One not to show to any antipodean friends maybe...


> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Humour: Rugby
> 
> 
> > Once upon a time in the kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for
> >  six days.
> > 
> >  Eventually, Michael the archangel found him. He inquired of God,
> >  "Where were you?" God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and
> >  proudly pointed downwards through the clouds; "Look son, look
> >  what I've made".
> > 
> >  Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?"
> > 
> >  God replied, "It's a planet and I've put LIFE on it. I've named it
> >  Earth and there is a balance between everything on it. For example,
> >  there's North America and South America. North America is going
> >  to be rich and South America is going to be poor, and the narrow
> >  bit joining them that's going to be a hot spot. Now look over here.
> >  I've put a continent of white people in the north and 
> another one of
> >  black people in the south."
> > 
> >  The archangel then said, "And what's that long white line there?"
> > 
> >  And God said "Ah - that is New Zealand - the land of the long white
> >  cloud and that's a very special place. That's going to be the most
> >  glorious spot on earth; beautiful Mountains, lakes, 
> rivers, streams,
> >  and an exquisite coast-line. These people here are going to be
> >  modest, intelligent and humorous and they're going to be found
> >  travelling the world. They'll be extremely sociable, hard 
> working and
> >  high achieving. And I'm going to give them this superhuman,
> >  undefeatable rugby team which will be blessed with the most
> >  talented, and charismatic specimens on the planet, and will be
> >  admired and feared by all who come across them."
> > 
> >  Michael the Archangel gasped in wonder and admiration but then
> >  seeming startled proclaimed: "Hold on a second, what about the
> >  BALANCE, you said they're was going to be a balance."
> > 
> >  God replied wisely. "Wait until you see the irritating loud-mouthed
> >  whingers I'm putting in the country next to them."
> > 
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