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FHFC · 20-04-2014 9:43pm

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

New show "Fargo" based on the movie is starting on Channel 4 at 9 tonight! Looks decent!

Good man, nearly forgot to set to record. The f for +1!

Swiper the fox · 21-04-2014 7:36am

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

New show "Fargo" based on the movie is starting on Channel 4 at 9 tonight! Looks decent!

Cheers for that fella, this post reminded me to record this last night also, was it any good?
I've got true detective to watch first once we've finished with Borgen

SpaceCowb0y · 21-04-2014 11:40pm

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Cheers for that fella, this post reminded me to record this last night also, was it any good?
I've got true detective to watch first once we've finished with Borgen

It was ok yeah, bit slow maybe but then again it was the first episode so was just introducing the characters i guess. I'm sure it will get better, I'll stay tuned in anyway!

dahat · 25-04-2014 4:03pm

So after 4 years at home and 2 of those looking for a job Mrs dahat got herself a full time job....best feeling ever I tell ya..

Struggled financially like many families and very nearly lost our house. Yes we were a bit reckless in the Tiger days but god we suffered and hopefully after today we can actually afford to bring the kids to simple things like bowling or the cinema without a whole load of sacrifices on our part.

Bloody delighted......

Swiper the fox · 25-04-2014 4:14pm

dahat wrote: »

So after 4 years at home and 2 of those looking for a job Mrs dahat got herself a full time job....best feeling ever I tell ya..

Struggled financially like many families and very nearly lost our house. Yes we were a bit reckless in the Tiger days but god we suffered and hopefully after today we can actually afford to bring the kids to simple things like bowling or the cinema without a whole load of sacrifices on our part.

Bloody delighted......

Great news, congrats to you and the missus.
I just hope the words of Morrissey and the Smiths don't become relevant
"I was looking for a job and then I found a job, and heaven knows I'm miserable now":p

dahat · 25-04-2014 4:21pm

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Great news, congrats to you and the missus.
I just hope the words of Morrissey and the Smiths don't become relevant
"I was looking for a job and then I found a job, and heaven knows I'm miserable now":p

Bloody hope not!!! Though when she was getting 30e a week dole the extra money may help with the workforce misery we all suffer.

Lemlin · 25-04-2014 5:16pm

dahat wrote: »

So after 4 years at home and 2 of those looking for a job Mrs dahat got herself a full time job....best feeling ever I tell ya..

Struggled financially like many families and very nearly lost our house. Yes we were a bit reckless in the Tiger days but god we suffered and hopefully after today we can actually afford to bring the kids to simple things like bowling or the cinema without a whole load of sacrifices on our part.

Bloody delighted......

Fair play lad. Everyone was reckless in the boom so I wouldn't worry about it. One of the lads in work was showing me his 3k watch during the week!

It's great to see that the country is starting to bounce back again.

dahat · 25-04-2014 6:01pm

3k watch?? My god,people will never learn.

Lemlin · 25-04-2014 6:27pm

dahat wrote: »

3k watch?? My god,people will never learn.

Yep, bought during the boom. Even he said it was madness.

I don't like watches myself. Mobiles made them redundant IMO.

dahat · 25-04-2014 6:35pm

Mobiles made a lot of stuff redundant, dumped my desktop as my mobile does most of the stuff I need to do online...
Looking at another China brand mobile to get at Xmas maybe.

Lemlin · 26-04-2014 9:58am

dahat wrote: »

Mobiles made a lot of stuff redundant, dumped my desktop as my mobile does most of the stuff I need to do online...
Looking at another China brand mobile to get at Xmas maybe.

Yep, we barely touch the laptop here as we both have iPhones.

Anyone heading to Croker for the league finals this weekend? I'm up there this evening.

KevIRL · 26-04-2014 10:00am

Lemlin wrote: »

Yep, we barely touch the laptop here as we both have iPhones.

Anyone heading to Croker for the league finals this weekend? I'm up there this evening.

Best of luck in the final, and no attempting to confront the ref on the pitch afterwards if ye do lose please....

