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Location: Paris/France | Today is a special day for Schroeder and I.
The English (rosbeef) and French (frogs) teams are going to play the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup tonight in Paris.
Most of you in USA can't imagine how it's important to win tonight!
It's always fantastic to fight against the English because it's a great team and our "best enemy" since a so long time.
We don't forget that you burned Jeanne d'Arc in 1431 in Rouen!!! :mad: ;)
The French team is ready and I'm ready too... :D
Good luck Schroeder (and to all the guys from UK). I'm sure that everybody will watch the TV tonight from both side of the channel.
J :)
PS: the red french beret comes from USA... :D
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Location: Cicero, NY | As rugby is a less popular sport on this side of the pond, here\'s a quick recap for everyone to catch up with.
Good luck to both teams!! |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | My wife is traveling to Paris today, and while she made reservations months ago, she was warned that the hotels would be filling up fast.Now we know why! ;) |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Hhmmmmm--
I face a dilemna about whom to root for; being your typical American of mixed descent, I'm both French descent (from my grandpere) and English descent (from my grandma) from my mom's side of the family. And I don't suppose a draw will satisfy either side. ;)
I've got it--I'll just watch American college football.
Good luck to both of you....
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I just returned from that side of the pond and let me tell you.. it's like the week before the SuperBowl there. About 90% of the conversation (most of which I couldn't understand anyway - except "ballon") was about the upcoming match. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | The only problem I can imagine with French Rugby is, they don't make a decent beer to watch it with. (Or at least didn't when I was doing 'in-depth research' in 1974.)
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Rugby? :confused:
Is that like High School Football, with no Helmets, Pads, or Rules? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Gway:
My wife is traveling to Paris today, and while she made reservations months ago, she was warned that the hotels would be filling up fast.Now we know why! ;) Gary, the warden's out of town?? Time to buy some more guitars. I think I still have a few to sell.... |
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Location: Paris/France | Congrats Schroeder, England has won.
I'm very disappointed but it's the game. :(
I sincerely wish good luck to the English team for the final!!!
The beer was good, I was with some of my good friends and it was a very good evening.
Rendez-vous in 4 years in New Zealand... ;)
J :) |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Jérôme:
PS: the red french beret comes from USA... :D Probably an import from China. :D Watch out for very high lead content.
BTW sorry you lost. |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Originally posted by Gway:
My wife is traveling to Paris today, and while she made reservations months ago, she was warned that the hotels would be filling up fast.Now we know why! ;) Gary, the warden's out of town?? Time to buy some more guitars. I think I still have a few to sell.... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I'm still looking for one I can play too. I'm beginning to think, maybe it's me and not the guitars.... (?) Like I told Beggin, I think my next one will be a washtub, a piece of rope, and a broomstick. (or a kazoo, as he suggested) |
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| I've almost sobered up.
Jerome make sure you cheer for England next weekend.
Jerome has a ticket for the Final - imagine if the Superbowl was held only once every 4 years and it was a world championship that the whole world could enter.... (an alien concept to you guys, but try) |
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Location: Paris/France | From another post:
Schroeder: BTW Mike - what's with this "sorry you lost" on Jerome's thread? They got their little blue asses kicked by a better team. [Wink] [Big Grin] The French are surely arrogant but the English are... English!!
Sorry, my English is too poor to find the right words to tell you what I really think of you and your team!!!! :D :D :D
I've got a question for you Schroeder.
If I can find a free ticket for the final for you, are you ready to take the train to Paris and to stay with me for 2 days???
I'm very serious and even if it will be very very hard to have this ticket, be sure I'll do my best if you can be there.
Arrogant?? For sure because I'm French (and proud to be French) but I'm not a person who holds grudges especially with a S.O.B like you... ;)
I'll be so happy to have you at home during this weekend.
Just let me know if it's possible for you to be there.
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Location: Cicero, NY | "imagine if the Superbowl was held only once every 4 years and it was a world championship that the whole world could enter.... "
You mean there's more to the world than US? |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Originally posted by Weaser P:
You mean there's more to the world than US? [/QB] ......amazing, isn't it :p
And to you Jerome, at least your team got further than ours. Now I have the dilemma of whether to cheer for England or South Africa...and that's a hard choice for an Aussie :D |
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| C'mon oz - it's no choice at all. If the boks win you won't hear the last of it for the next 4 Tri-Nations and Super 14s.
