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paulwiggins · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2004 3:03 am

Nifty rugby union headline at rugbyheaven.com after the New Zealand All Blacks defeated the Australia Wallabies in pouring rain: Drench warfare. (works well on the sheep joke level too).

Phillip Blanchard · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:11 am

"Nifty."

paulwiggins · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:16 pm

I kniw it's wordplay but here's what happens (from 1981 springboktour protests) when you take rugby too seriously. I'm one of the folk in the motorcycle helmets.

[ July 20, 2004: Message edited by: blanp ]

Phillip Blanchard · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:12 am

I wish I had $10 for every time "Drench Warfare" has been used.

Matthew Grieco · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:00 pm

If Google were the source, you'd get $1,110 out of that, blanp.

paulwiggins · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:41 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by blanp:
I wish I had $10 for every time "Drench Warfare" has been used.<hr></blockquote>
We must be more conservative here. I have never seen it, mind you this state has been in drought for a huge chunk of the past 10 years.[ July 20, 2004: Message edited by: Paul Wiggins ]

Phillip Blanchard · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:10 am

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Paul Wiggins:

We must be more conservative here. I have never seen it .... <hr></blockquote>... which is why we look for "clever" headlines that we write to make sure they haven't been used before.

paulwiggins · **Posted:** Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:01 am

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by blanp:
... which is why we look for "clever" headlines that we write to make sure they haven't been used before.<hr></blockquote>
I concur. I thought it was OK for a website head but would be out of place in the broadsheetpaper it goes with.

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