Why do people on here call the guards AGS?

Ubbquittious

I've never sat down in a pub beside a fella and heard him say



"AGS are pulling people up the road there, better walk home after this"


"Had a run-in with AGS there there a while back, was in the Joy for a spell after"


Yet on here it's AGS this, AGS that, AGS the next thing


Why? Is it purely a Boardsian thing?

salmocab

Ubbquittious wrote: »

I've never sat down in a pub beside a fella and heard him say



"AGS are pulling people up the road there, better walk home after this"


"Had a run-in with AGS there there a while back, was in the Joy for a spell after"


Yet on here it's AGS this, AGS that, AGS the next thing


Why? Is it purely a Boardsian thing?

Acronyms are easy to type

1874

Because it is easier to type/write than say


and it is easier to say Gardai, the Gards than AGS which you will end up repeating and explaining,



so overall, to be understood and for efficiency reasons,

it makes it easier to hero worship them.....and frees up time to scream abuse at anyone who doesnt

GLaDOS

I've never heard anyone say lol either

Allinall

Ubbquittious wrote: »

I've never sat down in a pub beside a fella and heard him say



"AGS are pulling people up the road there, better walk home after this"


"Had a run-in with AGS there there a while back, was in the Joy for a spell after"


Yet on here it's AGS this, AGS that, AGS the next thing


Why? Is it purely a Boardsian thing?

What's a pub?

Ubbquittious

GLaDOS wrote: »

I've never heard anyone say lol either

I say it the odd time if I find something funny but not enough to make me laugh

Allinall wrote: »

What's a pub?

Its this place where people used to congregate long ago to drink this peculiar black liquid with a load of white foam on top

Edgware

Ubbquittious wrote: »

I say it the odd time if I find something funny but not enough to make me laugh






Its this place where people used to congregate long ago to drink this peculiar black liquid with a load of white foam on top

People used do it after something called a funeral. Or as someone said " Covid has taken the fun out of funeral"

uch

Have you ever typed "An Garda Siochana and not thought AGS would do

JustAThought

uch wrote: »

Have you ever typed "An Garda Siochana and not thought AGS would do

By the time you’ve figured out the fadas you’d have typed the other!

People don't know how to do the fada in Gardaí.

KungPao

I just type "Stasi" for short, these days.

I don't think I'm being excessive here, the Gardai are 100% worse than ze Stasi.

1874

1874 wrote: »

Because it is easier to type/write than say


and it is easier to say Gardai, the Gards than AGS which you will end up repeating and explaining,



so overall, to be understood and for efficiency reasons,

You could even say guards

FTA69

KungPao wrote: »

I just type "Stasi" for short, these days.

I don't think I'm being excessive here, the Gardai are 100% worse than ze Stasi.

They really aren’t.

KungPao

KungPao wrote: »

I just type "Stasi" for short, these days.

I don't think I'm being excessive here, the Gardai are 100% worse than ze Stasi.

You have direct personal knowledge of them do you?

KungPao

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

You have direct personal knowledge of them do you?

Tongue in cheek.

As if the Gardai had the capability and endeavour for espionage and general covert craftiness.

Too busy sleeping in their cars down back lanes and eating free Supermacs.

punisher5112

COPS

The DayDream

Hunh! Bad Boys!

Whatcha gon whatcha gonna do ohoo oo
When An Gardia Shontong come for you

punisher5112

Aggghhhhh they won't catch me agghhhg

AllForIt

If we just called them 'the police' instead of using the Irish term we wouldn't have any of this nonsense.

Duckworth_Luas

AllForIt wrote: »

If we just called them 'the police' instead of using the Irish term we wouldn't have any of this nonsense.

That's a no!

The reason they were called AGS in the first place is to avoid confusion around security at any future reunion tour by Sting and the lads.

Del2005

AllForIt wrote: »

If we just called them 'the police' instead of using the Irish term we wouldn't have any of this nonsense.

But they aren't the "police" they are the Gardaí.

