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Are we a laughing stock.?

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  • #122
    boomkatalog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,598 ✭✭✭boomkatalog


    kneemos wrote: »
    I think Irish men and women need some of those east european genes,just to take the bad look of us.

    Nah, not to make us more attractive, but to prevent inbreeding. Isn't the hugest island afterall.


  • #123
    guitarzero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭guitarzero


    I think YOU are the laughing stock with a potato face and drunken demeanor, you! YOU! YOU!!!


  • #124
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,605 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    guitarzero wrote: »
    I think YOU are the laughing stock with a potato face and drunken demeanor, you! YOU! YOU!!!

    ME?


  • #125
    guitarzero
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭guitarzero


    kneemos wrote: »
    ME?

    YOU!!!


  • #126
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    kneemos wrote: »
    I think Irish men and women need some of those east european genes,just to take the bad look of us.

    I look fine. Speak for yourself.


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  • #127
    BlueSmoker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 328 ✭✭BlueSmoker


    In the bolded statement i have to ask why are you making assumptions about me,saying im upscaling,and putting more value on my <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">house</a> than the community?im not here for you to take your built up anger out on me..


    I apologies for that statement, although it wasn't directed to you, it was a very general statement of fustration, it dose look like it was directed to you, and I am actually really sorry about that,again my apologies.

    Now you want to get this road sorted, ok you have to convince the council that this is essential work, sending letters ain't going to do it.

    Ok how many people use the road, eg spend an hour counting traffic at the busiest time of the day and multiply it by 24, that is how busy the road is : ), also how many people are dependent on that road, this is your neighbours, and anyone that may use this road to get from A to B, get as many statements you can from these people, then hand them (don't post them) to a local council member, and ask straight there and then why isn't anything being done about this road, and wait for an answer. (If you feel like it do it in a public place and get a friend to record it on their mobile)

    Take name of councillor, and proceed to haunt him, with one call a week until problem is sorted.

    It is the least you deserve :)

    Also always be firm but polite, and don't upload the video, (the fact the Councillor, knows it was filmed, is enough)


  • #128
    christmas2012
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,827 ✭✭✭christmas2012


    Thanks for that advice i will video the areas that are badly done and upload them on youtube or somewhere public and write some blogs,just so people know..I havent heard anything back from them,the least i think of it is rude ,and ignorant at worst..


    On average,i would say there is about (its the road that goes straight to an industrial estate on one side,and a shopping centre on the other side)i would say a couple of hundred cars pass there every day,its always busy anytime i pull out onto it..

    I could call to a few neighbours to get my letter signed by them, and start a petition to get the road fixed,but in fairness these lazy hole should work on their own initiative and not rely on other people complaining to fix things..


  • #129
    woodoo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,219 ✭✭✭woodoo


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    My face has been compared to that of a turnip....with lettuce hair, tomatoes sliced in half for ears, two little raisins for eyes, carrot mouth and a french onion for a nose. :)

    What part of Britain was the person who said that to you from?


  • #130
    BlueSmoker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 328 ✭✭BlueSmoker


    christmas2012 wrote: »
    Thanks for that advice i will <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">video</a> the areas that are badly done and upload them on youtube or somewhere public and write some blogs,just so people know..I havent heard anything back from them,the least i think of it is rude ,and ignorant at worst..


    On average,i would say there is about (its the road that goes straight to an industrial estate on one side,and a <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">shopping</a> centre on the other side)i would say a couple of hundred cars pass there every day,its always busy anytime i pull out onto it..

    I could call to a few neighbours to get my letter signed by them, and start a petition to get the road fixed,but in fairness these lazy hole should <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">work</a> on their own initiative and not rely on other people complaining to fix things..


    I agree they should, but as we are well aware in this country they don't, and it is about time they where held accountable for their responibilities. I wish you the best of luck and hopefully it will be sorted soon. Always keep the pressure on, (firm but polite) and remember you are right, they have no excuse. : )


  • #131
    Madam_X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,327 ✭✭✭Madam_X


    Daveysil15 wrote: »
    This is an example of the low-level trolling we were referring to in a previous thread.
    Don't agree. It's very mild - have a look at the colostomy bag thread. And BlueSmoker just launched into an attack on the Irish population apropos nothing. What are you doing yourself, BlueSmoker?


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  • #132
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    kneemos wrote: »
    With our spudlike faces and our reputation for drunkenness,fighting and laziness do you think other countries really take us seriously.?
    Seriously ? some countries wouldn't care less if we drank or fought our way into oblivion ...they have more serious thing's to worry about .


  • #133
    Daveysil15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭Daveysil15


    Onixx wrote: »
    Don't agree. It's very mild - have a look at the colostomy bag thread. And BlueSmoker just launched into an attack on the Irish population apropos nothing. What are you doing yourself, BlueSmoker?

    You don't agree? what a surprise. :rolleyes: I guess we'll have to agree to disagree - or do you disagree to that?


