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Boards in 1939

Kermit.de.frog

It's the summer of 1939. What topics and views are being expressed on Boards.ie?

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Leg End Reject

Hitler.

odyssey06

The Brits and French should have gone to war with Germany over Munich

Will there be a war

What is Ireland doing to prepare for a European war... should we stay neutral

Refighting the Spanish civil war

Smoking in cinemas

The price of a pint

Motor cars v horses

Partition

Wtf is the internet.. how am I reading this? Am I drunk?

Wanderer2010

Clark Gable reckless use of the word "damn"...

StevenToast

Travellers, the dole, social housing

Timberrrrrrrr

Somehow it was all the Brits fault and dole scroungers won't go to war because they get more money on the dole.

Smee_Again

A little skirmish in Poland, but it’ll be over by Christmas.

Halenvaneddie

That Hiltler fella seems like a driven young go-getter

Strumms

de Valera was met by Benito Mussolini in Rome and they had lunch together, actually lunch was held in his honor.

That would be a fun thread...

votecounts

Whats "The Emergency"?

Church on Tuesday

StevenToast wrote: »

Travellers, the dole, social housing

Travelers were an entirely different (even respected) thing back then.

Stalin getting into bed with Hitler.

Say Your Number

The World has gone to sh1te, everything was so much better in the 1910s.

whisky_galore

Whinging about the Brits and hoping the Germans will whup them good, because the Germans can't be all that bad.

Opinions on company keeping.

Best priest for giving good Mass.

[Deleted User]

Indepth discussion on pro/con of car ownership vs horse

I remember seeing a post war article highlighting how a horse was more econmical/practicable than a tractor for farming

0lddog

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

It's the summer of 1939. What topics and views are being expressed on Boards.ie?

I guess this thread is Froggies particular way of marking today, VE* Day.

* - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day

RandomViewer

Be guessing Father ##№№ sermon on Sunday and the price of Woodbines

Buddy Bubs

The 2 genders

odyssey06

There'd be a certain cohort never missing an opportunity to praise Hitler, Mussolini, Franco and drop anti-semitic references and maybe anti-British ones too.
A certain cohort praising Stalin and his 10 Year Plan.

Questions about how much we should help refugees from Europe.

Questions about how to and where to go if you are trying to emigrate to the US, UK.

[Deleted User]

"That McQuaid fellow would make a wonderful Archbishop, De Valera looks awful shook and needs someone of his stature to take the reins."

archer22

What should be done with unmarried mothers and girls who show too much interest in the opposite sex.

[Deleted User]

The 'Good' Witch of the North was the actual villain.

Conall Cernach

"England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity (again)."

RandomViewer

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Indepth discussion on pro/con of car ownership vs horse

I remember seeing a post war article highlighting how a horse was more econmical/practicable than a tractor for farming

Ferguson t20 wiped out the horse and a huge percentage of farm labour along with it, a few quid a diesel and a basic understanding of how to screw stuff on and off versus hay , farrier and vet fees

RandomViewer

People having inside loos

whisky_galore

Would you marry a Protestant? Discuss.

RandomViewer

whisky_galore wrote: »

Would you marry a Protestant? Discuss.

20 years too early, aunt married a protestant she was hired to in the 40s, from what I've been told sh1tfest on both sides

Kermit.de.frog

whisky_galore wrote: »

Would you marry a Protestant? Discuss.

Would you? You'll be ex-communicated.

odyssey06

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Would you?

Are you?

[Deleted User]

Someone would blame the annexation of the Sudetenland on "woke".

Say Your Number

Anyone hear the song on 2RN by that fella Bing Crosby today, Christ it was an awful racket, how can young ones listen to such sh1te.

Burt Renaults

I know some people feel that Hitler goes a bit too far sometimes, but anyone who annoys the woke brigade as much as he does can't be all bad. Anyway, you can't make an omelette without cracking a few eggs. History will be kind to him, mark my words.