The Monk

skywalker · 13-10-2005 04:41PM

DubGuy wrote:

looool

Hummers aren't tacky though tbh...
They were invented by Arnold Schwatzenegar ffs!!!

(the civillian version anyway )

Never seen one though. Saw loads of white regular ones...last time about a week ago outside Tara st. dart station.

They werent invented by him, he was just the first civilian to own one. Convinced the army to sell him one from what I heard.

nesf · 13-10-2005 05:00PM

seamus wrote:

Seems to be a few white streches (not hummers) floating around the city the last few weeks. Have seen one pretty much every day somewhere near Stephen's Green coming out of work. Saw one out near liffey valley aswell. I've yet to see a hummer in Ireland though. Saw one in London. Stupidest looking things ever.

There was a hummer around Cork for a bit last year. Why one would want one for city driving in Ireland though is beyond me.

delly · 13-10-2005 05:07PM

Sleipnir wrote:

He did get lots of people hooked on scag, including his son.
Don't care what kind of landlord he was, the guy is a total scumbag.

I was under the impression that the monk was one of those 'old school' gangsters' that didn't go near drugs.

Cat O'Nine Tail · 13-10-2005 06:17PM

delly wrote:

I was under the impression that the monk was one of those 'old school' gangsters' that didn't go near drugs.

You're right, he doesn't. The reason why Gerry Hutch is known as The Monk is because he doesn't drink, smoke, or has anything to do with drugs. The guy who sold smack and got most of his kids hooked on that muck, was a guy by the name of Felloni, not Gerry Hutch.

hawkmoon269 · 13-10-2005 06:23PM

delly wrote:

I was under the impression that the monk was one of those 'old school' gangsters' that didn't go near drugs.

That was my understanding also.

Incidentally a guard told me a few years ago that they considered Hutch had 'gone clean' and they weren't pursuing him for anything any more. (I would imagine they still keep an eye on him however.) But I got the impression they certainly didn't consider him Public Enemy Number 1.

seamus · 13-10-2005 08:17PM

skywalker wrote:

They werent invented by him, he was just the first civilian to own one. Convinced the army to sell him one from what I heard.

Aye. He paid the U.S. army (and their contractor) a lot of money to get his hands on a humvee. They're a savage jeep, used as standard by the U.S. army.

Then a company (perhaps the same military contractor) saw the niche and decided to make an uglier, smaller, wimpier version for the already jam-packed 4x4 market, and call it a "hummer".

El Marco · 13-10-2005 08:21PM

Me and 15 other people got a hummer limo for our debs two weeks ago and it wasn't till the next day when I was readying the herald that I realised our driver for the night was the Monk. Happy days. One complaint was that we paid 800 euro for a 30 minute drive and only got one bottle of champaign between 16 of us.

hawkmoon269 · 13-10-2005 08:23PM

El Marco wrote:

Me and 15 other people got a hummer limo for our debs two weeks ago and it wasn't till the next day when I was readying the herald that I realised our driver for the night was the Monk. Happy days. One complaint was that we paid 800 euro for a 30 minute drive and only got one bottle of champaign between 16 of us.

If you rent a limo in the US you usually have to pay extra to get any champagne at all, though I think the rental fees would be a lot cheaper.

monkeyfudge · 13-10-2005 08:50PM

Was it actual Champagne or just the cheap Spanish stuff that you get in most bars?

The Monk · 13-10-2005 09:23PM

stop talking about me. i gave up crime a long time ago. i now run a successful taxi business.

if you want to continue talking about me i'd be happy to continue the discussion in person.

cil_aine · 13-10-2005 09:55PM

wow. is it really you? ha thats quite funny. so mr.monk, whats the deal with the whole hummer thing? are you doing good financially?

AARRRGH · 13-10-2005 10:03PM

cil_aine wrote:

wow. is it really you? ha thats quite funny. so mr.monk, whats the deal with the whole hummer thing? are you doing good financially?

