Off Topic Thread 3.0

awec

Today I learned Bronn is 50% of Robson and Jerome. Incredible! What a talent.

prawnsambo

awec wrote: »

Today I learned Bronn is 50% of Robson and Jerome. Incredible! What a talent.

Incredible you didn't know that. Perhaps you also didn't know that he never appears in scenes with Lena Headey because they once were a 'thing' and it didn't end well.

Also, the other half of Robson (Robson Green) and Jerome was in Strike Back.

awec

prawnsambo wrote: »

Incredible you didn't know that. Perhaps you also didn't know that he never appears in scenes with Lena Headey because they once were a 'thing' and it didn't end well.

Also, the other half of Robson (Robson Green) and Jerome was in Strike Back.

I knew the Lena Headley thing.

But I didn’t know he was THAT Jerome.

Erik Shin

awec wrote: »

I knew the Lena Headley thing.

But I didn’t know he was THAT Jerome.

I didn't know the Lena Headey thing.......I think some of ye spend too much time perusing your other halfs gossip mags

prawnsambo

Erik Shin wrote: »

I didn't know the Lena Headey thing.......I think some of ye spend too much time perusing your other halfs gossip mags

There's this thing called the internet... :pac:

Erik Shin

prawnsambo wrote: »

There's this thing called the internet... :pac:

Yes...and men use it for rugby and porn...and the odd cat pics...not finding out who's got the eternal hump on a TV show!

irishbucsfan

Erik Shin wrote: »

Yes...and men use it for rugby and porn...and the odd cat pics...not finding out who's got the eternal hump on a TV show!

If you aren't looking up Lena headey then I've gravely underestimated you

prawnsambo

Probably the best reaction to the new 280 character tweet limit:

Erik Shin

irishbucsfan wrote: »

If you aren't looking up Lena headey then I've gravely underestimated you

"The most beautiful women" thread will give you better ideas...try Puck the Dutch cyclist...makes Leana look like the hound

prawnsambo

Speaking of Lena Headey, here's an old photo from her college days. Recognise the two guys in the picture with her?

Erik Shin

prawnsambo wrote: »

Speaking of Lena Headey, here's an old photo from her college days. Recognise the two guys in the picture with her?

Peter O Mahoney on the right!

prawnsambo

Erik Shin wrote: »

Peter O Mahoney on the right!

I thought POM was a bit younger than that. :eek:

irishbucsfan

Is it John Barrowman and Norman Reedus?

prawnsambo

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Is it John Barrowman and Norman Reedus?

Right on the second count, well spotted. James Marsden is on the left.

Cyclops, Cersei and Darryl.

Erik Shin

Erik Shin wrote: »

"The most beautiful women" thread will give you better ideas...try Puck the Dutch cyclist...makes Leana look like the hound

Oh my god..! Where is that thread? That's awful, where is it though.. so that I can avoid it.

Erik Shin

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Oh my god..! Where is that thread? That's awful, where is it though.. so that I can avoid it.

It's in AH...just so you can block it

thomond2006

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/major-new-report-proposes-increase-in-tv-licence-fee-and-a-charge-for-every-home-even-if-you-dont-own-a-tv-36306849.html

DGRulz

So are they effectively charging for having an outside and an inside to a house now?

molloyjh

thomond2006 wrote: »

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/major-new-report-proposes-increase-in-tv-licence-fee-and-a-charge-for-every-home-even-if-you-dont-own-a-tv-36306849.html

There's a lot of truth in the idea that the current model is broken and funding of RTE needs to happen somehow. Ireland always gets crap from the Welsh about the paucity of our Pro14 broadcasting revenue, but the simple fact is that we don't have the backing of a huge entity like the BBC. How can we fork out huge money for the league when we can't fund something like that? AFAIK RTE is a loss making company as it stands anyway. They do need to figure out how to make it work because it isn't really at the moment.

More taxes though is probably not the way......

molloyjh

DGRulz wrote: »

So are they effectively charging for having an outside and an inside to a house now?

From scanning the article the report has a number of ideas in it, none of which have gone in front of Government yet.

Bazzo

molloyjh wrote: »

There's a lot of truth in the idea that the current model is broken and funding of RTE needs to happen somehow. Ireland always gets crap from the Welsh about the paucity of our Pro14 broadcasting revenue, but the simple fact is that we don't have the backing of a huge entity like the BBC. How can we fork out huge money for the league when we can't fund something like that? AFAIK RTE is a loss making company as it stands anyway. They do need to figure out how to make it work because it isn't really at the moment.

More taxes though is probably not the way......

RTE is a ****ing disaster. Throwing more money at them isn't going to solve anything.

Erik Shin

And so it begins...again

molloyjh

Bazzo wrote: »

RTE is a ****ing disaster. Throwing more money at them isn't going to solve anything.

Well I'd tend to agree, but sadly that's the Irish answer to most problems.

However RTE probably does need more money available to it to pay/buy for programming. Whether that requires additional money in or a restructuring of how the money is spent I couldn't say. The level of expectation on RTE from some people, and the refusal to acknowledge that a small fish in a small pond can only do so much, is a bit mad.

OldRio

Bazzo wrote: »

RTE is a ****ing disaster. Throwing more money at them isn't going to solve anything.

This new Tubridy Tax will solve nothing.

mfceiling

If any of you have older kids and they have, or are getting a hoverboard, just be careful.

It says suitable for kids of all ages. This is a blatant lie. This 43 year old kid fell off it in a fcuking heap yesterday and ended up with a bruised shoulder, a busted elbow and worst of all, a damaged ego.

stephen_n

mfceiling wrote: »

If any of you have older kids and they have, or are getting a hoverboard, just be careful.

It says suitable for kids of all ages. This is a blatant lie. This 43 year old kid fell off it in a fcuking heap yesterday and ended up with a bruised shoulder, a busted elbow and worst of all, a damaged ego.

Lol I was selling my daughters one for her a few weeks ago, and the guy asked me to demonstrate it. She'd had it two years and i had avoided going anywhere near it, as every adult I've seen on one has gone arse over tit and wrecked themselves. Luckily I was on a big wide road and managed not to kill myself, but those things move!!

thomond2006

IBF: Explain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaQvViWmBb0

irishbucsfan

There’s no explaining it. The place is going downhill

Erik Shin

Poor Paddy Evra has gotten banned until June of next year for kicking that "fan" in the head...(actually his shoulder)
That's him retired I guess....damn fine player in his day

prawnsambo

Erik Shin wrote: »

Poor Paddy Evra has gotten banned until June of next year for kicking that "fan" in the head...(actually his shoulder)
That's him retired I guess....damn fine player in his day

Must be a French thing...