Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - BabyforV

[hotspur]

Having somebody over for a film, suggestions for somebody whose favorite films are v for vendetta and watchmen?

You have someone who is into comic books and you need a recommendation for a film? How about any Hollywood blockbuster for the last fucking 5 years?

I really hope we've grown as a nation over the last 10-15 years but the proof will be on the day.

Old people and authoritarian conservatives are the wrong horses to be backing for change. We have to breed them out. The Catholic Church has done a sterling job in the secularisation of Ireland. If it weren't for all those poor priests being seduced by wicked kids we would be drawing dead on a referendum such as this.

And the Internet of course. Where even straight people have eyed a bit of the aul gay porn. And by gay porn I, of course mean, gay male porn. I mean if the referendum were "Should attractive, married, thonged lesbians be allowed to playfully explore each other's young, nubile bodies in the streets as a form of busking" I would tentatively set the line at 98% yes.

[hotspur]

Solksjaer.

Solksjaer would be a cracking member to have back. A surprise Royal Rumble entrance type thing.

Sorting the first BBV by volume posted then amongst the top volume posters we have completely lost CHD, Solks, Angry Ball, Zuroph, Ace, Rasta, eagle eye, sligoboi and dannydiamond.
Should try to get all back for our 5th anniversary spectacular.

Angry Ball went Canadian on us didn't he? Dannydiamond has been excommunicated. CHD will be back I presume.

Someone should ask Zuroph to pop his head in so we can give our congrats on his getting engaged, big difference from last time he was a regular.

Ace pops in now and then doesn't he?

Rasta is surely a good bet to get back, has only been gone 6 months. Anyone have contact with him through other social media?

How about Icarus? Micknail?

I'm sure there's recent ones of note I'm missing. We lost Dazzler who was a good friend (along with Rasta we lost 2 Neville avatars at the same time), so I'll invite him back.

[The Situation]

I'd say the majority of em still lurk. The views to post ratio is crazy disproportionate for it to be just the current regs viewing.

[Mickey Rosa]

Anyone tried Sous Vide cooking? I'm currently cooking a rack of lamb, not sure if it will make any difference but will report back.

[Tar.Aldarion]

Thanks coillcam, gonna have a look at those now.

You have someone who is into comic books and you need a recommendation for a film? How about any Hollywood blockbuster for the last fucking 5 years?

Haha true enough, I should be in my element. But being the suave nerd that I am, I wish to think of something different (also the latest avengers movies are akin to waterboarding to me) to come across well. My obvious ploy at first was something like Dredd, which has turned out to be a bad ploy, a bad ploy indeed. Dammit, I love that film.

Fuck it, avengers and django unchained.

[Tar.Aldarion]

The Grand Budapest Hotel is a fantastic film btw, if you haven't see it.

[hotspur]

Fuck it, avengers and django unchained.

So she likes V for Vendetta and Watchmen (the only comic book I have ever read), so she is into masks and social minded justice. This makes Battle Royale a dubious choice.

For no reason I can articulate, unrelated to the above, just came to be as a hunch, you should watch Neil Jordan's2012 female vampire film Byzantium.

[Tar.Aldarion]

Nice choice, tyvm. I hate picking films. Sometimes I spend more time on it than the film.

I am starting this, seems to be very productive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfRf43JTqY4

[Theresa]

The Grand Budapest Hotel is a fantastic film btw, if you haven't see it.

Ralph Fiennes is excellent. I actually can't think of a film where he wasn't but he is particularly good in this.

[BobSloane]

Gay Marriage referendum line should be 52-55% at best.

I'm not even totally convinced it will pass if I'm honest. If it does I reckon we are looking at a 52-48 split in favour and that's with a low turnout.

Also the Government have done the referendum no favours by scheduling it when students are living outside their electoral areas and preparing for exams. Lower turnout from 18-25's is a serious demographic problem for this one.

Anyone thinking this is a sure thing needs their head checked.

