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  • #102
    Jonybgud
    Registered Users Posts: 463 ✭✭Jonybgud


    Christ, there's less smellier things in the brown bin.


  • #103
    Edgware
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    ChikiChiki wrote: »
    Celebrity drug mule. What a truly ****ed up world we are living in.
    You'd still do her


  • #104
    blinding
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭blinding


    tipptom wrote: »
    Trades description act ?
    Costs money to to get that look from the pre-jail look.Wonder where the time and money comes from considering she also has two children.
    Certainly could appear to some that it has all payed off for her eventually.

    There is no question that the Scottish girl was prettier than her in the convict photo.
    Did they search the Bun ?

    That Bun was a sure sign of bad judgement . The Border guards would see that coming a mile away !


  • #105
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,380 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    paleoperson wrote: »
    She was talking on Good Morning Britain about how she has big debts to pay off that the proceeds of her book will go to.

    No prizes for guessing what debts she's talking about, no doubt with interest and everything.

    Who would buy that book? Genuine question.

    I see Easons having it on display as (I think) no 1 on their book chart or whatever it's called. I imagine it will be in a 'remainder' bin shortly for less than a euro.


  • #106
    Deebles McBeebles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,865 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    HildaOgdenx wrote: »
    Who would buy that book? Genuine question.

    I see Easons having it on display as (I think) no 1 on their book chart or whatever it's called. I imagine it will be in a 'remainder' bin shortly for less than a euro.

    Fans of irony might hollow it out and use it to smuggle drugs into prison.


  • #107
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,479 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    HildaOgdenx wrote: »
    Who would buy that book? Genuine question.

    I see Easons having it on display as (I think) no 1 on their book chart or whatever it's called. I imagine it will be in a 'remainder' bin shortly for less than a euro.



    The same people who buy the books you find in charity shops, sharon osbourne, jordan, jade goody autobiographies etc


  • #108
    Sharp MZ700
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭Sharp MZ700


    Kimbot wrote: »
    Or:

    4D69258800000578-5861571-image-a-470_1529423714443.jpg

    The manhole.


  • #109
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I remember during a trip to Peru our guide pointed out her prison as we passed it in way to a historic monument. She was in it at the time. Going home our group had to spend over 10 hours at the Chavez airport due to our flight from Cuzco being booked for us early morning and the flight out home was late evening. Couldn’t even check in for about 6 hours. Thankfully it turned out to be one of the more comfortable and spacious airports. We amused ourselves watching the security sniffer dogs at work, alas no catches whilst we were there.


  • #110
    NeinNeinNein
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,189 ✭✭✭NeinNeinNein


    Sharp MZ700 wrote: »
    The manhole.
    No Parking.


  • #111
    Cork Trucker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,553 ✭✭✭Cork Trucker


    NeinNeinNein wrote: »
    No Parking.

    I’d say there’s been many a load parked on that manhole cover over the years


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  • #112
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,479 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    Cork Trucker wrote: »
    I’d say there’s been many a load parked on that manhole cover over the years



    why? id love to know the kind of people who say $hit like that about some nordie they dont even know, are you saying because shes good looking that makes her a slut? it must be ugly women who are jealous of the way she looks or something?
    she was in Ibiza where everyone is doing coke, ecstasy etc so she probably though so what if i smuggle some coke back to europe. shes not some heinous criminal, she tried to smuggle some drugs, not heroin by the way, coke which a huge percentage of normal Irish people are snorting up their nose every weekend, big deal.


  • #113
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    why? id love to know the kind of people who say $hit like that about some nordie they dont even know, are you saying because shes good looking that makes her a slut? it must be ugly women who are jealous of the way she looks or something?
    she was in Ibiza where everyone is doing coke, ecstasy etc so she probably though so what if i smuggle some coke back to europe. shes not some heinous criminal, she tried to smuggle some drugs, not heroin by the way, coke which a huge percentage of normal Irish people are snorting up their nose every weekend, big deal.

    Hopefully she's looking at board's and will send you a pm and her number included..

    You sound like a really nice person, white knight maybe ???


  • #114
    pgj2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,479 ✭✭✭pgj2015


    nthclare wrote: »
    Hopefully she's looking at board's and will send you a pm and her number included..

    You sound like a really nice person, white knight maybe ???




    not at all but if i was id rather be that than some square who gets a kick out of throwing derogatory insults at someone you dont even know for something that was hardly the crime of the century.


  • #115
    nthclare
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,315 ✭✭✭nthclare


    pgj2015 wrote: »
    not at all but if i was id rather be that than some square who gets a kick out of throwing derogatory insults at someone you dont even know for something that was hardly the crime of the century.

    I hear you, she's just the unlucky one who got caught.

    There's plenty of young attractive women who've been through rehab and had charge sheets for drunk driving and other demenours...

    Unfortunately for Machela, she's in the public eye...

    I think she won't do anything stupid like that again, ironically it has been the making of her.

    She's trying to get on with it, but you'll always have people on the moral high ground trying to knock people down.

    As they say only one who's been there in addiction and trouble understand what it's like..

    I'll take my white knight comment back, my apologies.


  • #116
    tipptom
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    pgj2015 wrote: »
    not at all but if i was id rather be that than some square who gets a kick out of throwing derogatory insults at someone you dont even know for something that was hardly the crime of the century.

    But we wouldn't be having this conversation about her if she didn't flaunt herself across the media flogging a book about her crime.

    Her looks will be commented on as there is a serious transformation in how she looks when she was arrested for smuggling drugs and how she looks now.

    She has been splashed all over the media in glamorous model poses in sunny climes well before this interview and people are saying if she couldn't make as a model before smuggling drugs why should they entertain her now making it as a model on the back of drug smuggling.

    As for her writing her book as some sort of good deed,give me a break,its all profile building and a money grab on the back of her crime.

    She is going to ship derogatory insults on the back of a serious international headlinging crime.


  • #117
    Niallof9
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    pgj2015 wrote: »
    not at all but if i was id rather be that than some square who gets a kick out of throwing derogatory insults at someone you dont even know for something that was hardly the crime of the century.

    ah will you stop. It was 1.5 millions worth. Have a look at all the people who die in South America from the drug trade. she's making money out of crime while regular joe soaps work our arses off and pay for it. it stinks.

    Same **** with that scumbag lad who got the modeling gig from a mugshot. Hypocritical media bull****.

    fair play for Morgan calling her out. shes a twat and she should go back to her hole up North.


  • #118
    Paddy Cow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭Paddy Cow


    dotsman wrote: »
    495584.png
    She looks like one of the brothers in "White Chicks".


  • #119
    Bigbagofcans
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭Bigbagofcans


    Niallof9 wrote: »
    fair play for Morgan calling her out. shes a twat and she should go back to her hole up North.

    Fair play and (Piers) Morgan should never be used in the same sentence.


  • #120
    Outlaw Pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,423 ✭✭✭✭Outlaw Pete


    Can't abide her, couldn't believe she had the gall to say ...
    "5000 pounds wasn't enough for what I was being asked to do"


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  • #121
    tipptom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,219 ✭✭✭tipptom


    Outlaw Pete wrote: »
    Can't abide her, couldn't believe she had the gall to say ...

    Its like that joke,"we have already established what you are now its just down to haggling a price".

    If it was mu daughter you have to stick by them and help them through it even though they have caused immense hurt and shame to the family in public way that was not just local or national but international.

    But I would certainly disown her if she decided to go on a media tour after and pasting herself all over in swimwear look at me poses for whoever will take notice to keep that hurt and shame going to this day when you think it should have died down and you and your family can move on with your life.


  • #122
    BattleCorp
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    pgj2015 wrote: »
    she was in Ibiza where everyone is doing coke, ecstasy etc so she probably though so what if i smuggle some coke back to europe. shes not some heinous criminal, she tried to smuggle some drugs, not heroin by the way, coke which a huge percentage of normal Irish people are snorting up their nose every weekend, big deal.

    Actually that's exactly what she is.


