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Post by somnambulist on Dec 4, 2023 18:29:15 GMT
I was being very subtle there but you gave the game away! Of course I completely agree. His prominence as a rugby journalist remains a mystery to me. I remember Tony Benn being asked for a comment on the death of Thatcher. He demurred. I think his exact words were "If you've nothing good to say about someone it's best not to say anything at all." Probably why Kissinger didn't get a mention on here last week! Back to sport. I was lucky to occasionally work alongside some brilliant writers at the ST; photographing Jonah Lomu with the great David Walsh comes to mind. Or travelling to Turin with Brian Glanville to do a feature on Juventus. I remember us singing Tom Lehrer songs on the plane to the bemusement of the other passengers. Happy times when newspapers actually had a bit of cash to splash! If you had been a serious journo you would have walked there. If I'd been a serious journo I probably wouldn't be name-dropping on here!
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Post by eggchaserbull on Dec 10, 2023 17:23:00 GMT
Good to see Gloucester getting back to winning ways with a hard fought away victory over Black Lion.*
I was hoping it would be a little easier next week as they are at home; unfortunately, it's not The Orange Tree that they are playing but Clermont Auvergne.
* - From Georgia
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Post by colebridgebull on Dec 10, 2023 18:59:55 GMT
Tbf like it was to all intents and purposes the Georgian national team. Away.
And a win is a win. Although I’d pretty well forgotten what one is like.
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Post by GRL on Dec 10, 2023 21:21:51 GMT
Mr Jones is, IMHO, probably the worst rugby correspondent there is; if you've ever been to a game he writes about, you're left thinking "was this bloke really there?" Brendan Gallagher started at the South Wales Echo in the 80s; ww and I have a mutual friend who played for Pontypool in those days,and he says Gallagher used to travel to games on the Pontypool team bus. He is a champion of tier 2 and below rugby nations, and also a brilliant cycling journo. He is also, probably, the best rugby journo when it comes to rugby nostalgia, his knowledge is immense; below is just an example. www.therugbypaper.co.uk/all/columnists/35782/rugby-matters-all-our-yesterdays-come-gloriously-alive-again/Chris Hewett used to be the rugby correspondent for the Independent, in the days when rugby correspondents questioned what the authorities told them. I was being very subtle there but you gave the game away! Of course I completely agree. His prominence as a rugby journalist remains a mystery to me. I remember Tony Benn being asked for a comment on the death of Thatcher. He demurred. I think his exact words were "If you've nothing good to say about someone it's best not to say anything at all." Probably why Kissinger didn't get a mention on here last week! Back to sport. I was lucky to occasionally work alongside some brilliant writers at the ST; photographing Jonah Lomu with the great David Walsh comes to mind. Or travelling to Turin with Brian Glanville to do a feature on Juventus. I remember us singing Tom Lehrer songs on the plane to the bemusement of the other passengers. Happy times when newspapers actually had a bit of cash to splash! Benn was kissing Thatcher?
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Post by eggchaserbull on Dec 11, 2023 15:13:48 GMT
I was being very subtle there but you gave the game away! Of course I completely agree. His prominence as a rugby journalist remains a mystery to me. I remember Tony Benn being asked for a comment on the death of Thatcher. He demurred. I think his exact words were "If you've nothing good to say about someone it's best not to say anything at all." Probably why Kissinger didn't get a mention on here last week! Back to sport. I was lucky to occasionally work alongside some brilliant writers at the ST; photographing Jonah Lomu with the great David Walsh comes to mind. Or travelling to Turin with Brian Glanville to do a feature on Juventus. I remember us singing Tom Lehrer songs on the plane to the bemusement of the other passengers. Happy times when newspapers actually had a bit of cash to splash! Benn was kissing Thatcher? Actually, I think there are a few letters missing in Som's post; I think it was supposed to read, "...why kissing 'er thatch..." Sorry 'bout that. I blame Hawkeye for mentioning that woman who had poacher's pockets in 'er pants.
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Post by Hawkeye on Dec 11, 2023 18:40:55 GMT
Benn was kissing Thatcher? Actually, I think there are a few letters missing in Som's post; I think it was supposed to read, "...why kissing 'er thatch..." Sorry 'bout that. I blame Hawkeye for mentioning that woman who had poacher's pockets in 'er pants. 😂 😂 😂
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Post by glawsterwhite on Dec 11, 2023 18:54:05 GMT
Tbf like it was to all intents and purposes the Georgian national team. Away. And a win is a win. Although I’d pretty well forgotten what one is like. Just watched the highlights which didn't do much for me tbh. Looks like Georgia were a tad unlucky with that 2nd try …. we missed a lot of tackles again .. a wins a win but it doesn’t instill much confidence for upcoming games in the prem
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Post by GRL on Dec 17, 2023 14:05:37 GMT
We are sad to announce the death of Mr Don Theakston former teacher 1958-1991. From the Hereford times 14/12/2023.
Donald "Don" Wilfred Theakston, born in Silvertown, East London, on 9 February 1930, died peacefully in Brockington House care home in Hereford on 8 December 2023, at the age of 93. Donald is survived by his loving wife, Pauline Mary Theakston (nee Wells), children, Graham Donald Theakston, David John Theakston and Emma Elizabeth Mackay (nee Theakston), and grandchildren Leah, Claud, Harvey, Anni and Zoë. The funeral, arranged by Cathedral Funeral Services, will be held at Hereford Crematorium, Westfaling Street, Hereford, HR4 OJE on Tuesday 9 January 2024 at 11.15am. Family flowers only, however charitable donations, if desired, can be made to Oxfam, WaterAid, and/or Médecins Sans Frontières.