LOL sorry... tis little old me being a bold boy

cil_aine · 13-10-2005 10:11PM

hehehe

seamus · 13-10-2005 10:14PM

Which of your three accounts will I ban first?

AARRRGH · 13-10-2005 10:16PM

3?? No... I have two accounts - dublindude and "The Monk". If you can't take a joke...

black_jack · 13-10-2005 10:21PM

dublindude wrote:

3?? No... I have two accounts - dublindude and "The Monk". If you can't take a joke...

Well thats okay then. He'll only ban you twice.

Wanders towards the prison forum, can't wait to see the appeal on this one.

AARRRGH · 13-10-2005 10:22PM

You really think he has a case? I was very obviously joking. It would be highly immature and unintelligent to ban me for this.

the_syco · 13-10-2005 10:32PM

dublindude wrote:

You really think he has a case? I was very obviously joking. It would be highly immature and unintelligent to ban me for this.

Multiple accounts = bannage. Being stupid enough to tell the mod that you have multiple accounts = a deserved banning. If that other account got one more post to it, it'd be proberly enough proof that your actively using the two accounts.

AARRRGH · 13-10-2005 10:35PM

Well I can tell you now that it was a "once off post account".

Let's not be silly and discuss bannings. It's just...weird.

chillywilly · 14-10-2005 12:35PM

El Marco wrote:

Me and 15 other people got a hummer limo for our debs two weeks ago and it wasn't till the next day when I was readying the herald that I realised our driver for the night was the Monk. Happy days. One complaint was that we paid 800 euro for a 30 minute drive and only got one bottle of champaign between 16 of us.

i doubt it was him since his hummer only holds 8

blahblah06 · 14-10-2005 12:37PM

so hang on he didnt get a strecth one then if it only hold 8. and you got fecking robbed paying 800 for 30 mins. who did u get that from?

LegacyUser · 14-10-2005 12:48PM

hawkmoon269 wrote:

If you rent a limo in the US you usually have to pay extra to get any champagne at all, though I think the rental fees would be a lot cheaper.

AFAIK in some states in the US it is actually illegal to consume or posess an open container of alcohol while in a moving vehicle. This applies to both passengers and drivers alike. Certainly while I lived there, even drinking in the back seat was a no-no.

joejoem · 14-10-2005 01:33PM

blahblah06 wrote:

Well the monk is a rip off merchant its only 550 euro for 2.5 hours in the guys i know. they own a yellow, black and white one

Id do it for €300 for 3 hours in my Fiat Punto.

deedee lepoopoo · 14-10-2005 02:41PM

The Monk wrote:

stop talking about me. i gave up crime a long time ago. i now run a successful taxi business.

if you want to continue talking about me i'd be happy to continue the discussion in person.

LOL. But seriously Mr. Monk, do you have any 'tales from the back of a limo/hummer etc.'?

barber bill · 20-10-2005 07:11PM

hi im planning to get a hummer limo for my debs next year does any body know of any website or number that could book one thanks

chillywilly · 20-10-2005 07:51PM

barber bill wrote:

hi im planning to get a hummer limo for my debs next year does any body know of any website or number that could book one thanks

hey barber i just got a stretch hummer to my debs yesterday, it was fantastic!!
it holds 15 passengers.

here is the website, they are based in derry but they do come to the republic.

www.coachireland.com

chillywilly · 20-10-2005 08:02PM

oh and heres a pic of me and the hummer!!:D

seamus · 20-10-2005 08:53PM

The superquinn bag looks a little out of place

Gandhi · 20-10-2005 09:17PM

The latest thing over here are the "NASCAR" limos. They have the thing painted in the colours of your favourite NASCAR team or driver, and then the inside has all kinds of racing car crap in it, including, AFAIK, a nintendo with car racing games.

I'm guessing it is only a matter of time before there are corresponding Formula 1 Limos all over Europe.

http://www.racinglimosofslo.com/

Time Magazine · 20-10-2005 11:40PM

Yep this is a fairly strong story. The newspaper in Trinity are investigating it I think.

The Monk

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