Marc Ellis' TV career rooted

**riffer** · 28th August 2005, 22:13

Originally Posted by Beemer

What annoys me is that if this had been an All Black, his name would still be suppressed - double standards are rife in New Zealand.

I would beg to differ. And present my evidence below:

FULL NAME	Marc Christopher Gwynne Ellis
BORN	Friday, 8 October 1971 in Wellington
AGE	33
PHYSICAL	1.78m, 82kg
POSITION	Utility back
LAST SCHOOL	Wellington College
RUGBY CLUB (First made All Blacks from)	Otago University
PROVINCE	Otago
ALL BLACK DEBUT	Wednesday, 24 June 1992 v South Australian Invitation XV at Adelaide aged 20 years, 260 days
INTERNATIONAL DEBUT	Saturday, 20 November 1993 v Scotland at Edinburgh aged 22 years, 43 days
LAST TEST	Saturday, 24 June 1995 v South Africa at Johannesburg aged 23 years, 259 days
ALL BLACK TESTS	8 (0 as Captain)
ALL BLACK GAMES	12 (0 as Captain)
TOTAL ALL BLACK MATCHES	20 (0 as Captain)
ALL BLACK TEST POINTS	55pts (11t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)
ALL BLACK GAME POINTS	43pts (8t, 0c, 0p, 1dg, 0m)
TOTAL ALL BLACK POINTS	98pts (19t, 0c, 0p, 1dg, 0m)
ALL BLACK NUMBER	926

**Big Dave** · 28th August 2005, 22:54

Bet he's glad he's not in Bali.

**Big Dave** · 28th August 2005, 22:59

Originally Posted by riffer

I would beg to differ. And present my evidence below:

And that's really the problem - thus he's a role model and a person of great influence - one who some would seek to emulate - and ultimately, bunging any chemicals unregulated into your system is a bad thing.

**Drunken Monkey** · 28th August 2005, 23:14

Time for some of you to try some recreational drugs. You seem a bit uptight. It might help change your outlook on life.

**Beemer** · 28th August 2005, 23:16

He's not a current All Black and hasn't been for 10 years, not like the one who beat his pregnant wife and got name suppression because it could hurt his career.

As for my comment about reporting drug taking to the police, if someone was smoking dope in their own home and not hurting anyone but themselves, let them go for it. But having said that, I don't associate with people who smoke dope so I doubt this scenario would come up in my circle of friends. If they were stealing to support a habit or manufacturing (or growing) drugs in their own home, sorry, but I'd be making that call.

As for Marc Ellis being someone to look up to and emulate, Dave, have you EVER watched his shows? He's an idiot! Okay, he's an entertaining idiot, but he's not exactly someone most people would aspire to be!

**Big Dave** · 28th August 2005, 23:25

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

Time for some of you to try some recreational drugs. You seem a bit uptight. It might help change your outlook on life.

Some recreational drugs make the uptight moreso.
I feel sorry for the guy - we were neighbours for a while and both had thunderbirds - his had 4 wheels - but he always stopped and said g'day.

He's a role model and worked for his media fame - under the spotlight - do the pills when it's all over ffs.

**Big Dave** · 28th August 2005, 23:28

Originally Posted by Beemer

Dave, have you EVER watched his shows? He's an idiot! Okay, he's an entertaining idiot, but he's not exactly someone most people would aspire to be!

Truth....no, I haven't watched a whole show. Don't mind looking at her for a minute, but I'm TV intolerant.
Jnr reckons he's great.

**spudchucka** · 29th August 2005, 07:20

Originally Posted by SuperDave

Well that's just it right, cops spend their time and effort as well as our tax payers money to catch criminals and solve crimes only to have the judgement system to take a shit on them in the form of soft judges with hearts of gold.

But to be really honest in this case, who gives a shit if he is taking E or not - seems to me that there are far more serious 'crimes' than taking or possessing a couple of Ecstasy tablets.

My guess is thats what the judge probably thought too. Would be different if there was any suggestion that he was dealing in the stuff.

**scumdog** · 29th August 2005, 08:08

Originally Posted by Kickaha

What about Alcohol then? it could be argued it's responsible for a damn sight more death, injury, crime etc, ah sorry that's ok that one's legal

Quite right K., I am quite able to turn myself into a right dick on alcamahol - but as you say, at least it's legal.
However I don't get violent BUT I have seen so much mayhem and violence from people under the influence of alcohol, at times I have thought it should be law to have to pass a test before being allowed to drink booze!

**Lou Girardin** · 29th August 2005, 08:09

Originally Posted by scumdog

Had two Jaffas down here in Queenstown that got pinged for having ecstacy pills, told the judge they bought them at a party and 'thought they were herbal-high pills' (yeah right!!)
Judge obviously didn't believe them 'cos he said "hmm, at $60 a tablet you would have to have thought they were more than aherbal high"

Still got 'discharge without conviction' because their lawer said 'as one of them was a real-estate agent it could affect his reputation and the other being a musician a conviction could put his overseas travel at risk" WTF??
Frikkin Jaffas!!!!
Obviously got too much money if they'll pay $60 for herbal high pills.

And you KB types though cops got shown favouritism??

Where was that lawyer when Ellis and co. needed him???

Wouldn't have been a real estate agent with a name that sounds like bulgyarse would it?

I love the hypocrisy being shown by the media and some on this forum. 50% of NZ'ers under 30 have smoked dope, we have the highest usage rates of ecstacy and LSD in the world, and yet it's terribly 'shock, horror' when someone gets caught with a few tabs?
It's time people grew up.
BTW Zed, ecstacy is not addictive. So it's hard to be a junkie on it. Which, BTW, normally refers to heroin addicts.

**scumdog** · 29th August 2005, 08:16

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Wouldn't have been a real estate agent with a name that sound like bulgyarse would it?

Yeah, now that DOES ring a bell Lou, unfortunately last weeks newspapers are gone so I can't check readily but have a look at Otago Daily Times & Southland Times for last Tuesday/Wednesday Court news (I think).

**Lou Girardin** · 29th August 2005, 08:22

Originally Posted by scumdog

Yeah, now that DOES ring a bell Lou, unfortunately last weeks newspapers are gone so I can't check readily but have a look at Otago Daily Times & Southland Times for last Tuesday/Wednesday Court news (I think).

Wouldn't surprise me. Does he still socialise with some rent-a babe on his arm, so that people won't think he's gay?

**Lou Girardin** · 29th August 2005, 08:25

Originally Posted by Big Dave

And that's really the problem - thus he's a role model and a person of great influence - one who some would seek to emulate - and ultimately, bunging any chemicals unregulated into your system is a bad thing.

I'd imagine he'd regulate it to one tab at a time.