Things you just "don't get"?

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 26-12-2019 03:19PM

Rex Scary Tendinitis wrote: »

I think it’s brilliant, can’t understand the dislike (from a very small minority) at all.

You think only a small minority of people dislike Mrs. Brown’s Boys? You do live in your own little world, don’t you?

It gets decent ratings because it’s lowest common denominator junk.

Millicently · 26-12-2019 04:29PM

Rex Scary Tendinitis wrote: »

I think it’s brilliant, can’t understand the dislike (from a very small minority) at all.

It's crude vulgar trash. The fact that it's shown abroad makes me visibly cringe with embarrassment. It's not funny, it's a midget in drag acting like some dirty old harpie. I can't even bear to watch the adverts and reach for the remote as soon as I see it.

Notoldorwise · 26-12-2019 04:55PM

Mister Vain wrote: »

Designer clothes. You're only paying for the logo. I buy most of my clothes in Dunnes Stores. Not only are they a fraction of the cost but they're generally a lot more comfortable too.

Great post, considering your username.ðŸ˜„

Mad_maxx · 26-12-2019 04:58PM

Buying kids bucket loads of presents, far as i see it only makes them stressed as they think they need to use them all immediately

Monkey2019 · 26-12-2019 05:09PM

Mad_maxx wrote: »

Buying kids bucket loads of presents, far as i see it only makes them stressed as they think they need to use them all immediately

Yep discovered that this year.
Next year he's getting one present ðŸ˜¬ðŸ˜…

26-12-2019 05:21PM

Mister Vain wrote: »

Designer clothes. You're only paying for the logo. I buy most of my clothes in Dunnes Stores. Not only are they a fraction of the cost but they're generally a lot more comfortable too.

Couldn’t disagree more, designer clothes look better, fit better and last vastly longer than cheap crap.

I don’t go around buying heaps of clothes but when I buy I only buy good quality designer clothes and they just last and last and stand up to washing etc far longer than cheap stuff along with looking far better.

I even have lots of designer socks and boy are they comfy compared to the usual cheap stuff.

Mad_maxx · 26-12-2019 07:38PM

Monkey2019 wrote: »

Yep discovered that this year.
Next year he's getting one present ðŸ˜¬ðŸ˜…

My other half believes in buying all in the shop, her family are the same, buying presents for each other several times per year, i buy my sisters nothing and they get me nothing, i also buy my mother nothing bar a Christmas card, she gets me nothing

No pressure

Mehaffey1 · 26-12-2019 07:39PM

Mad_maxx wrote: »

My other half believes in buying all in the shop, her family are the same, buying presents for each other several times per year, i buy my sisters nothing and they get me nothing

Thank Jesus there's another person out there thinks the same as me.

Mad_maxx · 26-12-2019 07:42PM

Mehaffey1 wrote: »

Thank Jesus there's another person out there thinks the same as me.

I can't walk across the sitting room without breaking a train set, the fifteen month old got an elmo who talks and she's afraid of it

cj maxx · 26-12-2019 07:46PM

Sex. I understand the need and desire for it , I just don't/ can't get it

Mister Vain · 26-12-2019 08:27PM

Rex Scary Tendinitis wrote: »

Couldn’t disagree more, designer clothes look better, fit better and last vastly longer than cheap crap.

I don’t go around buying heaps of clothes but when I buy I only buy good quality designer clothes and they just last and last and stand up to washing etc far longer than cheap stuff along with looking far better.

I even have lots of designer socks and boy are they comfy compared to the usual cheap stuff.

I would agree that expensive shoes/runners last longer. I've had the same pair of Nike runners over 7 years now and they're still in great condition. But I haven't noticed a difference in expensive clothes generally. Not all cheap clothes are poor quality. They can last just as long as the more expensive clothes once you look after them. In most cases you're really just paying for the logo.

Paddy Cow · 26-12-2019 10:41PM

Mister Vain wrote: »

I would agree that expensive shoes/runners last longer. I've had the same pair of Nike runners over 7 years now and they're still in great condition. But I haven't noticed a difference in expensive clothes generally. Not all cheap clothes are poor quality. They can last just as long as the more expensive clothes once you look after them. In most cases you're really just paying for the logo.

