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Australia vs England – Silicon_Chippy

silicon_chippy Member Posts: 208 From: Scotland Registered: 10-26-2002	Anyone here as keen as I am to see the final of the RWC? If so who do you think is going to win? ------------------ If the dream is big enough the facts don't count.-Dexter Yager
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001	Yeh i'll be watching England win... --D-SIPL ------------------ If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that suggests you tried
Klumsy Administrator Posts: 1061 From: Port Angeles, WA, USA Registered: 10-25-2001	i'm going to boycott it and pout since the all blacks lost against aussie !!!! actually i am quite thankful, many of us thanked God for humbling our country and taking away the idol that it is. since rugby is the national religion over here. Karl ------------------ Karl /GODCENTRIC Visionary Media the creative submitted to the divine. Husband of my amazing wife Aleshia Klumsy@xtra.co.nz
AmazingJas Member Posts: 437 From: Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA Registered: 04-03-2003	We Aussies normally rise to the challenge, (that's how we beat those kiwis). As for the England match, we'll have to 'lower' to the challenge... Aussie Aussie Aussie, OI OI OI!!
silicon_chippy Member Posts: 208 From: Scotland Registered: 10-26-2002	Hi Jas, That is a good point of view. I hope we can still be friends when England humiliate Australia on their home soil. England are no1 team in the world and England have beaten Australia in their last four games together. ------------------ If the dream is big enough the facts don't count.-Dexter Yager
silicon_chippy Member Posts: 208 From: Scotland Registered: 10-26-2002	Klumsy, I thought you were from the USA? ------------------ If the dream is big enough the facts don't count.-Dexter Yager
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001	quote: Originally posted by Silicon_Chippy: Hi Jas, That is a good point of view. I hope we can still be friends when England humiliate Australia on their home soil. England are no1 team in the world and England have beaten Australia in their last four games together. I'm sure we'll all get along fine.. when we're crowned champs --D-SIPL ------------------ If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that suggests you tried
Klumsy Administrator Posts: 1061 From: Port Angeles, WA, USA Registered: 10-25-2001	my wife is from the USA, i own a house in the USA, my company is from the USA but i am a kiwi, currently in New Zealand enjoying the antipodean summer. ------------------ Karl /GODCENTRIC Visionary Media the creative submitted to the divine. Husband of my amazing wife Aleshia Klumsy@xtra.co.nz
silicon_chippy Member Posts: 208 From: Scotland Registered: 10-26-2002	D-SIPL, I hope you are right Klumsy, Congratulations on coming third, the best team won ------------------ If the dream is big enough the facts don't count.-Dexter Yager [This message has been edited by Silicon_Chippy (edited November 20, 2003).] [This message has been edited by Silicon_Chippy (edited November 21, 2003).]
zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002	ok I am about to show which country I am from (quick! cover up all my info under my avatar and try to guess!) but what exactly is rugby? I have heard of the name before-----but never had it explained to me hehehhe ------------------ Ignorance is bad, if you have it you will not have a good time.
AmazingJas Member Posts: 437 From: Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA Registered: 04-03-2003	ooh that's it.. I don't normally care much about sporting events, buy now I am going to cheer the Aussies on for all I'm worth, while sitting at my PC playing computer games which allow me to blow the crud out of limeys! Look forward to your damp squib!
zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002	quote: Originally posted by AmazingJas: Look forward to your damp squib! at the risk of looking even more like a dork than I already do---what is a squib? is it like seafood or something? ------------------ Ignorance is bad, if you have it you will not have a good time.
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001	Can't wait till we wipe the smug face off of the aussie's. Over here no-one really cares what the score is, but they take it really seriously, so added bonus when we win... yay \o/ --D-SIPL ------------------ If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that suggests you tried
silicon_chippy Member Posts: 208 From: Scotland Registered: 10-26-2002	"what exactly is rugby?" It's similar to American football but without the shoulder pads and long breaks, if that makes sense ------------------ If the dream is big enough the facts don't count.-Dexter Yager
zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002	quote: Originally posted by Silicon_Chippy: "what exactly is rugby?" It's similar to American football but without the shoulder pads and long breaks, if that makes sense oic thanks:-)----------man without the pads----doesn't that hurt? man with the pads looks painful enough! ------------------ Ignorance is bad, if you have it you will not have a good time.
