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Pudsy33

Wang King wrote: »

Anybody think either Dan Martin or Nick Roche can win the Vuelta?

Highly unlikely. Theres a big Time Trial in the middle of it and that's both of their weakest disciplines. The race is all so stacked with the best stage racing talent around, bar Alberto Contador. The big guns just haven't come to the fore yet but they should do once it reaches the higher mountains.

Roche will end up working for Froome and Martin probably doesn't have the ability to stay with Froome, Quintana et al. However there is a great chance of an Irish stage win (today imo) and a top 10 overall which would be a great return.

.ak

.ak wrote: »

This. Nail on the head. I hate them. Irish weddings for the most part are so same-same and cost an absolute fortune.

I'd be going over to a small village in the middle of rural Italy, get some amazing food, wine, just close friends, and get away from the Irishness of it all.

No stupid music either.

At least you have the outfits sorted.


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awec

.ak wrote: »

The first series?

It is slow. But don't get bogged down with that. Just appreciate the sense of dread, the eccentric element of russ's character, the acting, the dialogue, and the shots. It's a piece of TV art IMO, and shouldn't be held in the same regard as other shows. It doesn't need pace of action, just sit back and soak it in.

Yea the first series.

.ak

awec wrote: »

Yea the first series.

It may be a Marmite thing. You'll either love it or hate it. Personally I don't need a load of action or events to keep my interest. I was enthralled from the first episode, I love the fact it doesn't apologise for it's slow pacing. I find TV shows that have a major 'event' in each episode tiresome though, that's just me. I want to believe the story. So I want things to happen as they would in the real world. In that sense when something does happen it has a much bigger effect on screen.

The Wire is another great example of this. But then it helps it's based on true stories and real life events.

RuggieBear

Not much of a theist so we went to reg office. Couldn't do the hypocrisy of a church wedding. 10mins done. I had 25 close family and friends to dinner on Friday in the Merrion hotel. Free bar for all (well i had to pay the next day... 8 euro pints ouch!)

On Saturday left the wife with her family and went to the RDS with the bestman to watch Leinster beat Castre 33-6 and then met up with all my friends/family (including those who weren't at the Merrion meal) in a private room at the 51 on Haddington road and got hammered.

mfceiling

.ak wrote: »

This. Nail on the head. I hate them. Irish weddings for the most part are so same-same and cost an absolute fortune.

I'd be going over to a small village in the middle of rural Italy, get some amazing food, wine, just close friends, and get away from the Irishness of it all.

No stupid music either.

There is a small village in northern italy called Apricale. Voted one of the top 7 most beautiful villages in Italy. You drive to the outskirts then walk in. Tiny narrow cobbled streets and then into a courtyard with a small bar/restaurant with an unbelievable vista. When I get married again that's where I'm going!! Castlenuovo Magra is another one of these beautiful villages that italy seem to have in abundance...you'd wonder why you would spend a fortune in a non descript hotel in ireland or go to one of these stunning villages and have a wedding which would really be worth talking about.

.ak

Deleted User wrote: »

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I'm not sure if it's funny or scary but that is almost identical to the wedding I was last week in City Hall/Fallon n Byrne. The ONLY different is the dickie bow was yellow.

Atleast it made a change from the usual communion dressup though!

irishbucsfan

There was also a lot more beards at .ak's wedding, and even a few male ponytail/beard combos

molloyjh

Buer wrote: »

They can be great craic but man do they get old. I had 5 in 2 months last summer, dotted all over the country. The last one, I just went to the residents bar at 11pm with a newspaper.

They're generally a good way to catch up with a gang of friends (unless it's a wedding for one of her 385 cousins which is a different story) and have a few beers.

But it's still a major pain to take a day off work (at least half are on Fridays and the last one I was at was a Thursday so two days off work).

Then they're all in "nice" hotels so you're looking at anything between €120 - €160 for a room and often it's a 2 night stay if it's the other side of the country. We tend to get a nearby B&B for a good few of them but they copped onto this a long time ago and even they charge €100 for a double room if they're within a few minutes of a big wedding hotel.

