Originally posted by Raoul Duke III
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Does he not want to be Taoiseach?
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Ah nothing special, just changed his excuse for not debating on the Vincent Brown show to his 'busy' schedule.
Does he not want to be Taoiseach?Hunter S Thompson 1937-2005 - "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" -
I think he's been poorly advised on that one alrightOriginally posted by RasTa View Post
there's clearly a policy within FG of 'for God's sake, keep Inda off de telly'
which is actually fairly sound thinking as he doesn't perform well there at all - but in this instance is backfiring badly. Even as someone who'll be voting FG No 1, it's self-defeating. The problem is that they've backed themselves into a corner on this debate issue now - no matter what they do!"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."Comment
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..."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big PhilComment
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How can you vote FG no.1 in good conscience? Enda Kenny the Taoiseach in waiting?
"Worldly wisdom teaches that it is better for reputation to fail conventionally than to succeed unconventionally." - John Maynard KeynesComment
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Can anyone name the World Cup winners who have played in the LOI?
I have 3 but I think the answer is 4
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well what other options do you have?Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostHow can you vote FG no.1 in good conscience? Enda Kenny the Taoiseach in waiting?
FF - are crooked and have spent the last 16 years stealing and arogantly p!ssing on the country.
SF - have no political policies what so ever. Mary Lou mc Donald is a wretch
Labour - LOL if they get into Government we are more fooked than we are now.
The Greens - As a party are finished. Irish people are bitter and dont like sell outs
Independents - Will have no say in the next govenment after the current few pretty much held the government to randsom
FG - are super
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Any good suggestions for somewhere to have a 30th in Dublin city centre?No Sig To See HereComment
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ah, not this crap againOriginally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostHow can you vote FG no.1 in good conscience? Enda Kenny the Taoiseach in waiting?
(are you trolling me now? fresh from yesterday's euphoria, I suspect you are 
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FF are unelectable and deserve to be declared an illegal organisation under the same anti-terrorist legislation as the IRA. They have literally destroyed the country. Anyone who could vote for them now is quite simply a fool.
Labour are making it up as they go along. Their populist crap has been exposed for what it is.
Sinn Fein are even more delusional than Labour but at least they're safe in the knowledge that they won't be part of the next government so they're happy talking utter shite in the knowledge that it shores up their base vote of pig-ignorance. Same can be said of the likes of Higgins, PBP etc.
If you look at the makeup of the prospective cabinets, FG are literally streets ahead of all the other parties. They have at least put some effort into putting together serious policy proposals and have a team of heavyweight players that no other party can match. Inda is a twit (I have said this repeatedly) but he's smart enough to know his own limits (unlike, for example, Biffo) - once elected Taoiseach, he will let his ministers run their own shows. Much like any modern-day CEO.
I've also said repeatedly that it doesn't really matter who the next government is as our hands are tied and the economic future is certain (as in apocalyptic) but at least we can elect someone who (a) isn't at fault for the current circumstances and (b) has some semblance of a grasp on reality. That's FG. They're by no means ideal but they're the best (by a long way) of a very mediocre bunch.
so stick that up your gash
what's your ideal government anyway? Gerry Adams for Taoiseach, eh?"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."Comment
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can only think of 2Originally posted by Fernando Torres View Post
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Whose your 3? Prob some old Uraguayan player you can't find.Profit before people.Comment
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some Bellamy stuff.Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View Post
Violence
Bellamy hitting a fan who had illegally invaded the pitch on 22nd September 2009, during a game against Manchester UnitedAlthough Bellamy has never been convicted of assault, he has been involved in several cases of violence.