silicon_chippy Member Posts: 208 From: Scotland Registered: 10-26-2002	watch it tomorrow if you can, it is awesome. ------------------ If the dream is big enough the facts don't count.-Dexter Yager
zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002	cool--------------i don't know if it would get carried here (i am WAY inland in usa)----------but hey you never know:-) ------------------ Ignorance is bad, if you have it you will not have a good time.
silicon_chippy Member Posts: 208 From: Scotland Registered: 10-26-2002	USA were in the cup, I think they won a game! ------------------ If the dream is big enough the facts don't count.-Dexter Yager
zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002	quote: Originally posted by Silicon_Chippy: USA were in the cup, I think they won a game! dont take this wrong-----but we have a rugby team? dang I never knew----that is one thing I wish we (usa) were into more---international sports------England VS Austrailia has a much more epic sound to it than Tampa Bay VS Oakland-------------I wish we were more----i dunno if extroverted is the right word or not-------but I wish our international teams like the rugby team would get more recognition cause it sounds like a cool game to say the least hehe:-) ------------------ Ignorance is bad, if you have it you will not have a good time.
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001	quote: Originally posted by AmazingJas: ooh that's it.. I don't normally care much about sporting events, buy now I am going to cheer the Aussies on for all I'm worth, while sitting at my PC playing computer games which allow me to blow the crud out of limeys! Look forward to your damp squib! Err... wrong... A good English victory, we let you Aussies back into the game for a while, then jus humiliated you in front of your own crowd, to take the cup!!! Yay for England!!! --D-SIPL ------------------ If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that suggests you tried
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001	quote: Originally posted by AmazingJas: We Aussies normally rise to the challenge, (that's how we beat those kiwis). As for the England match, we'll have to 'lower' to the challenge... Aussie Aussie Aussie, OI OI OI!! Hehe oh and this post as well... well obviously you lowered yourselves too much :P --D-SIPL ------------------ If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that suggests you tried
AmazingJas Member Posts: 437 From: Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA Registered: 04-03-2003	grrrrr... btw, a damp squib? One of my old work mates (a pommie) used this term all the time whenever something that was expected to go big, just sort of never really happened. I assumed it was a commonly used UK term.
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001	quote: Originally posted by AmazingJas: grrrrr... btw, a damp squib? One of my old work mates (a pommie) used this term all the time whenever something that was expected to go big, just sort of never really happened. I assumed it was a commonly used UK term. A bit like Australia's championship chances bwahahahaha Well i never heard that term... --D-SIPL ------------------ If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that suggests you tried
nfektious Member Posts: 408 From: Registered: 10-25-2002	squib is commonly a term referring to a small explosive device, usually remotely detonated, used frequently in motion pictures. it is commonly used to explode a small bag of red syrup to simulate blood, or to fire off some very small powder charges to simulate the effects of bullets penetrating someone's clothing, etc. i've heard that sometimes these things can sting quite fierce. thus, a damp squib would be the equivalent of a dud firecracker, or a weak pop instead of a big bang.
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002	We don't need a rugby team cuz we got Football. Football beats rugby. 'nuff said. our football players can beat up your rugby players. ------------------
zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002	quote: Originally posted by ArchAngel: We don't need a rugby team cuz we got Football. Football beats rugby. 'nuff said. our football players can beat up your rugby players. I am not really into football tho----------------but football without pads sounds interesting to me tho---------------------------but either way I must admit it is hard for me to watch other people playing a game on tv and having fun----it makes me want to go do something ------------------ Ignorance is bad, if you have it you will not have a good time.
