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| Thread ID: 121107 | 2011-10-12 00:34:00 | Fings aren't not wot they used to be | WalOne (4202) | PC World Chat |
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| 1236933 | 2011-10-12 00:34:00 | A clip from The Telegraph: The 1973 All Blacks demonstrate that when it [the Haka] is not performed just so, as ahead of a match with the Barbarians, it loses some of its impact . Looking visible uncomfortable, the team to a man struggles to give the tribal dance the oomph it carries these days . Some gamely try to execute the moves, and fail, while others merely go through the half hearted motions, busting shapes, giving it jazz hands and generally looking as intimidating as a girl guide with asthma and crutches . When Richie McCaw's men perform the haka ahead of this weekend's World Cup semi-final against Australia it will set the mood for what will surely be a physical and emotional affair . How things change . It what resembles the awkward motions of nervous teenagers at a village dance the 1973 All Blacks are a watered-down version of what we've come to expect . They may as well have pulled out the sticks and bells and performed a spot of Morris Dancing instead . Want to see it? Go HERE ( . youtube . com/watch?v=emJyEa4z2Ec&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">www . youtube . com) :lol: EDIT I remember those awful hair styles, I used to sport one and thought I was so cool :eek: Until a very non-PC Aussie Customs officer did a great act of looking between me and my passport photo and cracking up . |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1236934 | 2011-10-12 00:55:00 | LOL that was pathetic, that chorus line wouldn't have been out of place on Karangahape road. | DeSade (984) | ||
| 1236935 | 2011-10-12 01:34:00 | Lets just keep the haka for the pre match and not every time somebody does something mildly disinteresting though, it's so over exposed now its becoming a joke | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1236936 | 2011-10-12 01:48:00 | Lets just keep the haka for the pre match and not every time somebody does something mildly disinteresting though, it's so over exposed now its becoming a joke I agree with your sentiments. Except for: its becoming a joke? This clip was from 1973, and it was unintentionally farcical then. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1236937 | 2011-10-12 02:18:00 | They may as well have pulled out the sticks and bells and performed a spot of Morris Dancing instead. [/INDENT] Well I thought it was amazingly stupid ever since I found out what the story was in English. Should be embarrassed about it. |
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