Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Wordle Gummidge

[DeadParrot]

Yeah, I thought Kin turned into something good.

I'm not saying i didnt enjoy it but the writing doesnt hold up to any kind of logical scrutiny

[Solksjaer!]

I'm not saying i didnt enjoy it but the writing doesnt hold up to any kind of logical scrutiny

Neither does Rosemary's Baby

[Lao Lao]

Back to reality after a week off work.

Sat & Sun of the bank holiday weekend, we headed to north Clare for Mrs Lao Lao's best friends 40th. A dozen of us in a huge rented house. The birthday girls boyfriend owns a food business so brought half of his stock with him. We ate and drank like kings for the two days.

From there, it was on to Cavan for a two day wedding in Virginia Park Lodge, where we yet again ate and drank like kings for two days.

Back in Dublin for a brief spell before heading south to Monart for a few days. I only got out of my robe for dinner on both days, full on Rancho Relaxo for the entire time.

On the 1st evening, we ate in the bar which is decent grub and a wine list which isn't too adventurous but is priced very well (most expensive bottle is €40 and everything seemed to be around double off sales price which is fair enough). Second day we ate in the main restaurant which had a slight old school/country feel to it (We were given a sorbet in between starter and mains and each main came with a side bowl of mash and veg). On the flip side, both starters (pumpkin ravioli and pork belly) and both mains (sea bass and fillet of beef) were extremely well cooked plus 2014 Meerlust was on the restaurant wine list for 70 quid a bottle - Keep it old school and country I reckon!! The restaurant wine list was very good. All the bar wines were on it (at the same price) and it went right up to 1989 Mouton Rothschild for a mere 1500 quid a bottle so something for everyone's budget.

Back in Dublin now and have just made out the weekly food shopping list. Feels a very long time since I had to plan what to eat rather than just having it served up to me!

[MysteryGuest]

Watch out next time ye are coming out of shanahans lads- mullalley calling for a revolution because a shite old pub and bookstore have closed and a bunch of crusties got kicked out of a squat- no one is safe
Una Mullally: How long will it be until something kicks off as anger grows on Dublin’s streets?
via The Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/u...eets-1.4715450

[ComradeCollie]

[Lazare]

I'm not saying i didnt enjoy it but the writing doesnt hold up to any kind of logical scrutiny

Ah absolutely. They really should have made the end result the raison d'être for the big job. Dumbest move ever otherwise.

[Degag]

Two days in, three days home for us - but it had to be agreed days for the entire team to be in at the same time.
I made a solid pitch for Wednesday & Friday as the office days, but Monday & Wednesday was a runaway winner.
I suppose the advantage of Monday is that public holidays mean we are off for about 8 of them anyway in any year.
Postponed for a few weeks, maybe til January.

Wow, people actually chose Monday to be in the office. Surely the nut worst day to be there. The bank holiday thing isn't enough to give it any advantage IMO

[Dice75]

That sacked Spurs coach has a remarkable head.

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Pretty remarkable that you can be voted Manager of the Month in a new job in August and be sacked in October.

The whole worlds gone Veruca Salt

[shrapnel]

Wow, people actually chose Monday to be in the office. Surely the nut worst day to be there. The bank holiday thing isn't enough to give it any advantage IMO

We've got to go in 2 days a week, which we can choose on a weekly basis, as long as no more than 4 of us are in at any time (team of 8), and monday is my preferred day and quite a popular day, although busiest days in the office are Tuesday and Thursday

[Dice75]

I have noticed a lot of people using the word "yous" lately and now see businesses using it. Is it actually a real word?

E.G. - Our new product X....We hope yous like it

[Strewelpeter]

I have noticed a lot of people using the word "yous" lately and now see businesses using it. Is it actually a real word?

E.G. - Our new product X....We hope yous like it

Only ever used by pig thick Jackeens, the kind of thing you'd hear said by the geniuses on Kin.

[Solksjaer!]

I have noticed a lot of people using the word "yous" lately and now see businesses using it. Is it actually a real word?

E.G. - Our new product X....We hope yous like it

The old Silence of the Lambs joke - must resist . Feck it

SPOILER

Shut up Yous

[Solksjaer!]

Only ever used by pig thick Jackeens, the kind of thing you'd hear said by the geniuses on Kin.

