Things you'd like to say but can't

Duck Soup

It's the time of year for it. 3 things for me I'd love to say to various friends or family members, but can't for reasons of tactfulness or cowardice.

1. Your gifts are crap. You have a budget of about a fiver. The tat is picked with half a nano-second of thought. If I'd wanted a particular book or CD, I'd have bought it myself by now don't you think?

2. Don't tell me about your kids. I don't fuggin' care. They may be the world to you - God, I hope they are - but I couldn't care less about their scrapes, schooling or headlice. I swear to God I can feel myself losing the will to live even as you list their scholastic achievements.

3. Facebook is not an emotional convalescence home. Your parent died. Mine too. You've been fearfully ill. Me too. The difference is I don't talk the world through every jot of the experience, harvesting sympathy and attention along the way. It's like having beggars waving stumps at you. Emotional incontinence is so messy and difficult to clear up.

That's it. For now.

Irish Guitarist

Last Christmas I gave you my heart but the very next day you gave it away. This year to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special.

sullivlo

No thanks, I don't want another drink.

racso1975

Duck Soup wrote: »

It's the time of year for it. 3 things for me I'd love to say to various friends or family members, but can't for reasons of tactfulness or cowardice.

1. Your gifts are crap. You have a budget of about a fiver. The tat is picked with half a nano-second of thought. If I'd wanted a particular book or CD, I'd have bought it myself by now don't you think?

2. Don't tell me about your kids. I don't fuggin' care. They may be the world to you - God, I hope they are - but I couldn't care less about their scrapes, schooling or headlice. I swear to God I can feel myself losing the will to live even as you list their scholastic achievements.

3. Facebook is not an emotional convalescence home. Your parent died. Mine too. You've been fearfully ill. Me too. The difference is I don't talk the world through every jot of the experience, harvesting sympathy and attention along the way. It's like having beggars waving stumps at you. Emotional incontinence is so messy and difficult to clear up.

That's it. For now.

1. yOU SOUND LIKE A (*(£

2. You are a ^&(

3. &^% you

Armchair Andy

Is that you Santa?

9or10

I wish you were here with us.:(

punisher5112

Ditties

judeboy101

Saoirse ronan, michael fastbender and Liam need on are NOT Irish.

punisher5112

judeboy101 wrote: »

Saoirse ronan, michael fastbender and Liam need on are NOT Irish.

Racist

The Backwards Man

Die Hard was an action film coincidentally set on Christmas Eve

Realt Dearg Sec

It's funny, I find it difficult to believe that someone who receives gifts with such a completely disgusting attitude would ever be any good at buying them himself. It's just unlikely given how badly you have missed the point of exchanging presents in the first place.

05eaftqbrs9jlh

Realt Dearg Sec wrote:

It's funny, I find it difficult to believe that someone who receives gifts with such a completely disgusting attitude would ever be any good at buying them himself. It's just unlikely given how badly you have missed the point of exchanging presents in the first place.

I think it's better to just get people stuff as you find it and know they'd like it. Presents on birthdays and Christmas are so... obvious.

harry Bailey esq

I'd love to be able to say mass.I tried to a few months ago,but I was forcibly removed from the cemetery by a gang of distraught mourners.I had them right up until I said 'wormfood'.

Duck Soup

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

It's funny, I find it difficult to believe that someone who receives gifts with such a completely disgusting attitude would ever be any good at buying them himself. It's just unlikely given how badly you have missed the point of exchanging presents in the first place.

I receive many gifts with delight and thanks. I can see when someone has put thought and time into it (and it can often be as cheap as chips). Good gifts reflect interests, shared history or an understanding of the person.

On the other hand, I know when someone's just grabbed any old shyte that was first thing inside the doors at Dunnes.

But I suppose you're right. I don't understand the real meaning of gifts or giving.

Canis Lupus

The Ladies Lounge on tour in After Hours.

harry Bailey esq

Canis Lupus wrote: »

The Ladies Lounge on tour in After Hours.

It's things you'd like to say,not things you'd like to do

judeboy101

punisher5112 wrote: »

Racist

Can't picture saoirse Ronan being racist, fassbender and neeson most definitely, but not saoirse Ronan.

osmiumartist

Moderation here is shocking...

lazybones32

A post of mine got deleted from the mother who killed her daughter thread. That was something I wanted to say but couldn't....ços it was so provocative that all of Boards would go to jail for even reading it.

harry Bailey esq

osmiumartist wrote: »

Moderation here is shocking...

Nice knowing you pal.

Four Phucs Ache

I go on secret trips to wagamammas

punisher5112

judeboy101 wrote: »

Can't picture saoirse Ronan being racist, fassbender and neeson most definitely, but not saoirse Ronan.

I get Irish people telling me I'm racist when in fact these people are also Irish.

Now are these really stupid or thick or are they on drugs.

Spanish Eyes

Are y'all posting from the Xmas party or what.

beertons

Anaesthestest.

God bless predictive text.

Junkyard Tom

Everything is fantastic. You can use a handheld computer to take a pic of a cat destroying an Xmas tree and send it through transoceanic undersea cables, to the other side of the planet at the speed of light, to be received by a laughing loved-one with a similar device.

What a time to be alive.

jonon9

I'v no willy, you smell like wee.

hairyprincess

Fuch you lot and your party, I didn't want to socialise with you anyway....****.

Badly Drunk Boy

Duck Soup wrote: »

It's the time of year for it. 3 things for me I'd love to say to various friends or family members, but can't for reasons of tactfulness or cowardice.

