Had my two solo for last 5 years, have to say its been fun. The boy has some ROI at Southwell these days too as a bonus.
My daughter is a fan of apples jade and any horse that runs in gigginstown colours is apples jade.
Nothing like seeing a five year old scream a horse home
especially when there is a few gigginstown runners in the same race
People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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My daughter is a fan of apples jade and any horse that runs in gigginstown colours is apples jade.
Nothing like seeing a five year old scream a horse home
especially when there is a few gigginstown runners in the same race
My youngest likes Rich Ricci's colours because (a) pink and (b) 'he has a cool name'.
Hard to argue with that logic tbf.
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
Can't remember who recommended it but we watched Sexy Beast last night and enjoyed it. Love Ben Kingsley and he was as intense as I was expecting him to be. Ray Winstone suited to his part well also. Worth a watch.
That was me. I actually found the film because I wanted to watch something Ray was in, a fantastic actor. I read they held a party at the start of the filming, Kingsley turned up in character and was so annoying Ray W climbed out a window to get away from him!
That was me. I actually found the film because I wanted to watch something Ray was in, a fantastic actor. I read they held a party at the start of the filming, Kingsley turned up in character and was so annoying Ray W climbed out a window to get away from him!
Were you joshing when you referred to him as Kingsley Amis in that post? Like you said, there is no accounting for taste.
That was me. I actually found the film because I wanted to watch something Ray was in, a fantastic actor. I read they held a party at the start of the filming, Kingsley turned up in character and was so annoying Ray W climbed out a window to get away from him!
Lol. I dont even care if that's true, its class.
I'm sure you've seen Nil By Mouth but its another good Winstone film. A tough watch but hes fantastic in it.
For that part, participants could receive instructions such as to consume a high-fat breakfast of “two eggs fried in butter, two strips of pork bacon, two slices of toast with butter, 4 oz. of hash brown potatoes, and 8 oz. of whole milk,” all of which must be consumed in 20 minutes.
That is weird. You would have thought he'd be in line for a top job down the line.
Possibly just had enough of the shite here?
Elected early 2011... done his 10, pension sorted!?
Wonder does he get ministers pension or a TDs?
The local secretary of the labour party spent about 2 years asking me to join in my early 20's, because he wanted a take the piss lefty in the Sligo branch
if he had pointed out to me that all I had to do was get elected (not the easiest for anyone from Sligo town due to Leitrim/Co Sligo vote)
and hold onto the job for 10 years to be pretty much sorted, he might have gotten a different reply
My guess would be the he was offered a job with the kind of uplift normally given to senior uk politicians when they go.
Yes, but that involves going into the private sector and cough, cough, greasing the wheels with your old colleagues (hello Mr Cameron).
Whereas he seems to be saying he's staying in the public sphere:
I have resigned my seat today, not to leave politics entirely, but to pursue a career in the area of international co-operation, human rights and democracy
Not exactly known for vast uplift. I guess we should wait and see where he ends up. Maybe he is that most dangerous of things, a true idealist. In which case we're best off rid of him.
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
Elected early 2011... done his 10, pension sorted!?
Wonder does he get ministers pension or a TDs?
The local secretary of the labour party spent about 2 years asking me to join in my early 20's, because he wanted a take the piss lefty in the Sligo branch
if he had pointed out to me that all I had to do was get elected (not the easiest for anyone from Sligo town due to Leitrim/Co Sligo vote)
and hold onto the job for 10 years to be pretty much sorted, he might have gotten a different reply
You could be Taoiseach by now.
Or at the very least have cornered the headbanger Connacht vote that Ming inherited.
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
Yes, but that involves going into the private sector and cough, cough, greasing the wheels with your old colleagues (hello Mr Cameron).
Whereas he seems to be saying he's staying in the public sphere:
Not exactly known for vast uplift. I guess we should wait and see where he ends up. Maybe he is that most dangerous of things, a true idealist. In which case we're best off rid of him.
I was thinking more like David Milliband and his £800k salary at the charity International Rescue Committee.
Yes, but that involves going into the private sector and cough, cough, greasing the wheels with your old colleagues (hello Mr Cameron).
Funny thing about Cameron... is it's not really about the money, apparently he carries the shame (poor baby) of having everything handed to him and not being a self-made man, and so is trying to play big business boy
Even thought the people he wants to be like are basically living on Daddies money as well, just got flash jobs with it
Of course, the way people like that become self-made is through cheating, because having everything handed to you does skew your view of the world somewhat
Funny thing about Cameron... is it's not really about the money, apparently he carries the shame (poor baby) of having everything handed to him and not being a self-made man, and so is trying to play big business boy
Even thought the people he wants to be like are basically living on Daddies money as well, just got flash jobs with it
Of course, the way people like that become self-made is through cheating, because having everything handed to you does skew your view of the world somewhat
See Trump
It is about the money, that's how you keep score.
