Off Topic thread *time to say goodbye*

pingu_girl

I didn't get a single Easter egg.....not impressed :mad:

I was given three eggs during the week and told not to eat them til today (as if I'm 8 or something :rolleyes:)


Needless to say, none of them survived to see Easter Sunday.

Rjd2

Munster are awesome :cool:

krudler

Im from Limerick and have no interest whatsover in Munster rugby, nothing against it just not a fan, but this statement is usually met with exasperated looks from people because i dont support the team (bear in mind most of the people who claim to be Munster fans could name about 2 players on the team and couldnt tell you half the rules) I think rugby is a good sport, and taking nothing away from the players as its a hugely physical game but id consider myself a hypocrite to claim I was a Munster fan, yet most of Limerick, bandwagon jumpers that they are will claim they are "munster by the grace of god" what a ****ing ridiculous statement btw

Great Music!

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How fast can you guys type? Using this site

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and doing "Aesop's Fables" (or whatever it's called) i got 59. I'm sure that's pretty low compared to most people, but dammit, i'm impressed with myself.

ShawnRaven

krudler wrote: »

Im from Limerick and have no interest whatsover in Munster rugby, nothing against it just not a fan, but this statement is usually met with exasperated looks from people because i dont support the team (bear in mind most of the people who claim to be Munster fans could name about 2 players on the team and couldnt tell you half the rules) I think rugby is a good sport, and taking nothing away from the players as its a hugely physical game but id consider myself a hypocrite to claim I was a Munster fan, yet most of Limerick, bandwagon jumpers that they are will claim they are "munster by the grace of god" what a ****ing ridiculous statement btw

THIS!, RIGHT HERE!!

I cannot stomach it myself, especially because a lot of rugger bugger fans that i know love to slag me off for my love of PW, which is fair enough, each to their own.


But c'mon, we're talking about a sport where half of them TRY TO STICK THEIR HEADS UP EACH OTHERS ASSES HERE!!!

I'm gonna get the same thing in college on wednesday too.

Someone: "So you watch the match over the weekend?"
Me: "Nah, not interested in it at all"
Someone: "What? You can't be serious!"
Me: "No disrespect, but i've better things to doing than watching second rate gay porn."

amacachi

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Me: "No disrespect, but i've better things to doing than watching second rate gay porn."

Which wrestling isn't? :P

I prefer Rugby League meself. None of the bumping and grinding (:P) after the tackles, but the tackles are harder and it's a much faster, fitter game. Joined a team a few weeks ago there, hoping to get some way fit. Union would probably suit me better but knowing the people I know who play Union I couldn't stand being around them for a training session.

ShawnRaven

amacachi wrote: »

Which wrestling isn't? :P

And that's exactly why i have such a low estimation of rugby fans. Because they're so quick to bash anything on the planet, but the second someone gets on their case of their beloved sport, it's like the heated knitting needle through their microscopic stone hearts.

Aw... bless em

amacachi

ShawnRaven wrote: »

And that's exactly why i have such a low estimation of rugby fans. Because they're so quick to bash anything on the planet, but the second someone gets on their case of their beloved sport, it's like the heated knitting needle through their microscopic stone hearts.

Aw... bless em

You sound like a Rugby Union fan who by some cruel twist of fate ended up liking wrestling instead :P

krudler

Me: "No disrespect, but i've better things to doing than watching second rate gay porn.

WWE's production values make it first class gay porn then lol

But yeah, nothing against rugby but the constant bandwagon jumping is ridiculous, Id say the real fans are secretly hoping they'll lose a few games so all the rugger huggers will **** off and find something else to follow like sheep, a few of my uncles are old school Munster supporters, been following them for decades, and they cant get tickets for half the games as its all corporate parties and silly bints with no interest in the game just being seen there draped in red and blue as its the in thing these days

ShawnRaven

amacachi wrote: »

You sound like a Rugby Union fan who by some cruel twist of fate ended up liking wrestling instead :P

Nah, i never understood, nor got rugby, so as a result, I never had any interest.
However i do know a lot of pompus asshole rugby fans (nothing on anyone here btw, so don't take it personally) who as representatives of fans of the sport, really give it a bad name, regardless of if it's league or union. :P

It's a sport, played by a bunch of guys representing your province. Shared by several counties, it's not YOUR team, get over it, get over yourselves and for christ sakes, get over your inferiority complex and learn to be yourselves! :rolleyes:

amacachi

What is it exactly you have a problem with? People supporting a team which represents their area and that their friends and family are on or a part of? If it's just the bandwagon jumpers then fair enough but you seem to be going a step or two further than that.

I doubt you would know many League fans, I know I don't, which is a pain.

ShawnRaven

amacachi wrote: »

What is it exactly you have a problem with? People supporting a team which represents their area and that their friends and family are on or a part of? If it's just the bandwagon jumpers then fair enough but you seem to be going a step or two further than that.

The overall "better than you" attitude over rugby fans i've encountered. Maybe i'm just an asshole magnet in that respect, but it's not just rugby, soccer fans are just as bad too. People who live for the team like they have some life long investment in it or something. It's a game, stop taking it so seriously. Your life does not depend on it.

