Iona vs Panti

aloyisious

I wonder how Ronan behaves when Dave Norris near's him in the Seanad?

lazygal

aloyisious wrote: »

I wonder how Ronan behaves when Dave Norris near's him in the Seanad?

They sit quite close to each other as it happens as they aren't party affiliated.....

iwantmydinner

aloyisious wrote: »

Aw, such a waste (btw, was it Lyons or Barry's) :pac:

I believe in Barry's, but I respect everyone else's right to choose whichever (lesser) brand of (yucky) tea they like.

Just don't go waving it around in public. It offends me.

Bannasidhe

Lou.m wrote: »

These people are used to privileged it is if they have never had anything character building happen to them before.
They are used to being 'liked' and for the wrong reasons.


No one has ever told them they are really really wrong before. They are not used to it.

They are used to a huge degree of deference, privilege and unearned authority.

I honestly do not wish them any psychological pain. But really if you can't stand the heat.

Equality is them hitting planet earth with a bang.

Hearing Buzz O' Neill and David Norris telling people what it felt like to have the **** kicked out of them and saying they were afraid to discuss it because they were worried it would scare young LGBT people into feeling they couldn't come out. And they are right the world never seems more homophobic then when you are young and just about to come to out. ( I know).

David Norris a man who came out because he believed it was the courageous thing to do when the sentence was 10 yrs to life. And he never grovelled. That is character.


I remember David describing a court case in which a young LGBT youth went down for homosexuality. Heartbreaking.

When Buzz O' Neill was attacked last year and I told straight friends their response often was ' what was he doing?' NOTHING HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE GEORGE .... VERTICAL LIKE... THE ****ING CHEEK! %*$???

Any excuse.


I know a Drag Queen form Northern Ireland who had the guts to walk around in Drag when the British Army were still of the streets just after the troubles. I will never know how he had the courage.

To hold minority views is not the same as to be a minority.


And being a christian does not presuppose being a homophone. Not all of them are biblical literalists.

Probably the people in LGBT who get the most crap are trans people and we still have not been able to hear from them in this debate on the airwaves. It's poor straight christian middleclass people who have hushy lives full of fundraising dosh for being bigots. Moaning about how hard it is to be them.

To be honest whenever you see Ronan Mullen his body language is so dramatic it is hard to miss. It tends to reveal a deep deep discomfort around people he does not like.

My nana never felt self conscious blessing herself. My mother does it.

Maybe Ronan feels self conscious for other reasons.

Any one can test his theory and bless themselves in the street on sat night.

Try kissing someone the same sex as you in the same street on sat night.

See who gets more trouble. I wager not a person says a thing for the former.
You can bless yourself in a gay club anytime you can't kiss your own sex in a catholic church.
And being Christian does not stop you from getting married.

I can't believe I am even being baited into explaing this by his self pity.

I remember being the 'only' gay in an Irish art college in the early 80s. Except I wasn't. I was the only one who didn't hide it. I just couldn't do it.

But I did get the hell out of Ireland and as a lesbian I wasn't even 'illegal', but I was suffocating and while I could legally have sex, The 8th Amendment made it clear that in Holy Catholic Ireland my body was not my own to control.

In England I found acceptance, support and a vocal and proud LGBT community and no one gave a flying what the religious of any denomination had to say apart from the religious.

Eventually I realised that this is my country too and I have as much right to be here as any Holy Joe or Holy Mary so I came back.

Qs

But you're not a Lyonophobe right, like you've never physically attacked a Lyons drinker so you can't be one.

Hate the drink, love the drinker.

iwantmydinner

Qs wrote: »

But you're not a Lyonophobe right, like you've never physically attacked a Lyons drinker so you can't be one.

Hate the drink, love the drinker.

It's not discrimination to treat different hot beverages differently.

Bannasidhe

Qs wrote: »

But you're not a Lyonophobe right, like you've never physically attacked a Lyons drinker so you can't be one.

Hate the drink, love the drinker.

I don't like tea.

AerynSun

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I don't like tea.

I'll tell you what creeps me out: chicory. I mean, that stuff is just not natural. Freeze dried Jacobs decaf is not only far superior, it's the only 'real' option. Chicory should be outlawed. Or hidden in the back of the cupboard.

iwantmydinner

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I don't like tea.

I love tea, like.

lazygal

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I don't like tea.

But tea is part of our DNA. Like Christianity and saying sorry for your troubles at funerals and saying byebyebyebyebye.

