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    #8072
    major bill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,421 ✭✭✭major bill


    Fair city is a decent show considering the actors only get 1 take most of the time.


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    #8073
    Galwayguy35
    Registered Users Posts: 16,349 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    major bill wrote: »
    Fair city is a decent show considering the actors only get 1 take most of the time.

    There are more holes in the storylines than swiss cheese but it's not the worst programme on the box.


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    #8074
    shruikan2553
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭shruikan2553


    Fair City is where actors go when the fail to get any roles in ads.


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    #8075
    pq0n1ct4ve8zf5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,070 ✭✭✭✭pq0n1ct4ve8zf5


    I really like English people!


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    #8076
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    Jaliyah Helpless Sordidness wrote: »
    I really like English people!

    but I couldn't eat a whole one.


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    #8077
    HalloweenJack
    Registered Users Posts: 7,076 ✭✭✭HalloweenJack


    Jaliyah Helpless Sordidness wrote: »
    I really like English people!
    Couldn't agree more. I'm currently working in Nottingham for the month and everyone here's nice and friendly. Customer service is great, the staff seem genuinely friendly and it's not like they're fishing for tips.


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    #8078
    Lightbulb Sun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭Lightbulb Sun


    "It's more important for bands to concentrate on touring, as this is where the money is"

    Any thinking along the lines of the above is frequently trotted out again and again in debates about the music industry/piracy etc. "Oh it's grand, musicians will just recuperate the money lost from copyright infringement on the road"

    It's just not true at all.


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    #8079
    e_e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,464 ✭✭✭e_e


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Leonardo De Caprio deserved to win an Oscar for The Wolf of Wall Street.
    He was good in that one scene with the coke and the hookers, shame they repeated it 174 times over the 3 hour runtime.

    Nah but my unpopular opinion for WOWS is that the screenplay seriously failed DiCaprio's acting and Scorsese's direction. So tedious and got redundant after half an hour. A film that hits you over the head with the same point over and over.


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    #8080
    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    Chickentown wrote: »
    I hate the way alot of people in this country live for the weekend and spend the first half of their week talking about how fu£ked they are from the previous weekend while the second half of the week is spent talking about how sloshed they are going to get next weekend...

    Couldn't agree more. I thought it was just a thing with people in college but nope, i'm 31 and people i know are still ****eing on about getting wrecked at the weekend and still being half cut on Monday morning like it's a badge of honour.

    We have a huge problem with alcohol in this country and it is a ticking timebomb along with our widespread obesity. We are a very unhealthy nation.


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    #8081
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Leonardo De Caprio deserved to win an Oscar for The Wolf of Wall Street.

    Chiwetel Ejiofor deserved to win the Oscar for 12 Years a Slave. Easily the best performance of those nominated, in my opinion.


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    #8082
    NegativeCreep
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,351 ✭✭✭NegativeCreep


    Galwayguy35 wrote: »
    Leonardo De Caprio deserved to win an Oscar for The Wolf of Wall Street.

    He was great definitely but everyone expects greatness from him. No one expected the complete turnaround by Matthew McConaughey!


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    #8083
    RFOLEY1990
    Closed Accounts Posts: 302 ✭✭RFOLEY1990


    Elvis was a Cajun


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    #8084
    Yogosan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 172 ✭✭Yogosan


    I think we should allow the choice of euthanasia in this country. Specifically if someone has a terminal disease.

    I don't think suicide is selfish. A friend said to me, "Suicide is the most selfish thing a person can do". I don't agree with that. In my view, a person shouldn't have to struggle through life to appease friends and family. I think you have to accept that if a person is willing to go as far as to take their own life, then they are going through horrors that you cannot understand and shouldn't write off as being stupid or selfish.

    That said, if a peson can genuinely get help, great, but I don't think emotional blackmail by family or friends is a great reason to live life.


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    #8085
    Mr. CooL ICE
    Registered Users Posts: 17,515 ✭✭✭✭Mr. CooL ICE


    Sucker Punch was a good movie


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    #8086
    Tarzana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭Tarzana


    Yogosan wrote: »
    I don't think suicide is selfish. A friend said to me, "Suicide is the most selfish thing a person can do". I don't agree with that. In my view, a person shouldn't have to struggle through life to appease friends and family. I think you have to accept that if a person is willing to go as far as to take their own life, then they are going through horrors that you cannot understand and shouldn't write off as being stupid or selfish.

