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The Taylor-made CVPL Chat Thread!

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    #3662
    locum-motion
    Registered Users Posts: 5,143 ✭✭✭locum-motion


    SolvableKnave wrote: »
    - Italian music video with nonsense English lyrics-

    This story reminds me of Celebrate by An Emotional Fish.

    Some Italian rock star had a huge hit when he re-recorded it in Italian. He didn’t translate the lyrics, he just chose Italian words that fitted into the beat but bore no relation to the meaning of the original.

    Thus the refrain “this party’s over” became “gli spari sopra” which means ‘the shots above’. (That’s also the title)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Bobi4h-gg


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    #3663
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    mr_fegelien wrote: »
    akx0g.jpg

    one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-otters


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    #3664
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,285 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115445657&postcount=9585

    That snake looks defanged?


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    #3665
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,365 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    biko wrote: »
    image.jpg

    This sort of nonsense is wilfully and obviously incorrect. It ignores the fact that there were significantly less polling places in urban locations versus rural locations relative to population. It ignores the ongoing gerrymandering problem in the US. It ignores the attempts to stop legal voting by mail. But that's not the point of these sorts of posts, right?


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    #3666
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users Posts: 5,982 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    dulpit wrote: »
    This sort of nonsense is wilfully and obviously incorrect. It ignores the fact that there were significantly less polling places in urban locations versus rural locations relative to population. It ignores the ongoing gerrymandering problem in the US. It ignores the attempts to stop legal voting by mail. But that's not the point of these sorts of posts, right?


    It's best to stay away from that thread. It's poison. (And, in fairness to Boards/the mods, it was created to keep the poison away from civilised society)


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    #3667
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,092 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    dulpit wrote: »
    It ignores the fact that there were significantly less polling places in urban locations versus rural locations relative to population.

    Why shouldn't there be less in urban areas?
    I'd expect an urban polling station to have more voters, in higher rates, that a rural station. Same way that I expect a tesco in a urban area to be bigger and to have more customers pass through each day.

    If voting centres were based on population, remotre rural areas would have to travel ridiculous distances to vote.


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    #3668
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,285 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Warning - we have a thread leak


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    #3669
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users Posts: 5,982 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Warning - we have a thread leak

    268.gif


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    #3670
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Mellor wrote: »
    Why shouldn't there be less in urban areas?
    I'd expect an urban polling station to have more voters, in higher rates, that a rural station. Same way that I expect a tesco in a urban area to be bigger and to have more customers pass through each day.

    If voting centres were based on population, remotre rural areas would have to travel ridiculous distances to vote.
    We have a Trump Dump for a reason, it social distances the Trumpions from the humour.


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    #3671
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,282 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Warning - we have a thread leak

    It's a "No chat please" thread! :pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:


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    #3672
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,092 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Deleted User wrote: »
    We have a Trump Dump for a reason, it social distances the Trumpions from the humour.

    Wasn't trying to get into the politics of it.
    Just point is odd that somebody was complaining about ideas that were obviously incorrect, by posting more info that was wilfully and obviously incorrect.


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    #3673
    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,365 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Mellor wrote: »
    Wasn't trying to get into the politics of it.
    Just point is odd that somebody was complaining about ideas that were obviously incorrect, by posting more info that was wilfully and obviously incorrect.

    Compare it to Ireland though. I live in the city, there are polling stations very close to me in any direction. They will each cater for a fairly similar number of voters. My parents live outside the city, their polling station is a 10 minute drive away, but also caters for roughly the same number of possible voters. I've never had to queue voting.

    In the states, if you're unfortunate enough to live in the cities you have far more people voting in a polling place relative to rural areas. You see queues for hours..


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    #3674
    emeldc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭emeldc


    @ 1800 Ladladlad.
    I can’t see any of your posts on the main thread while on the iPad. The link asks if I want to download but that doesn’t seem to work either. Anyone else have this Problem or is it a setting on my iPad.


