What is it about Ireland in a recession

apoch632

That attracts herself?? :D:rolleyes:

http://bit.ly/oOETI

Tyler MacDurden

apoch632 wrote: »

That attracts herself?? :D:rolleyes:

http://bit.ly/oOETI

I was just thinking the same bloody thing. You think we're making progress and then... this.

A girl who has braved the gauntlet of lunatics posted the following over in After Hours:

Originally Posted by panda100
Im down in Rathkeale visiting the rents at the moment, I swear there is never a dull moment in this town!

Just went to see the 'apparition'.
About 100 cars parked outside.
Photographers and reporters everywhere.
Theres a vigil around the tree stump of about 60 people saying the rosary.
Theres a queue of about 40 people waiting for a blessing of some healing eucharist minister.


Storys doing the rounds are that they tried to cut down the tree earlier and the saw broke. Then when they tried to saw it again It didnt even make a dent in the tree.The settled Rathkeale travellers have said that If they want to cut down the tree then they'll have to get through them first.

Il be back tommorow selling holy water bottles and rosary beads!

Words fail me.

Dave!

I reckon I could cut down the f*cking tree :rolleyes:

MORONS

Red Hand

Dave! wrote: »

I reckon I could cut down the f*cking tree :rolleyes:

MORONS

And make it into paper that goes into a reprint of The God Delusion
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Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

people turning to religion in hard times shocker!! more details on page 6

turn to page 19 for tips on sniffing your own farts from the irish atheist society.

Zillah

That aint nuthin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOn6B5esNug

Overblood

Be da holy jaysus, I'm converting. Is there a form to sign that cancels the form that I signed to cancel my baptism?

eoin5

I see a hoof instead of a hand, hmmm.

Bougeoir

How do they know it's the Virgin Mary on the tree stump if nobody knows what she looked like (or indeed existed) to begin with? I found it amusing that the priest dismissed it as a load of nonsense and told them to stop worshipping a tree! haha As for Michael Jackson appearing on trees, those people are just deluded as the Rathkealians. Idiots!

The Mad Hatter

Zillah wrote: »

That aint nuthin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOn6B5esNug

You know, I can usually see at least what these people are talking about, even though they're usually just vague outlines, but I can't see anything on that one. Or, to put it another way, "you know I try to put the best face on everything, but there is no face on those damn beans!"

Soul Winner

Zillah wrote: »

That aint nuthin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOn6B5esNug

My money is on Chewbacca

Dades

“There’s nothing there, it’s just a tree. People shouldn’t worship a tree”, Fr Willie Russell said.

Says the guy with an effigy of two planks of wood hanging around his neck. :pac:

mewso

Evolution at work. The tree has learnt that to survive in this environment it has a better chance if it has a branch shaped like the virgin mary.

robindch

mewso wrote: »

The tree has learnt that to survive in this environment it has a better chance if it has a branch shaped like the virgin mary.

Survive? Looks to me like it's suffered some seriously fatal knife wounds:

mewso

robindch wrote: »

Survive? Looks to me like it's suffered some seriously fatal knife wounds:

I'm sure it will rise again.

Galvasean

eoin5 wrote: »

I see a hoof instead of a hand, hmmm.

The Virgin Mary has come to warn us all of swine flu!!! :eek:

markopantelic

what the **** is that picture all about? the virgin ****ing mary? are irish culchies seriously that retarded?

dvpower

Jesus: I was on 5 pieces of toast last week.
Mary: I'll get back to you.

amacachi

It would be funny if it wasn't so scary.

Goduznt Xzst

robindch wrote: »

In other news, tacky plastic crosses, rosary beads and glow in the dark Mary figurines have seen a spike in sales in the limerick area.

GLaDOS

I had a look at the "apparition" and genuinely laughed out loud. The term clutching at straws comes to mind

Mena

I've news for these people: Assuming she existed, she was no virgin.

bnt

What kind of plank would fall for this? Does this happen in any other branch of Christianity? I'm just stumped ... :pac:

Does anybody else think that it's a bit ironic that "she's" wearing a cross around "her" neck?

'tis a bit sick to wear a symbol of your crucified son around your neck, when you think about it.

