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The general chit-chat thread [READ THE FIRST POST BEFORE POSTING HERE]

  • 01-08-2008 1:01pm
    #1
    takola
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭takola


    Hi Guys,

    I know it's been asked for on more than one occasion for a general off-topic thread. Myself and Xiney have discussed it and decided we will give it a go.

    A couple of things to take note of please:

    1. This thread is a trial thread and can be locked at any point if we decide it's not working or you're all being too bold and giving us headaches! ;) Please keep that in mind. We do want everyone to enjoy the forum and are willing to give this a go but if it gets out of hand we will be locking it.

    2. As with the nature of the thread it will probably move fast enough and myself or Xiney may not always have the time to read through it completely. We will be depending on you guys to report posts that you feel cross a line. We don't want any trolling or personal abuse. The charter rules are valid in here too. If you feel someone is crossing a line report the post and let myself or Xiney deal with it. Don't react or you will find yourself with an infraction or a ban yourself.

    3. It probably doesn't need to be said but I'll say it anyway. If you want to discuss something serious or want a moderated discussion of something please start a thread for it where you will receive replies kept on that topic.

    4. Off-topic posts will be kept here. We've noticed recently that the off-topic posting is entering alot of threads throughout the forum. We don't mind a little banter here and there but we want threads kept mainly on topic.

    5. We'll update this post any time with new rules should we need to so please keep an eye on it and check it regularly. "I didn't know/see it" is not a valid excuse after we've updated it! :)

    So, we'll see how it goes!

    Have fun posting! :)


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Comments

  • #2
    gustavo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,206 ✭✭✭gustavo


    I'm having a tuna roll from Subway , It's rather nice


  • #3
    Hail 2 Da Chimp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭Hail 2 Da Chimp


    I prefer the other thread!!!


  • #4
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    actully thinking of a subway now, although did anyone see that programe in the week about what is really in our highstreet sandwiches, subwy was featured


  • #5
    takola
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭takola


    Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »
    I prefer the other thread!!!

    Tough Hail. Deal with it.

    I'm starving now. Off to get food!


  • #6
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    need some breakfast as well

    :D


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  • #7
    Hail 2 Da Chimp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭Hail 2 Da Chimp


    Also I didn't read the first thread could you summarise it with bullet points maybe?


  • #8
    takola
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭takola


    Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »
    Also I didn't read the first thread could you summarise it with bullet points maybe?

    Banned.


  • #9
    magnumlady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,659 ✭✭✭magnumlady


    Yay now where's Sueme??


  • #10
    Hail 2 Da Chimp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭Hail 2 Da Chimp


    takola wrote: »
    Banned.

    ;_;


  • #11
    Hail 2 Da Chimp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,589 ✭✭✭Hail 2 Da Chimp


    magnumlady wrote: »
    Yay now where's Sueme??

    She posted in the other locked thread saying she was taking a break from the forum...


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  • #12
    Mrs.T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 486 ✭✭Mrs.T


    irish-stew wrote: »
    actully thinking of a subway now, although did anyone see that programe in the week about what is really in our highstreet sandwiches, subwy was featured

    I know!! My favourite sandwich was THE bad one. Thank crunchie they have the reggae one now!


  • #13
    dakar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,071 ✭✭✭dakar


    Which one is the bad one? Not the Meatball I hope:eek:


  • #14
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    Mrs.T wrote: »
    I know!! My favourite sandwich was THE bad one.

    the footlong with the equivalent 17 bags of ready salted crisps

    and the revelation that the 2 MD cheese burgers had less fat than another popular sandwich eatery, was nearly tempted to go to MD for the first time in 8 years today

    although with those shows, you have to take into account that there may be a bias editoral influence or opinion, would like to see more reserch and maybe a presentation from a diffrent point of view before i made up my mind

    not disputing the facts from it, but would like to see them presneted maybe in a different way as well


  • #15
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    dakar wrote: »
    Which one is the bad one? Not the Meatball I hope:eek:

    er, erm, um, am i allowed to answer to this mods

    :rolleyes:


  • #16
    Big_Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Big_Mac


    irish-stew wrote: »
    actully thinking of a subway now, although did anyone see that programe in the week about what is really in our highstreet sandwiches, subwy was featured

    Yea, make you think twice about getting another subway sambo. Tons of salt in them things..


    @Fozzle. Tell Sueme we miss her and to come back........


  • #17
    fozzle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭fozzle


    Big_Mac wrote: »
    Yea, make you think twice about getting another subway sambo. Tons of salt in them things..


    @Fozzle. Tell Sueme we miss her and to come back........

    Me? But I have no secret contact with her.
    >.>

    <.<

    >.>

    Also, I finally have an actual wedding dress ^_^


  • #18
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    fozzle wrote: »

    Also, I finally have an actual wedding dress ^_^

    so its really happening now fozzle, are we all invited to the big day, could kill two birds with one stone, have a wedding reception, and a boards night all rolled in one

    :D


  • #19
    fozzle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭fozzle


    irish-stew wrote: »
    so its really happening now fozzle, are we all invited to the big day, could kill two birds with one stone, have a wedding reception, and a boards night all rolled in one

    :D
    Oh sure - you don't mind an 11 hour round trip for it, right?


