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The Irish Calling Our Politicians by First Name is Not Good.

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  • 05-12-2011 5:40pm
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    OurLadyofKnock
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    These politicians are not our friends. We elected them. They are paid to serve us and not for them to impose this notion upon us that we can go for a jar with the likes of "Jack", "Bertie", "Charlie", "Enda" and so on.

    I refuse to call them by their first names as I do not know them personally.

    I cringe especially when I see Irish journalists doing this as it creates a notion that our polticians are gas lads "up for the craic" and again it has an element of subserviance about it. In that we should let our guard down around these bastards. Look at what a piece of sheet "Brian" turned out to be when we should of been calling his "Cowan" - even when he was pissed with the two floozies and wrecking the nation he was still "Brian".

    Gimmie a break FFS.

    They are not our buddies to be enderaingly spoken of. I am sick of it.


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    That_Guy
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    Is this seriously the only thing you have to complain about. Would love to be you.

    Jesus wept.


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    OurLadyofKnock
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    That_Guy wrote: »
    Is this seriously the only thing you have to complain about. Would love to be you.

    Jesus wept.


    I voted for William Boyd Barrett once will that do?


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    Immaculate Pasta
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    MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN MOAN

    :cool:


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    LETHAL LADY
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    OurLadyofKnock wrote: »
    I voted for William Boyd Barrett once will that do?

    Who is William Boyd Barrett?


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    stovelid
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    OurLadyofKnock wrote: »
    I voted for William Boyd Barrett once will that do?

    You mean Willy?


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    ejmaztec
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    OurLadyofKnock wrote: »
    I voted for William Boyd Barrett once will that do?

    I can see why you don't like using first names, or you'd have to tell people you voted for a willy.


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    Where To
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    What's the point in them having first names if we don't use them?


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    Stinicker
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    Bertie and Enda are rare enough names so when people reference them they usually have an idea of who they are talking about. If a Patrick Murphy became Taoiseach then we'd have a problem as you can't throw a stick without hitting a Murphy in Ireland.


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    xzanti
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    Get a life.


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    mike65
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    The hazard of a country the size of a county. Everyone either knows everyone else or thinks they know everyone else. Casual familiarity is something tourists love but can grate in real life.


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    Ellis Dee
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    I can sort of see your point. After all, didn't we have one minister who was called Cock Roach?:rolleyes::rolleyes:


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    ejmaztec
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    It would be hard to work out which one's being discussed if you had to call them Fucker 1, Fucker 2 etc.


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    Biggins
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    OurLadyofKnock wrote: »
    These politicians are not our friends. We elected them. They are paid to serve us and not for them to impose this notion upon us that we can go for a jar with the likes of "Jack", "Bertie", "Charlie", "Enda" and so on.

    I refuse to call them by their first names as I do not know them personally.

    I cringe especially when I see Irish journalists doing this as it creates a notion that our polticians are gas lads "up for the craic" and again it has an element of subserviance about it. In that we should let our guard down around these bastards. Look at what a piece of sheet "Brian" turned out to be when we should of been calling his "Cowan" - even when he was pissed with the two floozies and wrecking the nation he was still "Brian".

    Gimmie a break FFS.

    They are not our buddies to be enderaingly spoken of. I am sick of it.

    Well if I'm gonna call one of them a "Bollox" - I suppose I can put a "Mister" in front of it!


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    Snowie
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    ah sure idle be all right


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    ejmaztec
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    That_Guy wrote: »
    Is this seriously the only thing you have to complain about. Would love to be you.

    Jesus wept.

    Mister Christ?


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    Wile E. Coyote
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    ejmaztec wrote: »
    I can see why you don't like using first names, or you'd have to tell people you voted for a willy.

    He could call him Willy but I'd imagine the man prefers to be called Richard ;)


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    Sunnyisland
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    stovelid wrote: »
    You mean Willy?



    He means Bill ;)


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    ejmaztec
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    Wile E. Coyote wrote: »
    He could call him Willy but I'd imagine the man prefers to be called Richard ;)

    Whatever his name is, she still voted for a dick.


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    NTMK
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    we call them by their first names?:confused:

    I call them every name under the sun except their actual names


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    Dionysus
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    Ah sure wasn't "Bertie" just one of us, one of the lads. "Bertie" is the sort of name you might give a cute little pet, not the sort of name you'd give to a dangerous little bastard who bankrupts the entire state while he remains on massive pensions and in possession of property given to him as "gifts" on his way up the political ladder.

    That cult of the personality shít annoys the fúck out of me. The guy is a crook, a thieving little bástard before he even became Taoiseach, a guy who claimed he had no bank account but was Minister for Finance of this state at the same time. Hello!

    A guy who received a house from a property developer just as a gift because he was a nice lad, apparently. A guy for whom his friends organised personal fundraisers, a guy who seemed to win money on races any time he couldn't explain the source of money, a man who just "signed what was in front of me" when it came to explaining how as treasurer of Fianna Fáil he made all sorts of corrupt payments....

    But sure isn't he our "Bertie", just like the rest of us. Grrrrr. :mad:


    At the very least "Bertie" should be charged with negligence and then imprisoned when he is found guilty. It's time to deromanticise this individual and face up to one fact: he is not "one of the lads". Not.


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    Latchy
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    realies wrote: »
    He means Bill ;)
    No, No...it's William


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