Equality of marriage and love

Nodin · 25-05-2015 10:19am

Pherekydes wrote: »

They like Carlsberg?

Amsterdam=too obvious

Copenhagen=Denmark=Scandavia = Raving liberals whose fault all of it is, the big sexy blonde bastards.

Shrap · 25-05-2015 12:18pm

Nodin wrote: »

Comedy time with Breda

The comments are pure comedy gold on that. Loads of "Satan laughing and the maniacal laughter of the damned" stuff, also the "gay world and it's horror stories". Fantastical!

Not a NSA agent · 25-05-2015 1:45pm

Nodin wrote: »

I'd offer a prize for anyone who guesses why she picked Copenhagen, but I can only guess meself.

The full whinge
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/breda-o-brien-an-inconvenient-truth-about-the-same-sex-marriage-referendum-1.2224422

Weren't they talking about how the vikings are invading again by having sperm as their largest export or something?

Its a great Idea, sperm travels far better than babies. The nuns really should have asked for their advice on best ways of shipping out people.

BlaasForRafa · 25-05-2015 2:05pm

Not a NSA agent wrote: »

Weren't they talking about how the vikings are invading again by having sperm as their largest export or something?

Its a great Idea, sperm travels far better than babies. The nuns really should have asked for their advice on best ways of shipping out people.

Isn't wasting sperm a sin anyways?

Breda really needs to consult with her sky-god and get his/her opinion on the matter.

Going Strong · 25-05-2015 2:07pm

Just back from a visit to my parents.

My mother isn't a happy bunny at all.

"Well, *we* fecking lost."

That's democracy for you.

"Hmph, it was all the voters who came back home to vote Yes that won it."

I explain how, if that's the case, you'd be able to walk across the Irish sea without getting your feet wet so many ferries would be needed.

"Hah! Typical you and your smart-@rsed answers! You voted Yes didn't you?"

Of course (Points at Irish Examiner next to her with photos of happy people celebrating) Isn't it grand to give some joy and happiness to people and it didn't cost me anything more than some shoe leather?

(Mutters something about how it'll all end in tears and changes the subject).

That's me out of the will then and no mistake. Voting "Yes" is tantamount to coming out as gay in her eyes.

robindch · 25-05-2015 2:50pm

Going Strong wrote: »

My mother isn't a happy bunny at all.

I feel a support-group coming on for people who have difficult relatives.

Popette rang up last week with nine-foot flames coming from her ears - every talking point neatly regurgitated from the poisonous pens of BOB, DQ, JW, RM and that Bruce Arnold clown - and managed, only just, to stop before she declared open war upon her entire extended family.

Going Strong · 25-05-2015 2:59pm

I hear you. Way back in the mists of time when I was in my late teens, my mother informed that "If you turn out to be a queer, you're no longer welcome in this house." Luckily I'm not so I still had a roof over my head although none of my girlfriends ever met with her approval so I might as well have brought men home for all the difference it would have made. I was also to report if anyone I met was a Protestant so she could update her dossier matching certain surnames to a certain religion. Imagine if I'd brought home a gay Prod! :eek:

I should really invent a time machine shouldn't I?

robindch · 25-05-2015 4:01pm

Kathy Sheridan has a nice piece on the calm after the storm:

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/kathy-sheridan-republic-wakes-to-world-of-calm-acceptance-1.2224243

PopePalpatine · 25-05-2015 4:05pm

Nodin wrote: »

The full whinge
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/breda-o-brien-an-inconvenient-truth-about-the-same-sex-marriage-referendum-1.2224422

Maybe she was a big fan of Tom Kristensen? :pac:

silverharp · 25-05-2015 6:21pm

Going Strong wrote: »

Just back from a visit to my parents....

I read that in my head with a cranky west of ireland accent for some reason I cant put my finger on :pac:

The Black Oil · 25-05-2015 7:33pm

Some ought to ask Graham Linehan if it's time for a new line of t-shirts. Feckin' Irish! They invented gayness!

joseph brand · 26-05-2015 1:34am

Going Strong wrote: »

Just back from a visit to my parents.

