Crusaders vs Canes
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Bart deleted his account didn't he. A shame. The best poster we ever had. The governor of the Fern. I had a lot of time for Barnya and Red Beard too who were always insightful and entertaining.<br><br>
I miss the international fans as well e.g, PdP, Gospel, Just, TB, Dodge, The Eagle, Thormond, Lee Grant, even Davidav.<br><br>
That said, I think the rugby knowledge, the level of analysis and the humour of the Fern are all still first-rate. Many of the best posters have been here for over 15 years which is amazing. -
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<p>Bart deleted his account didn't he. A shame. The best poster we ever had. The governor of the Fern. I had a lot of time for Barnya and Red Beard too who were always insightful and entertaining.<br><br>
I miss the international fans as well e.g, PdP, Gospel, Just, TB, Dodge, The Eagle, Thormond, Lee Grant, even Davidav.<br><br>
That said, I'm still think the rugby knowledge, the level of analysis and the humour of the Fern are all still first-rate.</p>
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<p>Nah, he still logs on as Bartman.</p> -
<p>Gracie... she lived in Wellington and earned a 6 figure income.</p>
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<p>Irish Richard and his tractor threads.</p>
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<p>Although I joined in 05 when he was on his last fern legs anyway.</p>
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<p>Irish Richard was a genuinely nice bugger. Why he decided to side with Cal and her psychotic hacking/abusive behaviour was beyond me. </p> -
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<p>Irish Richard was a genuinely nice bugger. Why he decided to side with Cal and her psychotic hacking/abusive behaviour was beyond me. </p>
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<p>Oh I also forgot about that! He must have been PM mates with her and was sticking up for her! What a Gent!</p>
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<p>Gracie... she lived in Wellington and earned a 6 figure income.</p>
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<p>Irish Richard was a genuinely nice bugger. Why he decided to side with Cal and her psychotic hacking/abusive behaviour was beyond me. </p>
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<p>He also had a hilarious "what if she was your daughter!" meltdown when DavidAV suggested that sometimes men go home with women they meet in bars just for sex, rather than with the intention of starting a relationship. It was funny and pathetic all in one.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Rancid Schnitzel" data-cid="600348" data-time="1469503752"><p>Red Bull was a really good bloke. Although I think he posted a picture of himself with a fish which was a bit odd. Gorgeous Grogan was great as well. His post after the 2011 final was easily the best in SF history that wasn't stripper or poo related.</p></blockquote>
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I know you had your tongue in your cheek, but I have often wondered if any posters have died. It's one of the things about the internet, people come and go and often you never know what has happened to them.</p></blockquote>
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I remember a few years back a bloke who had some sort of serious medical problem wrote his final post just saying how much he enjoyed his time on the fern mostly lurking and just wanted to say thanks before he passed away. Was quite sad. Can't remember if that thread ended up about strippers or islam apologists..hopefully it did in true fern fashion -
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I remember a few years back a bloke who had some sort of serious medical problem wrote his final post just saying how much he enjoyed his time on the fern mostly lurking and just wanted to say thanks before he passed away. Was quite sad. Can't remember if that thread ended up about strippers or islam apologists..hopefully it did in true fern fashion</p></blockquote>
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Also while on the nostalgia trip I stumbled across an old email (2006). I think the thread was on All Black player diaries, sort of a day in the life of an all black, Dan Carter had done one and someone here on the fern had taken it upon themselves to write one for Carl Hayman in his prime, anyone remember who wrote it?<br><br><br>
A Day In The Life<br><br>
Woke up. Shaved.Killed beast, cut beast into pieces. Ate some beast. Shaved. Tore down some really big trees and threw trucks around. Ate more beast. Shaved. Moved house...little bit to the left. Ate beast. Shaved. Slept the sleep of the pure."<br><br>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Rembrandt" data-cid="600531" data-time="1469574027"><p>I remember a few years back a bloke who had some sort of serious medical problem wrote his final post just saying how much he enjoyed his time on the fern mostly lurking and just wanted to say thanks before he passed away. Was quite sad. Can't remember if that thread ended up about strippers or islam apologists..hopefully it did in true fern fashion</p></blockquote>
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<p>A grim topic...</p>
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<p>Tim'oTei was an early poster (2003ish) who I can remember someone saying he'd passed away.</p>
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<p>A guy I knew from school posted on here a few dozen times while he was based in London but was killed in a car crash in 2009 on the Kaimai ranges - forget what username he used though - likely a variation on "Brains".</p> -
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<p>A grim topic...</p>
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<p>Tim'oTei was an early poster (2003ish) who I can remember someone saying he'd passed away.</p>
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<p>A guy I knew from school posted on here a few dozen times while he was based in London but was killed in a car crash in 2009 on the Kaimai ranges - forget what username he used though - likely a variation on "Brains".</p>
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<p>There was a username Brains on here for a while, I remember.</p> -
<p>Brains was his nickname, i knew the bloke from Uni rugby</p>
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A grim topic...<br><br>
Tim'oTei was an early poster (2003ish) who I can remember someone saying he'd passed away.<br></p></blockquote>
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<p>There was a poster called brain dead Jnr that was a regular on here many years ago</p>
