The Commitments.... the british connection????

Doctor DooM · 30-08-2007 10:59PM

Ibid wrote:

They are Irish. But it's a bit like, if you had to choose, who is more "Irish" - the guy who grew up in Galway playing hurling dreaming to play in an All-Ireland final with his eleven brothers or the D4 type named Ross who thinks Gaelic football is for plebs. So yeah they're both citizens but there is a bit of a scale of Irishness. And Proddies imho just don't fit in.

You know there are protestants that dont fit your stereotype, right?

And ones who fought for the "Irishness" you are depriving of people?

I know two protestants that love GAA.

Broaden your horizons, you might be suprised.

Sorry for going off topic.

neil_hosey · 30-08-2007 11:02PM

SDooM wrote:

You know there are protestants that dont fit your stereotype, right?

And ones who fought for the "Irishness" you are depriving of people?

I know two protestants that love GAA.

Broaden your horizons, you might be suprised.

Sorry for going off topic.

and more to ye...

If I had my way, the world would be playin hurlin, then there would be no problem! cas everyone would be playin it!.

philstar · 30-08-2007 11:03PM

i taught we were talking about the commitments here???

well to be fair it was directed by a brit ..alan parker and most of the production staff were british.

and not to mention financed by a british film company

so ...yes it does have a british connection

can't see the problem really...no reason to get your knickers in a twist:rolleyes:

Time Magazine · 30-08-2007 11:05PM

SDooM wrote:

You know there are protestants that dont fit your stereotype, right?

And ones who fought for the "Irishness" you are depriving of people?

As I said, there are exceptions to the rule. Just like there are some unfriendly gay people.

I know two protestants that love GAA.

Good for you. I know about ten who really have no interest and I'm sure they're statistically lest interested than the rest of us.

Broaden your horizons, you might be suprised.

My horizon is as broad as yours. Reported post for personal abuse via assumptions of poor eyesight. I just disagree with you.

neil_hosey · 30-08-2007 11:06PM

philstar wrote:

well to be fair it was directed by a brit ..alan parker and most of the production staff were british.

and not to mention financed by a british film company

so ...yes it does have a british connection

can't see the problem really...no reason to get your knickers in a twist:rolleyes:

:eek:

:D true again. better wrap this up before.. well.. ye know.

I got out of bed to b*tch about this!!

Nighty

EDIT: I suppose the moral of the story is: "DONT DRINK AND DRIVE"

Terry · 30-08-2007 11:16PM

I did a northern chick up the ass.
Bow before me.

neil_hosey · 30-08-2007 11:18PM

Terry wrote:

I did a northern chick up the ass.
Bow before me.

**BOWS**

Anto McC · 30-08-2007 11:18PM

Look it's a ****e film, let them have it.

Zaph · 30-08-2007 11:20PM

Terry wrote:

I did a northern chick up the ass.
Bow before me.

Was she one of our lot or one of, you know, them? Two bows if it's the latter

neil_hosey · 30-08-2007 11:20PM

Anto McC wrote:

Look it's a ****e film, let them have it.

Samuel L. Jackson. The screen legend was
> recently
> interviewed by Kate Thornton on British T.V. about
> working with
> Colin Farrell in S.W.A.T. when the following
> conversation took place:
>
> Kate: What's it like working with Colin, 'cos he is
> just so hot in the
> U.K. right now.
>
> Samuel: He's pretty hot in the U.S. too
>
> Kate: Yea! but he's one of our own!
>
> Samuel: Isn't he from Ireland
>
> Kate: Yeah, but we claim him 'cos Ireland is beside
> us.
>
> Samuel: You see that's your problem right there. You
> British keep
> claiming people that don't belong to you. We had
> that problem in
> America too - it was called slavery

??? point?

PS about Colin Farrell btw

Dyr · 30-08-2007 11:44PM

bear in mind that the prods arent really really Irish argument allows us to disown bono, and thats a good thing.

So is ould roddy really a proddy? That explains A star called henry, the sly fecker.

Anto McC · 30-08-2007 11:45PM

Bambi wrote:

bear in mind that the prods arent really really Irish argument allows us to disown bono, and thats a good thing.

And Graham Norton, this isn't such a bad thing after all.

Terry · 30-08-2007 11:46PM

zaph wrote:

Was she one of our lot or one of, you know, them? Two bows if it's the latter

Yeah, I forgot to mention that she was one of them.

Also did a daughter of a protestant preacher (don't tell my friend, he was going out with her at the time).

I'll violate them at any given opportunity.

Terry · 30-08-2007 11:46PM

Bambi wrote:

bear in mind that the prods arent really really Irish argument allows us to disown bono, and thats a good thing.

So is ould roddy really a proddy? That explains A star called henry, the sly fecker.

