Liveline Thread (02/05/2012 to 25/07/2012)

Splinter

Folks,

Once again, at the request of the Admins, we have had to close the current Liveline thread due to its size. The discussion on Liveline can now continue on this thread as and from May 2nd 2012 (but it will have to be transplanted to another thread again if/when a certain thread length is reached).

So carry on as normal... while remembering that Radio is a moderated forum, and the Liveline thread is not exempt from that - you're required to be civil and observe the rules as per the charter.

Thanks

Splinty

JonathanAnon

Today on Liveline: reminiscing about how good the old thread was.. with a song from Danny Ellis..

artful_codger

there's so much toxic cynicism in the last thread, it should be sent to Sellafield for safe disposal.

Yakuza

In before the (inevitable) lock

The last thread took 3 months to get locked at 600-odd pages, the previous one took 4 months with 1200-odd pages, the one prior to that took 2.5 years ending with 2600-odd pages.

Any bets on this one lasting about 6 weeks with 300 pages (to continue a trend ?

Just curious - what's the vbulletin criteria for a thread being too big? - the total size of the posts rather than the number of posts?

mike65

10,000 posts but the old one only has about 9,500.

DuckStab

All those posts being left in a locked thread over Christmas, disgraceful Joe.

Lapin

I blame the Omen.

europa11

Hello Lahhvlahn thread #4.

To celebrate the newest thread, Joe has decided todays topics will be:

How Joe found a cure for Cancer with Ippy.

Joe discovers that Jesus was, in fact, a Kat-i-lick just like him.

Priests..........loadza priests and their groupies.

And finally......Are Australians rude when speaking to self-absorbed overpaid broadcasters?

..........g'day Skip!

JonathanAnon

Are boards releasing a box set of the old threads for Christmas.. (foreword by Joe Duffy) ?

withless

Big interview with Sean "nothing to do with me" Brady on the news.

What will Joe D'Churchbeforestateuffy do?

JonathanAnon

withless wrote: »

Big interview with Sean "nothing to do with me" Brady on the news.

AHHHHHH, I was still listening to Newstalk... Was he on the program, withless? I heard the statement read out on NT but no more..

europa11

withless wrote: »

Big interview with Sean "nothing to do with me" Brady on the news.

What will Joe D'Churchbeforestateuffy do?

Genuflect, get out the nipple-clamps and pray for all concerned, especially the clergy of course :rolleyes:.....then talk about something unrelated, such as his one-man campaign to cure melanoma at €85,000 a pop/per annum. Mentioned by Inda today in the Dail so he's hardly going to let that one slip by.

Good interview by Tommie O'Gorman btw, was half expecting Brady to say "I was only following (holy) orders" - he may as well have.

Mind you, it's the hot topic of the day, maybe Holy Joe might have no option but to allow a few plebs on. After all, he has an army of ould biddies on speed-dial at this stage ready to defend Mudder Church no matter what.

RadioRetro

europa11 wrote: »

After all, he has an army of ould biddies on speed-dial at this stage ready to defend Mudder Church no matter what.

Yesterday was the proof of the pudding for that one.

RadioRetro

I spent ****loads but can't pay it back, Joe, it's a disgrace, Joe!

She THINKS the apartment exists? Numpty.

[EDIT] Loving the naughty word autocensor!

mike65

Dear God Bulgarian apartments! Sooooooo Celtic Tiger.

http://www.askaboutmoney.com/showthread.php?t=24790&page=3

withless

JonathanAnon wrote: »

AHHHHHH, I was still listening to Newstalk... Was he on the program, withless? I heard the statement read out on NT but no more..

Recorded interview with Tommy Gorman, maybe 10 mins or so. He pushed him on it a bit but not really.

No mention of calling the guards etc.

Ah Platinum Apartments and Bulgaria update from 2006...

...And now the Angelus.

europa11

Apartments in Bulgaria.

A Celtic Tiger leftover if there was ever one.

europa11

How can she get rental income if there's no apartment Joe.

ffs

shockwave

Sounds like they're all ringing from Bulgaria, phones lines are ****e.

Lapin

No sympathy for these callers.

Anyone who buys a foreign property without visiting the country first deserves to lose their cash. It goes to prove that cash doesn't buy cop on.

Muppets like these callers are too dangerous to have money.

neris

Wasnt rte pundit brent pope not flogging bulgarian apts a few years ago for platinum developments

Stripey Cat

Greedy speculators get ripped off.

