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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Kev W wrote: »
    Yes you could.

    You could care little enough not to post about him.

    Could be getting annoyed/sick of the constant fuss over him surely? I'm sure he knows what he feels more than you know what he feels?! I'm the kinda the same, getting fed up with hearing about it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭Kev W


    Omackeral wrote: »
    Could be getting annoyed/sick of the constant fuss over him surely? I'm sure he knows what he feels more than you know what he feels?! I'm the kinda the same, getting fed up with hearing about it.

    The "constant fuss" is entirely avoidable. If you're sick of something that means you care.

    For example, I don't care about football, so I never bring it up or go out of my way to let people know that. Except for just now, when it has a purpose.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 462 ✭✭wylie


    Kev W wrote: »
    The "constant fuss" is entirely avoidable. If you're sick of something that means you care.

    For example, I don't care about football, so I never bring it up or go out of my way to let people know that. Except for just now, when it has a purpose.


    How is it, Its in every paper on most website and people won't shut up about it...I'm sick of it and i dont care and never cared about it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭Kev W


    wylie wrote: »
    How is it, Its in every paper on most website and people won't shut up about it...I'm sick of it and i dont care and never cared about it.

    See a headline about it? Don't read the article.

    Avoided.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 462 ✭✭wylie


    Kev W wrote: »
    See a headline about it? Don't read the article.

    Avoided.

    See it and think about, thats how i work:P


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Kev W wrote: »
    The "constant fuss" is entirely avoidable. If you're sick of something that means you care.

    For example, I don't care about football, so I never bring it up or go out of my way to let people know that. Except for just now, when it has a purpose.


    I disagree. Example, everyday converstaions, news headlines in the media, facebook feed. Being sick of something doesn't show you care. If you care, for something or someone, you show good will or interest. The term care has positive connotations. If you're sick of something it certainly doesn't show you care, that's just silly.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Which reminds me of another unpopular opinion. MMA is a vicious, horrible, ugly sport that should be banned.

    Two chances. You are neither forced to watch or participate.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭Kev W


    wylie wrote: »
    See it and think about, thats how i work:P

    You don't want to think about it at all so you decided to start a conversation about it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Kev W wrote: »
    See a headline about it? Don't read the article.

    Avoided.

    But if it's on the Six One? You'll say change the channel. That would be annoying would it not? If it's in conversation with friends/colleagues. Walk away? That's annoying isn't it?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭Kev W


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I disagree. Example, everyday converstaions, news headlines in the media, facebook feed. Being sick of something doesn't show you care. If you care, for something or someone, you show good will or interest. The term care has positive connotations. If you're sick of something it certainly doesn't show you care, that's just silly.

    Do you care about racism? For example.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Kev W wrote: »
    Do you care about racism? For example.

    Yeah I do, I care about who it affects. What's your point?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 462 ✭✭wylie


    Kev W wrote: »
    You don't want to think about it at all so you decided to start a conversation about it?

    This is the Unpopular opinions thread do you realise that?

    Started a conversation, more like posted a comment :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭Kev W


    Omackeral wrote: »
    Yeah I do, I care about who it affects. What's your point?

    I didn't ask if you care about who it effects. I asked if you care about racism.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Kev W wrote: »
    I didn't ask if you care about who it effects. I asked if you care about racism.

    I answered that I do and went on to elaborate that the reason I care is because I don't think people should suffer from it. You realise what care means don't you i.e. providing care, showing care. Anyway, I feel you're being a little pedantic so I'll leave it there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,689 ✭✭✭Tombi!


    mod: Kev W, Omackeral, it'd be best if you took your conversation to PM; you've both already been warned about dragging threads off topic.

    Secondly, Kev W, if someone posts an unpopular opinion here, you don't need to consantlly attack them for it. There's no benefit to you being hostile towards wylie so stop it.

    Cheers,
    Tombi!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Tombi! wrote: »
    mod: Kev W, Omackeral, it'd be best if you took your conversation to PM; you've both already been warned about dragging threads off topic.

