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How to solve recession - Remove female soldiers knickers!

  • 19-09-2012 5:24pm
    #1
    Mouldy Mary
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 58 ✭✭


    This is how the economic problems facing the country are to be solved. Take 50 cent a week from a few dozen girls in the forces. You would think our politicians have more on their minds (do they have any?) than a few pairs of knickers. How many of them go into Leinster House with no underwear?
    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0919/1224324160465.html


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  • #2
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    €27.40 a year is nothing compared to some of the other allowances on that list. "annual allowances of €6,412 and €4,833, depending on rank, for officers trained in health and safety"... Jesus.


  • #3
    Neewbie_noob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Neewbie_noob


    Why do the wimminz get an underwear allowance ?? :confused: Men wear underwear (well, boxers) too ... Do we not get a boxer allowance or are we supposed to wear the same smelly pair for a year?


  • #4
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Neewbie_noob wrote: »
    Why do the wimminz get an underwear allowance ?? :confused: Men wear underwear (well, boxers) too ... Do we not get a boxer allowance or are we supposed to wear the same smelly pair for a year?
    Maybe it's for the likes of Sports bras to stop injury during training?


  • #5
    Neewbie_noob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Neewbie_noob


    smash wrote: »
    Maybe it's for the likes of Sports bras to stop injury during training?

    ahhh well that answers my question :D


  • #6
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users Posts: 5,733 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    Neewbie_noob wrote: »
    Men wear underwear (well, boxers) too ...
    Not the commando unit!


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  • #7
    markpb
    Registered Users Posts: 9,250 ✭✭✭markpb


    Mouldy Mary wrote: »
    This is how the economic problems facing the country are to be solved.

    It is actually. Good economic discipline is essential whether its for large or tiny sums of money. People laughed at Ryanair when they banned staff from charging their phones in the office but it's indicative of a larger effort at reducing costs. On the other hand, the Irish government has pool financial controls and pays people allowances for silly things.

    The old phrase: look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves is as true for governments as it is for people.


  • #8
    OU812
    Registered Users Posts: 6,035 ✭✭✭OU812


    So they're gonna try take a pittance off the people with guns?

    Nice one lads. Clever move.


  • #9
    An Coilean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭An Coilean


    Neewbie_noob wrote: »
    Why do the wimminz get an underwear allowance ?? :confused: Men wear underwear (well, boxers) too ... Do we not get a boxer allowance or are we supposed to wear the same smelly pair for a year?


    Men were always in the Army, and get issued boxers as well as everything else they were supposed to wear while on duity, when wimminz were allowed in it was cheaper to give them an alowance to buy their own undies than for the QM to aquire and stock every size for them.
    A7 is bad enough without Quatermasters being expected to fit female soldiers with Green Bras.


  • #10
    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,321 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Why should anyone be paid to buy underwear?


  • #11
    Hersheys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭Hersheys


    super_furry wrote: »
    Why should anyone be paid to buy underwear?
    As mentioned above, sports bras would be considered PPE!


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  • #12
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    super_furry wrote: »
    Why should anyone be paid to buy underwear?

    Kelly Brook


  • #13
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    davet82 wrote: »
    Kelly Brook
    She's paid to remove hers!


  • #14
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    smash wrote: »
    She's paid to remove hers!

    sometimes...

    lets just talk about Kelly Brook anyways :D


  • #15
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    davet82 wrote: »
    sometimes...

    lets just talk about Kelly Brook anyways :D
    Can a mod change the thread title please...


  • #16
    3ndahalfof6
    Registered Users Posts: 5,184 ✭✭✭3ndahalfof6


    Reminds me of this, http://www.independent.ie/national-news/no-sparing-berties-blusher-in-makeup-budget-253885.html

    beggars belief, does anyone know if they still get it.


  • #17
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    AH still as classy as ever


  • #18
    ahnowbrowncow
    Registered Users Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭ahnowbrowncow


    efb wrote: »
    AH still as classy as ever

    Boo hoo


  • #19
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,057 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Don't special branch and plain clothes Gardai get a clothing allowance too? Never really understood that one... If it was for uniforms then fair enough, but why an allowance for normal clothes? If it were stopped are a load of lads gonna turn up to work bollock naked?


  • #20
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    How about we get rid of our army. Radical cost cutting measures and all suggest something might have to go, let the Air Corps off with it. We can keep the Navy though.;)


  • #21
    Feeona
    Registered Users Posts: 1,633 ✭✭✭Feeona


    I think this is all just a cunning plan devised by General NoKnickers McO'Knickers.

    Durty fecker.


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  • #22
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    efb wrote: »
    AH still as classy as ever
    ooooh, well lets talk about everything that YOU want to talk about! :pac:


  • #23
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    efb wrote: »
    AH still as classy as ever

    tis....

    tis indeed :cool:


  • #24
    Local-womanizer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Local-womanizer


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Don't special branch and plain clothes Gardai get a clothing allowance too? Never really understood that one... If it was for uniforms then fair enough, but why an allowance for normal clothes? If it were stopped are a load of lads gonna turn up to work bollock naked?

    Well I think this makes sense, they are required to do heavy work in plain clothes. The clothes would put up with a lot of abuse in the course of duty.

    It basically is a uniform to them.

    Even in my job, if our own clothes get damage we are compensated for it.


  • #25
    hardCopy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    My name is URL wrote: »
    Don't special branch and plain clothes Gardai get a clothing allowance too? Never really understood that one... If it was for uniforms then fair enough, but why an allowance for normal clothes? If it were stopped are a load of lads gonna turn up to work bollock naked?

    This also applies to office based gardai in HQ, anyone getting a promotion there is now expected to switch back to uniform. Apparently the allowance costs more than the uniform.


  • #26
    ilovesleep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭ilovesleep


    An underwear allowance???

    I see it's only being abolished for new entrants. What about those who are already there? Surely more of a saving will be made going after all instead of new entrants.

    I see from the irish times piece 10 out of 63 allowances are up for scrapping. Why not all of them.

    What other hidden allowances are there?
    A bloody fanny pad allowance?


  • #27
    ilovesleep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭ilovesleep


    I'm actually getting my knickers in a twist over this. Why can't they buy their own knickers?


  • #28
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    ilovesleep wrote: »
    I'm actually getting my knickers in a twist over this. Why can't they buy their own knickers?
    I thought you were bloke?


  • #29
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,920 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    ilovesleep wrote: »
    I'm actually getting my knickers in a twist over this. Why can't they buy their own knickers?

    The army uniform consists of underwear as well. As said, its easier to offer an allowance then stock the required sizes in bulk


  • #30
    John Mongo
    Registered Users Posts: 232 ✭✭John Mongo


    An Coilean wrote: »
    Men were always in the Army, and get issued boxers as well as everything else they were supposed to wear while on duity, when wimminz were allowed in it was cheaper to give them an alowance to buy their own undies than for the QM to aquire and stock every size for them.
    A7 is bad enough without Quatermasters being expected to fit female soldiers with Green Bras.

    Male soldiers do not get issued boxers.


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  • #31
    ilovesleep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭ilovesleep


    Hersheys wrote: »
    As mentioned above, sports bras would be considered PPE!

    Can they not buy their own bras out from their own wage?


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