Rejoin the UK - Yes or No

RiverWilde

I'm putting up this poll just for divilment really.

If the economy went completely and the only way Ireland (south) could survive would be to rejoin the UK (assuming of course that Her Majesty didn't tell us to piss off - politely of course!)

Who would be in favour of such an action?

Riv

xOxSinéadxOx

will people ever stop going on about this? NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
they wouldn't have us anyway!

holly1

Even if they did we dont want to go backwards!!

galwayrush

Absolutely not, i just think we shouldn't have left it until the motorways were built.

Mr. Presentable

I'm with Sinead on this. No.

deleriumtremens

Never never never...well maybe

Abi

Riv *snort*

Yah sure. Fire it up. I'll try anything twice.

A Primal Nut

Firstly, can't see Ireland going down without Britain, as the world economy would be the biggest threat to either. Secondly, if it did happen Britain obviously wouldn't want us. And thirdly, if they did accept us it would hardly solve our problems - plenty of countries have massive differences in living standards from region to region (e.g. Italy). If our economy is already ****ed then joining England isn't gonna make much difference.

Zebra3

I voted Other. Assume that means the bit of Ireland that didn't get out years ago should now leave. :pac:

RiverWilde

Abigayle wrote: »

Riv *snort*

Yah sure. Fire it up. I'll try anything twice.

lol

Adamcp898

YES!

If we hadn't left or even had kept Sterling we might not be in as bad of a situation as we're in now or at the very least not have a load of dimwits running the country. They might be able to make a half decent job of us now if they would take us but I think HRH would politely decline.

Alessandra

I'd say hell would freeze over before anyone south of the border would agree to that. Why would that ever be an option? Sure their economy is in a bad way as well! Rubbish idea to be honest.

galwayrush

Adamcp898 wrote: »

YES!

If we hadn't left or even had kept Sterling we might not be in as bad of a situation as we're in now or at the very least not have a load of dimwits running the country. They might be able to make a half decent job of us now if they would take us but I think HRH would politely decline.

I think HRH would keel over with a heart attack from laughing too much.:D

sneakerfreak

we never 'joined' in the first place ffs

stupid thread

IHATELIBERTAS

typical west brit idiocy. we are already part of EU something much greater than the uk, and if anything we should be going towards a more organised EU, but no lets join the ****ing UK.:rolleyes: NO YOUR ALRIGHT THANKS

deleriumtremens

Wait a minute, are the people clicking "yes" just doing it for the laugh?? Please tell me you's are! Seriously, the idea makes me sick.

Guy:Incognito

I cant see them wanting to make the bottomless money pit they already have on the island any bigger.

deleriumtremens wrote: »

Wait a minute, are the people clicking "yes" just doing it for the laugh?? Please tell me you's are! Seriously, the idea makes me sick.

People in "not all having the same opinion" shocker!!!

galwayrush

Seriously, if we did join, imagine all out famous actors, sportspeople and musicians being described as British in the media?.:eek:.........................oh wait....:D

deadhead13

The Uk is even more f.....d than we are.

IHATELIBERTAS

Stekelly wrote: »

I cant see them wanting to make the bottomless money pit they already have on the island any bigger.




People in "not all having the same opinion" shocker!!!

people in '****ing internet begrudgery inferiority complex sheep mentality shocker'

Davidius

This question is asked too often, what's worse is that the people who are serious are the ones who don't realise there's more to a nation than it's economy.

No^tan(0.99999999999999pi/2).

Mr. Presentable

Adamcp898 wrote: »

YES!

If we hadn't left or even had kept Sterling we might not be in as bad of a situation as we're in now or at the very least not have a load of dimwits running the country. They might be able to make a half decent job of us now if they would take us but I think HRH would politely decline.

Look, if you like the english so much, move there. That economy is in far worse shape than ours.

mike65

Davidius, poetry and diddle-eyes wont butter many parsnips.

thusspakeblixa

Atari Jaguar?

sneakerfreak

deleriumtremens wrote: »

Wait a minute, are the people clicking "yes" just doing it for the laugh?? Please tell me you's are! Seriously, the idea makes me sick.

youd be surprised at the amount of west brits in this country,they would be out wavin wee union jacks at a moments notice of the brits comin back and queen whatever her ugky ****in face is paradin down o'connell street

nipplenuts wrote: »

Look, if you like the english so much, move there. That economy is in far worse shape than ours.

if you dont like it get the boat yis bastards and enjoy your £60 a week dole or whatever it is over there

Davidius

mike65 wrote: »

Davidius, poetry and diddle-eyes wont butter many parsnips.

Well aside from the fact that I hate poetry and don't know many people with this so called "diddle-eye" condition, I should also point out that parsnips aren't everything.

Also butter is disgusting.

994

sneakerfreak wrote: »

we never 'joined' in the first place ffs

stupid thread

Yes "we" did, in 1800 the Irish Parliament voted to join the UK. It was just as representative of the Irish people as the then House of Commons was of the British people. (i.e., not very)

Podge2k7

NO.!

mike65

Whats "Other" option supposed to be for? Your Ma?

thusspakeblixa

mike65 wrote: »

Whats "Other" option supposed to be for?

Invading Iceland/Faroe Islands.
The way forward.

Guy:Incognito

Should have made it a public poll. Then we'd know who to chase out with pitchforks.

Run_to_da_hills

A Definite NO.

Do we want to be ruled by an up and coming fascist state? NO

In the News Yesterday. The UK is now considering to ration holiday flights to cut down on greenhouse gasses. :rolleyes:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/4536352/Flights-could-be-rationed-says-environment-tsar-Lord-Turner.html

Guy:Incognito

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

A Definite NO.

