Useless Thread MDCCCXXII: Zaide is pretty cute v2.0

[John Price]

Who is playing Thursday night, is it the local MLR team?

I am 2nd out of 10 in my rugby team's 6 nations fantasy league after week 1

yes, some team out in california, think it's toronto

 

[John Price]

I will say though I did spend all weekend watching rugby on the telly and internet streaming

I was watching San Diego yesterday and Toronto this morning (game was played last night at 10 pm)

 

[John Price]

the local rugby team plays saturday night against the Austin Gilgorinis who pounded Dallas on Saturday

Might get ugly

 

[John Price]

Was watching rugby yesterday and the refs all have mics in the league and you can hear them talk to players

Does this happen in the Premiership

 

[Siamese Dream]

Was watching rugby yesterday and the refs all have mics in the league and you can hear them talk to players

Does this happen in the Premiership

Yes the refs are mic'd up in most professional games, it's more or less essential for fans to actually understand what's happening. On the rare occasion when I go to a game live I often don't know what any of the decisions are for when I can't hear the ref mic.

 

[Siamese Dream]

I just had a look through the MLR rosters

I've only heard of about 4 players. DTH Van Der Merwe, former England captain Chris Robshaw and a very old Matt Giteau and Ma'a Nonu who were both elite players but are now 39

 

[Siamese Dream]

I was about 6 pints deep towards the end of the England game on Saturday and I had no idea what the penalty try and yellow card was for because I couldn't hear the TV, it was very loud in the pube because everyone had come in after the Swindon Town match had finished.

Never ever joke about Swindon football club

 

[John Price]

Bored watching Simpsons on FXX

I remember when I was in a pub in Bath England and they showed the simpsons in the UK

"Kamp Krusty"

 

[Tarantula]

Never ever joke about Swindon football club

Swindon couldn't pour piss out of a boot if you told them the instructions were on the bottom...

 

[John Price]

Swindon couldn't pour piss out of a boot if you told them the instructions were on the bottom...

If you don't like the work, the circus is in town, and they're always looking for clowns.

@Siamese Dream

 

[John Price]

watching simpsons on fxx

This just happened

@Fixed to Ruin

 

[John Price]

Butthead Memorial Coliseum

 

[John Price]

@Siamese Dream @Fixed to Ruin stupid American TV just edits out most of the jokes to shove the episode in within 30 minutes

After the volleyball blows up on Lisa's head the teacher says "I'm sorry kids that was our only ball"

It was cut out!!

 

[John Price]

I can't watch this edited shit

 

[John Price]

look it's paramount fine foods!

 

[John Price]

(that is also before 500 person limit)

 

[Siamese Dream]

@Siamese Dream @Fixed to Ruin stupid American TV just edits out most of the jokes to shove the episode in within 30 minutes

After the volleyball blows up on Lisa's head the teacher says "I'm sorry kids that was our only ball"

It was cut out!!

There used to be a section on The Muppets Show back in the day which was only ever shown on UK telly because the American version would cut to ads

It would usually be a song or something like that

 

[John Price]

The most significant part I remember about the UK was the British Simpsons not editing the episode to fit within the time limit. They literally aired parts that the US cut out like Krusty at Wimbledon in the US

That part was cut out of syndication

Americans always gotta shove ads in

 

[Tarantula]

Fix your damn toilet and stop shit posting here, going to be a grim call to your folks to cover the utility bill with all that running water.

 

[John Price]

That said I badly need to go back to UK

haven't been back since 1998.

 

[Tarantula]

My place comes with the continuously soothing sound of running water, calms the nerves and puts one in a contemplative mood, so soothing and calm. So Zen...

Dude, your freaking toilet is running, jiggle the handle at least.

 

[Tarantula]

That said I badly need to go back to UK

haven't been back since 1998.

After you mistaken one of their historic red phone booths for a loo

 

[Siamese Dream]

You say this about The Simpsons but as long as I can remember it has always been shown on channels notorious for long ads like Sky One and Channel 4

When I watch "All 4" which is the on-demand streaming service for watching catch-up telly for Channel 4, there's always a one minute plus of ads before you can watch and then a full 4 minute ad break in the middle of a 25 minute episode of things like Peep Show for example and it infuriates me

 

[John Price]

Shaq says people "shouldn't be forced" to get vaccinated.

I've never cared for Shaq, he seems like a massive asshole. Should have been obvious when he became the spokesperson for Papa Johns.

And now his statement is trending on Twitter, with everyone agreeing with him being taken from that meme about conservatives taking selfies in their cars with sunglasses on. You know, the same people that would deride whatever an athlete has to say until it aligns with their own opinions

@Fixed to Ruin

@NyQuil

@MetalheadPenguinsFan

 

[John Price]

My place comes with the continuously soothing sound of running water, calms the nerves and puts one in a contemplative mood, so soothing and calm. So Zen...

Dude, your freaking toilet is running, jiggle the handle at least.

After you mistaken one of their historic red phone booths for a loo