Author: Low Wattage
Expat Welshman, educated (somewhat) in UK, left before it became fashionable to do so. Now a U.S. Citizen, and recent widower, playing with retirement and house remodeling, living in Delaware and rural Maryland (weekends). View all posts by Low Wattage
Boadicea's Chariot 
Hee hee, LW. I’d never thought of it that way.
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Nice one LW, 🙂 did you watch Dover on Sunday, the chase is on I can see why they call it the monster mile, my satellite provider promised me live coverage on Sunday and then reneged and showed the breeders cup (horses, not mechanical) and stuff.
Anyhow, I saw the race last night (without knowing the result) Kurt Busch was awesome (go 22) but don’t be surprised if a Toyota wins it!
If I won the lottery and could go to any sporting event in the world I’d probably pick one of the Dover races, they’re cool, very cool!
Hello Soutie, I did not see the race I was visiting friends and was obliged to watch football (American) the Airforce/Navy game which took most of the day. At least it did not rain in Dover for the race, it almost always does at some point on the weekend. Glad you enjoyed it. A fiver says Wales vs Bokkies for the final.
It;s nervous times LW, I’m quite confident about the Bokke but the Wales/Ireland game it’s going to be a corka (if O’Gara plays at 10 I fancy the Irish)
Then of course England in the semis.
I do think that the winner of Wales/Ireland will go all the way. So I’ll take your fiver and go for an Ireland/Bokke final!
What on earth is this? Cross-channel ferry racing? 😕
Bearsy: Dover, Delaware is the capital city of the First State. Dover Downs is the NASCAR venue, the Monster Mile is the Dover track. The rest of the thread is about a primitive game called RUGBY.
T’riffic!
The teacher said, “Let’s begin by reviewing some American history.
Who said ‘Give me Liberty, or give me Death’?”
She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Little Hodiaki a bright foreign exchange student from Japan, who had his hand up: ‘Patrick Henry, 1775’, he said.
‘Very good!’
Who said, ‘Government of the People, by the People, for the People, shall not perish from the Earth?’
Again, no response except from Little Hodiaki, ‘Abraham Lincoln, 1863’
‘Excellent!’, said the teacher continuing, ‘let’s try one a bit more difficult…’
Who said, ‘Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country?
Once again, Hodiaki’s was the only hand in the air and he said:
‘John F. Kennedy, 1961’.
The teacher snapped at the class, ‘Class, you should be ashamed of yourselves, Little Hodiaki isn’t from this country and he knows more about our history than you do.’
She heard a loud whisper: ‘F . . k the Japs,’
‘Who said that? I want to know right now!’ she angrily demanded.
Little Hodiaki put his hand up, ‘General MacArthur, 1945.’
At that point, a student in the back said, ‘I’m gonna puke.’
The teacher glared around and asks, ‘All right! Now who said that!?’
Again, Little Hodiaki said, ‘George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991.’
Now furious, another student yelled, ‘Oh yeah? Suck this!’
Little Hodiaki jumped out of his chair waving his hand and shouted to the teacher, ‘Bill Clinton, to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!’
Now with almost mob hysteria someone said, ‘You little shit. If you say anything else, I’ll kill you.’
Little Hodiaki frantically yelled at the top of his voice, “Michael Jackson to the child witness testifying against him, 2004.’
The teacher fainted.
As the class gathered around the teacher on the floor, someone said, ‘Oh shit, We’re screwed!’
Little Hodiaki said quietly, ‘John Connoly, Manager, Australian RWC 2011.’
Bravo: Almost weird enough to be true, I like it.
Soutie: Re #3 above. My fiver is still good, and today the Bokke 17-16 win over Cymru in the Pool does not look quite as safe as it did. (I’m still convinced that penalty kick was in).