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I love Travellers

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  • 27-11-2016 12:18am
    #1
    A Battered Mars Bar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭


    We need to show more love to our travellers. We're a small nation so actually being ethnically diverse enough to have a minority to love and care for is a blessing.

    I love everything about travellers. Their diverse culture of music, craft making and salesmanship can do business acumen is to be both admired and respected.

    Let this thread be full of good stories where we share stories of good encounters with our friends.

    I'll start. I haven't any. Looking forward to spreading the love.


    Let's raise a "Latte" to travellers!

    LATTE 2016

    Love All The Travellers Equally


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    #2
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Paved point will be along with an award for you.

    I think you needs to step away from the internet.


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    #3
    Walter2016
    Closed Accounts Posts: 522 ✭✭✭Walter2016


    A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

    I'll start. I haven't any. Looking forward to spreading the love.

    I don't have any either.


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    jimmy blevins
    Closed Accounts Posts: 475 ✭✭jimmy blevins


    The travellers genetically are actually more irish and less diverse than the general population.


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    #5
    The_Kew_Tour
    Registered Users Posts: 34,068 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    My home growing up was mile from Halting site

    Bar the stealing of sheep, horses, harressing neighbours from time to time, throwing rubbish on every ditch, been loud and off their heads looking for fights, robbing 2 old Men of 89 and 91 at 2.30 am in morning, they were fine.


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    Working class heroes
    Registered Users Posts: 3,519 ✭✭✭Working class heroes


    My six year old son had a birthday party and invited a number of his class mates, one of which was a young traveler lad. We found out after that his mother cried tears of joy as it was the first party he was ever invited too.

    The little bollox never turned up:D:D

    Racism is now hiding behind the cloak of Community activism.



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    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    The_Kew_Tour wrote: »
    My home growing up was mile from Halting site

    Bar the stealing of sheep, horses, harressing neighbours from time to time, throwing rubbish on every ditch, been loud and off their heads looking for fights, robbing 2 old Men of 89 and 91 at 2.30 am in morning, they were fine.

    And if you throw them out of a pub, they'll shout the racism card. A blot on our landscape, I say, quoting Mr.Sharpe.


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    Robsweezie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,434 ✭✭✭Robsweezie


    shyte in a bucket is a cultural phenomenon


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    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    I went to Primary school with them. I made very good friends with one chap in particular, I often wonder where he is now.

    The other boys were oftentimes hostile towards them though, the first time I heard the term knacker was in Primary school. That type of language certainly wasn't used at home.

    It's such a shame that certain members conform to the stereotype of criminality. In the Midlands town where I live there is a massive problem with traveller crime.


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    FortySeven
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    I had the joy of being the only witness to a culturally enriching brawl in a bar I was working alone.

    I found it fascinating watching a man and a woman trading punches before they started throwing the furniture.

    I felt so culturally enriched that I telephoned the garda to come and share some of my warm comforting glow but was told since I served them drink it was all mine to enjoy. They declined my invitation and hung up the phone.

    After the display of ethnic problem solving I felt so in awe of the powerful and unique culture that my cultural enrichment had me trembling and I could barely hold the large glass of whisky I had poured myself after I had bolted the doors behind them.


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    #11
    Oodoov
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    I plead the 5th.


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    #12
    Working class heroes
    Registered Users Posts: 3,519 ✭✭✭Working class heroes


    Any traveller folk on boards?

    Racism is now hiding behind the cloak of Community activism.



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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,203 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    I regularly head up to the airport to be there for travellers bored between connecting flights.
    What?
    Oh, you mean those travellers?
    Oh God, no.


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    pablo128
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    My kitchen window wa broken the other evening by a kid. Guess who told me who it was? A young traveller neighbour of all people. I even slipped him a fiver afterwards to say thanks.

