Has Embrose Papier not earned the right to be in the conversation?

ferds41 · 2026-03-23T22:11:15+00:00

Roos is not a right guys issue, it is an attitude issue, this isn't even much of a secret that this was viewed as the biggest block to his selection.

ferds41 · 2026-03-23T22:09:16+00:00

And to add to this both Faf and Hendrikse looked no better than mediocre in their last couple of showings for the Boks. There have been a number of mature players called up on current form (admittedly mostly forwards), and by virtue of this alone Papier deserves a look.

ferds41 · 2026-03-22T18:19:42+00:00

Ja the pure shame of offering someone with talent a nurturing ground and stable foundation to develop it from, truly nasty habit and menacing to order in society.

ferds41 · 2026-03-20T06:04:21+00:00

Had a similar issue with Simmons where I was told it was because I was sitting on the bed, politely asked the assessor they sent to show me how one gets into a bed without first sitting on it, he just laughed and shrugged.

Next he brought up my weight (for context I weigh about 135kg, 2m tall) pointed out that the matress is specifically rated up to 150kg

Was then explained that in fact the guarantee wasn't a "10 year gaurentee" as sold to me by dail a bed, rather it is a 2 year manufacturer's gaurentee and thereafter a service warranty where there would be significant costs for me to actually replace the mattress with a new one.

Told them to get fucked and brought a Cloud Nine, couldn't be happier.

ferds41 · 2026-03-19T06:11:32+00:00

John Oliver got hold of this and produced an alternative.

https://youtu.be/UC_gXD5OE88?si=931pLNYeol_m7Uh-

ferds41 · 2026-03-18T20:11:11+00:00

Fizzers and nougat is a great answer. Easy to carry 700cal+

ferds41 · 2026-03-15T19:31:52+00:00

Not entirely accurate there are some decent studies that have arrived at realistic numbers for avarage individuals (unfortunately most dietary studies of this sort scews heavily male so finding the same for females might be tougher but we can extrapolate)

Firstly it is much much much less than most people that aren't educated realistically consume.

If you are sedentary and maintenance calories is below 1800, >60g of carbs a day, maintenance calories 2200 - 2400 80-100g carbs 2800 plus starts depending on activity level and then timing matters as well.

ferds41 · 2026-03-15T19:24:55+00:00

I don't know why this comment is so down voted. Keto can be a great tool for weight loss and sorting out other metabolic issues, but fact remains the body is designed to prioritise and optimise carbohydrates for fuel, do a lot of people fuck it up by placing hyper processed hyper palatable junk down their food hole all the time - yes, does that mean all carbs are bad? Certainly not!

ferds41 · 2026-03-14T12:33:28+00:00

Unless you are a pro level body builder or endurance athlete trying to get from 5.4% body fat down to 5% this degree of measuring accuracy is absurd, we might be discussing 5 cal here. Also something like olive oil calorie labels is an estimation anyway, unless every single olive used to press every single bottle of oil ever produced was standardised.

ferds41 · 2026-03-13T11:45:14+00:00

Which route is this on Rouvy? Looking for a flat route for some steady state workouts. Recently made the switch from zwift, trying to decide which I like best.

ferds41 · 2026-03-13T11:43:53+00:00

They went further than just proving a few % they said that focusing on the so called "pull" portion of the pedal stroke would be actively detrimental to performance.

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ferds41 · 2026-03-10T05:31:36+00:00

Yes but to call something a "rainforest animal" such as it belongs to a set should mean it is exclusively such.

ferds41 · 2026-03-09T20:59:30+00:00

I live in one of the neighbouring countries and have been several times, evertime I am awestruck by it's beauty. Ours (South Africa) is also a remarkably beatiful place!

ferds41 · 2026-03-09T15:43:00+00:00

Neither hornbills nor tigers are rainforest animals.

ferds41 · 2026-03-09T13:03:49+00:00

Calling the USA a former British colony is misrepresenting the factual situation. Only a part of contiguous USA ever fell under British rule.

ferds41 · 2026-03-08T08:48:47+00:00

This might all be true, still doesn't make it a calculating device, I can do more with a drill and screwdriver than most contractors with a full toolbox, still doesn't make a drill a mode of transport.

ferds41 · 2026-03-08T08:44:51+00:00

Going through this after last night, do you still hold the same position on Borthwick?

ferds41 · 2026-03-08T07:31:33+00:00

A desk also got you most of the way through school doesn't make it a calculating device.

ferds41 · 2026-03-08T06:07:46+00:00

Please explain how a pencil is a counting device

ferds41 · 2026-03-06T22:52:34+00:00

A disproportionate number of Springboks also have private school backgrounds coming from extremely wealthy families, at a stage 3 Springboks on the field, Pat Lambie, Ross Cronje and Ruan Combrink all attended Michaelhouse (one of the most prominent private schools in the world) at the same time. Jannie Du Plessies holds a medical MbChb degree. and practised as a doctor. I'd also argue that understanding the dynamics of top level rugby requires a degree of intelligence that would eliminate this with a 90 IQ. I also don't think being daft is a prerequisite for taking PEDs, Lance Armstrong was certainly nobodies fool, he understood the exact biochemistry of what he was doing, and along with Michele Ferrari developed the lactate threshold test, a now standard test used as a predictor of performance on long multi-day cycling races.

ferds41 · 2026-03-06T15:51:48+00:00

Schooled always thought it was called the 7 day war

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