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Have You Ever Wondered Who Dustin The Turkeys Puppeteer is?

  • 02-04-2009 4:31pm
    #1
    conjamuk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭


    I would love to know who he is.


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  • #2
    javaboy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    Moved from After Hours.


  • #3
    Leaderbored
    Closed Accounts Posts: 329 ✭✭Leaderbored


    John Morrison.


  • #4
    RedXIV
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    The puppeteer for zag went to school where i did and used to be great friends with a guy up the street who went out with my aunt. When he came down to pick her up once, myself and little brother (both around the 4 or 5 mark) started asking him what he did.

    He brought me out to his car, popped the boot which the intentions of being the aunt's cool new BF to show two small children the lifeless form of zag in the boot.

    We cried for hours. :(


  • #5
    conjamuk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭conjamuk


    Leaderbored wrote: »
    John Morrison.

    Thanks I found him here http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/news-gossip/dustin-in-a-flap-as-turkey-is-culled-early-1381614.html?start=1


  • #6
    humanji
    Registered Users Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    RedXIV wrote:
    The puppeteer for zag went to school where i did and used to be great friends with a guy up the street who went out with my aunt. When he came down to pick her up once, myself and little brother (both around the 4 or 5 mark) started asking him what he did.

    He brought me out to his car, popped the boot which the intentions of being the aunt's cool new BF to show two small children the lifeless form of zag in the boot.

    We cried for hours.
    lol, brilliant!


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  • #7
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,446 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    HouseHippo - don't make defamatory comments regarding people you don't know. Posts deleted. Do it again and you'll get a 2 week ban.


  • #8
    120_Minutes
    Registered Users Posts: 4,706 ✭✭✭120_Minutes


    Leaderbored wrote: »
    John Morrison.

    brother of Ciaran who plays Zig/Rodge, their other brother plays Socky.


  • #9
    Vain
    Registered Users Posts: 2,689 ✭✭✭Vain


    Have always wanted to know who it was. Was half thinking a few times of ringing in fix it Friday to find out who done Dustin.


  • #10
    2fivers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 311 ✭✭2fivers


    I tend to use google for stuff like that.

    I understand you have to put in the huge effort yourself, but It's far less irritating than listening to Mairead Farrell and Ray D'arcy talking utter crap for two hours.


  • #11
    book smarts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 218 ✭✭book smarts


    Loud, annoying, and not funny in the slightest. Podge and Rodge have been getting away with slagging everyone rudely for years while hiding behind their puppets. Cowards.


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  • #12
    staker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,677 ✭✭✭staker


    i'm still smirking at that post RedXIV!!!:D:D


  • #13
    steo87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 510 ✭✭✭steo87


    conjamuk wrote: »
    Have you ever wondered who dustin the turkeys puppeteer is?

    No...just you


  • #14
    Morgans
    Registered Users Posts: 4,343 ✭✭✭Morgans


    There was an episode of Fr. Ted where there is an extremely annoying character who is put in a broom cupboard. Talks about boilers and what's your favourite humming noise? He was the original dustin if i remember correctly.

    I'm sure some Ted head can fill the neccessary blanks in the story.


  • #15
    2fivers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 311 ✭✭2fivers


    Father Purcell, the most boring priest in the world, with a penchant for long rambling conversations about lagging jackets and raffle ticket colours was played by an actor called Ben Keaton, who , to be fair , sounds a little bit like John Morrison. (The only performer to voice Dustin)

    Mr Keaton has never actually had his hand up a turkey's hole, but that hasn't stopped people to this day confusing "Sounds a little bit like" with "actually is"


  • #16
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    Vain wrote: »
    .....to find out who done Dustin.

    Resisting the urge for schoolboy humour, I have to say that RedXIV's story above is the best ouch/hahaha/cringe story I've heard in a LONNNNNG time!

    Don't even know which smiley to put here......

    :eek: :D:(


  • #17
    120_Minutes
    Registered Users Posts: 4,706 ✭✭✭120_Minutes


    I have a couple of Zag/Podge stories, but given their penchant for anonimity i'm not sure i can post them here. Suffice to say Zag/Podge, in contrast with his characters couldnt be a nicer bloke.


  • #18
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    120_Minutes wrote: »
    I have a couple of Zag/Podge stories, but given their penchant for anonimity i'm not sure i can post them here. Suffice to say Zag/Podge, in contrast with his characters couldnt be a nicer bloke.

    Really worthwhile post - you have a good story that you cant tell. great.

    However, the guy that does Dustin is one of the most consistently funny performers that I have seen. Whether he is on The Late Late, behind the scenes at The All Ireland Talent Show etc etc, he is always very funny. An attribute that is certainly unique to him in RTE. Maybe he should get The Late Late Show.


  • #19
    2fivers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 311 ✭✭2fivers


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    the guy that does Dustin is one of the most consistently funny performers that I have seen.

    He's certainly consistent. After that, our opinions differ.


  • #20
    RedXIV
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    Resisting the urge for schoolboy humour, I have to say that RedXIV's story above is the best ouch/hahaha/cringe story I've heard in a LONNNNNG time!

    Don't even know which smiley to put here......

    :eek: :D:(


    it's a family favourite. will probably be recited at my wedding :)
    120_Minutes wrote: »
    I have a couple of Zag/Podge stories, but given their penchant for anonimity i'm not sure i can post them here. Suffice to say Zag/Podge, in contrast with his characters couldnt be a nicer bloke.


    The guy who did zag, even though i only knew him as a kid, was still a really nice guy :D

    (my story not included)


  • #21
    HouseHippo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,332 ✭✭✭HouseHippo


    Mr E wrote: »
    HouseHippo - don't make defamatory comments regarding people you don't know. Posts deleted. Do it again and you'll get a 2 week ban.
    ROFL sorry it was still in After Hours,didn't know freedom of sppech and opinions wasn't allowed whoopsies


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  • #22
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    HouseHippo wrote: »
    ROFL sorry it was still in After Hours,didn't know freedom of sppech and opinions wasn't allowed whoopsies
    Gotta love the way you are all about "rights" while infringing others willy-nilly...

    DeV.


  • #23
    GizAGoOfYerGee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 355 ✭✭GizAGoOfYerGee


    Is this the voice of Dustin?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i30I0jvWbNM


  • #24
    senordingdong
    Registered Users Posts: 10,673 ✭✭✭✭senordingdong


    RedXIV wrote: »
    The puppeteer for zag went to school where i did and used to be great friends with a guy up the street who went out with my aunt. When he came down to pick her up once, myself and little brother (both around the 4 or 5 mark) started asking him what he did.

    He brought me out to his car, popped the boot which the intentions of being the aunt's cool new BF to show two small children the lifeless form of zag in the boot.

    We cried for hours. :(

    I can only imagine how that must have looked for any neighbours or passers by that couldn't see into the boot...


  • #25
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,969 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    Really worthwhile post - you have a good story that you cant tell. great.

    Ah leave him alone. It can happen to the best of us. I mean, I know who really shot Kennedy, only Im not supposed to say. Sorry.


  • #26
    ClutchIt
    Registered Users Posts: 709 ✭✭✭ClutchIt


    Dustin has to be the wittiest charachter on RTÉ. I have a huge amount of respect for John Morrison


  • #27
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,774 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Please don't bump old threads..

    Closed!


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