Westlife call for Irish 'positivity'

30txsbzmcu2k9w · 20-11-2010 05:28PM

srfc19 wrote: »

If Louis Walsh told me he could make me millions, I could become rich and famous and travel the world just for singing a few songs I think I might take the opportunity.
The jealousy and begrudgery in your posts is ridiculous.

I'd tell Louis Walsh to go fúck himself. Have fun on tour embarrassing us on a global scale with Jedward.

srfc19 · 20-11-2010 05:29PM

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

I'm hardly jealous of these gimps - its just that I see this as nothing more than an extension of "tighten your belts". The same line over again. Its utterly ludicrous.

They are multi millionaires and you're sitting there complaining about what some pop stars think about the economy. I can see why you wouldn't be jealous all right.

Einhard · 20-11-2010 05:32PM

Ansley Plump Smokestack wrote: »

I'd tell Louis Walsh to go fúck himself. Have fun on tour embarrassing us on a global scale with Jedward.

We're being bailed outto the tune of €80 billion because we were too bloody incompetent as a nation to manage our own affairs, and you're embarassed because of two pointy haired, talentless teenagers? Jesus, time for a lil perspective...

Sir Gallagher · 20-11-2010 05:33PM

Poly wrote: »

I just sent a complaint to the BBC

Seriously? I'm sorry but that is just pathetic.

30txsbzmcu2k9w · 20-11-2010 05:35PM

Einhard wrote: »

We're being bailed outto the tune of €80 billion because we were too bloody incompetent as a nation to manage our own affairs, and you're embarassed because of two pointy haired, talentless teenagers? Jesus, time for a lil perspective...

It's salt in the wound.

srfc19 · 20-11-2010 05:36PM

Ansley Plump Smokestack wrote: »

I'd tell Louis Walsh to go fúck himself. Have fun on tour embarrassing us on a global scale with Jedward.

I don't understand. Do you really think people from other countries look down on us because of Westlife? I can understand Jedward but Westlife are successful worldwide. Do you look down on England because of Take That or America because of the Backstreet Boys? Do you think that those countries are embarrassed by them. No of course they're not, it's pure Irishness.

Sir Gallagher · 20-11-2010 05:42PM

srfc19 wrote: »

I don't understand. Do you really think people from other countries look down on us because of Westlife? I can understand Jedward but Westlife are successful worldwide. Do you look down on England because of Take That or America because of the Backstreet Boys? Do you think that those countries are embarrassed by them. No of course they're not, it's pure Irishness.

Self loathing Paddies, it's catching on by the looks of things.

mikom · 20-11-2010 05:44PM

Poly wrote: »

the economist Nicky Byrne tells us to be positive:

Mikom tells Nicky Byrne to be HIV positive.

30txsbzmcu2k9w · 20-11-2010 05:44PM

srfc19 wrote: »

I don't understand. Do you really think people from other countries look down on us because of Westlife? I can understand Jedward but Westlife are successful worldwide. Do you look down on England because of Take That or America because of the Backstreet Boys? Do you think that those countries are embarrassed by them. No of course they're not, it's pure Irishness.

We've now got a reputation for our biggest export being boybands, England hasn't.

I don't think it's right that a nation with so much musical and artistic talent has a detestable manipulative shítstain like Louis Walsh as an ambassador for Irish music.

indiewindy · 20-11-2010 05:47PM

Maybe he could hook up with bono and start a drop the debt campaign for Irelands maga debt

PeterIanStaker · 20-11-2010 05:49PM

indiewindy wrote: »

Maybe he could hook up with bono and start a drop the debt campaign for Irelands maga debt

pffft! Bono is only interested in the plight of people in faraway countries. Where he cant see them and they can't slag him back.

Sir Gallagher · 20-11-2010 05:52PM

Ansley Plump Smokestack wrote: »

We've now got a reputation for our biggest export being boybands, England hasn't.

I don't think it's right that a nation with so much musical and artistic talent has a detestable manipulative shítstain like Louis Walsh as an ambassador for Irish music.

So? Are you that insecure in your Irishness that you care what other nations think of our pop music scene?

sollar · 20-11-2010 05:55PM

uwala wrote: »

Why are you defending those knobjockeys? You should be ashamed of yourself. Sell-out boy-band vain little delusional gimps deserve no respect from anyone except 9 year old girls.

What did they sell out on? their punk roots? heavy metal band gone mainstream??...... they were always pop thats the business they are in how can someone sell out on pop... pop is mainstream.

Einhard · 20-11-2010 05:56PM

Ansley Plump Smokestack wrote: »

We've now got a reputation for our biggest export being boybands, England hasn't.

