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jaffacakesyum · 12-12-2012 06:55PM

I don't trust people who don't like tea :P

DEFTLEFTHAND · 12-12-2012 07:14PM

I like tea but rarely bother to make a cup. I never took to coffee at all.

Scanlas The 2nd · 12-12-2012 07:14PM

I think Batman Begins is the best comic book movie of all time.

Da Shins Kelly · 12-12-2012 07:16PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I like tea but rarely bother to make a cup. I never took to coffee at all.

I like tea too, but I'm not one of those religious tea drinkers who has lots every day. I kinda see it as a comfort thing. If I come in out of the cold, a cup of tea is always nice, or if I'm just chilling out in front of the fire, I'll have one. A cup of tea is good after a night of drinking too, I find. I wouldn't drink it every other day though.

dirkmeister · 19-12-2012 04:57PM

People getting "offended" over something that doesn't directly concern them eg "Oh I find your use of that word offensive."

SHUT UP YOU WHINE BAG!

Stephen Fry puts it best...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqPcjm-X5GQ

Rasheed · 19-12-2012 04:59PM

I think the height restriction should be be brought back into the Gardaí when they start recruiting again.

Some of the smaller men and women are just not suitable.

Celly Smunt · 19-12-2012 05:09PM

Rasheed wrote: »

I think the height restriction should be be brought back into the Gardaí when they start recruiting again.

Some of the smaller men and women are just not suitable.

i think a horizontal mass restriction would be better.

LiamMc · 19-12-2012 07:09PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

i think a horizontal mass restriction would be better.

In all society.

I believe a person's obesity is a better indicator of Intelligence then culturally-biased IQ tests.
What an individual decides to shove inside their face and then not put the effort in to reduce the effects, reflects on that the individual.

henryporter · 19-12-2012 07:12PM

MadYaker wrote: »

I also thought The Dark Night Rises was sh!te. I also don't like mince pies. Or tea.

You're not alone - The Dark Shlte Rises was indeed truly dung.

mark renton · 19-12-2012 07:13PM

LiamMc wrote: »

In all society.

I believe a person's obesity is a better indicator of Intelligence then culturally-biased IQ tests.
What an individual decides to shove inside their face and then not put the effort in to reduce the effects, reflects on that the individual.

So youre saying fat people are smarter?

LiamMc · 19-12-2012 07:27PM

john47832 wrote: »

So youre saying fat people are smarter?

What's your silhouette?

Wattle · 19-12-2012 09:56PM

I like Paul Thomas Anderson films but 'The Master' was just pretentious sh1te.

e_e · 19-12-2012 10:08PM

An unpopular opinion of my own: The word "pretentious" is overused and says faff all really, especially in regards to movies. It can be said about anything that isn't watered down sh1te.

It's also ironic how people often use it speaking in a position of authority and superiority, which is in itself kinda p r e t e n t i o u s

WatchWolf · 19-12-2012 10:23PM

Wattle wrote: »

I like Paul Thomas Anderson films but 'The Master' was just pretentious sh1te.

Explain why you found it pretentious.

Otherwise I'll be forced to assume that you simply didn't understand the film, couldn't find a way to articulate this without sounding unintellectual, decided to cop-out by using the most embarrassingly misused word in the film reviewer's vocabulary, and may have accidentally sounded like an adolescent pseudo-intellectual in the process.

Wattle · 19-12-2012 10:44PM

e_e wrote: »

An unpopular opinion of my own: The word "pretentious" is overused and says faff all really, especially in regards to movies. It can be said about anything that isn't watered down sh1te.

It's also ironic how people often use it speaking in a position of authority and superiority, which is in itself kinda p r e t e n t i o u s

Sorry I didn't have time to post a thesis on it but having sat through the whole thing I stick by 'pretentious'. It sums up my feelings perfectly

19-12-2012 10:50PM

Ireland isnt all that bad.

Like alot I have tried the immigration thing and missed the Irish culture. Any chance I could I surrounded myself with Irish in Oz. The culture and people are truly one of a kind and now that I have a steady with advancement on the horizon I wouldnt dream of leaving the country for any sustained period of time.

