Bill the Boll*x

theboxer

Last night we were treated to Bill Cullen and his repeated drivel. "Shure didnt I get up at 4 am and sell de apples". "My poor oul ma". "Work for free". " I grew up eating coal, so I did". "I look at me big mangey orange noggin' every morning and tell myself, jaysus, I am great man so I am".


He wants the 400,000 unemployed to get out there and work for free. Sure didnt Bill the Bollix do the very same when he was a young lad. Its better than staying in bed, he says. Hey, Bill. Give us a Renault for a couple of months. If I like it I will purchase it. No promises, mind. Sure isnt it better than leaving the car laying around in the show rooms?:rolleyes:

Last night he was waffling on about getting up at 4am every morning. A couple of months ago it was 6am. Who the hell gets up at 4am to sell apples. Spoofer.

You see, Bill doesnt believe in relying on others to help him out. Nope, not our Bill. You have to get up off yer hole and make things happen for yourself.

Well, maybe not......

Sales of new cars have plummeted by 65 per cent compared to last year - a trend that will result in a further 100 dealerships and a further 10,000 industry jobs being lost in 2010 if it is allowed to continue, said Cullen.

‘‘Make no mistake about it, this is the biggest and deepest crisis that the industry in Ireland has ever faced," he said.

‘‘We need the government to act, fast."

Then he got his scrappage scheme.

Bill is some bollix.:mad:

galwayrush

YAWN.:rolleyes:

Mr. Incognito

Go watch some porn and have a lie down.

Good man.

theboxer

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Go watch some porn and have a lie down.

Good man.

No.

Horse_box

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Go watch some porn and have a lie down.

Good man.

Good advice

Just don't lie facing down

hada

Last week it was in favour of the BNP, now it's Bill.

Dude, get a life.

PCPhoto

seriously .... all the sh1t like the bankers getting bailed out etc etc ...and you go whinging about some mouthy businessman who is telling people to get off their asses....instead of sponging off the dole*.

*= the actual spongers, not the genuine people out of work.

orourkeda

Big Renault flute on him

theboxer

PCPhoto wrote: »

seriously .... all the sh1t like the bankers getting bailed out etc etc ...and you go whinging about some mouthy businessman who is telling people to get off their asses....instead of sponging off the dole.

Oh, Bills a great chap alright. He got bailed out by the government and now he sees fit to lecture others. What a guy.

theboxer

hada wrote: »

Last week it was in favour of the BNP

Not that you would hold a grudge or anything, dude.:)

orourkeda

theboxer wrote: »

Oh, Bills a great chap alright. He got bailed out by the government and now he sees fit to lecture others. What a guy.

I agree. He should keep his nose out of other peoples business and concentrate on his own.

Killer Pigeon

Well at least you'll be more productive than being on the dole.

peasant

Bill Cullen has his head so far up his own arse, he's created the art form of internal navel-gazing.

theboxer

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Well at least you'll be more productive than being on the dole.

If he thinks people should work for free with no promise of a job at the end of it, as its better than staying in bed, then surely he should be giving out his Renault motors to potential customers on a free trial run, right? Its better than having them rusting away in the show room.:)

dsmythy

If you don't like him stop listening to him?

Krusader

galwayrush wrote: »

YAWN.:rolleyes:

YAWN.:rolleyes:

Its contagious!

Killer Pigeon

theboxer wrote: »

If he thinks people should work for free with no promise of a job at the end of it, as its better than staying in bed, then surely he should be giving out his Renault motors to potential customers on a free trial run, right? Its better than having them rusting away in the show room.:)

:rolleyes: I wouldn't exactly say trial runs of cars would be the exact comparison I had in mind.

Anyway, if people do work, in some way shape or form surely it would help the country get off their feet and improve the economy and then in the long run things will improve. Yes, you will be getting little or no money but sacrifices have to be made in times of hardship. I think the message that Bill was trying to convey is that people should go out and be more incentive and start their own business then try relying on the government's pocket or others.

Walking Shadow

I saw Bill Cullen on the Frontline a few weeks ago again going on with this bulls*** about how "you should be knocking peoples doors down offering to work for free for experience". This idiot obviously assumes that everyone, including those trying to feed a family and pay rent or a mortgage can easily go out and work for free. Also Bill, how can people "work for free" when any office or business must have all workers on their premises insured? Bill Cullen is nothing more than a bully and a scumbag, looking down from his ivory tower, proclaiming as usual "Look at me folks, I'm a self made man, with my man-made wife".

