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by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:31 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Maria Sharapova
Replies: 44
Views: 23730

Re: Maria Sharapova

When she announced she had failed a drugs test, my initial reaction was that it seemed like an honest cock-up on her part. Something she had been taking for ten years and had only been banned for this year? It isn't a stretch to think she simply didn't know. But the more I've read about it, about t...
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:55 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Where is Vijay Mallya?
Replies: 17
Views: 4668

Re: Where is Vijay Mallya?

Standing right behind you!
by SnakeSVT2003
Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:31 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: NFL thread
Replies: 501
Views: 361149

Re: NFL thread

Actually, the Rams were originally from Cleveland, Snake. It is interesting to see you say that most people in So.Cal don't want them back, yet ESPN and other NFL-kissing media make it sound like the people are Desperate to get them back. I find it fascinating to see the numbers that are being ment...
by SnakeSVT2003
Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:09 am
Forum: In-Depth Motorsport Forum
Topic: Evaluating Schumi's legacy
Replies: 63
Views: 76520

Re: Evaluating Schumi's legacy

It's ok to not forgive Michael for those incidents. He is a superhero to me, but I won't forgive what he did to Villeneuve and what he did in Monaco in 2006. I will always consider the collision with Hill a racing incident, as he wasn't even turning into Hill when they collided (in the collision wit...
by SnakeSVT2003
Wed Jan 13, 2016 5:24 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: NFL thread
Replies: 501
Views: 361149

Re: NFL thread

I don't want the Rams here. Very few people do, actually. What's worse is that the Chargers might also come. A generation of NFL fans grew up rooting for other teams, including me. From what I've read, very few will start supporting a new team. I certainly won't switch teams and won't go to any Ram...
by SnakeSVT2003
Wed Jan 13, 2016 2:06 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: NFL thread
Replies: 501
Views: 361149

Re: NFL thread

I don't want the Rams here. Very few people do, actually. What's worse is that the Chargers might also come. A generation of NFL fans grew up rooting for other teams, including me. From what I've read, very few will start supporting a new team. I certainly won't switch teams and won't go to any Rams...
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:48 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Signing Off
Replies: 84
Views: 14835

Re: Signing Off

After 40 years + of watching F1 (and never missing a race) I have finally admitted to myself that it is now so boring time has come to move on. The Senna/Prost years at McLaren were bad enough but the dominance of Mercedes the past few sessions, with no prospect of change, is too much for me – I mi...
by SnakeSVT2003
Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:55 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Excited for Star Wars...?
Replies: 87
Views: 44419

Re: Excited for Star Wars...?

He he, glad to hear it's not just me , and I have to admit I'm a bit jealous of you going to the midnight showing. But my goodness yes I do remember how big a deal it was going to the cinema back in the day, and I agree it’s not a bad thing what kids have today, I just think it’s a real shame that ...
by SnakeSVT2003
Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:33 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Official Football Thread
Replies: 4160
Views: 1167819

Re: The Official Football Thread

Even SAF was ousted in the group stage before, more than once if I remember correctly. MU are still 5th and with Champions League football well in sight. Leicester City will fall eventually. Crystal Palace will fade away. Tottenham's draws will eventually become losses. MU is not in such terrible s...
by SnakeSVT2003
Mon Dec 21, 2015 8:40 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Official Football Thread
Replies: 4160
Views: 1167819

Re: The Official Football Thread

You can plan for the future without producing horrible, negative football. Performances are getting worse despite massive investment, not to mention failing to qualify out of a fairly average CL group. Football is massively top heavy now due to the financial power the biggest clubs have, there shou...
by SnakeSVT2003
Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:25 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: To all Americans...
Replies: 145
Views: 76111

Re: To all Americans...

I should add, though, that there was a window in which Obama really could've done more. In his first two years in office, the Democrats had control of Congress. Obama perhaps overestimated the Republicans willingness to work with him, and IMO did not take full advantage of the majority his party ha...
by SnakeSVT2003
Sat Dec 19, 2015 2:15 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Things you used to do as kids that wouldn’t happen now...
Replies: 23
Views: 13491

Re: Things you used to do as kids that wouldn’t happen now..

......There was so little light that everything, including a cloudless sky, looked dark gray. LA felt like it was made just for us. Great times. I can't imagine kids of any age wanting to do that. Biking around on moonlit summer nights was a hot favorite, esp. when there were power outages due to l...
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:19 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Joke Thread
Replies: 1173
Views: 629336

Re: The Joke Thread

Saz wrote: Q. Why do they never serve beer at a maths party?
A. Because you can't drink and derive.
WATCH ME!
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:41 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: The Official Football Thread
Replies: 4160
Views: 1167819

Re: The Official Football Thread

Pretty hard times being a Chelsea fan right now.. Loss at home to Bournemouth yesterday... Not that long ago that a loss to ANYONE at home was unheard of with Mourinho. At least we still have CL to win. Would be interesting seeing a championship team be part of CL next year! :D ;) Tottenham will fi...
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:28 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: To all Americans...
Replies: 145
Views: 76111

Re: To all Americans...

aice, You can probably ask 100 people and get 100 different answers on that question. There are many who are going to be disappointed in what he had done or failed to do. However, from my point of view...and I emphasize that I am only speaking for myself... I think that he has done well. I am neari...
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:02 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Excited for Star Wars...?
Replies: 87
Views: 44419

Re: Excited for Star Wars...?

