Trying to escape chaos

Infernum

I'm a Nordie. Everywhere I turn, there's people talking about bonfires and rampant sectarianism on the run up to the dreaded Twelfth.

I'll be seeking solace here over the next few days if no one minds.

Duff

Some craic too if England win tonight amidst the bigot bonfires!

Kevin Finnerty

Will you have a cup of tea?

silverharp

The Purge 6 counties.....

Grayson

It's a weird situation up there.

There's that old joke.

Are you a catholic or a protestant?
I'm an atheist.
But are you a catholic atheist or a protestant atheist?


Even if you don't want to get involved and take a side, you're taking a side.

Infernum

Kevin Finnerty wrote: »

Will you have a cup of tea?

I drink tea like a true Irishman!

Grayson wrote: »

It's a weird situation up there.

There's that old joke.

Are you a catholic or a protestant?
I'm an atheist.
But are you a catholic atheist or a protestant atheist?


Even if you don't want to get involved and take a side, you're taking a side.

I just tell people I'm a scientologist. They don't want to know me after that.

Infernum

Duff wrote: »

Some craic too if England win tonight amidst the bigot bonfires!

I want to see them reach the final. It would make the heartache all the more sweeter.

verycool

Infernum wrote: »

I want to see them reach the final. It would make the heartache all the more sweeter.

It would be sweet all right if they were beaten by the French.



Won't happen though.



And we'll never hear the end of it.

DEFTLEFTHAND

What date do the Nationalists have their bigot bonfires?

Never seems to get the same attention down here.

The Backwards Man

Infernum wrote: »

I'm a Nordie. Everywhere I turn, there's people talking about bonfires and rampant sectarianism on the run up to the dreaded Twelfth.

I'll be seeking solace here over the next few days if no one minds.

If it's intolerance, sectarianism, bigotry and the knuckledragging dregs of society you're seeking solace from, I'm afraid your travels are far from over.

jimgoose

See ye, hi. Wilkommen. Owwight mate. Bienvenue. How're 'oo gon' on. 'Story bud. Well hawrse.

jimgoose

Grayson wrote: »

It's a weird situation up there.

There's that old joke.

Are you a catholic or a protestant?
I'm an atheist.
But are you a catholic atheist or a protestant atheist?


Even if you don't want to get involved and take a side, you're taking a side.

Not that weird - it's just that the hassle up there has bugger-all to do with various Christian denominations and never had - it's political.

Sky King

Infernum wrote: »

I'm a Nordie. Everywhere I turn, there's people talking about bonfires and rampant sectarianism on the run up to the dreaded Twelfth.

I'll be seeking solace here over the next few days if no one minds.

I don't mind but are you a friendly or a tan?

Just so we know where we stand, like.

Grayson

jimgoose wrote: »

Not that weird - it's just that the hassle up there has bugger-all to do with various Christian denominations and never had - it's political.

It's political but it has a religious face. It's essentially two religious denominations arguing over politics. (And I'm saying essentially because I know there have been some catholic unionists and some protestant republicans, but in general it's like this).

Grayson

Sky King wrote: »

I don't mind but are you a friendly or a tan?

When I read tan I thought of trump. Took about half a second for my mind to catch up

jimgoose

Grayson wrote: »

It's political but it has a religious face. It's essentially two religious denominations arguing over politics. (And I'm saying essentially because I know there have been some catholic unionists and some protestant republicans, but in general it's like this).

Most of them on either side would be hard-pressed to tell you what the actual (very minor and technical) differences between the denominations are. There's a fairly broad spectrum of "Protestant" as well. From the bowler hat wearing, dour Presbyterian "Ulster says NO!!" merchant, to the Church of Ireland farmer variety we tend to have down here, who are rather more likely to have a cake sale than a bonfire. More tea, Vicar?!??

Infernum

Sky King wrote: »

I don't mind but are you a friendly or a tan?

Just so we know where we stand, like.

I'm very pale.

Wheety

Most Catholics head to Donegal.