    Secondly, Kev W, if someone posts an unpopular opinion here, you don't need to consantlly attack them for it. There's no benefit to you being hostile towards wylie so stop it.

    Cheers,
    Tombi!

    I parked the conversation in fairness if you look at my last post.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,325 ✭✭✭✭Dozen Wicked Words


    Nodin wrote: »
    Two chances. You are neither forced to watch or participate.

    Take both those chances and still think MMA should be banned.

    I also don't choose to go fox hunting or watch that, and think that should also be banned, I also don't watch or take part in Orange Marches that go through non supportive areas and think they should be banned.

    So there are a few options where I take "two chances" and still think they should be banned. Hope that helps.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,800 ✭✭✭CHealy


    Quazzie wrote: »
    So... you say we are all bandwagon jumpers and get behind Ireland for the big tournaments, and then go onto say how we complain that the standard of local soccer isn't enough but we don't complain about the Ireland team. The reason we're such bandwagon jumpers is because the Irish league and the Irish team are shít, and hard to watch. However when the unlikely happens and we make it to a finals we'll all jump on board for the craic. Nothing craic about going to watch LOI matches.

    I'm just going to comment on this one real quick if I can. I think statements like this do no good for no one, both LOI fans and EPL "Bandwaggon" fans alike. I'm personally of the opinion that this is a short life that we live, if you want to follow Arsenal or Liverpool or Timbuktoo, it really has no impact on my life and as individuals, we are free to do pretty much as we please. This statement by Quazzie only serves to give those who choose to follow English teams a bad name, and also disrespects those who choose to follow LOI teams.

    For me, in a dream world, we'd have a strong national league that people would get behind but in reality we are a small nation of 4 million with our big brothers Liverpool, Manchester, London, Glasgow etc., all an hour away from the major urban centres of this island.

    I follow Cork City all over this country every second Friday, I take 6 or 7 days holidays over the year to allow me to do this. Every home game I meet the same lads in the same part of the stadium that I have done over the last 20 years and after all the ups and downs, the buzz on a Friday evening waiting to get out of work to go to a game is the same, if not stronger than what it was when I started going. For me, theres nothing in this world like supporting my local team, what I would advise people is to give it a shot, pick a team if there is one close to you and go to a few games, and if not, thats ok too, at the end of the day its only sport and people should do what ever they are happy doing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭Dick phelan


    The GAA is a fantastic organisation and Hurling in particular is one of the very best things about this country you don't get elsewhere. Given the stick GAA gets on boards i'd say that's an unpopular opinion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,059 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    CHealy wrote: »
    I'm just going to comment on this one real quick if I can. I think statements like this do no good for no one, both LOI fans and EPL "Bandwaggon" fans alike. I'm personally of the opinion that this is a short life that we live, if you want to follow Arsenal or Liverpool or Timbuktoo, it really has no impact on my life and as individuals, we are free to do pretty much as we please. This statement by Quazzie only serves to give those who choose to follow English teams a bad name, and also disrespects those who choose to follow LOI teams.

    For me, in a dream world, we'd have a strong national league that people would get behind but in reality we are a small nation of 4 million with our big brothers Liverpool, Manchester, London, Glasgow etc., all an hour away from the major urban centres of this island.

    I follow Cork City all over this country every second Friday, I take 6 or 7 days holidays over the year to allow me to do this. Every home game I meet the same lads in the same part of the stadium that I have done over the last 20 years and after all the ups and downs, the buzz on a Friday evening waiting to get out of work to go to a game is the same, if not stronger than what it was when I started going. For me, theres nothing in this world like supporting my local team, what I would advise people is to give it a shot, pick a team if there is one close to you and go to a few games, and if not, thats ok too, at the end of the day its only sport and people should do what ever they are happy doing.
    Are you mixing up the term "bandwagon" and "barstoolers"?:confused:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,767 ✭✭✭raze_them_all_


    mullyboyee wrote: »
    MMA is not a sport

    This may be your opinion but it is as much a sport as soccer, hurling and rugby


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    The GAA is a fantastic organisation and Hurling in particular is one of the very best things about this country you don't get elsewhere. Given the stick GAA gets on boards i'd say that's an unpopular opinion.
    I agree with most of that but the GAA is very "anti-everything-that-isn't-GAA".


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,674 ✭✭✭Mardy Bum


    I agree with most of that but the GAA is very "anti-everything-that-isn't-GAA".

    So are all sports played at a high level. GAA just stands out because it had a monopoly in the country for a long time.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,204 ✭✭✭fiachr_a


    eternal wrote: »
    Care less and careless are two different things by the way.

    So are every day and everyday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,310 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Quazzie wrote: »
    So... you say we are all bandwagon jumpers and get behind Ireland for the big tournaments, and then go onto say how we complain that the standard of local soccer isn't enough but we don't complain about the Ireland team. The reason we're such bandwagon jumpers is because the Irish league and the Irish team are shít, and hard to watch. However when the unlikely happens and we make it to a finals we'll all jump on board for the craic. Nothing craic about going to watch LOI matches.
    That contradicts itself. You say that the national team is hard to watch, but people go for the craic, which only happens at big events. So, it's not the football, it's the event and the people. If you went to LOI games with 10 of your mates you'd have the craic. Go to an away game with the same group and it even better.
    It sort of like saying you can't have fun with a group of friends in an old shebeen pub with sawdust on the floor, it has to be a superclub in Ibiza.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,487 ✭✭✭Right Turn Clyde


    racso1975 wrote: »
    But surely you can do that with all sports. Break it down to it's smallest part and make it look pathetic as such.

    Soccer: literally kicking a leather ball one end of pitch to other

    Rugby: as above but a lot more physical

    Pool, golf , cycling etc the basic premise of them sound boring but there Iis a lot more involved. Same as Katie winning the gold

    I'm not disputing that there's a lot involved in being a top athlete. I don't think Banville was either. Rather, he took issue with the nature of boxing itself.

    Just look at the idea of 'the knockout'. A perfect profesisonal boxing record could mean knocking all of you opponents unconscious. I think Banville was saying that after thousands of years of civilisation, we still value and celebrate butality.

    For the record, I actually like boxing, but I appreciate where Banville is coming from.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,487 ✭✭✭Right Turn Clyde


    All he ever did was write page after page of words and sentences, all about people who do stuff and things. And thats good, is it?

    Banville finds boxing morally objectionsble. That's the point.

    Am I to assume you feel the same way about literature? Are you a radical Muslim by any chance?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    Sports are an (amazing)awful way for those stuck to their couch to think they have participated in something.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,487 ✭✭✭Right Turn Clyde


    Sports are an (amazing)awful way for those stuck to their couch to think they have participated in something.

    Only couch potatoes watch sport. What a tired old cliche.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    Only couch potatoes watch sport. What a tired old cliche.

    Except I didn't say that.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,487 ✭✭✭Right Turn Clyde


    Except I didn't say that.

    If I've misinterpreted you then I apologise, but I honestly feel that's how your sentence reads.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    If I've misinterpreted you then I apologise, but I honestly feel that's how your sentence reads.

    Who could think that sporting people don't like watching sport on television? Someone who never meet a sporting person I suppose.

    I am talking about bulbous, bloated, wheezing types who think they are sporting because they sit in a pub for hours stuffing crisp packet after packet down their gullet all washed down with a few pints watching sport.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,487 ✭✭✭Right Turn Clyde


    I am talking about bulbous, bloated, wheezing types who think they are sporting because they sit in a pub for hours stuffing crisp packet after packet down their gullet all washed down with a few pints watching sport.

