Northsiders its sad that some of these things are true

1 Aslan

2 Heroin (See 1)

3 Stealin'

4 Joy-ridin'

5 Saying 'Yaknowwhorrameyan?

6 Keyin' Cars

7 Calling people 'Bud' who are not their bud

8 Compo

9 Calling people 'Pal' who are not their pal

10 Shortening words and adding the letter 'o' (Anto, Decco,Corpo)

11 Calling people 'Boss' who are not their boss

12 John Player Blue

13 Burberry

14 Burglary

15 Fair City

16 Celtic shirts

17 Fireworks every night for the entire month preceeding Halloween

18 Sky Digital

19 Saying "I didn't bleedin' do tha'!"

20 Travelling in packs

21 Moochin'...damn rite!

22 Swearing at their babies

23 Getting their mot's preggers

24 Champion Sports

25 Christmas Lights you could see from space

26 Skippin' school

27 Skippin' bail

28 Giving their kids Monster Munch and Maltesers for breakfast on the bus

29 Rollin an auld joint

30 Lacoste runners

31 Saying, "That's not my bleedin' job!"

32 Pushing prams while smoking

33 Earrings (for guys)

34 Earrings a chimpanzee could swing off (for girls)

35 Saying "He didn't do nothin'!" when he clearly did do something

36 Baseball caps (90 degrees shwaaaaaaar)

37 Adrian Kennedy Phone Show (i ****in love it)

38 Laughin at D4 heads...my fav hobbie

39 Shop-liftin'

40 Not payin' the bus fare

41 Curry Chips and a burger

42 Always following the word 'rich' with the word 'wan-ker'

43 Pulling their hoodies over their heads as they're led away from the Four Courts

44 Doin a few lines

45 Getting their hair cut so tight they look like a matchstick with ears from the back

46 Sayin 'Whats da Staaary'

Dont ya just love dublin!
I thought this belonged in AH instead of humour because its sad that some of these things are true

johnnyrotten

Does'nt happen in Ballyfermot, Tallaght, crumlin, drimnagh, ballybrack, ringsend, fatima, dolphinsbarn, clondalkin, cherryorchard, neilstown, bluebell, walkinstown, rathfarnham, Theresa gardens, Railto, South inner city . etc etc etc ??????????????

Degsy

coolsmileygirl wrote:

1 Aslan

2 Heroin (See 1)

3 Stealin'

4 Joy-ridin'

5 Saying 'Yaknowwhorrameyan?

6 Keyin' Cars

7 Calling people 'Bud' who are not their bud

8 Compo

9 Calling people 'Pal' who are not their pal

10 Shortening words and adding the letter 'o' (Anto, Decco,Corpo)

11 Calling people 'Boss' who are not their boss

12 John Player Blue

13 Burberry

14 Burglary

15 Fair City

16 Celtic shirts

17 Fireworks every night for the entire month preceeding Halloween

18 Sky Digital

19 Saying "I didn't bleedin' do tha'!"

20 Travelling in packs

21 Moochin'...damn rite!

22 Swearing at their babies

23 Getting their mot's preggers

24 Champion Sports

25 Christmas Lights you could see from space

26 Skippin' school

27 Skippin' bail

28 Giving their kids Monster Munch and Maltesers for breakfast on the bus

29 Rollin an auld joint

30 Lacoste runners

31 Saying, "That's not my bleedin' job!"

32 Pushing prams while smoking

33 Earrings (for guys)

34 Earrings a chimpanzee could swing off (for girls)

35 Saying "He didn't do nothin'!" when he clearly did do something

36 Baseball caps (90 degrees shwaaaaaaar)

37 Adrian Kennedy Phone Show (i ****in love it)

38 Laughin at D4 heads...my fav hobbie

39 Shop-liftin'

40 Not payin' the bus fare

41 Curry Chips and a burger

42 Always following the word 'rich' with the word 'wan-ker'

43 Pulling their hoodies over their heads as they're led away from the Four Courts

44 Doin a few lines

45 Getting their hair cut so tight they look like a matchstick with ears from the back

46 Sayin 'Whats da Staaary'

Dont ya just love dublin!
I thought this belonged in AH instead of humour because its sad that some of these things are true

I got that chain e-mail a long time ago too but i didnt feel the need to pass it off as my own.Are you not unpopular enough allready?

sorry i thought people would get that it was an email

Bluetonic

Of course some of them are true, with a population of around 1,000,000 you'd be more 'sad', as you put it, if they weren't true.