    That said, if a peson can genuinely get help, great, but I don't think emotional blackmail by family or friends is a great reason to live life.

    I actually totally agree!


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    #8087
    Adamantium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭Adamantium


    LordChessington wrote: »
    Sucker Punch was a good movie

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6aFATYWKmU


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    #8088
    shruikan2553
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭shruikan2553


    Yogosan wrote: »
    I think we should allow the choice of euthanasia in this country. Specifically if someone has a terminal disease.

    I don't think suicide is selfish. A friend said to me, "Suicide is the most selfish thing a person can do". I don't agree with that. In my view, a person shouldn't have to struggle through life to appease friends and family. I think you have to accept that if a person is willing to go as far as to take their own life, then they are going through horrors that you cannot understand and shouldn't write off as being stupid or selfish.

    That said, if a peson can genuinely get help, great, but I don't think emotional blackmail by family or friends is a great reason to live life.

    I never understood that. If a person is thinking about suicide then chances are they think they are doing their friends and family a favour by getting rid of themselves from their life.


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    #8089
    fortwilliam
    Registered Users Posts: 560 ✭✭✭fortwilliam


    We spend far too much money on providing access for wheelchair users and blind people.


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    #8090
    Sadderday
    Registered Users Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Sadderday


    shruikan2553 wrote: »
    I never understood that. If a person is thinking about suicide then chances are they think they are doing their friends and family a favour by getting rid of themselves from their life.


    It's selfish to express an opinion on this subject if you've had no knowledge or experience of it.

    Anybody thats going to describe a mentally ill person as selfish is a dirty scumbag and hasn't a clue what they are talking about.

    Expressing these opinions is insensitive and is never going to help anyone.

    Not useful, Never going to be appreciated by anyone and just should not be said.


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    #8091
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    fortwilliam wrote: »
    We spend far too much money on providing access for wheelchair users and blind people.

    How much do we spend?
    What access is provided for blind people?
    And how much would be acceptable to spend?


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    #8092
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    Sadderday wrote: »
    It's selfish to express an opinion on this subject if you've had no knowledge or experience of it.

    Anybody thats going to describe a mentally ill person as selfish is a dirty scumbag and hasn't a clue what they are talking about.

    Expressing these opinions is insensitive and is never going to help anyone.

    Not useful, Never going to be appreciated by anyone and just should not be said.

    How do you know he has no experience or knowledge of it? What he has said about people who contemplate suicide seeing it as a benefit to their friends and family because they won't be holding them back mirrors what I heard from people close to me who suffered from depression and suicide ideation and what I've read online from first hand accounts such as Conor Cusack.

    Saying people shouldn't talk about it full stop is making a subject taboo which is the exact opposite of what we should be doing. If someone has a dunderheaded opinion on suicide, correct them on it; don't tell them never to talk about it. That's silly.


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    #8093
    OldNotWIse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    Yogosan wrote: »
    I think we should allow the choice of euthanasia in this country. Specifically if someone has a terminal disease.

    I don't think suicide is selfish. A friend said to me, "Suicide is the most selfish thing a person can do". I don't agree with that. In my view, a person shouldn't have to struggle through life to appease friends and family. I think you have to accept that if a person is willing to go as far as to take their own life, then they are going through horrors that you cannot understand and shouldn't write off as being stupid or selfish.

    That said, if a peson can genuinely get help, great, but I don't think emotional blackmail by family or friends is a great reason to live life.


    Its not so much emotional blackmail but there is a definite media slant towards "think of the people you will leave behind". Friends lost a daughter to suicide at 23 - the whole family was torn apart, and I swear my mother must have reminded us at least twice a day "I'd die if anything happened to you, please dont ever do that to me and your father" - sometimes when someone is struggling with emotional distress, it just seems like another guilt lumped onto them. I fought with depression in my younger years and many a dark time my mother's voice would pop into my head, and the thought of what suicide would do to her was horrendous - to the point that I nearly resented her! But then, if it deters is it not a good thing?

    I agree wrt euthanaisia, but floodgate issue a concern too I suppose.


