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Help! Completely OT but I trust your brains

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  • 14-12-2012 1:38pm
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    doctoremma
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    I am organising a trip to Las Vegas (2 UK women, 2 Irish women) and have based daily activities/drinking/eating around "city" or "country" themes. Each day has a pithy/phrase name and I'm going to make a little information card. So, the day where we go for a gondola trip and Roman baths is "Little Italy". The day we eat French and go up that mini Eiffel Tower is "Vive la France". You get the picture.

    I want to do things that are English and Irish. However, I cannot fill a whole day for each theme, so I'm combining.

    I need a pithy name, maybe a song/book title, a band name, anything, something that reflects joint UK/Irishness.

    "The Good Friday Agreement" is not an option (or is it?).

    Help, please, oh witty Irish people of A&A.


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    Sarky
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    "A Series of Unfortunate Events"?


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    #3
    doctoremma
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    Sarky wrote: »
    "A Series of Unfortunate Events"?
    And so it begins... ;)


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    sephir0th
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    "The British Isles" is an obvious one, but I'd rather "The Easter Rising"


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    doctoremma
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    sephir0th wrote: »
    "The British Isles" is an obvious one, but I'd rather "The Easter Rising"
    My grandmother was born during it - likely to induce severe melancholy.


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    Bannasidhe
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    Have seen 'British' isles/archipelago referred to as the 'Islands of the Ocean' in Antique documents.


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    doctoremma
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    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    Have seen 'British' isles referred to as the 'Islands of the Ocean' in Antique documents.
    Is "The British Irelands" a pun too far?


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    Bannasidhe
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    doctoremma wrote: »
    Is "The British Irelands" a pun too far?

    Should manage to p*ss off just about everyone.:D


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    ahnowbrowncow
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    doctoremma wrote: »
    Is "The British Irelands" a pun too far?

    Yes


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    Squarewave
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    Anglo Irish Banquet


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    Dades
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    "The Anglo Irish Bailout" might be a bit too Irish-centric!

    EDIT - Snap @ ahnowbrowncow!


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    doctoremma
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    Facepalm moment. Could go with "Anglo-Irish relations", given that we are a mix of Anglo, Irish and are relations.


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    Bannasidhe
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    doctoremma wrote: »
    Facepalm moment. Could go with "Anglo-Irish relations", given that we are a mix of Anglo, Irish and are relations.

    Anglo-Celt? Or are we ignoring the Scots, Welsh, Cornish? ...:p


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    mikom
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    The British & Irish Lioness tour


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    Bannasidhe
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    mikom wrote: »
    The British & Irish Lioness tour

    I like that one!


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    doctoremma
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    mikom wrote: »
    The British & Irish Lioness tour
    I think we have a winner. We all watch rugby so it works well!

    Thanks all!


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    Sarky
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    800 Beers!


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    Bannasidhe
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    Sarky wrote: »
    800 Beers!

    No. No. No. :mad:

    It's 269 Beers!

    The whole island of Ireland did not officially come under the remit of the English monarch until 1542 (and even that was aspirational). Total control didn't happen until 1653 with the defeat of the independent Irish Catholic Confederacy - any more sloppy historical thinking from you matey and I will call a dolphin a fish.


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    #19
    Sarky
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    Next you'll be telling me vikings weren't invented by Marvel in the 60's... :rolleyes:


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    Bannasidhe
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    Sarky wrote: »
    Next you'll be telling me vikings weren't invented by Marvel in the 60's... :rolleyes:

    Funny you should mention that... 'Viking' is properly a verb to describe an activity engaged in by some of the inhabitants of the region now called Scandanavia - for example the Ostmen. :p


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    Sarky
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    Well "viking" is far less a mouthful than "Crushing my enemies, seeing them driven before me, and hearing the lamentation of the women".


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    Bannasidhe
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    Sarky wrote: »
    Well "viking" is far less a mouthful than "Crushing my enemies, seeing them driven before me, and hearing the lamentation of the women".

    Hard to fit that on a t-shirt alright.


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    kylith
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    Bannasidhe wrote: »
    Funny you should mention that... 'Viking' is properly a verb to describe an activity engaged in by some of the inhabitants of the region now called Scandanavia - for example the Ostmen. :p

    So, Viking is a verb meaning, essentially, to Vike? Like Maffeking and Banting? I like that.


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    Bannasidhe
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    kylith wrote: »
    So, Viking is a verb meaning, essentially, to Vike? Like Maffeking and Banting? I like that.

    I think the word used was avikinga (Old Norse isn't my strong point) lit meaning 'to go a viking' i.e sign on as crew of a longship on a shareholder basis and go and steal other people's stuff using such force as is a)required and b)fun.

    Interesting side note - anyone remember being told Round Towers were built to protect monasteries from those engaging in a spot of free-enterprise viking? Anyone notice how many round towers there are which are very far from either the sea or a navigable river?

    Think about that....:D


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    #25
    Sarky
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    Clearly the vikings also had tanks.


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    Bannasidhe
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    Sarky wrote: »
    Clearly the vikings also had tanks.

    With horned turrets.


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    #27
    Sarky
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    No, they were retconned out at the last Thor reboot.


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    #28
    Bannasidhe
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    Sarky wrote: »
    No, they were retconned out at the last Thor reboot.

    I reckon they are all still stuck outside Buttevant waiting for the temporary lights to fecking change


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    Dades
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    Vikings aren't to be confused with the lessor known hordes of Buntings.

    These savages used to festoon local towns with brightly coloured flags making it impossible for religious Holy Mary floats to pass through the streets unhindered.


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    Bannasidhe
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    Dades wrote: »
    Vikings aren't to be confused with the lessor known hordes of Buntings.

    These savages used to festoon local towns with brightly coloured flags making it impossible for religious Holy Mary floats to pass through the streets unhindered.

    Plus their dreaded country fete where vegetables were judged, large hats baring floral arrangements were compulsory and Morris dancing was perpetuated. Let's not even discuss the symbolism of the May Pole - disgusting!


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    Corkfeen
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    Erm.......... What the hell am I reading? :pac:


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