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The Hemingway Challenge: Ireland in Six Words

16-10-2010 7:49pm

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Hemingway famously proved that one could write a short story in six words ("For sale: Baby Shoes. Never worn").

How would you sum up Ireland today in six words?

Here are a few I came up with:

"Turning a corner":
Well hello, eighties!

Lord Mayor Ahern.
Next stop, Sydney.

For rent:
Room with no view.

Shoulder is to the wheel.
Ouch.

_____

Ok, your turn.

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#2 16-10-2010 7:50pm

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What ho, cynicism! Not all bad.

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#3 16-10-2010 7:50pm

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Totally doing my f*cking head in

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#4 16-10-2010 7:51pm

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A total pain in the hole.

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#5 16-10-2010 7:51pm

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Corrupt politicians, bland food, drink up!

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#6 16-10-2010 7:52pm

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down the jacks in a big way

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#7 16-10-2010 7:52pm

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Delusional, disheartened victims of greedy bankers

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#8 16-10-2010 7:52pm

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I blame your man Brian Cowen

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#9 16-10-2010 7:52pm

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**** hole of the highest order.

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#10 16-10-2010 7:53pm

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orourkeda wrote: »

down the jacks in a big way

Maths not your strong point buddy?

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#11 16-10-2010 7:53pm

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wheres that baldy c*nt david drumm

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#12 16-10-2010 7:54pm

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DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Maths not your strong point buddy?

who cares Ireland is bollixed anyway

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#13 16-10-2010 7:54pm

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orourkeda wrote: »

who cares Ireland is bollixed anyway

It was a joke, containing 6 words, :rolleyes:

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#14 16-10-2010 7:55pm

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orourkeda wrote: »

wheres that baldy c*nt david drumm

That's only 6 words!

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#15 16-10-2010 7:55pm

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Ireland?!?!?!
Rabble, rabble, cnuts

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#16 16-10-2010 7:56pm

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Where the Greeks have no shame.

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#17 16-10-2010 7:57pm

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Eternal damnation to the fianna fail party

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#18 16-10-2010 7:57pm

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At least we're not British, mostly.

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#19 16-10-2010 7:58pm

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bleg wrote: »

Corrupt politicians, bland food, drink up!

Cheers. I'm off to the pub

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#20 16-10-2010 7:58pm

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Six words are too much - shite.

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#21 16-10-2010 7:59pm

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DublinWriter wrote: »

At least we're not British, mostly.

we'd be better off that way

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#22 16-10-2010 7:59pm

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Biffo blathers.
Debt soars.
Hello, IMF!

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#23 16-10-2010 7:59pm

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Show me the money.....what?!?!....NONE!?

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#24 16-10-2010 8:03pm

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Country with the most delusional women.

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#25 16-10-2010 8:04pm

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I blame Cork.

Nuke It Immediately

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#26 16-10-2010 8:05pm

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Is this what they fought for?

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#27 16-10-2010 8:05pm

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Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Country with the most delusional women.

That's not a short story, it's a standard AH rant against women.

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#28 16-10-2010 8:06pm

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Internet forums,
Keyboard warriors,
Nothing changes.

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#29 16-10-2010 8:08pm

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phasers wrote: »

Internet forums,
Keyboard warriors,
Nothing changes.

Protest needs more than 6 words

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#30 16-10-2010 8:08pm

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Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Country with the most delusional women.

Whiskey dick
strikes again.
Fcuking Irishmen! :mad:

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#31 16-10-2010 8:09pm

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Ministers are scratching their fat arses

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#32 16-10-2010 8:09pm

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sale, e-voting machines, never used

for sale, electronic voting machines, unused

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#33 16-10-2010 8:09pm

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Dark, wet, kip,
That I love.

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#34 16-10-2010 8:12pm

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Government gets off the hook. Why?

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#35 16-10-2010 8:15pm

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#36 16-10-2010 8:16pm

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#37 16-10-2010 8:21pm

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kumate_champ07 wrote: »

for sale, e-voting machines, never used

hyphenated words normally aren't allowed, I learned that from watching Countdown

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#38 16-10-2010 8:21pm

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Connolly died
So Anglo could live?

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#39 16-10-2010 8:23pm

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southsiderosie wrote: »

Whiskey dick
strikes again.
Fcuking Irishmen! :mad:

Well done,
Took you ages again

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#40 16-10-2010 8:24pm

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phasers wrote: »

hyphenated words normally aren't allowed, I learned that from watching Countdown

for sale, electronic voting machines, unused.

better?

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#41 16-10-2010 8:34pm

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kumate_champ07 wrote: »

for sale, electronic voting machines, unused.

better?

electronic voting machines are facking sh*t

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#42 16-10-2010 8:39pm

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It was resting in my account.

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#43 16-10-2010 8:59pm

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#44 16-10-2010 9:03pm

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'it's with O'Leary in the grave'

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#45 16-10-2010 9:13pm

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very very very very very movey.

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#46 16-10-2010 9:23pm

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dynamot wrote: »

'it's with O'Leary in the grave'

Oo, nice and poetic, Mr. Pretentious.

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#47 16-10-2010 9:24pm

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arable island for sale, mostly uninhabited.

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#48 16-10-2010 9:59pm

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dynamot wrote: »

'it's with O'Leary in the grave'

It's with Fizpatrick in his pocket...............

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#49 16-10-2010 10:02pm

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Like every other country, no difference.

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#50 16-10-2010 10:03pm

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What more could you ask for.

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#51 16-10-2010 10:04pm

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I know its more than six words but it sums up whats happening to the generation of Irish people in their twenties

Would the last one to leave please turn off the lights.

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