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prawnsambo · 15-10-2018 09:15AM

molloyjh wrote: »

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

Thankfully neither can I, personally. But I have observed such things.

stephen_n · 15-10-2018 09:38AM

I can confirm it to be true, 21 and still going!

dregin · 15-10-2018 03:27PM

Anyone have an idea how much it'd cost to get architects drawings done for an extension? Hoping to get a groundfloor extension built at the back of a terraced house early next year. About 25 metres squared. Toying with the idea of getting the attic done at the same time.

Rigor Mortis · 15-10-2018 05:31PM

Congrats Zzippy

thomond2006 · 15-10-2018 06:33PM

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2018/10/15/will-meghan-markles-child-be-born-in-time-to-stop-brexit/

mfceiling · 16-10-2018 06:34PM

So my kids do French lessons once a week. Talking to the lovely girl who teaches them and she's from a rugby heartland in france...

"do you like rugby mf?"

"Yes I follow the game."

"I taught a guy here recently for a year who was involved in rugby and wanted to get his French in order to enable him to coach there"

"Yeah?"

"You have heard of Jono Gibbes?"

*whistles*.......Awec

prawnsambo · 16-10-2018 06:38PM

mfceiling wrote: »

So my kids do French lesson once a week. Talking to the lovely girl who teaches them and she's from a rugby heartland in france...

"do you like rugby mf?"

"Yes I follow the game."

"I taught a guy here recently for a year who was involved in rugby and wanted to get his French in order to enable him to coach there"

"Yeah?"

"You have heard of Jono Gibbes?"

*whistles*.......Awec

Ireland really is too small a country. You can do nothing without somebody knowing somebody who knows what you did.

mfceiling · 16-10-2018 06:41PM

prawnsambo wrote: »

Ireland really is too small a country. You can do nothing without somebody knowing somebody who knows what you did.

Reminds me of a work mate who went to Amsterdam with his wife for a weekend of drink and debauchery.
Giddy on booze they went into a club to watch a live sex show.
He's at the bar ordering a drink and he hears a voice..."busy wee spot this emmet"

His next door neighbour in the same place!!

awec · 16-10-2018 10:44PM

mfceiling wrote: »

So my kids do French lessons once a week. Talking to the lovely girl who teaches them and she's from a rugby heartland in france...

"do you like rugby mf?"

"Yes I follow the game."

"I taught a guy here recently for a year who was involved in rugby and wanted to get his French in order to enable him to coach there"

"Yeah?"

"You have heard of Jono Gibbes?"

*whistles*.......Awec

The timing of these lessons would be interesting alright.

errlloyd · 17-10-2018 12:00AM

Just saw a lad get his jacket stolen in Rathmines McDonalds. Some drunk guy just picked it up and walked away as if it was his. The guy was just standing there in an ROI Jersey with a green scarf contemplating walking home in the freezing cold and I felt so sorry for him.

Chances are he's never gonna get his money back, his whole evening was ruined, his faith in Ireland is probably diminished. And after all that he left the Aviva, went to get a McDonalds and some lad stole his jacket.

Neil3030 · 17-10-2018 12:19AM

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"

Let's all cross our fingers for a cold winter, and a second referendum in March.

Mookie Blaylock · 17-10-2018 07:46AM

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2016/03/30/kexit-what-it-will-mean-if-kerry-leaves-ireland/

Not their best effort...but still !

swiwi_ · 17-10-2018 10:41AM

errlloyd wrote: »

Just saw a lad get his jacket stolen in Rathmines McDonalds. Some drunk guy just picked it up and walked away as if it was his. The guy was just standing there in an ROI Jersey with a green scarf contemplating walking home in the freezing cold and I felt so sorry for him.

Chances are he's never gonna get his money back, his whole evening was ruined, his faith in Ireland is probably diminished. And after all that he left the Aviva, went to get a McDonalds and some lad stole his jacket.

Were you tempted to, you know, go and take the jacket back off the drunk guy or alert security...or was he a mean looking knife wielding type of drunk guy?

Squidgy Black · 17-10-2018 10:42AM

swiwi_ wrote: »

Were you tempted to, you know, go and take the jacket back off the drunk guy or alert security...or was he a mean looking knife wielding type of drunk guy?

Whoooooooosh.

errlloyd · 17-10-2018 10:52AM

swiwi_ wrote: »

Were you tempted to, you know, go and take the jacket back off the drunk guy or alert security...or was he a mean looking knife wielding type of drunk guy?

We actually did get back in the end (but that would have ruined the joke).

Himself, his friend, myself and a member of staff stepped in!

swiwi_ · 17-10-2018 11:06AM

I don’t get it

errlloyd · 17-10-2018 11:10AM

swiwi_ wrote: »

I don’t get it

So what I was trying to do was tell the story of a guy who got his jacket stolen in McDonalds, but suggest at the end that the real injustice he had suffered that night was going to watch the Ireland football team slump to a turgid 0-1 loss to Wales at home - and that losing his jacket had merely added insult to injury.

17-10-2018 11:11AM

swiwi_ wrote: »

I don’t get it

Errlloyd juxtaposed the annoyance of being robbed with the frustration of Ireland's performance. It's a simple bait and switch gag!

