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Originally posted by tylerdurden94 View PostYo folks, my best mate is getting married this year and I'm his bestman I've seen some bestman stuff posted here over the years, any pointers/tips on writing the speech greatly appreciated.
What's the general etiquette when it comes to the gift seeing as I'm part of the wedding party? I'm gonna get him a nice watch but should there also be something for both?
- it's ok to have one or two lines that are specific to your group of lads, but generally, keep away from in jokes as most of the audience won't have a clue, so it'll just be tumbleweed stuff.
- don't mention past women of his in your speech.
- most of the speech should be kind of funny, slightly embarrassing but not fairly mild, in parts. The rest of the speech should be sincere compliments to both bride and groom.
- Have a list of those you want to thank written out.
- Best to have a few bullet points rather than full speech,but if you aren't confident enough to remember it when you're there, full speech is ok.
- Don't read most of the time or talk entirely just to your mate, make sure to look around the room. If you appear relaxed, it will actually relax you.
- Don't tell your mate your speech content, but do go over the generic bits, i.e. whether he doesn't want you to thank people as he wants to thank them only, or to make sure you thank everyone he wants thanked.
- Some best men think they should be the centre of attention. Don't be that one, but being light and humourous is always preferable for best man.
- Chill out. As mentioned before, you won't get a more understanding audience. Even if you are a bumbling idiot, no one will care or remember in a few days.
- Practice it at least once, even if just to roughly time it. If it's longer than 15 mins, it's too long (imo), under 5 too short.
- There is usually someone from the venue who will tell you when to stand up, and who to introduce next if ye are doing the traditional thing, so you don't need to worry about that generally.
On the present thing, it's up to you what you want to do. I would have just given a slightly larger than normal wedding present to the couple, but if you want to get him something specific too that's all good.
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Originally posted by BennyHiFi View PostYes it's hard to know what his motivation was here.
Although Wikipedia says this about him during the same time period of 03/04 (when he was, in fact, approaching his mid-30s)
"O'Connor supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States government.
He wrote frequent articles about the model Katy French, who died on 6 December 2007. French publicly announced her disdain for O'Connor, deeming him a "gutter journalist."[citation needed].
In early 2004, O'Connor enraged some of his colleagues by strongly supporting management during an industrial relations crisis over forced redundancy."Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostThink O'Connor was a fully fledged troll in his earlier years. Nice to see him grow out of it. Unlike Ian O'Doherty.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View PostSomething good has come out of the Spacey story, with Netflix deciding to no longer flog HOC to death and cancelling it after the next season.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...-a8028421.html
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostI think he lives around the IFSC, quite frequently see him walking about. He looks unhealthily cavernous and gaunt.
I sat around the corner from him for six months and barely heard him mutter a dozen sentences.
He was there to write and edit so no big surprise i suppose. I never saw more than about 8 or 10 people (at the busiest time towards the end of the week as deadlines loomed) work in the Sunday Indo section which says much about the outsourcing of newspaper work these days. The Sindo especially given its powerful bent towards comment rather than discovery.
Had a meeting with the editor once who warned me off doing anything too cool on digital with their print product and indeed tried to nobble one project the morning it went live fearing he'd lose a few sales.
Amazing how far a once noble profession has fallen. Morale in that building was shocking at every level.
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Originally posted by tylerdurden94 View PostYo folks, my best mate is getting married this year and I'm his bestman I've seen some bestman stuff posted here over the years, any pointers/tips on writing the speech greatly appreciated.
What's the general etiquette when it comes to the gift seeing as I'm part of the wedding party? I'm gonna get him a nice watch but should there also be something for both?
150 to 200 would be the norm in cards nowadays.
because you are getting the watch maybe just a gift voucher for both for something worth 100 to 150 ?Her sky-ness
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Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View PostSomething good has come out of the Spacey story, with Netflix deciding to no longer flog HOC to death and cancelling it after the next season.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...-a8028421.html
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Originally posted by darwinatemyhamster View PostSaw that earlier . Seems like a convenient excuse came along for something they were planning to do anyway? I don't watch the show but they were fairly quick out of the blocks.airport, lol
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Originally posted by eamonhonda View PostProbably, may aswell and attempt to cash in on a few "fair play to Netflix" points
More Netflix related stuff. Is there a (sufficient) recap at the start of Stranger things season 2 or would I be better served watching the last episode before diving in?
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Originally posted by darwinatemyhamster View PostYup, many high fives going around that office today I'd imagine.