In 2006 a court cleared him assaulting two women in a Cardiff after a trial lasting five days.[7]
Another incident occurred in 2007, when a drunken Bellamy allegedly confronted then-Liverpool team-mate John Arne Riise.[8]
In 2009 Bellamy shoved a pitch invader. Police declined to investigate Bellamy and Manchester City Football Club banned the spectator for three years.[9]
On January 12th 2011, Bellamy was arrested and bailed on an alleged assault claim in Cardiff, in which two men suffered facial injuries.[
amongst others. Also never stops whinging, fined several times by various clubs. not even a Cardiff fan think he supportrs Liverpool.Last edited by aodea; 07-02-11, 11:40.Comment
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[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPJHQmJAiKA[/ame]Hunter S Thompson 1937-2005 - "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"Comment
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just re-reading that VF article
Lewis has a nice turn of phrase, especially love this bit
nailedthe dominant narrative inside the head of the average Irish citizen—and his receptiveness to the story Kelly was telling—changed at roughly 10 o’clock in the evening on October 2, 2008. On that night, Ireland’s financial regulator, a lifelong Central Bank bureaucrat in his 60s named Patrick Neary, came live on national television to be interviewed. The interviewer sounded as if he had just finished reading the collected works of Morgan Kelly. Neary, for his part, looked as if he had been dragged from a hole into which he badly wanted to return. He wore an insecure little mustache, stammered rote answers to questions he had not been asked, and ignored the ones he had been asked.
awesome!!Now the Irish people finally caught a glimpse of the guy meant to be safeguarding them: the crazy uncle had been sprung from the family cellar. Here he was, on their televisions, insisting that the Irish banks were “resilient” and “more than adequately capitalized” … when everyone in Ireland could see, in the vacant skyscrapers and empty housing developments around them, evidence of bank loans that were not merely bad but insane. “What happened was that everyone in Ireland had the idea that somewhere in Ireland there was a little wise old man who was in charge of the money, and this was the first time they’d ever seen this little man,” says McCarthy. “And then they saw him and said, Who the fuck was that??? Is that the fucking guy who is in charge of the money??? That’s when everyone panicked.”"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."Comment
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Ugh listening to Martin out and about campaigning. People are ripping into him about how their lives have been ruined and all he has to say is 'fair enough' or 'I don't agree with your assessment'. Wanker.Comment
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tremendousAhern spent his last days in office denying he’d accepted bribes from property developers, at least in part because so much of what he did in office seemed justified only if he were being paid by property developers to do it.
Now Ahern is just another Irish backbencher, with a hangdog slouch and a face mottled by broken capillaries
it takes an outsider to say this stuff of course
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."Comment
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for the Joan Burton haters
I spend an hour with Joan Burton. Of the major parties in Ireland, Labour offers the closest thing to a dissenting opinion and a critique of Irish capitalism. As one of only 18 members of the Dáil who voted against guaranteeing the banks’ debts, Burton retains rare credibility. And in an hour of chatting about this and that, she strikes me as straight, bright, and basically good news.
But her role in the Irish drama is as clear as Morgan Kelly’s: she’s the shrill mother no one listened to. She speaks in exclamation points with a whiny voice that gets on the nerves of every Irishman—to the point where her voice is parodied on national radio. When I ask her what she would do differently from what the Irish government is doing, even she is stumped. Like every other Irish politician, she is now at the mercy of forces beyond her control."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."Comment
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I don't know the answer but are you sure the fourth one is a 'soccer' world cup winner? Maybe it was another sport - trick question??Originally posted by Fernando Torres View PostComment
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Is this a general enquiry or has he done something retarded this morningOriginally posted by RasTa View PostComment
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Reminds me of this one.
Who played soccer for Scotland and cricket for England
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Running on fumes in work thanks to watching the Superbowl last night. It was class but maybe not worth the 3.5 hours sleep.Comment
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Managed to mangle the express lane barrier at the Fermoy toll on my way to Cork this morning. 2 cars in front of me, arrow is still green when I pass under it, so on I go, next thing I see the barrier descending..Whammo! bent the crap out of it. Thankfully its padded and the car is grand
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It was all Soccer World Cup winners.Originally posted by careca View Post
The last one is now a doubt.Comment
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oh holy jesus its snowing againComment
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Couple of Quiz questions - Dont google the answers its just for fun
1. Name the only player to score a hatrick in every League devision in England?
2. Name the biggest stadium in the world?
3. What was the original name of New York?
4. Who was the Youngest president of the U.S.A?
5. Who is the only player to score in manchester darby merseyside darby and glasgow darby?
6. largest Organ in the body
7. An Irish trained horse is the only animal to date to win both the Champion Hurdle and the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
8. Which Cumann na Gael Cabinet Minister was assassinated on July 1927?
9. who compossed the music to riverdance?
