allanpkr wrote: » why do people, after reading a persons question. reply to that question totally ignoring the points of the original question, and answer with some totally irrelevant points.
Doocey wrote: » Today is Friday.
Ishmael wrote: » Maybe it is because the people asking questions can't phrase their questions correctly in the first place or ask loaded questions, or silly questions that have been asked loads of times or are just trolling. Sometimes people answering the questions are just trolling or just looking for thanks because they're bored and feel validated by acknowledgement from other internet people. The odd time you do see people who post a really interesting post but in the wrong thread.
allanpkr wrote: » thank yo for all the replies , in the humbliest reply i can gather....i think princess consuela banana hammock hit the nail on the head. although i wish you had a simpler name typing that one bit of a pain.
pajor wrote: » Like answering a question with a question?
stankratz wrote: » OP and the general Boards experience remind me of the following clip... ...a little too much perhaps, It's almost uncanny!:eek: :pac:
TommiesTank wrote: » OP, do you know where the five lamps are?
Lapin wrote: » The Five Lamps, North Inner City When you an old Northside Dubliner for directions to the Five Lamps, he or she will send you to the junction of Portland Row and North Strand Road. There, on an island at the junction of five streets – Portland Row, North Strand Road, Seville Place, Amiens Street and Killarney Street – stand the Five Lamps, a highly decorated lamp post with five lanterns. The Five Lamps were put up around 1880 as a memorial to General Henry Hall from Galway who had served with the British Army in India. They were originally a water fountain with four basins at their base. Water gushed from the spouts in the shape of lions’ heads. Cups hung from chains over the basins, so that the locals could have a drink. At that time people were poor and had no running water in their homes. The fountain was probably also used as a watering trough for horses to have a drink as well. Some people think that the name “five lamps” comes from the five streets which meet at this point; others believe that they commemorate five major battles fought in India during the days of the British Empire. Either way we are lucky to still have the Five lamps. During World War II, three bombs were dropped by German planes in the North Strand area, killing 28 people and injuring 90 in the space of 37 minutes. Three hundred houses were destroyed or damaged but the Five Lamps survived the attack.......Shít......Hang on.......I'm not the goddamn OP.......Why am I answering this question?
Lapin wrote: » The Five Lamps, North Inner City When you meet an old Northside Dubliner for directions to the Five Lamps, he or she will send you to the junction of Portland Row and North Strand Road. There, on an island at the junction of five streets – Portland Row, North Strand Road, Seville Place, Amiens Street and Killarney Street – stand the Five Lamps, a highly decorated lamp post with five lanterns. The Five Lamps were put up around 1880 as a memorial to General Henry Hall from Galway who had served with the British Army in India. They were originally a water fountain with four basins at their base. Water gushed from the spouts in the shape of lions’ heads. Cups hung from chains over the basins, so that the locals could have a drink. At that time people were poor and had no running water in their homes. The fountain was probably also used as a watering trough for horses to have a drink as well. Some people think that the name “five lamps” comes from the five streets which meet at this point; others believe that they commemorate five major battles fought in India during the days of the British Empire. Either way we are lucky to still have the Five lamps. During World War II, three bombs were dropped by German planes in the North Strand area, killing 28 people and injuring 90 in the space of 37 minutes. Three hundred houses were destroyed or damaged but the Five Lamps survived the attack.......Shít......Hang on.......I'm not the goddamn OP.......Why am I answering this question?
mattjack wrote: » I think you accidentallyed a word in your first paragraph , a fine post though , sir.
losthorizon wrote: » Did you ever notice on Boards especially in AH that people take their queue from the first answer to the original question. And then everybody tries to look really smart but are just like a herd of sheep following the head sheep in this case Doocey. Everybody gives the same answer really dressed up in different clothes. Sometimes you get the odd Ram who is different or plain stupid as they have posted in the wrong forum or just weird like myself.
TommiesTank wrote: » I smell a copy past job. http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/dublin-buildings/five-lamps
TommiesTank wrote: » Thanks, you ruined the catchline.
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