To all ye fordiners ...

Long Onion

Using Boards a lot recently and I have noticed that a number of users hail from country's other than the Emerald Isle. I was wondering if any of you have no formal links with Ireland (i.e. haven't lived here, have no family here etc.)

I would be interested to know how you came across the site, what encouraged you to start (and continue) posting and what kind of impression the site has given you of the country and it's inhabitants,

Has it encouraged you to come and visit or do you think we should all be tied up and shot with balls of our own sh1te?

Biggins

Long Onion wrote: »

...do you think we should all be tied up and shot with balls of our own sh1te?

Definately some! Yep.
Next question...

getz

Long Onion wrote: »

Using Boards a lot recently and I have noticed that a number of users hail from country's other than the Emerald Isle. I was wondering if any of you have no formal links with Ireland (i.e. haven't lived here, have no family here etc.)

I would be interested to know how you came across the site, what encouraged you to start (and continue) posting and what kind of impression the site has given you of the country and it's inhabitants,

Has it encouraged you to come and visit or do you think we should all be tied up and shot with balls of our own sh1te?

since my first holliday in ireland, i fell in love with the country and people,i have been to ireland before as a child in school for a couple of months in 1952. and as a merchant seaman docking in dublin in1960,and at that time i dident like it very much,i am of irish ancestry three generations back, but now i cannot get enough of it,and the three of us me, the wife ,and dog,stay over a month every year in south wicklow,with now my best friends all irish.i found this site when looking for irish news.items, and i love the meetings of minds of all the boardies.

Mr.David

You guys are IRISH?!!:eek:

Oh my God I love iiiirrrelaaandddd! My great great grandmother is like totally 1/512 Irish she came from Southern Ireland - Long Ford I think.

Thats so neat you guys!

:P

Slow Motion

Mr.David wrote: »

You guys are IRISH?!!:eek:

Oh my God I love iiiirrrelaaandddd! My great great grandmother is like totally 1/512 Irish she came from Southern Ireland - Long Ford I think.

Thats so neat you guys!

:P

Really? GTFO! You must know Paddy Murray so he's from Sligo!

Mr.David

Slow Motion wrote: »

Really? GTFO! You must know Paddy Murray so he's from Sligo!

Is that Paddy that makes the mints?

brummytom

I've got loads of family in Ireland, but that's got nothing to do with me using boards.

I was trying to find some information on a poem I'd heard on the Dubliners Late Late Show, 'The Lament For Brendan Behan' and Google linked to here.

I stopped to have a look around, found After Hours, lurked for a few months and finally took the plunge to post.


Now, 4 months on, I've got over 1,300 posts and even less of a life than before

Long Onion

Mr.David wrote: »

Is that Paddy that makes the mints?

Nah man, you're thinking of Ritchie;)

suomi

I'm from Finland and I found boards by just googling Ireland. I've never been there, I have no family there, I don't even know anyone who has been there. And yet I'm pretty much obsessed with it. I'm coming to Ireland though in October. And if I had to judge the Irish people based on the boards, I'd say you are the funniest and wittiest people in the whole wide world.

Slow Motion

Mr.David wrote: »

Is that Paddy that makes the mints?

Long Onion wrote: »

Nah man, you're thinking of Ritchie;)

That's the cousin (the one we don't talk about). Paddy's the one with the bong eye and the limp!

jd83

Id say after hours effects tourism in ireland. They log on here and see were all crazy and decide im never setting foot here.

Mr.David

Slow Motion wrote: »

That's the cousin (the one we don't talk about). Paddy's the one with the bong eye and the limp!

Does he still have the oul gimpy leprachaun?

Grand oul fella Paddy, some eye on him too.

Slow Motion

suomi wrote: »

I'm from Finland and I found boards by just googling Ireland. I've never been there, I have no family there, I don't even know anyone who has been there. And yet I'm pretty much obsessed with it. I'm coming to Ireland though in October. And if I had to judge the Irish people based on the boards, I'd say you are the funniest and wittiest people in the whole wide world.

