Liveline Thread 12/10/13 to 06/01/14

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Folks

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Mykola

Go on Yeah.

Lapin

Predictions for the current thread.

Complaints about the increase in the price of fags in the budget and how its going to contribute to the black economy.

Dublin Fibergade (God bless them), will get an honourable mention around Halloween.

Festive Fiver Friday will raise its plugly head again. I reckon the 6th of December will be the date.

As Summertime arrives in Australia we can expect another wave of calls of disgust and outrage about the shocking antics of young Irish people there.

Somebody famous will snuff it and Joe will spend half the programme fawning over them. (The whole programme if a salt of the earth Dub pegs it).

A disaster of war will happen somewhere in the world and we will have some Irish person on the line talking about it because they are only 400 miles away from the scene.

And of course the usual mix of angst, ire, outrage, whining, cribbing, moaning and guff by John in Cork met with My God, Go on, Well Done.

Or if faced with a sensible caller, the audible heavy sigh followed by get a grip.





So to speak.

sligojoek

Lapin wrote: »

Predictions for the current thread.

Complaints about the increase in the price of fags in the budget and how its going to contribute to the black economy.

Dublin Fibergade (God bless them), will get an honourable mention around Halloween.

Festive Fiver Friday will raise its plugly head again. I reckon the 6th of December will be the date.

As Summertime arrives in Australia we can expect another wave of calls of disgust and outrage about the shocking antics of young Irish people there.

Somebody famous will snuff it and Joe will spend half the programme fawning over them. (The whole programme if a salt of the earth Dub pegs it).

A disaster of war will happen somewhere in the world and we will have some Irish person on the line talking about it because they are only 400 miles away from the scene.

And of course the usual mix of angst, ire, outrage, whining, cribbing, moaning and guff by John in Cork met with My God, Go on, Well Done.

Or if faced with a sensible caller, the audible heavy sigh followed by get a grip.





So to speak.

To use that awful phrase.

my friend

anyone that caught the end of Mme. Finucanes show today was treated to a bizarre call in which a mother spoke about deaths in her extended family over a period of 7 years (hopefully RTE forwarded her contact details to the Drama Department)

Joe will be seriously pissed with MF for stepping on his turf.

washiskin

They also have an insert running of de peeple congratulating himself on his award..... I wonder did they have to do much editing on it......

NoClues

"I know THAT"

JonathanAnon

washiskin wrote: »

They also have an insert running of de peeple congratulating himself on his award..... I wonder did they have to do much editing on it......

I think anybody with the merest morsel of modesty or humility would be mortally embarrassed by such an ad. I certainly wasnt asked to contribute to the ad I can tell you that.. However, when I get my hands on a copy of it, I'll do my own "home truths" version and upload it to youtube..

SEPT 23 1989

plenty of Blah Blah Blah's from our bored presenter

JonathanAnon

Just heard that ad for Joe Duffy again... "Saint Joe"... "Joe, you're great".. I was half expecting....

SEPT 23 1989

Just heard Joe's ad,its like something from North Korea

ButtersSuki

Heard the ad for the first time just there. Wow, a new level of self-congratulation has been reached by RTE.

I've told this story before but I have a friend who works in RTE who told me an allegedly true story about Emperor Duffy before and it goes a little something like this:

So Joe was being featured in the RTE Guy-id and the feature included a few pics of the great one on his throne in his office. The office was pretty much wall papered with "Thank You" cards - they were everywhere, on the shelves, on the window sill, on his majesty's desk etc. Obviously one would assume these were from salt a dee irths the length and breath of the country Liberties, but alas no..........they were all blank, the Emperor had purchased them himself for "decoration' for his photo "chute". Allegedly.

Could be just a bit of back-biting in RTE.....but knowing Joe, I believe it!

miketv

10 seconds in and "So to speak" already gets a mention.

ButtersSuki

Today on Lahv Lahn.....

4 people shot in Dubalin a week after LOVE/HATE returns. Coincidence? I think not.


Tomorrow on Lahv Lahn.....