Same music (oh the last song is Don't Stop Believing, no way) and food (I'll have the beef sirloin thanks and look forward to the assiette of desserts that are from Tesco).

I'll never understand people who spend €40k and more on a wedding day that is pretty much forgotten a week later due to it being pretty much identical to all the others.

Couples don't spend money on a wedding for their guests to remember it in fairness. They spend it so that they remember it themselves. And it isn't same-same for the couple on the day even if it is for everyone else. From the couples perspective as long as they aren't demanding too much from their guests or making life awkward for them then it should be all about them.

What gets me about Irish weddings is how some guests feel the need to make it about them or stick their noses into proceedings. Thankfully that didn't happen at mine (we made it clear from day 1 that we weren't going to tolerate that) but I've seen it happen at other weddings. I've had some cousins invite me to weddings and others not for example and the family politics that can kick off is ridiculous. If someone wants me at their wedding then fine and if they don't then that's fine too. It's their day to do as they please and I have no right to tell them how it should be done or who should be going.

I also remember being at the wedding of a wifes friend. The groom was big into his rock/blues music and his guitar and they had a friends band do the music and it was all Hendrix and Zepplin etc. Great music, but did nothing for the atmosphere at the wedding for a lot of people. The bride and groom enjoyed it though and they paid for it so who were we to judge?

Synode wrote: »

Yep this 2 night malarky seems to be catching on big time. I got married 8 years ago and it wasn't around at that stage. Or maybe I'd just never seen it. Weddings are indeed getting more and more expensive for guests.

We also did a second night. Obviously it was totally up to the guests if they wanted to stay or not. Some did and some didn't. Most people stayed for the BBQ we put on and then headed off that evening without staying in the hotel for the second night. All they paid for on the second day was a few drinks. If people don't want to or can't afford to stay a second day/night then don't. It'd be fairly rare for someone to force you to.

The same goes for attending weddings at all. If you can't afford to go then most couples will understand, especially if you're in the same circles and they know you've been to a load of weddings in a short time. If they get thick with you for not having the cash to go then they probably aren't worth getting that bent out of shape over themselves.

irishbucsfan

If you emigrate you can pick and choose the weddings without guilt. Emigration is the answer to most of life's difficult questions.

Buer

RuggieBear wrote: »

Not much of a theist so we went to reg office. Couldn't do the hypocrisy of a church wedding. 10mins done. I had 25 close family and friends to dinner on Friday in the Merrion hotel. Free bar for all (well i had to pay the next day... 8 euro pints ouch!)

On Saturday left the wife with her family and went to the RDS with the bestman to watch Leinster beat Castre 33-6 and then met up with all my friends/family (including those who weren't at the Merrion meal) in a private room at the 51 on Haddington road and got hammered.

Ruggie, I'm glad you're a mod with all your sage wisdom.

b.gud

irishbucsfan wrote: »

If you emigrate you can pick and choose the weddings without guilt. Emigration is the answer to most of life's difficult questions.

I've actually heard someone say I can't believe that person X came back for so and so's wedding but didn't come back for mine. Both weddings were in the same year about 5 months apart

Buer

molloyjh wrote: »

Couples don't spend money on a wedding for their guests to remember it in fairness. They spend it so that they remember it themselves. And it isn't same-same for the couple on the day even if it is for everyone else. From the couples perspective as long as they aren't demanding too much from their guests or making life awkward for them then it should be all about them.

I respectfully disagree. I think a large number of weddings in Ireland are done for others as much as they are for the couples themselves. There's a lot of social convention being adhered to and a huge amount of keeping up with the Jones'. People don't get chocolate fountains for themselves. Or pay musical trios €1k-2k to entertain guests at a drinks reception the wedding party won't even be present for as they're off having photos taken.

I had elements I wanted but I wasn't particularly bothered about the big hullabaloo in front of 180 people. How many people really want to dance on their own in front or make a heartfelt speech in front of a big audience? I'd have been as happy with 40 guests (but her insanely big family put paid to that!).

mfceiling

Yeah Starbucks, it's cool when you ask my name so you can write it on my cup to "personalise" it.

