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Throwing Potatoes At Irish Politicians

  • 27-07-2013 4:35pm
    #1
    wendell borton
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    Would it be considered racist if a Irish politician was subjected to such treatment?


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  • #2
    Sunnyisland
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    Only if his name was murphy...


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Not if another Irish person does it.


  • #4
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,734 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    They used to have to shovel the spuds at Mary Harney


  • #5
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Irish is not a race per se but yes it would certainly be wrong


  • #6
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Nobody does a protest better then the farmers

    Using the slurry spreader on the county council offices just one of many possible options. It's been done


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  • #7
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    biko wrote: »
    Not if another Irish person does it.

    And if there not Irish
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  • #8
    WindSock
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    Who throws a fucking potatoe?


  • #9
    dmc17
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    Have you ever got a belt of a potato?

    I'd say it'd be considered assault more so than racist.


  • #10
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    You would bloody kill someone with a potato if they got belted with one in the head.


  • #11
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Only if you hit 'em :pac:


    And only if the person throwing isn't Irish and the the politician is only getting it thrown them at cos of their nationality.

    You can seriously hurt someone if you hit them in the head with a potato by the way.


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  • #12
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    WindSock wrote: »
    Who throws a fucking potatoe?

    :confused: Never seen that variety for sale, are they good aetin?


  • #13
    MagicMarker
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    wendell borton wrote: »
    Would it be considered racist if a Irish politician was subjected to such treatment?

    What the actual ****.


  • #14
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Gatling wrote: »
    And if there not Irish
    Where?


  • #15
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    Think id rather freeze one before throwing one at a politician
    That or use a turnip
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  • #16
    dmc17
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    biko wrote: »
    Where?

    There!


  • #17
    h2005
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    It would be considered assault I`d say.


  • #18
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    dmc17 wrote: »
    There!

    On the stair.


  • #19
    rolliepoley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,874 ✭✭✭rolliepoley


    New capital punishment, death by spuds.


  • #20
    KKkitty
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    They may end up with chips on their shoulders about it.


  • #21
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    KKkitty wrote: »
    They may end up with chips on their shoulders about it.

    I can think of one politician who would take the skin and smoke it
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  • #22
    KKkitty
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    Gatling wrote: »
    I can think of one politician who would take the skin and smoke it

    I'm assuMing I know who you're on about :D


  • #23
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Conmaicne Mara wrote: »
    :confused: Never seen that variety for sale, are they good aetin?


    Only with the jackett off


  • #24
    mikemac1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,395 ✭✭✭✭mikemac1


    Would these be good Irish potatoes or those Israeli potatoes that Tesco sell?


  • #25
    MiseryMary
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    lol throwing roosters or sweet potatoes, mashed them up with butter and throw it one big slap in the face.


  • #26
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    It's a capital punishment in Latvia


  • #27
    Weevil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 358 ✭✭Weevil


    If the motivation is racial, then the action is racist. By the way, when I lived in London, my favourite fast food chain was Spud-u-Like, so it, so it might be like when the Beatles got pelted with jelly- beans.


  • #28
    Weevil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 358 ✭✭Weevil


    My name is URL wrote: »
    It's a capital punishment in Latvia

    It's called teasing in Monaghan.


  • #29
    crockholm
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    dmc17 wrote: »
    There!


    Their


  • #30
    bumper234
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    Weevil wrote: »
    It's called MATING in Monaghan.

    FYP ;)


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  • #31
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,708 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    Have you seen the price of potatoes this year? Great money making scheme to be had.

    1) Become politician
    2) Get potatoes thrown at you
    3) Profit!

    Since there is actually a step 2 to this, it is guaranteed to work


  • #32
    btard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 391 ✭✭btard


    Molotov cocktails would be more effective.


  • #33
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Put em in a brown bag and claim they were a bribe/payment for consultation


  • #34
    Marsden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 673 ✭✭✭Marsden


    It would if you throw it at Eamon Gilmore, he looks like Mr. Potato Head without the moustache.


  • #35
    Boombastic
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    rolliepoley wrote: »
    You would bloody kill someone with a potato if they got belted with one in the head.

    Not if you boil them first :)


  • #36
    gcgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,044 ✭✭✭gcgirl


    Hell no they are far too expensive to throw at morons


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  • #37
    Gatling
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    btard wrote: »
    Molotov cocktails would be more effective.

    Have you seen the price of petrol
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  • #38
    NuckingFacker
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    No point throwing potatoes, good spuds are "floury". Now, if spuds were stony - then they would be worth throwing..


  • #39
    Gatling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,291 ✭✭✭✭Gatling


    NuckingFacker wrote: »
    No point throwing potatoes, good spuds are "floury". Now, if spuds were stony - then they would be worth throwing..

    Freeze them for an added punch
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  • #40
    NuckingFacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,221 ✭✭✭NuckingFacker


    Gatling wrote: »
    Freeze them for an added punch
    A stony frozen spud smacked in the Politicians gob. Sounds like a marriage made in heaven.


  • #41
    Celly Smunt
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,464 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    You could always attack them with a spud gun?


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  • #42
    WindSock
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    dmc17 wrote: »
    Have you ever got a belt of a potato?

    No....have you?


  • #43
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    I reckon you could kill a man with a hard spud. Direct blow to the temple from long range at high speed.


  • #44
    suicide_circus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,802 ✭✭✭✭suicide_circus


    did you know you can make a bomb using an ordinary potato?

    Step 1: take an ordinary potato, bake and leave to cool.

    Step 2: hollow out potato, fill with explosives and fit timer/detenator.

    Your potato bomb is complete.


  • #45
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    suicide_circus wrote: »
    did you know you can make a bomb using an ordinary potato?

    Step 1: take an ordinary potato, bake and leave to cool.

    Step 2: hollow out potato, fill with explosives and fit timer/detenator.

    Your potato bomb is complete.

    Are you in the IRA?


  • #46
    Corkbah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭Corkbah


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Are you in the IRA?

    duh ... look at the username ... he/she is in the circus !! ... the suicide circus


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