I see a chead mila failte beers in the offing! *









*feel free to correct the spelling

brummytom

suomi wrote: »

And if I had to judge the Irish people based on the boards, I'd say you are the funniest and wittiest people in the whole wide world.

+1.
After Hours is full of wit, if only everyday conversation could be like that .

With regards to making me visit, can't really say as we visit fairly often anyway. One thing's for sure, the second I turn 18 (or get a fake ID :P) I'm coming to a boards beers :cool:

Mr.David

suomi wrote: »

I'm from Finland and I found boards by just googling Ireland. I've never been there, I have no family there, I don't even know anyone who has been there. And yet I'm pretty much obsessed with it. I'm coming to Ireland though in October. And if I had to judge the Irish people based on the boards, I'd say you are the funniest and wittiest people in the whole wide world.

Cead mile failte romhait

Slow Motion

Mr.David wrote: »

Does he still have the oul gimpy leprachaun?

Grand oul fella Paddy, some eye on him too.

No! He had to release Bono back into the wild, something to do with the lawyers!

suomi

Mr.David wrote: »

Cead mile failte romhait

If you're saying what I google thinks you said, no problem.

dlofnep

I was born in this small country called Waterford. I grew up watching Ireland on the TV. I quickly learned that Ireland had a second name, Dublin. Waterford was once apart of Ireland so it seems, but in the great ego fallout of 1990, Dublin rejected claims of anyone else on the Island as being Irish and labelled them as Boggers.

So now I live in the Independant Republic of Waterford, alongside our neighbours - The People's Republic of Cork (Great for trade and whores). We are doing well and are happy to see the back of Ireland (Or Dublin as it's now known). I do still visit Ireland occasionally for shopping, and to piss in the Liffey.

Slow Motion

dlofnep wrote: »

I was born in this small country called Waterford. I grew up watching Ireland on the TV. I quickly learned that Ireland had a second name, Dublin. Waterford was once apart of Ireland so it seems, but in the great ego fallout of 1990, Dublin rejected claims of anyone else on the Island as being Irish and labelled them as Boggers.

So now I live in the Independant Republic of Waterford, alongside our neighbours - The People's Republic of Cork (Great for trade and whores). We are doing well and are happy to see the back of Ireland (Or Dublin as it's now known). I do still visit Ireland occasionally for shopping, and to piss in the Liffey.

*Pats on head* There, there! Keep up with the councelling and you will eventually get over that inferiority complex! Maybe :rolleyes:

Long Onion

dlofnep wrote: »

I was born in this small country called Waterford. I grew up watching Ireland on the TV. I quickly learned that Ireland had a second name, Dublin. Waterford was once apart of Ireland so it seems, but in the great ego fallout of 1990, Dublin rejected claims of anyone else on the Island as being Irish and labelled them as Boggers.

So now I live in the Independant Republic of Waterford, alongside our neighbours - The People's Republic of Cork (Great for trade and whores). We are doing well and are happy to see the back of Ireland (Or Dublin as it's now known). I do still visit Ireland occasionally for shopping, and to piss in the Liffey.

But you still type with a Dublin accent - sellout!

Smart Bug

suomi wrote: »

I'm from Finland and I found boards by just googling Ireland. I've never been there, I have no family there, I don't even know anyone who has been there. And yet I'm pretty much obsessed with it. I'm coming to Ireland though in October. And if I had to judge the Irish people based on the boards, I'd say you are the funniest and wittiest people in the whole wide world.

Slow Motion wrote: »

I see a chead mila failte beers in the offing! *

*feel free to correct the spelling

Cead mile sexytime!

Mr.David

dlofnep wrote: »

I was born in this small country called Waterford. I grew up watching Ireland on the TV. I quickly learned that Ireland had a second name, Dublin. Waterford was once apart of Ireland so it seems, but in the great ego fallout of 1990, Dublin rejected claims of anyone else on the Island as being Irish and labelled them as Boggers.