Chin up though old dear, keep the home fires burin'.

zoro

I ****ing hate chain emails.

dar83

I hate people who not only obviously forward chain mail to everyone in their contacts list, but then also deem it necessary to post it on a message board for people who may not be on their contacts list...

lostexpectation

1 Aslan -No

2 Heroin (See 1) -No

3 Stealin' -No

4 Joy-ridin' -No

5 Saying 'Yaknowwhorrameyan? -No

6 Keyin' Cars -No

7 Calling people 'Bud' who are not their bud -No

8 Compo -No

9 Calling people 'Pal' who are not their pal -No

10 Shortening words and adding the letter 'o' (Anto, Decco,Corpo) -No

11 Calling people 'Boss' who are not their boss -No

12 John Player Blue -No

13 Burberry -No

14 Burglary -No

15 Fair City -No

16 Celtic shirts -No

17 Fireworks every night for the entire month preceeding Halloween -No

18 Sky Digital -No

19 Saying "I didn't bleedin' do tha'!" -No

20 Travelling in packs -No

21 Moochin'...damn rite! -No

22 Swearing at their babies -No

23 Getting their mot's preggers -No

24 Champion Sports -No

25 Christmas Lights you could see from space -No

26 Skippin' school -very little

27 Skippin' bail -No

28 Giving their kids Monster Munch and Maltesers for breakfast on the bus -No

29 Rollin an auld joint -No

30 Lacoste runners -No

31 Saying, "That's not my bleedin' job!" -occasionaly

32 Pushing prams while smoking -No

33 Earrings (for guys)-No

34 Earrings a chimpanzee could swing off (for girls) -No

35 Saying "He didn't do nothin'!" when he clearly did do something -No

36 Baseball caps (90 degrees shwaaaaaaar) -No

37 Adrian Kennedy Phone Show (i ****in love it) -No

38 Laughin at D4 heads...my fav hobbie -No

39 Shop-liftin' -No

40 Not payin' the bus fare -occasionaly

41 Curry Chips and a burger -No

42 Always following the word 'rich' with the word 'wan-ker' -often

43 Pulling their hoodies over their heads as they're led away from the Four Courts -No

44 Doin a few lines -No

45 Getting their hair cut so tight they look like a matchstick with ears from the back -No

46 Sayin 'Whats da Staaary' -No

Dont ya just love dublin!
I thought this belonged in AH instead of humour because its sad that some of these things are true

Kiera

1 The streets

2 Heroin (See 1)

3 Stealin'

4 Joy-ridin'

5 Saying 'Yaknowwhorrameyan?

6 Keyin' Cars

7 Calling people 'mate' who are not their mate

8 Compo

9 Calling people 'Pal' who are not their pal

10 Shortening words and adding the letter 'o' (Anto, Decco,Corpo)

11 Calling people 'Boss' who are not their boss

12 B&H

13 Burberry

14 Burglary

15 Eastenders

16 Chelsea/Milwall shirts

17 Fireworks every night for the entire month preceeding Halloween

18 Sky Digital

19 Saying "I didn't f*in' do tha'!"

20 Travelling in packs

21 Moochin'...damn rite!

22 Swearing at their babies

23 Getting their mot's preggers

24 JJB Sports

25 Christmas Lights you could see from space

26 Skippin' school

27 Skippin' bail

28 Giving their kids Monster Munch and Maltesers for breakfast on the bus

29 Rollin an auld joint

30 Lacoste runners

31 Saying, "That's not my bleedin' job!"

32 Pushing prams while smoking

33 Earrings (for guys)

34 Earrings a chimpanzee could swing off (for girls)

35 Saying "He didn't do nothin'!" when he clearly did do something

36 Baseball caps (90 degrees shwaaaaaaar)

37 *some English jock" Phone Show (i ****in love it)

38 Laughin at westend heads...my fav hobbie

39 Shop-liftin'

40 Not payin' the bus fare

41 Curry Chips and a burger

42 Always following the word 'rich' with the word 'wan-ker'

43 Pulling their hoodies over their heads as they're led away from the Four Courts

44 Doin a few lines

45 Getting their hair cut so tight they look like a matchstick with ears from the back

46 Sayin “Alright mate”

Dont ya just love London!

Mimikyu

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*Tripper*

That's just ****ing stupid.

miamee

whats 'sad' is that some people think that these things only happen on the Northside...or in Dublin...:rolleyes:

Mossy Monk

coolsmileygirl wrote:

18 Sky Digital

Sky Digital is only available to north Dubliners?

heroin too so i see

Kiera

Mossy Monk wrote:

Sky Digital is only available to north Dubliners?

Yes, but only the rich places like Malahide and Portmarnock.

hullaballoo

Ah, you mean the colonies of the South Side?

Mossy Monk

Kiera wrote:

Yes, but only the rich places like Malahide and Portmarnock.

i better move then

Nightwish

That e-mail describes Finglas. But it could describe any working class area of any city.