Nodin

Walking Shadow wrote: »

"Look at me folks, I'm a self made man, with my man-made wife".

galwayrush

Fair play to Bill, nobody has to like what he says, but he did pretty well for himself and i'm not going to knock him for that.

Killer Pigeon

Walking Shadow wrote: »

I saw Bill Cullen on the Frontline a few weeks ago again going on with this bulls*** about how "you should be knocking peoples doors down offering to work for free for experience".

Sometimes experience can be more valuable to a potential employer than qualifications. I think he was more aiming the comment "you should be knocking on peoples doors down offering to work for free for experience" at younger people, who, let's say, are just out of college or at college. Let me give you a hypothetical scenario. Imagine you have two computer science graduates (graduate A and graduate , both had graduated 3 years ago and both had not been able to find a proper job. Graduate B when refused a job went on the dole and has been on the dole since he graduated. Graduate A was also refused a job but said he would work for free part time to gain experience and has been doing so while also working at his local supermarket in the evening. Now there is a programming job going at some computer company and both Graduate A & B apply to it and are offered an interview. Which Graduate is more likely to get the job? Answer graduate A, because he also has experience in the field while Graduate B does not. In the long run we see that working for free for experience was beneficial to graduate A.

sponsoredwalk

hada wrote: »

Last week it was in favour of the BNP, now it's Bill.

Dude, get a life.

Haha! Well spotted tbh I looked at the name when I realised I was reading a jealous diatribe & what do you know, it's the guy who was arguing terribly in favour of racism last week :rolleyes:

ToniTuddle

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Graduate A was also refused a job but said he would work for free part time to gain experience and has been doing so while also working at his local supermarket in the evening.

Well now there is the problem for graduates who are living at home in rural areas nevermind about ones in the cities/bigger towns.

Totally understand what you are saying but that job at the supermarket is even hard to get! In my local area most of the employers in such places have hired secondary school age folks to stack the shelves and work the tills as it is cheaper for them being under 18.

When I graduate I do hope there are jobs by that stage if not I'm not going to hang about waiting for it to get better. Hop on the first plane!

If you were on the dole would you even be allowed to work for free to gain experience? If they wouldn't allow that... then you would be back to square one.

gurramok

I wonder does he any guilt over selling overpriced Renault junk to buyers?

bm365

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Go watch some porn and have a lie down.

Good man.

Problem with that is he is going to find it very hard to have a **** with such a large chip on his shoulder

orourkeda

bm365 wrote: »

Problem with that is he is going to find it very hard to have a **** with such a large chip on his shoulder

Since when does a chip on your shoulder affect your mickey?

thetonynator

Working for free would make the problem much worse. All those people who are unemployed, if they worked for free, employed people would be laid off and the unemployed employed for free. So everyone would end up on the dole. And everyone who reads this will end up with a sore head.

So basically Bills an annoying little sh!te.

orourkeda

thetonynator wrote: »

Working for free would make the problem much worse. All those people who are unemployed, if they worked for free, employed people would be laid off and the unemployed employed for free. So everyone would end up on the dole. And everyone who reads this will end up with a sore head.

So basically Bills an annoying little sh!te.

Plus no income tax, prsi payments, debt repayments (where applicable) amongst a whole host of other things.

Working will mean you probably would not entitled to any welfare payments either

whitesands

dsmythy wrote: »

If you don't like him stop listening to him?

Hold on, he's paying for his TV licence by law, he has a right to moan about idiots on TV at licence payers expense, ie everyone in the country is paying to see that sap talking down to people after his bailout.

bm365

orourkeda wrote: »

Since when does a chip on your shoulder affect your mickey?

It would probably effect arm and wrist movement

Jesus Wept

He really has no handle on reality or quite how fortunate he got.

Richard Noggin

I respect him for the life he made for himself but he's really ignorant towards other people's problems.

Sick of hearing him impose his stories about his upbringing on others.He seems to think if you work as hard as him,you will become a millionaire. So far up his own arse.

Indubitable

theboxer wrote: »

If he thinks people should work for free with no promise of a job at the end of it, as its better than staying in bed, then surely he should be giving out his Renault motors to potential customers on a free trial run, right? Its better than having them rusting away in the show room.:)

You can't compare people working to cars.