Hotblack Desiato

AerynSun wrote: »

I'll tell you what creeps me out: chicory. I mean, that stuff is just not natural. Freeze dried Jacobs decaf is not only far superior, it's the only 'real' option. Chicory should be outlawed. Or hidden in the back of the cupboard.

You'd love this stuff then. It's what used to pass for 'coffee' here until the 80s:



Yep, syrupy coffee-ish stuff with sugar and chicory.

Apparently you can still get it and it's OK for making cakes - but under no circumstances try to make a beverage from it.

Bannasidhe

lazygal wrote: »

But tea is part of our DNA. Like Christianity and saying sorry for your troubles at funerals and saying byebyebyebyebye.

Don't fall for their lies.

It is possible to be Irish and not only dislike tea, not be Christian and say good bye just once but also be punctual.

Honest.

aloyisious

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I don't like tea.

O.M.G. and you a Lee-sider! Jack will spin tonight

FouxDaFaFa

Sarky wrote: »

I highly recommend you pop over to Twitter and have a gander at the #IonaSitcoms hashtag. It's one of the top trends in the country right now, and it is really f*cking funny.

Oh God, they're so good.

My favourites:
Married With Children - Or Else
Operation Consecration
Curb Your Equality
Are you being served (court papers)?
My So-called right to life
One Foot in The George
Malcolm in the middle ages
Abstinence in The City

Bannasidhe

AerynSun wrote: »

I'll tell you what creeps me out: chicory. I mean, that stuff is just not natural. Freeze dried Jacobs decaf is not only far superior, it's the only 'real' option. Chicory should be outlawed. Or hidden in the back of the cupboard.

Barley cup - the coffee substitute made from hamster ****e and budgie droppings roasted grains and chicory. That stuff is mank.

Bannasidhe

aloyisious wrote: »

O.M.G. and you a Lee-sider! Jack will spin tonight

Used to work as a Chef in a famous Cork hotel with a fancy dancy restaurant frequented by the Barrys.

When their food was ready 'Service! Table of four Blueshirts away!' would ring out through the kitchen.

I hope Jack is spinning! Mumble mumble FF mumble mumble Haughey mumble :mad:

Corkfeen

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Don't fall for their lies.

It is possible to be Irish and not only dislike tea, not be Christian and say good bye just once but also be punctual.

Honest.

I like green tea but wouldn't touch that normal tea tripe. Bizarre teas is where it's at.

Bannasidhe

Corkfeen wrote: »

I like green tea but wouldn't touch that normal tea tripe. Bizarre teas is where it's at.

I like mint tea when I am having North African food.

kylith

I love tea so much it's slightly obscene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTDcWi1dzoM

david75

Lyons all the way.
If you like Barry's you're clearly a homophobe.

Nodin

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I don't like tea.

Flaunting your perversion again? For shame.

AerynSun

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Barley cup - the coffee substitute made from hamster ****e and budgie droppings roasted grains and chicory. That stuff is mank.

LOL. I thought the appropriate Irish word was gank?

AerynSun

kylith wrote: »

I love tea so much it's slightly obscene.

"I've bathed in Earl Grey" - now there's an idea!

Mr. CooL ICE

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I don't like tea.

Irish and don't like tea? You clearly have a wider agenda

Corkfeen

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I like mint tea when I am having North African food.

I'm slowly beginning to become somewhat of a fan of the Turkish teas. Astonishing nobody has mentioned their preferred biscuit yet.

aloyisious

I know i't's going really off topic now, but it's tastier than the topic Try this Co's Green Tea with mint and lemon, it's loose-leaf, so you'll need a strainer https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDUQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffrenchfoodieindublin.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F03%2Fwall-and-keogh-45-richmond-st-south.html&ei=b_39UubjE8Xm7AbCuYGwCg&usg=AFQjCNELjgBHUT3n0QqYwqnRJw1djrNhbw&bvm=bv.61190604,d.ZGU

Qs

Bannasidhe wrote: »

I don't like tea.

Thats just a phase, you'll get over it.

Bannasidhe

Qs wrote: »

Thats just a phase, you'll get over it.

So they tell me...

Penn

I don't like tea, and I don't know what a tracker mortgage is.

Bannasidhe

Penn wrote: »

I don't like tea, and I don't know what a tracker mortgage is.

I have a tracker mortgage. *smug*