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Are you addicted to boards?

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  • #62
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    I wouldent say I am addicted but reading and posting here is much better than reading the newspapers, much more informative here.


  • #63
    aherringterm
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 37 ✭aherringterm


    realies wrote: »
    I wouldent say I am addicted but reading and posting here is much better than reading the newspapers, much more informative here.

    Yea its mostly just pictures n the ads in the papers now most of the time when im lookin at it. Nothing in the star or herald even these days, good stories on here though the stories you wouldnt of gotten in the papers


  • #64
    Queen-Mise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,461 ✭✭✭Queen-Mise


    No
    Yeah I am addicted... I log on to Cool Vids & Links & Pics, and then wander from there... And then come up for air who knows how long later.


  • #65
    ReacherCreature
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,500 ✭✭✭ReacherCreature


    Not into Boards as I once was. Used to be on it religiously but I dropped off in activity. Now I only lurk in the back and come out with a post every now and then.


  • #66
    StewartGriffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,284 ✭✭✭StewartGriffin


    I just come here in the vain hope that Whoopsadaisydoodle might some day notice me


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  • #67
    Lone Stone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Lone Stone


    some times when i am sleeping i wake up in a cold sweat and have to log into boards.ie and go to the cold sweating at night time forum.


  • #68
    christ on a bike!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 476 ✭✭christ on a bike!


    Was addicted with a previous name. Used tob ring boards up in nearly every conversation with my mates which they thought was weird, which it was.

    Made a conscious decision to make things happen in my life, I was on the dole at the time - I gave it up, still use it for recreation/information

    Went on a few times directly after and was the exact same poster I was previously but went from having ****loads of thanks per post to none - which said a lot to me.

    Since I gave it up (habitually), and I'm quite serious here, I went from entrance level to assistant vice president in the company that I went and made a job appear for me.

    All the hours you can spend talking pure bs here can really be spent more productively. I spend a large part of this evening booking a hotel for holidays with the missus - 4* all the way.
    If I was still as into boards as I was then I wouldn't have the missus or the directional income.

    I'm sure I'm far from unique and there are a lot of other 2nd reges with the same story


  • #69
    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    Ha, of course not. Silly billy! >_>


  • #70
    entropi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,731 ✭✭✭✭entropi


    BillyMitchel wrote: »
    Question I'd like to ask for the boards long termers is: at any stage have you got bored of it and just said fock them fockers or would you still check it everyday religiously?
    I stopped posting for around two years at one stage, some more 3 month+ stints too. Not bored of it at all, but I still have to check the forum I mod every day whether I like it or not.

    Almost 12 years on the site at this stage, and I still like it :)


  • #71
    aherringterm
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 37 ✭aherringterm


    christ on a bike! wrote: »
    Was addicted with a previous name. Used tob ring boards up in nearly every conversation with my mates which they thought was weird, which it was.

    Made a conscious decision to make things happen in my life, I was on the dole at the time - I gave it up, still use it for recreation/information

    Went on a few times directly after and was the exact same poster I was previously but went from having ****loads of thanks per post to none - which said a lot to me.

    Since I gave it up (habitually), and I'm quite serious here, I went from entrance level to assistant vice president in the company that I went and made a job appear for me.

    All the hours you can spend talking pure bs here can really be spent more productively. I spend a large part of this evening booking a hotel for holidays with the missus - 4* all the way.
    If I was still as into boards as I was then I wouldn't have the missus or the directional income.

    I'm sure I'm far from unique and there are a lot of other 2nd reges with the same story

    good t hear ye gave it up man and ye got a missus n that ye know. Im on the dole myself cause theres actually nothin else to be doin at the moment like. Once ye find the rite person youll settle down probably wouldnt even go on the internet anymore as much as ye use to, then probably not on boards.ie at all even


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  • #72
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    christ on a bike! wrote: »
    All the hours you can spend talking pure bs here can really be spent more productively. I spend a large part of this evening booking a hotel for holidays with the missus - 4* all the way.
    If I was still as into boards as I was then I wouldn't have the missus or the directional income.

    You can't be that successful if it takes you a whole evening just to book a hotel though.

    It's not exactly rocket-science now is it? :pac:


  • #73
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Posts Per Day: 8.75

    Totally not addicted. I could do that in 5 minutes if I really wanted to.


  • #74
    IM0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,390 ✭✭✭IM0


    aherringterm wrote: »
    Yea its mostly just pictures n the ads in the papers now most of the time when im lookin at it. Nothing in the star or herald even these days, good stories on here though the stories you wouldnt of gotten in the papers


    or you could just read a real newspaper instead of an ann and barry one


  • #75
    Aglomerado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,819 ✭✭✭Aglomerado


    No
    Boards is much more entertaining than Facebook. And there are no pictures of peoples dinners on it either, which is a relief!


  • #76
    Clandestine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭Clandestine


    20 minutes a day is about what I spend. Not much


  • #77
    danslevent
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭danslevent


    No
    I do bring up boards a lot in conversation. Got sick of having to explain what it is so now creepily refer to any stories as something that happened "tos friend of mine" rather than "a random stranger online"


  • #78
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Aglomerado wrote: »
    Boards is much more entertaining than Facebook. And there are no pictures of peoples dinners on it either, which is a relief!

    *Cough*


  • #79
    Haveadayoff
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16 ✭Haveadayoff


    Not addicted no just always like to check up on my status and c if anyone commented any any of my pics, can log out any time i want though you know, not like its d same when im on the beer


  • #80
    Aglomerado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,819 ✭✭✭Aglomerado


    No
    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    *Cough*

    Ah yeah. :o
    You've to look for that thread here though, you don't get last night's bacon and cabbage/ crisp sandwich/ horse casserole popping up in your newsfeed.


  • #81
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Haveadayoff wrote: »
    Not addicted no just always like to check up on my status and c if anyone commented any any of my pics, can log out any time i want though you know, not like its d same when im on the beer
    You only signed up 2 hours ago!


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  • #82
    Haveadayoff
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16 ✭Haveadayoff


    smash wrote: »
    You only signed up 2 hours ago!

    and what? dont hear me gettin cheeky on your posts so dont do it with mine ok


  • #83
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    Haveadayoff wrote: »
    and what? dont hear me gettin cheeky on your posts so dont do it with mine ok

    It's pretty hard to be addicted to a site you only just joined today though isn't it?


  • #84
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    It's pretty hard to be addicted to a site you only just joined today though isn't it?
    Depends how many times you join I'd say.


  • #85
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Depends how many times you join I'd say.

    Rereg De Jour!


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