57-58 I was thinking - without actually thinking too much about it. Might take the under 60 at 5/4. The No at 11/2 looks a bit tempting tbh after reading your post

[ghostface]

Eagle Eye was a top 5 poster of all time. Don't even argue this.

I will be releasing the 2014 top 10 IPB posters tomorrow.

Do your top 10 2014 film list first

[Tar.Aldarion]

Do your top 10 2014 film list first

bonus points for masks

[AndyFatBastard]

I'd say the majority of em still lurk. The views to post ratio is crazy disproportionate for it to be just the current regs viewing.

That's just me frantically mashing F5 from boredom.

[ghostface]

bonus points for masks

[oleras]

Hope it don't rain all day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX8nAZftZL4

[Kayroo]

57-58 I was thinking - without actually thinking too much about it. Might take the under 60 at 5/4. The No at 11/2 looks a bit tempting tbh after reading your post

I just don't think you can ever go wrong in believing in the deep deep conservatism at the heart of this country.

Genuinely difficult to call this one before the debate takes a form but I think polls won't be reflective of the reality of feeling at all. People who are gonna vote no to this aren't answering Yes in an IPSOS/MRBI polling sample.

[SatNav]

Was after one of these for a while, got it on sale. wow its fucking excellent!!

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=ACTFRY&authToken=%252d1002%252c8RvTgzRQUIkiaCQg1wd0wg264Io%253d

[oleras]

Was after one of these for a while, got it on sale. wow its fucking excellent!!




http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/store...d0wg264Io%253d

Great for chips, thats all i use my one for, takes 40 mins though and a tad loud but healthier than a deep fryer.

[SatNav]

Great for chips, thats all i use my one for, takes 40 mins though and a tad loud but healthier than a deep fryer.

I am so impressed, did homemade chips for 30 mins, one spoon of oil . They were so crispy like a proper chippers . Nice reduction in Argos on it too! It is loud alright but brill that you can just put chips in and forget about them , no filthy oil either. Mighty

[oleras]

I am so impressed, did homemade chips for 30 mins, one spoon of oil . They were so crispy like a proper chippers . Nice reduction in Argos on it too! It is loud alright but brill that you can just put chips in and forget about them , no filthy oil either. Mighty

There is an app with lots of recipes in the play store.

[SatNav]

There is an app with lots of recipes in the play store.

Jesus there is an app for everything lol

[FeetMagic]

How much room is in that one? I remember a friend buying one in Currys but seemed to only have enough capacity to cook for one person.

[FeetMagic]

@Liverpool fans, who is going to take over the captaincy? Skrtel?

[SatNav]

How much room is in that one? I remember a friend buying one in Currys but seemed to only have enough capacity to cook for one person.

I just made chips for me and Mia, could have fitted maybe enough for one more person. my one is 1kg capacity but you can get family bigger ones.

[Lazare]

The Grand Budapest Hotel is a fantastic film btw, if you haven't see it.

Cool, am sticking it on in an hour or so.

It's on Sky On Demand at the mo.

[FeetMagic]

Big fat quiz of the decade on ch4 ATM. These are usually good although the 2014 one disappointed. Better line up here with Noel Fielding on.

[Percy007]

@Liverpool fans, who is going to take over the captaincy? Skrtel?

Probably Fabian Delph

[oleras]

Jesus there is an app for everything lol

I know !

I treated myself to a sideboard today...how very homely i thought.

Was seriously reduced, display model, perfect condition.

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Priced at 1400, yeah right...but 600 was very good i thought.


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[SatNav]

I know !

I treated myself to a sideboard today...how very homely i thought.

Was seriously reduced, display model, perfect condition.

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Priced at 1400, yeah right...but 600 was very good i thought.


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ooh thats fab, would you believe I am looking for a sideboard too lol

[oleras]

ooh thats fab, would you believe I am looking for a sideboard too lol

Caseys down here in limerick have some really nice ones, i tried several furniture shops today and they had 3 or 4 full size at most, lots of half sized ones.