Dr Pepper

Who cuts down trees like that? I usually just cut horizontally through the trunk... or if I'm feeling a bit artistic, I'll cut out a wedge and push it over.

Red Hand

I just saw the picture now, funny stuff! Better use Ronseal Five Year Woodstain....does exactly as it says in the bible on the tin.

Dinner

Quote of the day from the local priest.

Irish Times wrote:

Local parish priest Fr Willie Russell said on radio station Limerick Live 95FM yesterday that people should not worship the tree. “There’s nothing there . . . it’s just a tree . . . you can’t worship a tree.”

Sometimes sense comes from the most unlikely of sources.

darjeeling

I'm sure this has been posted somewhere in this forum before, but I'll post it here for anyone wanting to familiarise themselves with the complete works of the great cosmic tag artist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvjGIkl2yDY

kiffer

mewso wrote: »

I'm sure it will rise again.

In tree days?

Zombrex

A virgin in Limerick .. now that would be a miracle ... w'ah w'ah w'ah :pac:

stevejazzx

i once met a fine limerick lady
someplace formidably shady
she said it was her first time
but that was just a line
I'd been barking up the wrong tree:p

eoin5

Roughly 600 people there on thursday, thats just sad.

bnt

It's not just Ireland. Here's a new one, in Bryan, Texas: the Virgin Mary in a bird dropping. No, this is not a joke. Not intentionally, at least.

PS: I'm off to Houston TX for most of August. If I don't come back, it'll be because I failed to respect the local tribes and their primitive superstitious customs. :eek:

Galvasean

bnt wrote: »

It's not just Ireland. Here's a new one, in Bryan, Texas: the Virgin Mary in a bird dropping. No, this is not a joke. Not intentionally, at least.

Common mistake, they got feces mixed up with faces.

jmccoy

Galvasean wrote: »

Common mistake, they got feces mixed up with faces.

They've got bird crap mixed up with bull crap.

Genghiz Cohen

bnt wrote: »

It's not just Ireland. Here's a new one, in Bryan, Texas: the Virgin Mary in a bird dropping. No, this is not a joke. Not intentionally, at least.

PS: I'm off to Houston TX for most of August. If I don't come back, it'll be because I failed to respect the local tribes and their primitive superstitious customs. :eek:

Why is it that I see the Tier 8 Warlock head....
Leenk

Poppy78

The good old bvm she always turns up during slow tourism years.

Galvasean

I read in a tabloid that some casino owner wants to buy the stump for 5k.

Dave!

Yes, the same casino that owns the toast thing...... SRSLY

Shacklebolt

markopantelic wrote: »

what the **** is that picture all about? the virgin ****ing mary? are irish culchies seriously that retarded?

The population of Rathkeale mostly consists of Travellers a group that arent known for their high standards of education and rationality.

thetoken

Shacklebolt wrote: »

The population of Rathkeale mostly consists of Travellers a group that arent known for their high standards of education and rationality.

LOL

Originally Posted by Irish Times
Local parish priest Fr Willie Russell said on radio station Limerick Live 95FM yesterday that people should not worship the tree. “There’s nothing there . . . it’s just a tree . . . you can’t worship a tree.”

you can substitute tree with so many other words ....

Quentinkrisp

it looks like a giant, boneless blob thing to me:pac: that or a mystical scifi figure in a cloak:D

Standman

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

Does anybody else think that it's a bit ironic that "she's" wearing a cross around "her" neck?

'tis a bit sick to wear a symbol of your crucified son around your neck, when you think about it.

Come to think about it, it's a bit sick for anyone to wear a symbol of somebodies crucified son around their neck.

studiorat

Oh it's around her neck... I thought she was bending over and that was her hoop!

The Mad Hatter

Quentinkrisp wrote: »

it looks like a giant, boneless blob thing to me:pac: that or a mystical scifi figure in a cloak:D

Looks like a ****ing tree stump to me.

Shacklebolt

Its a miracle!

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Found it yesterday. Its one of the animals from the stable in Bethlehem. Or at least it looks as much like it as the stump does like Mary.

CerebralCortex

Shacklebolt wrote: »

Its a miracle!

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Found it yesterday. Its one of the animals from the stable in Bethlehem. Or at least it looks as much like it as the stump does like Mary.

:pac: