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AMA wish list! I'd really like to hear from...

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  • #202
    Up Donegal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Up Donegal


    Someone who is or has been in a polyamorous relationship.


  • #203
    Boards.ie: Niamh
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    Deja Boo wrote: »
    It's been awhile since this.
    Any plans to do another?

    We've nothing like that planned at the moment, no. I don't think there would be much interest in to be honest!

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  • #204
    Deja Boo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,681 ✭✭✭✭Deja Boo


    Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »
    We've nothing like that planned at the moment, no. I don't think there would be much interest in to be honest!

    Ok, I see... twas fun to have my question answered on the vid anyway :D glad it was fun for you and Dav at the time (from what was said in the last post on that thread)... Just thought it would be cool to do a "meet the new community manager" since y'all have been proactive with monthly announcements etal, but I get it... it's a new day so. :) Thanks for the reply Niamh. Cheers.


  • #205
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,202 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Nasir Full Thresher wrote: »
    Only 1 genuinely works for a living :)

    You think I asked about the two in post for nothing?

    Nah i would genuinely be interested in something like a 'catch me if you can character' or 'The Sting' being interviewed. :)


  • #206
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    A few quick AMA's- just a few days about actually "normal, everyday" people- I think there would be great interest in these type of threads....

    Someone who drives a taxi (think this was done already)

    Someone who's a voluntary Rock concert steward

    Someone who plays in an orchestra

    Someone who fixes washing machines


    ^^^ there's a few to get going- won't last more than a few pages but it would be interesting nevertheless.

    the "ordinary" can sometimes be more interesting than the "extraordinary".


  • #207
    vriesmays
    Registered Users Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭vriesmays


    Director or producer who made an Irish feature film that never got released.


  • #208
    deise08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,330 ✭✭✭deise08


    Someone in the either territorial or foreign army?

    Someone who works in airport? At any level, ground staff, pilot, security, quarantine,
    Behind the scene jobs we wouldn't even think of.

    Someone who works in radio?

    Someone who works in accommodation?

    Someone who works on an oil rig?

    Someone who's been to Antarctica or a mountaineer?


  • #209
    crazyguy01
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭crazyguy01


    deise08 wrote:
    Someone who works on an oil rig?


    The oil rig was done recently, about the 3rd last AMA, quite interesting too


  • #210
    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
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    Thanks for the suggestions everyone :)
    deise08 wrote: »
    Someone in the either territorial or foreign army?
    I don't think anyone in the army (Irish army anyway are permitted to do something like this.
    deise08 wrote: »
    Someone who works in airport? At any level, ground staff, pilot, security, quarantine,
    Behind the scene jobs we wouldn't even think of.

    Someone who works in radio?
    These could both be interesting.
    deise08 wrote: »
    Someone who works in accommodation?
    This could cover a lot of accommodation questions: Now ye're talking - to a hotelier
    deise08 wrote: »
    Someone who works on an oil rig?
    As mentioned, we've done this one recently: Now ye're talking - to an off-shore oil rig worker
    deise08 wrote: »
    Someone who's been to Antarctica or a mountaineer?
    This one might interest you: Now ye're talking - to a Boardsie climbng to Everest Base Camp

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  • #211
    Up Donegal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Up Donegal


    A nun or someone studying for nunhood?


  • #212
    vriesmays
    Registered Users Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭vriesmays


    A professional scientist who doesn't believe in climate change.


  • #213
    The Tetrarch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭The Tetrarch


    Censored11 wrote: »
    John Delaney?
    Could ye imagine. There would be 500 pages of questions, and not one answer.
    In an interview Delaney asked himself a question.
    "Am I doing a good job?"
    "That's a very good question."
    "Yes I am."


  • #214
    The Tetrarch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭The Tetrarch


    notobtuse wrote: »
    I’m a big Donald Trump as US president supporter.  Campaigned for him in 2016 and will do so again in 2020.  Seems most here on Boards.ie can’t understand how anybody could ever be a supporter, and the mods in the politics forum act upon their clear bias (and abuse their power) against anybody who supports him.  Don’t know if anybody would be interested in hearing from (rather than yelling at) a Trump supporter.  8-)
    Will he hold up his hands and take the blame when the economy tanks bigly?

    Biggest stock market rises in history (DJIA Dow Jones Industrial Average)

    03/09/1929 it had risen 497% from the previous low. The it fell 89%, or to 11% of its high value.
    03/10/1937 it had risen 372% from the previous low. It fell 52% to 48% of that high.

    03/10/2018 it had risen 410% from the previous low, the second highest run up in history.
    That is thanks to Donal Trump, and he will keep pumping the economy until the 3rd November 2020 presidential election.


