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Westmeath does its bit in the fight against globalterrorism

  • 28-08-2006 6:04pm
    #1
    sharkman
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 6,527 Mod ✭✭✭✭


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  • #2
    Tricity Bendix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,510 ✭✭✭Tricity Bendix


    Classic!


    Which wonderful rag was this story printed in?

    It says the poor fella was 'punched, bitten and held on the ground for 20 minutes'.


  • #3
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    What paper is that from?


  • #4
    Merrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭Merrick


    They actually thought that Bin Laden would hide out in Westmeath!?

    Poor guy.


  • #5
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Terrorist attack on Athlone eh? :) Poor chap indeed.


  • #6
    shane86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭shane86


    A man in his 60s held him dowj for 20 whole minutes? Is that real?

    Its Fr Jack and the Bob Geldof thing again


    "jaysus Tomjoe, is that your man Bin Laden over there?"

    "I dunno like, hes fierce let himself go"

    "ah sure hasnt al quaeda proper went to sh1te since they took over Afghanistan., Ill check, here Osama...."

    "FECK OFF!"

    "Oh its him alright" *tip their hats and hold their pints aloft*


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  • #7
    JohnK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,780 ✭✭✭JohnK


    Please tell me thats a joke :(


  • #8
    InFront
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,698 ✭✭✭InFront


    Is that actually real? At least he was well intentioned I suppose, brave man taking on Osama bin Laden etc in a streetfight, wouldnt you be expecting him to be carring a Kalzhnikov or some such thing???


  • #9
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    The funniest thing about this is that it took the guarda 20 minutes to help the trader!

    the guarda station in athlone is just across the road from the market!


  • #10
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Actually, if this was in a Roscommon weekly news paper (I forget the name) the it is a skit, they do something like this every week.

    One week the artical was on Jerry Ryan any everything.


  • #11
    Day-wanna-wonga
    Closed Accounts Posts: 189 ✭✭Day-wanna-wonga


    Stupid boggers...


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  • #12
    pcorry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭pcorry


    nope, its a piss take.was in my local paper about 3 months ago (Donegal Democrat), the same article word for word with town names swapped.
    I Have it stuck on my fridge.


  • #13
    fillmore jive
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭fillmore jive


    its very funny alright, but its defo a piss take. just look at the map!


  • #14
    That Guy 901
    Closed Accounts Posts: 386 ✭✭That Guy 901


    Haha brilliant post! That poor arab guy!


  • #15
    Hail 2 Da Chimp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭Hail 2 Da Chimp


    Thats funny as it could only happen in Westmeath...


  • #16
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,946 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    That post does to humour what diorrheah does to sandwiches. Nothing good but everyone still laughs.


  • #17
    crazy angel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 729 ✭✭✭crazy angel


    thank god that angle grinder wasnt whipped out!


  • #18
    raheny red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,627 ✭✭✭raheny red


    People out of Dubland are quite unique in a strange way but when it comes to the Mid-landers nobody comes close!


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