I agree with this up to a point. Some of the designer gear is crap and nearly anything you buy in Penneys is crap. I used to work for a "Cash for Clothes" outlet and within reason, I was allowed take clothes home. I got a brand new Nike track suit bottoms (still with the label on) and within a few washes they looked like I had been washing them for months. I would have been p!ssed if I had actually paid for them. On the other hand, I got a Hollister hoodie that I wore for months and it never looked old until my parrot got hold of it and ruined the zip, rendering it unwearable

I've bought the cheap hoodies in Penneys for €8 and after a few washes they are all bally and look old and tatty. The lesson I learned is that cheap clothes don't pretend to be anything other than cheap. Designer are hit and miss.

Paddy Cow · 26-12-2019 11:05PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I spelt it out quite clearly I thought. If lots of the clergy are gay, and a percentage of those are pedophiles, then it leads to boys being raped.

You're the one bringing up the association between being gay and being a pedophile.

the beer revolu wrote: »

It wasn't you.
It was two other posters.
You explained yourself quite well.
That doesn't explain why you are defending people equating homosexuality with pedophilia.

Can we stop with this shyte please? I know it's not just you two and it started a few pages ago with some stupid comment from someone but lets all agree that homosexuality and paedophilia are two different things.

Yes if someone seemed to be homosexual they were probably sent to the priesthood but that didn't make them anymore likely to be a child abuser than their heterosexual counterparts. Priests raped boys because they were sexually frustrated and the boys were more easily available as alter boys or in the Christian Brother schools. Priests weren't above abusing girls but generally Nuns were put in charge of torturing girls, so Priest had less access to them but a lot of abuse still went on in the laundaries.

I read somewhere once that said priests raped boys because it was less sinful. I don't remember where I read that so can't post a link but if it's true, it's still sick. Let's all just remember that what priests did was disgusting and unforgivable and homosexuality and paedophilia are two different things.

dd973 · 27-12-2019 12:26AM

A lot of child abusers wouldn't necessarily come across as or self-identify as gay, I'd say they're more sexually incontinent and immoral, the ones in the recent English football scandals would initially present themselves as 'normal blokes' to the youngsters they were meant to be in care of to gain their confidence. F***ing scum.

Jamsiek · 27-12-2019 01:42AM

Millicently wrote: »

It's crude vulgar trash. The fact that it's shown abroad makes me visibly cringe with embarrassment.

It’s actually filmed abroad too. Filmed live at BBC Scotland studios in Glasgow. Even more embarrassing

robertpatterson · 27-12-2019 02:09AM

Paddy Cow wrote: »

Yes if someone seemed to be homosexual they were probably sent to the priesthood but that didn't make them anymore likely to be a child abuser than their heterosexual counterparts. Priests raped boys because they were sexually frustrated and the boys were more easily available as alter boys or in the Christian Brother schools. Priests weren't above abusing girls but generally Nuns were put in charge of torturing girls, so Priest had less access to them but a lot of abuse still went on in the laundaries.

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Sorry but that sounds like what youre saying is the only reason there were/are paedophile priests is because they were celibate and sexually frustrated men?
That is wrong, they were paedophile priests because they were paedophiles, some of them happened to be gay and raped boys some of them weren't and raped girls but they were all paedophiles.
I agree that homosexuality and paedophilia are two separate things FWIW

Paddy Cow · 27-12-2019 03:37AM

robertpatterson wrote: »

Sorry but that sounds like what youre saying is the only reason there were/are paedophile priests is because they were celibate and sexually frustrated men?
That is wrong, they were paedophile priests because they were paedophiles, some of them happened to be gay and raped boys some of them weren't and raped girls but they were all paedophiles.
I agree that homosexuality and paedophilia are two separate things FWIW

We can only speculate on why they did what they did because it's not like they will ever actually open an investigation into it but yes, I do think there were a lot of non paedo, non gay priests who wanted their jollies and ended up raping boys/girls/whoever was most vulnerable. We know that men will rape other men in prisons just to get sex because they are sexually frustrated and they would never have sex with a man if they had the choice of a woman, so is it really that hard to believe that sexually repressed men took it out on kids?

robertpatterson · 27-12-2019 10:31AM

Paddy Cow wrote: »

We can only speculate on why they did what they did because it's not like they will ever actually open an investigation into it but yes, I do think there were a lot of non paedo, non gay priests who wanted their jollies and ended up raping boys/girls/whoever was most vulnerable. We know that men will rape other men in prisons just to get sex because they are sexually frustrated and they would never have sex with a man if they had the choice of a woman, so is it really that hard to believe that sexually repressed men took it out on kids?