  • #20
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    Facts about sandwiches are fine to post. I bet it's the meatball one that's the really bad one - pity, it is nice.

    Actually I always forget Sligo has a Subway. We lived across the street from a Subway in Montreal and we went there so often that the guys were giving us extra stuff for free and so on... guess I'm a bit subwayed out? Besides, that one is so tiny.


  • #21
    Big_Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Big_Mac


    Yeah, they even have a few tables for a sit down area. As if! Makes sense though, not very comfi to sit down = high turnover of peoples....


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  • #22
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    yeah. I've been in it twice and both times were not pleasant dining experiences.

    The subway in Montreal was bigger than the McDonald's in Sligo. Ah, it was gorgeous.


  • #23
    YeatsCounty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,474 ✭✭✭YeatsCounty


    Xiney wrote: »
    yeah. I've been in it twice and both times were not pleasant dining experiences.

    The subway in Montreal was bigger than the McDonald's in Sligo. Ah, it was gorgeous.
    FAIL

    No it wasn't. It was a good bit smaller that Sligo's McD's! :p


  • #24
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    yes, it was the one with the meatballs in

    :eek:


  • #25
    fozzle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭fozzle


    Mmmm, I practically lived in my local subway in Toronto - could never go to a different one or I'd have to spend 20 minutes explaining all over again why I didn't want cheese on it "yes, I know it's free, but I'm allergic to it. No, really, no cheese!"


  • #26
    darealtulip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,346 ✭✭✭darealtulip


    How come when this is an off topic thread everybody stays on topic???:confused: I think we should ask to lock this thread for being for being on topic!!:D


  • #27
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    YeatsCounty wrote: »
    FAIL

    No it wasn't. It was a good bit smaller that Sligo's McD's! :p

    ...banned


  • #28
    Big_Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Big_Mac


    darealtulip wrote: »
    How come when this is an off topic thread everybody stays on topic???:confused: I think we should ask to lock this thread for being for being on topic!!:D

    There's just no pleasing some people...... What would Mrs. T say?


  • #29
    Mrs.T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 486 ✭✭Mrs.T


    Big_Mac wrote: »
    There's just no pleasing some people...... What would Mrs. T say?

    Don't get me started!....;):D


  • #30
    elshambo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭elshambo


    I remember having one of those meatball jobs once, thought it was horrible and couldnt figure out why, now i know, I dont put salt on anything so that much would be like well euughhh..... (and yes it did taste salty)

    As for the sandwitch show, between the salt and the meat pumped with water and the additives to keep the water in the meat and ham that is from any part of the pig except the ham part and the cross contamination in the sandwitch making shops (even when they make it in front of you its cross contamination central), it would really make you think about making your own lunch wouldnt it!?

    ooh and the price now that were back in real Ireland, land of hearts desire to go abroad and work on the buildings again:eek:!?

    If on min wage your sambo drink combo at lunch time is costing you about 45 mins work a day, thats about 180 hours a year working to buy a cheap cr*p lunch :eek:


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  • #31
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    When I worked in an office, I was the only one there that brought their own lunch. I remember thinking, how can they afford to spend 40-50 euro a week (some were even coming in with store bought breakfast rolls etc in the morning) on crappy, unhealthy food? Add to that the number of pack a day smokers and the fact that they all drove cars... it's a wonder anybody had any money left over at all.


  • #32
    elshambo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭elshambo


    Xiney wrote: »
    When I worked in an office, I was the only one there that brought their own lunch. I remember thinking, how can they afford to spend 40-50 euro a week (some were even coming in with store bought breakfast rolls etc in the morning) on crappy, unhealthy food?


    it's a wonder anybody had any money left over at all.

    I did:D
    & I didnt:o


  • #33
    elshambo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭elshambo


    That being said the 300-500(punts) 200-? after conversion (i tried to cut down for a while:) ) a week i was spending on booze didnt help


  • #34
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    holy crap...

    considering I don't even make 400 euro a week that makes me shudder.


  • #35
    elshambo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭elshambo


    Xiney wrote: »
    holy crap...

    considering I don't even make 400 euro a week that makes me shudder.

    neither do i anymore, couple of steps backward to take a big leep forward (thats what im telling myself anyhu:))

    Was a lot of fun though! stories ooh the stories ;)


  • #36
    elshambo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭elshambo


    Xiney wrote: »
    When I worked in an office, I was the only one there that brought their own lunch. I remember thinking, how can they afford to spend 40-50 euro a week (some were even coming in with store bought breakfast rolls etc in the morning) on crappy, unhealthy food? Add to that the number of pack a day smokers and the fact that they all drove cars... it's a wonder anybody had any money left over at all.

