the Fitz please.

Nothing of interest, I won a ticket for the weekend's game. People are lolbad at Satellites.

Doc Farrell is alive and well

[ionapaul]

close it permanently imo, keep the likes of ionapaul out of the Pale

I'd just take the train - can't keep me out! That new motorway is the business, driving from Dublin to the metropolis of Galway and back is a breeze. I still prefer taking the train though, get to watch a movie or a few episodes of Deadwood without the need to concentrate on the road.

With FG publicly stating they won't be bound by whatever is agreed in the 4-year plan, surely the Government need to step down NOW and hold the election pre-Christmas? If they ever really wanted to prove they have the good of the country in mind rather than trying to preserve a rump FF opposition in the Dail by not touching the PS and the OAPs and shafting the rest of us...

[eoghan104]

Would be amazed if he was. Who's your horse Eoghan?

Stunty has the blonde one Stella? and ex army guy Chris. Im not sure which one is the army dude but a "Chris" was fired last night.

I have Liz. He has the best of it but Im a sucker.

[Raoul Duke III]

Snap his hand off with Christopher Farrell (ex-marine guy) imo.

advice duly taken so it looks like my guy got the bullet

hotspur levelled me it appears

down to my Stella versus eoghan's Liz