AARRRGH

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Sometimes experience can be more valuable to a potential employer than qualifications. I think he was more aiming the comment "you should be knocking on peoples doors down offering to work for free for experience" at younger people, who, let's say, are just out of college or at college. Let me give you a hypothetical scenario. Imagine you have two computer science graduates (graduate A and graduate , both had graduated 3 years ago and both had not been able to find a proper job. Graduate B when refused a job went on the dole and has been on the dole since he graduated. Graduate A was also refused a job but said he would work for free part time to gain experience and has been doing so while also working at his local supermarket in the evening. Now there is a programming job going at some computer company and both Graduate A & B apply to it and are offered an interview. Which Graduate is more likely to get the job? Answer graduate A, because he also has experience in the field while Graduate B does not. In the long run we see that working for free for experience was beneficial to graduate A.

But it's easier to be a victim, wait for a hand out, and begudge those trying to make something of their life.

ascanbe

Here's some footage of Bill on holiday with some of his buddies; don't know why he's affecting that accent.
Bill can't understand why anyone should complain about the workings of govenment and its effect on ones capacity to earn a living; apart from when he's directly lobbying them on his own behalf.
He's got the government to do what he wants in order to keep him in the lifestyle he's become accustomed to; so now, why don't all you young whippersnappers piss off out of the country and be glad, nay thank your elders and betters, for the opportunity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

dsmythy

whitesands wrote: »

Hold on, he's paying for his TV licence by law, he has a right to moan about idiots on TV at licence payers expense, ie everyone in the country is paying to see that sap talking down to people after his bailout.

Maybe he should of just dragged up the hundreds of other Cullen threads instead of starting yet another one. I'm starting to hate Cullen and I like the guy!

starbelgrade

dsmythy wrote: »

Maybe he should of just dragged up the hundreds of other Cullen threads instead of starting yet another one. I'm starting to hate Cullen and I like the guy!

I love Bill too... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055891698

Aidric

Brilliant rant OP, lmao @ it here. Bill is badly out of touch with the situation on the ground at present and his constant hankering back to when he was a nipper confirm it.

theboxer

bm365 wrote: »

It would probably effect arm and wrist movement

Stop talking about my mickey.:mad:

theboxer

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Go watch some porn and have a lie down.

Good man.

I watched the hip-hop channel for half an hour. That must qualify as porn, surely? Had a lie down. Didnt help. Bills still a bollix.

theboxer

galwayrush wrote: »

Fair play to Bill, nobody has to like what he says, but he did pretty well for himself and i'm not going to knock him for that.

Yes, fair play to the chap. He saw a good investment, worked hard and made it happen. No issue with that. It is his megalomania and arrogant attitude that boils my p*ss.

My real problem with Bill the Bollix and the whole point of this thread, is that Bill the Bollix is a hypocrite of the highest order. His industry went down the crapper and they went to the government, cap in hand, expecting a bailout. Then they got the scrappage scheme.

Bills the type of chap who blames the state for his current financial predicament, then gets a bailout. Then the orange faced mess has the audacity to spout nonsense at young people, to get up off their arses, stop blaming others(unlike our Bill) and work for free to gain experience.

As you said, he did do well for himself. He did.

LOSSES SPIRALLED to €18.6 million in 2007 at the main company owned by motor boss Bill Cullen, star of TV series The Apprentice , due to a sharp fall in sales and a write-off of €13 million owed by his motor distribution firm.

Newly-filed accounts for Glencullen Holdings fell deeper into the red from a pretax loss of €3.6 million the previous year. The 2007 losses were mitigated by a profit of almost €1.4 million from the sale of property by the firm.

jimmyw

Yeah the man is creating jobs and keeping others in their jobs. We need people like him in this country. But this s**t he keeps banging on about working for free is pathetic. When he was a young fella he and others had no mortgages or other expenses so it was alot easier to do that but now people cant afford to do it. Employers will just take advantage of people who would work for free too. And another thing that thing he keeps going on about getting up at 4 or six. Who the f**K does that? How much sleep does he get?You wont find me up at that hour.I used to years ago when I was fishing, but it wouldn't be every morning.You would really want to.There's more to life than work Billy boy.

davyjose

galwayrush wrote: »

Fair play to Bill, nobody has to like what he says, but he did pretty well for himself and i'm not going to knock him for that.

Nobody's knocking him for that, they're knocking him for the fcuking asshole drivel that leaves his mouth!

Tail Wagger

theboxer wrote: »

Last night we were treated to Bill Cullen and his repeated drivel. "Shure didnt I get up at 4 am and sell de apples". "My poor oul ma". "Work for free". " I grew up eating coal, so I did". "I look at me big mangey orange noggin' every morning and tell myself, jaysus, I am great man so I am".