  • #215
    notobtuse
    Registered Users Posts: 5,424 ✭✭✭notobtuse


    The Tetrarch wrote: »
    Will he hold up his hands and take the blame when the economy tanks bigly?

    Of course not. That’s not his style. And neither would any other president before him.

    My youngest daughter is starting college at a prestigious university in Washington, DC. She was accepted into their Scholars Program in the Politics, Policy and Law Discipline. Only 15 students from across the world are accepted each year into the PPL scholars program and they are expected to make differences in the world. She will be required to intern at least 4 times in either the White House, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Pentagon, Homeland Security or with an ambassador (arranged by the university). She has already been offered an internship with a US Congresswoman next semester. She really wants to intern in the White House at some point but not with Trump, or with a Democratic Senator. (Where have I failed?) If she interns in the White House I’ll ask her if she would be willing to answer questions… if anyone is interested, that is.

    You can ignorantly accuse me of "whataboutism," but what it really is involves identifying similar scenarios in order to see if it holds up when the shoe is on the other foot!



  • #216
    Purple Mountain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,280 ✭✭✭✭Purple Mountain


    What about am undertaker?

    To thine own self be true



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  • #217
    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
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    notobtuse wrote: »
    Of course not. That’s not his style. And neither would any other president before him.

    My youngest daughter is starting college at a prestigious university in Washington, DC. She was accepted into their Scholars Program in the Politics, Policy and Law Discipline. Only 15 students from across the world are accepted each year into the PPL scholars program and they are expected to make differences in the world. She will be required to intern at least 4 times in either the White House, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Pentagon, Homeland Security or with an ambassador (arranged by the university). She has already been offered an internship with a US Congresswoman next semester. She really wants to intern in the White House at some point but not with Trump, or with a Democratic Senator. (Where have I failed?) If she interns in the White House I’ll ask her if she would be willing to answer questions… if anyone is interested, that is.

    That would be fantastic notobtuse and congratulations to your daughter! That is a fantastic opportunity for her, I wish her the very best of luck. If she has the time, I'm sure there would be interest in her doing it no matter where she interns :)

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  • #218
    SusieBlue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭SusieBlue


    Someone who has climbed Everest or any of the other well known summits? There was some really interesting conversation in a thread in AH about it recently.


  • #219
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,626 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    SusieBlue wrote: »
    Someone who has climbed Everest or any of the other well known summits? There was some really interesting conversation in a thread in AH about it recently.

    Been there, done that! (Not me but Boards!) :D

    https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057730695


  • #220
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,166 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    The owner of the Charleville Hotel/White Moose Cafe.


  • #221
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,202 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Ooh a jockey!


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  • #222
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,457 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    I don't think anyone in the army (Irish army anyway are permitted to do something like this.

    You might get an ex-serviceman. Even if a nom-de-guerre were used to retain anonymity, there is too much chance of a response or speech pattern or whatever identifying a serving soldier (Or in my case, I'm possibly the only US soldier on Boards, so that's a gimme...). You'd be amazed how many requests I get as a mod in military to delete posts from even a few years ago which the poster fears could be used against them.

    Would ex-servicemen do for you?


  • #223
    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
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    Of course, anyone who has an interesting story or aspect of their life that they are willing and able to talk about is more than welcome aboard. We just don't want anyone getting themselves in hot water over it :)

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  • #224
    Stephen15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,907 ✭✭✭Stephen15


    Not sure if it would a bit controversial but I'd be interested to hear from a peadophile hunter


  • #225
    Nokia6230i
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,861 ✭✭✭Nokia6230i


    Stephen15 wrote: »
    Not sure if it would a bit controversial but I'd be interested to hear from a peadophile hunter

    Aren't they anonymous by their very nature?

    That said, in a public area, they are liable to be filmed; would imagine some people know who those in the only Irish one I'm aware of are.

    Court case yesterday where Judge criticised the vigilante behaviour of the group (without naming 'em) for targeting an individual who's SN and is a vulnerable adult, is in a care home/residential setting etc.

    Like social media when it comes to reporting "news", this genre're a law onto themselves in that they operate somewhat outside of or on edge of the law and, using yesterdays court report, tend to arrive in numbers; 5 (3 M + 2 F) in one case and as for their "security"? Crikey the PSA don't license for this stuff.

    So yeah, bring on such an AMA please!