More Netflix related stuff. Is there a (sufficient) recap at the start of Stranger things season 2 or would I be better served watching the last episode before diving in?
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Originally posted by oleras View PostNope. Bust the account again 2 weeks ago. Hoping to never deposit again...
I watch sport now for fun.
Although, I did get some entertainment last night watching the Seahawks, some last quarter !airport, lol
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Originally posted by tylerdurden94 View PostYo folks, my best mate is getting married this year and I'm his bestman I've seen some bestman stuff posted here over the years, any pointers/tips on writing the speech greatly appreciated.
What's the general etiquette when it comes to the gift seeing as I'm part of the wedding party? I'm gonna get him a nice watch but should there also be something for both?
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Originally posted by pgodkin View PostLol.... I read that and then randomly went back like 10 pages and see something about twitter and Dice
I would just like to say that Dice never Sexually Harassed me... But I can't be sure I'm not always awake
you and dice have a lot in commonHer sky-ness
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Originally posted by SatNav View Postgood to see ya back, kids are 2 beauts btw!
you and dice have a lot in common
PS anyone getting into PJ masks... It is top draw!!
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Originally posted by CourierCollie View PostHave you been following Swedish submarine guy who is still denying murder story. 'Ah yeah I did chop up her body, and dump it at sea, But she was already dead like'
Originally posted by zuutroy View PostThe Jr/III pertains to the first name so the wife is unaffected. e.g. Golfer Davis Love III's wife is just called Robin Love.
So either Mrs Duke, or Mrs Raoul Duke III.
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Originally posted by CourierCollie View PostPeople say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostA guy wants me to go into work tomorrow* as a file he needs to give me is too large to be emailed, so he feels he needs to physically hand over a USB. When your technological retardation is that bad that its affecting other people you should get yourself off to a bootcamp pronto.
* not a bank holiday as weirdo france has bank holidays on the actual day they naturally occur - in this case Wednesday
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or even easier an instruction on google drive sharing to keep the educational slant goingPeople say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
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Originally posted by tylerdurden94 View PostYo folks, my best mate is getting married this year and I'm his bestman I've seen some bestman stuff posted here over the years, any pointers/tips on writing the speech greatly appreciated.
What's the general etiquette when it comes to the gift seeing as I'm part of the wedding party? I'm gonna get him a nice watch but should there also be something for both?
The audience will want it to be good so if you pause after anything that is meant to be a joke, it will give them time to laugh.
Try not to rush through it, try to learn it or the bullet points rather than read it and don't forget to mention how you are also friends with the bride and she has improved him at the end before toasting them.
Just packing for my honeymoon now and the best man at mine made a cracking speech that was much more compliments and safe territory than trying to be walk the line of hilarious and dangerous.
In other news, I got married on Saturday
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Originally posted by 5starpool View PostSome stuff off the top of my head. Some of it is obvious, but you never know.
- it's ok to have one or two lines that are specific to your group of lads, but generally, keep away from in jokes as most of the audience won't have a clue, so it'll just be tumbleweed stuff.
- don't mention past women of his in your speech.
- most of the speech should be kind of funny, slightly embarrassing but not fairly mild, in parts. The rest of the speech should be sincere compliments to both bride and groom.
- Have a list of those you want to thank written out.
- Best to have a few bullet points rather than full speech,but if you aren't confident enough to remember it when you're there, full speech is ok.
- Don't read most of the time or talk entirely just to your mate, make sure to look around the room. If you appear relaxed, it will actually relax you.
- Don't tell your mate your speech content, but do go over the generic bits, i.e. whether he doesn't want you to thank people as he wants to thank them only, or to make sure you thank everyone he wants thanked.
- Some best men think they should be the centre of attention. Don't be that one, but being light and humourous is always preferable for best man.
- Chill out. As mentioned before, you won't get a more understanding audience. Even if you are a bumbling idiot, no one will care or remember in a few days.
- Practice it at least once, even if just to roughly time it. If it's longer than 15 mins, it's too long (imo), under 5 too short.
- There is usually someone from the venue who will tell you when to stand up, and who to introduce next if ye are doing the traditional thing, so you don't need to worry about that generally.
On the present thing, it's up to you what you want to do. I would have just given a slightly larger than normal wedding present to the couple, but if you want to get him something specific too that's all good.
do all this.
