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Sherlock confirms that ‘Irish SOPA’ has been signed into law

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    #572
    FlyingIrishMan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    Hellrazer wrote: »
    On another note can you be arrested for egging politicians??

    I would take the chance if I saw him.


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    #573
    Fluorescence
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 8,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fluorescence


    FlyingIrishMan wrote: »
    I would take the chance if I saw him.

    I'm fairly certain you could get done for assault...


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    #574
    FlyingIrishMan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭FlyingIrishMan


    fluorescence wrote: »
    I'm fairly certain you could get done for assault...

    Wouldn't it be worth it?


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    #575
    ScummyMan
    Registered Users Posts: 7,671 ✭✭✭ScummyMan


    FlyingIrishMan wrote: »
    Wouldn't it be worth it?

    How old are you, 12?

    No offence, but what exactly would this achieve?


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    #576
    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,579 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    kumate_champ07 wrote: »
    seriously?

    Well since all my local Td`s ignored me when I told them that I didnt want a stock answer and wanted their honest opinion on the SI (after already receiving a stock answer) I would seriously consider it.They still havent replied to me.To be totally honest it might make them sit up and listen.

    Its either that or the other idea I had was to get some flyers/posters done up done up and stick them up all over the locality on the night before Paddys day.
    I was thinking of the poster with Mr Sherlock saying he didnt listen--Think its in this thread somewhere.
    FlyingIrishMan wrote: »
    I would take the chance if I saw him.

    Theres someone after my own heart but unfortunately Im a long way from Cork :D
    fluorescence wrote: »
    I'm fairly certain you could get done for assault...

    Would it be worth it???

    Fook it--Definately.


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    #577
    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,579 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    Man.UnitedLad wrote: »
    How old are you, 12?


    Nope but I am a long time Labour supporter(18+ years) that I feel has been let down completely by this idiot.
    No offence, but what exactly would this achieve?

    None really but it would feel so good seeing their faces.Especially if you made it clear what it was about to waiting media..


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    #578
    Owen_S
    Registered Users Posts: 1,211 ✭✭✭Owen_S


    FlyingIrishMan wrote: »
    Wouldn't it be worth it?
    Think of the 'thanks' it would get here, you would be treated like a god.


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    #579
    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,579 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    Owen_S wrote: »
    Think of the 'thanks' it would get here, you would be treated like a god.

    That alone would be worth it!!!


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    #580
    grindle
    Registered Users Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭grindle


    Man.UnitedLad wrote: »
    How old are you, 12?

    No offence, but what exactly would this achieve?

    Well bai... Sherlock would be annoyed and put out by having to clean himself.

    How's that identifying-yourself-with-footballers-instead-of-achieving-something-for-yourself going for you, you big grown man you?


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    #581
    KyussBishop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭KyussBishop


    I was patient with him, but he's a condescending arséhole really, his standard reply now is "durr read the copyright review"; he said that to me (in quite the condescending manner), even though I was polite and stated in the email he replied to that I had read it; twat.

    He will only deflect issues raised rather than discussing them now, which shows a complete lack of honesty in discourse in my opinion.


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    #582
    ScummyMan
    Registered Users Posts: 7,671 ✭✭✭ScummyMan


    grindle wrote: »
    Well bai... Sherlock would be annoyed and put out by having to clean himself.

    How's that identifying-yourself-with-footballers-instead-of-achieving-something-for-yourself going for you, you big grown man you?

    Well excuse me for thinking that pelting him with eggs isn't the answer.

    I fully agree it would be very satisfying to see, however if anything it would make him stick to his principles even more.

    There really isn't any need for the name calling craic btw, I wasn't trying to be condensending, I was simply stating that throwing eggs at him isn't a mature way of going about things.


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    #583
    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,579 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    KyussBishop wrote: »
    I was patient with him, but he's a condescending arséhole really, his standard reply now is "durr read the copyright review"; he said that to me (in quite the condescending manner), even though I was polite and stated in the email he replied to that I had read it; twat.

    He will only deflect issues raised rather than discussing them now, which shows a complete lack of honesty in discourse in my opinion.



    Tis the exact same with all of the currently elected Lab/Fg td`s--Stock answers,we`ll send your greivances to Mr Sherlock who then cant be arsed to reply for 3 weeks,and then when he does its a copy/paste job.

    None of my local td`s will return emails,not one of them will meet up face to face for a discussion.They wont even take a phone call to discuss it.

    I was extremely polite in the beginning but Im pissed off with the lack of communication and thats really annoyed me and I feel I have to do something and what better way than to show them up when theyre doing the whole St Patricks day thing.
    So called representatives--they arent representing me.Muppets the lot of them--cant wait till they knock at the door lookign for me to vote "Yes" in the upcoming referendum--God help them--Those fookers will wish they were egged if they knock on my door.