I doubt you would know many League fans, I know I don't, which is a pain.

I honestly wouldn't know.

Bounty Hunter

i would like to add the following comment to this conversation:

Munster are Awesome, Wooooo

krudler

You know what annoys the **** out of me, and its not just rugby fans, but when people say "WE" won a game, "we won the league" "we played a great game" no the team played, you sitting in the pub getting drunk or on the couch is not participating in the match! Thats be like wrestling fans saying "we put on a great ppv last night" when we had zero involvement in it, yeah fans buying merchandise and the like funds the club but its stupid to think you had some input into a rugby match

amacachi

Like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOfJjHozCEc

ShawnRaven

This is going round in circles folks. Pretty sure KKV and RRC had a very similar conversation on this topic about two days ago.

amacachi

ShawnRaven wrote: »

This is going round in circles folks. Pretty sure KKV and RRC had a very similar conversation on this topic about two days ago.

Really? :P

amacachi

ShawnRaven wrote: »

The overall "better than you" attitude over rugby fans i've encountered. Maybe i'm just an asshole magnet in that respect, but it's not just rugby, soccer fans are just as bad too. People who live for the team like they have some life long investment in it or something. It's a game, stop taking it so seriously. Your life does not depend on it.

Yep, I admitted it myself that that's a huge element, particularly in Leinster. Munster seems to be going down the same road. However I think the reaction might be a little OTT, I just ignore them.:)

EdK

I understand the dislike for muppets and band wagon jumpers in rugby but you guys are using some sweeping generalisations here though, many rugby fans are working class guys who enjoy the slog of modest sports men such as Paul O Connell, no problem with guys not liking the sport but no need to spread all the negativity when guys are trying to enjoy a good victory

ShawnRaven

EdK wrote: »

I understand the dislike for muppets and band wagon jumpers in rugby but you guys are using some sweeping generalisations here though,

I'm not really. I'm going on what i've seen and heard personally. I'd be impartial if i was given reason to, but I haven't been, therefore i'm not.

amacachi

EdK wrote: »

I understand the dislike for muppets and band wagon jumpers in rugby but you guys are using some sweeping generalisations here though, many rugby fans are working class guys who enjoy the slog of modest sports men such as Paul O Connell, no problem with guys not liking the sport but no need to spread all the negativity when guys are trying to enjoy a good victory

I follow both codes of Rugby the whole time, but do ya think I went out to be greeted by people who wouldn't know that you can't pass the ball forward the night of the grand-slam win? Not a chance.

amacachi

ShawnRaven wrote: »

I'm not really. I'm going on what i've seen and heard personally. I'd be impartial if i was given reason to, but I haven't been, therefore i'm not.

Well I'm sure you've met a tiny minority of the rugby fans in the country.

ShawnRaven

amacachi wrote: »

Well I'm sure you've met a tiny minority of the rugby fans in the country.

Now who's making the sweeping statement?
To be honest, it's not for either of us to say, as I don't know how many fans there are, and you don't know how many i've met.

amacachi

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Now who's making the sweeping statement?
To be honest, it's not for either of us to say, as I don't know how many fans there are, and you don't know how many i've met.

So how many have you met?

ShawnRaven

amacachi wrote: »

So how many have you met?

Enough to form an opinion on, put it that way. If it was one or two, i wouldn't bother. I'm not that ignorant.

RebelRockChick

amacachi wrote: »

Really? :P

clickity :P

As for the whole rugby discussion, it's something i'll watch if it's on (Munster & Ireland matches), as it more than likely would be in this house...a house where every match in the premiership that is being show will also be watched :rolleyes:

A friend of mine recently moved to Limerick for work placement and one of the first things she was asked was if she was a rugby fan, as it seems everyone in her office is obsessed with it lol.

Calling teams "We", I know people who have a habit of doing it, and admit I have done so myself. Coming from a soccer household, where some people say "We" for Cork City F.C. along with Aston Villa/ Man Utd or Arsenal :pac:...but then again with only one of those teams, it doesn't mean sitting in the pub watching the game, it's going to the ground on matchdays and soaking up the atmosphere.

amacachi

ShawnRaven wrote: »

Enough to form an opinion on, put it that way. If it was one or two, i wouldn't bother. I'm not that ignorant.

And you do realise that you've probably also met many who were rugby fans but it didn't come up in conversation?

ShawnRaven

amacachi wrote: »

And you do realise that you've probably also met many who were rugby fans but it didn't come up in conversation?

I thought about that, but i'm a fairly inquisitive git that I'd be very surprised if it didn't come into conversation.

ShawnRaven

RebelRockChick wrote: »

Calling teams "We", I know people who have a habit of doing it, and admit I have done so myself. Coming from a soccer household, where some people say "We" for Cork City F.C. along with Aston Villa/ Man Utd or Arsenal :pac:...but then again with only one of those teams, it doesn't mean sitting in the pub watching the game, it's going to the ground on matchdays and soaking up the atmosphere.

From what you tell me, CCFC spend about 2/3rds of their matches against Drogheda. What's up with that anyway?