General Chit Chat Thread

lighthouse · 25-09-2010 10:36pm

dambarude wrote: »

Tá signature nua agam!

Interesting. Not quite sure if that is a complement or not. I suspect not by the tongue but then if you look at the main page of misu.ie there are plenty of students sticking out their tongues so it mustn't be that bad.

lighthouse · 25-09-2010 10:41pm

Tragedy wrote: »

Not at all. Blaming Coveney for Cowens performance is ridiculous. Blaming Coveney(not solely mind, but he had a huge part to play) for using his heightened profile to imply Cowen was drunk/hungover isn't. Is it?

I think as dambarude echoed it is best to apportion blame at the source. I agree that his comments probably did add fuel to the fire but if the fire hadn't been lit in the first place it would never have got out of control. Do you not agree?

dambarude · 25-09-2010 10:45pm

lighthouse wrote: »

Interesting. Not quite sure if that is a complement or not. I suspect not by the tongue but then if you look at the main page of misu.ie there are plenty of students sticking out their tongues so it mustn't be that bad.

Well it was meant to be more 'tongue in cheek' but...

I think I might change it to another photo. Hang on....

Tragedy · 25-09-2010 10:47pm

lighthouse wrote: »

I think as dambarude echoed it is best to apportion blame at the source. I agree that his comments probably did add fuel to the fire but if the fire hadn't been lit in the first place it would never have got out of control. Do you not agree?

Of course. I don't know why Brian Cowen is Taoiseach, he hasn't done a single thing and the government and our economy has been riding on Brian Lenihan for the last however long.

If he was intelligent and getting the job done, I could excuse poor interpersonal skills and tv presence. But he doesn't seem to offer anything, and my suspicion is he remains Taoiseach because no-one else wants it, and FF can use him to try hold on to power for as long as possible with none of the current possibilities being tarnished with the Recession for the rest of their lives.
A bit like Harney still being Health Minister, no-one else wants that poisoned chalice.

I still think Coveney acted like an idiot though, and as a politician he really really should both have known better and been more political about it :pac:

@dambarude, try this.

dambarude · 25-09-2010 10:59pm

Ta for the suggestion Tragedy but I think I'll go with this one, he's a bit less unbecoming in it:rolleyes:

lighthouse · 25-09-2010 10:59pm

dambarude wrote: »

Well it was meant to be more 'tongue in cheek' but...

or maybe tongue out of cheek

Tragedy wrote: »

I still think Coveney acted like an idiot though, and as a politician he really really should both have known better and been more political about it :pac:

God we're making progress we are agreeing on a few things. yes it probably was a bit reckless considering where that remark ended up. It just shows you you have to be very careful, a throw away comment on Twitter is the same as saying it on the Late Late Show.

that's why I'll have to be careful about what I say on this as it could come back to haunt me when I'm being offered the post of Taoiseach in years to come

Tragedy · 25-09-2010 11:00pm

What about

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lighthouse · 25-09-2010 11:00pm

dambarude wrote: »

Ta for the suggestion Tragedy but I think I'll go with this one, he's a bit less unbecoming in it:rolleyes:

Sweet.

lighthouse · 26-09-2010 2:31pm

i know we have the old BC story pretty much exhausted at this stage but I think BC should take heart from the headline in today's Sunday Indo;
"99% back Brian in poll swing"

dambarude · 26-09-2010 2:56pm

lighthouse wrote: »

i know we have the old BC story pretty much exhausted at this stage but I think BC should take heart from the headline in today's Sunday Indo;
"99% back Brian in poll swing"

I think the findings of that poll are dubious at best:rolleyes:.

If you were to use similar research/statistical methods in an FYP I think you'd fail.:pac:

D4RK ONION · 26-09-2010 2:59pm

So... how about that weather?

dambarude · 26-09-2010 3:01pm

If it wasn't for Brian Cowen the weather would be much better:mad:;)

RonMexico · 26-09-2010 3:31pm

What is the best place to grab a bite to eat near Mary I between 5-6pm that won't cost me an arm and a leg?

Tragedy · 26-09-2010 3:45pm

****ty Wok above Scotts if you fancy cheapish chinese. A lot of people get rolls from the Centra on Dock Road, but dunno the price. I think Scotts itself does wraps and rolls and stuff too.

D4RK ONION · 26-09-2010 3:50pm

RonMexico wrote: »

What is the best place to grab a bite to eat near Mary I between 5-6pm that won't cost me an arm and a leg?

Subway, just up the road from you! OM NOM Meatball Marinara.

Tragedy · 26-09-2010 3:52pm

Do they do a student deal in the one by Mary I? I fricken love subway, but it's not all that cheap unless they have an offer(€4 for a footlong+drink is the student offer by us)

RonMexico · 26-09-2010 4:37pm

D4RK ONION wrote: »

Subway, just up the road from you! OM NOM Meatball Marinara.

Thats what I had during the week:D Those pizza slices are nice too.

Not much of a sandwich guy though...

D4RK ONION · 26-09-2010 5:13pm

No student offer to my knowledge, but it's €5 footlongs after 5 or 6, can't remember.

lighthouse · 26-09-2010 6:07pm

D4RK ONION wrote: »

So... how about that weather?

or even X Factor, our Mary from Ballyfermot or some such place is on again tonight. I suspect she get's through.

RonMexico wrote: »

What is the best place to grab a bite to eat near Mary I between 5-6pm that won't cost me an arm and a leg?

Scott's do their €8 specials all day. I was a big fan of Scott's until Punch's started doing student specials for €6.50 except they are only available between noon and 3pm.

RibenaHead · 26-09-2010 6:53pm

RonMexico wrote: »

What is the best place to grab a bite to eat near Mary I between 5-6pm that won't cost me an arm and a leg?

Dolan's have lovely food and it's not too expensive!

munsterdevil · 26-09-2010 7:35pm

Jaysus, I haven't been on here in a few days and I was wondering why the Mary I forum had gone into its 96th page and nearly 1,500 posts! I said to myself that half the college must have signed up to it, instead it was just a Cowen bashing/defensive contest!

Boards is a bit like a pub, in that they are two things you never bring up, or else you'll end up killing each other, politics and religion.

lighthouse · 26-09-2010 7:38pm

[QUOTE=munsterdevil;68204270
Boards is a bit like a pub, in that they are two things you never bring up, or else you'll end up killing each other, politics and religion.[/QUOTE]

At least with boards it's a little harder to actually get that punch in (from a physical point of view).
But it was fun all the same

RonMexico · 26-09-2010 7:39pm

I agree but I am willing to bet that an argument over X-Factor would be ten times worse.

ciarraioch1 · 26-09-2010 8:37pm

The higher resolution photos from Cowen's visit can be found here

Also, +1 for a mic forum. This sticky is getting a huge amount of traffic, and is being viewed by students and lecturers alike!

lighthouse · 26-09-2010 8:42pm

Our mary from Ballyfermot or some such place just got through

Insect Overlord · 26-09-2010 8:50pm

That really has nothing to do with Mary I...

dambarude · 26-09-2010 10:08pm

munsterdevil wrote: »

..... politics and religion.

The former has just been done. The latter hasn't, but there sure is a lot to say about it in a Mary I thread/forum:P

lighthouse · 26-09-2010 10:16pm

dambarude wrote: »

The former has just been done. The latter hasn't, but there sure is a lot to say about it in a Mary I thread/forum:P

Right, who wants to fire the first shot :eek:

RibenaHead · 26-09-2010 10:55pm

Let he without sin cast the first stone...

Insect Overlord · 26-09-2010 10:58pm

...and with that, Mary took aim and fired

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