Second place England.

antonymin

Wales beat England at rugby. That was bad enough but to add insult to injury, Ireland beat us into second place in the "One Man and his Dog" competition. Where do us English go from here? :mad:

tomwaterford

Go cause a few famines/invade countries....tradionally good at that??








**failing that take up indoor cycling afaik England dominate that

antonymin

Mind you, I did read that nine of the Welsh rugby team are actually English.

El Weirdo

800 years, etc...

kneemos

antonymin wrote: »

Mind you, I did read that nine of the Welsh rugby team are actually English.

Should be a unified team anyway.

tomwaterford

antonymin wrote: »

Mind you, I did read that nine of the Welsh rugby team are actually English.

And they still couldn't win :pac: :pac:



Are they out of it now?,

Fratton Fred

antonymin wrote: »

Wales beat England at rugby. That was bad enough but to add insult to injury, Ireland beat us into second place in the "One Man and his Dog" competition. Where do us English go from here? :mad:

We regained the ashes, nothing else matters.

kneemos

Bet the sheep dogs were doped.

antonymin

tomwaterford wrote: »

Go cause a few famines/invade countries....tradionally good at that??





**failing that take up indoor cycling afaik England dominate that

Yes, good point. Maybe we could annex Ireland and make sure it exports all its good food while the Irish starve. I get your point and I am disgusted by the way the English behaved back in those times. We English should be ashamed. Were you ever compensated?

kneemos

antonymin wrote: »

Yes, good point. Maybe we could annex Ireland and make sure it exports all its good food while the Irish starve. I get your point and I am disgusted by the way the English behaved back in those times. We English should be ashamed. Were you ever compensated?

Left us the post boxes.

Cheers mate.

Sunnyisland

It's a sad day for Ireland when our arch enemy are only number two, get back up there England and give us something to complain about...

DEFTLEFTHAND

They lost the 9 ball pool World Cup final tonight also.

tomwaterford

antonymin wrote: »

Yes, good point. Maybe we could annex Ireland and make sure it exports all its good food while the Irish starve. I get your point and I am disgusted by the way the English behaved back in those times. We English should be ashamed. Were you ever compensated?

No...but so long as you keep terry Wogan...it's nearly punishment enough


If your feeling extra guilty we've a retired late late host/road safety advocate you can bring away aswel

antonymin

Oops, looks like my last post was pulled. Have I broken the rules yet again?

fergiesfolly

antonymin wrote: »

Yes, good point. Maybe we could annex Ireland and make sure it exports all its good food while the Irish starve. I get your point and I am disgusted by the way the English behaved back in those times. We English should be ashamed. Were you ever compensated?

Some of your more recent behaviour isn't anything to be proud of either.

antonymin

My mistake, it wasn't pulled.:) I am getting paranoid after receiving four warnings.

feargale

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

They lost the 9 ball pool World Cup final tonight also.

Jeepers! Armageddon beckons.

antonymin

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Some of your more recent behaviour isn't anything to be proud of either.

Do you mean ME personally or the land of my birth?

antonymin

I missed out a couple of commas there, shame on me.

feargale

antonymin wrote: »

Do you mean ME personally or the land of my birth?

I think he means that you share the white man's burden. Nothing for it but to make a contribution to the Uruguayan Rugby team's training fund!

Datallus

antonymin wrote: »

My mistake, it wasn't pulled.:) I am getting paranoid after receiving four warnings.

Four warnings? Only? 4? Pah! Clearly not trying hard enough.

Blast those accursed English!

CFlat

A poster starts a light hearted thread about sport and someone puts up a post about the famine.

That's the most unbelievably tactless thing I've ever read on Boards and that's saying something.

kneemos

CFlat wrote: »

A poster starts a light hearted thread about sport and someone puts up a post about the famine.

That's the most unbelievably tactless thing I've ever read on Boards and that's saying something.

Luckily you're the only one offended.

Datallus

CFlat wrote: »

That's the most unbelievably tactless thing I've ever read on Boards and that's saying something.

Hardly, what about that kerfuffle in the Food and Drink forum thread last week?

It was terrible, so it was.

antonymin

feargale wrote: »

I think he means that you share the white man's burden. Nothing for it but to make a contribution to the Uruguayan Rugby team's training fund!

I will give that suggestion one millisecond's thought.

CFlat

kneemos wrote: »

Luckily you're the only one offended.

I never said I was offended, just embarressed.

mg1982

If they beat australia they can still qualify for the QF. Its still possible.

antonymin

CFlat wrote: »

A poster starts a light hearted thread about sport and someone puts up a post about the famine.

That's the most unbelievably tactless thing I've ever read on Boards and that's saying something.

