The Silver Fern

@canefan said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:

@sparky said in Comedy gold from the Walrus:

Jones can pick who he wants. Simon Shaw would seem his most eccentric choice. My team is better.

Best Players Sparky has seen (ie since 1983):

1 Os Du Randt (South Africa) 2. Sean Fitzpatrick (New Zealand) 3 Pascal Ondarts (France) 4 John Eales (Australia) 5 Brodie Retallick (New Zealand) 6 Richard Hill (England) 7 Richie McCaw (New Zealand) 8 Buck Shelford (New Zealand) 9 Joost van der Westhuizen (South Africa) 10 Dan Carter (New Zealand) 11 Jonah Lomu (New Zealand) 12 Maa Nonu (New Zealand) 13 Danie Gerber (South Africa) 14 David Campese (Australia) 15 Serge Blanco (France)
16 Phil Kearns (Australia) 17 Steve McDowell (New Zealand) 18 Jason Leonard (England) 19 Martin Johnson (England) 20 Michael Jones (New Zealand) 21 Nick Farr-Jones (Australia) 22 Jonny Wilkinson (England) 23 Jeff Wilson (New Zealnd)

No dead weight in there

Lomu & Joost, what too soon?!?

@rancid-schnitzel said in Stupid shit you see on the internet:

@no-quarter said in Stupid shit you see on the internet:

I dare any of you blokes in the dating game to give the contractual consent a go on your first date:

"Contractual consent involves creating a written contract that outlines the sexual preferences of the partners involved and clearly states the sexual acts that can and can’t be performed, and in which situations. For some people, contractual consent means consent isn’t needed in the moment. For others, verbal, implied, or enthusiastic consent still need to happen."

Thinking on that more I might try that with the wife, see if I can slip a few extras into the fine print...

I've read of married couples who sign contracts stipulating that they have to have sex a certain number of times a week.

Gee it's tempting to bring one of those forms just to see the reaction. @MN5 you game?

Sorry, can you clarify, is this contractual consent between @MN5 and yourself?

@chchfanatic said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Ioane is a flog. Totally outplayed by whitelock

@chchfanatic said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Ioane is a flog. Totally outplayed by whitelock

Looks like the Russians have hacked the fern

Have you considered weight and balance in your purchase? How comfortable will it be for one hand browsing?

@machpants said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

Cool I'm now not uniformed

Thank you for your service

Is it just me or does this look really cool, not so cool that I would want one myself. Kinda like a "Red badge of Courage" or Purple Heart. Makes you look tough too.

@Snowy said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

Not the sound barrier but a cool pic. It's also not much of a barrier anymore.

Some other great photos here:

Jonathan O'Callaghan  /  Jan 5, 2015  /  00:11  /  Science

No, this is NOT a picture of a jet breaking the sound barrier

Darek Siusta captured images of a plane approaching the sound barrier (shown). The photos were taken at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

You are obviously misled, that is the deployment of the Geo-Engineering and Mind Control vapour trails

For those outside NZ, I found it on YT. Good TV

@mariner4life said in Aussie Rugby in general:

@Chris-B. maybe Digby took one look at the Reds, thought "fuck that, i wouldn't mind winning a couple of games".

A lot of frustrated Wallaby fan friends are sharing that Jones interview and agreeing whole heartedly. I can't agree with much except the fact that what they are doing now isn't working. He's in the private schools-Sydney Clubs-NSW/Qld-Wallabies model that existed in the 80s. Typical of Jones, a lot of mouth and soundbite, very little in the way of thought.

And why do all these commentators assume that the NZRU want to play in the provincial trans-tasman comp?

Maybe add one team to the provincial comp and call them the Australian Warriors ?!?

Mere Kirihimete you bunch of old curmudgeons!

Bring on the Rugby Season and a Happy World Cup for the good guys

I am spending an inordinate amount of time walking around the backyard in my All Blacks Jersey

@nta said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

@dk Will dig this - Marvin Gaye with no backing track.

Yes he does. By the way I have taught my daughters when they were very young to add "he/she's a Musical Genius" when I ever mention an ol'school RnB artist. I find it amsuing

@mn5 said in The Ashes:

@hooroo said in The Ashes:

@mn5 said in The Ashes:

Don't get me wrong fellas, I love S Waugh I just don't know if he's an absolute automatic pick.

Sorry mate, but hard to take you seriously when you go weak at the knees for Chris Gayle.......

As an entertainer....

Is that an euphemism?

@hooroo said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

@majorrage said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

@catogrande said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

From memory wasn't his mantra that the tight head prop was the most important member of the squad and the second most important was the reserve tight head?

Spot on. It was horse shit then and is still horse shit now.

It's quite a good subject. What is the single most important position in the team

Missionary?

@Hooroo said in Support the Fern:

@mariner4life said in Support the Fern:

@Hooroo said in Support the Fern:

@mariner4life said in Support the Fern:

@Virgil said in Support the Fern:

Banging the Asian intern in the council chambers?

i feel a story coming on...

A female Asian called Bevan if I remember correctly

we've heard this one?

Now that we are free of oppression, i feel like we need a "story of the day" thread

i miss @aucklandwarlord

Yes I think, you would have. Mayor Len Brown in the Ngati Whatua room in Auckland Council Chambers(?) Was all over the papers.

Worst game of Cluedo ever

@Nepia said in NTA - World Famous in New Zealand:

@dK said in NTA - World Famous in New Zealand:

@Nepia said in NTA - World Famous in New Zealand:

@dK said in NTA - World Famous in New Zealand:

@NTA paid less in 4 years than I pay a quarter. On average I'm paying $400 per quarter. 2BRM appartment, air-con, all the appliances 2 Adults & 2 kids. Unfortunately as a renter I don't get to choose to have a power wall

Do you have a gas bill on top of that? My gas bill has gone nuts in the past year.

Oz power prices always seemed cheaper to me I guess because I moved directly here from NZ.

Fortunately gas is included at the place we live

Wow, that is so cheap ... my latest gas was $450 on it's own for the quarter.

ARe you running a meth house?

@Salacious-Crumb said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:

@Chris-B. said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:

@dogmeat As they used to shout on the Basil Brush Show...."Who's that?"

Love that guy.

Boom-boom!

New South African coach?

There is a God!

A company invented a bacon toaster, and it's amazing

Only US$40

Fuck, we complain a lot, what a shit bunch of fans

@taniwharugby said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

That's wasted on a beer