Spat Thread

ultrapercy

menoscemo

ThisRegard

Great for keeping the bog and grit out, while maintaining that snazzy look every runner wants.

jebuz

I'm not sure I follow this thread, do we just post photos?

Alright so...

barryoneill50

That Dean Karnazes, will he ever stop....

ThisRegard

At least the first two photos went with the spats theme, what am I missing with the wheel barrow?

cianc

TRR

Brothers pearse ac. Shower of bluffers. We are meeting at 9pm outside their freshly painted container/club-house to draw a few willies etc!

gerard_65

TRR wrote: »

Brothers pearse ac. Shower of bluffers. We are meeting at 9pm outside their freshly painted container/club-house to draw a few willies etc!

Only to be expected from a Tallaght nacker. Don't forget the cans of dutch gold.

geld

TRR wrote: »

Brothers pearse ac. Shower of bluffers. We are meeting at 9pm outside their freshly painted container/club-house to draw a few willies etc!

Don't even think about it!!!

TRR

Mrs took this today while in traffic (shouldn't be on her bloody phone but anyway). Says to me, would you look the sisters have car stickers I love that woman.

RayCun

the container in question



Sorry, I don't have any pictures of the car stickers, you will just have to take my word for it that they are equally awesome

TRR

I hate to admit it but that's pretty cool. Who drew out the design?

RayCun

TRR wrote: »

I hate to admit it but that's pretty cool. Who drew out the design?

one of the members is an art teacher in Firhouse. We had a generator and a projector down on Saturday and Sunday evening, projecting the image onto the side of the container so we could trace the outlines

RayCun

here are the bumper stickers

davedanon

That container's in cherryfield, isn't it? I hadn't noticed the paint job. looks great. Thanks for the grass track, btw, I used it a fair bit last year when I couldn't get down to Tallaght.

RayCun

davedanon wrote: »

That container's in cherryfield, isn't it? I hadn't noticed the paint job. looks great. Thanks for the grass track, btw, I used it a fair bit last year when I couldn't get down to Tallaght.

No problem, I'll send the bill to tallaght

davedanon

Apply for a discount from Gary Clarke for the use of our place. Tell him I sent you, I'm sure he'll knock something off.

davedanon

RayCun wrote: »

No problem, I'll send the bill to tallaght

Take it out of the fees for using our place at the weekend.

drquirky

Seriously pissed off that the Tymon PR CR is now held by a Sister- might have to get one of our 7 or 8 guys quicker than him to go sort that out next week (I would do it but am woefully out of shape!!!)

menoscemo

RayCun wrote: »

the container in question



Sorry, I don't have any pictures of the car stickers, you will just have to take my word for it that they are equally awesome

FYP (fixed your painting )

TRR

I've just noticed how realistic that container is! The kids are beating the adults

RayCun

Damn if only there was some way to get you guys back... We'll have to discuss it when we're training at tallaght track tomorrow

On an unrelated note, anyone have any use for some half empty tins of green and yellow paint?

davedanon

Oooh. I'm opening up tomorrow, I think. Now where did I put those darn keys?

menoscemo

BTW Ray. We had to get some light to see what we were doing, so we drove our cars into the park to get the headlights on your clubhouse. It was raining last night so we may have left a few tyre marks on your grass track. Hope you don't mind.

RayCun

menoscemo wrote: »

BTW Ray. We had to get some light to see what we were doing, so we drove our cars into the park to get the headlights on your clubhouse. It was raining last night so we may have left a few tyre marks on your grass track. Hope you don't mind.

You've just given me a great idea for getting in to the track tomorrow morning without Dave's keys

davedanon

RayCun wrote: »

You've just given me a great idea for getting in to the track tomorrow morning without Dave's keys

Mind the electrified fence.

TRR

RayCun wrote: »

You've just given me a great idea for getting in to the track tomorrow morning without Dave's keys

The railings around our track are built to withstand car/bus rammings. Was one if the key designs the committee insisted on!

menoscemo

menoscemo wrote: »

BTW Ray. We had to get some light to see what we were doing, so we drove our cars into the park to get the headlights on your clubhouse. It was raining last night so we may have left a few tyre marks on your grass track. Hope you don't mind.

BTW you should have seen Ecoli doing donuts. In his element he was

ecoli

menoscemo wrote: »

BTW you should have seen Ecoli doing donuts. In his element he was

Thought I was Colin McRae

menoscemo

drquirky wrote: »

Seriously pissed off that the Tymon PR CR is now held by a Sister- might have to get one of our 7 or 8 guys quicker than him to go sort that out next week (I would do it but am woefully out of shape!!!)

TRR sorted that for you this morning drq

drquirky

I heard all ready! Got in a few digs at a couple Sisterz while spectating at the 5 miler in the PP this morning..., TBB looked close to tears!

