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almost 7 years ago

C-Diddy wrote:

holeinone wrote:

getting the day off work due to electricity being off for today.

When did Whanganui get electricity?

Pedant.

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almost 7 years ago

Spurs

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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almost 7 years ago

Leggy wrote:

Spurs

It was some game. Can't lie... I was rooting for Ajax but Spurs just kept going. 

I *really* hope the final lives up to both semi-final games. Probably won't.

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almost 7 years ago

now I literally cannot watch the final, cant stand Spurs, and didnt want liverpool to win it.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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almost 7 years ago

Yeah you can. You need Spurs to win for Arsenal to play them in the European Super Cup after you win the no-hoper league.

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almost 7 years ago

liberty_nz wrote:

Yeah you can. You need Spurs to win for Arsenal to play them in the European Super Cup after you win the no-hoper league.

good point, I hadn't thought of it that way.

Queenslander 3x a year.

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almost 7 years ago

Always a silver lining :-)

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almost 7 years ago

The Premier League. Comfortably the best league in the world now.

Three for me, and two for them.

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almost 7 years ago

Two European Comps finals, 4 English Teams

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 7 years ago

Full of English players

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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almost 7 years ago

Full of English players

Except Chelsea.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 6 years ago

Going to court and succeeding in less than 10 minutes! 

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 6 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

Going to court and succeeding in less than 10 minutes! 

It's quicker just to plead guilty isn't it LG?!

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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over 6 years ago

That Cricket World Cup final! Just unbelievable, there are no words.

A wee bit galling for us Kiwi's though ?

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over 6 years ago

Beaten by total luck of a Kiwi playing brilliantly for Poms whose bat deflected the ball over the boundary

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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over 6 years ago

Beaten by total luck of a Kiwi playing brilliantly for Poms whose bat deflected the ball over the boundary

I'm no cricket expert but how were those runs allowed to stand? Does that mean that when you're running between wickets and you see the ball come in from the fielder, you can have another whack at it and hit it for four?

It seems dumb that those runs were counted. Understandable if it was a complete overthrow.

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over 6 years ago

Beaten by total luck of a Kiwi playing brilliantly for Poms whose bat deflected the ball over the boundary

I'm no cricket expert but how were those runs allowed to stand? Does that mean that when you're running between wickets and you see the ball come in from the fielder, you can have another whack at it and hit it for four?

It seems dumb that those runs were counted. Understandable if it was a complete overthrow.

It stood because it was accidental, you can't do something like that deliberately. The etiquette is usually not to take any further runs after something like this happens, but since the deflection went to the boundary, the runs had to count.

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over 6 years ago

Beaten by total luck of a Kiwi playing brilliantly for Poms whose bat deflected the ball over the boundary

I'm no cricket expert but how were those runs allowed to stand? Does that mean that when you're running between wickets and you see the ball come in from the fielder, you can have another whack at it and hit it for four?

It seems dumb that those runs were counted. Understandable if it was a complete overthrow.

It was four runs to the Irish cricketer Rick O'Shea.

Only counts if accidental, if done deliberately you can be given out for obstructing the field (note: you will not be given out hitting the ball twice)

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over 6 years ago

Beaten by total luck of a Kiwi playing brilliantly for Poms whose bat deflected the ball over the boundary

I'm no cricket expert but how were those runs allowed to stand? Does that mean that when you're running between wickets and you see the ball come in from the fielder, you can have another whack at it and hit it for four?

It seems dumb that those runs were counted. Understandable if it was a complete overthrow.

Nope, do it intentionally you are out.  Also, no one runs (unless you are a complete arsehole) if it deflects away from the field, but if it goes to the boundary - shark happens

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over 6 years ago

First the good news - Media Works have postponed the NZ version of "Love Island" for a year. 

Now the bad news...Media Works have bought the rights for "Love Island UK, USA, AU" due to it's "popular viewership" - chortle, chortle, chortle. Just the adverts for it show what a load of materialistic trash it is. How shallow can those people be?

Other than C Diddy, does anyone actually watch it??

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 6 years ago

One mans doodle got hijacked and actually used. 3 glaring differences from the Official Presidential Seal. Golf clubs, Money & a Russian emblem.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 6 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

First the good news - Media Works have postponed the NZ version of "Love Island" for a year. 

