The thread of win

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Re: The thread of win

Postby Hekla » 19 Sep 2015, 11:46

I don't even particularly like Rugby, and am still haunted somewhat by being forced to play it in the cold damp Welsh winters in school, but that does sound exciting!

With a non-European non-Commonwealth country getting very competative at Rugby, now it's cricket's turn I guess‽ I would love to see some test cricket teams come out of East Asia.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Elomin Sha » 19 Sep 2015, 11:59

Also, should be noted that Japan hasn't won a WC match since 1991.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby My pseudonym is Ix » 19 Sep 2015, 12:29

And that there were something like seven tries scored and it was a genuinely brilliant game of rugby. Even the South Africans were impressed, and remarkably gracious in defeat.

(By and large- there's already been one petition set up for every member of the coaching and playing staff to issue a formal apology to the citizens of South Africa, and another for them to pay back all the taxpayer's money that SARU received for wasting everyone's time)
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Re: The thread of win

Postby MinniChi » 19 Sep 2015, 17:19

Look what I did today!!!!!

I've wanted one for 5 1/2 years now. The second one, not quite as long (I'm sure you can guess why). Just in time for my wedding. I just got to keep them a secret from my guests for another 3 weeks. Also, 6 hours later, no scabbing, no blood, just a sore shoulder.

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Re: The thread of win

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Re: The thread of win

Postby Merrymaker_Mortalis » 22 Sep 2015, 07:44

Being Human is back on iPlayer.

It's like a British Buffy the Vampire Slayer (without the slaying bit).

It's great.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby RedHelveticaCake » 22 Sep 2015, 21:08

I'm going to Hong Kong for two weeks, leaving tomorrow! I haven't been there since I was 6, so it's going to be a very different experience (not that I remember a whole lot about that trip anyway).
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Elomin Sha » 23 Sep 2015, 05:54

You lucky bastard.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Merrymaker_Mortalis » 25 Sep 2015, 08:23

Heroes is back!
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Elomin Sha » 25 Sep 2015, 11:15

NCIS, Gotham and South Park are back.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Jamfalcon » 25 Sep 2015, 12:05

I know I'm probably in the minority here on this, but I'm completely excited and thrilled that Survivor is back. I've been waiting desperately all summer, and the premier did not disappoint.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Merrymaker_Mortalis » 25 Sep 2015, 12:08

I liked the Heroes. Lets hope the writers have learnt how to write a satisfying finale!
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Jamfalcon » 25 Sep 2015, 12:09

I definitely need to watch that (and Gotham... and a handful of other shows) too. Even with the original seasons going downhill, I still enjoyed them all.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby empath » 26 Sep 2015, 03:54

Surprised no one brought this up yet in the past few days since the ruling:

great headline to a great story, or BEST headline to a great story? :mrgreen:
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Re: The thread of win

Postby JTHDevelops » 26 Sep 2015, 21:59

Kids going to bed on-time... That's definitely a W-I-N- WIN!
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Tinasaur » 27 Sep 2015, 15:30

I saw Kamelot live for the first time this weekend! I had expected them to perform only songs from the new album but they mixed it up with some of my favourite older songs. They played Karma! The song that got me hooked way back when. Tommy Karevik had such charisma and he really delivered an awesome performance, but he slipped into a very honest smile during the evening as we in the audience were so enthusiastic. He turned to the band, showed his hand at the crowd and said happily, "this is my home country!". I've been to a few concerts at this point and while some bands just perform, Kamelot had a sort of fluid dialogue with the crowd and it made the evening even more magical.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Elomin Sha » 27 Sep 2015, 15:49

Found a special DVD-R with lost episodes of LRR related media (not Season 1). Saw it on the disc but could not copy. Going to have the disc buffed tomorrow.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Robo4900 » 28 Sep 2015, 01:50

What kind of stuff is it?
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Elomin Sha » 28 Sep 2015, 04:51

That's the surprise. I managed to recover all but two files, I can work on those when I get to London. Currently on a train so I cannot do any uploading.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby AdmiralMemo » 29 Sep 2015, 06:02

Screw up making chocolate pudding? What do you do? Add more milk, turn it into chocolate milk. Score! :-D
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Merrymaker_Mortalis » 01 Oct 2015, 01:15

Started evening Spanish lessons at my local University.
Nice to have this opportunity after a year of self-teaching.

Me llamo Steve.
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Te llamas LRR.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby AdmiralMemo » 01 Oct 2015, 05:32

Merrymaker_Mortalis wrote:Te llamas LLR.
*LRR

Or in Spanish, I think the correct acronym would be CPE: Cargando Preparado Ejecutar :-D
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Merrymaker_Mortalis » 01 Oct 2015, 06:11

But they're very lead-y.

(Just noticed that my signature's acronym is:

My D E B T)
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Bebop Man » 01 Oct 2015, 10:12

Somebody shove me into Orodruin if this is getting annoying but I have the compulsion of righting wrongs when I see Spanish - my native language - being discussed on the internet.

AdmiralMemo wrote:
Merrymaker_Mortalis wrote:Te llamas LLR.
*LRR

Or in Spanish, I think the correct acronym would be CPE: Cargando Preparado Ejecutar :-D


The correct spelling would be Cargando Listo Ejecutar. "Preparado" is better suited for "Set" rather than "Ready", or "Prepared". Listo has a better sense of urgent readiness. Preparado is a bit more passive.

Merrymaker_Mortalis wrote:Started evening Spanish lessons at my local University.
Nice to have this opportunity after a year of self-teaching.

Me llamo Steve.
Soy de el internet.
Vivo en Gales.

Te llamas LRR.
Eres de Lunes.
Vivas en Canadá.


Partitive articles: in Spanish, the partitive (of, from) is conjoined with the article (the) if that article is male (el). So in theory it's not "de el internet", it's "del internet". Except internet, in Spanish, is traditionally female word (there's some flexibility since it's a relatively new word). So if you accept internet as female, it would be "de la internet". If it's male, then it's "del internet".

I think there's a tendency to simply avoid using articles when referring to the internet altogether. "The internet isn't working" becomes "Internet no funciona".

Also, "Eres de Lunes" means "You're from Monday". Not sure where you were going with that. It's Monday = Es lunes.
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Re: The thread of win

Postby Merrymaker_Mortalis » 01 Oct 2015, 16:05

Forgot about del.
I assumed The Moon was Lunes. I didn't want to cheat an look it up. I thought Lunes = Lunar. Monday = Moon.


So, Vivas en la Luna.

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