In theory, there are various English Premiership matches mostly scheduled on top of each other, a tasty Irish derby, and Welsh/Scottish dust-ups, plus some Top14 matches.
To adapt what my bass-playing, band-fronting mate used to say when introducing the band, including her husband on drums, There’s Iks, behind me. As usual.
Walkers aren’t good but this is a truly dreadful story out of homeland:
Yarna Davies, from Cathays in Wales, visited her local Sainsbury’s store on Monday, January 3, after having a hankering for a multi-pack of cheese and onion Walkers.
When she returned home she scoffed one packet and was so hungry she immediately dived into another.
But to her horror the second packet didn’t have “even a crumb” of the popular snack inside
Who says it’s the rabbit that has Covid? Or you wouldn’t eat a rabbit if you had Covid?
India 124-4 on Day 1 of the 3rd and final Test against South Africa. Pitch doesn’t seem to be too easy to bat on, with all the Indian batters having got into double figures or thereabouts but not getting further.
Wonder what this Ellis chap did to get given the job of answering Johnson’s questions today. And why he didn’t resign when he was told he was getting it.
“At the time of the Downing Street party, the Welsh first minster, Mark Drakeford, was living in a hut”
Now I appreciate what Drakeford was doing, but I’m not sure that putting it this way does much for the image Wales has with some people outside the country.
My boy started full contact rugby at school this week innit. Think he’s a centre but he doesn’t really know and it was hard to assess. Probably inside centre.
The coach told him if he wanted to do rucks he’d have to practice with me. I shrugged my shoulders and said I haven’t a clue. Only played League you see.
My boy’s played two matches with full(ish) contact already, tackling and non-competing rucks so the team with the ball keeps possession bet must have someone in over the ball. It’s all about the pencil at our club.
He missed the 3rd match but I was told the lads were most upset that Seapoint RFC wanted to play touch rather than tackling.
I wouldn’t have a clue about teaching rucks still. I’ve read the laws but when I watch any match on the telly every ruck has everyone with their arses in the air, which my mate Albsie assures me is not allowed.
The boy in The Middle One’s class (Year 4) who plays rugby was in his pyjamas leaning on their garden gate when we walked past on the way to school this morning. Broken collarbone from rugby.
OT – it’s easy. Arrive at tackle area. From the back you are allowed to push through. Step over the tackled player and ball and hook violently backwards.
Apropos of nothing; does anyone know anything about old coins? I found one in the garden when digging. It’s small, gold ( there was no corrosion) and dated 1890 with Queen Victoria on one side and a shield on the other. I can’t decide whether to keep it.
Take it to the Antiques Roadshow. ;-) Or perhaps a museum or antiques dealer.
My guess would be that it’s not the value of the gold that drives its price but rather its rarity and historical value. So it’s probably not likely to change in value massively.
Thaum – I might make further excavations to see if it is part of a pirates hoard. I don’t really want to take it to someone proper because they might expect fungible tokens in return.
I know a bloke who has been on the Antiques Roadshow twice. First he brought his bottle collection. Second time he tried to get them to value a ring that we know he probably made himself. They told him it was fake.
Ovally Balls 
To adapt what my bass-playing, band-fronting mate used to say when introducing the band, including her husband on drums, There’s Iks, behind me. As usual.
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I think that counts as a triple entendre
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@OT – Certainly sounds like a powerful counterweight to the ambitions of the Germans, Austro-Hungarians and Italians.
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CMW – well, my mate was (and as far as I know, still is) Filipina and quite petite, but she could probably have fronted up to all of the above.
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She would have made an excellent hooker, if only she’d discovered rugby.
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Walkers aren’t good but this is a truly dreadful story out of homeland:
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More food news:
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But more tragic food news. When will we be rid of this pestilence:
pbs.twimg.com/media/FIhDbxmWQAIl_uk?format=jpg
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Why would you eat salad when there’s a perfectly plump rabbit to tuck into?
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It’s a big rabbit. Why’s it eating salad when there’s a perfectly good woman it could tuck into?
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I wouldn’t eat a rabbit with Covid anyway.
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Who says it’s the rabbit that has Covid? Or you wouldn’t eat a rabbit if you had Covid?
India 124-4 on Day 1 of the 3rd and final Test against South Africa. Pitch doesn’t seem to be too easy to bat on, with all the Indian batters having got into double figures or thereabouts but not getting further.