Banned for dissing Bono.

philstar · 30-08-2007 11:49PM

jayus!!!........that kate thorton interview has been quoted to death at this stage:rolleyes:

so she made a slip up.....big..... f*cking .... deal

i mean don't we (the irish) claim Jack Charlton, Daniel Day Lewis, David Gray etc as our own??

it works both ways

(why do the irish have to be so petty about these things??)

Anto McC · 30-08-2007 11:53PM

philstar wrote:

i mean don't we (the irish) claim Jack Charlton, Daniel Day Lewis, David Gray etc as our own??

Do we? I've never, nor do i know anyone who has claimed any of those people you mention, as Irish.

philstar · 31-08-2007 12:02AM

Terry wrote:

I'll violate them at any given opportunity.

are you a catholic priest???

Dyr · 31-08-2007 12:06AM

Anto McC wrote:

And Graham Norton, this isn't such a bad thing after all.

Is he? Jaysus they havent gone away you know. :eek:

I think they should be made to declare their interests or something, all these influential prods running around being "irish" and not letting on that they're diggin offa the other foot the whole time.

Requiem4adream · 31-08-2007 12:40AM

Used to annoy me a fair bit too..... whenever anyone Irish did something worthy, they were "claimed". Anytime Eddie Irvine made the podium, always "British driver Eddie Irvine", but if he's caught doing a coke-fuelled 3some with 2 hotties off the coast of France he's an Irish playboy!! Actually in retrospect that's kinda a compliment....

Then....then i discovered i actually enjoyed cricket and rugby a lot! Screw it i even enjoy NFL and Aussie Rules! I should probably be lynched, an irish catholic lad admitting to enjoying cricket.

I think what im trying to say is it is a roundabout compliment if they want to claim them as their own - as long as it doesnt go to nauseating proportions. If we're confident in our Irishness who cares who wants to claim any part of our culture?

philstar · 31-08-2007 12:48AM

Requiem4adream wrote:

I should probably be lynched, an irish catholic lad admitting to enjoying cricket.

never mention that in Tipperary

Requiem4adream · 31-08-2007 12:54AM

haha ...such a soothing game, plonk yourself on the couch on a sunday and watch it intermittently between sleep!! cant beat it!

As for Tipp, i play snooker and i know a lot of lads from Nenagh etc mad into snooker, that's a traditional english game too! technically originated in India though i think, so that's all good!

As for the Committments (on topic) i think it's rather good and if by calling it british means i get to see it on the box, no bother!

robinph · 31-08-2007 09:41AM

philstar wrote:

i mean don't we (the irish) claim Jack Charlton, Daniel Day Lewis, David Gray etc as our own??

...and not forgetting Terry Wogan as well.

Steve_o · 31-08-2007 09:43AM

English Director....that is all

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4 · 31-08-2007 10:12AM

SDooM wrote:

Protestantism does not imply Englishness. Believe it or not there are protestants who don't consider themselves English. My 2 cent....

Those silly Brits, eh?

BRITS OUT!!:rolleyes:

L1011 · 31-08-2007 10:32AM

SDooM wrote:

You know there are protestants that dont fit your stereotype, right?

And ones who fought for the "Irishness" you are depriving of people?

I know two protestants that love GAA.

Broaden your horizons, you might be suprised.

Sorry for going off topic.

So you deny the Irishness of Padraig Pearse (son of a prodestant), our first president as an independent nation, Douglas Hyde (prodestant), executed 1916 revoluntionaries Roger Casement (prodestant) and Willie Pearse (Padraigs brother and hence again the son of a prodestant), notable nationalist and first female government minister, Constance Marcievicz, etc

Worst thought out and most bigoted argument I've ever, ever seen :rolleyes:

Punchbowl · 31-08-2007 10:51AM

Ibid wrote:

Written and directed by two Northern prods.

Who, the two Dubs Graham Linehan and Arthur Matthews?

jazoo · 31-08-2007 11:06AM

PS about Colin Farrell btw[/QUOTE]
nice one sammy

mise_me_fein · 31-08-2007 11:06AM

It's an Irish film as far as anyone cares. I heard RTE turned down father ted. Even though the Brits did it, it's still an Irish prog.

What's all this ****e about the protestants. Southern protestants and southern Catholics are Irish and claim to be no problems. It's the northern unionists that are british - or they think they are. If you're born on any part of Ireland you're Irish.

Those D4 muppets are Irish too.

jazoo · 31-08-2007 11:09AM

philstar wrote:

jayus!!!........that kate thorton interview has been quoted to death at this stage:rolleyes:

so she made a slip up.....big..... f*cking .... deal

i mean don't we (the irish) claim Jack Charlton, Daniel Day Lewis, David Gray etc as our own??

it works both ways

(why do the irish have to be so petty about these things??)

david grey one of our own .......twat. jack charlton plastic paddy

L1011 · 31-08-2007 11:15AM

mise_me_fein wrote:

I heard RTE turned down father ted.

They didn't, they were never offered it.

The Commitments.... the british connection????

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