It's PanDENmonium! [Off Topic Chat]

LoveLamps

That is ridiculously stupid

LoonyLovegood

LOL, my school didnt have a debs.

wnolan1992

I tend to focus on the negatives of my Debs... One of my friends getting paralytic to the point where he couldn't stand up under his own strength by the end of the night. A girl bawling her eyes out on my shoulder because her date had shifted some girl in front of everyone in the smoking area. The condescending comment from one of the teachers who showed up to the Lodge (that one still hurts...).

Plus the usual angsty hormonal bullsh*t which still plagues my soul to this day... y'know, the "What if she hadn't been going out with someone at the time..." unanswerable question..


Basically, Debs are wasted on Leaving Certs because you're all f*cking teenagers who don't realise none of it matters. You'll probably see at most (and this is on the high side probably) half of those people again. Even less you'll actively stay in touch with for a while. Even less you'll still call "friends" in a year. If I could go back now, knowing what I know now, it could have been an epic night. But no. Just nothing but a string of what ifs and maybes.


Oh, this post also explains why I have an undying hatred for The Lodge... :P

Junco Partner

wnolan1992 wrote: »

You'll probably see at most (and this is on the high side probably) half of those people again. Even less you'll actively stay in touch with for a while. Even less you'll still call "friends" in a year.

:P

I think I'm in weekly contact with maybe 2 people from my graduating class of 60 plus people. talk to another 10 or so whenever I go back to Tipperary for visits. Don't think I've spoken to the rest in the 3 years since I've left. :pac:

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

Lies all lies!

Jhcx

Junco Partner wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrZwytGI9-E

Lies all lies!

Fixed. Love that song

So told my gran about my relationship status. Not impressed to say the least. she wants to see mini me's in the future. Hold up. please slow down im only 21. :pac:

Pigwidgeon

I left 5 years ago this year (fúck I'm old) out of the 150 I'd say I'm still very good friends with one person, still in contact with 10 or so but work and stuff makes it difficult to stay in touch the first year or so we all stayed in touch a lot but as people make friends in college, get into relationships and move away most of us drifted apart. We meet for dinner every month or two but that's usually it. The people I would have been best friends for life I haven't spoken to in two years, turns out some people are judgemental when you drop out of college. Although at the moment I'd say I have 4 very close friends and tbh that's enough. Free time is much rarer these days! Enjoy college/school/summer holidays while you can kids!

pajor

Out of 50 people in my year, I'm still in contact with zero.

Secondary school was where I was moulded as the person that I am, for the worst. TY was easily the most miserable experience of my life ever. I've kept having awful dreams (not quite nightmares, but close) about school.

I really hate when this sh*t gets raked up in my head every so often.

bluejay14

Since graduting exactly a year ago yesterday, I'm still like best friends with one girl, have had all of two conversations with other people and am fairly friendly with one of the girls who was in the year above us. Our whole TY group just seemed to make no effort and have completely disintegrated. I moved to Dublin for college knowing not a single soul in the city apart from my brother. No wonder I completely broke down last night at the prospects of my summer. One of the lads posted a photo earlier of what was the front door of our apartment building, which my bedroom window was right above, and nearly set me off again. Bleak times ahead. Bleak.

iamanengine

From 1st year onwards we had a group of about 6 lads and I would still consider them to be best friends to this day, even though I don't see them that much, some living like 6 hours away due to college and stuff but while I may not see one or two of them for like 6 months when I do see them it's like nothing has changed. Went through too much **** with them lads to forget about them, even if we do have our different groups now and so on!

Pretty lucky in that regard I guess.

Peanut Butter Jelly

The prep has began for my 18th. Yis are all invited!

HugsiePie

Peanut Butter Jelly wrote: »

The prep has began for my 18th. Yis are all invited!

if youre fo real id totz go


like my slang

totz down with the kids

Peanut Butter Jelly

HugsiePie wrote: »

if youre fo real id totz go


like my slang

totz down with the kids

Loike OH EM GEE, it'll be TOTES AMAYZEBAWLLS!!

That is the last time I'll ever talk like that. Ever.

LoonyLovegood

I had a thousand in my year, and I speak to two of them. The school I left after third year though, there was 180 in my year and I speak to nobody from it.

Nerdkiller1991

Peanut Butter Jelly wrote: »

The prep has began for my 18th. Yis are all invited!

HugsiePie wrote: »

if youre fo real id totz go


like my slang

totz down with the kids

BAH! 5 years out of school and already I'm out of touch with the youth.