Howard Tomlinson's tribute to Don on his retirement from the 1991 OH Magazine: Mr. Don Theakston is a School-master in the real sense of the word. Don's 'leaving' after 33 years really does bring us to the end of an era, for he is the last member of the current teaching staff of the 1950s vintage, and one of the few left to have been appointed by Mr. Peebles. Indeed, in one sense Don links us back to Mr. Hopewell, Peebles' predecessor, for I believe that Don's first official function at the School in September 1958 was to officiate at the opening of the gymnasium, built by the Old Boys as a memorial to the only Old Herefordian to have become Headmaster of the Cathedral School. Not that I would wish to give the impression that Don was of a bye-gone age. Indeed, few school-teachers can have been more active right up to their moment of retirement than Don Theakston. Even though his fourth and last HCS Headmaster can vouch only for the last four years of his career, I can testify to Don's great energy and abilities not only in his teaching and running of the Geography department, but also in his tutoring; in his involvement in CCF pursuits and Outward Bound activities; and in his organising of the Activity Days, the Common Room and School golf activity, and the Marches Sevens competition. But I think that Don himself an outstanding games player - an England school-boy final trialist at rugby, and a university and county rugby player and pole-vaulter - Don has not only the professional expertise required to coach games to a high level, but also the great ability to bring out the best in games players whatever their natural level of ability. There can be no better illustration of this than that of last December, when many of the best rugby players that the school produced in the 1970s (including 9 members of the outstanding 1st team in 1976/77) came back to play in DWT's XV against a younger OH XV. And a fine exhibition of rugby they gave in blizzard conditions. Don we salute and thank you, and wish you and Pauline every happiness in your retirement' - or should I say semi-retirement, for I am delighted that you will be continuing your long association with HCS as Commanding Officer of the CCF from next year.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2023 15:40:43 GMT
If one examines feminism, one is faced with a choice: either reject capitalist subdialectic theory or conclude that consciousness is used to exploit the proletariat, given that language is interchangeable with narrativity. In a sense, Lyotard uses the term ‘feminism’ to denote the common ground between class and society. Many theories concerning a capitalist whole exist.
Therefore, the subject is contextualised into a Batailleist `powerful communication’ that includes truth as a paradox. Marx uses the term ‘postmodern narrative’ to denote the role of the artist as observer.
In a sense, the characteristic theme of the works of Smith is a self-supporting whole. Sontag promotes the use of Batailleist `powerful communication’ to deconstruct sexism.
But the main theme of Dahmus’s[3] analysis of postmodern narrative is the collapse, and thus the stasis, of dialectic sexual identity. The subject is interpolated into a feminism that includes culture as a reality.
2. Contexts of collapse “Consciousness is intrinsically responsible for capitalism,” says Baudrillard. It could be said that Marx suggests the use of Batailleist `powerful communication’ to analyse and modify sexual identity. The characteristic theme of the works of Smith is a neoconceptualist totality.
If one examines feminism, one is faced with a choice: either accept Batailleist `powerful communication’ or conclude that society, perhaps surprisingly, has objective value. Therefore, the subject is contextualised into a capitalist paradigm of discourse that includes language as a reality. Any number of theories concerning postmodern narrative may be found.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2023 17:13:51 GMT
My postillion has been struck by lightning.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2023 17:48:18 GMT
My postillion has been struck by lightning. Sorry about that. I aim to please, I am just not a very good shot.
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Post by GRL on Dec 17, 2023 18:35:44 GMT
My postillion has been struck by lightning. Yes, it's a rugby thread. Mr Theakston made a great contribution to rugby in our fair county.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2023 19:16:35 GMT
Yes, I'm well aware of that. It's not all about you.
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Post by GRL on Dec 17, 2023 20:34:35 GMT
Yes, I'm well aware of that. It's not all about you. A non sequitur if ever I saw one.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2023 20:49:01 GMT
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Post by glawsterwhite on Dec 18, 2023 7:55:27 GMT
Great performance in beating clermont on Friday … a much deserved 4 points against a good French team limited to 1 try and a gift from glaws. Great to see zach mercer back and firing on all cylinders and a solid pack that allowed the backs to function again .. at last ! Wins for glaws and hfc .. a perfect weekend for me 😁
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2023 8:46:49 GMT
Great performance in beating clermont on Friday … a much deserved 4 points against a good French team limited to 1 try and a gift from glaws. Great to see zach mercer back and firing on all cylinders and a solid pack that allowed the backs to function again .. at last ! Wins for glaws and hfc .. a perfect weekend for me 😁 Something for the weekend sir.
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Post by GRL on Dec 18, 2023 9:17:47 GMT
Yes, a non sequitur if ever I saw one.
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Post by eggchaserbull on Dec 18, 2023 9:24:11 GMT
Great performance in beating clermont on Friday … a much deserved 4 points against a good French team limited to 1 try and a gift from glaws. Great to see zach mercer back and firing on all cylinders and a solid pack that allowed the backs to function again .. at last ! Wins for glaws and hfc .. a perfect weekend for me 😁 Another plus this weekend was seeing a referee tell a scrum-half to use the ball from a ruck, and then giving a scrum against him when he took longer than the 5 seconds allowed. Never seen it happen, before. Now all we need is straight put ins to the scrum, bring back rucking, and players running into space rather than into opponents. Then we can sing, 'It's beginning to look a lot like rugby.'
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Post by glawsterwhite on Dec 18, 2023 19:10:29 GMT
Quite so ecb … agree with all of that and could well have posted it myself !
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