What did you learn in 2009?

Red Alert

Before we get on to our broken promises for 2010, what did you learn from life in 2009?

For me:

Take road safety seriously - I've started watching myself on simple stuff again and it's paying off!

Gossip is bad, repeating hearsay gossip is bad, and the similar sin of being accidentally indiscrete is also bad. So is trusting people who don't need to know information with that information and expecting it not to get spread.

If you're sick, take the day off. Don't try and act the hard man - you'll be much better for it tomorrow. Nobody will thank you for infecting them either in the office or wherever.

Say no to stuff rather than take on things you know you can't deliver. You will be eventually asked to deliver everything you said you would!

Watch your spending, and don't be afraid to haggle.

Don't trust our bankers.

Try some new food! I never realized how much fish I liked until this year. Makes a change from steak and chips.

Rented Mule

Get out while you still can !!

That the country is being run by idiots.

hooradiation

That when they say "flights may be delayed due to weather" what they mean is "You ain't going nowhere, fucker"

citizen_p

not much....get out more.....and thats it really

mukki

that the people who swore "house prices can't go down" are idiots

unklerosco

A good bed makes a world of change... After 2yrs on a futon

Tellox

Red Alert wrote: »

If you're sick, take the day off. Don't try and act the hard man - you'll be much better for it tomorrow. Nobody will thank you for infecting them either in the office or wherever.

I've learned quite the opposite lesson from my office this year.

JangoFett

I've learned to save money and budget
Learned to avoid gossip
That I don't need booze to have a good time
I can get fit if I just bother

and

Love is all you need.

R0ot

Rape isn't sexual assault.
We don't need an investigation into the banking crisis. (haha)
Grinds teachers may fancy you but never pursue it as you're always too young.
The world is getting more PC with every day that passes, i.e. Unhealthy Santa, No to Christmas in Dublin etc :pac:

Maserati23

I have learned you have no friends when you are down.

This country is fooked for the next 15 years, mark my words.

Sorry for being brutal with my comments, its the truth.

Happy Xmas.

Nevyn

That 80% of people are crap and will let you down and 20 % won't but there is that 10 % who have the balls to come and say they screwed up and are sorry and are good people.

John Mason

carrots from the local farm shop taste completely different to the stuff you buy in bags in the supermarket they actually taste like carrots - its very bizarre

currythis

Too much ha-ha, pretty soon boo-hoo!

bleg

My talent knows no bounds.

Midnight_EG

Not to run into walls when you have a boner :rolleyes:

Bandit12

That no matter how bad things get there's alway's someone worse off than you.

Danbo!

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Not to run into walls when you have a boner :rolleyes:

Man who walks through airport door sideways is going to Bangkok

a5y

Red Alert wrote: »

Before we get on to our broken promises for 2010, what did you learn from life in 2009?

• We care more about one handball in one game of football than we do about a banking crisis.
• I learned I doubt myself too much, and that the kind of people who sneer at me for asking a "stupid question" never miss X Factor.
• I also learned after 10 years gather dust on a mental shelf my German and Irish is not as rusty as I thought it was.

CrazyRabbit

1. There's a good reason for the 'earth' wire on electrical appliances.

2. Not all porn is labeled properly.

3. People really do have sex with chickens.

4. Boards.ie really needs a 'one fingered salute' emoticon.

5. Laser Eye surgery isn't scary or painful. It's actually a fun procedure as you get a really cool lightshow.

6. You can claim back a lot of your taxes if you know what you are doing.

7. Michael Jackson's family are heartless cretins who are quite happy to exploit his death for financial gain. Sickening, regardless of what we thought about MJ.

8. The government still believes that banning swords will will prevent them being misused. In reality, those who would misuse them couldn't care less about the law and will misuse them anyhow. Only the responsible law abiding people are affected

9. It's illegal to import replica guns, but you can legally buy them in a local shop.

10. You can defeat Mormon evangelists in a philosophical debate. It just takes a few hours to wear them down and a bit of research to tear apart their beliefs.

11. The founder of the Mormon movement was a paedophile and married a 14 year old girl.

12. God can speak to you through voices in your head. He's not as nice as people think though.

dylano_k

a5y wrote: »

• We care more about one handball in one game of football than we do about a banking crisis.
• I learned I doubt myself too much, and that the kind of people who sneer at me for asking a "stupid question" never miss X Factor.
• I also learned after 10 years gather dust on a mental shelf my German and Irish is not as rusty as I thought it was.

It was 2 handballs, and those 2 handballs possibly got in the way of a happy summer for the Irish in 2010

Wazdakka

That two wrongs don't make a right..


But three lefts do

dylano_k

Most importantly Wear Sunscreen

pablomakaveli

unklerosco wrote: »

A good bed makes a world of change... After 2yrs on a futon

Funnily enough this year i learned what a futon was.

Diabhal Beag

Each year is getting faster and will speed up until I die

antomorro-sei

I learned many things during 2009. Unfortunately, not enough of these were for the Leaving Cert

• Never let a bloke who looks like Harry Potter book flights for you.
• Maltese taxi drivers like to drink and drive.
• To pay much more attention to road safety.
• Hospitals are boring crappy places.
• Bulmers, Red Bull and Southern Comfort is nice.
• Rock music, rocks.
• Chicks are headwreckers.
• The country is fooked.
• Some people will always be "idiots", no matter how much of a friend they think they are.
• Boards.ie is very addictive.

There'd be a few more too add in there but meh...

pacman.podge

wow what a feckin' yr!!

who my real friends were
how to budget
that my cat would do a better job of running the government and banking system
how to drive
no matter what happens there is always some1 worse off than you no matter how bad the situation may seem
but most importantly growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional

Novella

I learned that even though 'luas' means speed in Irish, the Luas does not exactly get you places all that quickly.

orourkeda

I learned that sleeping on the floor of the waiting room in Chester train station is not very pleasant

That one should never place an explosive device in ones arse at halloween.

I also learned that no musician will ever write a better song than blue monday ever

pacman.podge

Novella wrote: »

I learned that even though 'luas' means speed in Irish, the Luas does not exactly get you places all that quickly.

haha thats the best so far!!!:D

gogo

All baby realted for me:

-After having my first baby, (seven weeks tomorrow), I've learned that the world isnt really all about me,
-that i can survive on four hours sleep.
-That a c-section is horrific, to posh to push my ass.
-Mu husband isnt just a great friend and person but an amazing father.
-also that as a banker I can take a lot of sh1t abuse mostly from people who dont have a clue and still do my job professionally despite being blamed on a daily basis for a global recession. (Some of us just follow orders you know).

Roll on 2010:)

The_Kew_Tour

That FIFA are as courrpt as any organisation.
That Tiger Woods is not the family man I taught he was
That I am starting to go little bald.
That Dublin is one the safest places in world to live from the 60-70 countries I have been too
That I am fantastic;)

Any key?

I learned that you should never ever get on a speed boat even If It is run by a tour organisation= broke back mountain and not the fun kind. Please everybody think twice about speed boats.


Also Liverpool without Xabi Alonso are lost