Jhcx

I went to a psychic yesterday. It's great to have a little closure on the relationship but apparently I handled the breakup wrong. Apparently lot of people are looking to have me. And I'm going to a wedding. That's a bit mad lol.

Just hope it's all true

Junco Partner

"A poor show on the empires side. They all resist"

The last text sent from my phone from 4:25 a.m. Last night.
Autocorrect once again refusing to play nice with alcohol.

Jhcx

Thats why you

Junco Partner

Jhcx wrote: »

Thats why you never drink and text.

Now I know and knowing is half the battle.

wnolan1992

So I'm watching Vota 2014 on TG4 because RTE aren't covering it until 1pm.

It makes me sad. Irish is such a beautiful language. Just listening to all the different dialects, the cool rhythm to it...

It's sad that so many people actively despise the language because of their experience of it in school. It's sad that most people (including me) will never speak a word of it after that exam, bar the odd line or two when drunk abroad to show off.

iamanengine

wnolan1992 wrote: »

So I'm watching Vota 2014 on TG4 because RTE aren't covering it until 1pm.

It makes me sad. Irish is such a beautiful language. Just listening to all the different dialects, the cool rhythm to it...

It's sad that so many people actively despise the language because of their experience of it in school. It's sad that most people (including me) will never speak a word of it after that exam, bar the odd line or two when drunk abroad to show off.

I got hit in primary school because I was bad at Irish hence my despising of it which is a pity because while I wish that I could speak it, f*ck Irish. :P

wnolan1992

iamanengine wrote: »

I got hit in primary school because I was bad at Irish hence my despising of it which is a pity because while I wish that I could speak it, f*ck Irish. :P

Mhm. I get the negative association and all that. But really it's an irrational hate. You should focus the hate on the c*ntwagon that was teaching you, not the subject they were teaching. :P

Like, you never hear people say "Ugh, I hate English!", you'll hear them say "Ugh, I hated English in school because of the poetry!", or "Ugh, my English teacher was a bitch!".

pajor

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Mhm. I get the negative association and all that. But really it's an irrational hate. You should focus the hate on the c*ntwagon that was teaching you, not the subject they were teaching. :P

Like, you never hear people say "Ugh, I hate English!", you'll hear them say "Ugh, I hated English in school because of the poetry!", or "Ugh, my English teacher was a bitch!".

We had a few Irish teachers in secondary school. One who was an absolute legend, one young lady who was.. easy on the eye, a couple of others who were pretty good teachers and really tried and then just one lad who was an unbelievable bollocks.

Not the problem there anyway.

Then again.. what problem? I got a B3 at gnáthleibhéal. :cool:

iamanengine

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Mhm. I get the negative association and all that. But really it's an irrational hate. You should focus the hate on the c*ntwagon that was teaching you, not the subject they were teaching. :P

Like, you never hear people say "Ugh, I hate English!", you'll hear them say "Ugh, I hated English in school because of the poetry!", or "Ugh, my English teacher was a bitch!".

True but look at it from the point of view of a 10 year old, "I'm gettin bet here cos of Irish, **** Irish." :pac: Woah, I was only 10 ffs.

So, once I hit secondary school I immediately dropped to ordinary level at the first possible moment and basically did the bare minimum for it from thereon.

wnolan1992

iamanengine wrote: »

True but look at it from the point of view of a 10 year old, "I'm gettin bet here cos of Irish, **** Irish." :pac: Woah, I was only 10 ffs.

So, once I hit secondary school I immediately dropped to ordinary level at the first possible moment and basically did the bare minimum for it from thereon.

But you're not 10 now... :pac:

iamanengine

wnolan1992 wrote: »

But you're not 10 now... :pac:

Well now you're being irrational. :P

LoonyLovegood

wnolan1992 wrote: »

But you're not 10 now... :pac:

It's obvious you've never met him, he acts about ten :P

iamanengine

CTYIgirl wrote: »

It's obvious you've never met him, he acts about ten :P

:O What do you mean?!

While this may be true I don't recall acting that way publicly :P

LoonyLovegood

I'm saying nathin'

HugsiePie

what happened to the rest of the playpens

i want to make people feel uncomfortable dagnabbit!

wnolan1992

HugsiePie wrote: »

what happened to the rest of the playpens

i want to make people feel uncomfortable dagnabbit!

Um...

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Er...

Someone... um.. sort of... er... forgot...

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