I’m not a cinema person but definitely looking forward to this one (on the pretence of taking my nephew of course). My mum took me to the ‘first’ star wars film when I was just a nipper and it was the most amazing thing! I’ve been hooked on sci-fi ever since, but star wars always makes me a bit sad...
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:36 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Things you used to do as kids that wouldn’t happen now...
Replies: 23
Views: 13491

Re: Things you used to do as kids that wouldn’t happen now..

I remember biking to the local arcade with friends around 7 or 8 years old. The arcade was 6 miles from the house, and we would take the bike path along the creek that passed by our apartment buildings. I always went far from home when I left the house. The whole point was to see what else was out t...
by SnakeSVT2003
Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:52 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: To all Americans...
Replies: 145
Views: 76111

Re: To all Americans...

May I just say that as a non American, I don't hold Donald Trump as a typical representation of your countries people. Thanks. :D The best part about having such a long election period these days is that it gives the hopelessly slow American voters time to see how much of a psycho Trump is. That sa...
by SnakeSVT2003
Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:37 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Excited for Star Wars...?
Replies: 87
Views: 44419

Re: Excited for Star Wars...?

ALESI wrote:I'd rather watch Robocop 3 than any of the pre-quels.
Hey now..... Let's not say things we can't take back.
by SnakeSVT2003
Wed Dec 09, 2015 6:34 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Excited for Star Wars...?
Replies: 87
Views: 44419

Re: Excited for Star Wars...?

I've learnt not to get excited over things anymore! Absolutely everything in mainstream media is hyped up for so long before release that when it is finally out everyone's disappointed regardless of how good or bad it is thanks to the overly hyped build up and longing to see or play something. Also...
by SnakeSVT2003
Sun Nov 15, 2015 4:56 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Rousey had fallen. Holm KO's champ in rd 2.
Replies: 5
Views: 7001

Re: Rousey had fallen. Holm KO's champ in rd 2.

It was bound to happen, especially with the poor way Rousey has been handled over the past year, this being her 3rd fight in addition to the other stuff she does in Hollywood. Holm was great, though. She took advantage of the situations and was well prepared. She's a worthy champion for sure. Can't ...
by SnakeSVT2003
Sun Nov 15, 2015 4:42 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Caption Alonso
Replies: 19
Views: 5481

Re: Caption Alonso

nixxxon wrote:
Image

Alonso's ribs look suspiciously like a mustache. Did he swallow the Pringles guy?
by SnakeSVT2003
Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:38 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Breeders' Cup Classic: There can only be 1 Pharoah
Replies: 4
Views: 6773

Re: Breeders' Cup Classic: There can only be 1 Pharoah

SVT, Having been around to watch (on TV) each of Secretariat's triple crown races, I can tell you that he was a CELEBRITY... (justified caps). Even today, when you see a list of top athletes of all time, it is common see the name Secretariat on the list. He was a household name, and people couldn't...
by SnakeSVT2003
Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:21 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Pirelli to test new "Ultasoft" tyre
Replies: 33
Views: 5683

Re: Pirelli to test new "Ultasoft" tyre

I like it. Purple like purple sector, since it's the fastest tire.
by SnakeSVT2003
Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:21 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Pirelli to test new "Ultasoft" tyre
Replies: 33
Views: 5683

Re: Pirelli to test new "Ultasoft" tyre

I like it. Purple like purple sector, since it's the fastest tire.
by SnakeSVT2003
Wed Nov 04, 2015 5:28 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Breeders' Cup Classic: There can only be 1 Pharoah
Replies: 4
Views: 6773

Re: Breeders' Cup Classic: There can only be 1 Pharoah

I can only imagine that this is what it was like when Secreteriat was ruling the horse racing scene. Incredible horse, really.
by SnakeSVT2003
Wed Nov 04, 2015 5:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Lewis: Merc were ‘extra warm’ to Rosberg
Replies: 337
Views: 44284

Re: Lewis: Merc were ‘extra warm’ to Rosberg

I don't know that I have ever seen so much moaning & b1tchin' by fans of a driver who had just won a WDC and then finished second to his teammate in the next race. Some seem to think that Lewis is entitled to win every race and if he doesn't, it is always the fault of someone else. My gawd, people....
by SnakeSVT2003
Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:56 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Red Bull Honda
Replies: 128
Views: 23520