I'm guessing some skinny armed ragged Dublin Junkie bent you over Portobello Bridge one night and made you squeal. Just a guess

[Strewelpeter]

I'm guessing some skinny armed ragged Dublin Junkie bent you over Portobello Bridge one night and made you squeal. Just a guess

I was involved in a small tip in a car about 20 years ago that was a quite complicated scenario to assign fault and settle after all the Dubs involved in a 5MPH tip were claiming they had whiplash and all the usual bollocks.
To cut a long story short it one of the parties was a batshit cray cray woman who had been driving a very expensive BMW and spoke in a very polished accent. The case was being heard by Justice Pat McCartan who quickly figured out that her story of what had happened was an absolute fairytale that didn't stand up to the slightest scrutiny, after my barrister had her contradict herself a couple of times she started to get flustered and angry, Pat very judiciously stopped the barrister tried to help her find a way to dig out of the hole she was digging for herself. Instead of taking the help she got even more angry as her face went puce the posh tones evaporated and she roared straight at Pat in the broadest Dublin scanger accent "I'm telling Youse what I seen".
The barrister was struggling hard not to laugh couldn't make eye contact with Pat who was in shock, I pinched myself till I drew blood to keep from roaring laughing.

[Dice75]

I was involved in a small tip in a car about 20 years ago that was a quite complicated scenario to assign fault and settle after all the Dubs involved in a 5MPH tip were claiming they had whiplash and all the usual bollocks.
To cut a long story short it one of the parties was a batshit cray cray woman who had been driving a very expensive BMW and spoke in a very polished accent. The case was being heard by Justice Pat McCartan who quickly figured out that her story of what had happened was an absolute fairytale that didn't stand up to the slightest scrutiny, after my barrister had her contradict herself a couple of times she started to get flustered and angry, Pat very judiciously stopped the barrister tried to help her find a way to dig out of the hole she was digging for herself. Instead of taking the help she got even more angry as her face went puce the posh tones evaporated and she roared straight at Pat in the broadest Dublin scanger accent "I'm telling Youse what I seen".
The barrister was struggling hard not to laugh couldn't make eye contact with Pat who was in shock, I pinched myself till I drew blood to keep from roaring laughing.

At least she spelt youse right

[Raoul Duke III]

At least she spelt youse right

Y'all is the preferred nomenclature Dude.

[Raoul Duke III]

@sp (and the other meat munchers): Marco's coppa is amazing on pizza, crisps up beautifully yet still retains the fattiness. A1 Sharon.

[Solksjaer!]

SP proving hes down and hip . Cray Cray ? My niece puts that in her texts. Mainly talking about her mudder.

I'm from Drimnagh originally and the amount of different accents when I was growing up was cray cray . Obviously before the Polish invasion . We had Offaly neighbours who said Shag off a LOT shag this , shagging shag . Cracked me up. . I'd say a lot of culchies settled in the D12 area back then.

[Solksjaer!]

Y'all is the preferred nomenclature Dude.

I'd say buddy is the word most frequently used in Dublin Creches (after mudderojaysus) . I hate it when they call kids buddy . It's like they are covering something up. Like when a norfsider says hello buddy , nidge style . I dont trust anyone who says buddy .


I think Laz called my son Buddy . GFYL

[Raoul Duke III]

I'd say buddy is the word most frequently used in Dublin Creches (after mudderojaysus) . I hate it when they call kids buddy . It's like they are covering something up. Like when a norfsider says hello buddy , nidge style . I dont trust anyone who says buddy .


I think Laz called my son Buddy . GFYL

Buddy >>>>> 'mate'.

[RichieM]

I have noticed a lot of people using the word "yous" lately and now see businesses using it. Is it actually a real word?

E.G. - Our new product X....We hope yous like it

I found out today that guys is no longer considered to be sexist anymore as an email opener. Will be glad to see the back hi folks which which makes you sound like a knob or hi all which sounds like bad news.

Saying hi goys however is still banned I presume.

[RichieM]

Buddy >>>>> 'mate'.

>>>>>>pal

[MysteryGuest]

I found out today that guys is no longer considered to be sexist anymore as an email opener. Will be glad to see the back hi folks which which makes you sound like a knob or hi all which sounds like bad news.

Saying hi goys however is still banned I presume.