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    #3675
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,285 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    emeldc wrote: »
    @ 1800 Ladladlad.
    I can’t see any of your posts on the main thread while on the iPad. The link asks if I want to download but that doesn’t seem to work either. Anyone else have this Problem or is it a setting on my iPad.

    https://ourcodeworld.com/articles/read/1160/how-to-enable-webp-image-format-preview-on-the-macos-finder

    https://www.macrumors.com/2020/06/22/webp-safari-14/


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    #3676
    emeldc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭emeldc


    fritzelly wrote: »
    https://ourcodeworld.com/articles/read/1160/how-to-enable-webp-image-format-preview-on-the-macos-finder

    https://www.macrumors.com/2020/06/22/webp-safari-14/

    No clue what any of that is about :o but thanks anyway :)


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    #3677
    wally79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭wally79


    I’ve actually noticed that since latest iOS update on phone I can see 1800lads posts


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    #3678
    wally79
    Registered Users Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭wally79


    silverharp wrote: »
    534765.jpg

    A little help required here


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    #3679
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,463 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Siri/Alexa/Google/i-Whathaveyou being jealous of Mom?


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    #3680
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I thought it was astrology nonsense. The time of your birth can tell her so much about you crap. So his mam was telling him to run from whatever lunatic he's talking to.


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    #3681
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,463 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Now, that makes sense.


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    #3682
    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 22,306 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    wally79 wrote: »
    I’ve actually noticed that since latest iOS update on phone I can see 1800lads posts

    That was the sole purpose of the update afaik


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    #3683
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,156 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Sounds like a downgrade to me, having seen a few of 1800lad's posts :)


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    #3684
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115487083&postcount=7807
    The stark reality of the current covid situation for many people in one cartoon.
    looks perfect in the "zoomed" projection, but in reality, a complete mess and enforced isolation.
    Mental health issues will be off the scale for the next couple of years.


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    #3685
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    Deleted User wrote: »
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115487083&postcount=7807
    The stark reality of the current covid situation for many people in one cartoon.
    looks perfect in the "zoomed" projection, but in reality, a complete mess and enforced isolation.
    Mental health issues will be off the scale for the next couple of years.

    This really pisses me off. The very fact that any one person will be aware of that is enough to allow coping with mental health issues, regardless of what they might be, be a reality. If you're aware that your circumstances are dire or desperate then you have all you need to cope with those circumstances yourself.


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    #3686
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    This really pisses me off. The very fact that any one person will be aware of that is enough to allow coping with mental health issues, regardless of what they might be, be a reality. If you're aware that your circumstances are dire or desperate then you have all you need to cope with those circumstances yourself.
    Do you mean "pull yourself together!", great advice, but many can't do that and will have serious issues for a long time to come.


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    #3687
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    iLikeWaffles wrote: »
    If you're aware that your circumstances are dire or desperate then you have all you need to cope with those circumstances yourself.




    OK; can you clarify this please?


    Are you saying this in earnestness or sarcastically?


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    #3688
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,092 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    dulpit wrote: »
    Compare it to Ireland though. I live in the city, there are polling stations very close to me in any direction. They will each cater for a fairly similar number of voters. My parents live outside the city, their polling station is a 10 minute drive away, but also caters for roughly the same number of possible voters. I've never had to queue voting.

    In the states, if you're unfortunate enough to live in the cities you have far more people voting in a polling place relative to rural areas. You see queues for hours..
    Do you have any links to suggest turnout is the same per location. I'd be surprised if that where the case tbh.

    But even still, Irish rural is nothing like the remoteness of US rural. And, Irish "cities". Well most are barely small towns.


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    #3689
    Kat1170
    Registered Users Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭Kat1170


    I think you'll find you have them the wrong way round. That parcel was obviously meant for Mr Musk


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    #3690
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    Deleted User wrote: »
    OK; can you clarify this please?


    Are you saying this in earnestness or sarcastically?

    I'm no going to clarify anything. Read the sentence it is simple stuff.


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    #3691
    iLikeWaffles
    Registered Users Posts: 4,325 ✭✭✭iLikeWaffles


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Do you mean "pull yourself together!", great advice, but many can't do that and will have serious issues for a long time to come.

    You read also. I was extremely succinct!


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