Now i have to get the TV for it and the new stereo system !

[SatNav]

Caseys down here in limerick have some really nice ones, i tried several furniture shops today and they had 3 or 4 full size at most, lots of half sized ones.

Now i have to get the TV for it and the new stereo system !

I wont be purchasing though, my new yr resolution is to stop spending, have everything I need now anything else is just stupid I have finally realised. Checked my email this morn and saw a Guess handbag has been shipped , no recollection of ordering it ffs. need to cop the fuck on!

[oleras]

I wont be purchasing though, my new yr resolution is to stop spending, have everything I need now anything else is just stupid I have finally realised. Checked my email this morn and saw a Guess handbag has been shipped , no recollection of ordering it ffs. need to cop the fuck on!

Michael kors is where its at this year darling !

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I asked the wife what she wanted for xmas, she said "oh, a michael kors handbag would be nice", she was joking, im useless at buying presents...she was nicely surprised xmas morning!

[rounders123]

Was after one of these for a while, got it on sale. wow its fucking excellent!!


http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/store...d0wg264Io%253d

They're a fad. You will be using it for about 2-3 months then it will fade away into a dark cupboard not to re-emerge.

[SatNav]

Michael kors is where its at this year darling !

not a chance, the travelling community have it ruined. Wouldnt touch any of it! fake shit everywhere. I hate it lol

[SatNav]

They're a fad. You will be using it for about 2-3 months then it will fade away into a dark cupboard not to re-emerge.

ah I dont think it will tbh as I only cook for me and Mia, plus I am on the sw Plan and it works well with that too.

[KevIRL]

They're a fad. You will be using it for about 2-3 months then it will fade away into a dark cupboard not to re-emerge.

At least it won't be lonely in there with the George foreman, nespresso, smoothie maker and panini toaster to keep it company

[SatNav]

At least it won't be lonely in there with the George foreman, nespresso, smoothie maker and panini toaster to keep it company

I use my dulce gusto every single day since I bought it, love it. Mr Foreman is deffo full of dust in the back somewhere. why have a panini toaster when George does the same thing ? smoothie maker also kinda gathering dust.

[darwinatemyhamster]

@Liverpool fans, who is going to take over the captaincy? Skrtel?

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[SatNav]

3rd for 171 quid in the 1k GD on boyles, yayy free chip pan lol

[oleras]

3rd for 171 quid in the 1k GD on boyles, yayy free chip pan lol

I think my new years resolution will be to play poker again.

[newbie2]

just shipped my EDSPC ticket.

Anything Doke can do...Yada yada yada

[SatNav]

just shipped my EDSPC ticket.

Anything Doke can do...Yada yada yada

ah heorr could ya not let me have my moment

[SatNav]

20 mins into this and its very good so far....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR9toeg5LhE

[newbie2]

20 mins into this and its very good so far....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR9toeg5LhE

That's mad - I'm 30 minutes in

[Cuchulainn1]

I do enjoy seeing thunder getting stolen.

[KK82]

I'm 40 minutes in.

[SatNav]

That's mad - I'm 30 minutes in

Couldn't keep my eyes open. Up since 6am. Posting from bed. Night lol

[DeadParrot]

Thanks coillcam, gonna have a look at those now.



Haha true enough, I should be in my element. But being the suave nerd that I am, I wish to think of something different (also the latest avengers movies are akin to waterboarding to me) to come across well. My obvious ploy at first was something like Dredd, which has turned out to be a bad ploy, a bad ploy indeed. Dammit, I love that film.

Fuck it, avengers and django unchained.

Akira
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
Blade
Kick Ass I & II
Dark City
Guardians of the Galaxy

all good choices without getting too marvelly (gotg excluded but it's awesome)

[oleras]

The Drop.

Spoiler, i loved it.

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Amazeballs.

Such a character driven story, i could feel with all of them, what a wonderful film in both happy and sad, fantastic.