Now the bad news...Media Works have bought the rights for "Love Island UK, USA, AU" due to it's "popular viewership" - chortle, chortle, chortle. Just the adverts for it show what a load of materialistic trash it is. How shallow can those people be?

Other than C Diddy, does anyone actually watch it??

I thought it was a travel documentary

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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over 6 years ago · edited over 6 years ago · History

Lonegunmen wrote:

First the good news - Media Works have postponed the NZ version of "Love Island" for a year. 

Now the bad news...Media Works have bought the rights for "Love Island UK, USA, AU" due to it's "popular viewership" - chortle, chortle, chortle. Just the adverts for it show what a load of materialistic trash it is. How shallow can those people be?

Other than C Diddy, does anyone actually watch it??

it's purposely tacky and doesn't try to be anything rather than cheap entertainment - not a bad thing imo, it's enjoyable as a laugh which is why most people watch it

Still a bit shark to say the least

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over 6 years ago

NZ's public health system.

E + R + O

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over 6 years ago

Test cricket! The Ashes this morning and now the BCs pushing for a win and to tie the series. Roll on the Boxing Day test!!!

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over 6 years ago

Spark getting in the excuses earlier tonight and not accepting any blame for any issues that might arise. Well played Spark. Blame the customers for older equipment and not being tech savy. 

All well and good  and all day long on Magic, there have been loads of complaints about Spark being unhelpful and for Noel Leeming selling gear to customers which is what they didn't want or need instead of selling them the appropriate stuff.

Seriously, this could go tits up and end in a real bun fight, although TVNZ have said if it falls over, they'll help Spark out.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 6 years ago

The weather this weekend

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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over 6 years ago

Spark offering 3 levels of refund to those whom signed up for their WC service. I note too that Spark claims up to 40,000 users have inadequate equipment for the streaming. If 40,000 users all went for the full refund, that's a lot of coin for Spark to lose.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 6 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

Spark offering 3 levels of refund to those whom signed up for their WC service. I note too that Spark claims up to 40,000 users have inadequate equipment for the streaming. If 40,000 users all went for the full refund, that's a lot of coin for Spark to lose.

So it seems you have a boner for Spark to fail in streaming but I don't see how this is relevant to "Things that rule".

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over 6 years ago

You know how it goes - miserable [edited] gonna miserable [edited].


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over 6 years ago

LSA2SB wrote:

Lonegunmen wrote:

Spark offering 3 levels of refund to those whom signed up for their WC service. I note too that Spark claims up to 40,000 users have inadequate equipment for the streaming. If 40,000 users all went for the full refund, that's a lot of coin for Spark to lose.

So it seems you have a boner for Spark to fail in streaming but I don't see how this is relevant to "Things that rule".

The boner bit, obviously

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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over 6 years ago

LSA2SB wrote:

Lonegunmen wrote:

Spark offering 3 levels of refund to those whom signed up for their WC service. I note too that Spark claims up to 40,000 users have inadequate equipment for the streaming. If 40,000 users all went for the full refund, that's a lot of coin for Spark to lose.

So it seems you have a boner for Spark to fail in streaming but I don't see how this is relevant to "Things that rule".

Things that rule - Spark offering refunds! Not really hard to see was it?

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 6 years ago

Daughter:  Football is boring.

Me: *cough splutter* What???

Daughter:  *laughter*. 

Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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about 6 years ago

Fox Sport commentators saying that the Nix are title contenders

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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about 6 years ago

Fox Sport commentators saying that the Nix are title contenders

Until we get snaked by Ufuk! :-)

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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about 6 years ago

C-Diddy wrote:

Fox Sport commentators saying that the Nix are title contenders

Until we get snaked by Ufuk! :-)


As if that would ever happen

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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about 6 years ago

C-Diddy wrote:

Fox Sport commentators saying that the Nix are title contenders

Until we get snaked by Ufuk! :-)


As if that would ever happen


Nek minit...

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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about 6 years ago

It has taken many years but with the help of Jeremy Ruane from Ultimate New Zealand Football I can confirm that my son Michael Legg is an  ex All White.

Being biased,  he deserved a lot more than 1  cap.

If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid

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