AllForIt

Bonfires are for knackery types.

s7ryf3925pivug

jimgoose wrote: »

Most of them on either side would be hard-pressed to tell you what the actual (very minor and technical) differences between the denominations are. There's a fairly broad spectrum of "Protestant" as well. From the bowler hat wearing, dour Presbyterian "Ulster says NO!!" merchant, to the Church of Ireland farmer variety we tend to have down here, who are rather more likely to have a cake sale than a bonfire. More tea, Vicar?!??

Garden fetes mainly, but close enough.

s7ryf3925pivug

Church of Ireland aren't techically protestant, though they like to pretend they are. They're reformist/Anglican Catholic.

bazz26

A great time to be selling pallets up there.

4068ac1elhodqr

Sure aren't a smart bunch, as most of those pallets are fumigated with the friendly neurotoxin and popular carcinogen 'methyl bromide'.
Some even have the sweet aroma of urea formaldehyde wavering through those dancing warm flames of spite.
Not to mention risks of common pathogens, or fancier ones such as 2,4,6-tribromophenol on surface contact.

One should only ever re-purpose those marked with 'HT' (and ideally only for outdoor garden furniture projects).

Ah well, keep the window closed and hope it's a SW breeze that's blowing across the choking air.

Infernum

On the upside, tomorrow will be slightly more tolerable now.

NIMAN

Don't think that Northern Loyalists love the England footie team, they normally don't.

The odd weird one will cos they think it'll spite Caf'lics, but when NI played England a few years back, there was plenty of hatred for their 'kin from the mainland'.

Donald Trump

Infernum wrote: »

I'm a Nordie.

Ah, our thoughts and prayers go out to you.


That particular affliction is incurable and fatal.


Thoughts and prayers

Badly Drunk Boy

Leonidas Whining Pelican wrote: »

Sure aren't a smart bunch, as most of those pallets are fumigated with the friendly neurotoxin and popular carcinogen 'methyl bromide'.
Some even have the sweet aroma of urea formaldehyde wavering through those dancing warm flames of spite.
Not to mention risks of common pathogens, or fancier ones such as 2,4,6-tribromophenol on surface contact.

I was just going to ask if bonfires should be banned under some environmental legislation, and your post shows that they probably should be. I'm sure there are plenty of other toxic materials being burnt too, like tyres.

Mint Sauce

jimgoose wrote: »

Most of them on either side would be hard-pressed to tell you what the actual (very minor and technical) differences between the denominations are. There's a fairly broad spectrum of "Protestant" as well. From the bowler hat wearing, dour Presbyterian "Ulster says NO!!" merchant, to the Church of Ireland farmer variety we tend to have down here, who are rather more likely to have a cake sale than a bonfire. More tea, Vicar?!??

This is the only real difference, the wee extension on the end...

For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.

Wheety wrote: »

Most Catholics head to Donegal.

And most Donegal folk, keep as far away from Bundoran and Rossnowgh as possible.

jimgoose

Mary Mango Liquor wrote: »

Church of Ireland aren't techically protestant, though they like to pretend they are. They're reformist/Anglican Catholic.

Yeah, strictly speaking the Lutheran and Calvinist (Presbyterian) branches are the "Protestant" denominations. But we digress!

Donald Trump

jimgoose wrote: »

Yeah, strictly speaking the Lutheran and Calvinist (Presbyterian) branches are the "Protestant" denominations. But we digress!

Those Protestants. Up to no good as usual

jimgoose

Donald Trump wrote: »

Those Protestants. Up to no good as usual

And these Anglican Communion thugs, sitting on the lawn pouring tea at us. Chuckyawrlaw!! :pac:

Stayed in Rathmullan House at this time of year a few years ago and Donegal was a massive refugee camp - except they were arriving from the Occupied Six in their new BMWs, rather than in their tattered clothes from ethnic cleansing in Belfast.

Who says protesting doesn't work?

Donald Trump

Deleted User wrote: »

Stayed in Rathmullan House at this time of year a few years ago and Donegal was a massive refugee camp - except they were arriving from the Occupied Six in their new BMWs, rather than in their tattered clothes from ethnic cleansing in Belfast.

Who says protesting doesn't work?

Or smuggling diesel :pac: