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Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Smug in Boots, Jun 13, 2022.

  1. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    First time I’ve seen this… blazed over the bar <doh>

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  2. Neil

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    Even stranger:

    "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"

    is actually a valid English sentence, because "buffalo" can be either a noun, and adjective, or a verb depending on the context.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo
     
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  3. Robertson

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    That’s clever, I’ve not seen that before. I got halfway through the wiki article and gave up when it started talking about restrictive and reduced relative clauses.
     
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  4. Snaggey

    Snaggey Well-Known Member

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    Haha..same here.
    Got the gist of it at the beginning, then gave up.
     
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  5. Robertson

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    Aye, difficult one to get over. Mentally and literally!

     
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  6. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Is that empty seats at SJP? Never in the world…
     
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  8. Robertson

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    Never heard of it:

    Half of players using snus would like to stop - study


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    Almost one in five male professional players who took part in a new survey are using snus, nicotine pouches or both - and nearly half would like to stop using snus within 12 months.

    The study by Loughborough University, commissioned by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), also identified that two out of five players had tried the pouches at least once.

    The report suggests the actual usage figures are "likely" to be higher because players may not want to disclose they use snus even in an anonymous survey, which was the first research on its specific use in football....

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c100p6572n4o

    Why do footballers use snus?

    Of the 45 men and 11 women that perceived a performance benefit from using snus, 29% and 55% respectively cited improved mental readiness as the key benefit.

    Of the 84 men and 11 women who replied as to whether they had experienced certain effects, 56% and 36% respectively said snus had helped them relax.

    It is used most commonly after training and after matches, with one of the performance and medical staff saying players used snus as a "coping mechanism".

    The survey found the pouches are also used as an appetite suppressant, and that users often started using the products in a bid to fit in with other often more senior team-mates. For male players, 56% gave this as a reason, rising to 73% among women....
     
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  9. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Hands up all those who have spent the past 2 days in James Cook Cardiac unit after a heart attack and stent being fitted.

    Thank you to the brilliant NHS staff.

    A period of reflection and changes for Chunk coming
     
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  10. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    All the best mate.
     
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  11. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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  12. samwise_new

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    go canny and take the advice mate...some bleeze through it and others take longer, out of interest, who was your doctor? andrew turley and his team sorted my defib-thumpy thing out.

    (there was another doctor, had a right go at me like it was my 'fault' that i needed the defib, on the morning of getting it fitted he came into the ward and had an almighty go at this poor old feller...i walked out 10 minutes later)
     
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  13. Chunksafc

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    Couldn't tell you mate, saw so many doctors, one had a right go that I hadn't gone in straight away, but the others where straight in.

    Stent was done at 4pm yesterday and according to my notes there is some damage but only a small bit permanent and it should improve if I follow the rules and keep taking the tablets.

    Weird feeling having a stent put in, can feel it under your skin amd when they inflated the balloon it felt like a firework going off in my chest as the blood started to flow properly
     
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    Bloody hell. All the best mate.
     
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    Thank you mate
     
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    i was out of it when the stent went in (or as much as i remember) doctor did say they had a couple more scares when i was in the lab, i was taken to sunderland as i would not have lasted till newcastle, james cook was just for the defib but apart from that one (linnet?) everyone else from the tea lady to the top man were excellent.
     
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  17. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    They put the stent in through your wrist? That stung a fair bit
     
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  18. Mackem-Tiz

    Mackem-Tiz Well-Known Member

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    Get well soon mate!
     
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    Mackem-Tiz Well-Known Member

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    Just goes to show that nobody knows what someone is going through mate. Hope you recover well :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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  20. OldNewtown

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    You've been back, what, 2 years, and your Health goes to ****...
    Have you been sampling the local takeaway too often :emoticon-0102-bigsm

    All joking apart, pleased to hear that you are making a good recovery
    Look after yourself

    Hope I've got the right poster :emoticon-0107-sweat
     
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