[Ed]

Akira
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
Blade
Kick Ass I & II
Dark City
Guardians of the Galaxy

all good choices without getting too marvelly (gotg excluded but it's awesome)

Nice shout on Dark City

[shano_88]

2014 was definitely the hardest year of my life. I lost my mother to cancer on the 6th of November with there being only just over 3 months between diagnosis and death. I still can't believe it being honest. She was an amazing woman. She was a single parent and I am an only child so we were very close. I didn't appreciate the quality of life she provided for me for a long time growing up but she worked damn hard to make sure I always had the Nike trainers or could go on a holiday in the summer. Today would have been her 57th birthday. It just doesn't feel fair. I used to always complain about having to buy a birthday present for her so close after Christmas but right now I would give anything to give her one last birthday present and celebrate it with her. Christmas was really hard this year and I don't think it will ever be the same again really. I am lucky that I have great family around me still and we are quite close. I just cant believe that I will never see her again.

[oleras]

Massive internet hugs Shano. masassive ones.

[luckforsome]

...Lovely post, heartbreaking to read but heartwarming as well...

[hotspur]

This passage by Thich Nhat Hanh was in my mind today. I'm sorry for your loss Shano.

The day my mother died, I wrote in my journal, "A serious misfortune of my life has arrived." I suffered for more than one year after the passing away of my mother. But one night, in the highlands of Vietnam, I was sleeping in the hut in my hermitage. I dreamed of my mother.

I saw myself sitting with her, and we were having a wonderful talk. She looked young and beautiful, her hair flowing down. It was so pleasant to sit there and talk to her as if she had never died. When I woke up it was about two in the morning, and I felt very strongly that I had never lost my mother.

The impression that my mother was still with me was very clear. I understood then that the idea of having lost my mother was just an idea. It was obvious in that moment that my mother is always alive in me.

I opened the door and went outside. The entire hillside was bathed in moonlight. It was a hill covered with tea plants, and my hut was set behind the temple halfway up. Walking slowly in the moonlight through the rows of tea plants, I noticed my mother was still with me.

She was the moonlight caressing me as she had done so often, very tenderly, very sweet... wonderful! Each time my feet touched the earth I knew my mother was there with me. I knew this body was not mine alone but a living continuation of my mother and father and my grandparents and great-grandparents. Of all my ancestors. These feet that I saw as "my" feet were actually "our" feet. Together my mother and I were leaving footprints in the damp soil.

From that moment on the idea that I had lost my mother no longer existed. All I had to do was look at the palm of my hand, feel the breeze on my face or the earth under my feet to remember that my mother is always with me, available at any time.

[Lazare]

Sorry for your loss Shano. What a beautiful post. Stopped me in my tracks.

[oleras]

Sorry for your loss Shano. What a beautiful post. Stopped me in my tracks.

Bigtime, and Hotspurs post, it is very close to us all, we shy away from the very thought, who ever is in charge, please give me more years.

[Closed_Account]

Condolonces Shano. Lovely post. Been living away from home for years and couldnt believe how old my folks looked when I went back at Christmas. Guess for the first time it dawned on me that they wont be around forever and I need to start prioritising spending some time with them.

[bantee]

Very sorry for your loss Shane, I can't imagine how tough that is for you. I'm guilty of not appreciating what I have when it comes to family. When I see friends & relatives parents taken by cancer over the past few years, it really puts things into perspective that we should look after those who are closest to us and not bicker or stress over the menial things in life. Look after yourself.

[Theresa]

Jesus Shano , huge condolences my man. Great post, really hope you are doing ok. Can't be easy for you but lots of people here have your back.

Both my parents have had cancer scares in the last couple of years. The fear is so strong given I am so far away. I echo JBravados post, I feel the same way. It's no longer scoldings and "cop the fuck ons" in my house, it's "when are you coming home again" and "great to talk to you".

[elbows]

http://youtu.be/lEUgORVsECs