  • #226
    lfen
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭lfen


    A psychic/clairvoyant


  • #227
    BarryD2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,732 ✭✭✭BarryD2


    Gloomtastic! wrote: »
    Been there, done that! (Not me but Boards!) :D

    https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057730695

    Not quite the same thing, that was just the trek into base camp, the foot of the mountain ;)


  • #228
    Sexual Chocolate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,060 ✭✭✭Sexual Chocolate


    Very unlikely to happen but id love to hear from a pro brexit politician. Might cause a bit of a stir though.


  • #229
    Up Donegal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Up Donegal


    A NCT inspector.


  • #230
    Stephen15
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,907 ✭✭✭Stephen15


    Up Donegal wrote: »
    A NCT inspector.

    This guy perhaps :D

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/nct-inspector-sacked-after-passing-his-own-vehicles-three-times-31040522.html


  • #231
    Standman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Standman


    I'd like to hear from a postal worker/courier.

    Read around online about problems people have with "attempted deliveries" and you'll see it appears to be a pretty dysfunctional business where drivers have unrealistic targets, which incentivizes them to actually not deliver packages. Would be fascinating to get more info into what goes on behind the scenes.

    (No prizes for guessing I've just been burned by this fake "attempted delivery" craic myself...)


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  • #232
    dickangel
    Registered Users Posts: 161 ✭✭dickangel


    Slaughterhouse worker


  • #233
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,202 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    An Irish Opera singer or classical singer etc.


  • #234
    twirlagig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭twirlagig


    Would love to hear some stories from a Tattoo Artist or a Body Piercer...
    they must have some good ones


  • #235
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,983 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    lfen wrote: »
    A psychic/clairvoyant

    I knew you were going to say that... :pac:


  • #236
    Up Donegal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Up Donegal


    This might have been posted before - a Freemason?


  • #237
    Sky King
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Sky King


    I'd love to hear from someone who volunteers as lifeboat crew with RNLI.


  • #238
    Up Donegal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Up Donegal


    There was already an AMA here with a woman who had an affair so, how about having one with a man who already has a significant other and who has had OR IS HAVING an affair with a woman who may be attached or not.

    I would also like to see an A.M.A. with someone who's in a 'Friends with benefits' relationship and one with someone who's in a polyamorous relationship.


  • #239
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,202 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    Someone who has suffered with eating disorders ..OR a professional who works with them.


  • #240
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,626 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    This guy!

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=112262284&postcount=478

    Will he remain Nameless? :rolleyes:


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  • #241
    gzoladz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,201 ✭✭✭gzoladz


    A driving license tester...


  • #242
    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Community Manager


    shocksy wrote: »
    An official driving tester/examiner

    I think they would be interesting to hear from. It would also be good to get insight from them on people preparing for a test and hopefully squash the myths of ''quotas''.
    Stephen15 wrote: »
    Driving test examiner
    gzoladz wrote: »
    A driving license tester...

    I've investigated this one but I'm told that they are not allowed to 'represent' the RSA on social media which is fair enough. We may have a different driving related AMA coming up in the future ;)

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  • #243
    the purple tin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    A female wrestler. The Session Moth maybe?


  • #244
    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
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    Up Donegal wrote: »
    There was already an AMA here with a woman who had an affair so, how about having one with a man who already has a significant other and who has had OR IS HAVING an affair with a woman who may be attached or not.

    I would also like to see an A.M.A. with someone who's in a 'Friends with benefits' relationship and one with someone who's in a polyamorous relationship.

    Open now, an AMA with a married person who is having an affair: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058053375

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  • #245
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,637 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »
    Open now, an AMA with a married person who is having an affair: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058053375

    I'd love to see an AMA with someone who grew up in a family where the parents had multiple affairs so we can ask about all the harm that was done to them by their rotten progenitors.


  • #246
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83,428 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Someone with the Corona virus, see how they are coping, is it bad etc.


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  • #247
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,453 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    An electric car driver, given the government target to ban new petrol/diesel cars.


  • #248
    AMKC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,297 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    An AMA with a Mistress or a Domme would be interesting if its never been done before.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #249
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Would it be possible to ask someone who just ran in the Seanad election in one of the panels for their story of the last few months? Did they have to go to each council meeting? How did they canvass given COVID-19?


  • #250
    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
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    Dónal wrote: »
    Would it be possible to ask someone who just ran in the Seanad election in one of the panels for their story of the last few months? Did they have to go to each council meeting? How did they canvass given COVID-19?

    Good idea, I might have one person I could ask, leave that with me :)

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  • #251
    Boards.ie: Niamh
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    Boards.ie Community Manager


    DrPhilG wrote: »
    An electric car driver, given the government target to ban new petrol/diesel cars.

    We have an EV driver up there now: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058068296

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