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Tayto Madam President? That'll be €8.50 please.

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  • #32
    chicken fingers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 645 ✭✭✭chicken fingers


    Free vodka for jordan and Mary Robinson (one of the best human beings Ireland has ever produced) has to pay for her taytos.
    Shows the values we have as a society.


  • #33
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,395 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    My ma used to work in a bookshop in town. She said that "famous" (rte famous) people used to come in and they'd ask for a discount purely because they're famous.
    A famous ex dublin gaa player wanted a discount in from a furniture shop my da worked in. He used the line "Do you know who I am?"


  • #34
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    taytothief wrote: »
    Pay for tayto?
    LOL

    Waiting nearly two years for this perfect opportunity, nice.

    She should pay like anyone else ffs.. and yes I too have experience of people with a bit of celebrity status expecting to get stuff for free/at a discount. Pathetic.


  • #35
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,098 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    Aer Lingus no longer has Business Class on short haul, so obviously she pays! we have Aer Lingus and Ryanair,

    Aer Lingus:

    Gives you more baggage allowance
    Codeshares your baggage transferring it to certain airlines
    Flys direct to normal airports
    Is more expensive
    Assigned seating, none of the scrum to get on the plane etc.
    Uses Jetways (except in Cork where you will always get soaked wet!)

    Ryanair:

    Smaller baggage allowance, although more can be bought for a fee
    No codeshares, just P2P flying
    Will land you 70 miles away from your destination in a runaway and shed
    Is equally expensive, (cheap deals occasionally can be got!)
    Sit where you like, thus all the lemmings stand and queue as the plane pulls up at the stand for 25mins
    Never uses Jetways ever, a wet day can mean a 2 or 3 hour flight after a soaking.
    Is owned by a pretentious git called Michael O'Leary


  • #36
    Pompey Magnus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,406 ✭✭✭Pompey Magnus


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    It's just good judgement to give a woman whose done so much for human rights a free cup of tea.

    You do realise she didn't do that work for free? She was paid a massive salary and receives an enormous pension for her time as Senator and President, not forgetting her money from the UN and other bits and pieces on the side. She is handsomely rewarded for her work, so she can cough up like the rest of the plebs.


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  • #37
    L'prof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,107 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    €130k state pension and you expect her to dine for free on the back of her status???

    Pay up and tip heavily!!!


  • #38
    enfant terrible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,796 ✭✭✭enfant terrible


    Pompey Magnus wrote: »
    You do realise she didn't do that work for free? She was paid a massive salary and receives an enormous pension for her time as Senator and President, not forgetting her money from the UN and other bits and pieces on the side. She is handsomely rewarded for her work, so she can cough up like the rest of the plebs.

    Ya she gets 2500 a week from the tax payers while also blaming the regular people of Ireland for the dept were in at the moment.

    What a bitch.


  • #39
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,098 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    L'prof wrote: »
    €130k state pension and you expect her to dine for free on the back of her status???

    Pay up and tip heavily!!!

    I have never ever seen someone tip on a plane :confused:


  • #40
    Saermegil
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭Saermegil


    I don't think there's a right/wrong attitude here, it's a nice gesture to offer her some complimentary crisps, but she obviously can pay for them, so she's fine either way.

    Did anyone think that she might actually prefer to pay?


  • #41
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    You should have asked for a dip in her bags and when she offered said "Here's tp you mrs Robbinson jesus loves you more than you will know...wo wo wo"


    Dont forget to tick no on the census day :rolleyes:


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  • #42
    robinph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,146 ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Paparazzo wrote: »
    My ma used to work in a bookshop in town. She said that "famous" (rte famous) people used to come in and they'd ask for a discount purely because they're famous.
    A famous ex dublin gaa player wanted a discount in from a furniture shop my da worked in. He used the line "Do you know who I am?"

    Charge them double seeing as they can clearly afford it.


  • #43
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    enfant terrible wrote: »
    Couldn't find much there, found this thread talking about her achievements
    http://www.politics.ie/current-affairs/36972-achievements-mary-robinson.html

    Don't know why she's so popular, she was just another politician getting a crazy wage for not doing much.