That's the sort of thread that I like. The topic changes direction with each post. Must be good, don't you think? love it.

antonymin

mg1982 wrote: »

If they beat australia they can still qualify for the QF. Its still possible.

I won't hold my breath, Australia is very good.

antonymin

I am not totally au fait with the rules of rugby. I don't understand why some penalties are given but I enjoy watching it.

Datallus

I'm pretty sure that they make it up as they go along, some of the players don't know the rules.

fergiesfolly

antonymin wrote: »

Do you mean ME personally or the land of my birth?

In light of the post I was quoting,it was aimed at the establishment in England, rather than at your good self.
Unless of course, you agree with those acts

Berserker

CFlat wrote: »

A poster starts a light hearted thread about sport and someone puts up a post about the famine.

Once anyone mentions Britishness or anything related to it, some goon has to post about "de famine". As for the original post, I wouldn't be poking any fun at the England rugby team. Ireland could exit the competition at the group stage.

Datallus wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that they make it up as they go along, some of the players don't know the rules.

Just like the referee does in GAA, to make sure that Dublin wins? I don't watch GAA myself that much but friends of mine has told me that that is the case.

antonymin

fergiesfolly wrote: »

In light of the post I was quoting,it was aimed at the establishment in England, rather than at your good self.
Unless of coarse, you agree with those acts

I don't agree with the acts of the past, I can't imagine anyone who would. I feel that the Irish were absolutely exploited by the English in those days and I can understand their fight for independence but I don't think they will get back the six(?) counties. I hope I am not getting in too deep here. Will it mean another warning?

antonymin

Northern Ireland was populated by Scots back in the day. Scotland was populated by the Irish "Scotti" tribe before then, bringing the kilt and the bagpipes. Well, that's what I read on the net. Is it true?

Datallus

antonymin wrote: »

Northern Ireland was populated by Scots back in the day. Scotland was populated by the Irish "Scotti" tribe before then, bringing the kilt and the bagpipes. Well, that's what I read on the net. Is it true?

It's as if you've never even seen Braveheart!

rizzodun

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

They lost the 9 ball pool World Cup final tonight also.

I heard the Chinese had more pound coins lined up on the table is all.


But the replay of the rugby on the pub large screen probably didn't help.

antonymin

antonymin wrote: »

Yes, good point. Maybe we could annex Ireland and make sure it exports all its good food while the Irish starve. I get your point and I am disgusted by the way the English behaved back in those times. We English should be ashamed. Were you ever compensated?

I'm not ashamed of anything, I'm innocent m'lud.

Disgusted by the events of the time, yes, but personally ashamed, no. I'm not responsible for the actions of people 100's of years ago. Besides, my lineage is mostly Irish.

feargale

Berserker wrote: »

Just like the referee does in GAA, to make sure that Dublin wins? I don't watch GAA myself that much but friends of mine has told me that that is the case.

Yes, and Lady Chatterley's Lover is a dirty book. I know, because I never read it.

antonymin

Datallus wrote: »

It's as if you've never even seen Braveheart!

Was he Irish? Well, I live and learn.:)

Dozen Wicked Words

antonymin wrote: »

Was he Irish? Well, I live and learn.:)

History books will tell you that he's an Antipodean anti semite.

antonymin

feargale wrote: »

Yes, and Lady Chatterley's Lover is a dirty book. I know, because I never read it.

it's not a dirty book, it's a love story and you should read it. Don't watch the films because they don't follow the book. It ends with them apart and working towards being together, eventually. He is working to save money to buy a farm and she is living with her father while she is expecting her child. Seems there should have been a sequel but we are still waiting.

antonymin

Dozen Wicked Words wrote: »

History books will tell you that he's an Antipodean anti semite.

He was certainly a shortàrsed Antipodean but I'm not too sure about the anti Semite bit. :pac:

Martial9

antonymin wrote: »

We English should be ashamed.

Why? You are not responsible for the actions of your ancestors.

Were you ever compensated?

Ye can forget about the bailout repayments if you want!

antonymin

Martial9 wrote: »

Why? You are not responsible for the actions of your ancestors.



Ye can forget about the bailout repayments if you want!

Please explain.

Martial9

antonymin wrote: »

Please explain.

You said that you were ashamed for the actions of the English. I said that it is pointless feeling shame for something you played no part in. You asked were we ever compensated. I said you can waive the bailout repayments that we received from the UK in 2010 if you want.

antonymin

Martial9 wrote: »

You said that you were ashamed for the actions of the English. I said that it is pointless feeling shame for something you played no part in. You asked were we ever compensated. I said you can waive the bailout repayments that we received from the UK in 2010 if you want.

I know nothing of the bailout payments of 2010. Excuse my ignorance, please.

antonymin

Is this what you mean?
What Britain will contribute:
- €3.8bn in loans.

antonymin

Note the word "loans".