Lemlin · 26-04-2014 10:31am

KevIRL wrote: »

Best of luck in the final, and no attempting to confront the ref on the pitch afterwards if ye do lose please....

Controversial comment. The losing had nothing to do with it. We're well used to that from over the years.

It was the greatest robbery since Ronnie Biggs and the lads that annoyed us!

KevIRL · 26-04-2014 11:02am

Lemlin wrote: »

Controversial comment. The losing had nothing to do with it. We're well used to that from over the years.

It was the greatest robbery since Ronnie Biggs and the lads that annoyed us!

Ah now, my comment was tongue in cheek. But bad decisions or not the actions of players and fans that came on a pitch to confront a ref like that are inexcusable, surely you aren't condoning them?

Lemlin · 26-04-2014 11:29am

KevIRL wrote: »

Ah now, my comment was tongue in cheek. But bad decisions or not the actions of players and fans that came on a pitch to confront a ref like that are inexcusable, surely you aren't condoning them?

Nope, not in the slightest condoning it. Those lads are between 18 and 21 so I wouldn't be too hard on them though.

They've put in alot of effort and emotions run high. For some of them, that will be their last day wearing a county jersey and its tough to end like that.

The fans that ran on are idiots.

AdpRo · 26-04-2014 2:56pm

Lemlin wrote: »

Yep, we barely touch the laptop here as we both have iPhones.

Anyone heading to Croker for the league finals this weekend? I'm up there this evening.

Will be in the opposite camp to you tonight, think ye will win though, Cavan have all U21's while we have none and a couple of others injuried. Next weekend is more important to Ros as both teams are already promoted but still nice to get a run out in Croker!

Lemlin · 26-04-2014 4:27pm

Weetabix wrote: »

Will be in the opposite camp to you tonight, think ye will win though, Cavan have all U21's while we have none and a couple of others injuried. Next weekend is more important to Ros as both teams are already promoted but still nice to get a run out in Croker!

We're not playing any of our U21s.

AdpRo · 27-04-2014 12:12am

Lemlin wrote: »

We're not playing any of our U21s.

Maybe ye should have!!

Only joking, decent game, Cavan didn't have the forwards, only Mckay stood out, we were very poor in first half but much improved in second half, thought Daly and Keenan were excellent and once Donie got on top at midfield we always had more scoring power. Alot of wides by Cavan in last 15 mins but Roscommon had 9 wides in first half so probably evened itself out. Roll on next weekend, rare too see Roscommon win one trophy, never mind 2 in a week!!

Lemlin · 27-04-2014 12:32am

Weetabix wrote: »

Maybe ye should have!!

Only joking, decent game, Cavan didn't have the forwards, only Mckay stood out, we were very poor in first half but much improved in second half, thought Daly and Keenan were excellent and once Donie got on top at midfield we always had more scoring power. Alot of wides by Cavan in last 15 mins but Roscommon had 9 wides in first half so probably evened itself out. Roll on next weekend, rare too see Roscommon win one trophy, never mind 2 in a week!!

Fair play to yas. The game was there for the taking with ten minutes to go and we kicked four wides in a row. Ye went down the other end and popped over yours.

Too many of our lads didn't perform on the day. Best of luck next weekend by the way. Would love to see yas do it.

finnharpsboy · 27-04-2014 5:22pm

T -72hours and counting to my MRI scan.....

KevIRL · 27-04-2014 10:19pm

Close, but got away with it

finnharpsboy · 03-05-2014 11:56am

the brain scan came back clear.... phew

Posada · 03-05-2014 12:04pm

finnharpsboy wrote: »

the brain scan came back clear.... phew

How many of your friends have used the "they didn't find one?" joke?

finnharpsboy · 03-05-2014 12:13pm

Posada wrote: »

How many of your friends have used the "they didn't find one?" joke?

All of them

finnharpsboy · 03-05-2014 12:55pm

anybody subscribed to boards? worth a fiver to try it out?

