Posts by LegBreak
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I think that's possibly one reason why Mark thinks our system doesn't work so well.
Isn’t that the detail of the system, rather than its fundamental principle, that’s the issue then?
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Putting aside the fact that the term is permanently tainted.
A 5 year plan wouldn’t really work in a country with a 3 year electoral cycle.
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Note to self:
Next time you buy lotto ticket in the dairy, look around to make sure you’re not making someone cry.
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Speaking as an earnest pyschologist - Lotto is waaaay more interesting and complicated than the stats.
How the hell do you explain getting addicted to nearly winning ?
But the particular earnest psychologists I was referring to were the ones specialising in the upsurge of interest over the last 2 weeks.
So hardly addicts I’d have thought?
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Unlike casinos, it’s a bit of harmless fun.
The thing that amuses me though is all the earnest psychologists who come out of the woodwork to pontificate on what all the hype tells us about the national psche.
As if we’re unique or something.
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Canada, USA, Georgia England B etc are playing in their own tournament at them moment (The Churchill cup; wonder what the Georgians make of that name)
HG; you obviously missed my point about the European club competitions getting in the way. Remember how the French finalists didn’t get here in time for the first test? So you can’t squeeze in an extra week at the start.
That’s why, as venal as the exercise was, a Baa-baas outfit with whoever happens to be available at the time, is the only option.
Another point; in June and July no Super 14 or NPC teams are in existence, so it wouldn’t really be practical to scramble them for a one-off game.
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The IRB fails to resolve this one every year.
There are tight windows, club competitions, niggling injuries, not long until the next season etc.. That’s why the Northern Hemisphere sides send down weakened teams most years. As for as they’re concerned, these tours are an obligation as it is.
They only do it so the Southern Hemisphere sides (not just the All Blacks) reciprocate in November, which means lots of Euros.
Pretty sure this would be the longest tour Italy have ever done.
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It would mean they wouldn’t have had 2 tests against Italy.
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I would rather Italy came and played Canterbury in Christchurch then maybe a game against BoP or Hawkes' Bay, then play the All Blacks in Auckland or Wellington
Not sure that approach would please the Australians too much.
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Who buys Investigate? Lazy journos in search of an inflammatory story?
Nah; they just read it in the shops while queuing for a lotto ticket.
Speaking of gambling; I wonder if the TAB is going to open a book on when Rankin gets the flick. I’ll go with August.