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    #1532
    Squidgy Black
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    awec wrote: »
    Imagine being the person who parked their car on the Luas track at Jervis today, and delayed the Luas for 20 minutes. :pac:

    Hope they got slapped with a fine for it tbh, such a stupid place to park. Even one of the loading bays all along abbey street would've been better than on the clear and obvious Luas track


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    #1533
    errlloyd
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    awec wrote: »
    Imagine being the person who parked their car on the Luas track at Jervis today, and delayed the Luas for 20 minutes. :pac:

    Can you imagine how hot that tram got. No ventilation because its not moving. Doors aren't opening. Definitely absolutely packed.


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    #1534
    Neil3030
    Registered Users Posts: 16,988 ✭✭✭✭Neil3030


    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    My local FF-head certainly voted against the referendum happening. Won’t be letting him forget that!

    21 FF TDs in total voted against. Surely won’t be allowed forget that.

    Nah Fianna Fail actually played this referendum masterfully, imo. Their leader publicly supported repeal, yet let a division within the party campaign in their constituencies for a No vote. They will therefore preserve support for their TDs in more conservative regions, while still being able to present themselves as a progressive party that supports women's rights. The chameleon lives!


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    #1535
    molloyjh
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    Declan Ganley on Twitter is an utter joy to read this week. :D


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    #1536
    awec
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    molloyjh wrote: »
    Declan Ganley on Twitter is an utter joy to read this week. :D

    Who is that guy? I recognise the name I think.


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    #1537
    prawnsambo
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    awec wrote: »
    Who is that guy? I recognise the name I think.
    Libertas :D


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    #1538
    awec
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    prawnsambo wrote: »
    Libertas :D

    Ah it was him and that other one McGuirk


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    #1539
    molloyjh
    Registered Users Posts: 24,745 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    awec wrote: »
    Who is that guy? I recognise the name I think.

    Right-wing not-politician politician and business man.

    Basically he's the guy who led the charge of lies and misinformation against the Lisbon Treaty. Promised never to make his Libertas organisation a political party before entering himself and the organisation into EU Parliamentary elections after Lisbon (that he then claimed were rigged and demanded a recount when they got close to no support at all). And is now looking for a conscientious objector opt-out to paying all of his taxes, saying he will not allow his taxes to fund abortions and would die before it happens. I'm sure he payed a role in the No campaign too, but I've no idea what as I avoided all that stuff like the plague. Either way, his reaction has been amusing.


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    #1540
    mfceiling
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    Digital temperature reading on the van was a positively balmy 35 this afternoon!!
    Tis grand weather.


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    #1541
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    Just walked home in the sun, lovely day.

    Thoughts go out to those unfortunate souls (who have made bad life choices) who drive in and out, whose temperature gauges are higher than their speedometer!


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    #1542
    swiwi_
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    The Irish lads needs to do one of these. Looking at that touring squad, and Tadgh would pose the most problem for the Aussies. You're going to get Tad and Tag.


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    #1543
    MaybeMaybe
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    Piri Weepu has had a fair few pies.


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    #1544
    [Deleted User]
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    MaybeMaybe wrote: »
    Piri Weepu has had a fair few pies.

    Judging by the number of boardsies with kids on the way he's not the only one...


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    #1545
    irishbucsfan
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Judging by the number of boardsies with kids on the way he's not the only one...

    :eek:


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    #1546
    [Deleted User]
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    :eek:

    Yeah, I wondered if that went a bit far.


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    #1547
    Squidgy Black
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Yeah, I wondered if that went a bit far.

    I approve.


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    #1548
    awec
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    I don't get it.


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    #1549
    Synode
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    Just saw Solo. Not great at all. The weakest by a long way of the Disney releases


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    #1550
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    Synode wrote: »
    Just saw Solo. Not great at all. The weakest by a long way of the Disney releases

    I thought The Force Awakens was ok, it looked great and was fun in parts but was disappointing on repeat viewing. After that I though Rogue One was very average and quite disjointed and The last Jedi was a poor movie.

    If this is worse again then it must be fairly dire.


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    #1551
    Synode
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    What you talkin bout. Rogue One and The Last Jedi are class. I've watched them all with my two kids and they loved them too. But they didn't like Solo either


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    #1552
    molloyjh
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    Synode wrote: »
    What you talkin bout. Rogue One and The Last Jedi are class. I've watched them all with my two kids and they loved them too. But they didn't like Solo either

    Rogue One was good. The Last Jedi had some good parts but the overall story has killed the franchise for me. Got Lukes character all wrong and the key turning point in Bens storyline made absolutely no sense as a result. If that was nonsense then everything that comes after it is too.