  • #123
    Atlantic Dawn
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    M


    BBC One have a 5 part documentary on her Monday night at 10:35pm...
    https://twitter.com/Daily_Express/status/1410484329898258432


  • #124
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,512 ✭✭✭Wheety


    Holy sh1t. That was almost 8 years ago!


  • #125
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83,506 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Watched it all tonight, no football on :o, reasonable watch.
    Worst about it is that it's purely from Michaella's point of view, no input whatsoever from Melissa Reid as to what went on. Some contributions from people who knew her in Ibiza and in prison in Peru. I don't know how she transformed her looks from prison to current day, doesn't look like the same person from the initial press coverage. She bribes her way to get an early court case and leaves Melissa behind.

    I still think they were set up to get caught and other people were on the same flight carrying more properly concealed drugs, the drugs in the porridge packaging just wouldn't add up if casually checked. That said they also got in to it for financial gain from the outset so deserved the outcome. Her hair was never a good idea either, could have hiiden a kilo there on its own :D.

    First 2 episodes had decent tunes and scenery, made me really miss a mad sun holiday :D


  • #126
    FileNotFound
    Registered Users Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭FileNotFound


    Why is this dirty rat druggy criminal still even discussed.

    She is what she is. And a sad little liar to boot.

    Should have left her in the south American jail where she belonged. Would be a lesson for any other dopes


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  • #127
    tipptom
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Watched it all tonight, no football on :o, reasonable watch.
    Worst about it is that it's purely from Michaella's point of view, no input whatsoever from Melissa Reid as to what went on. Some contributions from people who knew her in Ibiza and in prison in Peru. I don't know how she transformed her looks from prison to current day, doesn't look like the same person from the initial press coverage. She bribes her way to get an early court case and leaves Melissa behind.

    I still think they were set up to get caught and other people were on the same flight carrying more properly concealed drugs, the drugs in the porridge packaging just wouldn't add up if casually checked. That said they also got in to it for financial gain from the outset so deserved the outcome. Her hair was never a good idea either, could have hiiden a kilo there on its own :D.

    First 2 episodes had decent tunes and scenery, made me really miss a mad sun holiday :D
    Is the Reid girl still in contact with her?


  • #128
    Oppee
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Oppee


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117607845#Comment_117607845

    I've often wondered this myself. How is one still parading the fact that her actions were idiotic while the other has kept her head down? As nosey as I am I sincerely hope she is doing okay considering



  • #129
    Effects
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    Cause she wants to be famous. The other one probably just wants to get on with her life.



  • #130
    Tomaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 636 ✭✭✭Tomaldo


    She tried to smuggle a substance people enjoy using, nobody tricks or forces u to take coke. A lot of very talented legends have used it. I don't see anything wrong in what she attempted. I see a lot of wrong in the War on Drugs and the inaccurate opinions and outright lies of the supporters of such a failed, expensive and ineffective policy.



  • #131
    Effects
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    Just because you don't agree with the laws, doesn't mean you don't have to follow them.

    Take coke at the weekend if you like. But try smuggling a load of it across the world and you are taking a really stupid risk.



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  • #132
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,346 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/111774203#Comment_111774203

    Any opinion about the people who used her as a drug mule and didn't have to go to jail?

    She's done her time, paid the price for it. Debt to society is paid, not enough for you?



  • #133
    Atlantic Dawn
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    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622790#Comment_117622790

    It's the farce forced drugs courier story she presented with initially and the fools made of people up north raising money for her that leaves the sour taste amongst people.



  • #134
    Tomaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 636 ✭✭✭Tomaldo


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622772#Comment_117622772

    The Suffragettes broke the law laws/rules to get women the vote, people from the South smuggled contraceptives from the UK when it was banned in the South. I have broken the drug laws by using (not selling) banned substances.



  • #135
    Tomaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 636 ✭✭✭Tomaldo


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117591328#Comment_117591328

    Some countries like Thailand have the death penalty for drug trafficking, but I know from personal experience people still buy and sell drugs in that country. Can u or anybody else give me ONE good reason why cocaine is and should remain illegal.