    As a former bulbous and wheezing pint guzzler I can assure you that I never once felt 'sporting'. I liked watching sport, but I was under no illusions about how desperately un-athletic I was.

    If those people actually exist, then yes, they're only fooling themselves. But I don't know if they exist in any great numbers. If they're out there someone then I'd just write them off as the type of hopeless dreamers that you'll find everywhere


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    I agree with most of that but the GAA is very "anti-everything-that-isn't-GAA".

    Not really seeing as they allowed Croke Park to be used by the soccer and rugby team and are going to allow some of their stadia to be used for the rugby world cup bid or allowed Croke Park to be used for the special Olympics opening ceremony.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,767 ✭✭✭raze_them_all_


    Not really seeing as they were good enough to rent Croke Park to the soccer and rugby team and good enough to allow some of their stadia to be used for the rugby world cup bid or the special Olympics opening ceremony.

    good enough to rent for a bundle of money


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,959 ✭✭✭diusmr8a504cvk


    Not really seeing as they allowed Croke Park to be used by the soccer and rugby team and are going to allow some of their stadia to be used for the rugby world cup bid or allowed Croke Park to be used for the special Olympics opening ceremony.
    In all fairness, I think common sense prevailed with the Soccer and Rugby in Croke Park. Gotta get them Ducats after all and the GAA love their money!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭Dirty Dingus McGee


    In all fairness, I think common sense prevailed with the Soccer and Rugby in Croke Park. Gotta get them Ducats after all and the GAA love their money!

    They didn't have to if they didn't want to, the money wasn't all that advantageous to the GAA anyway as it's all been spent now.It wasn't the GAA's problem to deal with as the IRFU and FAI could have easily Copied the Croke Park model and built it gradually so they never had to move out and ask someone else to loan them a stadium.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,571 ✭✭✭newmug


    My opinion (dunno whether its unpopular or not) is that GAA begrudgers are pricks.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    It will be interesting to see the Irish reaction when Jose Aldo beats Conor. I don't think that they will take it well.
    Don't you mean Mendes?

    Or was it Siver?

    No wait, it must have been Poirier right?

    Or wait, Brandao? Yes it was Brandao I first heard that about. It just gets confusing when you hear it in the build up to so many fights, only for it to become the next fighter he faces as soon as that bout is over.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,767 ✭✭✭raze_them_all_


    Billy86 wrote: »
    Don't you mean Mendes?

    Or was it Siver?

    No wait, it must have been Poirier right?

    Or wait, Brandao? Yes it was Brandao I first heard that about. It just gets confusing when you hear it in the build up to so many fights, only for it to become the next fighter he faces as soon as that bout is over.

    I will gladly back the undefeated champ of nearly a decade.


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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 12,887 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    There are far, far too many so-called "pedigree" breeds of dogs, many of whom have big problems health wise. They should be bred out of existence. Plus the world really doesn't need breeds like pit bull terriers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,934 ✭✭✭✭fin12


    JupiterKid wrote: »
    There are far, far too many so-called "pedigree" breeds of dogs, many of whom have big problems health wise. They should be bred out of existence. Plus the world really doesn't need breeds like pit bull terriers.

    ya a king Charles brain is too big for its head and there are also problems with pugs, i think they cant breathe properly and bull dogs as well suffer from a lot of seizures.

    :):)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    I will gladly back the undefeated champ of nearly a decade.
    Work away, my point is that it is far from a given in either direction. Aldo is a better fighter than Mendes on the whole, but Mendes was the worst possible match up for McGregor in the whole division and he came away with the win.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,767 ✭✭✭raze_them_all_


    Billy86 wrote: »
    Work away, my point is that it is far from a given in either direction. Aldo is a better fighter than Mendes on the whole, but Mendes was the worst possible match up for McGregor in the whole division and he came away with the win.

    mendes on 2 weeks notice, still manage to wrestle **** him a good bit and open a nasty gash


