Posts by Michael Fitzgerald
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"robyn, please lower your shields, and prepare to be assimilated."
Che is the Borg.
Rugby mimics War in that those who serve "our" interests are "us". WWII the promise of Treaty recognition brought forward many Maori to serve "God, Queen, & Country, Awe! Ake ake ...".
These promises were given little heed by the settler Govt. on their return.So too PIs are recognised (rightly so) as Kiwis in the Black Jersey. Read any News Paper and you'll find the divide is strong and any NZer of PI descent is PI, one of "them". PI Rugby Player like Maori soliders only have an honoury white status in NZ.
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Nice one Robyn.
Went roaming through You Tube afterwards and really liked the 7 part series about why Piracy is Good!
Bugs will rule the world apparently, loved it. -
Fantastic David
**REPLY:** Cheers, Michael... just happy if it makes sense -- DH
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"One correction - sadly, Murray hasn't been relegated to the NPC. He's on the ITV commentary teams for the coverage in the UK.....sigh........"
Murray Played the Game, Loves the Game, but doesn't Know the Game.
2 outta 3 aint bad."NZers are not traditionally known as an arrogant race" drew guffaws around my local pub
Is that because it's your local Pub? ... Murray can't help it & he means no harm.
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There are little oasis out there in TV land - Native Affairs is doing it good again
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One of my little hobby horses of Nationalism/War/Sport.
I find they interchange just a little too easily to be comfortable.
"One World Cup & Two World Wars, do da do da...".(It was better before 1990)
The Fascists & the Olympics.
The All Blacks as a proxy for NZ Solidiers who fought & died in France. (Let's not mention Vichy France & Rugby).
It's a hell of a lot easier to be a solider than an All Black, so does that mean the All Blacks are like the SAS?
Nah, the All Blacks are really good at Rugby.
Even if Henry said the All Blacks will Bleed for the Cup, it aint war & no All Black ever died playing Rugby. -
Is it just me or is the camera work rubbish as well?
Too much wide frame stuff taking in 1/2 the field like they're expecting the 1/2 back to flick it to the far wing in one move when halving that frame give would be better view.
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Being a private company didn't help Air NZ with Ozzy Troop movements/contracts from Political power plays.
Strangley it did help with out sourcing to China & mass redundancies? -
Grant nice write up but "Blitzkreig" Lightning War really?
Pet hate to compare war with sport. Like war has a fair or just outcome?
"Ruck my forwards, Ruck!" attributed to some general trying to rev the troops going into a bayonet charge, yet palateable enuf to report in the "news" at home, curious. I wonder if there was a recruiting drive going on?
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Samoa v Sth Africa
The commentators said the crowd were yelling "Allez Les Bleu!"
I swear it was "Honiss is a wanker".