RBP2 Lurker Discussion Thread - No Players!

[darrelljs]

Coffee, like many things in life, is only disgusting if you don't know what you are doing . I defy anyone to have the cafe con leche from the little Cuban place down the street and not fall in love.

Darrell

[pocketbeetle]

I defy anyone to have the cafe con leche from the little Cuban place down the street and not fall in love.

Darrell

With the hairy Cuban waiter?
I'll take that bet!

And I know this will get read, but even so.
Bit too much smugness going on in that other thread for my taste.

[Twinkletoes89]

And I know this will get read, but even so.
Bit too much smugness going on in that other thread for my taste.

I know what you mean - I really wish they hadn't done the whole thread - I think its a bit much to go back through all old mess and bring it back up and say 'You went wrong here, here, here and here'.

That said, Sullla does know what he is talking about even though he sometimes presents things in that thread as if he is grandstanding (which I doubt is his intention)

[BCAgamer]

Coffee, like many things in life, is only disgusting if you don't know what you are doing . I defy anyone to have the cafe con leche from the little Cuban place down the street and not fall in love.

Darrell

hey, for me it's fine if I add enough sugar/cream/chocolate

[darrelljs]

With the hairy Cuban waiter?
I'll take that bet!

Reminds me of my wife wanting to take a gondola ride in Venice. Yeah baby, I want to pay 120 bucks for some big hairy italian guy to row us around.

Bit too much smugness going on in that other thread for my taste.

Ehh...I actually found the tone much improved over the private thread (even if the content is similar), and am really enjoying the analysis.

Darrell

[scooter]

Ehh...I actually found the tone much improved over the private thread (even if the content is similar), and am really enjoying the analysis.

Darrell

Tend to agree with Darrell here... I think Sullla has handled it pretty well - was impressed by how willing he was to admit their diplomatic failures too. He's handing out some honest criticism, but he's taking it too. That's fine with me...

[Rowain]

Absolutly agree with darrelj here. The analysis from Sullla is great stuff to read and gives much food for thought. Had their tone be that calm in the private thread Sullla/Speaker would have got far less flak.

[Square Leg]

Seeing as the discussion is here...


Sulla's tone is markedly better now.

I completely understand why their tone soured in their own thred, although I didn't always agree with what they posted. I think Sulla summed it up for me in his post in the postgame discussion:

Well, both Speaker and I are fiercely competitive people. It was our goal to win the game, not to make friends along the way

The repeated use of the smiley annoyed me though. Ok - we know that you guys are really good at this game, but you don't need to look-down your nose quite that much - I mere - "that was a dumb move because ......" would have done.

When I play cricket we often yell things like "fishing" when the batsman swing's and misses, if he does it again we will yell to the bowler "He likes your tackle mate" Another well used phrase is, again when the batsman has a bit of a heave: "The cows are mooing"

They do the same in return "Strike 1, Strike 2, Strike 3 - you'd be out in baseball mate" was shouted at me a few weeks ago.

After the game though in the bar (like in the postgame thread) we all have a decent chat and a beer and talk about how well someone bowled, batted etc...

[Adlain]

When I play cricket we often yell things like "fishing" when the batsman swing's and misses, if he does it again we will yell to the bowler "He likes your tackle mate" Another well used phrase is, again when the batsman has a bit of a heave: "The cows are mooing"

Ahh, but the feeling of getting one out of the middle flying over to cow corner , makes up for all the times it happens off my bowling (i was a leg spinner so it is enevitable). I do miss playing cricket.

[Darkmantle]

The favourite sledging(as we call it in quaint Australia) for cricket when I was playing was "Big swing no Ding".

Also coffee is disgusting no matter who is making it.