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Ever wonder what boards.ie would look like in 1950

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  • 24-03-2012 1:11am
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    eth0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭


    There probably wasn't a single computer in Ireland at the time but if people did have them what would they be posting on here?

    "Devil phonebooth... blasphemers, how dare they!"

    "Sex... tape... whats that all about?"

    "Worst punishment imposed by your parents: beaten to pulp with a very big stick, but shure thats normal these days!"

    "Streaker punishment not harsh enough. Offending good catholics like meself, I'll spend the day in confession over what I've seen"


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    sunflower27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,822 ✭✭✭sunflower27


    Where would people have posted? Church newsletter? :D


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    #3
    sonic85
    Registered Users Posts: 4,203 ✭✭✭sonic85


    not really


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    ColeTrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ColeTrain


    Yore Ma bakes lovely bread.


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    #5
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,430 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    Poll: Do you think man will ever land on the moon?

    'Does my horse need an NCT?'

    'Tiddlywinks: Post your high scores here'

    'Heres a horse I saw today'

    'My friend is 21 and still not married. I think she might be gay'

    There would also be a priest forum and the TV forum would be very boring


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    #6
    northernpower
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭northernpower


    Thank god for fianna fail


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    #7
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    TELEVISION???? We don't need that here? Copying the feckin' British.

    Also - Has anyone read the novel Lolita? Fr. Mahon recommended it to me there the other day. He said he was getting a copy specially in off the boat from Thailand.


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    #8
    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    Boards has gone really slow as I tried to reply to this thread....so it got me thinking, I suppose we'd actually have to "post" our replies, with a stamp etc.


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    #9
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    I'm getting the **** out of this country

    Hmmm, no much has changed really


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    #10
    Rowanvella199
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭Rowanvella199


    A notice board with pieces of paper and a pen!


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    #11
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Where can I send his highness Archbishop McQuade a birthday cake ...will it arrive unbroken ?


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    #12
    patwicklow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭patwicklow


    Iv sent my answer on a post card!


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    #13
    senorwipesalot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭senorwipesalot


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    I'm getting the **** out of this country
    Off with ya on your high nellie.


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    Father Damo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Father Damo


    Unlike the trendy sh1te people post here today about a near dead compleyely impotent institution, anti catholic church rants would actually be relevant.


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    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 13,430 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    'Are you going to pay the window tax?'


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    ColeTrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ColeTrain


    Father Damo wrote: »
    Unlike the trendy sh1te people post here today about a near dead compleyely impotent institution, anti catholic church rants would actually be relevant.

    Aye if you wanted to be strung up.


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    #17
    cloptrop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭cloptrop


    Frank mcCourt would have wrote a novel on it.


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    #18
    Big Johnson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭Big Johnson


    'what does cow sh!t taste like?'


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    keano_afc
    Registered Users Posts: 8,711 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    mike65 would still have 60,000+ posts.


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    #20
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Fr Mooney gave a great mass today 1 hour and 47 minutes all in Latin. Then I went home and beat me wife cos the roast was overcooked


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    LETHAL LADY
    Registered Users Posts: 3,145 ✭✭✭LETHAL LADY


    Does anyone remember the toilet paper in primary school with oifig an tsolathair in braille on it? I wonder was that greaseproof paper type stuff being used in the 50s.


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    ColeTrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ColeTrain


    LETHAL LADY wrote: »
    Does anyone remember the toilet paper in primary school with oifig an tsolathair in braille on it? I wonder was that greaseproof paper type stuff being used in the 50s.

    We were issued with standard velvet whites. Did you go to the Ghaeltacht?


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    LETHAL LADY
    Registered Users Posts: 3,145 ✭✭✭LETHAL LADY


    ColeTrain wrote: »
    We were issued with standard velvet whites. Did you go to the Ghaeltacht?

    No just the 80s.


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    #24
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    Fr Mooney went up to the industrial school after. He spends alot of time with those lads. I hope he's putting some good into them, the little bollixes


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    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    It would have closed at 11.30 pm


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    Babybuff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,118 ✭✭✭Babybuff


    we got one of those new telly things, they're great craic altogether.


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    #27
    dark crystal
    Registered Users Posts: 10,962 ✭✭✭✭dark crystal


    Boards would only have a catholics forum, a filum forum, a wireless forum, a book forum, a politics forum and a pioneers forum.

    Maybe a dressmaking forum for the wimminz who were allowed a spare few minutes after the childers were in bed and the washing was done.


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    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    efb wrote: »
    Fr Mooney went up to the industrial school after. He spends alot of time with those lads. I hope he's putting some good into them, the little bollixes

    Oh I'd say he's doin a lot with their little bollixes


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    #29
    senorwipesalot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭senorwipesalot


    Post on the Lords day and face eternal damnation.(except the holy hour)


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    dark crystal
    Registered Users Posts: 10,962 ✭✭✭✭dark crystal


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    It would have closed at 11.30 pm

    And all day Sunday.


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    darlett
    Registered Users Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭darlett


    LETHAL LADY wrote: »
    Does anyone remember the toilet paper in primary school with oifig an tsolathair in braille on it? I wonder was that greaseproof paper type stuff being used in the 50s.

    Was this the handy fun sized tracing paper sheets that came in little blue and white cardboard boxes which had perforated edges so you could perforate the heck out of your hands after doing the deed. God bless Granny for letting me give them a go! ;)

    starbelgrade wrote: »
    It would have closed at 11.30 pm

    Aye but surely we could of at least purchased a bottle til that time, and drink drive the donkey all the way home. In many ways they were far ahead of us!


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