Posts by Hadyn Green
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Like, do you need a leg-up? Or is there a mounting stand for a penny-farthing?
from memory you have to get a running start. They aren't the most agile of vehicles though. Trevor looked terrified when he got near where we were sitting and had to do a u-turn. It's quite a long way to fall.
the big wheel actually serves a purpose - increased speed and distance.
Remember the during Olympics how the cycling commentator who would always be saying "Now he's riding a X inch wheel which means that for every turn of the pedals...blah blah blah" :)
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the South African rugby team is going to replace the Springbok logo with a Protea.
I was totally against it, then...
The Springbok is a symbol with some pretty offensive connotations to 80% or so of the population.
Then I was for it, then...
actually there was no quote
...I was against it again.
They should retake the symbol and make it something different. Like the Nazis did with the swastika...but the other way around.
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I was very close to writing a separate post about this (and I still might on the Dropkicks where I'm allowed more four-letter words): the South African rugby team is going to replace the Springbok logo with a Protea.
To use the langue de l'Internet : WTF!
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Speaking of rugby jerseys, I think it was Racing Club de France in Paris who had the powder-blue jerseys with the fold-over collar and the little bow-tie at the throat - now they were classy with a capital C
It absolutely was Racing, and the bow tie is now the symbol of Eden Park Clothing (a brand that thoroughly confused me when I first visited France).
I suppose, any post about Stade Francais needs to have a follow up on Racing Metro 92.
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Hadyn, I realise you're speaking tongue-in-cheek regarding politicians' sporting abilities, but in all seriousness if a politician can convince some people to take up sport, even to a limited extent, that's a good thing.
No apology necessary Grant, you're right. Politicians encouraging healthy activities is a good thing.
I remember seeing Trevor Mallard batting about on a penny-farthing some years back for some sports thing or other. Hell of a sight as he was not entirely in control.
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Paul, that's hilarious! (as is the xkcd comic about it)
And let us not forget Don Brash at the speedway (which is a hell of a thing to find a picture of!)
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A range of politicians are competent at golf, but that isn't a sport.
The Guardian blog lists a number of presidents who played golf and also a few who cheat (Clinton and Nixon).
Nixon was also a bowler.
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And I'm quite embarrassed by what it says I play.
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So was the PAS group set up because I finally signed up.
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So your suggestion is, instead of bonus points, we throw some Christians into the middle of the game? (against the Lions?)
As long as it didn't count towards competition points, I'm all for it.