Re: Red Bull Honda

Going seriously out of the box here, but for the pure hell of it, I'll spit it out... What if Red Bull Racing were to go on hiatus until their engine is ready? DM could keep STR going with the year-old Ferrari engines to keep his brand on TV, and Mateschitz is supposedly going to reassign everyone a...
by SnakeSVT2003
Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:26 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Message from Lewis Hamilton
Replies: 28
Views: 8211

Re: Message from Lewis Hamilton

It sounds like the stuff teenage girls write on their facebook walls. :lol: :lol: :lol: But anyway, what Hammy said was true. For people to sit down at a contraption and just type hate at a celeb from it, people need to get lives. Edit: On another note, I'm actually happy to see how positive LH is ...
by SnakeSVT2003
Fri Oct 23, 2015 3:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?
Replies: 146
Views: 19087

Re: Which Schumacher Records Will at Least be Equalled?

I voted WDC's and pole positions. The rest are untouchable IMO. Maybe Vettel will close in on the win total.
by SnakeSVT2003
Fri Oct 23, 2015 3:38 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: This forum's archives - waaaay back
Replies: 16
Views: 10774

Re: This forum's archives - waaaay back

Here's more threads to cast your mind back: https://web.archive.org/web/20070218004615/http://forum.planet-f1.com/index.php?t=msg&th=47733&start=0& - I'm going to support red bull https://web.archive.org/web/20111016233944/http://forum.planet-f1.com/index.php?t=msg&th=42315&start=0& - Official Jens...
by SnakeSVT2003
Mon Oct 19, 2015 11:54 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: This forum's archives - waaaay back
Replies: 16
Views: 10774

Re: This forum's archives - waaaay back

https://web.archive.org/web/20110515021 ... d&frm_id=3&

The above links to threads from 2011.
by SnakeSVT2003
Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:32 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Is Eurytus coming back?
Replies: 44
Views: 24309

Re: Is Eurytus coming back?

He even argued with me and many others when he claimed the Austin GP was going to be an Eastern American race. Yes it is just to the right of a line drawn down the middle of mainland America, but does anyone actually claim any of Texas being in the East? I remember this! So hilarious. I guess I was...
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Oct 15, 2015 5:36 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Chrismo's Dog House and Beer Garden
Replies: 516
Views: 473970

Re: Chrismo's Dog House and Beer Garden

I drank pumpkin spice coffee for the first time today. Horrible...... even my woman goes down easier than this piece of sh*t coffee.
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Oct 15, 2015 5:10 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Is Eurytus coming back?
Replies: 44
Views: 24309

Re: Is Eurytus coming back?

He even argued with me and many others when he claimed the Austin GP was going to be an Eastern American race. Yes it is just to the right of a line drawn down the middle of mainland America, but does anyone actually claim any of Texas being in the East? I remember this! So hilarious. I guess I was...
by SnakeSVT2003
Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:45 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: GP2 Champions - 2nd season progression?
Replies: 88
Views: 10803

Re: GP2 Champions - 2nd season progression?

GP2 is now well established and the recognised route to F1, but in recent years we have not had a stand out driver for a long time. The last 3 winners winning it in their 4th or 5th attempt. I just read an article from Vandoorne saying he had to dominant the championship to have any hope of getting...
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:13 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: VW Diesel Engine Scandal [Split from VW/RedBull Thread]
Replies: 99
Views: 37708

Re: VW Diesel Engine Scandal [Split from VW/RedBull Thread]

I can't help but wonder how this affects the racing teams, not just Audi's Le Mans program, but their GT and touring car programs, VW's rally team and touring car programs, etc.
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:08 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: VW Diesel Engine Scandal [Split from VW/RedBull Thread]
Replies: 99
Views: 37708

Re: VW To Buy Red Bull

Is anyone else seriously considering buying shares in Volkswagen now that they've crashed 30% in two days? How much worst could they possibly get? (Famous last words) US just launched several investigations. It will get worse. Numerous class action lawsuits have been filed by consumers, too. Defini...
by SnakeSVT2003
Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:10 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Justin Wilson has died.
Replies: 128
Views: 21724

Re: Justin Wilson has died.

Dale Coyne Racing was started in 1986. They have always been a team with little funding, and had zero wins until Justin Wilson won at Watkins Glen in 2009. DCR's second win came courtesy of Wilson as well. It was like winning for Minardi. He was amazing, but never got much of a chance to show what h...
by SnakeSVT2003
Thu Dec 04, 2014 4:34 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: So....what would it take to indict a cop on murder charges?
Replies: 10
Views: 6160

So....what would it take to indict a cop on murder charges?

Because apparently being caught on video choking someone to death, who is not resisting arrest, is not enough to do it.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/03/justice/n ... chokehold/