"Please god"

trishasaffron · 21-09-2010 08:45PM #1

Just watching the news on RTE and caught that annoying president person at the ploughing championships doing her impression of a salt of the earth Irish person. "hopefully the economy will improve please god" or words to that effect.

This crap begs so many questions. Just to ask one of them - does she thinks she represents only god believing Irish people? What about the huge numbers of non-believers?

I don't care if our President has private religious beliefs but spare me the sanctimoniousness please.

Mr. Rager · 21-09-2010 08:47PM

SV · 21-09-2010 08:47PM

It's a very Irish saying, get the fúck over it.

Killer Pigeon · 21-09-2010 08:48PM

What does OMG stand for OP? I'm an atheist yet I still use it from time to time and I don't really give a shit about its in depth meaning.

squod · 21-09-2010 08:48PM

God wouldn't have been stupid enough to bail Anglo. Believe it or not.

Aidric · 21-09-2010 08:48PM

She should have said 'please ECB'.

starbelgrade · 21-09-2010 08:49PM

trishasaffron wrote: »

I don't care if our President has private religious beliefs but spare me the sanctimoniousness please.

I wish you'd have spared us the bolloxology.

Blackjack · 21-09-2010 08:51PM

In before the lock, please god.

strokemyclover · 21-09-2010 08:52PM

It's a slow night in AH tonight!

wonton · 21-09-2010 08:52PM

have you any idea what "dia duit" literally means?

davyjose · 21-09-2010 08:53PM

strokemyclover wrote: »

It's a slow night in AH tonight!

Slow year, tbh!

strokemyclover · 21-09-2010 08:54PM

davyjose wrote: »

Slow year, tbh!

Why couldn't Michael Jackson have lived another year!?!?!

storm2811 · 21-09-2010 08:54PM

Jesus christ OP (Oops, there I go again with my religious ramblings, hope you're not offended.) get over it.
Is it really that big a deal??

RoadKillTs · 21-09-2010 08:55PM

Its just a saying! Get over it OP.

trishasaffron · 21-09-2010 08:56PM

Seems she represents most AH contributors anyway!

Insect Overlord · 21-09-2010 08:57PM

wonton wrote: »

have you any idea what "dia duit" literally means?

Tuigim am naith sin, gan amhras. Deirim "Hi" nó "Cén caoi 'bhfuil tú?" i gcónaí chun í a sheachaint.*

*I understand that phrase for sure. I always say "Hi" or "How are you?" to avoid using it.

Arnold Layne · 21-09-2010 08:57PM

Sod is God!

humanji · 21-09-2010 09:01PM

trishasaffron wrote: »

Seems she represents most AH contributors anyway!

What are you on about? Aa said above, it's a phrase. It's like when you get a paper cut and say "sh1t!". You're not asking for excrement. It's just something you say.

wonton · 21-09-2010 09:03PM

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Tuigim am naith sin, gan amhras. Deirim "Hi" nó "Cén caoi 'bhfuil tú?" i gcónaí chun í a sheachaint.*

*I understand that phrase for sure. I always say "Hi" or "How are you?" to avoid using it.

i was thinking you might say "steven hawkings duit" "steven hawkings richard dawkins duit".

TheZohanS · 21-09-2010 09:03PM

Aidric wrote: »

She should have said 'please ECB'.

At the ploughin'?! More like JCB.

trishasaffron · 21-09-2010 09:05PM

Maybe its news to some of you but there are lots of people who do not regard the phrase "please god" as "part of what we are". I had hoped that people like the Pres and Marian "because I'm worth it" Finucane and her like were part of a dying breed.

Its a bit scarey to find out there's loads of people like her still around.

Mr Benevolent · 21-09-2010 09:07PM

trishasaffron wrote: »

Just watching the news on RTE and caught that annoying president person at the ploughing championships doing her impression of a salt of the earth Irish person. "hopefully the economy will improve please god" or words to that effect.

This crap begs so many questions. Just to ask one of them - does she thinks she represents only god believing Irish people? What about the huge numbers of non-believers?

I don't care if our President has private religious beliefs but spare me the sanctimoniousness please.

Oh for fucks sake! OP, you sound far more sanctimonious than any religious person. Are you a teacher perchance?

Funkfield · 21-09-2010 09:10PM

Time to get down on my knees and please god..........

SV · 21-09-2010 09:11PM

trishasaffron wrote: »

Maybe its news to some of you but there are lots of people who do not regard the phrase "please god" as "part of what we are". I had hoped that people like the Pres and Marian "because I'm worth it" Finucane and her like were part of a dying breed.

Its a bit scarey to find out there's loads of people like her still around.

You might not regard that as "part of what we are" but you'd be wrong.

Scary is it?
What's scary is how petty your life must be to get annoyed by something like this.

philologos · 21-09-2010 09:13PM

trishasaffron wrote: »

Just watching the news on RTE and caught that annoying president person at the ploughing championships doing her impression of a salt of the earth Irish person. "hopefully the economy will improve please god" or words to that effect.

This crap begs so many questions. Just to ask one of them - does she thinks she represents only god believing Irish people? What about the huge numbers of non-believers?

I don't care if our President has private religious beliefs but spare me the sanctimoniousness please.

The president has to change her language to pander to non-believers?

More often than not peoples convictions won't be private. People are often enthusiastic about who they are and what they stand for, and what they are passionate about. If people are passionate about their faith this will come across, in the same way if someone is passionate about sports, or their jobs.

orourkeda · 21-09-2010 09:14PM

trishasaffron wrote: »

Just watching the news on RTE and caught that annoying president person at the ploughing championships doing her impression of a salt of the earth Irish person. "hopefully the economy will improve please god" or words to that effect.

This crap begs so many questions. Just to ask one of them - does she thinks she represents only god believing Irish people? What about the huge numbers of non-believers?

I don't care if our President has private religious beliefs but spare me the sanctimoniousness please.

Crap Crap bullsh*t biffo biffo going forward what?

Rabble Rabble · 21-09-2010 09:14PM

Ah, the intolerance of the New Atheist movement still continues to astound.

Erica<3 · 21-09-2010 09:15PM

Well if this is the only thing you have to worry about right now OP, then I worry for you.

Rabble Rabble · 21-09-2010 09:15PM

trishasaffron wrote: »

Maybe its news to some of you but there are lots of people who do not regard the phrase "please god" as "part of what we are". I had hoped that people like the Pres and Marian "because I'm worth it" Finucane and her like were part of a dying breed.

Its a bit scarey to find out there's loads of people like her still around.

its a bit scary that anybody gets annoyed by an innocuous phrase. That level of intolerance is the scary thing.

Fat_Fingers · 21-09-2010 09:21PM

Jakkass wrote: »

The president has to change her language to pander to non-believers?

We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. - The Borg Collective

PeterIanStaker · 21-09-2010 09:22PM

It'll be "please IMF" soon.

"Please god"

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