Degsy

Come to think of it i dont think i've ever sen anybody on the northside wearing burberry.Thats a stereotype that they forgot to change when it was amended from "Essex" to Northside of Dublin.Am i also to infer that once you cross the liffey you'll see no evidence of antisocial behaviour,bad parenting,intemperate habits,predictable dress sense or regional idiom.They presumably ALL dress like Dermot Galvin and speak like a 98 FM presenter..

Kiera

Even the air is bad over here on the Northside. Thats how badass we are!

r3nu4l

hullaballoo wrote:

Ah, you mean the colonies of the South Side?

hee hee, I prefer the term "pioneer outpost" myself. These people must consider themselves adventurers, living on the edge and hoping to tame the Wild North(side).

On a slightly different note, I'm originally from Lucan, in the sticks of Dublin or West Dublin so why is it that RTE etc. keep describing Finglas gangs as "West Dublin crime gangs"? It's the northside!! Clondalkin and Ballyfermot gangs are westside. Of course, Lucan is paradise and there is no crime whatsoever (switch to rose-tinted glasses mode Lieutentant!)

Must be because some well known RTE types actually live in places like Howth and Malahide, on the Northside!!

r3nu4l

hullaballoo wrote:

Ah, you mean the colonies of the South Side?

hee hee, I prefer the term "pioneer outpost" myself. These people must consider themselves adventurers, living on the edge and hoping to tame the Wild North(side).

On a slightly different note, I'm originally from Lucan, in the sticks of Dublin or West Dublin so why is it that RTE etc. keep describing Finglas gangs as "West Dublin crime gangs"? It's the northside!! Clondalkin and Ballyfermot gangs are westside. Of course, Lucan is paradise and there is no crime whatsoever (switch to rose-tinted glasses mode Lieutentant!)

Must be because some well known RTE types actually live in places like Howth and Malahide, on the Northside!!

FlutterinBantam

I take offence at the statement that Northsiders let off fireworks for a month before Halloween...


Its six f*****g months Bud!!!!

Kiera

r3nu4l wrote:

On a slightly different note, I'm originally from Lucan, in the sticks of Dublin or West Dublin so why is it that RTE etc. keep describing Finglas gangs as "West Dublin crime gangs"? It's the northside!! Clondalkin and Ballyfermot gangs are westside. Of course, Lucan is paradise and there is no crime whatsoever (switch to rose-tinted glasses mode Lieutentant!)
!!

Yes but the "westies" are from Blanch and thats in the west.

r3nu4l

FlutterinBantam wrote:

I take offence at the statement that Northsiders let off fireworks for a month before Halloween...


Its six f*****g months Bud!!!!

Hee hee, and for six months after!

Kiera, yep that's right but Blanch is also classed as West Dublin, as is Clonsilla so 'Westies' is a legitimate title but a Finglas gang described as "West Dublin", why not "North Dublin"?

Just wondering because you would swear listening to the news reports that North and South Dublin only had scangers and snobs respectively whereas West Dublin has all the crime gangs!

Nightwish

Finglas is North West Dublin so either term can be applied. When people speak of North Dublin, they usually mean Ballymun, Whitehall and out as far as Swords.

blahblah06

Kiera wrote:

Yes, but only the rich places like Malahide and Portmarnock.

what a stupid comment to make. unreal

Kiera

blahblah06 wrote:

what a stupid comment to make. unreal

What a stupid comment to believe! Unreal!

joe_chicken

blahblah06 wrote:

what a stupid comment to make. unreal

Old monicle wearing gentleman: "I agree. Absolutely. Here, Here!"
Old lady with dead rabbit as scarf: "Quite right!"
Father Dougal McGuire:"Down with this sort of thing!"

Degsy

Nightwish wrote:

Finglas is North West Dublin so either term can be applied. When people speak of North Dublin, they usually mean Ballymun, Whitehall and out as far as Swords.[/QUOT

No they dont they mean anywhere on the northside of the river liffey.If you live in finglas you dont say you're from north west dublin,you say you're from north dublin.Likewise Fairview,Clontarf,Raheny,Drumcondra,Cabra,Phibsboro,Killester,Artane,Marino,Donnycarney,coolock,Beaumont,Santry,North Strand,East Wall,Ballybough.All on the northside and refered to as such.

copacetic

Nightwish wrote:

Finglas is North West Dublin so either term can be applied. When people speak of North Dublin, they usually mean Ballymun, Whitehall and out as far as Swords.

not it's not, parts of finglas are as far east as ballymun.
in general, inside m50 = north dublin, outside you can start talking about west side..

projectmayhem

daveym wrote:

not it's not, parts of finglas are as far east as ballymun.
in general, inside m50 = north dublin, outside you can start talking about west side..

indeed. people don't realise finglas is a fairly large area, usually split in two (by the m50)... the east and west. west side of finglas is where the council estates and news crews are, and the east side touches on ballymun at one part and glasnevin on the other part.

i'm on the "glasnevin part" in a cul de sac, where apparently, my neighbours don't even live in finglas :rolleyes:

r3nu4l

Nightwish wrote:

Finglas is North West Dublin so either term can be applied.

