Do you think Irish people are funny?

AckwelFoley · 08-07-2008 06:37PM #1

Listening to Newstalk alot, because of the amount of driving i do, and i notice alot of humorous replies via text to certain items being discussed. Ive lived in the US, france and UK and dont find the same type or level of humor.

Here on boards, particularly in AH, both members and moderators have their moments of wit intertwined with sarcasm that can make some rather banal threads interesting to read.

Some members have become well known for their wit, such as Terry, pighead, sherifu, Hagar, Karoma (when hes not ovulating)Kickoutthejams Mirror.. and many many more..

So what is it about Irish People that enable us to have this sence of humor.. or am i just imagining it?

Yore ma, yore ma, yore ma, yore ma, yore ma, yer aul wan, yer mamma, yer da's funbag.

Now that ive used up the alloted number of tolerable "yore ma's" and variants of, for an AH thread. Please...Do not use

Blisterman · 08-07-2008 06:40PM

Yes, yes we are.

R0ot · 08-07-2008 06:42PM

I think the Irish sense of humour is great, that being said yore ma is just something that's said here, its like atari jaguar.

longshanks · 08-07-2008 06:45PM

yeah we're a funny bunch, a kind of tragic funny a lot of the time. like how some people enjoy a good funeral

drunkmonkey · 08-07-2008 06:48PM

did you hear about the magic tractor?

longshanks · 08-07-2008 06:49PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

did you hear about the magic tractor?

disappeared with a puff??
no, wait

muletide · 08-07-2008 06:50PM

turned into a field

Sinfonia · 08-07-2008 06:51PM

If we'd always been a strong, wealthy country I think that may have had an adverse effect on our humour. Tragic comedy, as longshanks said...then again, I could be talking sh'te

drunkmonkey · 08-07-2008 06:53PM

it turned into a field:D

It's a lovley evenin, i'm off to find a beer garden...

Yea ha! Magic tractor ride!!!

sonicthebadger* · 08-07-2008 07:01PM

I have noticed we take a light hearted approach to things. I'm a member of a certain popular motorbike forum based in Ireland and it has members from all over the world who just log on for the banter.

I've signed up to a few others in the UK and the USA and they're unreal stuffy of full of posturing and making sure everyone knows who's very important in themselves.

That's not tolerated in Ireland. You think you're the sh1t and you'll have people falling over themselves to put you back in your box unless you really are the absolute last word in your field.

The British aren't as bad as the Americans for it but their box putting back in technique is a little more reserved and cautious than ours.

Sherifu · 08-07-2008 07:09PM

Good use of the 4k post mr. snyper.

You'd have to have a good sense of humour to live in Athlone.

longshanks · 08-07-2008 07:10PM

sonicthebadger* wrote: »

I have noticed we take a light hearted approach to things. I'm a member of a certain popular motorbike forum based in Ireland and it has members from all over the world who just log on for the banter.

I've signed up to a few others in the UK and the USA and they're unreal stuffy of full of posturing and making sure everyone knows who's very important in themselves.

That's not tolerated in Ireland. You think you're the sh1t and you'll have people falling over themselves to put you back in your box unless you really are the absolute last word in your field.

The British aren't as bad as the Americans for it but their box putting back in technique is a little more reserved and cautious than ours.

good turn of phrase there chief

AckwelFoley · 08-07-2008 07:15PM

Sherifu wrote: »

You'd have to have a good sense of humour to live in Athlone.

Interestingly the woman that gave birth to you seems not to have a problem with,after our night of unadulterated - no holds barred (literally)night of passion as i send her back home on the bus out of town with some money for the ticket and a handful of anal pain killers.

:pac:

KnifeWRENCH · 08-07-2008 07:16PM

If we are a nation of funny people, why does RTE produce the most cringeworthy unfunny shite that they somehow think is comedy?

STEW, Makin' Jake, The Roaring Fcuking Twenties - they were all worse than the Holocaust :mad:

TeletextPear · 08-07-2008 07:17PM

ah of course irish people are funny, you chaps have often had me giggling to myself in work.... making me look crazy... cheers for that

Karoma · 08-07-2008 07:19PM

square_igloo wrote: »

If we are a nation of funny people, why does RTE produce the most cringeworthy unfunny shite that they somehow think is comedy?