So now I live in the Independant Republic of Waterford, alongside our neighbours - The People's Republic of Cork (Great for trade and whores). We are doing well and are happy to see the back of Ireland (Or Dublin as it's now known). I do still visit Ireland occasionally for shopping, and to piss in the Liffey.

Can we please try and portray the country in a positive light for our prospective Finish tourist??

Lord knows the future of our economy could be resting on his visit.

Suomi - stay away from Waterford, its like Africa but less grateful

dlofnep

Mr.David wrote: »

Can we please try and portray the country in a positive light for our prospective Finish tourist??

Sorry, I'll avoid pissing in the Liffey the next time.

who what when

suomi wrote: »

I'm from Finland and I found boards by just googling Ireland. I've never been there, I have no family there, I don't even know anyone who has been there. And yet I'm pretty much obsessed with it. I'm coming to Ireland though in October. And if I had to judge the Irish people based on the boards, I'd say you are the funniest and wittiest people in the whole wide world.

Wow, talk about letting yourself in for a huge disappointment!

On a seperation subject i watched a documentry on the finnish/russian war the other day and have been researching it a bit since.
I have to say respect to Finland.
Anyone who's not familiar with it heres a few stats,

The Soviet forces had four times as many soldiers as the Finns, 30 times as many aircraft and 218 times as many tanks.
Casulties - The official Soviet figure, issued just after the war, listed 48,745 dead and 150,863 wounded. However according to Nikita Khrushchev, 1.5 million men were sent to Finland and one million of them were killed, while 1,000 aircraft, 2,300 tanks and armored cars and an enormous amount of other war materials were lost. Finland's losses were limited to 25,904 dead or missing and 43,557 wounded.
One Red Army General, looking at a map of the territory just conquered, is said to remarked: "We have won just about enough ground to bury our dead."

Although finland did eventually surrender territory, it shouldnt be overlooked that a country of 4 million at the time was able to hold its own for 4 months against a superpower, respect!

Mr.David

who what when wrote: »

that a country of 4 million at the time was able to hold its own for 4 months against a superpower, respect!

Sounds familiar.........

ART6

Mr.David wrote: »

Can we please try and portray the country in a positive light for our prospective Finish tourist??

Lord knows the future of our economy could be resting on his visit.

Suomi - stay away from Waterford, its like Africa but less grateful

Careful! Dublin might need us when it finally goes broke and has to come cap in hand with an application to join the Waterford Common Market and for a dig-out for Bertie.

Hells Belle

ART6 wrote: »

Careful! Dublin might need us when it finally goes broke and has to come cap in hand with an application to join the Waterford Common Market and for a dig-out for Bertie.

They already do need us, they send all their gurriers down here for a break to Tramore to repair the place during the summer, be grateful Dublin, we take your trash, you'd be a filty stinkhole without us!...oh wait :rolleyes:

TheZohanS

Mr.David wrote: »

Can we please try and portray the country in a positive light for our prospective Finish tourist??

You're right.

Hey Finnish girl, pics or GTFO!

Mr.David

ART6 wrote: »

Careful! Dublin might need us when it finally goes broke and has to come cap in hand with an application to join the Waterford Common Market and for a dig-out for Bertie.

All those thriving companies in Waterford. I mean Waterford crystal is a worldwide icon. Oh wait......its failed?

El Siglo

Mr.David wrote: »

Does he still have the oul gimpy leprachaun?

Grand oul fella Paddy, some eye on him too.

Yeh but he's got that son Joe Joe, the quare hawk with hula hoop that lives in the attic.

suomi

TheZohan wrote: »

You're right.

Hey Finnish girl, pics or GTFO!

Yeah well someone already beat you to it so... Besides I'm going to Galway, not Dublin. And about the war, we're still patting ourselves in the back how great and awesome we were a hundred years ago, because that was the only thing ever happened to this country that we can actually be proud of. Well that and the Eurovision win in 2006. Go Lordi :cool:

Mr.David

El Siglo wrote: »

Yeh but he's got that son Joe Joe, the quare hawk with hula hoop that lives in the attic.