My mother isn't a happy bunny at all.

"Well, *we* fecking lost."

That's democracy for you.

"Hmph, it was all the voters who came back home to vote Yes that won it."

I explain how, if that's the case, you'd be able to walk across the Irish sea without getting your feet wet so many ferries would be needed.

"Hah! Typical you and your smart-@rsed answers! You voted Yes didn't you?"

Of course (Points at Irish Examiner next to her with photos of happy people celebrating) Isn't it grand to give some joy and happiness to people and it didn't cost me anything more than some shoe leather?

(Mutters something about how it'll all end in tears and changes the subject).

That's me out of the will then and no mistake. Voting "Yes" is tantamount to coming out as gay in her eyes.

I didn't bother visiting my parents this weekend. There's no way that I would have kept quiet about voting Yes, how happy I am that LGBT's are finally treated as equals, and what wake up call it has been for the church and its followers.

I've already had a few heated arguments with my staunch catholic parents, and was told that I had no soul. The word 'liberal' is highly offensive to my mam, but she throws it at me. I can handle a good debate fine, but my folks get red-faced with anger and I sometimes get the feeling that they want to chase me out the door. Maybe they hold back because I gave them grandchildren, I'm not sure.

Anyway, I'll rub their faces in it next weekend. Sunday afternoon when I'm suffering from a late night session.

Going Strong · 26-05-2015 8:23am

My mother voted No out of homophobia and spite. Just in case any apologists claiming that nobody on the anti side has anything against The Gays are looking in.

smokingman · 26-05-2015 9:01am

realdanbreen wrote: »

Brilliant! I guess the other couple of hundred atheists out there must be in stitches!

How's those lemons after Saturday Dan?

galljga1 · 26-05-2015 9:10am

smokingman wrote: »

How's those lemons after Saturday Dan?

Dan doesn't suck, just blows.

volchitsa · 26-05-2015 9:12am

realdanbreen wrote: »

Brilliant! I guess the other couple of hundred atheists out there must be in stitches!

It makes me feel nauseous, tbh - but it's not the dark humour I find sickening, it's the fact that it's based on truth. You'd prefer to pretend it's grand that a prophet looked up to by millions as the founder of their religion married a six year old and had sex with her at 9, would you? Let's not mention anything that might upset those nice people of faith, eh?

Alexis Sanchez · 26-05-2015 9:12am

realdanbreen wrote: »

Wow! That's classy. You are a credit to all athesits.

Making fun of a paedophile lacks class?

realdanbreen · 26-05-2015 9:22am

smokingman wrote: »

How's those lemons after Saturday Dan?

Well done to the yes side but TBH apart from a lot of the OLE OLE OLE OLE post referendum stufff the concerns of those who gave the matter some serious thought are still there on Sunday.

Bannasidhe · 26-05-2015 9:23am

Made with new improved surrogacy stork.

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Timberrrrrrrr · 26-05-2015 9:28am

realdanbreen wrote: »

Wow! That's classy. You are a credit to all athesits.

Comes into a thread where religion gets mocked to complain about posters mocking religion

realdanbreen · 26-05-2015 9:32am

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Comes into a thread where religion gets mocked to complain about posters mocking religion

Not complaining, just making an observation.

Alexis Sanchez · 26-05-2015 9:34am

realdanbreen wrote: »

Not complaining, just making an observation.

In your opinion, why does the picture lack class?

smokingman · 26-05-2015 10:14am

realdanbreen wrote: »

Well done to the yes side but TBH apart from a lot of the OLE OLE OLE OLE post referendum stufff the concerns of those who gave the matter some serious thought are still there on Sunday.

The concerns of those who gave it serious thought won Dan. Those who accepted blind dogma lost.

realdanbreen · 26-05-2015 10:21am

smokingman wrote: »

The concerns of those who gave it serious thought won Dan. Those who accepted blind dogma lost.

