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  • #482
    molloyjh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    Yeah_Right wrote: »
    I've found the Irish to be a strange bunch when it comes to weather. They complain when it's too cold, too hot, too wet, too sunny, too windy, too calm. I think their ideal is 16-19 degrees, light breeze, sunny with intermittent clouds.

    For me, I'll take 25-35, sunny and no wind thanks. As long as there is a pool nearby.

    You're probably spot on there tbh. That 16-19 type day sounds perfect to me! :D


  • #483
    Madeleine Fit Martian
    Posts: 0 ✭ Madeleine Fit Martian


    Yeah_Right wrote: »
    I've found the Irish to be a strange bunch when it comes to weather. They complain when it's too cold, too hot, too wet, too sunny, too windy, too calm. I think their ideal is 16-19 degrees, light breeze, sunny with intermittent clouds.

    For me, I'll take 25-35, sunny and no wind thanks. As long as there is a pool nearby.

    Bit too warm. Throw in the odd shower and you've nailed it.

    Thirty bleedin' five degrees, no thank you sir.


  • #484
    Zzippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Just in the door for a break, back at it from 7pm. Heatstroke avoided but heat seems to be building even worse... 28 degrees now. I'd love a good thunderstorm to clear the air.


  • #485
    Buer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,258 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    29C in Dublin getting into the car at 5.15pm.

    Absolute bliss.

    I'd be turned into a smore if my pasty head was in it without sunblock for more than 20 minutes but it's fantastic. Makes you glad to be alive.

    Burgers, hot dogs, beer and red wine for dinner in the garden.


  • #486
    molloyjh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,767 ✭✭✭✭molloyjh


    Buer wrote: »
    29C in Dublin getting into the car at 5.15pm.

    Absolute bliss.

    I'd be turned into a smore if my pasty head was in it without sunblock for more than 20 minutes but it's fantastic. Makes you glad to be alive.

    Burgers, hot dogs, beer and red wine for dinner in the garden.

    I'm raging. Got a bit of food poisoning that I'm recovering from which means limited food and no alcohol. Fecking warmest day of the year and I'm not able to have dairy. FML.


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  • #487
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    molloyjh wrote: »
    I'm raging. Got a bit of food poisoning that I'm recovering from which means limited food and no alcohol. Fecking warmest day of the year and I'm not able to have dairy. FML.

    Milk was a bad choice


  • #488
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,073 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    russian-lev-lobodin-competes-during-the-decathlon-shot-put-26-august-picture-id2432784

    Needs a pipe and spinach


  • #489
    mfceiling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,998 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Mfceiling. I tried Gerry's on Montague St. this morning. Thumbs up.

    It's good in a non pretentious old fashioned cafe way, that does a solid fry. Just what you need on the warmest day of the year!!


  • #490
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Finally http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36844570


  • #491
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,327 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    I wonder if it'll be enforced.

    I thought back chat to the ref already could be a yellow


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  • #492
    Podge_irl
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 29,651 Mod ✭✭✭✭Podge_irl


    Will honestly never understand how this took so long.

    But yeah, whether it will be enforced is the real question. I don't expect behaviour to change until cards are dished out and that means games being decided based on players being sent off for these actions and the ref, foolishly and inevitably, being blamed.


  • #493
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Podge_irl wrote: »
    But yeah, whether it will be enforced is the real question. I don't expect behaviour to change until cards are dished out and that means games being decided based on players being sent off for these actions and the ref, foolishly and inevitably, being blamed.

    The tweets in the article are probably right. You'll see a few weeks of matches finishing with 9 v 10 players and probably there'll be some whinging and moaning but if they're serious about it and keep dishing them out the players should learn.

    What it will probably come down to is how much the clubs get behind it. If a player gets sent off for mouthing off to a ref is the manager going to criticise the ref in post match media or is he going to criticise the player for behaving like an idiot?


  • #494
    b.gud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,873 ✭✭✭b.gud


    Call me sceptical but I'd be amazed if this was properly enforced for the entire season


  • #495
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    b.gud wrote: »
    Call me sceptical but I'd be amazed if this was properly enforced for the entire season

    What they should do is adopt rugby discipline rules for a season and then when they bring these ones in the following season they'll seem much fairer.


  • #496
    Zzippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    18 degrees today. Wind and the odd shower. Bliss...


  • #497
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    I see the Russian athletics people have failed in their appeal to go to Rio. Feel bad for anyone who is genuinely clean but it's hard to know if any of them actually are.


  • #498
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Zzippy wrote: »
    18 degrees today. Wind and the odd shower. Bliss...

    I had my graduation in Northampton a couple of days ago, it was 32 degrees out

    Horrid


  • #499
    stephen_n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


    Zzippy wrote: »
    18 degrees today. Wind and the odd shower. Bliss...

    From HB and all the non Anglo Saxons in the country, P**s off!


  • #500
    mfceiling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,998 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    Stheno wrote: »
    I had my graduation in Northampton a couple of days ago, it was 32 degrees out

    Horrid

    Congratulations...I think!!


  • #501
    Felix Jones is God
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,160 ✭✭✭Felix Jones is God


    mfceiling wrote: »
    Congratulations...I think!!

    She did well...only took her 22 attempts to pass ....got a B- in her plasticine too!


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  • #502
    Zzippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Felix Jones is God wrote: »
    She did well...only took her 22 attempts to pass ....got a B- in her plasticine too!

    At least she didn't fail potty training... don't worry though, you'll get it someday ;)


  • #503
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,073 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    Lads I know I'm probably bit late to the party here but "Stranger Things"
    Fecking. Wow!


  • #504
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    wp_rathead wrote: »
    Lads I know I'm probably bit late to the party here but "Stranger Things"
    Fecking. Wow!

    You're very late. It's been out for 6 whole days already!


  • #505
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    mfceiling wrote: »
    Congratulations...I think!!

    It was lovely to graduate horrible wearing the black cloak thing in 32 degrees


  • #506
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Watching the Anniversary Games on BBC there this evening. Keni Harrison broke the women's 100m hurdles World Record, a record that's stood for 28 years. 2 weeks ago she finished 6th in the US Olympic trials and didn't qualify for Rio. Talk about peaking at the wrong time.


  • #507
    Zzippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Post deleted. No speculation or allegations about drug cheats - lads that kinda sh1te is libellous.


  • #508
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    The IOC have chickened out of banning the Russians from Rio. The reaction online from other sport people seems to be pretty angry.


  • #509
    Teferi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,320 ✭✭✭Teferi


    TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »
    The IOC have chickened out of banning the Russians from Rio. The reaction online from other sport people seems to be pretty angry.

    I would terrified of Putin too, in fairness. Members of the IOC probably woke up with some horse heads in their bed.


  • #510
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Your woman that blew the whistle on it is still banned too :D

    She thought she'd be allowed compete as one of those no nation athletes but the IOC have basically said "thanks for your help, now piss off".


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  • #511
    TICKLE_ME_ELMO
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,997 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    I see the Australian Olympic Committee are refusing to let their athletes move into the Olympic village now. They say it's not habitable. Rio is shaping up to be a disaster.


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