Might not be sexist but I’d check to make sure it’s not transphobic
pretty distressing post considering it was international pronouns day only 2 weeks ago

[RichieM]

Might not be sexist but I’d check to make sure it’s not transphobic
pretty distressing post considering it was international pronouns day only 2 weeks ago

Could well be but all I know is this is why I read but never post on Twitter.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Reading The Hunger Games as the nighttime read at the moment and its surprisingly not awful. Very readable. I do realise the target audience of readers is a teen girl, but maybe the same could be said about Harry Potter being aimed at kids.

[MysteryGuest]

Could well be but all I know is this is why I read but never post on Twitter.

I only know about pronouns day because of a mail at work

im waiting for them to try and make pronoun email sigs mandatory- that’s when I make my stand

[MysteryGuest]

Looks like wenger got sent packing with the terrible World Cup every 2 years proposal

calling it now though 2026 will be a way bigger shitshow due to climate than Qatar

[RichieM]

I only know about pronouns day because of a mail at work

im waiting for them to try and make pronoun email sigs mandatory- that’s when I make my stand

Our work missed that one but we did informed about world menopause day a week or 2 back which I could have easily missed.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

I found out today that guys is no longer considered to be sexist anymore as an email opener. Will be glad to see the back hi folks which which makes you sound like a knob or hi all which sounds like bad news.

Saying hi goys however is still banned I presume.

I wouldn't be so sure that hi guys is actually fine again. It might just be a trap to catch the more gullible male emailers. 'Hi everyone' is where I've gone in life. A bit silly, but there we go.

[Degag]

First i heard of "Hi guys" being frowned upon.

Used regularily-ish in my org

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Just trying to think of decent Irish tv programmes. Did we ever attempt a detective style show, like the UK is obsessed with?

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

First i heard of "Hi guys" being frowned upon.

Used regularily-ish in my org

It was actually a topic on the first episode of Survivor this season. Jeff asking people what they think about the phrase 'come on in guys' and one person objecting to it.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entert...ys/5836384001/

[ArmaniJeans]

Just trying to think of decent Irish tv programmes. Did we ever attempt a detective style show, like the UK is obsessed with?

TV3 had one which ran for a couple of series, maybe 10 feature length episodes in total. Jack Taylor twas called, seemed to get decent reviews.

Then there is Dublin Murders & The Fall, but I think they might be co-productions with the BBC?

[MysteryGuest]

TV3 had one which ran for a couple of series, maybe 10 feature length episodes in total. Jack Taylor twas called, seemed to get decent reviews.

Then there is Dublin Murders & The Fall, but I think they might be co-productions with the BBC?

Haven’t got around to watching jack taylor tv series yet but would be hard to fuck up the source material- novels by a lad called Ken bruen

[MysteryGuest]

Just trying to think of decent Irish tv programmes. Did we ever attempt a detective style show, like the UK is obsessed with?

There’s lots of great material out there but It’s too small a country e with too many off topic subjects that might offend people in power. RTÉ never gonna put balls on the line-except for worthy browbeating shite .

maybe I’m wrong and the Irish version of clay David shows up in kin next year.


on a related noted the fucking neck on Mary robinson

[Lazare]

Entering the world of graphic novels for the first time. Maus arrived today.

Not sure if I've ever used the word 'stunning' before and meant it literally.

Lay in bed last night after finishing this and just stared at the wall for about 20 minutes.

Messaged my brother in law this morning to thank him for recommending, his reply made me lol

Yeah it's pretty much recognised as the pinnacle of the form. So it's all downhill from Maus

[Micknail]

It was actually a topic on the first episode of Survivor this season. Jeff asking people what they think about the phrase 'come on in guys' and one person objecting to it.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entert...ys/5836384001/

I definitely heard him say the phrase in ep 3 though,
woke bullshit.
(And it's 'Hi all' at work to be safe goys)

[Micknail]

Actually in survivor,

SPOILER

is it not very racist from the last ep that people are hyped about having an alliance based on race? Just thought that would be highly dodgy if a paler race did the same!!!!

[Lazare]

I'd say buddy is the word most frequently used in Dublin Creches (after mudderojaysus) . I hate it when they call kids buddy . It's like they are covering something up. Like when a norfsider says hello buddy , nidge style . I dont trust anyone who says buddy .


I think Laz called my son Buddy . GFYL

Haha, I was reading that thinking to myself 'I say buddy a lot' before I got to the last line

[Lazare]

I also open with 'Hi guys' to the predominantly female colleague recipients.

