Couple of quizzes to keep you entertained. There are no real rules; I will post the answers after a suitable period of time. Discussion is permitted.
Cwiz 1: Prisons
1. In which novel did Edmond Nantes escape from the Chateau d’If?
2. In which prison was the Marquis de Sade incarcerated?
3. Which South African prison was named after the Afrikaans word for seal?
4. Which Cavalier poet wrote, “Stone walls do not a prison make”?
5. Which US prison took its name from pelicans?
6. Who wrote
I never saw a man who looked,
With such a wistful eye,
Upon that little tent of blue,
Which prisoners call the sky.
7. Tartarus was a dungeon in Greek myth; for whom was it built?
8. Frank Darabont directed which prison movie?
9. Which isolated UK prison opened in 1809 to house Napoleonic War prisoners?
10. In 1952, the Kray twins were held in which historic prison?
This cwiz is courtesy of ProfessorPineapple
Cwiz 2: Scrambled Plays
1. Forgoing toadwit
2. Meth cab
3. Née in lewd farmyards
4. Limp agony
5. Anal seas fathomed
6. Sex up or die
7. A Leo knocking bar
8. See earthling games
9. I scorn hero
10. Sole had soul
Ovally Balls 
I’ve just been reading a twitter feed about the petition calling for Exeter Rugby to ditch the appropriated imagery. Absolutely, they should chuck it, there is a good idea on the thread about keeping the “Chiefs” name but using Celtic imagery.
Then, reading down through the thread there is a pic of a headline, it reads, “Trump supporters demand to know if Navajo congressman is here illegally.”
LikeLiked by 1 person
38 today. How the fuck did they happen? No going back now I guess.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Happy Birthday, Craigs….
Don’t worry, the next 22 years are better than the three which come afterwards.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Craigs, you is well old.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Brookter – haha. Thank you!
Tomp – cheers bruh.
LikeLike
Good news for you, though, Craigs is that Israeli newspaper Haaretz has got an article about your boy JP.
LikeLiked by 1 person
38? Enjoy your day you young scamp
LikeLiked by 1 person
Happy birthday, old Craigsy.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Tomp – thanks. That’s one of the best take downs of JBP I’ve seen actually.
LikeLike
Happy birthday Craigs 🎂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Happy Birthday you rapidly emerging Tory-Brexiter! In two years time you’ll be calling for the expulsion of the Welsh from the UK and wondering if you can petition the US Supreme Court to grant Don Trump a 3rd term. Can you please take down that Boris is Beautiful banner from your window now?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Happy Birthday Craigs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/29/my-ojibwe-father-drew-land-olakes-maiden-she-was-never-stereotype/
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks everyone!
Boris is Beautiful
Deebee 02.07.2020
LikeLiked by 1 person
Boris is Beautiful
Deebee 02.07.2020
Liked by you
Even worse.
LikeLiked by 1 person
All the best people have birthdays in July.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Happy birthday Craigs.
Yes indeed, Thaum.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Pfft
LikeLike
A couple of weeks back Craigs said The 90s were the best. Looks as if Vanilla Ice agrees:
He’s playing a concert on Saturday in Texas.
LikeLiked by 2 people
reminds me of Capstick Comes Home ….”we’d lots of things then that we don’t ‘ave now … rickets, diphtheria, ‘Itler….”
LikeLike
Craigs and Thaum:
Modesty should prevent me but, I was 70 on 30th June.
I am officially old and not-to-be-revived.
Also, I can’t hire an RV in many countries (as if………………….)
Aaanyway, I am in profit from now on…………………………………………
Please, no presents – give to your favorite charity.
LikeLiked by 3 people
Happy belated, Slade! You don’t look a day over 30.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Happy Birthday Slade!!!
LikeLike
Tomp – I still maintain that theory.
Think about it, JBP hadn’t written any books yet.
LikeLike
thanks guys…………………I don’t feel a day over……………………..
LikeLike
Happy Birthday Slade! A great milestone with many more to come!
LikeLike
London Scottish to leave Richmond ..
LikeLike
Slade in Flame! Happy birthday old son.
LikeLike
Belated felicitations, Slade, old chum.
