I can understand how people in the stadium would question the high contact no-call, but I thought it was pretty clear watching on TV that the hit was between the shoulder blades?
Anyways, yeah, it’s not like the Wallabies rolled over and died like some of the other opponents this tour. Some may try to excuse away the Pumas loss by saying it was the first game the Lions played together, but to almost beat the Lions this late in the tour is no small feat.
Oh I wouldn’t have had a problem with them explaining rules, that would be totally understandable, but I really only heard them explain 50-22, try grounding, and no blockers in rugby. They didn’t even explain what a knock-on is, or how a ruck works, which I feel like are some of the most vital parts of the game.
Instead, they just kept trying to hype up the game as it was happening, which US commentators do for all sports. It’s way more about selling the game to you so you stay tuned in (ad revenue), rather than commentating on it, no matter how large the differential.
Should be more tbh but the pumas game has us all scared I think
It is my firm belief that Marcus Smith is a hack, so I’m pleased that we’re continuing to not start him
Head: Lions by 5
Heart: Lions by 10
Arse: Aus by 12
The simunitions course I took shot paint rounds. Makes it very obvious for the instructors to know if you got hit or not
I have a somewhat similar story.
I hid underneath a desk when it was my turn to play bad guy. It was one of those desks where the back wall doesn’t quite go all the way down and stops about 4 inches off the ground. I would shoot people’s feet when they walked by. It was hard to contain my laughter as people jumped up like they were scared of a rat running around.
It took 3 people walking through the room not knowing what was going on and thinking the room was clear before the 4th person actually stopped and looked behind the desk.
I’ve found myself needing to print something only 1-2 times per year, so I just go to the library to do it. E-waste-wise, this change is for the better
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Not sure if you noticed, or if sorghum noticed, but the link about dried beans they had in their reply refers to another blog post about your question. The author found that yes, homemade bread is cheaper when considering electricity costs, but obviously YMMV depending on power costs and the price of equivalent store-bought bread
https://healthyfamilycookin.blogspot.com/2011/12/is-making-homemade-bread-saving-me.html
the French and English like being separate
Ah right, history. Shoulda seen that one coming
Conferences for URC could work I think, just gotta make sure traditional meetups and rivalries are maintained, e.g. provincial Irish teams playing each other
I wouldn’t say college football is necessarily a step down from pro, at least when it comes to Top 25 teams playing each other. In fact there’s lots of football fans that care more about college than pro. At top programs like Michigan, tickets can be on the same level as pro - I mean, lookup pics of their stadium, it rivals some pro stadiums
(This comment written by an American who’s only watched rugby for ~5 years, from the outside-looking-in, so feel free to tell me to frig off)
I want to say that this kind of greed has ruined live sports over here in the US, but the numbers that you see in the stands during the TV broadcasts would disagree with me. To give you an idea of what it’s like to attend an NFL game, you’re looking at $250 for the worst nosebleed seats in the house, $20 for a beer, and $15 for a small hotdog with a bun that’s still slightly refrigerated. $120 for an official jersey at the team shop if you want a souvenir. For the MLB, a league which plays 10x the number of games as the NFL, the prices are the same except for tickets, with the worst seats in the house being more like $70 (varies a lot more per team than the NFL tho).
What you end up with are crowds that are there for the experience, rather than actual fans - think families just wanting to get out of the house for an evening, businesses entertaining clients, etc. It’s a shitty atmosphere for faithful sports fans, but it keeps the leagues afloat I guess. I have to wonder how much longer this can continue with millenials and zoomers knowing how to use streaming sites (legit or not) and being perfectly content to watch the game at home with some pizza and legal weed.
If you look at the NFL, they were broke for the first few decades of their existence but they stayed alive by merging with other leagues. My ignorant question to Europe is do yall really need so many leagues? Why not merge the URC, Premiership, and Top 14? Make it the Champions League instead of the Champions Cup? And maybe reduce the international test interference during club season? (keep the 6N as is though, I think it’s a cool midseason tourney, sorta like how the MLB has the allstar break midseason).
I found about him from the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man”. I now play his two albums quite often. His first one is nice & upbeat, while his second one is more melancholy, so I play whichever fits the mood
My favorite song is probably Hate Street Dialogue
A few other people mentioning precise GPA requirements, but for the computer science school at my (large) university it was top 10% of your class for cum laude, top 5% for magna cum laude, top 2% for summa cum laude
As someone who graduated cum laude, I sorta regret it. I wish I spent more time socializing, networking, and generally managing my anxiety better. I was able to land a job after graduating sooner than a lot of my classmates, but I also had some internships and some personal projects under my belt, so it’s hard to say how much GPA played a role. It all comes down to what’s important to you, your field, and how much work you’d be willing to put in after graduating to get your first job
Heathcliff is my personal favorite one-panel comic
Using an RSS app like Feedly to subscribe to different comics can be fun. Also comics communities on Lemmy
Both the master bedroom and the living room being labeled “Master Suite” is me irl
Sometimes I will be hangry but no particular food seems appetizing, if that makes sense. It’s like my body wants food but my brain doesn’t. Eating just seems like a chore sometimes but I can’t focus on anything if I skip it.
Definition of first world problems, I know
Watch everything on replay over here in the states because there’s no way in hell I’m waking up before noon on a Saturday.
My Leinster boys had another one of those games where they stumble & bungle on offense the whole time but their defense was solid enough. Crafty crossfield penalty kick by Prendergast was cute, would’ve been cool if it counted
Me as a rugby lover in America: hell yeah
Also me as a Bay Area native and Ireland fan: fuck you
Seeing as how cod castrated itself with the release of black ops 6, Battlefield has a chance to steal its player base if they release a functional game. Doesn’t even have to be that great, just functional