Boards in 1939

Kermit.de.frog

It's the summer of 1939. What topics and views are being expressed on Boards.ie?

Leg End Reject

Hitler.

odyssey06

The Brits and French should have gone to war with Germany over Munich

Will there be a war

What is Ireland doing to prepare for a European war... should we stay neutral

Refighting the Spanish civil war

Smoking in cinemas

The price of a pint

Motor cars v horses

Partition

Wtf is the internet.. how am I reading this? Am I drunk?

Wanderer2010

Clark Gable reckless use of the word "damn"...

StevenToast

Travellers, the dole, social housing

Timberrrrrrrr

Somehow it was all the Brits fault and dole scroungers won't go to war because they get more money on the dole.

Smee_Again

A little skirmish in Poland, but it’ll be over by Christmas.

Halenvaneddie

That Hiltler fella seems like a driven young go-getter

Strumms

de Valera was met by Benito Mussolini in Rome and they had lunch together, actually lunch was held in his honor.

That would be a fun thread...

votecounts

Whats "The Emergency"?

Church on Tuesday

StevenToast wrote: »

Travellers, the dole, social housing

Travelers were an entirely different (even respected) thing back then.

Stalin getting into bed with Hitler.

Say Your Number

The World has gone to sh1te, everything was so much better in the 1910s.

whisky_galore

Whinging about the Brits and hoping the Germans will whup them good, because the Germans can't be all that bad.

Opinions on company keeping.

Best priest for giving good Mass.

Indepth discussion on pro/con of car ownership vs horse

I remember seeing a post war article highlighting how a horse was more econmical/practicable than a tractor for farming

0lddog

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

It's the summer of 1939. What topics and views are being expressed on Boards.ie?

I guess this thread is Froggies particular way of marking today, VE* Day.






* - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day

RandomViewer

Be guessing Father ##№№ sermon on Sunday and the price of Woodbines

Buddy Bubs

The 2 genders

odyssey06

There'd be a certain cohort never missing an opportunity to praise Hitler, Mussolini, Franco and drop anti-semitic references and maybe anti-British ones too.
A certain cohort praising Stalin and his 10 Year Plan.

Questions about how much we should help refugees from Europe.

Questions about how to and where to go if you are trying to emigrate to the US, UK.

"That McQuaid fellow would make a wonderful Archbishop, De Valera looks awful shook and needs someone of his stature to take the reins."

archer22

What should be done with unmarried mothers and girls who show too much interest in the opposite sex.

The 'Good' Witch of the North was the actual villain.

Conall Cernach

"England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity (again)."

RandomViewer

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Indepth discussion on pro/con of car ownership vs horse

I remember seeing a post war article highlighting how a horse was more econmical/practicable than a tractor for farming

Ferguson t20 wiped out the horse and a huge percentage of farm labour along with it, a few quid a diesel and a basic understanding of how to screw stuff on and off versus hay , farrier and vet fees

RandomViewer

People having inside loos

whisky_galore

Would you marry a Protestant? Discuss.

RandomViewer

whisky_galore wrote: »

Would you marry a Protestant? Discuss.

20 years too early, aunt married a protestant she was hired to in the 40s, from what I've been told sh1tfest on both sides

Kermit.de.frog

whisky_galore wrote: »

Would you marry a Protestant? Discuss.

Would you? You'll be ex-communicated.

odyssey06

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Would you?

Are you?

Someone would blame the annexation of the Sudetenland on "woke".

Say Your Number

Anyone hear the song on 2RN by that fella Bing Crosby today, Christ it was an awful racket, how can young ones listen to such sh1te.

Burt Renaults

I know some people feel that Hitler goes a bit too far sometimes, but anyone who annoys the woke brigade as much as he does can't be all bad. Anyway, you can't make an omelette without cracking a few eggs. History will be kind to him, mark my words.

RandomViewer

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Someone would blame the annexation of the Sudetenland on "woke".

World was smaller then, dont think it would have raised an eyebrow

Kermit.de.frog

Should we take Hitler's lead and annex Northern Ireland? Poll.

mightyreds

Is henry ford a lizard person, Is he starting a big reset with Hitler, the upcoming war is a hoax

Kermit.de.frog

Burt Renaults wrote: »

I know some people feel that Hitler goes a bit too far sometimes, but anyone who annoys the woke brigade as much as he does can't be all bad. Anyway, you can't make an omelette without cracking a few eggs. History will be kind to him, mark my words.

He owns the libs.

RandomViewer

Say Your Number wrote: »

Anyone hear the song on 2RN by that fella Bing Crosby today, Christ it was an awful racket, how can young ones listen to such sh1te.

John McCormick number one for 72 weeks in a row

Burt Renaults

RandomViewer wrote: »

People having inside loos

It'll never catch on. Imagine doing that inside your own house. Absolutely disgusting if you ask me.

General Franco's ban from social media.

StupidLikeAFox

If you chortle, you have been bested:

RandomViewer

mightyreds wrote: »

Is henry ford a lizard person, Is he starting a big reset with Hitler, the upcoming war is a hoax

Henry was throwing money into Cork at the time, a god at the time, played ww2 well, factories producing for both sides

How the lad who invented the internet in 1939 was worth his weight in half crowns.

Kermit.de.frog

Nazis or Fine Gael? Discuss

RandomViewer

RandomViewer wrote: »

Ferguson t20 wiped out the horse and a huge percentage of farm labour along with it, a few quid a diesel and a basic understanding of how to screw stuff on and off versus hay , farrier and vet fees

That was well into the 50s and 60s before it did (father remembers setting turnips in mid/late 70s with a horse)

WW2 and the explosion of mechanicisation seen to it,but up until then it was firmly in the balance as the amount of machinery available to horse such as mowers/hay turners ground driven sprayers etc was increasing every year


Afaik it also heralded the end of the big ship building yards as welding took over from rivets due to it being faster!

RandomViewer

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Nazis or Fine Gael? Discuss

They were still blueshirts then, few years after they'd contemplated a coup when DeValera won

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Someone would blame the annexation of the Sudetenland on "woke".

Or "volk", come to think of it...

whisky_galore

Today's TB numbers.

Cycling: best high nelly?

RandomViewer

RandomViewer wrote: »

Henry was throwing money into Cork at the time, a god at the time, played ww2 well, factories producing for both sides

probably have some melt saying we should support germany to align with henry ford anti-semite views....and not risk upsetting him,because be bad for economy

Gaoth Laidir

The pros and cons of moving from fossil fuel-burning kerosene lanterns to electric lightbulbs.

Kermit.de.frog

Your favorite priest?

archer22

Lads here on the beach found a large metal safe with spikes on it, advice on how to open?

RandomViewer

archer22 wrote: »

Lads here on the beach found a large metal safe with spikes on it, advice on how to open?

Not funny and a few years later anyway
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballymanus_mine_disaster