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Mookie Blaylock · 13-10-2018 07:38AM

Congrats Zzippy, your taste in whisky is better than I thought

kuang1 · 13-10-2018 11:12AM

Haaaaaaaannn Zzippy. G'man.

stephen_n · 13-10-2018 11:21AM

Congrats Zzippy, you can let them rip in peace now

prawnsambo · 13-10-2018 11:37AM

Congrats Zzippy. Is this #1 or a later version?

thomond2006 · 13-10-2018 11:42AM

Congrats to Mr and Mrs Zzippy.

13-10-2018 11:59AM

Congratulations Zzippy family

The Lost Sheep · 13-10-2018 12:03PM

Congrats Zzippy

OldRio · 13-10-2018 12:18PM

Congrats to Mr and Mrs Zippy.

I remember when my youngest, Ciaran was born. Mrs OldRio had to have a ceserian section. They put a small curtain up to stop the pair of seeing the surgery. Bollox to that I thought.
So I looked around the other side to see the cut and pulling the lad from her stomach. Fantastic it was. Wonderful moment.

prawnsambo · 13-10-2018 12:37PM

OldRio wrote: »

Congrats to Mr and Mrs Zippy.

I remember when my youngest, Ciaran was born. Mrs OldRio had to have a ceserian section. They put a small curtain up to stop the pair of seeing the surgery. Bollox to that I thought.
So I looked around the other side to see the cut and pulling the lad from her stomach. Fantastic it was. Wonderful moment.

I had a similar experience with #1. Unfortunately it was an emergency requiring actaully having to run to the OT and so by the time I got gowned up and into the OT, he was just being lifted out.

All was fine and he's in the Galwegians squad to play QUB today.

They have a good women's squad too ZZippy.

awec · 13-10-2018 12:48PM

Congrats Zzippy! Have you two girls now?

OldRio · 13-10-2018 01:00PM

prawnsambo wrote: »

I had a similar experience with #1. Unfortunately it was an emergency requiring actaully having to run to the OT and so by the time I got gowned up and into the OT, he was just being lifted out.

All was fine and he's in the Galwegians squad to play QUB today.

They have a good women's squad too ZZippy.

Unfortunately they grow up far to fast. Enjoy them.

Zzippy · 13-10-2018 06:03PM

Thanks everyone!

Buer wrote: »

Well done Zzippy! You played a blinder.

Having a child on opening weekend of European rugby makes me question your priorities though.

Baby didn't arrive on time. I even had to miss the Connacht game!

prawnsambo wrote: »

I had a similar experience with #1. Unfortunately it was an emergency requiring actaully having to run to the OT and so by the time I got gowned up and into the OT, he was just being lifted out.

All was fine and he's in the Galwegians squad to play QUB today.

They have a good women's squad too ZZippy.

She can play whatever sport she likes, but she'll grow up with a hurley in her hand...

awec wrote: »

Congrats Zzippy! Have you two girls now?

Boy and a girl

Synode · 13-10-2018 08:51PM

Eir Internet down since this afternoon. Ring them and it takes 30 minutes to get through to someone. They tell me it's an issue with DNS or something that's affecting the whole country. Ridiculous stuff from a bunch of amateurs

prawnsambo · 13-10-2018 08:54PM

Synode wrote: »

Eir Internet down since this afternoon. Ring them and it takes 30 minutes to get through to someone. They tell me it's an issue with DNS or something that's affecting the whole country. Ridiculous stuff from a bunch of amateurs

Are you using Eir DNS? You can always use something else like Google: 8.8.8.8.

Squidgy Black · 13-10-2018 09:04PM

Synode wrote: »

Eir Internet down since this afternoon. Ring them and it takes 30 minutes to get through to someone. They tell me it's an issue with DNS or something that's affecting the whole country. Ridiculous stuff from a bunch of amateurs

Their mobile data is down as well apparently.