I think you couldn't be more wrong tbh, there were plenty of outlets for sexually repressed priests, parishioners housekeepers etc for the heterosexual priests while there were many gay priests who would visit gay saunas when they could.
According to your logic anyone can find themselves in a situation where sex with a boy or girl is inevitable if one is forced to forego sex for long enough.
That idea is abhorrent to me and I assume to right minded people
Regarding the assertion about prisons it's more of a subjugation exercise rather than a sexual act, it goes on more in the states where there's more tension between the different ethnicities, it is frowned upon here by any other prisoners.

Mister Vain · 27-12-2019 11:54AM

Paddy Cow wrote: »

I agree with this up to a point. Some of the designer gear is crap and nearly anything you buy in Penneys is crap. I used to work for a "Cash for Clothes" outlet and within reason, I was allowed take clothes home. I got a brand new Nike track suit bottoms (still with the label on) and within a few washes they looked like I had been washing them for months. I would have been p!ssed if I had actually paid for them. On the other hand, I got a Hollister hoodie that I wore for months and it never looked old until my parrot got hold of it and ruined the zip, rendering it unwearable I've bought the cheap hoodies in Penneys for €8 and after a few washes they are all bally and look old and tatty. The lesson I learned is that cheap clothes don't pretend to be anything other than cheap. Designer are hit and miss.

Yeah the stuff in Penny's is muck. You can tell just by holding the clothes that they will last no length. Light hoodies with flimsy zippers that break easily. I got some hoodies and sweaters in Dunnes that have lasted a few years. It's a bit more expensive than Penny's but still a lot cheaper than what you'd pay to have a designer logo. For casual/work wear it does the job.

riclad · 27-12-2019 01:02PM

Jeans last for years where ever you buy them,a lot of fashion is based on the brand, people pay 5 times more for brand x versus penny,s jean,s .
i don,t get people walking around in ripped jeans in winter .
are they not cold .
My jeans fit me fine, i buy jeans in pennys or dunnes stores.yes designer cloth,s may use certain high quality material,s that cheaper cloth,s do not use.
I don,t get spending 1000 on an iphone , when the same apps are avaidable on android for 2-300 euro.

dubstarr · 27-12-2019 02:14PM

Channing TATUM,I just dnt get why women find him attractive.

Paddy Cow · 27-12-2019 02:19PM

riclad wrote: »

Jeans last for years where ever you buy them,a lot of fashion is based on the brand, people pay 5 times more for brand x versus penny,s jean,s .
i don,t get people walking around in ripped jeans in winter .
are they not cold .
My jeans fit me fine, i buy jeans in pennys or dunnes stores.yes designer cloth,s may use certain high quality material,s that cheaper cloth,s do not use.
I don,t get spending 1000 on an iphone , when the same apps are avaidable on android for 2-300 euro.

Why is is impossible to buy a pair of jeans/trousers/tracksuit bottoms that aren't skinny and can cover ankles? It's winter and fcuking cold. I don't want my ankles/socks on display. And skinny anything looks terrible on me.

Mister Vain · 27-12-2019 02:54PM

Paddy Cow wrote: »

Why is is impossible to buy a pair of jeans/trousers/tracksuit bottoms that aren't skinny and can cover ankles? It's winter and fcuking cold. I don't want my ankles/socks on display. And skinny anything looks terrible on me.

It's easy to get chinos and tracksuit bottoms that aren't skinny, but jeans is a different story. I've tried everywhere. They're a pain in the balls, literally.

Seamai · 27-12-2019 03:08PM

riclad wrote: »

Jeans last for years where ever you buy them,a lot of fashion is based on the brand, people pay 5 times more for brand x versus penny,s jean,s .
i don,t get people walking around in ripped jeans in winter .
are they not cold .
My jeans fit me fine, i buy jeans in pennys or dunnes stores.yes designer cloth,s may use certain high quality material,s that cheaper cloth,s do not use.
I don,t get spending 1000 on an iphone , when the same apps are avaidable on android for 2-300 euro.