My vote had zero to do with dogma. And what is really sickening is watching all these politicians being best buddies with the gay community when only 20 odd years ago they regarded them as criminals.I have always regarded gay people as absolutely equal and in fact most of them that I know would be dead sound.

robindch · 26-05-2015 10:36am

joseph brand wrote: »

I've already had a few heated arguments with my staunch catholic parents, and was told that I had no soul.

Going Strong wrote: »

My mother voted No out of homophobia and spite.

Same for Popette who raved at me this morning by phone, out of the blue, thusly:

Popette wrote:

"It's your generation and your kid's generation who will pay the terrible price for this." "Total moral collapse by the country having sold out to the EU and other totalitarians" "You have no moral sense yourself, the government are moral cowards and the gays and lesbians are disgusting" "you probably voted yes, like your brothers and sisters" "Do you know that they'll be letting lesbians into the classroom to tell your child about dildos? Dildos!"

But the "yes" side was the aggressive side.

lazygal · 26-05-2015 10:48am

When will my children be gay adopted, that's what I want to know? They were wrecking my head on a few occasions over the weekend.

Shrap · 26-05-2015 10:51am

robindch wrote: »

But the "yes" side was the aggressive side.

"Do you know that they'll be letting lesbians into the classroom to tell your child about dildos? Dildos!"

Funny how those who feel the most puritanical seem to be more prurient than most people. My mother, born and raised to be very protestant about her sexuality, would never let the word "dildo" pass her lips (no pun intended

), not even when I called my fine big cockerel Dildo.

I used to consider myself kind of hard done by with her disapproval of my...um...flamboyance, but considering she manages to see people as human beings and nearly all her best friends are gay, she's a bit of a heroine to me these days for the way she's risen above her roots. All of you who have such unappealing relatives have my sincere sympathy.

El_Duderino 09 · 26-05-2015 10:57am

realdanbreen wrote: »

My vote had zero to do with dogma. And what is really sickening is watching all these politicians being best buddies with the gay community when only 20 odd years ago they regarded them as criminals.I have always regarded gay people as absolutely equal and in fact most of them that I know would be dead sound.

Seeing politicians move from a ridiculous position to an eminently sensible position is 'sickening to watch'? Whah?

realdanbreen · 26-05-2015 11:10am

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

Seeing politicians move from a ridiculous position to an eminently sensible position is 'sickening to waltch'? Whah?

The change of attitude is to be welcomed it's the hypocrisy thats sickening.

oscarBravo · 26-05-2015 11:17am

realdanbreen wrote: »

I have always regarded gay people as absolutely equal...

...where "absolutely" means "mostly", apparently.

Bannasidhe · 26-05-2015 11:17am

lazygal wrote: »

When will my children be gay adopted, that's what I want to know? They were wrecking my head on a few occasions over the weekend.

Yeah... about that....

We don't want them.

lazygal · 26-05-2015 11:19am

Bannasidhe wrote: »

Yeah... about that....

We don't want them.

:eek:

That was why I voted yes.

robindch · 26-05-2015 11:28am

Mod: Regarding the chatter concerning the alleged shifting of our politicians - chilllllllllllax folks - it's a nice day out and I'd hate to have to reach into the drawer near my desk for my pack of yellow + red cards.

Thanking youze.

galljga1 · 26-05-2015 11:32am

robindch wrote: »

Same for Popette who raved at me this morning by phone, out of the blue, thusly:But the "yes" side was the aggressive side.

That's brilliant.
Dildos!

Vivisectus · 26-05-2015 11:38am

On a completely off-topic note, we need a new word for those. Where did that word come from anyway?

In my opinion, no sexual aid should sound like the name for one of the Baggins family from the Hobbit. It is the most unerotic name imaginable.

Bannasidhe · 26-05-2015 11:48am

lazygal wrote: »

:eek:

That was why I voted yes.

we know.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

robindch · 26-05-2015 11:48am

Vivisectus wrote: »

[...] no sexual aid should sound like the name for one of the Baggins family from the Hobbit [...]

