Who You Got, Where You At?
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I won a tie break in a quiz in Sydney by knowing the capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou.
One of the few countries anywhere I wouldn't want to visit. Most are in West Africa
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@dogmeat said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
as you relish pedantry it's actually Okiato that was, briefly, the capital.
Okiato being Wellington to Russell's Auckland.
Ok.
Had a book in the deep dark distant past that describes Russell, then known as Kororareka as "The Hellhole of the Pacific", which has stuck with me for 40+ years.
Happy to be advised of my error..
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Born in Welly and spent my first 20 odd years there, then moved to Auckland and lived there for over a decade. Now back north of Wellington up the coast to be closer to family. Also spent a lot of time as a kid (months at a time) in England as that's where my Mum and all her family lives. Support All Blacks as my first team, England as my second. Locally I am a Canes man through and through but support the Blues as my second team as my oldest boy is a Blues man after growing up there.
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@dogmeat said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
I won a tie break in a quiz in Sydney by knowing the capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou.
One of the few countries anywhere I wouldn't want to visit. Most are in West Africa
was there a bonus point on offer for spelling it?
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@dogmeat said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
I won a tie break in a quiz in Sydney by knowing the capital of Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou.
One of the few countries anywhere I wouldn't want to visit. Most are in West Africa
I was at a work trivia a couple of weeks ago and the question was name 10 countries that have changed names in the last 30 years and I was only one that got it….
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Lower Hutt, PNG, Lower Hutt, Brisbane, Oslo, Brisbane.
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I regularly tell my toddler that Dunedin is his home town. He's been there once.
Live in Lower Hutt.
Teams; Highlanders, Otago and ABs in third. Would skip a late ABs game. Wouldn't do it for a Landers game.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
Lower Hutt, PNG, Lower Hutt, Brisbane, Oslo, Brisbane.
Fuck me, who chooses to live in Lower Hutt once let alone twice ?
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@SouthernMann said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
I regularly tell my toddler that Dunedin is his home town. He's been there once.
Live in Lower Hutt.
Teams; Highlanders, Otago and ABs in third. Would skip a late ABs game. Wouldn't do it for a Landers game.
I’ll never understand this. That’s not a dig at you, it’s basically the entire football world - but club over province over country, I just can’t wrap my head around it
I’m AB’s first, then an absolute chasm to any of the Canes/Manawatu/Welly
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@voodoo said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@SouthernMann said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
I regularly tell my toddler that Dunedin is his home town. He's been there once.
Live in Lower Hutt.
Teams; Highlanders, Otago and ABs in third. Would skip a late ABs game. Wouldn't do it for a Landers game.
I’ll never understand this. That’s not a dig at you, it’s basically the entire football world - but club over province over country, I just can’t wrap my head around it
I’m AB’s first, then an absolute chasm to any of the Canes/Manawatu/Welly
Me too, although my gap from ABs to Magpies is tiny, but my gap from Magpies to Chiefs is pretty big, and TBF I'd probably have Hastings Boys above the Chiefs.
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@MN5 said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
Lower Hutt, PNG, Lower Hutt, Brisbane, Oslo, Brisbane.
Fuck me, who chooses to live in Lower Hutt once let alone twice ?
I grew up in Lower Hutt. At least it wasn't in Naenae.
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@Nepia said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@voodoo said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@SouthernMann said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
I regularly tell my toddler that Dunedin is his home town. He's been there once.
Live in Lower Hutt.
Teams; Highlanders, Otago and ABs in third. Would skip a late ABs game. Wouldn't do it for a Landers game.
I’ll never understand this. That’s not a dig at you, it’s basically the entire football world - but club over province over country, I just can’t wrap my head around it
I’m AB’s first, then an absolute chasm to any of the Canes/Manawatu/Welly
Me too, although my gap from ABs to Magpies is tiny, but my gap from Magpies to Chiefs is pretty big, and TBF I'd probably have Hastings Boys above the Chiefs.
Totally get that
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@voodoo said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@Nepia said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@voodoo said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@SouthernMann said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
I regularly tell my toddler that Dunedin is his home town. He's been there once.
Live in Lower Hutt.
Teams; Highlanders, Otago and ABs in third. Would skip a late ABs game. Wouldn't do it for a Landers game.
I’ll never understand this. That’s not a dig at you, it’s basically the entire football world - but club over province over country, I just can’t wrap my head around it
I’m AB’s first, then an absolute chasm to any of the Canes/Manawatu/Welly
Me too, although my gap from ABs to Magpies is tiny, but my gap from Magpies to Chiefs is pretty big, and TBF I'd probably have Hastings Boys above the Chiefs.
Totally get that
Absolutely. The Super teams have yet to forge their traditions/legacy in the way that provinces and clubs have over the many years. I'd guess many of the Welsh Ferners would be the same about the provinces. Irish probably less so as they've had theirs for years.
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Devon by way of Kent, South London, NorthLondon and Surrey.
England. Lions. Topsham RFC................. Exeter Chiefs.
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@JayCee said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
NZ, living in Hope BC, Canada these days (its where they filmed Rambo, First Blood) - was in Vancouver for 11 years, and then got out of the city into the sticks 2 years ago. Love it.
Great choice
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@voodoo said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@Nepia said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@voodoo said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@SouthernMann said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
I regularly tell my toddler that Dunedin is his home town. He's been there once.
Live in Lower Hutt.
Teams; Highlanders, Otago and ABs in third. Would skip a late ABs game. Wouldn't do it for a Landers game.
I’ll never understand this. That’s not a dig at you, it’s basically the entire football world - but club over province over country, I just can’t wrap my head around it
I’m AB’s first, then an absolute chasm to any of the Canes/Manawatu/Welly
Me too, although my gap from ABs to Magpies is tiny, but my gap from Magpies to Chiefs is pretty big, and TBF I'd probably have Hastings Boys above the Chiefs.
Totally get that
And also, Nepia changes his Super team on the slightest of whims, so no wonder it's well down his power rankings...
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@voodoo said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
@SouthernMann said in Who You Got, Where You At?:
I regularly tell my toddler that Dunedin is his home town. He's been there once.
Live in Lower Hutt.
Teams; Highlanders, Otago and ABs in third. Would skip a late ABs game. Wouldn't do it for a Landers game.
I’ll never understand this. That’s not a dig at you, it’s basically the entire football world - but club over province over country, I just can’t wrap my head around it
I’m AB’s first, then an absolute chasm to any of the Canes/Manawatu/Welly
I find the high expectations with the All Blacks to be a bit of a drag. Lose, the world is falling in. Don't play perfectly and win, they are shit. Play well, dominate and win, it is just the expectation. It is all a bit political too. I will watch most ABs games and have a strong understanding of the systems and players. Enjoy the vibe of the pub or a live game though.
With my Landers there is more of an ability to understanding the story of players and the team. You can track where they have come from. The development. Then there is the ups and downs of the 30 year history. There have more bad years than good. The thrill of beating a Crusaders, Blues or going on a decent run is exciting. Same with seeing guys that are a bit of an unknown perform. It is an underdog thing.
Otago has had the same level of underperformance for a longtime as well. It is interwoven into the Landers system too. Tracking guys like Lucas Casey and Dylan Pledger has been great to watch. Will also follow our Landers with other NPC sides as well. Have watched all of Southland and Auckland with some of our key guys being with them.
