And on a lighter note...........

Gael

Just though I'd try to divert your poor weary attention from the below argument which I tend to consider
"the long deceased horse, that has already had it's entire outer flesh removed by a now tattered and broke whip."

..............Anyway though yez might like this. It's a page of jokes in irish. Bainigí sult astu!
Scéalta Grinn as Gaeilge:

http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaeilge/siamsa/greann/

Lyconix

Post your thoughts here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30945

Gael

Hmm, it may have escaped your attention Lyconix, that the "raison d'etre" of this thread is to avoid, that (by now) very monotonous argument. And continuously repeated arguments by people about how much they hate the language isn't going to achieve much except bore everyone else silly. Better off to just be relaxed and enjoy this as a medium of interest in irish rather than another battleground of the same world-weary arguments over a 70+ year period that change nothing.

Gael

Hmm, it may have escaped your attention Lyconix, that the "raison d'etre" of this thread is to avoid, that (by now) very monotonous argument. And continuously repeated arguments by people about how much they hate the language isn't going to achieve much except bore everyone else silly. Better off to just be relaxed and enjoy this as a medium of interest in irish rather than another battleground of the same world-weary arguments over a 70+ year period that change nothing.

Lyconix

I believe that Irish becoming an optional subject, its inevitable - forcing it upon everybody won't do anything to better its reputation. Things WILL change. That way, both sides will be happy - its the logical solution to this entire problem.

Doctúir

Is léir domsa gur troll é an garsún bocht seo agus nach bhfuil suim dá laghad aige sa Ghaeilge. Mura bhfuil sé sásta a chuid ráiméise a choiméad sa snáth eile, tá réiteach ana-shimplí againn ar an bhfadhb chiapach seo .i. "Report this post to a moderator". Cuirfidh sé sin cosc ar a dhiabhlaíocht!

Lyconix

Erm... can you run that by me again in English please?

Bard

Lyconix - please don't drag discussion about whether or not Irish should be "compulsory" into this thread, which has apparently created to AVOID that topic.

Thanks,

Gael

Go raibh maith agat a Bhaird! Lyconix, your zeal at this point is starting to scare me. :eek:

Gael

Go raibh maith agat a Bhaird! Lyconix, your zeal at this point is starting to scare me. :eek:

Lyconix

Originally posted by Bard
Lyconix - please don't drag discussion about whether or not Irish should be "compulsory" into this thread, which has apparently created to AVOID that topic.

Noted.