    You don't know anything about her clearly.


  • #44
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    Joey the lips wrote: »
    You should have asked for a dip in her bags and when she offered said "Here's tp you mrs Robbinson jesus loves you more than you will know...wo wo wo"

    I think the fictional Mrs. Robinson was a tad more alluring.

    Frankly I'd do Art Garfunkel before Mary, I could also store my Tayto in his weird hair.


  • #45
    enfant terrible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,796 ✭✭✭enfant terrible


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    You don't know anything about her clearly.

    There is not much to know.


  • #46
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    Pompey Magnus wrote: »
    You do realise she didn't do that work for free? She was paid a massive salary and receives an enormous pension for her time as Senator and President, not forgetting her money from the UN and other bits and pieces on the side. She is handsomely rewarded for her work, so she can cough up like the rest of the plebs.

    Ehhh of course I do like we all do for our jobs. So do teachers and doctors and Firemen/women...doesn't make what they do any less admirable and deserving of praise...and a free cup of tea and Tayto. Brain Cowan got away with doing feck all and received the same benefits she did....where's the justice in that? Ihad crap teachers in school who got paid the same amount as the wonderful, inspiring ones who'd give extra classes after school for free because they cared about what they did and it was more than a job for them. Mary is one of the good guys and in an area where you hear of so much corruption and dishonesty, it's refreshing.

    Absolute power corrupts absolutely...but not in Mary's case and I salute her for that. Give the woman a free cup of tea ffs. I'm not saying she deserves a Prada handbag...just a cup of hot water with a teabag worth 2cent.


  • #47
    Hersheys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭Hersheys


    Weird, I was on a flight recently with Mary and she didn't pay for her tea.


  • #48
    Pompey Magnus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,406 ✭✭✭Pompey Magnus


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    Absolute power corrupts absolutely...but not in Mary's case and I salute her for that. Give the woman a free cup of tea ffs. I'm not saying she deserves a Prada handbag...just a cup of hot water with a teabag worth 2cent.

    Do you reckon someone who does voluntary work for the elderly in their neighbourhood also deserves a cup of hot water and teabag for free? As you mentioned them how about teachers, firemen and doctors? Maybe even people who earn an average industrial wage yet still have direct debits set up to give a certain amount to charity...would it be fair to deprive them of some hot water and a teabag? Maybe Aer Lingus should just give everybody free stuff?

    Or is it just the rich people who do good that deserve the special treatment?


  • #49
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    Hersheys wrote: »
    Weird, I was on a flight recently with Mary and she didn't pay for her tea.

    We need to get Joe Duffy on da liveline to investigate, eh, you make the call.

    I'm assuming your flight was AL as opposed to a full service carrier.


  • #50
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,041 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    I think she should have been offered it free. I feel she would have paid anyway though. She is a very straight person and has gone on to do great work following the presidency. Think of all she is saving the state by living elsewhere much of the time and not availing of many of the ex president perks that are available.


  • #51
    CantGetNoSleep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭CantGetNoSleep


    For absolute power to corrupt absolute power has to be present

    Since when did the president of Ireland have absolute power?


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  • #52
    enfant terrible
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,796 ✭✭✭enfant terrible


    Pompey Magnus wrote: »
    Do you reckon someone who does voluntary work for the elderly in their neighbourhood also deserves a cup of hot water and teabag for free? As you mentioned them how about teachers, firemen and doctors? Maybe even people who earn an average industrial wage yet still have direct debits set up to give a certain amount to charity...would it be fair to deprive them of some hot water and a teabag? Maybe Aer Lingus should just give everybody free stuff?

    Or is it just the rich people who do good that deserve the special treatment?

    Ya but just remember all the great things Mary did for Ireland she earned her 2500 a week.


  • #53
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    Pompey Magnus wrote: »
    Do you reckon someone who does voluntary work for the elderly in their neighbourhood also deserves a cup of hot water and teabag for free? As you mentioned them how about teachers, firemen and doctors? Maybe even people who earn an average industrial wage yet still have direct debits set up to give a certain amount to charity...would it be fair to deprive them of some hot water and a teabag? Maybe Aer Lingus should just give everybody free stuff?

    Or is it just the rich people who do good that deserve the special treatment?

    Did I say that??? Did I in anyway imply that because Mary is wealthy, she deserves a free cup of tea?? Why are you purposely mixing up my words? ANYONE who does good for society deserves at LEAST a cup of tea. I hope anyone doing voluntary work is getting cups of tea on their shift at LEAST (i'm hoping they're getting a sandiwch too).


  • #54
    AskMyChocolate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭AskMyChocolate


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    Mary Robinson, people....MARY ROBINSON!! Do you know anything about what this woman has done?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Robinson

    The least she deserves is a free packet of Tayto and a cup of tea.

    Couldn't imagine Mary munching on a packet of Tayto though...kind of knocks her off the pedastal I've put her on...I wonder did she drop any down her top and had to fish them out of her bra like I do....

    Stop fishing crisps out of her bra. You can't be that hungry and it's disrespectful.


  • #55
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    CantGetNoSleep wrote: »
    For absolute power to corrupt absolute power has to be present

    Since when did the president of Ireland have absolute power?

    No. Corruption was endemic in Fianna Fail on EVERY level. Brian Cowan was only the tip of the iceberg.

    I'd say head of state is a fairly corruptable position if you wanted it to be.


  • #56
    Pompey Magnus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,406 ✭✭✭Pompey Magnus


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    Did I say that??? Did I in anyway imply that because Mary is wealthy, she deserves a free cup of tea?? Why are you purposely mixing up my words? ANYONE who does good for society deserves at LEAST a cup of tea. I hope anyone doing voluntary work is getting cups of tea on their shift at LEAST (i'm hoping they're getting a sandiwch too).

    So what you are saying is that it should be Aer Lingus' policy to provide free refreshments to everyone who does a bit of good, presumably that will be everyone on the flight if they don't want to alienate customers?

    Well that is all well and good but at the end of the day it will just mean they raise the prices of flights to compensate and we are back at square one again, with the only winner likely to be the airline...or they could have the sensible policy that if someone wants to buy something, they should exchange money for it.

    Mary no doubt doesn't pay for dinner when she attends as a guest speaker at some massive banquet to highlight famine in Africa or the like so its not like she is being deprived due to her work.


  • #57
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    Pompey Magnus wrote: »
    So what you are saying is that it should be Aer Lingus' policy to provide free refreshments to everyone who does a bit of good, presumably that will be everyone on the flight if they don't want to alienate customers?

    Well that is all well and good but at the end of the day it will just mean they raise the prices of flights to compensate and we are back at square one again, with the only winner likely to be the airline.

    Nope. That's not what I said at all.


  • #58
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    I see the posters from Cavan are out in their droves today.


  • #59
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    No. Corruption was endemic in Fianna Fail on EVERY level. Brian Cowan was only the tip of the iceberg.

    I'd say head of state is a fairly corruptable position if you wanted it to be.

    The government jet with barely enough room for the passengers in amongst all the boxes full of free Taytos stacked to the roof.


  • #60
    Pompey Magnus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,406 ✭✭✭Pompey Magnus


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    Nope. That's not what I said at all.

    Oh, I must have misunderstood you when you said "ANYONE who does good for society deserves at LEAST a cup of tea" as I thought you meant that anyone who does good for society would deserve at least a cup of tea.


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  • #61
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    Pompey Magnus wrote: »
    Oh, I must have misunderstood you when you said "ANYONE who does good for society deserves at LEAST a cup of tea" as I thought you meant that anyone who does good for society would deserve at least a cup of tea.

    How stupid (I am in AH though). I don't remember saying anyone who does good should get a free cup of tea on their flight with Aer Lingus...or did I? Maybe you could find that quote...

    In my humble opinon, Mary Robinson has done exceptional work in her positions of power. The woman didn't demand a free cup of tea...but I think it'd be a nice gesture. Continue to put words in my mouth to suit your argument if ye like.


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