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.<p>
<p>[ July 20, 2004: Message edited by: blanp ]</p>
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| Author: | paulwiggins [ Mon Jul 19, 2004 3:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Baa humbug. |
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). |
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| Author: | Phillip Blanchard [ Mon Jul 19, 2004 6:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baa humbug. |
"Nifty." |
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| Author: | paulwiggins [ Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baa humbug. |
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.<p> <p>[ July 20, 2004: Message edited by: blanp ]</p>
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| Author: | Phillip Blanchard [ Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baa humbug. |
I wish I had $10 for every time "Drench Warfare" has been used. |
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| Author: | Matthew Grieco [ Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baa humbug. |
If Google were the source, you'd get $1,110 out of that, blanp. |
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| Author: | paulwiggins [ Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baa humbug. |
<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><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.<p>[ July 20, 2004: Message edited by: Paul Wiggins ]</p> |
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| Author: | Phillip Blanchard [ Wed Jul 21, 2004 12:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baa humbug. |
<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Paul Wiggins: We must be more conservative here. I have never seen it .... <hr></blockquote><p>... which is why we look for "clever" headlines that we write to make sure they haven't been used before. |
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| Author: | paulwiggins [ Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baa humbug. |
<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by blanp: <p>... 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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