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No quitten we're whelan on to chitchat 11

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  • #1352
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,687 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Wildsurfer wrote: »
    What age is the young lad? I remember our teacher making a throwaway remark to us in 4th class... 'but none of ye still believe in Santa I presume' I nearly went into shock!

    He's 12, was hoping to get one last year out of it.


  • #1353
    Jb1989
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    He's 12, was hoping to get one last year out of it.

    That's a subject best not discussed here or online.
    He's still real no matter about what some people say.


  • #1354
    wrangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,499 ✭✭✭✭wrangler


    whelan2 wrote: »
    He's 12, was hoping to get one last year out of it.

    Surprised he believed until he was 12, we dragged it out a few years after knowing, We found the pressies and said nothing.
    Parents finally told us before we went off to boarding school


  • #1355
    yosemitesam1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,072 ✭✭✭yosemitesam1


    Anyone short of electricity this evening? Led lights in the house are the only thing getting enough power to work


  • #1356
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,687 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    wrangler wrote: »
    Surprised he believed until he was 12, we dragged it out a few years after knowing, We found the pressies and said nothing.
    Parents finally told us before we went off to boarding school

    Eldest lad was in second year. Just burnt my hand cooking the tea. The day that keeps giving...


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  • #1357
    patsy_mccabe
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    Great programme on the famine on now, on RTE 1.


  • #1358
    NcdJd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭NcdJd


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Great programme on the famine on now, on RTE 1.

    Very difficult viewing. Makes my blood boil.


  • #1359
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,390 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    NcdJd wrote: »
    Very difficult viewing. Makes my blood boil.

    Ya, crazy times and not that long ago. 15,000 British troops in Ireland in 1845. That was increased to 29,000 in 1847 to quell any threat of a revolution. One of the Rothschield bankers gave a million pounds to help out. Even native Americans sent money. It was worldwide news at the time. That Travelyn was some bollocks ......


  • #1360
    [Deleted User]
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Great programme on the famine on now, on RTE 1.

    Must write myself a reminder to catch up on that, I wasn't near a gogglebox last night.


  • #1361
    blue5000
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    Mod note I have pulled a few posts on agitating out of chit chat to a new thread, here https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058137352#

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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  • #1362
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Yet another multinational corporation flogging their products wanting to "shift the masses" to yet another new planetary type diet ...

    https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2020/11/30/Knorr-launches-the-Good-Food-Lab-to-fuel-next-generation-innovation?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=30-Nov-2020#


  • #1363
    Gary kk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 675 ✭✭✭Gary kk


    I see a a few people on Twitter trying to use peoples emotions about the famine to turn them against any form of cattle farming.

    Well at least that's how I view their comments.


  • #1364
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,974 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    gozunda wrote: »
    Yet another multinational corporation flogging their products wanting to "shift the masses" to yet another new planetary type diet ...

    https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2020/11/30/Knorr-launches-the-Good-Food-Lab-to-fuel-next-generation-innovation?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=30-Nov-2020#

    The fight against farming is plying right into the corporate world of false food production. This is no accident, amd no revolution by vegans. This is a carefully orchestrated push to control food supplies, amd beating down on farmers is very much part of that.

    Move land into vast tracts of monoculture tended by automated equipment producing commodities that mega corporations turn into false foods to supply the idiots who faught against farmers producing actual food.


  • #1365
    Lady Haywire
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    Gary kk wrote: »
    I see a a few people on Twitter trying to use peoples emotions about the famine to turn them against any form of cattle farming.

    Well at least that's how I view their comments.

    Noticed one of those earlier today alright, 'used to clear the land of people & turn it into cattle ranches' :rolleyes:


  • #1366
    Gary kk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 675 ✭✭✭Gary kk


    Lady Haywire wrote: »
    Noticed one of those earlier today alright, 'used to clear the land of people & turn it into cattle ranches' :rolleyes:

    Yeah that would be it. I totally wanted to call her on it but I didn't feel like fighting today.


  • #1367
    Nekarsulm
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    Gary kk wrote: »
    I see a a few people on Twitter trying to use peoples emotions about the famine to turn them against any form of cattle farming.

    Well at least that's how I view their comments.

    And yet it was the vegetarian food option that failed, not the animal based one...


  • #1368
    _Brian
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    Gary kk wrote: »
    Yeah that would be it. I totally wanted to call her on it but I didn't feel like fighting today.

    You were right.
    Lack of any elected position is creating a situation where that person feels like they aren’t being heard enough so they tweet out silly stuff just to get a reaction. Best ignored.


  • #1369
    [Deleted User]
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    Gary kk wrote: »
    I see a a few people on Twitter trying to use peoples emotions about the famine to turn them against any form of cattle farming.

    Well at least that's how I view their comments.

    I had to go and look, and one of the first mentions of cattle and famine in a search is from an unelected person I have muted. Twitter is a nicer place with good use of the mute button.


  • #1370
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,345 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    What's that poem of the author keeping Kerry cattle and they looking across the valley at their neighbours herd of Jerseys and being a bit envious?

    I read it in secondary school but for the life of me I don't know the author or poem.


  • #1371
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,687 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Did any of ye do Movember?


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  • #1372
    Jb1989
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Did any of ye do Movember?

    Not here anyway. What about yourselves?


  • #1373
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,345 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Say my name wrote: »
    What's that poem of the author keeping Kerry cattle and they looking across the valley at their neighbours herd of Jerseys and being a bit envious?

    I read it in secondary school but for the life of me I don't know the author or poem.

    This is going to be a tough one.

    Google says it could be a poem called "The Black Stripper" .
    I don't think it's in text online or the author given.
    Or it could even be As Gealige.

    Anyways moving on..:pac:

    Edit: I'm sure it was an Irish poem. As above..


  • #1374
    kollegeknight
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    Did any of ye do Movember?

    My sister did it- walked 500000 steps. Big effort from her. She did a great job. Sponsored her but didn’t sign up to see it.

    I didn’t do Movember- I’d go mad with facial hair.


  • #1375
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,687 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    kollegeknight wrote: »
    My sister did it- walked 500000 steps. Big effort from her. She did a great job. Sponsored her but didn’t sign up to see it.

    I didn’t do Movember- I’d go mad with facial hair.

    I did the 500000 steps. Feel alot better for it. Nephew did movember, he might need a few more months to be able to see the moustache. I sponsored him


  • #1376
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,687 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    See Kelleher is starting for liverpool, great inspiration for all the young footballers out there


  • #1377
    Jb1989
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    I did the 500000 steps. Feel alot better for it. Nephew did movember, he might need a few more months to be able to see the moustache. I sponsored him

    That's a great achievement. Fair play to you


  • #1378
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Say my name wrote: »
    What's that poem of the author keeping Kerry cattle and they looking across the valley at their neighbours herd of Jerseys and being a bit envious?

    I read it in secondary school but for the life of me I don't know the author or poem.

    Don't remember that one. This one comes to mind though.

    https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-kerry-cow/


  • #1379
    Hard Knocks
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Great programme on the famine on now, on RTE 1.
    Is there a second part?


  • #1380
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,911 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Did any of ye do Movember?

    Got a beard u would lose a badger in so no good... noticed the Cavan Team had several Freddy Mercury lookalikes the last day:D


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  • #1381
    zetecescort
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭zetecescort


    Hard Knocks wrote: »
    Is there a second part?

    yes


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