  • #134
    BlueSmoker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 328 ✭✭BlueSmoker


    Onixx wrote: »
    Don't agree. It's <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">very</a> mild - have a look at the colostomy bag thread. And BlueSmoker just launched into an attack on the Irish population apropos nothing. What are you doing yourself, BlueSmoker?

    I'm actually trying to take care of my mother, who has severe dementia and cancer, but seemily our govnerment seems to think she isn't ill enough for me to get Care's Allowance, (mind you I have being a full time Carer for the last 3 years, and it didn't seem to be a problem then, bizarre) So yep I'm a little bit annoyed, excuse me for that :)


  • #135
    Madam_X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,327 ✭✭✭Madam_X


    I'll make sure to force myself to agree with stuff I don't agree with in future so.

    Low-level trolling is a lot more venomous than the examples you pointed out, is all I'm saying.

    That's beyond shyte, BlueSmoker - fair play to you. But it's not the general population's fault.


  • #136
    Daveysil15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭Daveysil15


    Low-level trolling is not venomous, that's why its called low-level trolling.


  • #137
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,804 ✭✭✭Setun


    From living abroad and travelling a little the last few years I've noticed that whenever somebody figures out I'm from Ireland they immediately recount some incredibly random story that links them with the country. I'm generally with people of other nationalities when this happens and the same level of interest isn't directed towards them :P

    For example I met a young lad in Linz a couple of months back, when he discovered I'm Irish he says "Oh, I love it there, spent a few months working on a farm in Knock last year, milking cows, it was great!" I don't think he was fully aware of the oddness of a teenage Austrian going to Knock (of all places) to milk cows. Nice bloke though!


  • #138
    Orizio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    People by and large don't give a **** about us, what with us being a meaningless island off the European continent. Threads like this are retarded.


  • #139
    Madam_X
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,327 ✭✭✭Madam_X


    Agreed except... how does a country be meaningful?


  • #140
    Orizio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    Onixx wrote: »
    Agreed except... how does a country be meaningful?

    Power and influence.


  • #141
    BlueSmoker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 328 ✭✭BlueSmoker


    Onixx wrote: »
    I'll make sure to force myself to agree with stuff I don't agree with in future so.

    Low-level trolling is a lot more venomous than the examples you pointed out, is all I'm saying.

    That's beyond shyte, BlueSmoker - fair play to you. But it's not the <a class="inlineAdmedialink" href="#">general</a> population's fault.

    I agree, and as I stated that was very much a general statement out of fustration, and I apologies now for anyone who was offended by it.

    I still believe though we need to be together and use the communities we live in (boards.ie included) to change things, the best asset we have right now is each other. : )

    Again my apologies for any offence I have caused.


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  • #142
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,804 ✭✭✭Setun


    Orizio wrote: »
    People by and large don't give a **** about us, what with us being a meaningless island off the European continent. Threads like this are retarded.
    That's exactly why people are generally friendly though - as a nation we haven't assassinated their presidents, robbed them of their natural resources, killed countless innocent civilians, etc etc. Our only inflictions upon the world are Riverdance and Chris de Burgh but a lot of them seem to like that type of thing.


  • #143
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,190 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Orizio wrote: »
    People by and large don't give a **** about us, what with us being a meaningless island off the European continent. Threads like this are retarded.
    I think there has always been a bit of an obsession with some Irish as to the view and impressions foreigners have of Ireland and the Irish ,which is so 1960s .


  • #144
    OMARS_COMING_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 320 ✭✭OMARS_COMING_


    Irish people are ugly.


    Real ugly.The amount of fatties here is a disgrace.


  • #145
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,605 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    I know the east europeans are like a different species.Not to mention the Italians.Hubba.


  • #146
    SocSocPol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,043 ✭✭✭SocSocPol


    OMARS_COMING_ wrote: »
    Irish people are ugly.


    Real ugly.The amount of fatties here is a disgrace.
    Hows life under the bridge Omar, eat any billygoats lately?


  • #147
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    Onixx wrote: »
    Agreed except... how does a country be meaningful?

    Attitude, brother. Attitude. ;)


  • #148
    lolz81
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭lolz81


    kneemos wrote: »
    With our spudlike faces and our reputation for drunkiness,fighting and laziness do you think other countries really take us seriously.?

    You might be, but I for one am only bloody gorgeous and adored wherever I go!


  • #149
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    OMARS_COMING_ wrote: »
    Irish people are ugly.


    Real ugly.The amount of fatties here is a disgrace.


    And if we keep feeding the damn trolls, they get all fat up too.


  • #150
    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,029 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    Ehh...no :confused: Just taking the pee out of the potato comparison....I was drunk posting last night...

    Ah okay, stupid me. I was just imagining people from out foreign insulting an Irish person and it annoyed me!


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  • #151
    Royal Legend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,694 ✭✭✭Royal Legend


    Eve_Dublin wrote: »
    No were not. People have a good impression of us anywhere I've went. Went to the doctor today and the doctor says, "You're from Ireland! I love Ireland!" with a big smile on her face. This would happen every other day.

    Are you seriously ill or are you a hypocondriac? talking to your doctor every other day :)


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