Synode · 13-10-2018 09:50PM

prawnsambo wrote: »

Are you using Eir DNS? You can always use something else like Google: 8.8.8.8.

I'll try that if it's not working still tomorrow. My 8 year old is demanding we go back to Virgin because he hasn't been able to play Fortnite :pac:

thomond2006 · 14-10-2018 09:14AM

Overheard in Torquay: A bunch of elderly gentlemen who were in the Leave category were discussing Brexit. One of the reasons they voted Leave? The EU have ruined the Eurovision.

prawnsambo · 14-10-2018 09:16AM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Overheard in Torquay: A bunch of elderly gentlemen who were in the Leave category were discussing Brexit. One of the reasons they voted Leave? The EU have ruined the Eurovision.

Priceless

Neil3030 · 14-10-2018 09:16AM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Overheard in Torquay: A bunch of elderly gentlemen who were in the Leave category were discussing Brexit. One of the reasons they voted Leave? The EU have ruined the Eurovision.

Shudder.

It's the Lisbon Treaty on steroids.

Bazzo · 14-10-2018 09:20AM

I had an elderly gentleman tell me in work the other day that "You Irish need to stop being so obnoxious about this little border issue"

irishbucsfan · 14-10-2018 10:27AM

It's a slow motion train wreck. But super slow motion, and the train is being driven by someone who has never driven a train before but found a conductors hat, and the coal that they're using to fuel it is actually just stones that someone painted black and sold to them.

prawnsambo · 14-10-2018 10:34AM

Bazzo wrote: »

I had an elderly gentleman tell me in work the other day that "You Irish need to stop being so obnoxious about this little border issue"

I hope you told him that it's their little border issue that they made, fixed (with help from others) and are now trying to break again.

Bazzo · 14-10-2018 10:51AM

prawnsambo wrote: »

I hope you told him that it's their little border issue that they made, fixed (with help from others) and are now trying to break again.

A lot of the people I deal with in work are elderly and the area I work in is fairly conservative to boot. I try to stay apolitical at work so my response of choice to a situation like this(which happens annoyingly often) is to make them sit in awkward silence while I completely ignore them for a few seconds before continuing with the conversation.

irishbucsfan · 14-10-2018 07:12PM

Quick note to confirm that American football is still ****ing horrendous

irishbucsfan · 14-10-2018 07:13PM

Also I just can’t get over the awful standard of tackling. These guys are elite athletes and they’d struggle to make an AIL team with these arm tackles

Neil3030 · 14-10-2018 11:41PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Also I just can’t get over the awful standard of tackling. These guys are elite athletes and they’d struggle to make an AIL team with these arm tackles

I know the pads are often used as an excuse, but the fact is that the vast majority of these lads just aren't taught even basic technique. The Seahawks released a promotional video on their "hawk tackle", which in 2014 detailed such revolutionary ideas as "put your head behind the near hip".

Neil3030 · 14-10-2018 11:43PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

It's a slow motion train wreck. But super slow motion, and the train is being driven by someone who has never driven a train before but found a conductors hat, and the coal that they're using to fuel it is actually just stones that someone painted black and sold to them.

"The EU is like paying £5 for a £3 sandwich, and getting £1000 change, and we left" - Jason J Hunter

molloyjh · 15-10-2018 08:10AM

Zzippy wrote: »

Baby girl has daddy wrapped around her little finger already. A drop of Midleton before bed now...

Only seeing this now. Congrats Zzippy. I can tell you that 9 months later she’ll still have you every bit as wrapped! Hope mom and baby are doing well.

prawnsambo · 15-10-2018 09:06AM

molloyjh wrote: »

Only seeing this now. Congrats Zzippy. I can tell you that 19 years 9 months later she’ll still have you every bit as wrapped! Hope mom and baby are doing well.

FYP

molloyjh · 15-10-2018 09:10AM

prawnsambo wrote: »

FYP

Well I can’t quite comment on that yet, but I don’t doubt it!

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