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How dare Brian Cowen/RTE interrupt 20,000 leagues under the sea !

  • 22-01-2011 2:05pm
    #1
    lucozader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 588 ✭✭✭


    Kirk Douglas was on the run from some man eating savages...

    Bad timing again from Cowen.


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  • #2
    Fremen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Fremen


    Just one more thing he's ruined. Ruiner.


  • #3
    chucken1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭chucken1


    lucozader wrote: »
    Kirk Douglas was on the run from some man eating savages...

    Bad timing again from Cowen.

    Much the same really...now we've another fella on the run!


  • #4
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,537 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    The most historically significant natural documentary ever interrupted by some numpty :eek::eek::eek:

    oh wait...


  • #5
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Good riddance.


  • #6
    ChunkyLover_53
    Closed Accounts Posts: 901 ✭✭✭ChunkyLover_53


    Didn't know he could speak Dwarvish!


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  • #7
    JerryHandbag
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    lucozader wrote: »
    Kirk Douglas was on the run from some man eating savages...Bad timing again from Cowen.

    Yeah, Vincent Browne is there alright :pac:


  • #8
    phasers
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    Kirk Douglas is 94.


  • #9
    bonerm
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    I've always had a problem with that title. A league is 3miles (4.8km) so 20000 leagues under the sea is approx 96,000km under the sea. The diameter of the earth is approx 13000km so going that deep would send you right through the earth and out the other side 83000km into space.

    So yeah anyway, Cowen ... the dastard!


  • #10
    Guill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,332 ✭✭✭Guill


    He is also resposible for Pearl Harbour and 9/11.


  • #11
    mikemac
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    I was going to vote for him and his party but after ruining this afternoons film, not a chance :mad:


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  • #12
    Dravokivich
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    phasers wrote: »
    Kirk Douglas is 94.

    And still kicking ass!


  • #13
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    And still kicking ass!

    He'll probably outlive his son too considering Michael has Katherine Zeta Jones bouncing and down on his pogo-stick every night.


  • #14
    martic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 515 ✭✭✭martic


    That film being interupted took me straight back to trying to tape a song off the radio,hands ready like a skilled gun slinger to press the stop button and 1 minute before the end off the song the bsatard radio DJ starts chatting :mad:


  • #15
    chucken1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭chucken1


    Guill wrote: »
    He is also resposible for Pearl Harbour and 9/11.

    Kirk Douglas? :confused:


  • #16
    Mint Sauce
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    An error of judgement?


  • #17
    Dravokivich
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    bonerm wrote: »
    He'll probably outlive his son too considering Michael has Katherine Zeta Jones bouncing and down on his pogo-stick every night.

    Yeah well.. he could never really live up to his ole man, ya know.


  • #18
    Adyx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Adyx


    bonerm wrote: »
    I've always had a problem with that title. A league is 3miles (4.8km) so 20000 leagues under the sea is approx 96,000km under the sea. The diameter of the earth is approx 13000km so going that deep would send you right through the earth and out the other side 83000km into space.

    So yeah anyway, Cowen ... the dastard!


    The premise of the story was that they travelled 20,000 leagues whilst on board the Nautilus, not that they were 20,000 leagues deep. I don't think it was made clear in the film but it makes more sense in the book.


  • #19
    bonerm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,595 ✭✭✭bonerm


    Adyx wrote: »
    The premise of the story was that they travelled 20,000 leagues whilst on board the Nautilus, not that they were 20,000 leagues deep. I don't think it was made clear in the film but it makes more sense in the book.

    Thanks for that. (tho I hope it's not a 'fix' solution :) - like the time someone belatedly pointed out to George Lucas that a parsec was actually a unit of distance rather than time, causing him to make up some fudged explanation about navigation skill :rolleyes: ).


  • #20
    Nodin
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    chucken1 wrote: »
    Kirk Douglas? :confused:

    The viagra is yer only man, apparently.


  • #21
    BlaasForRafa
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    lucozader wrote: »
    Kirk Douglas was on the run from some man eating savages...

    As opposed to Biffo, the pie eating savage


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  • #22
    Dunjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭Dunjohn


    bonerm wrote: »
    I've always had a problem with that title. A league is 3miles (4.8km) so 20000 leagues under the sea is approx 96,000km under the sea. The diameter of the earth is approx 13000km so going that deep would send you right through the earth and out the other side 83000km into space.
    Maybe they were going really slow.


  • #23
    JONJO THE MISER
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    And there not going to continue it, next up is the all Ireland talent show:mad:


  • #24
    the purple tin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    BIFFO makes Peter Lorre look handsome :p.


  • #25
    danniemcq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,163 ✭✭✭✭danniemcq


    its on sci fi on sky...


  • #26
    Kess73
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    chucken1 wrote: »
    Kirk Douglas? :confused:


    Well if you watch the Final Countdown, you will see that he went and let it happen. :D


  • #27
    lucozader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 588 ✭✭✭lucozader


    feic they never finished the movie


  • #28
    Tar.Aldarion
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    bonerm wrote: »
    I've always had a problem with that title. A league is 3miles (4.8km) so 20000 leagues under the sea is approx 96,000km under the sea. The diameter of the earth is approx 13000km so going that deep would send you right through the earth and out the other side 83000km into space.

    So yeah anyway, Cowen ... the dastard!

    Perhaps it refers to travelling 20000 leagues :p


  • #29
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    This is an outrage.


  • #30
    hinault
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    For all of you fans of 20,000 leagues under the sea .
    The film is on SYFY channel now:D:D


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  • #31
    dr.bollocko
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    Thread stuck.
    The bastards.


  • #32
    56lcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 82 ✭✭56lcd


    after the calamity this week I hope fianna fail will sink much further than 20000 leauges under the sea


  • #33
    chucken1
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    hinault wrote: »
    For all of you fans of 20,000 leagues under the sea .
    The film is on SYFY channel now:D:D

    Thats 30,000...
    Different story altogether (maybe), Im reliably informed with the information I have to hand while turning a corner and going forward with an added bit of break dancing!


  • #34
    MaybeLogic
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    I was kraken up when I saw this.


  • #35
    chucken1
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    MaybeLogic wrote: »
    I was kraken up when I saw this.

    So how many of them,standing on top of each other,would it take to reach 20,000 leagues??? :confused:...This day is getting wierder.....


  • #36
    Captain Darling
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    Ohhhh, the naughty nautilus....


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  • #37
    TanG411
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    Didn't you know the movie was being shown on the Sci-Fi channel? About 10 minutes after Cowen's speech was over. Perfect timing.


  • #38
    Nodin
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    Rosicky7 wrote: »
    Didn't you know the movie was being shown on the Sci-Fi channel? About 10 minutes after Cowen's speech was over. Perfect timing.

    Sad we needed another bail out though....


  • #39
    KeithM89_old
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    This was worse than the time 9/11 interrupted Murder She Wrote...:(


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