Shocking.

RadioRetro

I know a bloke who's confident he'll get his money back now his Bulgarian apartment isn't going to be built. Same bloke allowed an Indian accented person remote access to fix his PC after being cold-called by "Microsoft".

neris

Bulgarian lad I know said years ago to never invest in bulgaria. The place is riddled with corruption n gangsters

JonathanAnon

It's a bit late now to be discovering that there was no planning permission... Move on Joe, these people had enough money to throw away..

shockwave

neris wrote: »

Bulgarian lad I know said years ago to never invest in bulgaria. The place is riddled with corruption n gangsters

Bulgaria is a Kip!

mike65

Aha Brent Pope!

I always do what Popey says!

http://www.osmg.ie/Foreign_Property.asp

neris

shockwave wrote: »

neris wrote: »

Bulgarian lad I know said years ago to never invest in bulgaria. The place is riddled with corruption n gangsters

Bulgaria is a Kip!

Thats wat he said too

JonathanAnon

Personally, I always get property advice from a rugby player... I have a soccer player advising me on my investments, and a beach volleyball player as my accountant.. :pac:

Elmo

Joe: And what was his title?
Caller: emm .... Pope !

mike65

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Personally, I always get property advice from a rugby player... I have a soccer player advising me on my investments, and a beach volleyball player as my accountant.. :pac:

No wonder your cheques keep bouncing!

ntlbell

"In no time at all this apartment will be worth about 250k"

"what's the current avg monthly salary in Bulgaria?"

"a fiver"

I see......

ButtersSuki

Joe quick to disparage Platinum but RTE had no problem with them when they were advertising almost daily for a few years.

Joe equally quick to defend RTE employee/contractor Brent Pope without knowing the facts (as if they mattered on Lahv Lahn).:rolleyes:

comeback_kid

neris wrote: »

Wasnt rte pundit brent pope not flogging bulgarian apts a few years ago for platinum developments

not sure if your familiar with john o keefe , dean of law at portobellow college and a contributor to RTE occasionaly on various subjects , he was at one time editor of the SINDO property section and every week for around two years , used to whore for a property agency in clare called larionovo which was flogging property in dubai , this company drew huge investment from irish people but subsequently went into administration , thousands of irish people ploughed into theese projects due to o keefes testimonials and not one soul has seen thier property even built

Lapin

I've no problem with Popey making a shilling out of this.

I'd do it myself if I was lucky enough to be asked.

If people are going purchase property on the word of a rugby pundit paid to sing the praises of a block of flats in Bulgaria, they deserve what happens to their investment.

JonathanAnon

mike65 wrote: »

No wonder your cheques keep bouncing!

oh that's good.. :pac:

neris

Cant understand why people buy in undeveloped areas n countries. Buy in spain or france in a devoid town or resort at least they have higher value if prices go down n have the services

ButtersSuki

"Man a da peeple" Joe Duffy talking about the real issues that affect ordinary decent, "salt a dee earth" types that he claims to be Superman for. Tool.:rolleyes:

signostic

"Frontline apartment" can`t rent it and probably will never able to sell it

neris

If say the fax machine in platinums solicitors is being warned up for a dear joe later

Lapin

"The Irish people have an awful lot to answer for as well".



F'uk off mate.

Don't pin your screwed up decisions on the rest of us. :mad:

JonathanAnon

signostic wrote: »

"Frontline apartment" can`t rent it and probably will never able to sell it

Is that the one Pat Kenny bought..

pc7

Just tuning in, is this working class people who bought out foreign, told the rest of us we were mad not to be investing in bangladesh? No sympathy from me.

On a side MODS can we please have is Funny Friday funny or not poll back, at the top of the thread, I did ask in the last thread and it never came back, its a disgrace Joe :mad:

neris

signostic wrote: »

"Frontline apartment" can`t rent it and probably will never able to sell it

8 minutes from airport must be on flight path doesnt sound like a major selling point 4 me

Lapin

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Is that the one Pat Kenny bought..

Ya bet me to it JA !

ButtersSuki

From Ippy to this shoyte.....only on Lahv Lahn.

neris

He only realising now bulgaria its bandit country. RESEARCH

JonathanAnon

"Man speaking sense" ALERT in the Liveline studio

RadioRetro

Ha ha! This guy telling it straight won't last long!

ButtersSuki

They don't sound too intelligent to me.

signostic

"bad line...bad line"