Or do what I did and write my wedding speech the night before the wedding whilst 'tired and emotional'
I'd suggest option a.People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
https://revolut.com/referral/jamesb8!G10D21
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Originally posted by Keane View PostIs there any easy way (besides actually paying) to get around the Irish Times paywall?airport, lol
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Originally posted by eamonhonda View PostUse incognito/clear cookies to get around 10 max articles. Opinion articles etc dont think theres anyway. Is there a specific article i could copy and paste to you?
Not to worry anyway, I can do without them. Surprised I've actually clicked on ten times.
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Originally posted by Keane View PostIs there any easy way (besides actually paying) to get around the Irish Times paywall?People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
https://revolut.com/referral/jamesb8!G10D21
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Originally posted by KevIRL View PostRIP rugby world cup bid
More vuvuzales in our future soPeople say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
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Originally posted by KevIRL View PostRIP rugby world cup bid
A real shame as you can’t see us going for anything like this ever again. Basically small european football nights and some euro club rugby events, and some golf stuff, will be the height of our hosting ambitions from here on.Last edited by V for Vendetta; 31-10-17, 11:29.‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan
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Originally posted by V for Vendetta View PostBalls. This was our best chance. Basically no small country (bar NZ) will ever be in the frame to host the RWC from now on as you need the population and the infrastructure that entails to score well. I really thought we’d grow into it like the special Olympics hosting, and that it would have been a huge boost for the country. Basically it’s the third biggest sporting event and we had a realistic chance of doing it even if when you reflect on the scoring system and the other host candidates we had little realistic chance.
A real shame as you can’t see us going for anything like this ever again. Basically small european football nights and some euro club rugby events, and some golf stuff, will be the height of our hosting ambitions from here on.
SPOILERPeople say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
Get a shiny metal Revolut card! And a free tenner!
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Just pulled the trigger on a pair of these bad boys
https://www.johnlewis.com/sony-wh-10...9?colour=Black
Family gave me vouchers for 40th to be spent on a treat. Had a lend of a workmates for an afternoon a while back and they are a stellar piece of gadgetryLow fee Euro/UK money transfer, 1st transfer free through my referral
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Originally posted by ArmaniJeans View PostVuvuzelas are a soccer thing only aren't they? Don't really recall them being an annoyance in the 95 RWC.‘IF YOU had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Genghis Khan
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostBig games order last night: Blokus, two Exit The Games, Patchwork, Waldschattenspiel, Takenoko, and one other which I can't quite remember right now. Much obliged for the recommendations!
Sorry for the slow reply, i only post here when paid to do so
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Originally posted by mocata View PostJust pulled the trigger on a pair of these bad boys
https://www.johnlewis.com/sony-wh-10...9?colour=Black
Family gave me vouchers for 40th to be spent on a treat. Had a lend of a workmates for an afternoon a while back and they are a stellar piece of gadgetry
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Mostly the fact that I had the use of those exact ones for 3/4 hours and I honestly didn't want to hand them back. Got far more stuff done, zero distractions and great calm/task focus.
I tried the Bose in airport (left my laptop with a nervous looking sales guy as security while I rambled around lol) That was only for 10 mins odd, noise cancelling I couldnt tell much difference, the Sonys fitted a bit better. Dont think I would have been horribly disappointed by either truth be told.Low fee Euro/UK money transfer, 1st transfer free through my referral
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...Last edited by Hitchhiker's Guide To...; 31-10-17, 12:32."We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil
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Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View PostLimerick is only 95,000 people. A small town by non-Irish standards. Surely thats not enough of a population to support a motorway? Not that it shouldn't be built, having said that. But you can also see why it might not be an absolute priority.
Thought you need something like 20k vehicles a day each way at an absolute minimum traffic for a motorway to be financially feasible (although upon googling, I can't find any citations for that).
Hard to see how there would be enough traffic to support 20k each way a day if Limerick itself is so small, not that Limerick would be the only destination for users, but Dublin is already served.
There are about 120 serious accidents a year on that road, it is a deathtrap. Add a bunch of match goers in campers or whatnot driving on the opposite side of the road to what they're used to and I shudder to think what the body count would end up at.
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Originally posted by Keane View PostThat isn't worth a shite to RWC judges looking at people trying to travel for matches between two cities on a road that is way over capacity and extremely dangerous.
There are about 120 serious accidents a year on that road, it is a deathtrap. Add a bunch of match goers in campers or whatnot driving on the opposite side of the road to what they're used to and I shudder to think what the body count would end up at.
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