He wants the 400,000 unemployed to get out there and work for free. Sure didnt Bill the Bollix do the very same when he was a young lad. Its better than staying in bed, he says. Hey, Bill. Give us a Renault for a couple of months. If I like it I will purchase it. No promises, mind. Sure isnt it better than leaving the car laying around in the show rooms?:rolleyes:

Last night he was waffling on about getting up at 4am every morning. A couple of months ago it was 6am. Who the hell gets up at 4am to sell apples. Spoofer.

You see, Bill doesnt believe in relying on others to help him out. Nope, not our Bill. You have to get up off yer hole and make things happen for yourself.

Well, maybe not......

Sales of new cars have plummeted by 65 per cent compared to last year - a trend that will result in a further 100 dealerships and a further 10,000 industry jobs being lost in 2010 if it is allowed to continue, said Cullen.

‘‘Make no mistake about it, this is the biggest and deepest crisis that the industry in Ireland has ever faced," he said.

‘‘We need the government to act, fast."

Then he got his scrappage scheme.

Bill is some bollix.:mad:

Well if Bill annoyed you so much: give us a bit of your day to day routine and we'll see who the bollix is?

theboxer

Tail Wagger wrote: »

Well if Bill annoyed you so much: give us a bit of your day to day routine and we'll see who the bollix is?

I dont get free airtime on RTE. I pay circa 100 euro each year so Bill the Bollix can lecture me. And I dont live in Ireland for twelve months of the year.

Bills a bollix.

Tail Wagger

Depending on a posters age etc, there are a lot of people in their mid 30s who up to our recent recession, have never been out of work (or had a hungry day in their lives.) Bill Cullen and his generation have had these hardships over their life time, thats what he's trying to put across to people like yourselves. If he happens to be on the telly while your looking at it you can switch it off. Ok you may think that what he says to people is annoying, but what he has achieved in his life can also be annoying to some people,especially if they happen to be out of work.
I met some guy's a few years ago who worked at various jobs, but one in mind always haunts me. He worked in the IT business and was earning €22k per annum, he was not happy with this wage and jacked up his job because he felt he was worth at least €30k per annum, he hasn't worked since, I'd call him a bollix, and a silly one at that? It's a pity he didn't take the advice of Bill Cullen.!

Cypher_sounds

I'm 22 and Bill Cullen is my idol, he should be an inspiration to everyone and should be listened to by many foolish people around my age, they might actually learn something about what it takes to earn money.


:):):):):):eek::):):):):):)

KevinVonSpiel

Did anyone else here read about the following email?

"Dear Student,

I am delighted to inform you that Bill Cullen’s book “It’s A Long Way From Penny Apples” has been nominated for the “Book of The Decade Award”. Bill has given his support to NUI Maynooth over many years and we were proud to award him with an Honorary Degree in 2005 for his charitable work in Ireland. I would invite you to support this nomination as he is a very worthy recipient.

Best regards

Professor John G. Hughes
President
President's Office
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Maynooth
Co. Kildare
Tel: +353-(1)-708 3895
Fax: + 353-(1)-628 6583
email: president@nuim.ie
website: http://www.nuim.ie"

sourced from:

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/96603&comment_limit=0&condense_comments=false#comment268594

Is this for real?

Cypher_sounds

KevinVonSpiel wrote: »

Did anyone else here read about the following email?

"Dear Student,

I am delighted to inform you that Bill Cullen’s book “It’s A Long Way From Penny Apples” has been nominated for the “Book of The Decade Award”. Bill has given his support to NUI Maynooth over many years and we were proud to award him with an Honorary Degree in 2005 for his charitable work in Ireland. I would invite you to support this nomination as he is a very worthy recipient.

Best regards

Professor John G. Hughes

Didnt know about this book, will defo buy it, thanks for informing me about it, good to see all proceeds go to charity, ever bit counts for the hard work charities do.

Einhard

Teeheehee, best rant in a long time!! Bill really is an awful bollix when ye think about it!

Jesus Wept

KevinVonSpiel wrote: »

#
I am delighted to inform you that Bill Cullen’s book “It’s A Long Way From Penny Apples” has been nominated for the “Book of The Decade Award”.#

Amazon customer review:

wrote:

I found it odd to read an autobiography written in the third person. Not sure why the author did this - all I can figure is that there was so much boasting that he would have felt odd stating, "I, I, I" as much as he would have had to if written in the fist person. I was not surprised to find out the author divorced his first wife and married a former model - that's just the type of guy I imagined him to be after reading all the bravado in the book. I grew tired of all the bragging by the end - "ok, ok, you're really smart, I get it" was pretty much my sentiment as I struggled to get through this.