KevIRL · 03-05-2014 1:02pm

finnharpsboy wrote: »

anybody subscribed to boards? worth a fiver to try it out?

I used to, back when I felt boards was a genuine community and worth a donation, its all business now though so dont bother anymore

Copper_pipe · 03-05-2014 1:22pm

Anyone know what the nightlife is like in Manchester or Newcastle?

Looking for a holiday destination for a few lads this summer, flights are dirt cheap

manual_man · 03-05-2014 2:49pm

that was a nice apple slice

Hogey007 · 03-05-2014 2:55pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Anyone know what the nightlife is like in Manchester or Newcastle?

Looking for a holiday destination for a few lads this summer, flights are dirt cheap

Been in Manchester tonnes of times for matches and nightlife is decent but it's a bit scattered, you're constantly getting taxis if you want to head to a different pub.
Newcastle much better, you have one main area.
If it's just a booze weekend you're after Newcastle is by far the best uk city I've been in for it.
Liverpool has great nightlife too.

Copper_pipe · 03-05-2014 2:58pm

Hogey007 wrote: »

Been in Manchester tonnes of times for matches and nightlife is decent but it's a bit scattered, you're constantly getting taxis if you want to head to a different pub.
Newcastle much better, you have one main area.
If it's just a booze weekend you're after Newcastle is by far the best uk city I've been in for it.
Liverpool has great nightlife too.

Newcastle it is then!

Lemlin · 03-05-2014 3:05pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Anyone know what the nightlife is like in Manchester or Newcastle?

Looking for a holiday destination for a few lads this summer, flights are dirt cheap

I've been to Edinburgh, Birmingham, Cardiff, Nottingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle on different stags.

Bristol was the best city I thought, followed closely by Leeds. Manchester I found expensive compared to the likes of Nottingham, Bristol and Leeds.

finnharpsboy · 03-05-2014 3:44pm

an irish rider killed at the tandragee races up north today

Iused2likebusts · 03-05-2014 11:44pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Anyone know what the nightlife is like in Manchester or Newcastle?

Looking for a holiday destination for a few lads this summer, flights are dirt cheap

Of the cities in the uk Ive been to on lads weekends
1 newcastle and liverpool couldnt seperate them.
2 Edinburgh
3 Bristol
4 London
5 manchester
6 Leeds

Lemlin · 03-05-2014 11:59pm

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Of the cities in the uk Ive been to on lads weekends
1 newcastle and liverpool couldnt seperate them.
2 Edinburgh
3 Bristol
4 London
5 manchester
6 Leeds

You put Leeds last!? I've been three times, loved it. That said, one of my mates travels there 3 or 4 times a year so knows the place inside out.

Did you ever go out to Headingley when you were in Leeds?

Iused2likebusts · 04-05-2014 12:07am

Lemlin wrote: »

You put Leeds last!? I've been three times, loved it. That said, one of my mates travels there 3 or 4 times a year so knows the place inside out.

Did you ever go out to Headingley when you were in Leeds?

Was only there once friends brother was living over there just thought it was a bit tame compared to the other places. Maybe he just brought us to the wrong places. Never went out to headingley. Bristol which I seen you mentioned was great crack.

Lemlin · 04-05-2014 7:45am

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Was only there once friends brother was living over there just thought it was a bit tame compared to the other places. Maybe he just brought us to the wrong places. Never went out to headingley. Bristol which I seen you mentioned was great crack.

Headingley is the student area. The college, rugby league pitch and cricket ground are all out there.

We went out on a Sunday afternoon round 1 and there were hour to two hour long cues into the three or four pubs in the area.

We explained to the Yakubu look-a-like massive bouncer that we were only over for a few days and he slipped us in an entrance at the back once we gave him a fiver each!

I had my own stag in Bristol. It's very handy. Everything is so close. Again though, I had a friend living over there who wasn't there that weekend but gave us a list of places to go. As you say, knowing the right places to go is important.