I don't think it's right that a nation with so much musical and artistic talent has a detestable manipulative shítstain like Louis Walsh as an ambassador for Irish music.

Anyone who thinks our biggest export is boybands is an idiot, and thus his/her opinion couldn't matter less to me, and nor should it to you.

30txsbzmcu2k9w · 20-11-2010 05:58PM

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

So? Are you that insecure in your Irishness that you care what other nations think of our pop music scene?

I think everyone cares what other nations think of theirs, whether they like to admit it or not.
Having Nicky Byrne as a spokesperson on the economic crash on a BBC news report is not a positive thing, whether you like to admit it or not.

marcsignal · 20-11-2010 06:23PM

mikom wrote: »

Mikom tells Nicky Byrne to be HIV positive.

HA HA HA HA HA !!

:D

post of the day

Sir Gallagher · 20-11-2010 06:25PM

Ansley Plump Smokestack wrote: »

I think everyone cares what other nations think of theirs, whether they like to admit it or not.
Having Nicky Byrne as a spokesperson on the economic crash on a BBC news report is not a positive thing, whether you like to admit it or not.

It's more of an indictment of the level of journalism at the BBC for using this story. It's not like Nicky Byrne held a big massive press conference on the matter, get over it.

ejmaztec · 20-11-2010 06:51PM

With all these people being told to go fuck themselves, the Irish population will die out in no time.:(

Fighting Irish · 20-11-2010 07:09PM

A lot of jealous people in this thread

30txsbzmcu2k9w · 20-11-2010 07:31PM

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

It's more of an indictment of the level of journalism at the BBC for using this story. It's not like Nicky Byrne held a big massive press conference on the matter, get over it.

I knew you'd say that. Nice try. It's not indicative of the BBC's reporting, it's unfortunately indicative of the clowns we have who are most internationally recognised as being Irish, embarrassing as it is.

cassi · 20-11-2010 07:33PM

So what should be be then? Negative miserable fukks!! Cause that's gonna help things :rolleyes:

mikom · 20-11-2010 07:37PM

cassi wrote: »

So what should be be then? Negative miserable fukks!! Cause that's gonna help things :rolleyes:

Well shite talkin' doesn't help much either.

How much of this will affect Westlight greatly....

Sunday Business Post- Inside the Four Year Plan

Social welfare to be cut by 5% in budget (and by 3% in each of the next 2 years)

minimum wage to be reduced

household charge of €100

water charges in future, but not next year

a levy on existing public sector pensions

student charge to €2,200 with further increases in each year

VAT increases towards end of 4 years

bastados · 20-11-2010 07:40PM

While us poor people chomp on our free cheese we will set aside some time later for being happy...thanks to nicky we just wouldn't have thought of it...God bess him.

Dionysus · 20-11-2010 07:52PM

Poly wrote: »

Just when you thought you couldn't hate these fukkers any more
the economist Nicky Byrne tells us to be positive:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11802271

Well, what can you expect from a guy who named his children Rocco and Jay (you know what I mean,like, bud, you know) and is the son-in-law of that great Irish economist, Bertie Ahern. Like.

Top class stuff, like.

20-11-2010 08:00PM

This thread is still going? Everyone is entitled to an opinion, although clearly a lot of emo internet nerds have a huge problem with that :rolleyes:

mikom · 20-11-2010 08:05PM

Dionysus wrote: »

Well, what can you expect from a guy who named his children Rocco and Jay

Rocco's a legend of a porn star though.............

cock robin · 20-11-2010 08:28PM

Can somebody please kill these syrupy wankers. Westlife FFS only teenage girls and gobsh1tes listen to them. Death to all of them and Boyzone.

StereoLove · 20-11-2010 08:31PM

I'm sure that Westlife are well able to be positive. They made millions!

ChopShop · 20-11-2010 08:33PM

Insert sarcy comment about Westlife performing gigs for free.

Dionysus wrote: »

Well, what can you expect from a guy who named his children Rocco and Jay (you know what I mean,like, bud, you know) and is the son-in-law of that great Irish economist, Bertie Ahern. Like.

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I remember Bertie cringed a little when a TV crew asked their names.

Dionysus · 20-11-2010 08:41PM

wernstrom! wrote: »

I remember Bertie cringed a little when a TV crew asked their names.

It couldn't have been too little: he did, after all, name his own sprogs Cecelia and Georgina. You know what I mean, bud, like? Story?

Bertie Ahern: what a culture vacuum.

Westlife call for Irish 'positivity'

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