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  • #32
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,183 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    catallus wrote: »
    What do you expect when so many people dismiss the idea of religion? If there is no sacredness then there is no culture.

    Now there's a loaded statement. Care to back it up?

    Culture predates religion after all.


  • #33
    catallus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭catallus


    Lapin wrote: »
    Now there's a loaded statement. Care to back it up?

    Culture predates religion after all.

    Negative. Religion is the epitome of culture.


  • #34
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    There's only one course of action available to us. Invade the Ivory Coast and make it part of Ireland. Then both flags will be Irish.


  • #35
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,183 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    catallus wrote: »
    Negative. Religion is the epitome of culture.

    Religion is a cultural invention.


  • #36
    Freddie Dodge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭Freddie Dodge


    What do you expect when some eastern euoropean probably put it up....


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  • #37
    Mint Aero
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭Mint Aero


    Begorrah :eek:


  • #38
    The Diabolical Monocle
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,618 ✭✭✭The Diabolical Monocle


    Sigh.


    You just dont get it OP.
    Its poetry. The flag represents Irishness.

    What could be more Irish than an Irish flag hoisted incorrly.


  • #39
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,183 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    Freddie Dodge wrote: »
    What do you expect when some eastern euoropean probably put it up....

    I'd expect them to do their job properly.


  • #40
    catallus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭catallus


    Lapin wrote: »
    Religion is a cultural invention.

    I'm going to presume you're not being deliberately facetious there.


  • #41
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    Irish Ukrainian, not Russian


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  • #42
    catallus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭catallus


    LordChessington wrote: »
    Irish Ukrainian, not Russian

    I salute your metaphysical acuity, sir!


  • #43
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,183 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    catallus wrote: »
    I'm going to presume you're not being deliberately facetious there.



    All cultures invent their own gods and religions or adapt the existing religions of others.


  • #44
    catallus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭catallus


    Lapin wrote: »
    All cultures invent their own gods and religions or adapt the existing religions of others.

    Well. Holy God! That's wild!


  • #45
    Lapin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,183 ✭✭✭✭Lapin


    catallus wrote: »
    Well. Holy God! That's wild!

    Not as wild as believing the human race began with a couple of apple thieves in the Garden of Eden a couple of thousand years ago.


  • #46
    catallus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭catallus


    Lapin wrote: »
    Not as wild as believing the human race began with a couple of apple thieves in the Garden of Eden a couple of thousand years ago.

    Literalism is a very blunt weapon, don't you think?


  • #47
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Roger_007 wrote: »
    How would you know if it was upside down?
    The long string is at the top instead of the toggle.


  • #48
    Ann Landers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 817 ✭✭✭Ann Landers


    I love Ivory Coast Day, what's the problem? Racist.

    :confused::pac:


  • #49
    Artful_Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,339 ✭✭✭Artful_Badger


    Where's Ian Paisley when ya need him. Great man for taking down the flags...


  • #50
    JuliusCaesar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,886 ✭✭✭JuliusCaesar


    catallus wrote: »
    Negative. Religion is the epitome of culture.

    There's only one answer to that.













    Jaysus.


  • #51
    catallus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭catallus


    JuliusCaesar wrote: »
    There's only one answer to that.

    ?


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  • #52
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,224 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    I've had some dealings with that hotel through my work... It's a nice hotel.. 4 star... Rooms at 300 + euros a night... But my god I have found the staff from bottom up to be thick as pig**** I am so not surprised in the slightest.


  • #53
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Strumms wrote: »
    I've had some dealings with that hotel through my work... It's a nice hotel.. 4 star... Rooms at 300 + euros a night... But my god I have found the staff from bottom up to be thick as pig**** I am so not surprised in the slightest.
    Pay bananas, get monkeys!


  • #54
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Does this mean the unionists are going to start burning Ivory Coast flags again?


  • #55
    FudgeBrownie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭FudgeBrownie


    Lapin wrote: »
    Westin Hotel Dublin flies the flag for St Patrick's day....


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    Arseways.

    Quick! Somebody please start a thread!


  • #56
    dj jarvis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,485 ✭✭✭dj jarvis


    Ten of Swords wrote: »
    Irish people getting upset over flegs? Seems unlikely...

    Non-story

    lets have a fleg protest , al la the nutters up north - that would be great !!


  • #57
    despot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51 ✭✭despot


    Proud to say I wouldn't have blinked if I'd walked past that.

    You could have made me stare at it for an hour and asked me what was wrong with the Irish flag and I wouldn't have known.

    Jesus who gives a f*ck.


  • #58
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 33,637 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Ironic that Michael Collins has just finished on the telly - lots of people gave a lot for that flag.

    Just sayin'.......


  • #59
    COYW
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,927 ✭✭✭COYW


    Very proud to say that I couldn't care less and like 99% of the general population, I wouldn't have noticed that mistake. Is the Westin owned by Americans or is the Stars and Stripes just a tool to attract tourists with fat wallets?


  • #60
    Freddie Dodge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭Freddie Dodge


    despot wrote: »
    Proud to say I wouldn't have blinked if I'd walked past that.

    You could have made me stare at it for an hour and asked me what was wrong with the Irish flag and I wouldn't have known.

    Jesus who gives a f*ck.
    COYW wrote: »
    Very proud to say that I couldn't care less and like 99% of the general population, I wouldn't have noticed that mistake. Is the Westin owned by Americans or is the Stars and Stripes just a tool to attract tourists with fat wallets?

    Whats with being proud of ignorance? Especially ignorance of something so basic as your own country's flag. Humanity is fcuked...


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  • #61
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 99,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    CrazyRabbit wrote: »
    There's only one course of action available to us. Invade the Ivory Coast and make it part of Ireland. Then both flags will be Irish.
    And Drogba can play for Ireland

    the Western African Franc is already pegged to the Euro so no problems with the exchange rate when we go on holidays and lots of chocolate \o/


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