Ah, I see, so if west Finglas is on the other side of the M50 it is West Dublin and not North Dublin? I wonder how many west Finglas people would say they are from West Dublin and not the Northside???

Not many me thinks and to get back to my off-topic point (sorry OP and mods!) shouldn't the journos refer to these Finglas gangs as West Finglas or Northside gangs rather than West Dublin?

Degsy

Nah,its nt the m50 that devides finglas its the N1(north road).In actual fact you've got yer West(which is where i live),then west of that you've got the South(where most of the trouble stems from,particularly an estate called Berryfield).Also you've got a little known area called the north which has Dunsoghly estate allthough technicaly its part of The West.Cross the N1 and head east and finglas quickly finds itself becoming glasnevin,amazing really..what used to be known as ballymun avenue is now known as glasnevin avenue and house prices have gone up accordingly.

Bluetonic

Nightwish wrote:

When people speak of North Dublin, they usually mean Ballymun, Whitehall and out as far as Swords.

I think this is pretty definitive

http://www.dublin.ie/democracy/map_constituencies.asp

Katykaboom

Should this not be titled "the knacker population of Ireland" ?

Kiera

Katykaboom wrote:

Should this not be titled "the knacker population of Ireland" ?

No, because it also applies to Manchester, London, Liverpool…….

Degsy

Bluetonic wrote:

I think this is pretty definitive

http://www.dublin.ie/democracy/map_constituencies.asp

thats for political constituencies...not colloquial area names.Your sordid fantasies about Mary Harney have no place in this discussion..

Naos

What a moron. Pointless thread. Forward it to your Bebo 'mates' to increase popularity.

Katykaboom

Kiera wrote:

No, because it also applies to Manchester, London, Liverpool…….

I wasn't aware they watched Fair City, supported Celtic, listened to The Adrian Kennedy Phone Show, and said "whats the staaaaaaary bud"

Kiera

Katykaboom wrote:

I wasn't aware they watched Fair City, supported Celtic, listened to The Adrian Kennedy Phone Show, and said "whats the staaaaaaary bud"

They are not and if you cared to read this whole thread you'd see that i changed those in my first post!!

jaggeh

looks like a whole lot of beds had people on the wrong side today.

IM A PONY!!!!

Degsy

Can we move this to thunderdome i feel like being unpleasant..

Tobias Greeshman

Just rename it What Scumbags like?, enough said tbh!

Kiera

Degsy wrote:

Can we move this to thunderdome i feel like being unpleasant..

Pick me pick me *jumps up and down*

Katykaboom

Kiera wrote:

They are not and if you cared to read this whole thread you'd see that i changed those in my first post!!

what has your knickers in a twist ey? I was only making a simple statement! Anyway I was actually referring to the original post not yours so what you are saying isn't really relevant to what I was saying is it?

joe_chicken

Katykaboom wrote:

what has your knickers in a twist ey? I was only making a simple statement! Anyway I was actually referring to the original post not yours so what you are saying isn't really relevant to what I was saying is it?

A small pony: "Yes yes, I agree totally"
A large bear shaped animal with no feet: "Abso-pos-itively"
Numerous small monsters underneath your bed: "True"

Kiera

Katykaboom wrote:

what has your knickers in a twist ey? I was only making a simple statement! Anyway I was actually referring to the original post not yours so what you are saying isn't really relevant to what I was saying is it?

No but if you read the whole thread you wouldnt have had to make that pointless comment. My knickers got in a twist when you decided to be a smart ass towards me (see below)

Katykaboom wrote:

I wasn't aware they watched Fair City, supported Celtic, listened to The Adrian Kennedy Phone Show, and said "whats the staaaaaaary bud"

Katykaboom

Meooooow. Relax the cacks, I really dont feel like this kind of crap right now. Im just about to finish work for the weekend and Im not getting into a pathetic slagging match.

And for your own thoughts there, I didnt intend it in a smart way. Mother of God.

Degsy

THUNDERDOME THUNDERDOME!!!

Kiera

Degsy wrote:

THUNDERDOME THUNDERDOME!!!

Right me and you in the thunderdome NOW!

Degsy

I'm,like sooo there dude!