Also, the missus is richer than him so I get the impression he wants to fix that.
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
I'd like to think that Dom Cummings secretly recorded everything.
And also hope that he is releasing information in ascending order of gotcha - because if he has already leaked the best stuff then it's probably not enough to dethrone Johnson.
I'd like to think that Dom Cummings secretly recorded everything.
And also hope that he is releasing information in ascending order of gotcha - because if he has already leaked the best stuff then it's probably not enough to dethrone Johnson.
I'd say that if Johnson is stupid enough to be in a situation where people (even those you think you trust) are recording the contents of supposedly confidential meetings, then he's too stupid to be PM.
Also; how the fuck can you not recognise that Cummings was a means to an end (Brexit - getting you to No 10) but was poison in the context of actual government?
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
Yes, but that involves going into the private sector and cough, cough, greasing the wheels with your old colleagues (hello Mr Cameron).
Whereas he seems to be saying he's staying in the public sphere:
Not exactly known for vast uplift. I guess we should wait and see where he ends up. Maybe he is that most dangerous of things, a true idealist. In which case we're best off rid of him.
He seemed to be the only politician that wanted to build things in Dublin city
That podcast recording was quite nerve wracking. Having just a fundamental doubt as to what sentences will emerge from your mouth for three quarters of an hour.
Ruby sporting a nice tan. Obviously been essentially traveling to somewhere nice and warm. Cnut.
I've a nice tan based on climbing the sugar loaf (well the sugar lump beside it) at the weekend. Irish weather is whack yo. Doesn't seem like you should be able to get a tan in sub 10-degree weather, but the Irish gods just don't care.
Eoghan Murphy may have had a relatively comfortable upbringing but to pass him off as "posh" is a little unfair.
His father Henry is from Limerick originally and as a Barrister he could afford a nice home in Sandymount and have his children educated privately but that's more of a middle class lifestyle rather than landed gentry.
They're an interesting family.
His brother is the actor Killian Scott, probably best known for his role in Love Hate.
So far so good.
His grandfather Russell however was a Theatrical Agent who notoriously spent Most of Gay Byrnes money funding a lavish lifestyle. He apparently was attempting to make restitution when he died.
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I've a nice tan based on climbing the sugar loaf (well the sugar lump beside it) at the weekend. Irish weather is whack yo. Doesn't seem like you should be able to get a tan in sub 10-degree weather, but the Irish gods just don't care.
Same here, albeit based on cycling up and down Howth Head last w/e. Huge surprise in my American colleague's voice when she asked me had I got some sun!
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
Eoghan Murphy may have had a relatively comfortable upbringing but to pass him off as "posh" is a little unfair.
His father Henry is from Limerick originally and as a Barrister he could afford a nice home in Sandymount and have his children educated privately but that's more of a middle class lifestyle rather than landed gentry.
Father is a barrister and you are educated privately whilst living in Sandymount? That's the dictionary definition of posh.
I was thinking today after seeing a photo of South Sudan's leader which world leaders are the least trustworthy looking? For reference here is President Kiir:
I was thinking today after seeing a photo of South Sudan's leader which world leaders are the least trustworthy looking? For reference here is President Kiir:
I was thinking today after seeing a photo of South Sudan's leader which world leaders are the least trustworthy looking? For reference here is President Kiir:
Surely the 'from Limerick' bit knocks him several notches down the socioeconomic spectrum?
Speaking of Limerick, I was walking home from town on Saturday afternoon and there was a couple walking behind me that I couldn't help but overhear.
He was a complete knob, with the most D4 accent you'll ever get but he looked like he'd just come off the Occupy Dame St movement and was walking along with his fixie bike. She wasn't quite so D4 and her attire was very much along the lines of a goth who liked the sunshine. They were a bit of an odd couple and definitely in 2nd / 3rd date territory.
The conversation went along the line of
Him : Like, do you know how much you could get a three of four story Georgian house in Limerick for?
Her: No, how much
Him : Like, around €700K
Her : Really...
Him : Yeah, it's absurdly cheap but then you're in Limerick
Her : Is it that bad?
Him : Oh yeah, I mean it;s so hotch potch - I mean, they try and try and just when you think they may be getting it together, it all falls apart
Her : Oh...
Him : Yeah, like Limerick
Her : Is there not a really good arts scene there at the minute, a lot of young new talent coming out of there?
Him : Well, yeah, there is bits but it's so fragmented
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