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  • Tony Kennedy,

    Toeava will be in there and Nonu won't

    Noni will, smith wont - its good to get back to the important stuff

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report Reply

  • Tony Kennedy,

    spelling alert - Nonu

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 225 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    No Nonu. No Smith.
    Only Regan King!!!!

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • hamishm,

    This is an excerpt from Gores' new book part of the strategy?
    I'm not sure that any Democrat will get past H.Clinton this time. But I also can't see why anyone would want that job for the next 20 years, anyway.

    Since Nov 2006 • 357 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    Actually the Dropkicks were talking this week about Liam Messam being in the Maori Squad and not the All Blacks. But on a rethink, i'd rather him be a starter for the Maori than a reserve for the ABs.

    Maybe the surprise* pick will be English Player of the Year Glenn Jackson to replace the injured Luke McCallister!

    *and it'd be a big one

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Rowe,

    Unfortunately, Nonu will be at the world cup, he can play 12, 13 & wing. Toeava & McAllister have hopefully done enough, I hope they are fit.

    For me, the big question is which winger do you drop if they only take three to RWC?

    Lake Roxburgh, Central Ot… • Since Nov 2006 • 574 posts Report Reply

  • Charles Mabbett,

    That's very stale news about coffee from civet cats. This from Wikipedia:

    Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee cherries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet. The animals gorge on the ripe berries, and excrete partially-digested beans in their feces, which are then harvested for sale. This process takes place on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, in Philippines, in Vietnam, and the coffee estates of south India.

    Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for up to $600 USD per pound, and is sold mainly in Japan and US but it is increasingly becoming available elsewhere, though supplies are obviously limited.

    Since Nov 2006 • 236 posts Report Reply

  • jon_knox,

    Unfortunately, Nonu will be at the world cup, he can play 12, 13 & wing

    Suspect Nonu just hasn't done enough to make the initial picks, though he may get there through injury later in the season. NZ's got enough classy mid-field and outside backs not to have to rely on someone who's not really repaid the selectors faith in him, even under the "utility" banner ( Mils, Leon & Luke seem to have the utility card up their sleeves ). Toeava on the other hand has (finally) started to shine.

    Belgium • Since Nov 2006 • 464 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Rowe,

    The animals gorge on the ripe berries, and excrete partially-digested beans in their feces, which are then harvested for sale.

    What on earth possessed people to look at [civet] cat shit and think "a bit of roasting and that'd go great with my [indonesian equivalent of] croissant in the morning? Amazing.

    Jon, I can only hope you are right!

    Flavell's cause must have been helped by the injury to Eaton. When is McAllister fit?

    Lake Roxburgh, Central Ot… • Since Nov 2006 • 574 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    For me, the big question is which winger do you drop if they only take three to RWC?

    It's not that hard is it?
    Rokocoko, Gear and Sivivatu. Who else is there?

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • barnaclebarnes,

    From the day Coke Tunes launched I thought it was a bad idea. Coke is not a music company! Sure, do promotions on other sites but set up your own music store? What were they thinking?

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 90 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Rowe,

    Haydn, I appreciate that you are (apparently) not an Aucklander, but perhaps the Super 14's all-time leading try-scorer & scorer of 42 test tries? :)

    http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=406

    Lake Roxburgh, Central Ot… • Since Nov 2006 • 574 posts Report Reply

  • Rebecca Williams,

    nonu = i've got the ball and no one else is having it even though there's a two tonne bloke bearing down on me ... splat (no try).

    one is reminded of the mindless seagulls in "finding nemo" - mine, mine, mine, mine .....

    Auckland • Since Mar 2007 • 120 posts Report Reply

  • Heather Gaye,

    Here's a first-hand account of kopi luwak from Shannon Wheeler (the brain behind Too Much Coffee Man): Photos Review

    Morningside • Since Nov 2006 • 533 posts Report Reply

  • hamishm,

    Here's a first-hand account of kopi luwak

    Nice link, Heather.
    John Kenneth Galbraith, the Canadian economist, once said that Trickle Down Economics was like feeding a horse so much oats that sparrows could live off the products from the other end of the horse.
    I can a see a connection here.

    Since Nov 2006 • 357 posts Report Reply

  • hamishm,

    Or is that so many oats?

    Since Nov 2006 • 357 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    Hey Paul,
    Catch the Herald reader's poll this morning?
    It's been corrected but it originally said:

    Rokocoko (42 votes) missed selection in the readers squad behind Sitiveni Sivivatu (74), Dough Howlett (64) and Rico Gear

    Given his up and down (mainly down) defence this year (you do not jog after a sprinting Bryan Habana!) I wouldn't pick him. Howlett did pick himself up out of a form slump, but Rokocoko seems to "do" more on the field.

    So let's compromise. Take Rokocoko and Howlett in the lead in games and replace the worst of the two with Gear for the World Cup.

    ps. I'm not an Aucklander, but I'm really a Wellingtonian either when it comes to rugby. I support the Bay, hence the mention of Glenn Jackson above

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    crud: "I'm not really a Wellingtonian either"

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Rowe,

    Cheers Haydn. I'm *far too busy* for the Herald :)

    I think you have the right idea. To my mind, the Super 14 is way less of a selection criteria for those players than the next 7 tests will be. Hence the unlikelihood of any bolters into the squad (like Dan Braid for instance)

    FWIW, I'm a domiciled Aucklander, not a native.

    Lake Roxburgh, Central Ot… • Since Nov 2006 • 574 posts Report Reply

  • Lambert,

    Gear may be the odd winger out - Rokocooko and Sitivini get a free pass as members of the reconditioning squad and Howlett does seem to have rediscovered his mojo of late.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 27 posts Report Reply

  • Morgan Nichol,

    Didn't try the faecoffee, but the most reliably awful coffee I've ever had was Indonesian. Every single cup. Just terrible.

    It was made even more unpalatable by the locals constantly telling me how world famous their coffee was. You mean __in__famous my friend.

    Auckland CBD • Since Nov 2006 • 314 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    Tell ya what Paul, let's make it interesting (@ 11.43am)

    If Howlett gets in I'll buy you a beer (redeemable upon visit to Wellington), if it's Rokocoko you can get me one.

    Lambert: you must've stopped watching in the middle of the Super 14. :)

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

  • Paul Rowe,

    All right, you're on...

    When's the announcement?

    Lake Roxburgh, Central Ot… • Since Nov 2006 • 574 posts Report Reply

  • Lambert,

    Barring Chiefs supporters, did anyone in NZ watch the S14 beyond the midpoint?

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 27 posts Report Reply

  • Hadyn Green,

    In 5 mins Paul, for what it's worth, good luck.

    Lambert, ouch man, ouch. But fair.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report Reply

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