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You can tell from looking at it.
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“all the Indian batters having got into double figures or thereabouts”
Imagine…
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Wonder what this Ellis chap did to get given the job of answering Johnson’s questions today. And why he didn’t resign when he was told he was getting it.
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CMW – ha, I am following the live blog, and he is taking a right pasting!
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@Thaum – I can’t stop giggling every time I think about “Ellis says No 10 is not a normal domestic building.”
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“At the time of the Downing Street party, the Welsh first minster, Mark Drakeford, was living in a hut”
Now I appreciate what Drakeford was doing, but I’m not sure that putting it this way does much for the image Wales has with some people outside the country.
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He could’ve at least called it a Melbury.
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@Thaum – It probably is a fecking Melbury.
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A hut? shocking piece of lese-melbury
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Anyhoo, a melbury is a fine place to live.
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‘he apologises unreservedly for the upset these allegations have caused’
Now there’s a quality apology
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‘apology’
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Did someone say ‘Melbury?
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Hola amigos innit. Hope everyone had a good break.
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perfectly good woman it could tuck into
I’m guessing this is low hanging Karlfruit.
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My boy started full contact rugby at school this week innit. Think he’s a centre but he doesn’t really know and it was hard to assess. Probably inside centre.
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I’m not picking or othwerwise touching your low hanging karlfruit
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In other small people rugby news, eldest started playing last May, and scored his first try inna training game today. He is most pleased.
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My youngest started contact on Sunday. His coach was quite amused when my lad asked him when they start doing rucks. January 2023 apparently.
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The coach told him if he wanted to do rucks he’d have to practice with me. I shrugged my shoulders and said I haven’t a clue. Only played League you see.
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My boy’s played two matches with full(ish) contact already, tackling and non-competing rucks so the team with the ball keeps possession bet must have someone in over the ball. It’s all about the pencil at our club.
He missed the 3rd match but I was told the lads were most upset that Seapoint RFC wanted to play touch rather than tackling.
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Tom – Yeah, I think ‘full contact’ is a bit much at my son’s level but they are tackling eachother. He seems to like it though.
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He was tackling my youngest in the kitchen. Almost like Courtney vs Plisson.
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I wouldn’t have a clue about teaching rucks still. I’ve read the laws but when I watch any match on the telly every ruck has everyone with their arses in the air, which my mate Albsie assures me is not allowed.
So I’ll leave it to the experts.
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The boy in The Middle One’s class (Year 4) who plays rugby was in his pyjamas leaning on their garden gate when we walked past on the way to school this morning. Broken collarbone from rugby.
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OT – it’s easy. Arrive at tackle area. From the back you are allowed to push through. Step over the tackled player and ball and hook violently backwards.
Miss the 90s.
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Apropos of nothing; does anyone know anything about old coins? I found one in the garden when digging. It’s small, gold ( there was no corrosion) and dated 1890 with Queen Victoria on one side and a shield on the other. I can’t decide whether to keep it.
Actual treasure though. I was well happy.
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Craigs – there’s this site called Gurgle, and if you enter 1890 gold coin shield, you find that it’s probably worth about 300 squid.
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Cheers Thaum
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Erm…
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So it’s this one:
https://www.bullionbypost.co.uk/specific-year-half-sovereign/half-sovereign-victoria-jubilee-head-1887-1893/1890-half-sovereign-victoria-jubilee-head-shield-back-london/
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But I can’t decide whether to hold on to it. I know nuffink.
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Take it to the Antiques Roadshow. ;-) Or perhaps a museum or antiques dealer.
My guess would be that it’s not the value of the gold that drives its price but rather its rarity and historical value. So it’s probably not likely to change in value massively.
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Thaum – I might make further excavations to see if it is part of a pirates hoard. I don’t really want to take it to someone proper because they might expect fungible tokens in return.
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Think it takes a surprisingly small number of coins to be declared a ‘hoard’ which then has to be turned over to HMG.
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Definition of ‘Treasure Hoard’ here, which may or may not clarify things:
https://finds.org.uk/treasure/advice/summary
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BB – needs to be more than 300 years old.
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I know a bloke who has been on the Antiques Roadshow twice. First he brought his bottle collection. Second time he tried to get them to value a ring that we know he probably made himself. They told him it was fake.
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