I love it here

e_e · 19-12-2012 10:50PM

Wattle wrote: »

Sorry I didn't have time to post a thesis on it but having sat through the whole thing I stick by 'pretentious'. It sums up my feelings perfectly

I'd say give it another go, I'm a Paul Thomas Anderson fan too but I didn't really love either Punch Drunk Love or There Will Be Blood until my second viewing. I feel that I'll love The Master even more too when I see it again (thankfully it's still playing in The Lighthouse).

Wattle · 19-12-2012 11:12PM

WatchWolf wrote: »

Explain why you found it pretentious.

Otherwise I'll be forced to assume that you simply didn't understand the film, couldn't find a way to articulate this without sounding unintellectual, decided to cop-out by using the most embarrassingly misused word in the film reviewer's vocabulary, and may have accidentally sounded like an adolescent pseudo-intellectual in the process.

Well let me put it to you this way. At the start of the film there was 10 people in the movie theatre. At the end there were 4 people. But I'm sure all of those who left just 'didn't understand' the movie either. Give me a shout the next time you're going to the movies. You can sit beside me and explain the whole thing to me. I'm obviously too stupid to have my own opinion.

PopePalpatine · 19-12-2012 11:12PM

Creationists need to be whacked in the face with a biology textbook.

Wattle · 19-12-2012 11:16PM

e_e wrote: »

I'd say give it another go, I'm a Paul Thomas Anderson fan too but I didn't really love either Punch Drunk Love or There Will Be Blood until my second viewing. I feel that I'll love The Master even more too when I see it again (thankfully it's still playing in The Lighthouse).

Liked Punch Drunk Love. Loved There Will Be Blood. Didn't like The Master. Just my opinion.

Kerrigooney · 19-12-2012 11:30PM

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

I like tea too, but I'm not one of those religious tea drinkers who has lots every day. I kinda see it as a comfort thing. If I come in out of the cold, a cup of tea is always nice, or if I'm just chilling out in front of the fire, I'll have one. A cup of tea is good after a night of drinking too, I find. I wouldn't drink it every other day though.

That's MENTAL!

Neeson · 20-12-2012 02:42AM

I hated the master too. I think it's a bit of a split opinion. Trying to infest and it, I nearly had more fun studying for many an exam.

e_e · 20-12-2012 03:06AM

Wattle wrote: »

Well let me put it to you this way. At the start of the film there was 10 people in the movie theatre. At the end there were 4 people. But I'm sure all of those who left just 'didn't understand' the movie either. Give me a shout the next time you're going to the movies. You can sit beside me and explain the whole thing to me. I'm obviously too stupid to have my own opinion.

Jeez, he's not saying you're not entitled to an opinion. He just asked you to elaborate on why it's "pretentious". It's not a personal attack.

e_e · 20-12-2012 03:09AM

If anything it's a pretty modest film, it doesn't force anything on the viewer or try to make some grand statement. I find that refreshing.

Wattle · 20-12-2012 12:22PM

e_e wrote: »

Jeez, he's not saying you're not entitled to an opinion. He just asked you to elaborate on why it's "pretentious". It's not a personal attack.

[Quote}Otherwise I'll be forced to assume that you simply didn't understand the film, couldn't find a way to articulate this without sounding unintellectual, decided to cop-out by using the most embarrassingly misused word in the film reviewer's vocabulary, and may have accidentally sounded like an adolescent pseudo-intellectual in the process{Quote}.

Read the sentence again. At the very least the guy was being a condescending dick.

mark renton · 20-12-2012 12:35PM

Boards.ie should have only 1 thread, and this is the one

e_e · 20-12-2012 01:08PM

Has anyone made a popular opinions thread?

"The Hobbit was alright!"

slimpickens · 21-12-2012 11:01AM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

I hold athletics in higher regard than boxing, yes, I'll make no apologies. That's nothing to do with respect or lack of. In a similar manner I'd regard a medal won in boxing above one in dressage, modern pentathlon or sailing.

I prefer the concept of a first past the line, clear winner as opposed to the subjective nature of boxing judges, and stories like the following

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19212567

:rolleyes: Missing the point of an "unpopular opinions" thread.

Anyway people are only getting offended because we have a gold medal winner. Seems that puts certain sports above criticism

Jimo is correct.

Mr.Prodston · 21-12-2012 11:23PM

Rory McIlroy should win the Sportsperson of the year rather than Katie Taylor.

andym1 · 21-12-2012 11:40PM

That boy choir on the late late show, Priest Fodder

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