    What about all those lovely cafe's(?) that opened in sligo in the last year even though the boom was over, all be closed inside a year?
    One of them is on the site of a pub, didnt see the point when it opened as it would make a perfect ..... never give out businesss ideas over t'tinternet:D


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  • #37
    magnumlady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,659 ✭✭✭magnumlady


    Anyone know where starbelgrade is??:confused:


  • #38
    gustavo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,206 ✭✭✭gustavo


    elshambo wrote: »
    I remember having one of those meatball jobs once, thought it was horrible and couldnt figure out why, now i know, I dont put salt on anything so that much would be like well euughhh..... (and yes it did taste salty)

    As for the sandwitch show, between the salt and the meat pumped with water and the additives to keep the water in the meat and ham that is from any part of the pig except the ham part and the cross contamination in the sandwitch making shops (even when they make it in front of you its cross contamination central), it would really make you think about making your own lunch wouldnt it!?

    ooh and the price now that were back in real Ireland, land of hearts desire to go abroad and work on the buildings again:eek:!?

    If on min wage your sambo drink combo at lunch time is costing you about 45 mins work a day, thats about 180 hours a year working to buy a cheap cr*p lunch :eek:
    I might be going out on a limb here but I'm guessing other people like the taste of it even though you don't.


  • #39
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    the programe mentioned reformed meat, thankfully, they didn't show how reformed meat was formed, it would definatly put you off

    :eek::eek::eek:


  • #40
    elshambo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭elshambo


    gustavo wrote: »
    I might be going out on a limb here but I'm guessing other people like the taste of it even though you don't.
    so?
    & your point being?
    did you really feel the need for that reply?

    Im pretty sure a lot of people like it, it being one of their most popular sambo's, I dont care, was suprissed at the time i didnt like it,being well into italian tasting food but the 70 buckets of salt they put in them probably accounted for that


  • #41
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    Chimpy, no more replies like that. Consider this a warning.

    elshambo, I understand where you're coming from, but please from now on, do not engage :)


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  • #42
    takola
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭takola


    Xiney wrote: »
    Chimpy, no more replies like that. Consider this a warning.

    elshambo, I understand where you're coming from, but please from now on, do not engage :)

    Was that warning aimed at Gustavo? Chimp hasn't been around since lunch time yesterday?


  • #43
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    er, yeah.

    busy day at work, I think they have the same avatar? sorry about that Chimpy, meant gustavo.


  • #44
    genie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 975 ✭✭✭genie


    fozzle wrote: »
    Mmmm, I practically lived in my local subway in Toronto - could never go to a different one or I'd have to spend 20 minutes explaining all over again why I didn't want cheese on it "yes, I know it's free, but I'm allergic to it. No, really, no cheese!"

    Wow, someone else who is allergic to cheese. :eek: Thought it was just me! :D What does it do to you? I get terrible sinusitis - think a herd of elephants doing the can can inside your forehead - not nice.

    Worst place I ever visited regarding cheese was Holland, if it wasn't on it, it was in it. :rolleyes:

    God, I miss pizza, though. The fake cheese stuff is like putty. :rolleyes:


  • #45
    Mrs.T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 486 ✭✭Mrs.T


    genie wrote: »
    Wow, someone else who is allergic to cheese. :eek: Thought it was just me! :D What does it do to you? I get terrible sinusitis - think a herd of elephants doing the can can inside your forehead - not nice.

    Worst place I ever visited regarding cheese was Holland, if it wasn't on it, it was in it. :rolleyes:

    God, I miss pizza, though. The fake cheese stuff is like putty. :rolleyes:

    I would really hate to be allergic to cheese! Funny you should mention Holland, our friend back in Holland found out that she was allergic to dairy and had a nightmare trying to find food to eat. She asked for a pizza without cheese once and she just got looked at. It's not for nothing the Dutch are known as cheese heads :D(Mr T takes great pride in that name!)


  • #46
    fozzle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭fozzle


    genie wrote: »
    Wow, someone else who is allergic to cheese. :eek: Thought it was just me! :D What does it do to you? I get terrible sinusitis - think a herd of elephants doing the can can inside your forehead - not nice.

    Worst place I ever visited regarding cheese was Holland, if it wasn't on it, it was in it. :rolleyes:

    God, I miss pizza, though. The fake cheese stuff is like putty. :rolleyes:
    :o I'm not really - I'm lactose intolerant. But try explaining that to Subway staff. Even when they believe I'm actually allergic they're incredibly reluctant to sell me what is apparently an incomplete sandwich. ^_^

    Anywho, I know a bunch of people properly allergic to it - you're far from alone! Gives me migraines - ended up hospitalised with them. I still eat some cheese though - life wouldn't be worth living without it!


  • #47
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    howdy fozzle, hope you behaved your self last night

    ;)


  • #48
    Xiney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    I love cheese. It's one of my weaknesses.


  • #49
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    melted mozerella

    <drools>


  • #50
    magnumlady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,659 ✭✭✭magnumlady


    I have a really stupid question...how do you thank someone in a post...I've looked everywhere and can't find out how to do it.:confused:


  • #51
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    magnumlady wrote: »
    I have a really stupid question...how do you thank someone in a post...I've looked everywhere and can't find out how to do it.:confused:

    click on the thumb up icon, far right of the post you are thanking

    thanks.jpg


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