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Long Run wrote:Only been 95 years

England beat the All-Blacks 19-7

I have to sit surrounded by burly okes in very short shorts, socks up to their knees, sandals and big sticks.

An oke meets up with his ex-wife at a party. After a few dops, he puts his arm around her and suggests they go to bed. 'Over my dead body,' she snarls at him. He downs his drink and says, 'I see you haven't changed.'

Lord Jim wrote:.....there are just no limits to what privileged white guys will do...

ex-khobar Andy wrote:Feel free to use it without attribution, Meade, if the occasion arises and a few dops start talking

World Series: Trump to attend Game 5 in Washington

Donald Trump will attend Game 5 of the World Series, it was confirmed on Saturday, although the ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by a fierce critic.

Trump will have a short journey to the game from the White House: the Washington Nationals are hosts to the Houston Astros.

The Nats lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 and could seal the championship in front of the president if they win both games this weekend.

Trump told the Major League Baseball commissioner, Rob Manfred, he would arrive late for the game and would not throw out the first pitch.

“We actually had a conversation with him about first pitches,” Manfred said. “His view was that in order to make the fan experience as positive as possible, he would arrive at Game 5 sometime after the game began so it wouldn’t interfere with fans getting into the stadium.

“Quite frankly, we were very grateful for that. We thought it was a great decision on the president’s part.”

The crowd at Nationals Park may well boo Trump: [Ya think?]Washington DC is heavily Democratic although many of the tickets will have been sold to corporate sponsors rather than diehard home fans.

“It’ll be loud for Trump but every president gets booed: both Bushes, Reagan, Nixon. When Americans pay for their ticket, most of them buy into the great American tradition to boo whomever they want,” said Curt Smith, a former Bush speechwriter and author of The Presidents and the Pastime, a book about baseball and US politics.

Sunday’s first pitch will be thrown by Washington DC chef José Andrés, a vocal critic of Trump.

Andrés has repeatedly opposed Trump’s immigration policies and his government’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

And if South Africa wins, [and to no-one's surprise, SA did win today's semifinal] I have to sit watching the Final surrounded by burly okes in very short shorts, socks up to their knees, sandals and big sticks. Totsiens rooinek!

Lord Jim wrote:Okay guys, enough of trying to make this Series interesting; time to get on with winning it...

This should do wonders for team morale:

World Series: Trump to attend Game 5 in Washington

Donald Trump will attend Game 5 of the World Series, it was confirmed on Saturday, although the ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by a fierce critic.

Trump will have a short journey to the game from the White House: the Washington Nationals are hosts to the Houston Astros.

The Nats lead the best-of-seven series 2-1 and could seal the championship in front of the president if they win both games this weekend.

Trump told the Major League Baseball commissioner, Rob Manfred, he would arrive late for the game and would not throw out the first pitch.

“We actually had a conversation with him about first pitches,” Manfred said. “His view was that in order to make the fan experience as positive as possible, he would arrive at Game 5 sometime after the game began so it wouldn’t interfere with fans getting into the stadium.

“Quite frankly, we were very grateful for that. We thought it was a great decision on the president’s part.”

The crowd at Nationals Park may well boo Trump: [Ya think?]Washington DC is heavily Democratic although many of the tickets will have been sold to corporate sponsors rather than diehard home fans.

“It’ll be loud for Trump but every president gets booed: both Bushes, Reagan, Nixon. When Americans pay for their ticket, most of them buy into the great American tradition to boo whomever they want,” said Curt Smith, a former Bush speechwriter and author of The Presidents and the Pastime, a book about baseball and US politics.

Sunday’s first pitch will be thrown by Washington DC chef José Andrés, a vocal critic of Trump.

Andrés has repeatedly opposed Trump’s immigration policies and his government’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... washington

This is actually kind of surprising to me; Trump generally avoids any venue with a large public crowd whose attendance he can't control...

He obviously is not going to throw out the first pitch because the booing would be more thunderous and sustained then it's likely to be just when his arrival is announced, (Though I expect that will be pretty loud) and also because of the lousy shape he's in he probably couldn't get the ball any where near the plate, and he doesn't want that embarrassing visual... (George W. Bush, I may remind you, threw a perfect strike...)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's low-profile appearance Sunday night at Game 5 of the World Series came at a high-profile moment of his presidency. Yet he still drew loud boos and jeers when introduced to the crowd.

Wearing a dark suit and a tie, Trump arrived at Nationals Park just before the first pitch of the Houston Astros-Washington Nationals matchup.