10. There are two clocks of different colors: the red clock is broken and doesn't run at all, but the blue clock loses one second every 24 hours. Which clock is more accurate?Comment
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Originally posted by LuckyLloyd View PostHow can you vote FG no.1 in good conscience? Enda Kenny the Taoiseach in waiting?
Come on Lloyd, I thought you of all people wouldn't fall for this BS. Enda might be a tool in front on TV, but why does it matter? IF people weren't so fixated on charisma and other such tripe and instead made more time looking into a parties policies and voting based on those reasons we might not be in the mess we are now. FG have the most sound policies out of any other political party(doesn't say much tbh) but I really have no idea how anyone can vote for any other party.Comment
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Without GoogleOriginally posted by Bubbleking View PostCouple of Quiz questions - Dont google the answers its just for fun
1. Name the only player to score a hatrick in every League devision in England?
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2. Name the biggest stadium in the world?
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3. What was the original name of New York?
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7. An Irish trained horse is the only animal to date to win both the Champion Hurdle and the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
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8. Which Cumann na Gael Cabinet Minister was assassinated on July 1927?
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9. who compossed the music to riverdance?
10. There are two clocks of different colors: the red clock is broken and doesn't run at all, but the blue clock loses one second every 24 hours. Which clock is more accurate?SPOILERComment
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Originally posted by Bubbleking View PostCouple of Quiz questions - Dont google the answers its just for fun
1. Name the only player to score a hatrick in every League devision in England?
2. Name the biggest stadium in the world?
3. What was the original name of New York?
4. Who was the Youngest president of the U.S.A?
5. Who is the only player to score in manchester darby merseyside darby and glasgow darby?
6. largest Organ in the body
7. An Irish trained horse is the only animal to date to win both the Champion Hurdle and the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
8. Which Cumann na Gael Cabinet Minister was assassinated on July 1927?
9. who compossed the music to riverdance?
10. There are two clocks of different colors: the red clock is broken and doesn't run at all, but the blue clock loses one second every 24 hours. Which clock is more accurate?SPOILER"I can’t find anyone who agrees with what I write or think these days, so I guess I must be getting closer to the truth." - Hunter S. ThompsonComment
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Should be obvious I didnt GoogleOriginally posted by Bubbleking View PostCouple of Quiz questions - Dont google the answers its just for fun
1. Name the only player to score a hatrick in every League devision in England?
2. Name the biggest stadium in the world?
3. What was the original name of New York?
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4. Who was the Youngest president of the U.S.A?
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5. Who is the only player to score in manchester darby merseyside darby and glasgow darby?
6. largest Organ in the body
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7. An Irish trained horse is the only animal to date to win both the Champion Hurdle and the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
8. Which Cumann na Gael Cabinet Minister was assassinated on July 1927?
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9. who compossed the music to riverdance?
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10. There are two clocks of different colors: the red clock is broken and doesn't run at all, but the blue clock loses one second every 24 hours. Which clock is more accurate?
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4 6 9 and 10 I know, others, not a clue.Comment
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Yes, it was shameful...Originally posted by Denny Crane View Post"In the world, there are many kings but there is only one God. I am God, I am El Tren" :{)Comment
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Footballer isSPOILERProfit before people.Comment
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1. Name the only player to score a hatrick in every League devision in England?
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2. Name the biggest stadium in the world?
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3. What was the original name of New York?
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4. Who was the Youngest president of the U.S.A?
