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Old 07-11-2019, 08:35 PM
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Yes, please do not feel sorry for US! Besides Football, Hockey, Baseball, Basketball, Golf we have a slew of other very entertaining sports such as Hot Dog Eating Contests, Monster Truck Rallies, Mud Pit Belly Flops, Armpit Serenades, Beer Pong and a whole bunch of other wildly entertaining Redneck Sports. Trust us, we are NOT bored!
Don't forget NASCAR and NHRA Drag Racing!
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Old 07-11-2019, 08:36 PM
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No, Australia- we do have Australian Possums & Wallabies here, brought over from across the ditch in the 1800's- They are protected in Australia, but they are pests here & we are trying to exterminate them as they kill native birds (including the kiwi) & destroy native bush.

Their Rugby Team is also called The Wallabies- we have no problem beating them up.
Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to live in New Zealand. The opportunity to move to NZ was actually there when I was 12 but we were moving to the US instead. No regrets of course but the idea of what could have been never left me.
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The HAKA farewell to the retiring teacher. Fascinating culture in New Zealand

https://youtu.be/MFGort3K9W8
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Old 07-11-2019, 08:57 PM
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The All Blacks (NZ) scored a massive 78 tries in 2018. Sit back and enjoy every 5-pointer that the men in black scored in the year.


https://youtu.be/SVCvKQljiwQ
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Old 07-11-2019, 10:59 PM
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The HAKA farewell to the retiring teacher. Fascinating culture in New Zealand

https://youtu.be/MFGort3K9W8
This is the best Haka ever- makes me cry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI6TRTBZUMM

2nd 1st Farewell Their Fallen Comrades With A Huge Haka

Haka is used throughout New Zealand by many, not only Māori, to demonstrate their collective thoughts. There is a haka for each of the Services, as well as the Defence Force. Units with the NZ Army have their own haka. This video shows the soldiers of 2/1 RNZIR Battalion performing their Unit haka, powerfully acknowledging the lives and feats of their fallen comrades as they come onto the Unit's parade ground. It is also an emotive farewell for they will leave via the waharoa (the carved entrance way) for the very last time.
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This is the best Haka ever- makes me cry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI6TRTBZUMM

2nd 1st Farewell Their Fallen Comrades With A Huge Haka

Haka is used throughout New Zealand by many, not only Māori, to demonstrate their collective thoughts. There is a haka for each of the Services, as well as the Defence Force. Units with the NZ Army have their own haka. This video shows the soldiers of 2/1 RNZIR Battalion performing their Unit haka, powerfully acknowledging the lives and feats of their fallen comrades as they come onto the Unit's parade ground. It is also an emotive farewell for they will leave via the waharoa (the carved entrance way) for the very last time.
I think it is an awesome ritual. The expressions on the faces and the effort that goes into performing Haka with the gestures underline the genuine feelings inside whatever the reason or intention of Haka is at the time.
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I kind of performed an improvised Haka for my ex boss one time as I was quitting my job....
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Old 07-11-2019, 11:16 PM
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Another awesome Haka-

King's College v Auckland Grammar Haka 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP_LSAD8N8A
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Another awesome Haka-

King's College v Auckland Grammar Haka 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP_LSAD8N8A
Intense!
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Another awesome Haka-

King's College v Auckland Grammar Haka 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP_LSAD8N8A


I saw that NZ beat India this evening and funny enough the first thing I thought of was you! I like to watch cricket here and there and I knew you’d be over the moon! Wow indeed!

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