T runner

Just wondering. Why are they being called "Sisters"?

RayCun

T runner wrote: »

Just wondering. Why are they being called "Sisters"?

The joke was that our two fastest runners were women
(it wasn't true, but they were certainly winning more than the men)

T runner

Still don't quite get it. They seem to be calling the male runners "sisters"?

drquirky

T runner wrote: »

Still don't quite get it. They seem to be calling the male runners "sisters"?

It's complete schoolboy silliness. We are aware of the gender bias issues/ patriarchal society unpleasantness you're trying to stir up here but it's a bit of a laugh so maybe leave the politics out of it

Sometimes it's fun to act like a 13 yr old

TRR

T runner wrote: »

Still don't quite get it. They seem to be calling the male runners "sisters"?

We are, the inference is that their best male runners are no faster than our best female runners. It's tongue in check!

They accuse us of joy riding and drinking in parks which is also tongue in check (except for tonight a few of us will be boozing al fresco).

Sometimes things are said in jest and reading too much into them makes no sense!

menoscemo

T runner

drquirky wrote: »

It's complete schoolboy silliness.......Sometimes it's fun to act like a 13 yr old

Spot on! ....You said it.... as long as "the boys" are having fun........

ultrapercy

I didnt start this thread to have jackceens and want to be jackeens (jyankeens??) rowing over who has the nicest slum.Find something proper to fight about or Il send up 4 bailers and a manure shaker to block the entrance.(applies to norde jackeens too)

TRR

ultrapercy wrote: »

I didnt start this thread to have jackceens and want to be jackeens (jyankeens??) rowing over who has the nicest slum.Find something proper to fight about or Il send up 4 bailers and a manure shaker to block the entrance.(applies to norde jackeens too)

We will block your October visa to dublin if you're not careful!

ultrapercy

TRR wrote: »

We will block your October visa to dublin if you're not careful!

hey Ive ran it 15 times, I issue the visa.

theboyblunder

drquirky wrote: »

(I would do it but am woefully out of shape!!!)

RayCun

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

you swine!


(not trying to restart the argument! this came up on facebook today and its a good video worth sharing, and it kind of had to go in here )

TRR

RayCun wrote: »

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

you swine!


(not trying to restart the argument! this came up on facebook today and its a good video worth sharing, and it kind of had to go in here )

very similar to TBB's running style

theboyblunder

TRR wrote: »

very similar to TBB's running style

if only my gait and form were that good

TRR

theboyblunder wrote: »

if only my gait and form were that good

tell me about it those girls have better knee lift than me

T runner

RayCun wrote: »

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

you swine!


(not trying to restart the argument! this came up on facebook today and its a good video worth sharing, and it kind of had to go in here )

Thanks for sharing that.

It makes one think (not everyone obviously!).

Re. your own club, I think that it's great that your female and young athletes perform so well. For a relatively new club some of the achievements are outstanding.

In mixed clubs, logically it shouldn't really be unusual for women to win as much as/more than men. That's why the "Sisters" thing is just a little odd for me. Instead of lauding your achievements: your club is mocked as a women's club ("Sisters Pearse") .... and worse, male runners are mocked as women ("sisters") for this very reason. Even if its excused as boyishness, tongue in cheek.... whatever...the underlying assumptions are still quite odd and unpleasant.

Again well done on the club development, plenty of clubs could benefit from your example. Respect where its due.

RayCun

(there should be a rule against serious discussion in this thread)

If the club were Sportsworld and the joke was "the sportsworldettes" or Donore Harriers to the Donore Belles, there would be more of an issue. But Brothers is in the name, so its an obvious place to go with a joke. That's what e get for having an original and distinctive name ;-)

ultrapercy

RayCun wrote: »

(there should be a rule against serious discussion in this thread)

If the club were Sportsworld and the joke was "the sportsworldettes" or Donore Harriers to the Donore Belles, there would be more of an issue. But Brothers is in the name, so its an obvious place to go with a joke. That's what e get for having an original and distinctive name ;-)

Thats the way to dismantle a joke, your as bad as Ray DArcy. Who was Brother Pearse anyhow? Might as well make the thread educational now its been robbed of its comedic value. Did Brother P have a sister?

menoscemo

RayCun wrote: »

(there should be a rule against serious discussion in this thread)

If the club were Sportsworld and the joke was "the sportsworldettes" or Donore Harriers to the Donore Belles, there would be more of an issue. But Brothers is in the name, so its an obvious place to go with a joke. That's what e get for having an original and distinctive name ;-)

Exactly, I personally prefer Knocklyon joggers as a slag term but the momentum seemed to go with Sisters Pearse a while ago.

Don't start about those Sportworld feckers. You guys might be the grass trackers but they are the no trackers