  • #136
    Atlantic Dawn
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    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622816#Comment_117622816

    It would be more productive to take off limbs and release the convicted smugglers in to society to leave them to explain to the locals why their right hand is no more when they are in the bar trying to order a round of beers.



  • #137
    jimmycrackcorm
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    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622802#Comment_117622802

    That's what I love about TV shows like "Murder she wrote". Angela Lansbury shows up and 45 minutes later, the murderer is caught, admits their guilt, and explains it all.

    That's how real criminals do it.



  • #138
    Mad_maxx
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    this particular lady gets far too much abuse from what i can see , she committed a crime and did the time , she attempted to become a reality star but its not like trashy characters never tried that before

    the guy who broke that british bank back in the nineties used to show up now and again for a while , he certainly milked it



  • #139
    Tomaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 636 ✭✭✭Tomaldo


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622833#Comment_117622833

    I doubt that would stop it either. Did u ever hear of the Beatles and Rolling Stones, they took illegal drugs and did ok. Kate Moss was photographed having a snort, Nigella Lawson admitted taking it, so did Rod Stewart and Robbie Williams. Noel and Liam Gallagher wrote and sang about it. Traces of cocaine were discovered in a pipe found in Wiliam Shakespeare's home. So yes, cocaine totally ruins lives, I sarcastically agree.



  • #140
    BattleCorp
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    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622816#Comment_117622816


    Go take a look at any crack addict and you'll see why it should remain illegal.



  • #141
    Tomaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 636 ✭✭✭Tomaldo


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117623907#Comment_117623907

    Has prohibition prevented the existence of that drug. In the last 5 years the HSE has given 50,000 crack pipes to addicts, so just like heroin which is practically legal via the methadone scheme, injection centres coming soon, addicts can get a clean needle in Merchants Quay, some countries give actual heroin to addicts, the legalisation of that drug has started.



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  • #142
    Immortal Starlight
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    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622790#Comment_117622790

    The people who used her as a drug mule are scum. However that doesn’t excuse her for her crime. She served a small portion of her jail sentence and is now looking to profit from her crime with her book and tv appearances. I don’t call that paying her debt to society.



  • #143
    Hangdogroad
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    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622770#Comment_117622770

    In fairness at this stage people have more of an issue with the fact that she's a lying, fame hungry, attention seeking sh!tbag who's being given an inordinate amount of media time.



  • #144
    ShatterAlan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭ShatterAlan


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117623907#Comment_117623907

    If it was legal would your hypotheticl crack addict be any worse off?



  • #145
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 87,579 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117607845#Comment_117607845

    I doubt it

    https://forumofgames.com/




  • #146
    Tomaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 636 ✭✭✭Tomaldo


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117624711#Comment_117624711

    Also in fairness, she got a lot of adverse media and online attention from Day One. She wasn't the first or last drug mule. I've never met her so I can't call her what u did an A.S.S. but personally I hope she profits from her experience. Didn't Eddie the Eagle do well and he was a terrible skier or so I'm told. I like her, I'm not sure why, 'cos she wasn't even a good mule.



  • #147
    Tomaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 636 ✭✭✭Tomaldo


    What have u got against drug smugglers/dealers, they only exist 'cos people enjoy using what they sell/smuggle. Why do drug dealers usually get a harsher sentence than burglars, nobody consents to have their homes robbed but people DO consent to buy and use drugs.



  • #148
    Tomaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 636 ✭✭✭Tomaldo


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117635457#Comment_117635457
    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117635457#Comment_117635457

    addressed to Atlantic Dawn



  • #149
    ohnonotgmail
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    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117635457#Comment_117635457

    as stupid arguments go that is pretty **** stupid.



  • #150
    Tomaldo
    Registered Users Posts: 636 ✭✭✭Tomaldo


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117635659#Comment_117635659

    Please explain in Plain English why it's stupid



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  • #151
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,531 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117635727#Comment_117635727

    Honestly it wouldn't be worth the effort. The damage done to irish society by drug dealers and smugglers is immense. Long prison sentences for all of them.



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