You've read 'Bored of the Rings'?

http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Bored_of_the_Rings
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2011/feb/08/tolkien-bored-of-the-rings

Pherekydes · 26-05-2015 1:35pm

Vivisectus wrote: »

On a completely off-topic note, we need a new word for those. Where did that word come from anyway?

In my opinion, no sexual aid should sound like the name for one of the Baggins family from the Hobbit. It is the most unerotic name imaginable.

I was on a computer course in St John's many years ago and the instructor, whose name was Buffy

, lived in a town called Dildo.

:D

robindch · 26-05-2015 4:22pm

Legislation on school and hospital staff to be amended to prohibit discrimination based on sexuality

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/legislation-on-school-and-hospital-staff-to-be-amended-1.2224454

freyners · 26-05-2015 4:28pm

robindch wrote: »

Legislation on school and hospital staff to be amended to prohibit discrimination based on sexuality

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/legislation-on-school-and-hospital-staff-to-be-amended-1.2224454

I'm not following the article at all when it says this

Irish Times wrote:

The legislation would offer protections to staff of religious-run medical and educational institutions who are members of the LGBT community or those who are single parents. At the same time, the Bill would allow institutions to maintain their religious ethos. The amendment is to be drafted in the Department of Justice and Mr Ó Ríordáin hopes to have it passed through the Dáil and Seanad by the end of the year.

surely this just maintains the status quo if silly ethos reason is left in

Penn · 26-05-2015 4:30pm

freyners wrote: »

I'm not following the article at all when it says this

surely this just maintains the status quo if silly ethos reason is left in

I think it means you can't be fired for being LGBT, but when it comes to religion class etc, you still have to toe the party line and say only marriage between a man and a woman in a religious ceremony is right etc.

keane2097 · 26-05-2015 4:31pm

Bad Horse wrote: »

I think it means you can't be fired for being LGBT, but when it comes to religion class etc, you still have to toe the party line and say only marriage between a man and a woman in a religious ceremony is right etc.

FFS

freyners · 26-05-2015 4:36pm

Bad Horse wrote: »

I think it means you can't be fired for being LGBT, but when it comes to religion class etc, you still have to toe the party line and say only marriage between a man and a woman in a religious ceremony is right etc.

Thanks very much, was struggling to figure it out.

Still bull**** but more preferable than the carry on at the moment

Vivisectus · 26-05-2015 5:06pm

Wow! hey it is a step forward at least.

TheChizler · 26-05-2015 5:08pm

Apparently my grandparents aren't talking after Friday, had to laugh, as more accurately my granddad is probably just being wise and avoiding my granny. Couldn't say for sure who voted what, but she's a fairly strict Catholic and I always got the feeling he went along with it for an easy life

PopePalpatine · 26-05-2015 6:29pm

Was anyone listening to The Last Word just now? Cal Thomas is so frustratingly thick.

smokingman · 26-05-2015 6:50pm

PopePalpatine wrote: »

Was anyone listening to The Last Word just now? Cal Thomas is so frustratingly thick.

I was. He has a history of bigotry that fella. Good friend of Pat Robinson I think I remember.

Frank Bullitt · 26-05-2015 6:58pm

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/no-side-say-they-are-open-to-second-referendum-1.2220115

So, who would like to go at it again? Honestly, this moronic woman should be kicked out of her job. She is clueless.

Cabaal · 26-05-2015 8:20pm

Gintonious wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/no-side-say-they-are-open-to-second-referendum-1.2220115

So, who would like to go at it again? Honestly, this moronic woman should be kicked out of her job. She is clueless.

If somebody and told me the no side where looking to do that I would have sniggered abit and said the no side surely couldn't be that desperate and pathetic.

But no, it seems they actually can be.

They are utterly pathetic at this stage

Penn · 26-05-2015 8:30pm

Gintonious wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/no-side-say-they-are-open-to-second-referendum-1.2220115

So, who would like to go at it again? Honestly, this moronic woman should be kicked out of her job. She is clueless.

In her defence (never thought I'd say that), that was from a few days before the referendum.

Equality of marriage and love

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