Do we want to be ruled by an up and coming fascist state? NO

In the News Yesterday. The UK is now considering to ration holiday flights to cut down on greenhouse gasses. :rolleyes:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/4536352/Flights-could-be-rationed-says-environment-tsar-Lord-Turner.html

Any chance to work in a bit of that , eh RTDH?

How many of these proposals youve ranted anout over the last while have seen the light of day?

DublinWriter

mike65 wrote: »

Davidius, poetry and diddle-eyes wont butter many parsnips.

...or pay any GP visit bills, or build any infrastructure.

I think Irish people regard the UK as much the same way as people from Cork regard the rest of the country.

We need to build a bridge, get over it, and maybe get some jobs over there.

Again.

As Uncle Gaybo said sometime in the mid 80's, we should hand the place back to the Queen with an apology note.

Our complete self-regard as a nation has led us to take our eye off dodgy politicians.

Who cares, just as long as we're being swindled by our own, bejaysus and begorrah, shure have another planning application approval.

Min

We need to get some money into Ireland, not join the UK.

To do this we could sue the UK for mental trauma caused to our relatives down through the centuries, compensation for Cromwell coming here and giving us the option of hell or Connaught, not a great choice really and then we have the apology from Tony Blair for the famine so where is the money? We will have plenty of barristers, senior counsels etc out of work with the tribunals shut down, well they can be used to sue foreign nations for any bad that happened to us from foreigners...
Then we have among the lowest amount of forests in percentage terms when it comes to area of land under trees, well the British cut them all down, we are still waiting for payment for that wood and its a lot of wood....

We don't need to join the UK, we need to sue them since the taxes from property deals has collapsed we need more revenue, it would be good if we good get all those legal eagles who took a lot of money from the state with tribunals to now make the state some money.
Its time to start suing......:D

DublinWriter

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

In the News Yesterday. The UK is now considering to ration holiday flights to cut down on greenhouse gasses. :rolleyes:

Wow. Crazy. What next? A 22p levy on plastic bags?

Those mad PC Brits!

RiverWilde

Stekelly wrote: »

Should have made it a public poll. Then we'd know who to chase out with pitchforks.

Should we start stockpiling pitchforks and torches then? Maybe we could raid the Gaiety props dept. and get some 'peasant' gear to wear while we do it.

lol

Riv

demakinz

who voted yes..kick them out the b^$T^RDS

Tech3

No no no.

deleriumtremens

DublinWriter wrote: »

As Uncle Gaybo said sometime in the mid 80's, we should hand the place back to the Queen with an apology note.

Gay Byrne? What an elitist ascendency p'rick, while the rest of the country was shuffling in a dole queue that b'astard was eating turkey dinners. Out of touch b'astard. Makes me respect Pat Kenny.

Zebra3

sneakerfreak wrote: »

youd be surprised at the amount of west brits in this country,they would be out wavin wee union jacks at a moments notice of the brits comin back and queen whatever her ugky ****in face is paradin down o'connell street

Need the German flags out for Lizzie though.

gurramok

994 wrote: »

Yes "we" did, in 1800 the Irish Parliament voted to join the UK. It was just as representative of the Irish people as the then House of Commons was of the British people. (i.e., not very)

Wrong. Only Protestants were allowed to vote and at that, only middle class Protestants, they even excluded the Protestant poor.
Catholics formed 80%+ of the population at the time and they did not have the right to vote. Look up Daniel O'Connell and his campaign for Catholics having the right to vote.
I'd rather join Germany than the UK. They have a track record in been prudent with their economy. (Hitler jokes aside )

KateF

Who in their right mind said 'yes' ffs!? Get a grip
And if we were to "rejoin" that would mean we were originally in the UK which we were not!

KateF

gurramok wrote: »

Wrong. Only Protestants were allowed to vote and at that, only middle class Protestants, they even excluded the Protestant poor.
Catholics formed 80%+ of the population at the time and they did not have the right to vote.

<---Stupid, idiotic thread which inevitably turn into Catholic/Protestant argument......

Cathal_Mc

We are already economically dependent on the UK in terms of trade, retail etc it wouldnt make much of a difference if we joined them or not.

Independence in name only.

xOxSinéadxOx

deleriumtremens wrote: »

Wait a minute, are the people clicking "yes" just doing it for the laugh?? Please tell me you's are! Seriously, the idea makes me sick.

some people are stupid. like when we have to revote on the lisbon treaty people will pick yes because they will think that's why we're in a recession now

Min

Spain could join us

Aren't we suppose to be descended from people from Northern Spain....

We then would have Ireland North - our current nation and then we could have Ireland south - Spain where we could take our holidays...
Our tourism figures would go up by over 40 million....we would have a great soccer team, some fine tennis players, some fine motorsport drivers etc

We need Spain to become a part of Ireland....

tbaymusicman

galwayrush wrote: »

Absolutely not, i just think we shouldn't have left it until the motorways were built.

that is feckin brilliant:D:D

IHATELIBERTAS

Min wrote: »

Spain could join us

Aren't we suppose to be descended from people from Northern Spain....

We then would have Ireland North - our current nation and then we could have Ireland south - Spain where we could take our holidays...
Our tourism figures would go up by over 40 million....we would have a great soccer team, some fine tennis players, some fine motorsport drivers etc

We need Spain to become a part of Ireland....

well if the spanish had got the finger out we would all be speaking spanish probably now

Adamcp898

Min wrote: »

Spain could join us

Aren't we suppose to be descended from people from Northern Spain....

We then would have Ireland North - our current nation and then we could have Ireland south - Spain where we could take our holidays...
Our tourism figures would go up by over 40 million....we would have a great soccer team, some fine tennis players, some fine motorsport drivers etc

We need Spain to become a part of Ireland....

I hear there's a large delegation going over this Summer to negotiate the deal :pac:

KateF

Seriously.......WHO is voting yes???