Urban legends

greenspurs wrote: »

Yep, heard that , A co worker said it was her sons friend was asked to move their wedding , but it was for Frank Lampard and Whatever her name is ??

That was it. Lamps & Missus Lamps.

Yester wrote: »

Can a rat actually find it's way up through the pipes and it's only way out is through your toilet while you are defecating?

Theoretically, yes. As in, that is a physical act of which rats are capable.

This is more common in the US (though still quite rare) because of the way they build stuff. I've never heard of it in Ireland.

seamus wrote: »

Theoretically, yes. As in, that is a physical act of which rats are capable.

This is more common in the US (though still quite rare) because of the way they build stuff. I've never heard of it in Ireland.

It still scares the **** out of me.

wexie wrote: »

the Socrates? The one of a few hundred years BC Socrates?

NOOO !!!
Shur they had no reserve team in UCD back then ...................

wexie wrote: »

I'll take rats over snakes any day of the week

the problem here is that it cannot be determined when the snake actually arrived. Was it just before someone went to use the loo, while they were there, or afterwards. Presumably it could make its appearance while you're taking care of business so to speak. So, when using the loo, probably best to sit well back, lean forward and peer between the legs whenever you're seated on the loo. Removing a lower rib will make this much more comfortable. (which is apparently much more common than one might imagine - according to myth).

Say Your Number wrote: »

That Pele got his name from an Irish priest who started calling him 'peil'

Also that Socrates studied medicine in UCD and played for UCD reserves, there's a story that Xavi Alonso played Gaelic Football in Meath as an exchange student, as far as I know that's true.

Sócrates was a Doctor. I think he studied here for a time. That was definitely a story that went around in the 80s/90s that a twenty year old Socrates had sat on the bench as a sub during league of ireland matches. For added humor the Coach telling him 'you'll never make it as a footballer son'

Such a great story you'd want it to be true, was very disappointed when I found out that was a myth.

Grayson wrote: »

I've never heard of any other.

Socrates (c. 469 BC – 399 BC) was an ancient Athenian philosopher.

Socrates, Sokrates or Sokratis may also refer to:

Contents
1 People
1.1 Ancient Greeks
1.2 In Christianity
1.3 Athletes
1.4 Politicians, soldiers and businesspeople
1.5 Writers
1.6 Other
2 In literature
3 In entertainment
4 Other uses
5 See also
People
Ancient Greeks
Socrates of Achaea (c. 436–401 BC), mercenary general of the Ten Thousand
Socrates of Macedon (4th century BC), a hipparchos or cavalry officer in Alexander the Great's army
Socrates the Younger (4th century BC), Athenian philosopher
Socrates Chrestus (died 90-88 BC), Greek prince and King of Bithynia
In Christianity
martyrs Socrates and Stephen
Socrates of Constantinople (born c. 380), also known as Socrates Scholasticus, a Byzantine church historian
Socrates B. Villegas (born 1960), Roman Catholic archbishop in the Philippines
Athletes
Sócrates (1954–2011), Brazilian football player
Socrates Brito (born 1992), Dominican baseball player
Sokratis Boudouris (born 1977), Greek football player
Sokratis Dioudis (born 1993), Greek football goalkeeper
Sokratis Fytanidis (born 1984), Greek football player
Sokratis Lagoudakis (1861–1944), Greek track athlete
Sokratis Papastathopoulos (born 1988), Greek football player
Sokratis Tsoukalas (born 1992), Greek football player
Politicians, soldiers and businesspeople
José Sócrates (born 1957), Prime Minister of Portugal (2005–2011)
Socrates N. Sherman (1801–1873), U.S. Representative from New York and American Civil War officer
Socrates Nelson (1814–1867), American businessman and politician
Sócrates Rizzo (born 1945), Mexican politician
Sokrates Starynkiewicz (1820–1902), Russian general and mayor of Warsaw
Sokratis Kokkalis (born 1939), Greek businessman and billionaire
Writers
Sócrates Nolasco (1884-1980), writer from the Dominican Republic
Sokratis Giolias (1973–2010), assassinated Greek journalist
Sokratis Skartsis (born 1936), Greek poet
Other
Sokratis Malamas (born 1957), Greek singer/songwriter
Socrates Hotchkiss Tryon, Sr. (1816-1855), American pioneer physician in the Oregon Territory
Jeanne Socrates (born 1941 or 1942), British yachtswoman and solo circumnavigator
In literature
Socrates, the name used by Petrarch in his writings to refer to his dear friend Lodewijk Heyligen
Socrates, a pseudonym for the mentor-like figure in the books of Dan Millman
In entertainment
Socrates (Voltaire), a play
Socrates (film), a 1971 film directed by Roberto Rossellini
Socrates Drank the Conium (sometimes abbreviated to "Socrates"), a Greek rock band
VTech Socrates, an educational video game system
Socrates II, a chess-playing computer program
Socrates "Cooch" Windgrass, a character in the comic strip Footrot Flats
Socrates, the lion from the film Animals United
Other uses
Socrates programme, a European education programme
SOCRATES (satellite), a Japanese satellite
Socrates (pain assessment), a mnemonic used in the evaluation of a patient's pain
Project Socrates, a classified US Defense Intelligence Agency program established in 1983
Socrates (sculpture), a 1950 outdoor sculpture by artist W.V. Casey
Socrates Sculpture Park, New York City
Socrates Mountain, a mountain in West Virginia

Also when I came to Ireland and moved to Cork, the story making rounds amongst us foreigners was that anyone who is not from there enters Knocknaheeny, they will be stabbed within minutes.

Allinall wrote: »

The Xabi Alonso bit is definitely true.

I know because my cousins daughter snogged him at an alcohol free disco one night.

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Paddy Cow wrote: »

There's also one in my kitchen. What am I gonna do?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLoXFmJBvlk

facehugger99 wrote: »

That reminds me of the schoolchild who committed suicide by sticking 2 pencils up his nose and slamming his face into the desk - happened a few years ago and a couple of schools over.

pull the lead out!!!!

Rubberlegs wrote: »

Someone rear ends another car in traffic and waits nervously for the driver to get out and read them the riot act. Nothing happens, not a peep from the car. They get out and approach the car and find the driver slumped over the wheel with their finger jammed up their nose. They had been picking their nose and the impact shoved the finger up further and knocked them out.
As told to my class in the 80s by a teacher when we were discussing urban legends.

That reminds me of the bloke who was killed when a bus ran over his little finger.
Apparently he was picking his nose at the time.