Taxi drivers on tonight's taxi programme will be interviewed on all topics from de budget, to Nigerian taxi drivers, to the medical card to how sound Bertie was and how much better off the country would be if he was still in charge.

signostic

sick people to be given medical cards...tut tut...

ButtersSuki

"fait accompli".....oh no, don't say that Doctor, Joe will now be using that ad nauseum :rolleyes:

SEPT 23 1989

Under 2 is when the childer need it the most

Roger_007

I don't expect a GP to agree with anything that will mean a reduction in their income.

ButtersSuki

Isn't it great that Joe's callers today consist of Valerie who lives in the UK and is therefore under the care of the NHS, and an Irish GP (Val) who's looking to protect his income.

Joe getting confused with Val and Valerie. :rolleyes:

artful_codger

Why shouldn't the kids of middle class taxpayers get free GP visits? Stop feeding the Welfare trap.

Roger_007

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Today on Lahv Lahn.....

4 people shot in Dubalin a week after LOVE/HATE returns. Coincidence? I think not.
.

......but no cats shot, the theory doesn't always hold!

signostic

Mental health and more nurses will not buy votes

ButtersSuki

Roger_007 wrote: »

......but no cats shot, the theory doesn't always hold!

I KNOW THAT! I KNOW THAT!

neris

wheres my nama medical card joe?

ButtersSuki

Joe thinks he's talking to one of his pals "if you had 40million"....

JonathanAnon

lol.. another researcher getting a whipping out the back..

HeidiHeidi

Stop being so nosey Joe! He got that one wrong, and caller was none too impressed!!

signostic

Sofie starting her call on the wrong foot..

sudzs

"you've lost your medical card..."

"No, I haven't."

ButtersSuki

Won't someone please think of the children?

Tears imminent!

Roger_007

Stop prying Joe........she doesn't want to discuss her personal life with the nation!

scary_mouse

how come their was none of this fuss about wealthy pensioners receiving free GP care ?

ButtersSuki

Roger_007 wrote: »

Stop prying Joe........she doesn't want to discuss her personal life with the nation!

She's on the wrong flipping show then. What does she think this is - Prime Time?

IvyTheTerrible

Roger_007 wrote: »

I don't expect a GP to agree with anything that will mean a reduction in their income.

Hardly a reduction in their income if they get a lump some per medical card holder on their lists, whereas if they don't have a card, the child's parent's will only pay when they visit.

ButtersSuki

Drop the bands = more patients = more income for the GP.

Roger_007

ButtersSuki wrote: »

She's on the wrong flipping show then. What does she think this is - Prime Time?

.....or Jerry Springer?

scary_mouse

ive zero sympathy for whinging GP,s

their is a cap on the number of doctors which can open a clinic and this in turn keeps a floor under incomes , we have a serious shortage of GP,s in Ireland

JonathanAnon

"We're still paying our mortgage"..

What has that got to do with things, was her house sick?

Dan Jaman

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Just heard Joe's ad,its like something from North Korea

My gawd, Joe; it's just so real...

sudzs

boring monotone voice.....


...........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

ButtersSuki

I suspect we're getting less than 1% of this caller's actual circumstances.

neris

what exactly is he discussing? im lost in this. medical cards for kids? medical cards from old people or medical cards for families? this is all over the place like a normal chatoic topic jumping liveline

DuckHook

what difference does it make losing the card...honest to god duffy really asks some stupid question.

Roger_007

Go on Joe.........ask her what her income is?

Meathlass

Why didn't she disconnect it completely so, then she wouldn't have to pay any service charges.

lucylu

why would you have the gas on in June

JM Skipton

Dan Jaman wrote: »

My gawd, Joe; it's just so real...

Looks like an outdoor broadcast from the north korean funny friday crew outside the red cow hotel in downtown Pyongyang!

ButtersSuki

Roger_007 wrote: »

Go on Joe.........ask her what her income is? which Fianna Fail Cumann she's attached to

...would be more like it.

neris

shes paying her mortgage. what does she want a medal? telling joe you pay your mortgage seems to be some sort of a badge of honour

signostic

from medical cards to gas...only on the lavlahn!

Lapin

Someone just shot her cat.