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    #584
    grindle
    Registered Users Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭grindle


    Man.UnitedLad wrote: »
    There really isn't any need for the name calling craic btw...
    This is name calling?
    grindle wrote: »
    ...you big grown man you?
    Pot, meet kettle.
    Man.UnitedLad wrote: »
    How old are you, 12?

    Neither's really a name-call anyway, just pointing out the hypocrisy of calling someone's maturity into question when you might as well be wearing a Thundercats jumper and a tea-towel around your neck, flying like Superman around your estate.

    Only havin' the rise...;)


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    #585
    KyussBishop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭KyussBishop


    Hellrazer wrote: »
    Tis the exact same with all of the currently elected Lab/Fg td`s--Stock answers,we`ll send your greivances to Mr Sherlock who then cant be arsed to reply for 3 weeks,and then when he does its a copy/paste job.

    None of my local td`s will return emails,not one of them will meet up face to face for a discussion.They wont even take a phone call to discuss it.

    I was extremely polite in the beginning but Im pissed off with the lack of communication and thats really annoyed me and I feel I have to do something and what better way than to show them up when theyre doing the whole St Patricks day thing.
    So called representatives--they arent representing me.Muppets the lot of them--cant wait till they knock at the door lookign for me to vote "Yes" in the upcoming referendum--God help them--Those fookers will wish they were egged if they knock on my door.
    Ya it's frustrating alright; I think the idea of printing out flyers and posting them around (and more directly, leaflets into peoples doors) is a good idea, though would want to make sure you word them very objectively/clearly.

    Eggs, whilst I can understand the temptation in light of frustration, would be more a personal satisfaction (with a lot of trouble attached), than good though, heh :)
    They'd likely use that to portray all people against the new law as 'hysterical' etc. as they did in light of the Anonymous attacks on their websites.


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    #586
    ScummyMan
    Registered Users Posts: 7,671 ✭✭✭ScummyMan


    Look, let it be. Stupid argument, next on the list to be brought in is "my dads bigger than yours"!


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    #587
    stupidusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,762 ✭✭✭✭stupidusername


    Hellrazer wrote: »
    Nope but I am a long time Labour supporter(18+ years) that I feel has been let down completely by this idiot.

    None really but it would feel so good seeing their faces.Especially if you made it clear what it was about to waiting media..

    I would be one of the first people to say egging anybody would be a childish stupid thing to do, but at the same time, there needs to be more attention given to this, and if there were cameras following him then it could do something for drawing the spotlight on the whole issue.
    KyussBishop wrote: »
    He will only deflect issues raised rather than discussing them now, which shows a complete lack of honesty in discourse in my opinion.

    which is really why the media needs to get involved. he'll answer stuff then, with enough pressure. problem is the group of people that care about this aren't the loudest in the country. (we need to get in with the OAPs :pac:)


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    #588
    grindle
    Registered Users Posts: 6,026 ✭✭✭grindle


    Man.UnitedLad wrote: »
    Look, let it be. Stupid argument, next on the list to be brought in is "my dads bigger than yours"!

    C'mere'til I ride ya.


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    #589
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    Im 20 and got to voted for the first time last year for Labour as all the other parties seemed pretty crap. Now labour have lost my vote...Who am I suppose to vote for now?

    Looks like a spoiled vote from now on.


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    #590
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    Also just found this. Anybody watch it? Sean Sherlock on this act.


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


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    #591
    KyussBishop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭KyussBishop


    stupidusername wrote: »
    which is really why the media needs to get involved. he'll answer stuff then, with enough pressure. problem is the group of people that care about this aren't the loudest in the country. (we need to get in with the OAPs :pac:)
    Ya true, just the media has something to gain from being able to clamp down on linking to copyrighted material online, and are largely subservient to the state (particularly RTE, being publicly funded).

    In addition to that, look at the disdainful attitude of the 'old media' (newspapers, tv news etc.) towards stuff like boards.ie and online discourse in general; seems very much an uphill battle getting noticed, would need an organized group of somewhat influential people trying to develop good enough political and media connections to get things on the radar.


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    #592
    whitesands
    Closed Accounts Posts: 326 ✭✭whitesands


    Man.UnitedLad wrote: »
    Well excuse me for thinking that pelting him with eggs isn't the answer.

    I fully agree it would be very satisfying to see, however if anything it would make him stick to his principles even more.
    He has no principles, he's a sellout :mad:


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    #593
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    You can't stop me Sean Sherlock,I can now download a car.Print it off & drive it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHnMj6dxj4


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    #594
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    Very good video aabout all of this and more.
    its an hour long but good



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    #595
    batistuta9
    Registered Users Posts: 8,088 ✭✭✭batistuta9


    someone told me they thought it would be a good idea to have a competition similar to the one in the states to make him the irish equivalent of Rick Santorum.
    google santorum if you don't know what i'm on about.

    what do we think about that people?


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