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    #8094
    Sadderday
    Registered Users Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Sadderday


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    How do you know he has no experience or knowledge of it? What he has said about people who contemplate suicide seeing it as a benefit to their friends and family because they won't be holding them back mirrors what I heard from people close to me who suffered from depression and suicide ideation and what I've read online from first hand accounts such as Conor Cusack.

    Saying people shouldn't talk about it full stop is making a subject taboo which is the exact opposite of what we should be doing. If someone has a dunderheaded opinion on suicide, correct them on it; don't tell them never to talk about it. That's silly.


    It wasn't aimed at either previous post. In general, hearing people calling suicide selfish is one I hear a lot of and don't agree with.

    I replied because I only had a discussion in work recently with people that were using the 'selfish' word over and over and many of them did admit they had no experience of any mental illness themselves or in their families.

    This followed the news of the man on the roof of a building on college green.

    Calling this man selfish is self centred. Look at the picture. Whether its attention seeking or a genuine attempt to kill himself - this man needs help.

    I think people need to open their eyes and try to be more positive and helpful.

    I never said not to talk about it, I think its wonderful to discuss it and take away detach the taboo - I'm in agreement with you.

    I just find the term 'suicide is selfish' as a statement made by selfish people.

    If my loved one killed themselves, I don't want hear that.

    I was just saying that such statements are of no use to anyone but could cause more hurt.


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    #8095
    kunst nugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭kunst nugget


    Sadderday wrote: »
    It wasn't aimed at either previous post. In general, hearing people calling suicide selfish is one I hear a lot of and don't agree with.

    I replied because I only had a discussion in work recently with people that were using the 'selfish' word over and over and many of them did admit they had no experience of any mental illness themselves or in their families.

    This followed the news of the man on the roof of a building on college green.

    Calling this man selfish is self centred. Look at the picture. Whether its attention seeking or a genuine attempt to kill himself - this man needs help.

    I think people need to open their eyes and try to be more positive and helpful.

    I never said not to talk about it, I think its wonderful to discuss it and take away detach the taboo - I'm in agreement with you.

    I just find the term 'suicide is selfish' as a statement made by selfish people.

    If my loved one killed themselves, I don't want hear that.

    I was just saying that such statements are of no use to anyone but could cause more hurt.

    Okay, quoting the other post threw me off. I'm in totally agreement with you here in terms of the 'suicide is selfish' comments.


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    #8096
    Sadderday
    Registered Users Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭Sadderday


    kunst nugget wrote: »
    Okay, quoting the other post threw me off. I'm in totally agreement with you here in terms of the 'suicide is selfish' comments.


    Sorry my fault I wasn't concise.


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    #8097
    old hippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,441 ✭✭✭old hippy


    fortwilliam wrote: »
    We spend far too much money on providing access for wheelchair users and blind people.

    :confused:


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    #8098
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    LordChessington wrote: »
    Sucker Punch was a good movie

    Ugh, Sucker Punch was like Snyder tried to out-Michael Bay Michael Bay :o


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    #8099
    Yellowblackbird
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 603 ✭✭✭Yellowblackbird


    Chickentown wrote: »
    I hate the way alot of people in this country live for the weekend and spend the first half of their week talking about how fu£ked they are from the previous weekend while the second half of the week is spent talking about how sloshed they are going to get next weekend...

    I wrote a song about that once.


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    #8100
    Shakespeare's Sister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,412 ✭✭✭Shakespeare's Sister


    Chickentown wrote: »
    I hate the way alot of people in this country live for the weekend and spend the first half of their week talking about how fu£ked they are from the previous weekend while the second half of the week is spent talking about how sloshed they are going to get next weekend...
    The bloody pubs are bloody dull
    The bloody clubs are bloody full
    Of bloody girls and bloody guys
    With bloody murder in their eyes


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    #8101
    Rasheed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Rasheed


    fortwilliam wrote: »
    We spend far too much money on providing access for wheelchair users and blind people.

    God that's a moronic statement.

    Are we to confine people with disabilities to certain areas because it's too much to make places accessible?

    Accept their taxes but tell them to F off when they just want to be able to go to the same places as you can without fuss?

    What would that money be better spent on?

    Definitely one of the oddest posts I've seen on this thread.


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