Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Mammy told me not to come.

[Hooch]

Pro 14 season kicks off tonight - seems like it's been AGES since the end of last season! Come on Connacht...

I know can't wait, off to cork to watch the Munster game myself.

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[DeadParrot]

Testy

[eamonhonda]

Hape of shite this site. In other news must be liberty cap season soon?

[DeadParrot]

Hungover like a motherfucker.
All the whiskey last night. All of it

[dobby]

Sitting in a beer garden out west after a feed of pulled pork in that Puddin row place. Savage it was. Warm sun, cold Guinness. Can't bate it

[Tar.Aldarion]

Wanna make some falafels tomorrow. Is there a tried and tested recipe that's best to use?

Recipe by one of the top falafel places in NY

https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/taim-falafel-two-ways-roasted-red-pepper-tahini/15675/

If you use tinned chickpeas instead of soaking dried ones it becomes more mushy in the middle which is not cool man.

[Raoul Duke III]

Lads I need help finding a decanter/carafe job for a present.

GAB put me onto this place - http://mitchellandson.com/

Is that where all the fancy ones posted here a while ago came from? The price of the fucking things

Yes, best bet in Ireland for 'em.

Riedel is the gold standard imo

[Raoul Duke III]

Narcos is the only thing getting me through this week.

I seem to be a victim of my inability to tell people to fuck off\ignore people. Must work on that.

[careca]

Narcos is the only thing getting me through this week.

I seem to be a victim of my inability to tell people to fuck off\ignore people. Must work on that.

New series out?

[luckforsome]

...Found out what Raoul was up to whilst IPB was down...

https://www.google.fr/amp/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/30/catacomb-thieves-drill-paris-cellar-swipe-250000-top-wine/amp/

[eamonhonda]

Recipe by one of the top falafel places in NY

https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/taim-falafel-two-ways-roasted-red-pepper-tahini/15675/

If you use tinned chickpeas instead of soaking dried ones it becomes more mushy in the middle which is not cool man.

Big bag of dried ones got, cheers

[Guest]

Yes, best bet in Ireland for 'em.

Riedel is the gold standard imo

A decanter is not something I see any point in spending more than about €30 on, unless you're going to drink out of it of course. I usually pour it back into the bottle when it's aerated.

[shrapnel]

Last day of holiday today. We've spent a glorious week in Cornwall surfing, walking, etc.

What a fantastic place! Good chance we'll be back next year.

[Emmet]

Last day of work today for 2 weeks.

Nothing like a fortnight climbing around Scottish Highlands in the wind and rain to get you .....

something something. Why did I agree to this?

[DeadParrot]

A decanter is not something I see any point in spending more than about €30 on, unless you're going to drink out of it of course. I usually pour it back into the bottle when it's aerated.

They are insane I honestly don't see the point at all.
At a push get the overture for €90, at that comes with glasses

[Lao Lao]

Last day of work today for 2 weeks.

Nothing like a fortnight climbing around Scottish Highlands in the wind and rain to get you .....

something something. Why did I agree to this?

Jaysus

I'm off to Greece at 7:30AM tomorrow for 5 star all inclusive luxury where the most stressful thing I will do is make the decision on what to eat / drink and the most energetic thing I will do is lift my full hand towards my face.

Think today was possibly the most stressful day I have ever had in work (and there have being a redic amount of them).

There was literally dozens of absolute cluster fucks landed on my desk to fix. I'm not quite sure how I made it out of there without stabbing somebody.

I seriously cannot cope or even try to hide my disdain at some of the sheer and utter levels of stupidity displayed today.

It's sadly happening more and more.

[Keane]

They are insane I honestly don't see the point at all.
At a push get the overture for €90, at that comes with glasses

Yeah that's what I was looking at as well. Some of the expensive ones look class tbf but they are mad money.

[Emmet]

Jaysus

I'm off to Greece at 7:30AM tomorrow for 5 star all inclusive luxury where the most stressful thing I will do is make the decision on what to eat / drink and the most energetic thing I will do is lift my full hand towards my face.

Think today was possibly the most stressful day I have ever had in work (and there have being a redic amount of them).

There was literally dozens of absolute cluster fucks landed on my desk to fix. I'm not quite sure how I made it out of there without stabbing somebody.

I seriously cannot cope or even try to hide my disdain at some of the sheer and utter levels of stupidity displayed today.

It's sadly happening more and more.

swap?

[Guest]

@RDIII I believe your new neighbours are students. Harsh.

[mugsy]

viagogo are cunts. wouldnt let me cancel literally 15 mins later after finding a handier buyer myself. then after opting use a ' free courier service' im told i have until 11pm to send by register post err post office closes at 5 here mate. or im liable to pay full cost of replacement tickets that could cost more than what i sold for

i suspect they bought them themselves cause they sold pretty fast. with there finder fee, vat and the sneaky reg post cost they take enough of a cut off ya.

also have to wait another week get paid. really should have looked into it more before jumping the gun and firing them up. first and last time i use id say.

it did give me an idea though

[oleras]

Last day of work today for 2 weeks.

