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The Hornets' Nest II

Discussion in 'Watford' started by geitungur akureyrar, Nov 16, 2011.

  1. Hornette_TID

    Hornette_TID Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    thanks Mex, i think i'll do that...i need a spare phone, definitely..for times like this. The sim card is fine so i can just swap it from one to the other...Mr H has his old phone but can't find the charger..typical! lol
     
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  2. Hornette_TID

    Hornette_TID Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    :) thank you w_y, definitely..i learn as i go, should have thought about it before, but usually there's a spare phone knocking around the house...

    Sorry to hear you're so poorly...definitely you need to get fit for Friday...gutted i won't be there :(..such a big game!
     
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  3. oldfrenchhorn

    oldfrenchhorn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    What a difference! Watched the England game and some of the France v Germany one.

    The latter is all rush and muscle and very direct.
     
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  4. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

    hornethologist a.k.a. theo Well-Known Member

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    Mine packed up for the second time in three months on Monday. Last time I took it back to find the shop closed for refurbishment. Several heated phone calls got me a replacement delivered. This time I've bought a cheap phone with a different supplier and, so far, it works far better than the more expensive one...better signal too which is usually very poor inside the house. Tomorrow I will trek into Eastleigh again and insist on a refund for the original phone. They'll refuse no doubt and we shall have another heated discussion. They will probably be glad to see the back of me...
     
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  5. Hornette_TID

    Hornette_TID Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    unfortunately the phone companies have us where they want us. They insist on long contracts, but the phones aren't made to last that long yet..so we pay through the nose for insurance, but they never pay out...and they insist on trying to fix it before they'll replace it..so it just breaks again...we can't win :(
     
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  6. Resurgam

    Resurgam Top Analyst Staff Member

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    Oh for the days of 2 dried milk tins and 50 yards of string. <nostalgic old hector>
     
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  7. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

    hornethologist a.k.a. theo Well-Known Member

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    True enough, though as I use mine infrequently it's pay as you go...or pay as you don't go to be more accurate...
     
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  8. Hornette_TID

    Hornette_TID Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    haha! good point!

    i live on my phone...lol
     
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  9. NZHorn

    NZHorn Well-Known Member

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    I have a question that maybe Barry can answer. Under current players for the Sark football team, listed on Wikipedia, is one Victoria Rang. There is obviously a joke here but it elludes me. Unless, of course, Sark have the first trans-sexual player in their ranks.
     
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  10. Bolton's Boots

    Bolton's Boots Well-Known Member

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    I'll leave Barry to answer that if he can, but I have to ask - what on earth prompted you to find/look for the name, or even research the Sark football team, in the first place?
     
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  11. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    Sæl öll. Cappuccino, coffee, tea donuts and fruit are on the bar.

    Frothy cappuccinos for for al, HH, Leon and W_Y
    Coffees for COYH, Frenchie, IB Kev rob theo and vic-rijrode
    Strong coffee for Sandy
    Milky coffee for Yorkie
    Espresso for SuffolkHorn
    Strong black coffees for Bragi Norway and zen
    Black coffee half hot half cold and no sugar for Charlie
    Tea for BHD Cornish Mark jsybarry jerzeypie Lloydinio NZand BCFCRed
    Tea with skimmed milk and no sugar for GG
    Hot chocolate with marshmallows for BBW
    Caramel latte for Hornette
    Una paloma for Mexican Hornet

    I do not like Rússaland
     
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  12. babyhornetdan

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    For those who wish to and can watch, the Czech rep v Turkey game will be on Eurosport 2 @ 11. If you wish to watch our young Matthew Otter.
     
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  13. oldfrenchhorn

    oldfrenchhorn Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Morning all, dry but fresh here at present, sun is forecast for later followed by snow showers overnight.

    Always thought that the sportsmen and women from down under seemed a bit over-hyped, now I see why. ;)

    "A year-long investigation by the Australian Crime Commission finds that the use of banned drugs in Australian professional sport is "widespread".

    The ACC says scientists, coaches and support staff were involved in the provision of drugs across multiple sporting codes, without naming any individuals. In some cases, the drugs were supplied by organised crime syndicates, it said."

    Fancy having people from dodgy backgrounds involved in sport! <laugh>
     
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  14. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

    hornethologist a.k.a. theo Well-Known Member

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    On the subject of the Sark football team...a phone call perhaps went like this...

    Researcher: Hello....can you give me any more names of footballers on Sark?
    Person passing the phone box: What?
    R: Footballers...footballers who might have played for Sark.
    P: I'm not sure what to say. We don't get may calls here. Victoria rang though...
     
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  15. wear_yellow

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    Morning all from a bright & sunny bandit country - I have finally given up and I am nursing the cold at home. Hope I can recover for tomorrow as I don't fancy a night out in the cold <yikes>.

    Tickets from Brum arrived this morning and the train from MK is also booked so that is one planned and sorted...

    I was quite impressed with England last night and I thought they played some good football.
     
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  16. wear_yellow

    wear_yellow Well-Known Member

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    Michael Gove - what a disaster. When will this country get politicians that want to make this country better and not play to their own audience and the Daily Heil? I suppose one positive is he stopped before he put education back 10 years
     
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  17. bragantino

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    Am I the only person who went to Wembley last night who thought the performance of both teams was dire beyond belief? Sra was asking to go home at half time it was so bad.

    If England are being considered quite good, then Neymar was right when he said England would not win the World Cup. Leighton Baines proved a real pain to the Brasilians when he came on and Joe Hart did very well in goal, but the rest of them need a kick up the arse. There seemed to be no overall drive, no spirit; admittedly both England goals were well worked moves, but for most of the time England were chasing shadows in a game that had 2-2 written all over it.

    Brasil on the other hand were looking like a team who:
    a. Did not know each other, justified when they are scattered here, there and everywhere.
    b. Going through the motions, who really wants to be chasing about in little shorts on a cold Wednesday night in west London?
    c. Couldn't get out of first gear, until it was too late
    d. Decided that the half-way line was the place to be.
    e. Were playing with 10 men, as they collectively forgot Oscar on the wing.
    f. What was including Ronaldinho Gaúcho all about? 100th appearance, more like 95th.

    And what was the half time samba school thing all about, that was embarrassing.

    In all the years I have been watching England and Brasil as a casaul spectator, attending the matches, there was the oddity of my first Brasilian defeat and a rare England victory (I really pick England games well <laugh>).

    And we have it all over again in June when England play in the reformed Maracanã.





    The Chiltern trains to Wembley were good, as LU couldn't say if there were engineering works on the line from Isleworth to Wembley or not.
     
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  18. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    England won though.
     
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  20. Leo

    Leo Well-Known Member

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    Possibly - sometimes though it is the result that is most important - a win helps the players believe they can actually beat even Brazil


    ... when you get to be as old and cynical as me you will believe ALL politicians are a disaster. Yes it is a positive he did not put education back 10 years - shame he could not have put it back 50 years. Before politicians started tinkering we had teachers who were paid better salaries and knew what they were doing and had greater respect. It got so that when I was taking on anyone from school or even University I could not expect them to spell correctly, have any grammatical knowledge and don't get me started on their arithmetical ability. Whoever believed the nonsense that each and every year the results were better than the year before - that sort of thing does not happen unless the results are fixed - there would always be high years and slumps - but no; according to the statistics each year showed an improvement - tell that to the marines. It is about time someone put schools back to teaching proper subjects and left things that should be learnt at home to parents
     
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