Pro-14 semi-final playoffs: can anyone stop the Blue Meanies? Can our heroes defeat plucky underdugs Edinburgh?
Then there’s North Island v South Island where, as Iks says, How does one pick ‘my’ team in that N – S clash? Darkness or more Darkness? Sauron vs King Ghidorah? Who are the underdogs?
And some English Premiership matches with some rather gruelling-looking midweek fixtures as well as the weekend ones.
And …
Happy 60th to TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA!
On the telly
Friday 4th September
| Worcester v Bristol | 18:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Leinster v Munster | 19:35 | Premier Sports 1 |
| Northampton v Exeter | 19:45 | BT Sport 1 |
Saturday 5th September
| North Island v South Island | 05:00 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Rebels v Western Force | 06:00 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Reds v Brumbies | 10:15 | Sky Sports Arena |
| Saracens v Wasps | 12:30 | BT Sport Extra |
| Harlequins v Bath | 14:00 | Channel 5 / BT Sport 1 |
| Leicester v Sale | 15:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| Gloucester v London Irish | 16:30 | BT Sport 1 |
| Edinburgh v Ulster | 19:35 | Premier Sports 1 |
Tuesday 8th September
| Bristol v Northampton | 19:45 | BT Sport 1 |
Wednesday 9th September
| Exeter v Gloucester | 17:30 | BT Sport Extra |
| Wasps v Leicester | 17:30 | BT Sport 1 |
| Sale v Saracens | 18:00 | BT Sport Extra |
| London Irish v Harlequins | 19:45 | BT Sport Extra |
| Bath v Worcester | 19:45 | BT Sport 1 |
Ovally Balls 
OT – reminds me of this from about 1.25 onwards.
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The Virgin ad’s police force seems more representative than today. Also loved the guy playing Asteroids! Haven’t seen that in years, although my son says he’s played most of the early video games on a website that has them there. I must find it!
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TomP – haven’t read the one about the checkers champion. Was too busy doing my criminality to get round to it. Might do so now, since they’ve lifted the ban on booze, but now that I’m part of the criminal underworld, I should probably find something else to deal in. Tried fake Blue Bulls tickets, but there wasn’t a market for them.
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Question for anyone conversant in australianese. What is a ‘rort’?
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This cartoon from the same rag might resonate with some:
https://www.newframe.com/cartoon-lines-of-attack/
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Chimpie, is Saffer it means a fight, punch up etc. Not sure if it’s the same in Aussie. Does that fit the context?
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Not really sure.
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A con, Chimpie. Like wot politicians do when they send a few million squids of your hard earned to a mate who sets up a shell company to buy ships to ferry emergency diabetic supplies across the channel .
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Do like a bit of cunk but the cringe factor can be quite high.
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That makes more sense SBT.
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All very anthropomorphic but love some of these photos.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/sep/11/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-2020-finalists-in-pictures
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Chimpie – does look like one monkey is blowing another in one of those photos.
Selfy?
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Those are monkeys.
Outrageous slur.
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“Tried fake Blue Bulls tickets, but there wasn’t a market for them”
Yeah, most people aren’t stupid. No games scheduled, so no tickets printed yet.
You should try it with Lions fans. They’re more naive as a rule.
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Here’s the article about the draughts man:
https://www.newframe.com/lubabalo-kondlo-a-king-abroad-unknown-at-home/
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Amazon seem to have bought the rights to the 8 Nations Cup thing this November
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Well they’re buying everything else so it was only a matter of time
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New post imminent.
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🎵oh there’s a new post imminent, imminent imminent! Pass me the liniment, liniment, liniment!🎵
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And rub it in rub it in rub it in!
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