KungPao

KungPao wrote: »

Tongue in cheek.

As if the Gardai had the capability and endeavour for espionage and general covert craftiness.

Too busy sleeping in their cars down back lanes and eating free Supermacs.

Indeed.

Amazing how they managed to contain one of the largest terrorist groups in the 80s with a small unarmed police force and still maintain lower than average crime levels within the eu.

But sure you know best with your vast knowledge of the stasi systems

riffmongous

As long as no one ever writes 'the' AGS

Gregor Samsa

AllForIt wrote: »

If we just called them 'the police' instead of using the Irish term we wouldn't have any of this nonsense.

I really don’t want to have to wait for Sting to finish his 9 hour tantric sex session just to get my passport form signed. Nor do I want him signing it in the middle of it.

Dyr

Obligatory ngardee post

1874

AllForIt wrote: »

If we just called them 'the police' instead of using the Irish term we wouldn't have any of this nonsense.

I belive some people call them 5 oh

5-0 (as in 5-oh, not 5- zero/naught), shudders


G-men could be re used (Gardai-men) might have to make that G-persons

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Indeed.

Amazing how they managed to contain one of the largest terrorist groups in the 80s with a small unarmed police force and still maintain lower than average crime levels within the eu.

But sure you know best with your vast knowledge of the stasi systems

It wasnt just the Gardai, the defence forces were big in there too and in reality, they weren't significantly the targets, not that either of those official organisations didnt come into contact with illegal organisations in that way

.anon.

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Why? Is it purely a Boardsian thing?

That acronym is used internally by the guards themselves. When someone who isn't a guard uses it, it's usually to show that they really know what they're talking about and that they really love the guards.

They're not gonna shag you, mate.

salmocab

.anon. wrote: »

When someone who isn't a guard uses it, it's usually to show that they really know what they're talking about and that they really love the guards.
.

It’s really not, it’s just a quick way of typing something.

Brian?

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

You could even say guards

But they aren't "guards".

Mad_maxx

Deleted User wrote: »

it makes it easier to hero worship them.....and frees up time to scream abuse at anyone who doesnt

Must be laziness on my part as I use it and I've little time for them in general

punisher5112

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20mBi8-QsSc

punisher5112

The end bit is very fitting to crime call.... Driving a car, some car

Brian?

Brian? wrote: »

But they aren't "guards".

Explain please.

Gardai is guards
Garda is guard

There's absolutely no word 'gard' or 'gards'. They simple don't exist in either Irish or English language.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

it makes it easier to hero worship them.....and frees up time to scream abuse at anyone who doesnt

Blaz would prefer de filth or de pigs.

Not going to happen son.

Niner leprauchan

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Explain please.

Gardai is guards
Garda is guard

There's absolutely no word 'gard' or 'gards'. They simple don't exist in either Irish or English language.

I prefer the Gardai or Garda myself. One time where using Irish works in English. The guards can be confused with security. Don’t see the problem with police.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I prefer the Gardai or Garda myself. One time where using Irish works in English. The guards can be confused with security. Don’t see the problem with police.

My only issue with incorporating the word 'police' is that we shouldn't need to.

Plenty of forces the world over use their own terms without apology out the need to explain. Guardia civil / gendarmerie / carabiniere and so on.

If you are traveling to a country, it's on you to know these things and no ****ing idiot in Spain even got off by claiming he didn't know the guy in green pointing a gun at him wasn't a cop.

Graces7

Allinall wrote: »

What's a pub?

Everyone knows that! "personal underworld bolthole" of course.

Graces7

KungPao wrote: »

Tongue in cheek.

As if the Gardai had the capability and endeavour for espionage and general covert craftiness.

Too busy sleeping in their cars down back lanes and eating free Supermacs.

They got YOU fooled then!

Brian?

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Explain please.

Gardai is guards
Garda is guard

There's absolutely no word 'gard' or 'gards'. They simple don't exist in either Irish or English language.

They’re Gardaí. They certainly aren’t guards.