The last time I was in Manchester was for the last day of the season two years ago. My friend specially planned his stag for that weekend. Unbelievable craic that day with the City fans but a nightmare Sunday night because nobody wanted to let lads into even pubs unless they had a girl with them.

dahat · 10-05-2014 8:55pm

Any XBMC experts in here? Trying to figure it out on Android, Gotham version.
Really confusing or am I just a tech dummy?

Copper_pipe · 21-05-2014 12:44am

Might buy this for next season!

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/value_t_shirt_form_is_key_class_doesnt_matter-235410804674149321

SpaceCowb0y · 23-05-2014 10:46am

Finished my degree yesterday, 4 years of absolute bollox finally at an end!

feeling good!

Mr.Prodston · 23-05-2014 10:50am

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Finished my degree yesterday, 4 years of absolute bollox finally at an end! feeling good!

Congrats. I finish my masters in September so just 20/25,000 words and a metric sh!t ton of research to do in between

SpaceCowb0y · 23-05-2014 10:59am

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Congrats. I finish my masters in September so just 20/25,000 words and a metric sh!t ton of research to do in between

Cheers dude and good luck with that! I had to do a 10,000 word technical document on top of building a software program so i know the struggle. "it will all be worth it when it's over" or so i have been hearing for years now ha!

finnharpsboy · 23-05-2014 11:21am

I finish my forklift course in two hours.... Hard work i tells ya

dahat · 17-07-2014 11:26pm

The Raid- Redemption is on Film 4 now if anyone fancies a good solid fight film.

SpaceCowb0y · 20-07-2014 1:38pm

dahat wrote: »

The Raid- Redemption is on Film 4 now if anyone fancies a good solid fight film.

The sequel is intense too! serious fighting!

SpaceCowb0y · 25-07-2014 4:53pm

has anyone else downloaded the new boards android app?? I'm using it and it is pants!!! doesn't seem to update properly and the screen jumps at times as I scroll through the posts! using the net is far easier. lots of work still needed!

Lemlin · 02-08-2014 11:32pm

Was at Croke Park this evening. Some conditions. At least the two Ulster teams won but I'll be in trouble with the missus for saying that!

Swiper the fox · 03-08-2014 8:26am

Lemlin wrote: »

Was at Croke Park this evening. Some conditions. At least the two Ulster teams won but I'll be in trouble with the missus for saying that!

I'll be there for the next two Sundays, for a Corkman living in Limerick these are great times to be a hurling supporter. It looked nasty there last night alright. Like many I have a soft spot for Mayo but hopefully Cork can pull off a shock today

Lemlin · 03-08-2014 8:33am

Swiper the fox wrote: »

I'll be there for the next two Sundays, for a Corkman living in Limerick these are great times to be a hurling supporter. It looked nasty there last night alright. Like many I have a soft spot for Mayo but hopefully Cork can pull off a shock today

I'm going in two weeks. Got a couple of tickets through work. Have never been to a hurling game in my life so looking forward to it.

G1032 · 03-08-2014 10:43am

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

has anyone else downloaded the new boards android app?? I'm using it and it is pants!!! doesn't seem to update properly and the screen jumps at times as I scroll through the posts! using the net is far easier. lots of work still needed!

Ya. It's atrocious. Unusable imo and I can't for the life of me think why something with so many bugs would be released. I'm finding it hard to think of a worse app that I've come across in the last 4 years of using a smartphone.

SpaceCowb0y · 03-08-2014 12:44pm

G1032 wrote: »

Ya. It's atrocious. Unusable imo and I can't for the life of me think why something with so many bugs would be released. I'm finding it hard to think of a worse app that I've come across in the last 4 years of using a smartphone.

It's a poor release, it's a shame because the Adverts app while it has its flaws works quite well. I'd imagine they will keep rolling out updates but they should have ironed out a few more bugs before initial release in reality.

They need to add a way to navigate back to your followed threads without having to actually go back and refresh the screen to see updates. Also the need to scroll down to the bottom of the first page of a thread to get to the last page is pants, i like the way on the net if you click on the thread it brings you to where you left off!

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