STEW, Makin' Jake, The Roaring Fcuking Twenties - they were all worse than the Holocaust :mad:

Politics - What makes it to the telleh is usually selected based on several factors not just because it's funny.

To answer the OP's question: it's a case-by-case basis, as with everything. Generally, accepting a silly generalisation, yes. We're funny. It's all relative.
Some of us fail so much (trying too damn hard is usually the main reason, or else it's the one-trick-pony-show thing). I'll post examples if you like, but I doubt you'll like them.

AckwelFoley · 08-07-2008 07:23PM

square_igloo wrote: »

If we are a nation of funny people, why does RTE produce the most cringeworthy unfunny shite that they somehow think is comedy?

STEW, Makin' Jake, The Roaring Fcuking Twenties - they were all worse than the Holocaust :mad:

The lolomovie is in production. It will be the funniest Irish movie of all time.

Im expecting an over 18 certificate

Some of youz wont get the above lolomovie thing.. so simply ignore and move on.

AckwelFoley · 08-07-2008 07:26PM

Karoma wrote: »

Politics - What makes it to the telleh is usually selected based on several factors not just because it's funny.

To answer the OP's question: it's a case-by-case basis, as with everything. Generally, accepting a silly generalisation, yes. We're funny. It's all relative.
Some of us fail so much (trying too damn hard is usually the main reason, or else it's the one-trick-pony-show thing). I'll post examples if you like, but I doubt you'll like them.

No need.

Looking into my crystal ball i can see Karoma doing a forum search for "snyper" & "Rape" and freezing the server with the number of results

Cunny-Funt · 08-07-2008 07:27PM

snyper wrote: »

The lolomovie is in production. It will be the funniest Irish movie of all time.

Im expecting an over 18 certificate

Some of youz wont get the above lolomovie thing.. so simply ignore and move on.

<_<

>_>

/googles lolomovie

:eek:

Pen1987 · 08-07-2008 07:32PM

Paths to Freedom, Rats, Adam and Paul, Intermission...

Alot of people wish they had the balls to have an 'irish-esque' sense of humour IMO

Caoimhín · 08-07-2008 07:38PM

Well i crack myself up on a regular basis.

KnifeWRENCH · 08-07-2008 07:43PM

snyper wrote: »

The lolomovie is in production. It will be the funniest Irish movie of all time.

Im expecting an over 18 certificate

Some of youz wont get the above lolomovie thing.. so simply ignore and move on.

Something to do with Lolocaust?
I googled lolomovie and it asked "Did You Mean loadmovie?" (which sounds verrry dodgy...)

This was the only result for lolomovie:

http://www.unregisteredlookup.com/refunded_domains/2007/june/26/com/com_june_26_2007_591.php

.......doesn't look particularly witty to me.

AckwelFoley · 08-07-2008 07:45PM

square_igloo wrote: »

Something to do with Lolocaust?
I googled lolomovie and it asked "Did You Mean loadmovie?" (which sounds verrry dodgy...)

This was the only result for lolomovie:

http://www.unregisteredlookup.com/refunded_domains/2007/june/26/com/com_june_26_2007_591.php

.......doesn't look particularly witty to me.

Has anyone got an epic fail pic i could borrow? :pac:

TeletextPear · 08-07-2008 07:47PM

failblog.org oughta do ya right

Predhead · 08-07-2008 07:51PM

I think the likes of people who come onto such threads and try to subtley prove their wit are not funny. Try hards yes, but must try harder.

In general, Irish people can be funny, the regular down to earth Joe Soaps. Otherwise no.

Also, I don't like the way Irish people talk about how funny they are, or think they are.

AckwelFoley · 08-07-2008 07:51PM

TeletextPear wrote: »

failblog.org oughta do ya right

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/fb163.jpg

Diamond.

TeletextPear · 08-07-2008 08:08PM

snyper wrote: »

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/fb163.jpg

Diamond.

+1

Rb · 08-07-2008 08:10PM

It seems you're just easily amused, snyper.

Latchy · 08-07-2008 08:11PM

With hundreds of years of repression ,poverty ,corruption and even a bit o famine thrown in , sure if you were irish wouldnt it have to be funny ???

andrew · 08-07-2008 08:20PM

*terrible attempt at being hilarious*

FunkyChicken · 08-07-2008 08:26PM

Some irish people yes, anyone on afterhours bar pighead no.

Do you think Irish people are funny?

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