It's just that when I said my name was Gary you decided I looked more like a Barrack...

mfceiling

mfceiling wrote: »

Yeah Starbucks, it's cool when you ask my name so you can write it on my cup to "personalise" it.

It's just that when I said my name was Gary you decided I looked more like a Barrack...

I always give my name as Bueller.

"Bueller... Bueller???"

I was in the states and a friend of mine told the Starbucks barista their very Irish name, Niamh. After spelling it out, the barista asked, "Why didn't you change your name before coming here?". Good question. And they say American's aren't stupid and ignorant.

Podge_irl

Deleted User wrote: »

I was in the states and a friend of mine told the Starbucks barista their very Irish name, Niamh. After spelling it out, the barista asked, "Why didn't you change your name before coming here?". Good question. And they say American's aren't stupid and ignorant.

I don't even bother, just use Patrick instead.

Something this fella could try -> http://padraigversusstarbucks.tumblr.com/

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

If you emigrate you can pick and choose the weddings without guilt. Emigration is the answer to most of life's difficult questions.

Yeah, but those weddings you do go back to cost a small fortune. I've flown back to UK/Ireland 6 or 7 times in the last two years for weddings. Absolute nightmare.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

I was in the states and a friend of mine told the Starbucks barista their very Irish name, Niamh. After spelling it out, the barista asked, "Why didn't you change your name before coming here?". Good question. And they say American's aren't stupid and ignorant.

http://padraigversusstarbucks.tumblr.com/

awec

Deleted User wrote: »

I was in the states and a friend of mine told the Starbucks barista their very Irish name, Niamh. After spelling it out, the barista asked, "Why didn't you change your name before coming here?". Good question. And they say American's aren't stupid and ignorant.

I had to call myself John (not my name) when I was in the states ordering coffee cause they couldn't understand me when I said my real name (which isn't an Irish name).

molloyjh

Buer wrote: »

I respectfully disagree. I think a large number of weddings in Ireland are done for others as much as they are for the couples themselves. There's a lot of social convention being adhered to and a huge amount of keeping up with the Jones'. People don't get chocolate fountains for themselves. Or pay musical trios €1k-2k to entertain guests at a drinks reception the wedding party won't even be present for as they're off having photos taken.

I had elements I wanted but I wasn't particularly bothered about the big hullabaloo in front of 180 people. How many people really want to dance on their own in front or make a heartfelt speech in front of a big audience? I'd have been as happy with 40 guests (but her insanely big family put paid to that!).

Maybe, I've only ever been to 1 wedding where they had something on at the drinks reception other than food. In my experience it's pretty rare but maybe I've just been lucky.

Pudsy33

Anyone interested in a super bru predictor league for the RWC?

The Lost Sheep

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Anyone interested in a super bru predictor league for the RWC?

Ive one created already...

Codes are in this thread
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=96345215

Zzippy

Getting married in November. Had to double check I wasn't in the wedding forum there. Jesus! I can't even come into the rugby forum to get away from it... :pac:

Clearlier

RuggieBear wrote: »

Not much of a theist so we went to reg office. Couldn't do the hypocrisy of a church wedding. 10mins done. I had 25 close family and friends to dinner on Friday in the Merrion hotel. Free bar for all (well i had to pay the next day... 8 euro pints ouch!)

On Saturday left the wife with her family and went to the RDS with the bestman to watch Leinster beat Castre 33-6 and then met up with all my friends/family (including those who weren't at the Merrion meal) in a private room at the 51 on Haddington road and got hammered.

Great food too which is very rare at a wedding.

RuggieBear

Clearlier wrote: »

Great food too which is very rare at a wedding.

want to be for the price of each meal! :pac:

and the unlimited wine was 40 euro a bottle too

b.gud

Man I really haven't been able to get into the mood to do any work today

Buer

b.gud wrote: »

Man I really haven't been able to get into the mood to do any work today

You could apply this to about 80% of my work days. The other 20% are days I am in the mood but still don't.

Wang King

I think I've just spotted Venjur!!!
Tweed suit, brandy and a sucky pop!
Uber hipster!!

Wang King

Wang King wrote: »

I think I've just spotted Venjur!!!
Tweed suit, brandy and a sucky pop!
Uber hipster!!

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