1. Your gifts are crap. You have a budget of about a fiver. The tat is picked with half a nano-second of thought. If I'd wanted a particular book or CD, I'd have bought it myself by now don't you think?

My brother is obsessed by Christmas. And we have a plan for the €5 thing.

And even though it's supposed to be secret, he accidentally told me that he had bought a certain box of chocolates from Lidl for me, but he had done the rest of his shopping at Tesco (and he didn't see anything suitable in the 'pound shop').

I got him a 'fancy'/yet cheap metal engraver and a scarf-y thing (that I think he'd be into. What's the deal?

GarIT

judeboy101 wrote: »

Saoirse ronan, michael fastbender and Liam need on are NOT Irish.

Saoirse was born in America to two Irish parents, and 4 Irish grandparents. Her parents were in America for work and returned as soon as they could get jobs in Ireland. She spent her whole time in school in Ireland. And since the age of 3 or 4 she has never resided outside the country. If she isn't Irish where is she from?

learn_more

judeboy101 wrote: »

Saoirse ronan, michael fastbender and Liam need on are NOT Irish.

Liam Neeson is as Irish as a pint of Guinness.

mzungu

Die Hard is crap.

Parachutes

judeboy101 wrote: »

Saoirse ronan, michael fastbender and Liam need on are NOT Irish.

Whatever about the other two, Liam Neeson is definitely Irish. He's from Antrim.

endacl

“Pad kid poured curd pulled cold.”

I just can't say it.

RobertKK

I would like to say to a friend/relation - stop obsessing about money and despite all the times I helped you out money wise by giving you a lot of money while you waited to be paid, you would obsess over a fiver and you make me feel like you care more about my money than you do about me.
I know this isn't the case but that is how it can feel.

Realt Dearg Sec

endacl wrote: »

“Pad kid poured curd pulled cold.”

I just can't say it.

Why would you?

Robsweezie

you're so vain, you probably think this post is about you..

Fr_Dougal

*something passive aggressive against someone who may be reading this*

Winterlong

Lord of the rings is a load of crap.

mansize

Eyjafjallajökull

Duck Soup

Duck Soup wrote: »

It's the time of year for it. 3 things for me I'd love to say to various friends or family members, but can't for reasons of tactfulness or cowardice.

1. Your gifts are crap. You have a budget of about a fiver. The tat is picked with half a nano-second of thought. If I'd wanted a particular book or CD, I'd have bought it myself by now don't you think?

2. Don't tell me about your kids. I don't fuggin' care. They may be the world to you - God, I hope they are - but I couldn't care less about their scrapes, schooling or headlice. I swear to God I can feel myself losing the will to live even as you list their scholastic achievements.

3. Facebook is not an emotional convalescence home. Your parent died. Mine too. You've been fearfully ill. Me too. The difference is I don't talk the world through every jot of the experience, harvesting sympathy and attention along the way. It's like having beggars waving stumps at you. Emotional incontinence is so messy and difficult to clear up.

That's it. For now.

To the dozens of Facebook friends who "like" the local gym, which is one of those glorified slimming class type ones...

"Lads, save hundreds of euros in gym classes, just put down the fork and go for a few runs".

Fleawuss

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Die Hard was an action film coincidentally set on Christmas Eve

You'd better watch out.

Paddy Porter

Thousands of Irish descending on New York for "Xmas Shopping" ! (Indo) Are these the same cheaps from the" not a pipe" "not an inch" brigade ?

mrsdewinter

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

*something passive aggressive against someone who may be reading this*

Hey. That's what Facebook is for...

andekwarhola

"I understand your need for affirmation from strangers on the internet but hardly anybody is interested in the 65th thread working out your issues with Christmas, your family and Facebook."

Realt Dearg Sec

Paddy Porter wrote: »

Thousands of Irish descending on New York for "Xmas Shopping" ! (Indo) Are these the same cheaps from the" not a pipe" "not an inch" brigade ?

Sorry you lost me. The WHAT brigade?! The brigades on boards are getting more specific by the day.

Needles73

GarIT wrote: »

Saoirse was born in America to two Irish parents, and 4 Irish grandparents. Her parents were in America for work and returned as soon as they could get jobs in Ireland. She spent her whole time in school in Ireland. And since the age of 3 or 4 she has never resided outside the country. If she isn't Irish where is she from?

America. Sure you gave us the answer !!

GarIT

Needles73 wrote: »

America. Sure you gave us the answer !!

Think of it from an Americans perspective, Saoirse has never had an American relative, and has never lived in the country after the age of 4. Has no memory of the country at all before her acting career kicked off. They wouldn't call her American.

To us these people are just big names but think about it can you imagine having grown up in a place, every member of your extended family is from there, every childhood memory is from there and yet you have to hear daily about how you're not from there, you're not a part of that community and you're not wanted. It would be quite hurtful.

punisher5112

Seeks these days everyone is Irish. We spread like a virus across the net but by land instead.

harry Bailey esq

learn_more wrote: »

Liam Neeson is as Irish as a pint of Guinness.

So he's English?

05eaftqbrs9jlh

osmiumartist wrote:

Moderation here is shocking...

QFT

Prince is grossly overrated. Never got the appeal of him and had to nod and smile when people who know nothing about music gave him accolades this year. David Bowie, on the other hand, is absolutely underrated. Don't play that track! Everyone knows that's great already. Play an unknown one.

People generally don't know anything about music, except maybe the drivel on the radio these days.

Paddy Porter

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

Sorry you lost me. The WHAT brigade?! The brigades on boards are getting more specific by the day.

Water protesters Dude ! Refusing to pony up and now off on European Adventures and New York shopping in droves ....according to the Indo.