LikeLike
Trisk – that’s sad to see. Mrs Craig’s lived behind the ground for a while.
But all is not lost, they are moving to Esher where a young Craig’s got his first taste of rugby in the under 12 B team (or something, this was pre ’96 after all).
LikeLike
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/breakdown-fix-up-how-rugby-s-most-confusing-area-is-getting-a-makeover-20200702-p558fv.html
LikeLike
Happy Birthdays to Craigs, Slade and Thaum.
Trisk, I think there has been some rancour between Richmond and ‘Scottish, going by what a Richmond committee member told me a few years ago anyway.
This is going to be hugely disruptive, Brighton and Hove Albion had a nomadic existence for a few years before their magnificent new stadium was built, it was a real test for both the club and the fans.
London Scottish are going to try to run the first team separately from the women’s teams, social sides and minis on different sites for several years. This is going to be tough.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Reds-Tahs in just over 2 hours. TomP’s dreams about to come true. Sadly, I don’t think we’ll see much rugby in SA this year. Talk is rife at the moment that we’re going back to stricter lockdown levels as cases surge here. Gonna have to stock up on booze again. Fuck.
LikeLike
Happy BB Birthday too!
LikeLike
Morning, Deebs.
I note that Mr Klopp is looking to rugby for an example of how to keep your beloved Liverpool at the top.
LikeLike
Nice bit of showboating – pity the kid didn’t have eyes in the back of his head!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I wonder what he’s going to say after last night?
LikeLike
Nice to see the sun’s come out in the Borders in that clip.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, I can remember twisted ankles from running on a frozen rutted pitch in Galashiels, but I don’t remember that kind of weather during schools rugby.
LikeLike
Aus Super Rugby underway! Reds with a penalty after 1 minute for not sure as I was typing. Reds knock on from the lineout and a bout of the smiliest shoving ever seen in a contact sport ensues
LikeLike
Alphandale has always been beautiful though as long as you don’t spend too much time in Hawick itself. Nice nod to the Celtic past with the other team’s name too.
LikeLike
Reds get 2nd penalty, inside the Tahs half in midfield for offside and kick to the corner. Win the lineout, recycle under another advantage and burst through to score next to the posts! 7-0 Reds!
LikeLike
They’re trialing new ruck laws apparently, with the carrier having to release immediately, with no rolling a couple of metres to allow the support to arrive. Think the same in the Kiwi version.
Tahs work downfield and 11 phases later Harry Johnson-Holmes crashes over for the try! 7-7 after 11!
LikeLike
New laws don’t seem to be being applied. Tahs break downfield, but the final pass hits the receiver in the face. Reds clear. Tahs carry it back strongly, but HJ-H gets pinged for not placing immediately. Arbitrary interpretation so far. Reds lock, Blyth off.
LikeLike
Fascinating read
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/how-white-house-coronavirus-response-went-wrong/613591/
LikeLike
Another Reds penalty in midfield, this time for a high tackle. From the lineout they draw another high tackle penalty. Hooper does a Farrell too. Reds 5 out. Wide pass to Daugunu on the left wing, an inside step and over! 12-7 Reds as Hegarty misses the conversion.
LikeLike
Dammit, more rugby I can’t watch.
LikeLike
Hegarty’s clearance is a wobbly one from the restart and the Tahs attack from a lineout on the 22, but knock on. Reds scrum. Advantage as they destroy the Tahs scrum! Lineout inside their half. Kicked behind the 14 after a couple of phases. He gathers and is smashed in the tackle!
Reds penalty, sloppy, but they regather and straight through! TMO checking to see if the try scorer was part of the ruck. No. No try. Scrum Reds. Reset, with the Tahs front row getting stuffed. Concede the scrum penalty and the Reds opt for another. Repeat medicine. 3rd scrum. It’ll be a penalty try surely? 20-year old LH is being schooled. And he’s binned. Angus Bell is his name.
LikeLike
Reds score from a tap that catches the Tahs napping! 19-7 after 30 minutes. Lovely cheeky try from the 9!
LikeLike
Tahs bashing away around the 22 and get the penalty after a few phases. Opting for posts. Good move. Pavlov has placed a large beer on the screen. Woof woof!
LikeLike
Oh. 19-10.
LikeLike