Jerome - I can't. I will be on holiday in Belgium with the family. Do you know if Eurosport has coverage? I would never have agreed to go on holiday if I'd thought we had any chance of making the final.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | With friends like that who needs the French?
nah, that's not it...
...With friends like the French who needs the English?
nope...
...With enemies like the French and English who needs brioche?
uhn-uhn...
A Frenchman, Englishman and the Pope walk into a bar....
I can't remember...
Anyway, it was a nice offer Jerome (and a very clever way to lure a Brit into a good bludgeoning) |
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Location: UK | I want the Boks to win , i like the sight of pubs full of grown men crying like babies |
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Location: NJ | ". . i like the sight of pubs full of grown men crying like babies . ."
Oh, . . so you've SEEN Templeman dance on a bar?? . . |
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Location: UK | Chance would be a fine thing , im still waiting for that free guitar lesson and a trip to church together |
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Location: Cicero, NY | "...i like the sight of pubs full of grown men crying like babies..."
That settles it. With a truly sick sense of humor like that, we gotta party. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | She'll have you weeping in your tequila, blubbering-on about how you really wanted to be podiatrist in no time, Weaser.
And I, would like to be there to see it. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | ...do I sense a downside here somewhere...? |
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Location: UK | Ok so it Jeff and Weaser P at the Fox and Rancid Stoat tonight for a couple of pints |
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Location: UK | Oh and by the way Schroeder what kind of insane forces are at work that drive a man to " holiday in Belgium " Holiday and Belgium are two words that should never appear in the same sentance |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Rancid is right, their pints are warm :D :D |
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Location: UK | Our pints may be warm but our boys do seem to be more adept than yours at carrying a ball from one end of a pitch to the other :p |
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Location: Cicero, NY | And the gauntlet has been tossed. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | to soon be followed by your cookies.
I arrive to Heathrow in August. |
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Location: UK | Excellent , just enough time to organise Clapton to do an OFC clinic to co inside with your visit , we can see if we can generate at least 5000 posts to sort out room shares , travel arrangements and to of course to ensure that it coinsides with with someones partner having open heart surgary and Schroeder holidaying in Belguim, seeing as there appear to be no more than 8 1/2 UK memebers this may be a tall order |
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Location: closely held secret | Just my opinion, but the part about Schroeder being in Belgium? That's the key to success for the whole thing. |
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| In defence of poor little Belgium - it's one of the coolest places around. And they make the best beer and the best chocolate anywhere. And they make no effort at all to be nice to visitors. I like that in a country - no "have a nice day" crap, just a look that says "go away and die".
My kinda people.
Is "co inside" Yorkshire for coincide? Tha's a reet bad spellist. Nobody expects the colonials to spell correctly but me and the Temp do try to keep the standards up. Think of England woman, make the Queen proud. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | one day... I shall rule England again! |
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Location: SoCal | and you're welcome to it.... |
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Location: SoCal | and Temp doesn't know how to spell. He spells f@%king as f**%kin'. How ignorant.... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
one day... I shall rule England again! When Schroeder was telling Andrea to think of the Queen, he wasn't referring to you, Jeff... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Oh. But, can I still wear the tiara? |
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Location: NJ | cheeky bitch. |
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Location: UK | Ah yes if i have one floor , or is it flour ? or flaw ? anyway it is indeed my spellin , perfect in every way Ive been told apart from poor spellin and the dog hair, both of which have always been the final nail in the relationship coffin , that process of spending half a life time getting to know someone only to realise that you dont like them. ( maybe id be better off meeting someone i dont like and working backwards :confused: ) so Schroeder i will try my level best to maintain high standards and will even consider sending drafts of posts for editing and correction. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | You seem attracted to Homonyms as well. Not that there's anything wrong widdat...as they say.
Neither of you would stand up to a good ol South'merican game of lacrosse!
Is the OFC Tartan going to be sunburst this year?
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Homonyms are legal in England and many other civilized countries.
Don't you be slaggin' Lacrosse! The Official National Summer Sport of Canada. (What say we put our best lacrosse team up against the best US baseball team and see who walks off the field? ;-) Amazing really, that such a peaceful country spawns and loves two of the four most violent sports in the world. (the others being Rugby and Aussie rules football)(of course, football also originated in Canada....we like to play a lot, what can I say?) |
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OT Special Schroeder: "Le Crunch" !!