    Also, when did Leia join the Gardians of the Galaxy? Because that scene was wrong in so many ways. And why is the Force suddenly like the Matrix, with corresponding light and dark growing in power alongside each other? That didn’t happen in any other Star Wars story ever. Nah, The Last Jedi was a total disaster overall IMO. If Solo is worse then I’m very worried for the future of a franchise that offered so much.


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    #1553
    irishbucsfan
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    The Last Jedi was good for me. I really, really enjoyed Rogue One. Haven't seen the new one. The issues I had with the last one melted away pretty quickly when I thought about them and heard some explanations from a couple of friends who are super into that stuff.

    It's a weird thing where I really like those movies but I don't have any interest in getting wound up about them like some people seem to. The reaction on twitter from the hardcore people was just beyond bizarre to me. Can't understand it.


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    #1554
    Podge_irl
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    I very much enjoyed Force Awakens but though The Last Jedi was a jumbled mess of a movie with painfully obvious writing (I despise the trope of the last second intervention).


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    #1555
    PetKing
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    Rogue One was very enjoyable for me. Broke with the standard convention of star wars movies. It surprised me.


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    #1556
    molloyjh
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    The Last Jedi was good for me. I really, really enjoyed Rogue One. Haven't seen the new one. The issues I had with the last one melted away pretty quickly when I thought about them and heard some explanations from a couple of friends who are super into that stuff.

    It's a weird thing where I really like those movies but I don't have any interest in getting wound up about them like some people seem to. The reaction on twitter from the hardcore people was just beyond bizarre to me. Can't understand it.

    Yeah, it’s only a movie. I’d be pretty into Star Wars generally and did find The Last Jedi to have crapped all over the series a bit, but I’ve no idea why that would promote a reaction above and beyond disappointment.


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    #1557
    molloyjh
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    Podge_irl wrote: »
    I very much enjoyed Force Awakens but though The Last Jedi was a jumbled mess of a movie with painfully obvious writing (I despise the trope of the last second intervention).

    Yep. Plus there was an entire storyline that was utterly redundant. It really showed that there was no wider direction to the trilogy and each director/writer could come in and totally change direction on things if they felt like it. Not only was the film a bit of a mess, but it made a mess of the trilogy too.


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    #1558
    Synode
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    The Last Jedi was good for me. I really, really enjoyed Rogue One. Haven't seen the new one. The issues I had with the last one melted away pretty quickly when I thought about them and heard some explanations from a couple of friends who are super into that stuff.

    It's a weird thing where I really like those movies but I don't have any interest in getting wound up about them like some people seem to. The reaction on twitter from the hardcore people was just beyond bizarre to me. Can't understand it.

    I'm the same. I even like the prequels. As soon as I start watching anything Star Wars I'm like a child.

    My main problem with the new one was
    the really poor lighting for the first 30 minutes or so and just the overall dullness of it. My two kids were very disappointed that there's no major battle scene in it either like all the other movies


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    #1559
    [Deleted User]
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    Surprised how popular Rogue One is. I thought it was a wasted opportunity personally and ended up firmly in the 'ok' category. It certainly had some spectacular moments and enjoyable scenes but it fell foul of the usual 'characters making poor decisions to advance the story' trope and I didn't think the various acts tied together in anyway consummately.
    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    The issues I had with the last one melted away pretty quickly when I thought about them and heard some explanations from a couple of friends who are super into that stuff.

    I'm probably as big of a star wars nerd as your mates, I've read most of the expanded universe books as a kid, I've played most of the games and am very familiar with the current and previous lore.

    The last Jedi was a spectacular mess. Nothing at all in the wider universe does anything more than give context to certain and relatively minor elements of the story. They certainly don't explain the huge plot holes nor do they help the audience understand the motives and decision making of key characters. It was the point where Star Wars became all style and avirtually no substance.


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    #1560
    Synode
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    There's plot holes in all the films though. I suspend all belief when going into watch a Star Wars movie


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    #1561
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    Says a lot that I haven't bothered to go see Solo yet and have no plans to. I saw everything since Force Awakens as soon as they came out. I loved Force Awakens at first, I really didn't want it to be terrible and it wasn't. I felt like a child again. Each film since then has been a muddled mess. If Rogue One was a story that didn't need to be told, why would I bother with a solo prequel. I can't stand yer wan from Game of Thrones either. I'll see the last episode in this trilogy but I finding it hard to care anymore. Star Wars has fallen off.


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