Think you need to sign up for this class

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swiwi_ · 17-10-2018 11:13AM

Ah yeah ok. Definitely more success following the Irish rugby team these days. I think Ireland are worse than NZ at soccer which tells you all you need to know!

wp_rathead · 17-10-2018 10:56PM

Watching the debate..
What even is Peter Casey at...

DGRulz · 18-10-2018 09:32AM

wp_rathead wrote: »

Watching the debate..
What even is Peter Casey at...

I jumped in and out but from what I saw Casey was slinging mud the entire time, seemed a little Trump like. Guy seems a little bit like a meme. Unfortunately I've heard people in work this morning talking about how great he is now.

Squidgy Black · 18-10-2018 09:38AM

DGRulz wrote: »

I jumped in and out but from what I saw Casey was slinging mud the entire time, seemed a little Trump like. Guy seems a little bit like a meme. Unfortunately I've heard people in work this morning talking about how great he is now.

He's taking inspiration from Trump for sure. Making the bold statements that the working class and even a lot of the middle class want to hear. His comments about the Travelling community sparked uproar, but if you ever see an article on The Journal, or a Facebook post about similar stories you'll see a raft of comments echoing the same sentiment.

Buer · 18-10-2018 09:56AM

People need to realise there is a significant element of society who agree with those sentiments. But, given they're not as acceptable publicly, they will not state them outwardly by and large. If Casey gives them a vehicle to hitch their opinions to, they will.

I am always taken aback by the fact that people are taken aback by such opinions. Not everyone will share the same ideas or thoughts. They'll have had different experiences that shape their views on the world. Fortunately, we live in a fairly liberal society so even those who are right wing (by Irish definition) would be viewed as blatant left wing supporters elsewhere in the world.

I was at Dave Chapelle and Jon Stewart last night and I thought it was interesting when someone asked for Chapelle's views on Trump. He said he's fairly sure he'll get a second term. There was a collective intake of breath from the audience and murmuring of disapproval at such a thought. It was as if they associate Chapelle stating such a thing as somehow endorsing Trump. But he hit the nail on the head. He said the Democrats still haven't figured out any way to damage him or his support base after 2 years in office and, as the incumbent, he's in the driving seat. Power begets power. It struck me as relevant in terms of how people view Peter Casey and the confirmation bias bubble that some people tend to exist in. Just because I/you don't agree with his views, doesn't mean there aren't many who do.

For the record, Casey doesn't have a sniff of getting into the Aras but he's definitely running a better campaign than 2 or 3 others at this point despite probably having the lowest public profile of any candidate before the nominations.

thomond2006 · 18-10-2018 10:00AM

Watching last night, the only way Michael D loses is if those expenses are indeed questionable.

Squidgy Black · 18-10-2018 10:05AM

Can they please stop debating the expenses of the dogs haircuts.

They're lovely woofers and they deserve it, I gladly let them spend my taxes for that.

18-10-2018 10:16AM

I've been thinking for a good while now that we're no more immune to a Trump or Brexit style event than anyone else. Our system of voting insulates us from a lot but populism with fascist undertones is becoming more and more widespread and it's going to raise it's head here.

Casey doesn't have a hope truth be told. Higgins could run an awful campaign and he'll still get twice as many votes as the next person.

thomond2006 wrote: »

Watching last night, the only way Michael D loses is if those expenses are indeed questionable.

I reckon they could come out and be questionable and he'd still win handy. No one of any standing or credibility has run this year, not worth it against such a popular incumbent.

18-10-2018 10:17AM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Can they please stop debating the expenses of the dogs haircuts.

They're lovely woofers and they deserve it, I gladly let them spend my taxes for that.

And he pays for them out of his own wages/fund not as an extra expense

Buer · 18-10-2018 10:26AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I reckon they could come out and be questionable and he'd still win handy. No one of any standing or credibility has run this year, not worth it against such a popular incumbent.

He could go to Ibiza for the next 8 days and be photographed doing shots and yokes before returning home to be sworn in with a minimum of 50% of the vote. It's the most pointless election in my life time.

It's nicely being run hand in hand with the most pointless referendum in our time too.

Podge_irl · 18-10-2018 10:31AM

Buer wrote: »

He could go to Ibiza for the next 8 days and be photographed doing shots and yokes before returning home to be sworn in with a minimum of 50% of the vote. It's the most pointless election in my life time.

It's nicely being run hand in hand with the most pointless referendum in our time too.

Ah, the referendum was needed. It just needed to be bundled in with other amendments as well to make it more worthwhile.

And for all the pointlessness of the election, I wasn't a huge fan of McAleese getting in for a second term unopposed. The optics are just poor.

18-10-2018 10:36AM

Podge_irl wrote: »

Ah, the referendum was needed. It just needed to be bundled in with other amendments as well to make it more worthwhile.

And for all the pointlessness of the election, I wasn't a huge fan of McAleese getting in for a second term unopposed. The optics are just poor.

I think this shows why the optics of that were misleading. This election is poor, you've really only one credible candidate, two other semi-credible candidates but with some unpleasant baggage and then a bunch of the most egotistical chancers the country can produce.

I'd rather there was no contest than this contest and the headlines from Casey's outbursts demonstrate why.

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