Twenty years ago a pair Levi's would have lasted me several years now I'm lucky to get eight or nine months out of them before the crotch becomes threadbare and splits, so obviously the durability is no longer there, built in obsolescence, kerching!

Millicently · 27-12-2019 05:29PM

Paddy Cow wrote: »

We can only speculate on why they did what they did because it's not like they will ever actually open an investigation into it but yes, I do think there were a lot of non paedo, non gay priests who wanted their jollies and ended up raping boys/girls/whoever was most vulnerable. We know that men will rape other men in prisons just to get sex because they are sexually frustrated and they would never have sex with a man if they had the choice of a woman, so is it really that hard to believe that sexually repressed men took it out on kids?

They were predators who had unlimited access to children and usually chose children that would be too terrified to tell their parents. Most parents of children they abused would have been too frightened to report it and if they did report it to the Police it would have been swept under the carpet. The child would have been called a liar or mentally ill and the parents would have been gradually forced out of town. The rest of the parish would make life hell for them.

It's easy to forget what an iron grip the church had all over the world. I think a lot of it was a power trip, being gay doesn't make a man a pedophile. Some of them raped both girls and boys. It was opportunistic a lot of the time, just as nuns beat the living hell out of children in schools and institutions, again a case of predators preying on the vulnerable who couldn't fight back. Take a look at what's been happening in places like Haiti where the NGO's were raping women and children and forcing other to have sex with them in return for food and medicine. Abuses of power happen when people have the means to prey on the vulnerable. I've no doubt it's going on in all areas where NGO agencies are operating in disaster zones etc.

dubstarr · 27-12-2019 07:17PM

Millicently wrote: »

They were predators who had unlimited access to children and usually chose children that would be too terrified to tell their parents. Most parents of children they abused would have been too frightened to report it and if they did report it to the Police it would have been swept under the carpet. The child would have been called a liar or mentally ill and the parents would have been gradually forced out of town. The rest of the parish would make life hell for them.

It's easy to forget what an iron grip the church had all over the world. I think a lot of it was a power trip, being gay doesn't make a man a pedophile. Some of them raped both girls and boys. It was opportunistic a lot of the time, just as nuns beat the living hell out of children in schools and institutions, again a case of predators preying on the vulnerable who couldn't fight back. Take a look at what's been happening in places like Haiti where the NGO's were raping women and children and forcing other to have sex with them in return for food and medicine. Abuses of power happen when people have the means to prey on the vulnerable. I've no doubt it's going on in all areas where NGO agencies are operating in disaster zones etc.

Years ago Priests where worshipped by the congregation.You groomed the parents by going to the house.And getting your face in basically.Its about power,not sex.They went for the weakest.Knowing they would get away with it.Even if the kids told their parents,the parents would believe the priests.

py2006 · 28-12-2019 12:43AM

Paddy Cow wrote: »

so is it really that hard to believe that sexually repressed men took it out on kids?

eh, wow

Sgt Hartman · 28-12-2019 12:47AM

People who end a question with "will you?" As in "Turn off the TV will you?" No please or thank you, just "will you?" It's the f**king height of rudeness and poor manners.

28-12-2019 01:04AM

I actually don't get gambling. Even the Lotto. Like I have ten euro and I could risk not having that ten euro anymore for a load more money? I'd rather just have my ten euro.

That said I have bet on sporting events twice and played the Lotto a handful of times. I once won 9 euro. But probably spent about 100 over the years for that return. I just don't understand it at all.

Seamai · 28-12-2019 10:22AM

Mister Vain wrote: »

It's easy to get chinos and tracksuit bottoms that aren't skinny, but jeans is a different story. I've tried everywhere. They're a pain in the balls, literally.

I've been on holidays in Italy several times in the last few years, I'm not the trendiest dresser but I find the selection of casual clothes for middle aged men in Cork woeful so when I'm abroad I usually take a look around, for the last 10 years or more the trend has been to cut clothes very tightly which flatters few. In Italy it tends to be even more extreme with guys in their 60's stitched into suits and bare ankles. I can't even get into a trousers that they class "relaxed" or "casual" fit.

Things you just "don't get"?

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