[Lazare]

Have also occasionally said 'Ah jaysis lads' to my daughters

[Lazare]

'Ah Jaysis lads, bleedin toys everywhere'

[ComradeCollie]

'Ah Jaysis lads, bleedin toys everywhere'

Thought you were against Christian propaganda.

[Lazare]

Thought you were against Christian propaganda.

Ah Jaysis was a grand lad in fairness, the world would be a fine place if only he had a few people following his lead.

[ComradeCollie]

Ah Jaysis was a grand lad in fairness, the world would be a fine place if only he had a few people following his lead.

Should have stuck with being a chippie imo.

[dinekes]

Anything is better than "Hi there"

[RichieM]

Anything is better than "Hi there"

Clearly nobody has sent you a “hope your doing well”

[hotspur]

I'm a "Hi guys" guy too, but I did do some online investigating of it a while back after wondering about its appropriateness for a couple of months. Thankfully I have no woke person I know that I can ask. My conclusion was that it's grand.

[Micknail]

Clearly nobody has sent you a “hope your doing well”

We have two IT staff whom either put that phrase in each email, or will introduce themselves with their full name and position at the start of each email.

They've been working with us for over a year, and send multiple mails on a daily basis.

[Solksjaer!]

Hi There
Stay Safe Guys,
Best Regards

[Micknail]

Kind retards

[hotspur]

Someone I have seen for a couple of months sent we a message last night asking if I'd like to meet up, and I was talking to someone else as I was replying. Wanted to type "that would be lovely". I use the swipe method of texting. Let's just say it's quite easy to type "lonely" instead of "lovely" that way.

[eamonhonda]

I go with "Hi all". Or simply "All,"

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Not sure if I've ever used the word 'stunning' before and meant it literally.

Lay in bed last night after finishing this and just stared at the wall for about 20 minutes.

Messaged my brother in law this morning to thank him for recommending, his reply made me lol

Yeah it's pretty much recognised as the pinnacle of the form. So it's all downhill from Maus

Maus is stunning, but there's so many brilliant times ahead of you.

I'd recommend a complete switch in tone now to Saga. To see what the pure comic book form can be. Saga is gorgeous and brilliant. The Sandman also, by a young Neil Gaiman. Actually maybe The Sandman first.

But, yes, Maus, is so unbelievably moving.

[Raoul Duke III]

I do have one colleague who ends every email as follows:

"Have a blessed day"

[Iago]

have avoided going to the cinema for years as I don't really want to end up with a criminal record for beating some idiot to death with his phone for interrupting the movie. Went twice in the last few years both times early afternoon shows where there were a grand total of 6 and 2 other people there.

for shits and giggles I went searching today for information and found I can book an entire screen to myself for just €250 here. That includes 20 popcorn and soft drinks (which may be a tad excessive even for me...but never say never)

sure it's a lot of money but what price can you put on peaceful enjoyment on a big screen? Really thought it would be multiples of that tbh

[Lazare]

Maus is stunning, but there's so many brilliant times ahead of you.

I'd recommend a complete switch in tone now to Saga. To see what the pure comic book form can be. Saga is gorgeous and brilliant. The Sandman also, by a young Neil Gaiman. Actually maybe The Sandman first.

But, yes, Maus, is so unbelievably moving.

Thanks Hitch, I knew you would point me right.

Bro in law has also recommended 'Unflattening'

[Lazare]

I'm about to get stuck into Dune now too. Will have to carve out some quality reading time.

[ComradeCollie]

Hitchhiker's Guide To... eamonhonda what was the restaurant/café around Wexford St that youse were recommending just over a year ago?

[Raoul Duke III]

have avoided going to the cinema for years as I don't really want to end up with a criminal record for beating some idiot to death with his phone for interrupting the movie. Went twice in the last few years both times early afternoon shows where there were a grand total of 6 and 2 other people there.

for shits and giggles I went searching today for information and found I can book an entire screen to myself for just €250 here. That includes 20 popcorn and soft drinks (which may be a tad excessive even for me...but never say never)

sure it's a lot of money but what price can you put on peaceful enjoyment on a big screen? Really thought it would be multiples of that tbh

There was some Irish real estate broker fella based in Valencia who was in the Sunday Times at the w/e. Sounded like a great business and lifestyle - have you come across him at all?