Nothing like a fortnight climbing around Scottish Highlands in the wind and rain to get you .....

something something. Why did I agree to this?

Whiskey.

[Emmet]

No e in Scotland

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[mugsy]

I may have had my opinions shaped by being too much around kids but Disneyland Paris is shaping up to be a GOAT holiday after the first day. It's a ... truly magical place

you used to be cool

[oleras]

No e in Scotland

Look harder...

[Guest]

I may have had my opinions shaped by being too much around kids but Disneyland Paris is shaping up to be a GOAT holiday after the first day. It's a ... truly magical place

I LOVED IT!

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[DeadParrot]

I may have had my opinions shaped by being too much around kids but Disneyland Paris is shaping up to be a GOAT holiday after the first day. It's a ... truly magical place

Disney are brilliant at making you fall in love with the place.
In about a week's time you'll realise you spent a fortune
Cant wait till my little one is of Disney age. Had to convince herself that 18 months is too young

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[newbie2]

I may have had my opinions shaped by being too much around kids but Disneyland Paris is shaping up to be a GOAT holiday after the first day. It's a ... truly magical place

I give it 3 days, then:

[SatNav]

Hi

any crack, bored here

[MrsFlushdraw]

Sitting in a beer garden out west after a feed of pulled pork in that Puddin row place. Savage it was. Warm sun, cold Guinness. Can't bate it

Ye can bate it!

After the English yobbos fucked off from the streets it was a lovely night. (Dobby knows what I mean)Drinking cocktails up at Feugos Speakeasy, chatting with the mates. A few coaches rolled up and they all went away. Was a nightmare getting to where I was going. Police everywhere just waiting for trouble.

They wouldn't move out the way of traffic and they ended up with batons on the legs!

[Lazare]

No e in Scotland

Caledonia

[ComradeCollie]

[Flushdraw]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=467&v=iu6buRw1KSY

[SatNav]

I used to go to Thurles clubbing every weekend and arrive home around 8.55 am so my mother could go to work for 9am! she used to fucking eat me every time. I was always on a sweat knocking the door down.

The day Lady di died saved me from possibly a bit of a hiding as I arrived at 9.10 , mother late for work. I just walked in door still off my face " OMG Princess Diana died " mother" I know I cant believe it." She prob used same excuse for being late for work.

Thank fuck Di saved me bacon that morn

[Guest]

Just went to see Dunkirk on England's biggest IMAX screen

Never sucked me in
Whole place really quiet at end

SPOILER

Hardy's bit played out well but was obvious

Only actual character was the French lad who died but he had to die so...

[oleras]

Just went to see Dunkirk on England's biggest IMAX screen

Never sucked me in
Whole place really quiet at end

SPOILER

Hardy's bit played out well but was obvious

Only actual character was the French lad who died but he had to die so...

For the 12A rating innit.

[Lord Sir Banter]

Weird font.

[Guest]

Guys just to warn you in case you need to use an ATM machine you will need to bring out your English to Irish translation dictionary as they have removed the Irish language option.

I don't know how we are going to cope.

Luckily a labor senator has launched a petition. I would share it but i am having difficulty understanding it as it's in English.

[Guest]

Also we have had to bring down the NI assembly. It wasn't Irish enough.

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[Guest]

Loving the burkhas accessorised with Disney ears

Viva le Diff-FRANCE!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pguMUFyJ3_U

[Raoul Duke III]

I used to go to Thurles clubbing every weekend and arrive home around 8.55 am so my mother could go to work for 9am! she used to fucking eat me every time. I was always on a sweat knocking the door down.

The day Lady di died saved me from possibly a bit of a hiding as I arrived at 9.10 , mother late for work. I just walked in door still off my face " OMG Princess Diana died " mother" I know I cant believe it." She prob used same excuse for being late for work.

Thank fuck Di saved me bacon that morn

A girlfriend of mine actually broke up with me the night before, at a U2 concert. For some reason that is unclear to me, I stayed the night at her place and woke up to the news that Di died.

Got a healthy dose of broken-up, celebrity-dead wierd sex that day.

[Emmet]

Never understood peoples love of celebrating their ignorance of the Irish language.

I can understand ambivalence, but actively flaunting and being into your own ignorance is just odd imo.

[dobby]

Never understood peoples love of celebrating their ignorance of the Irish language.

I can understand ambivalence, but actively flaunting and being into your own ignorance is just odd imo.

They were discussing that on some radio show the other day. Fella rings in and says he's outraged at BOI decision. Goes off on a tangent about how the language defines us and is part of our culture. Presenter asked him some questions in Irish and he hung up. Got a good lol off it

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[Emmet]

Maybe that's the fault of how badly it is taught that people don't respect it. Plus the dodgy superior attitude that a decent proportion of Irish speakers affect.

1 - mitigating factor for never learning something absolutely. Reason to flaunt the fact you didn't learn it? Don't think so.