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5. Who is the only player to score in manchester darby merseyside darby and glasgow darby?
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6. largest Organ in the body
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7. An Irish trained horse is the only animal to date to win both the Champion Hurdle and the Cheltenham Gold Cup?
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8. Which Cumann na Gael Cabinet Minister was assassinated on July 1927?
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9. who compossed the music to riverdance?
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10. There are two clocks of different colors: the red clock is broken and doesn't run at all, but the blue clock loses one second every 24 hours. Which clock is more accurate?
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Aodea with 5
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Oh and Horsey isSPOILERrest have been said I thinkProfit before people.Comment
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How in hell does everyone keep guessingSPOILERas the assasinated minister - check the date people!
It wasSPOILERI think.
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well picked on the 'Insecure little mustache' comment RDIII,
He always looked ridiculous, I love that lewis spotted it.
Can't wait to get a decent bit of bandwidth tonight to listen to Lloyds picks ... I'm sure they are better than his political choices or it would be too easy
Turning millions into thousandsComment
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going to a lecture now I'll post the ansers up later on this eveningComment
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TheSPOILERholds over 250,000 spectators so it could beat Circus Maximus.Comment
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Subway is similar to prostitution.
You pay other people to do your wife's job.Comment
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For those who didn't get much on at crazy prices, or just ignored me completely. England play Italy this weekend in the 6Nations, and barring catastrophe, should put a solid enough win together against them.
Their price to win the 6Nations is ~ 123/100 on Betfair at the moment, which, considering they have to play France the following weekend, and then play a sneakily decent Scottish side, and finally come to Dublin and win to secure the competition, is mind boggling poorly priced imo.
But as we saw last weekend, the reflex of the prices to the individual matches is way OTT, England traded as low as 28/25 to win the 6N after only one game in the whole competition was played!
I expect that after the Italy game, which is the first game of this weekend too, that prices will drop to a similar level until after the France Ireland game, which has a huge effect on England's chances.
If France beat Ireland, England won't win the 6N as France will take them apart if they are still interested in the competition by the time they get to play them.
If Ireland beat France, England will beat France too, but will have to come to Dublin on the last day of the competition to try and win.
The competition is so based on individual results, and all these are so seriously intertwined, that getting as much money on Laying England after the final whistle on Saturday with a view to trading out some of the risk with individual match bets, seems like printing money to me.Comment
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Some more Superbowl ads.
Clearly the Volkswagen Passat was the best by a mile, but I thought these two were pretty cool too.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ODgNstVtE[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKL254Y_jtc&feature=player_embedded[/ame]Last edited by The C Kid; 07-02-11, 14:04.Comment
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Blue and red clock
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Long shot but this thread normally delivers. What happens to outstanding bills/debts to the owner of a business if they pass away both for a Ltd and non Ltd company? What would the normal process be?Comment
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I've actually been through this, having wound down my father's business after he died.Originally posted by Jackyback View Post
You tell the creditors what's happened and they then make a claim against the Estate. Nothing can happen until you've been through probate - which can take years. Note that this is for a sole trader (i.e. the business 'dies' with the owner), no idea what happens if the business continues in existence. I found most creditors to be very reasonable. in fact most of them just wrote the debt off. The Revenue were a massive exception!"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."Comment
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A ltd company is a separate legal entity to it's directors/shareholders, so if one of them dies this had no effect on creditors and debtors, the money is still owed to or by the company.Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post"I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes art. You read a book and the writer touches something in you that you would not have brought out of yourself. He makes you discover something interesting in your life. If you are living like an animal, what is the point? What makes the day interesting is that we try to transform it into something that is close to art." - Arsene WengerComment
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question of my own; WTF is a 'scraper'? (in the HTPC sense)"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."Comment
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program that scans the information on the file, searches the internet for the info, and then presents it/prints it on the file so that you can have the metadata/trailers/show info.Comment
Says he played for Cork Celtic 9 times
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