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  1. Scarfman

    A quiet little retirement

    Hello to all that can find this post. I don't want this posted anywhere more public since I'm just not that relevant to the forum any more. Which is good. But I do have to write something quick just to say that I'm retiring from the forum as a poster, and I wanted to thank everyone who has...
  2. Scarfman

    Model for a new rulebook

    Yes, I know they're called Laws in rugby but let's copy everything about the NFL model and call them rules. These bad boys are so clearly written they put our "law" book to shame. http://www.nfl.com/rulebook I especially love the "Casebook" which is a list of precedents and examples which...
  3. Scarfman

    Financial Transaction Tax

    I think the Occupy Movement ought to focus on the FTT. I think it would be a terrific outcome. Here's an article from a couple of days ago showing that an FTT seems to be on the way in the EU. And here's the Wikipedia page on the tax - which is not a great page because it's trying to talk...
  4. Scarfman

    Gay Rugby World Cup

    Hey G&GR bosses, can we get this video on the front page? http://video.heraldsun.com.au/2277648377/Julia-Gillard-endorses-Gay-Rugby-World-Cup
  5. Scarfman

    The Olympic Games

    Is one thread enough? Not sure. Anyway, to get thigns started, does anyone know if Fox SPorts have the rights to the Opening Ceremony? I've borrowed a bloody TV, bought Foxtel, and now it looks like it's only on FTA!?
  6. Scarfman

    New political party like the Lib-Dems

    How do people feel about a new, centrist political party, maybe led by Turnbull and Rudd, and other politicians too close to the centre to be leaders of either the Coaliiton or ALP? The unions won't take Rudd, the Christian nutcases won't take Turnbull. Would you vote for them?
  7. Scarfman

    Greatest forum in the world

    No, not us. This. If naza isn't involved in this in some way, I'll be damned.
  8. Scarfman

    Waratahs - post-season think

    OK, thank god that's over. Although now I have no-one to boo for 7 months. I might start booing the wife's cooking and the kids' homework. Any sensible, rational analysis on offer? Or shall we just go ahead and tear our hair out (cyclopath is excused from this). If anything, they look worse...
  9. Scarfman

    G&GR News Bot

    The newsbot is back! Jonnosan will be interested. He wrote the original Rugby News Wire for The Yellow Scarf. Anyone on here long enough to remember this guy?
  10. Scarfman

    Carbon Tax

    Could have added this to the Climate Change thread, but as you'll see, it probably needs to go in the Conservatism and Intelligence thread. Not a lot of fucking brains in this lot from either side. Here's the front page of reader comments to the story:Costs to soar as new tax kicks in Read...
  11. Scarfman

    Conservatism and intelligence

    Found this article today. It supports my assertion (in a couple of other threads) that there is a statistically significant negative link between intelligence and conservatism. Gordon Hodson and Michael A. Busseri, "Bright Minds and Dark Attitudes : Lower Cognitive Ability Predicts Greater...
  12. Scarfman

    William hatches an egg

    Genia's running game has hit 110% in the last fortnight. And there's no doubting his pass is long and fast. I think we've all got some questions about his kicking game. But the big issue is the egg hatching at the back of the ruck. Personally, I don't even remotely understand it. If I had just...
  13. Scarfman

    Technical issue

    On the blog page, the main blog window disappers after 0.5 seconds. So, I can only clikc on the stories that are "archived" as boxes, below the main page. Anyone else? I'm using Firefox 12.0 in Windows 7.
  14. Scarfman

    McCaw finds a new way to cheat

    OK, Richie's not the only one, but he's in the vanguard. Instead of clearing out by pushing players back, he's clearing out by pulling them from the opposition side. Apart from the fact that it's offside as soon as the ruck is formed, I reckon this kind of grapple move is dangerous. I hope the...
  15. Scarfman

    Bernard Tomic is a ...

    complete fluffybunny in my opinion. All money, no class. If I met him on the rugby field I would sort him out proper. Your opinion?
  16. Scarfman

    NFL 2011

    A bit late to start this thread, especially since the stupid New York Jets didn't make the stupid playoffs. naza must be gutted - Detroit played really nice football all year, but got overpowered by NO. Having seen that game, I think they can beat the 49ers next weekend. Drew Brees is an...
  17. Scarfman

    The ad for Bob Dwyer's book

    Does anyone else read that as: It gets me every time. I live in hope.
  18. Scarfman

    Freakonomics: home-field advantage

    http://www.nfl.com/features/freakonomics/episode-7?module=HP11_cp The Freakonomics guys take on home-field advantage. Their result: it's the refs. Interesting how the different sports have different levels of home advantage: MLB 53.9% NHL 55.7% NFL 57.3% NBA 60.5% MLS 69.1%...
  19. Scarfman

    Super Rugby touch rugby

    OK, I realise that this will get kicked into the Everything Else board, but I need to get a few people to see it here first. Last year, the Rebel Army made the trip to Sydney to get spanked by the G&GR Sydney mob. Organisation of that event wasn't the best, but it was a great game of touch...
  20. Scarfman

    If we had lost to South Africa ...

    Look, I don't want to bring the vibe down. I mean, I'm super-pumped for the next two days, Foxtel is running smoothly, the boys are coming around, the beers are sitting there waiting for a trip to the petrol station to buy some ice ... basically, it's on! But. I can't help thinking what the...
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