2 - given 1, people who speak it have a certain right to be smug no?

I think it's taught horrifically. I think the cumpulsory nature of it means the 'teach an exam not a language" issue must dominate. It's a difficult language. It's not terribly useful.

All reasons why not speaking it pervade, but not valid reasons why celebrating an ignorance is normal I don't think. I fully accept the first but am less sure about the second issue.

[Strewelpeter]

Never understood peoples love of celebrating their ignorance of the Irish language.

I can understand ambivalence, but actively flaunting and being into your own ignorance is just odd imo.

I agree with the sentiment but in a way its a fair reaction to the ridiculous pretense that it is a real living language that requires complete and total duplication in officialdom and compulsory education.

[Guest]

Never understood peoples love of celebrating their ignorance of the Irish language.

I can understand ambivalence, but actively flaunting and being into your own ignorance is just odd imo.

Scarred for life being made to rote learn Irish essays in secondary school.would have knuckled down if I'd known about all the cushy money you can scam out of the government for it now though (though the gaeilgoirs have it wrapped up)
DUP are dead right to nip SFs attempts to get the duplication scam off the ground in NI in the bud

[pokerhand]

Just rewatched Unforgiven, can't believe it been 25 years since it has been made. Still awesome, probably one of the last of the great westerns made. Hard to believe Clint is still around given how old he looks in the film.

[Guest]

Never understood peoples love of celebrating their ignorance of the Irish language.

I can understand ambivalence, but actively flaunting and being into your own ignorance is just odd imo.

Agree with this!

Maybe that's the fault of how badly it is taught that people don't respect it. Plus the dodgy superior attitude that a decent proportion of Irish speakers affect.

Also agree with this

1 - mitigating factor for never learning something absolutely. Reason to flaunt the fact you didn't learn it? Don't think so.

2 - given 1, people who speak it have a certain right to be smug no?

I think it's taught horrifically. I think the cumpulsory nature of it means the 'teach an exam not a language" issue must dominate. It's a difficult language. It's not terribly useful.

All reasons why not speaking it pervade, but not valid reasons why celebrating an ignorance is normal I don't think. I fully accept the first but am less sure about the second issue.

Go into a pub like Grogans on a Friday night and listen to the fuckwits who notably raise their voices, for the whole pub to hear, everytime they switch to the (made up) mother tongue for a couple of sentences

[ArmaniJeans]

I remember Di's funeral somewhat fondly.

Had carelessly been shanghai-ed by work into doing an adventure weekend in a park in Wicklow - it was paid for by some cross border/GFA fund and involved competing against teams all over Ireland - climbing hills to sign on at marker points, running through forests, rowing across lakes.
Turned up absolutely gamaroushed for the silly o'clock start on the Saturday morning, 1 hour sleep, vicious hangover, shakes, throwing up everywhere.

Then the rumour went around that the Nordie participants (or 53% of them) were refusing to do the first task at 9am and wanted to watch the funeral. Pissed most everyone else off (obviously I was secretly funking them to stick to their ground) but the end result was that the whole thing got delayed until 12ish whilst 200 people gathered around a couple of 18" portable TVs to watch Elton sing and a nation cry. At which stage I was somewhat recovered and was well enough to get us into a noteworthy 58th of the 59 teams competing.

In death she was my Queen of Hearts.

[dobby]

Just finished a chowder and a pint in The Pilot that was recommended here but I can't remember who. It was as good as promised, top class. And straight into my top 3. The long Dock in Carrigaholt is still number one.

Eating in a place in templeboy called the beach bar tonight if anyone knows it?

[Raoul Duke III]

Just rewatched Unforgiven, can't believe it been 25 years since it has been made. Still awesome, probably one of the last of the great westerns made. Hard to believe Clint is still around given how old he looks in the film.

"Any man that don't want to git killed better leave the room"

[Solksjaer!]

"Any man that don't want to git killed clear on out the back "

FYP


the site was down for me for a few days, thought I was on the banned list again


Cheering for Waterford tomorrow. sorry Galway

[Strewelpeter]

[Solksjaer!]

A girlfriend of mine actually broke up with me the night before, at a U2 concert. For some reason that is unclear to me, I stayed the night at her place and woke up to the news that Di died.

Got a healthy dose of broken-up, celebrity-dead wierd sex that day.

hell of a thing.....killing a man

[Lazare]

I was at a mate's house party the night she died, we were all off our faces. Someone came up with the line 'Dodi didn't die with Di did he?' and we all spent hours saying that and laughing, because, as I said, we were off our face.

Myself and three others were heading to LA the next morning for the holiday of a lifetime.

Watched a bit of the funeral at about 4am in the maddest house party in Hollywood, vague memories of how we ended up at it but man it was the maddest bunch of people I've ever shared space with. Gang bangers with nitrous oxide tanks, New York stock brokers, hippies in their sixties, you name it.

People say you never forget where you were at the time, damn right.