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,506 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    The phrase 'housing crisis', with respect to Ireland.
    There isnt a housing crisis in Ireland, there's a lack of accomodation in certain areas ( Dublin in particular) driving up costs. Not everyone needs to live in cities but way too many people want to or feel they are entitled to. If you can't afford to live somewhere, move elsewhere.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 23,495 ✭✭✭✭Billy86


    mendes on 2 weeks notice, still manage to wrestle **** him a good bit and open a nasty gash
    He did, and while McGregor had all that time for training which proved crucial, he had not been preparing for Mendes either. I also think he didn't look right at the weigh in either, he did legitimately almost look strung out. But nonetheless he still got the KO after absorbing all Mendes could give him before getting gassed. I would imagine if the two had been booked months in advance with full preparation, the game plans would have been very different. There's got to be big demand for it, especially if McGregor does beat Aldo, and I would love to see it. Mendes is an extremely classy guy and as shown, represents a significant match up problem. Could also go either way.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 647 ✭✭✭RichardCeann


    Billy86 wrote: »
    He did, and while McGregor had all that time for training which proved crucial, he had not been preparing for Mendes either. I also think he didn't look right at the weigh in either, he did legitimately almost look strung out. But nonetheless he still got the KO after absorbing all Mendes could give him before getting gassed. I would imagine if the two had been booked months in advance with full preparation, the game plans would have been very different. There's got to be big demand for it, especially if McGregor does beat Aldo, and I would love to see it. Mendes is an extremely classy guy and as shown, represents a significant match up problem. Could also go either way.

    McGregor cuts 20 plus pounds in weight before fighting. Anyone would look strung out during that process.

    As for the Mendes fight, I think him gassing early was largely due to the early shots to the body. Watch them heel kicks in slow motion. Unmerciful but a thing of beauty. You can see Mendes sucking in air after sixty seconds. That's not gassing. That's from the tactics Conor applied - go straight for the body. Anyway, TAM constantly brag that they walk around near peak condition and that they are always ready. They can get bent with their 'if Chad had a full camp behind him...' excuses. If they fight again, whixh I am sure they will, I can't see a different outcome.

    From your other post you seemed to be under the impression that I dislike Conor and want him to lose against Aldo. On the contrary, I think the guy is an inspiration, inside and outside of his sport. What he has achieved in such a short time frame is like something from a Hollywood movie. Through hardwork, dedication and by putting himself out there he's achieved his goals in life. I admire the guy for that alone. Hell, if you watched his story as a fictional movie in the cinema you would walk out complaining that it was too unrealistic and Hollywood bs.

    All that said, Aldo is p4p best for a reason and the best FW of all time. Watch UFC 129 again when he fought Hominick, an excellent striker, just like Conor. That'll be how Aldo wins/dominates this fight. He was ill in that fight too. His adaptability and range of skills is unnatural.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,734 Mod ✭✭✭✭Boom_Bap


    MOD
    There is an MMA forum for this type of chat. I think it might be a popular opinion if the MMA talk is taken over there -> http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1137


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    retalivity wrote: »
    The phrase 'housing crisis', with respect to Ireland.
    There isnt a housing crisis in Ireland, there's a lack of accomodation in certain areas ( Dublin in particular) driving up costs. Not everyone needs to live in cities but way too many people want to or feel they are entitled to. If you can't afford to live somewhere, move elsewhere.

    It's funny to hear "housing crisis" when there's still millions worth of ghost estates sitting empty.

    "Housing crisis or, I don't want to turn my expensively built house into council housing"


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    retalivity wrote: »
    The phrase 'housing crisis', with respect to Ireland.
    There isnt a housing crisis in Ireland, there's a lack of accomodation in certain areas ( Dublin in particular) driving up costs. Not everyone needs to live in cities but way too many people want to or feel they are entitled to. If you can't afford to live somewhere, move elsewhere.

    Which would be great if our economy weren't so wildly scewed towards Dublin. People need to live where the jobs are. Its not rocket science.


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