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002	haha, same here. I'm actually not a big fan of the NFL, I don't have a "team." But I do like to see a good game, and even more, play one! I'm a player, not a spectator. we men. ------------------
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001	quote: Originally posted by ArchAngel: We don't need a rugby team cuz we got Football. Football beats rugby. 'nuff said. our football players can beat up your rugby players. Yeh but your Football players wear pads... Rugby players don't coz we're not little pansy's! --D-SIPL ------------------ If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that suggests you tried
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002	yeah, that's what most rugby fans say, until they meet a professional football player. besides, I personally don't like breaking a bone every 2 months. ------------------
Klumsy Administrator Posts: 1061 From: Port Angeles, WA, USA Registered: 10-25-2001	quote: We don't need a rugby team cuz we got Football. Football beats rugby. 'nuff said. our football players can beat up your rugby players. you obviously haven't met Jonah lomu then , send your biggest and baddest gridiron team down here for a brawl HAHAHA b.t.w i wouldn't use the word football, because to different people it means different things in the USA, it means Grid Iron, or american football to most of the world it means soccer and to us kiwis and a few others it means rugby. with pads or without pads, american football has become more hype, marketting and gloss than real sport IMO. RUGBY RUGBY RUGBY actually i don't really care, i'm not like most kiwis whose lives are based around the game and the all blacks, i didn't follow the world cup hardly at all , didn't see one game . as for sports i like doing rather than watching, and rugby isn't a game i've played since middle school, other than at a church BBQ or something like that Karl ------------------ Karl /GODCENTRIC Visionary Media the creative submitted to the divine. Husband of my amazing wife Aleshia Klumsy@xtra.co.nz
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002	haha, k, true. for most of the world, football is soccar. I'm just used to calling it the way it is cuz I live in America (thank you God!) quote: Originally posted by klumsy: with pads or without pads, american football has become more hype, marketting and gloss than real sport IMO. um.. not really. but, hey, it's your opinion. in my opinion... It's the Man Sport. with basketball being The Sport. ------------------
AmazingJas Member Posts: 437 From: Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA Registered: 04-03-2003	Here in Australia, football means either Rugby League (which is similar to Rugby Union but more popular, though I can't see why), or if you are in some states, it refers to a game called Australian Rules, (formerly known as VFL) which is an absolute hoot to play! Aussie Rules is sometimes referred to as Aerial PingPong, and it is a phenomenal game to play!
zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002	Jas---can you explain Aussie Rules? You got me hyped up ona cool idea for a game and then your post ended hehe----has anyone every wondered why we Americans call our grid-iron football? The ball rarely touches their foot----shouldn't it be 'chase the dude with the lemon ball' or 'wrestling with direction'? lol jk----I bet there is more than one American on this forum that is going to spam my inbox now for that one hehe------either way I have two fav sports---Paintball and Dance Dance Revolution (Dancing Stage Euro Mix to the British and Europeans on the board here---not sure what it is in Aussie but i am assuming Dancing Stage)------both are international classics!!!! ------------------ Ignorance is bad, if you have it you will not have a good time.
Psyco Member Posts: 55 From: Australia Registered: 08-25-2003	That was the worst first half I have ever seen Aus play. But it ended up a close game. It all boils down to england's NO. 10 must destroy... ------------------
Psyco Member Posts: 55 From: Australia Registered: 08-25-2003	Geeze triple post I hate this computer ------------------ [This message has been edited by Psyco (edited November 25, 2003).]
Psyco Member Posts: 55 From: Australia Registered: 08-25-2003	You know a "delete message" button would be nice. ------------------ [This message has been edited by Psyco (edited November 25, 2003).]
AmazingJas Member Posts: 437 From: Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA Registered: 04-03-2003	quote: Originally posted by zookey: Jas---can you explain Aussie Rules? I'll have a go, but EA have made a couple of PC versions of it, called AFL Live (including a 2004 version), but I've just tried to find a demo to download for you, but no luck I'm afraid. Well, here goes: Teams play on an oval field. The goal is to kick the ball (similar shape to a grid iron ball) through a set of posts at opposite ends of the field. You get the ball to the ends by either kicking it, running with it, or passing it using a special technique similar to a volleyball serve. You can kick/pass it any direction you want, and there's no offside rules really so the ball zings all over the field in short order. If you get tackled, and fail to pass/kick the ball before being immobilized, you may be penalised. If you catch the ball on the full after someone kicks it (called a mark), you can stop, and take the next kick at your leisure, possibly stringing a set of marks together, almost like a game of chess all the way down the field. The game is fierce and frantic, and a great spectator sport. There's a few more details, but that's the basic gist, oh, except for one other thing, there's actually 4 posts at each end, if you get it through the middle set, you get 6 points (or a goal), through the outside sets, gets you a point. So a quick sloppy kick might still get you something. Here's a pic: [This message has been edited by AmazingJas (edited November 26, 2003).]
zookey Member Posts: 1902 From: Great Falls, Montana, USA Registered: 04-28-2002	sounds insane!!!!!!!!! and fun to play---I can see where the ariel ping pong name came from hehehehehhehe sounds like a blast-----like soccor football (usa style) combined!!!!! super cool hehe ------------------ Ignorance is bad, if you have it you will not have a good time.