Poor oul Joe Joe....from Waterford ya know. Sure the poor lad never had a chance. That hula hoop was the envy of the county for a long time though!

El Siglo

who what when wrote: »

Although finland did eventually surrender territory, it shouldnt be overlooked that a country of 4 million at the time was able to hold its own for 4 months against a superpower, respect!

Ah sure we managed to do the same ourselves!;) Of course not as cool as Finland, but hold our own no doubt!

El Siglo

Mr.David wrote: »

Poor oul Joe Joe....from Waterford ya know. Sure the poor lad never had a chance. That hula hoop was the envy of the county for a long time though!

Oh sure don't you know, mar a dhea like the fella, the gosoon, Jaysus lord a' mercy on him had to put up with a fair few baitens in his time for that hula hoop!

TheZohanS

suomi wrote: »

Yeah well someone already beat you to it so... Besides I'm going to Galway, not Dublin. And about the war, we're still patting ourselves in the back how great and awesome we were a hundred years ago, because that was the only thing ever happened to this country that we can actually be proud of. Well that and the Eurovision win in 2006. Go Lordi :cool:

Who said anything about Dublin?

suomi

TheZohan wrote: »

Who said anything about Dublin?

I meant it for those who were talking about Dublin's...something. I swear, someone was talking about Dublin.

Four-Percent

suomi wrote: »

I'm from Finland and I found boards by just googling Ireland. I've never been there, I have no family there, I don't even know anyone who has been there. And yet I'm pretty much obsessed with it. I'm coming to Ireland though in October. And if I had to judge the Irish people based on the boards, I'd say you are the funniest and wittiest people in the whole wide world.

Teigh ar ais go dti an Fhionlainn!


And we heartily welcome you to our country

suomi

Four-Percent wrote: »

Teigh ar ais go dti an Fhionlainn!


And we heartily welcome you to our country

Nnnoo even the google couldn't help me translating that :eek: Haha oh well thanks anyway

Long Onion

Four-Percent wrote: »

Teigh ar ais go dti an Fhionlainn!


And we heartily welcome you to our country

+1 for that

Fratton Fred

I came here to access the football forum (That's soccer to you lot from outside the Pale) but soone realised that football in this country only actually means four teams. There were five for a while, but when Keane got the sack the fifth team soon fell away in a kind of red and white stripey blur.

I hope to visit this place called "Ireland" one day, but someone told me you have to go north of the liffey to get there, so i will probably won't take the kids with me.

People keep telling me that Wicklah is nice and that I should visit Caaark but I can't find either place on a map, are they anywhere near caaaavan?

dlofnep

Fratton Fred wrote: »

are they anywhere near caaaavan?

They aaaaaren't.

getz

if you go to a gay bar in ireland you can expect to get a pat on the back,anyway thats what i have been told

Long Onion

getz wrote: »

if you go to a gay bar in ireland you can expect to get a pat on the back,anyway thats what i have been told

*getz coat*

Fratton Fred

getz wrote: »

if you go to a gay bar in ireland you can expect to get a pat on the back,anyway thats what i have been told

or a threesome with Michael Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzmichael.

Lord Derpington

Fratton Fred wrote: »

or a threesome with Michael Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzmichael.

or even Ben Dover, and Phil McAvity

getz

greenfly wrote: »

or even Ben Dover, and Phil McAvity

and there is me trying to bendover backwards to be nice to everyone

Fratton Fred

greenfly wrote: »

or even Ben Dover, and Phil McAvity

Are they any relation to the lads from Glasgow, Ben Doon and Phil McCrackin?

truecrippler

I think my great great Grandfather ate a Potato... so ye, I'm Irish.

pajero2005

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Are they any relation to the lads from Glasgow, Ben Doon and Phil McCrackin?

Or Eileen Dover and Ulick McGowel?

prinz

pajero2005 wrote: »

Huelic McGowel?

Ulick even. Good attempt at it though.

pajero2005

prinz wrote: »

Ulick even. Good attempt at it though.

I have no idea what you are talking about, crazy person....:eek::o