    What's even more amazing was it was a Romanian kid who broke the window, and I managed to extract the price of a new window off his father!
    (I might have mentioned to him that he was either paying for my window or his own window, his choice.;))


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    Widdershins
    Registered Users Posts: 10,633 ✭✭✭✭Widdershins


    My car broke down and while lots of people drove past, travellers were the only people who stopped to offer help.
    I'm doing this wrong, aren't I.


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    DontThankMe
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    They love to poo
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRTdDL_WVRI


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    RayM
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    I lived near some Travellers for a few years. They seemed grand. They lived in caravans on the roadside and kept their little piece of land in very good condition. One of them fixed my lawnmower once.


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    punisher5112
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    Widdershins wrote: »
    My car broke down and while lots of people drove past, travellers were the only people who stopped to offer help.
    I'm doing this wrong, aren't I.

    Help take the wheels off.

    Come on tell the truth it wasn't your car either.


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    Widdershins
    Registered Users Posts: 10,633 ✭✭✭✭Widdershins


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Help take the wheels off.

    Come on tell the truth it wasn't your car either.

    Actually it happened twice. I got stuck in the mud when I pulled in and two traveller men came along. One got into the drivers seat and I thought a look passed between them- I admit I had my doubts. The other pushed and between them got it out for me.

    The lovely person I'd pulled in for didn't bother.


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    FortySeven
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    Widdershins wrote: »
    Actually it happened twice. I got stuck in the mud when I pulled in and two traveller men came along. One got into the drivers seat and I thought a look passed between them- I admit I had my doubts. The other pushed and between them got it out for me.

    The lovely person I'd pulled in for didn't bother.

    I've seen this a lot, organising dogging on the internet without first scouting the site for suitability. Can get messy.


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    mahoganygas
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    Working class heroes wrote:
    Any traveller folk on boards?


    Wasn't there an AMA with a traveller last year?


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    nhunter100
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    Travellers are lovely?I'm 45 hopefully I can meet one.


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    Widdershins
    Registered Users Posts: 10,633 ✭✭✭✭Widdershins


    FortySeven wrote: »
    I've seen this a lot, organising dogging on the internet without first scouting the site for suitability. Can get messy.

    It was way too cold for dogging! Snowy slush on the ground. It was about a few years ago.


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    FortySeven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,296 ✭✭✭FortySeven


    Widdershins wrote: »
    It was way too cold for dogging! Snowy slush on the ground. It was about a few years ago.

    I believe ya! *


















    *thousands wouldn't. :)


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,203 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    FortySeven wrote: »
    I've seen this a lot, organising dogging on the internet without first scouting the site for suitability. Can get messy.
    Dogging? He he he


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    MEGA BRO WOLF 5000
    Registered Users Posts: 17,438 ✭✭✭✭MEGA BRO WOLF 5000


    The_Kew_Tour wrote: »
    My home growing up was mile from Halting site

    Bar the stealing of sheep, horses, harressing neighbours from time to time, throwing rubbish on every ditch, been loud and off their heads looking for fights, robbing 2 old Men of 89 and 91 at 2.30 am in morning, they were fine.

    Ah you're being modest with the truth...tell us what they were really like.


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    #27
    Laeot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 97 ✭✭Laeot


    shut up OP ya junkies bastard ..


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    #28
    Deank
    Registered Users Posts: 7,238 ✭✭✭Deank


    Laeot wrote: »
    shut up OP ya junkies bastard ..

    Racist cnut :D


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    #29
    shane9689
    Registered Users Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭shane9689


    My granny used to live right beside them, best security in town, no one was robbing you if you lived beside tinkers. Also they used to repair her metal kettles many moons ago. Never caused trouble either (couldnt really mess with neighbours too close to home). cant complain, wouldnt say i admired them though either


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    #30
    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,179 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    3 pages and this thread is still open. Must be a record.


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    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users Posts: 35,867 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    As we speak they are out there robbing everyone to fund their Christmas. It happens this time every year, lot's of robberies of late.
    http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11113/111130081/4474279-4903452271-Chris.jpg


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