New users introduce yourself here.

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:34 am

Good grief! Canada in January!

I went to Edmonton in May and the Saskatchewan still hadn't thawed out much.

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:25 pm

welcome, Ronnie - although you're not exactly a newbie cos you've got a few posts under your belt.

Edited because I forgot I am now a Moderator

Cornish Tiger · Post by **Cornish Tiger** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:38 pm

You're NOT supposed to use this thread for idle chatter, Annono moddo! Really, behave!

I am kidding..

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:39 pm

oops, forgive me - still new in my title and role! :oops:

Bad me! I should go back and edit....

Cornish Tiger · Post by **Cornish Tiger** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:53 pm

Oh no don't! I find this thread so weird because all these fresh eager young souls come on and tell us all about themselves, and we're not allowed to say hello. All the ones that posted and got completely ignored because no-one dared must feel so unloved!

So everyone - We love you really we're just not allowed or the thread will become too long and hard to moderate.

I'll shut up now. We need a zippy mouth emoticon...

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:09 pm

I don't really see why anyone can't say hello, how are you, welcome etc (or indeed where it was stated we shouldn't?) I think perhaps what was meant was to try and keep the introduction thread from going off topic (as many of the others do

)

by all means - say hello to newbies, or people who've introduced themselves here, welcome them aboard, etc. Hopefully that's what I am here to do as well as moderating generally.

We need plenty more emoticons - I personally use :X for a zipped mouth :)

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:16 pm

And when, prey, does a woman EVER zip her mouth?

wills_#1fan! · Post by **wills_#1fan!** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:20 pm

i was quiet for half an hour at my mates house over the weekend when we were watching a film

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:22 pm

Gagged, presumably?

wills_#1fan! · Post by **wills_#1fan!** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:24 pm

no... but i had already been told off for fidgeting so thought i should be quiet

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:59 pm

Kinoulton wrote:And when, prey, does a woman EVER zip her mouth?

frequently - so as to avoid endlessly having to point out to various males the error of their ways and the mistakes they are making or have made.

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:11 pm

Yes women always claim we've got things wrong when we haven't.

The only reason we don't point this out is because, at the end of the day, we want to sleep with you and not be in the doghouse.

Rizzo · Post by **Rizzo** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:36 pm

Kinoulton wrote:Yes women always claim we've got things wrong when we haven't.

The only reason we don't point this out is because, at the end of the day, we want to sleep with you and not be in the doghouse.

and the former is unlikely, the latter inescapable.....

Outlander · Post by **Outlander** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:03 pm

You may wonder what a guy who lives in Minnesota is doing on this forum. Well, a few words of introduction.

My son was a sophomore (American) football player in high school who started talking about how he was being asked to play rugby on a new club formed at the school. I thought that sounded dangerous, but in March of 2000, I trudged out into the cold spring rain to watch him play. I was completely baffled by what I was looking at. Increasingly, I began to realize what a great game I was watching.

Now, Chris was dang lucky. He was being coached by a man who had played and coached at the highest levels in England. This coach formed a brand new high school club into a powerhouse that in its 3rd year finished 5th in the nation at U19. I know--5th in America is not like 5th in england, but the coaching was excellent.

Well, I started figuring out to some extent what I was seeing and watching a few tapes of test matches. Chris' coach had lots of connections in the English game and once handed out some pamphlets from the testimonial season of the A-B-C club. I started reading about them and becoming interested in Leicester Tigers, following them and the premiership on the UK newspapers via internet.

I was able to get England's major World Cup games on our satellite dish and taped them. I still watch them occasionally.

Last year, Setanta Sports became available on our dish, so I watched a lot of rugby during the spring and summer. I became able to watch actual Leicester games, which was cool. So, now I can form a bit of a sense of what people are talking about in the articles and rugby discussion boards.

As a guy who played American football for 8 years and has watched it since the mid 1960s, I will say that rugby is indeed a grand game. What I really appreciate about it is the room for creativity. I notice that, when rugby people talk about the best players, they invariably talk about precisely that--creativity. That's really a wonderful characteristic for a sport.

Well, cheers to Leicester Tigers and their fans. And cheers to England: here's hoping the club/country conflicts can be resolved and Brian Ashton can unleash the quality in the England team in time for the 6 Nations and the World Cup!

New users introduce yourself here.

Hello from Minnesota, USA!