Off Topic Thread too point uh

CatFromHue

Speaking of last night after the referendum. Dublin City was mad, there was real party/festival aura to the whole place.

OldRio

Leitrim. The rural part of rural Ireland.

Were you in Carrick Buer?

Buer

OldRio wrote: »

Leitrim. The rural part of rural Ireland.

Were you in Carrick Buer?

I was indeed. Stag/hen capital of Ireland, it seems! For a small town, there must have been 7 or 8 stag/hen parties on the go.

Often stop there on the way to Mayo but never actually stayed there, grand town.

OldRio

Buer wrote: »

I was indeed. Stag/hen capital of Ireland, it seems! For a small town, there must have been 7 or 8 stag/hen parties on the go.

Often stop there on the way to Mayo but never actually stayed there, grand town.

Wall to wall Hen parties. My youngest Son worked in the nightclub at the Landmark Hotel at a weekend whilst putting himself through NUIG. Some of the storys;)Lucky lucky bast&%"!.:D

pickarooney

Wang King wrote: »

How did your "Tá" button go down?

How did the referendum work in Irish? "Tá" on its own doesn't really mean anything (is?).

edit: think I found the answer on good old boards.

This is why I don't go out on both Friday and Saturday night anymore

dregin

We'll leave it there so.

RIP Bill.

Buer

Bit of a bolt from the blue. Knew he was getting on but didn't realise he was 76. Didn't look it.

thomond2006

A lot of childhood memories watching that panel midweek after school. I also didn't realise he was well into his 70s.

molloyjh

dregin wrote: »

We'll leave it there so.

RIP Bill.

Bloody hell. Totally concur with Buer there. Both surprised at the news and the fact he was 76. RIP.

Buer

Buer wrote: »

Bit of a bolt from the blue. Knew he was getting on but didn't realise he was 76. Didn't look it.

Ah he did, but they still isn't very old these days. Was he ill?

Anyway very sad, RIP.

Buer

This is his last ever appearance as host 10 months ago....if I look like this at 75 I'll be delighted!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEYBSz79ZJM

shuffol

Buer wrote: »

This is his last ever appearance as host 10 months ago....if I look like this at 75 I'll be delighted!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEYBSz79ZJM

Ah you can't really judge from how they look on tv, what with the make up and the lighting.

P_1

At least it was quick for him, he was at the IFTA awards last night. Some comfort in that.

molloyjh

Come on now GoT, time to pick it up....

Stheno

P_1 wrote: »

At least it was quick for him, he was at the IFTA awards last night. Some comfort in that.

True shock for the family though

RIP many epic sporting moments with him presenting

Buer

molloyjh wrote: »

Come on now GoT, time to pick it up....

Really enjoyed the latest episode. Bubbled along really nicely.

molloyjh

Buer wrote: »

Really enjoyed the latest episode. Bubbled along really nicely.

I think it's been a bit slow. It's been 7 episodes of bubbling along. It would be nice for something to actually happen. That said it ended really well tonight.

Fine pair.

irishbucsfan

molloyjh wrote: »

I think it's been a bit slow. It's been 7 episodes of bubbling along. It would be nice for something to actually happen. That said it ended really well tonight.

Ah lots has been happening though, it just all seems to be quite emergent rather than anything too dramatic. Would have liked if they got a bit more out of the fighting pits.

irishbucsfan

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Ah lots has been happening though, it just all seems to be quite emergent rather than anything too dramatic. Would have liked if they got a bit more out of the fighting pits.

"It is traditional for the Queen to attend the smaller fighting pits, because it keeps our budget down"

molloyjh

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Ah lots has been happening though, it just all seems to be quite emergent rather than anything too dramatic. Would have liked if they got a bit more out of the fighting pits.

Yeah a lot has happened but it's all been filler almost. Building up to something else. I'm sure there'll be an episode where it all comes together and blows me away, but I just feel it's been paced badly. A lot of the conflict, physical and political, has been lacking. We haven't seen the witty and cutting back and forths from previous seasons or any of the tension that goes with it. And then we're teased with things nearly happening, but not. Or there's storylines that don't seem to be going anywhere and so have little tension at all to them.

Stanis' march on Winterfell for example is pretty toothless in that regard.

Maybe the fact that they have moved a bit away from the books and/or ahead of them means the lack of source material is hurting them?

Fireball07

molloyjh wrote: »

Yeah a lot has happened but it's all been filler almost. Building up to something else. I'm sure there'll be an episode where it all comes together and blows me away, but I just feel it's been paced badly. A lot of the conflict, physical and political, has been lacking. We haven't seen the witty and cutting back and forths from previous seasons or any of the tension that goes with it. And then we're teased with things nearly happening, but not. Or there's storylines that don't seem to be going anywhere and so have little tension at all to them.

Stanis' march on Winterfell for example is pretty toothless in that regard.

Maybe the fact that they have moved a bit away from the books and/or ahead of them means the lack of source material is hurting them?

Most people believe that the 4th & 5th books are a lot, lot slower than the first 3 and I think the 5th season suffers from that as much as anything.

Things do happen but the pacing is worse, and it seems a lot more padded; I thought the show would condense it a lot and maybe change up a few things to make it a bit more dramatic.

I have a fairly daft question - I live right smack in the middle of the mini marathon route which is in Monday, what's the story with local access? Assume cars can't get in and out?

dregin

Waiting until I'm back in the office in a couple of weeks to order protein, so decided to pick up a Power Bar shake from the gym reception. 4.50 a go! Madness ted!

LostArt

http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/impact-whey-protein/10530943.html

dregin

LostArt wrote: »

http://www.myprotein.com/sports-nutrition/impact-whey-protein/10530943.html

You're the third person to link me that exact page in the last 10 minutes

LostArt

dregin wrote: »

You're the third person to link me that exact page in the last 10 minutes

I can't recommend that site enough, cheap and quality.

.ak

Is that not the usual price?

LostArt

.ak wrote: »

Is that not the usual price?

Yeah it is, it's gone up slightly in the last year but most of their protein flavours are €70ish for 5kg