Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - Wordle Gummidge

[Dice75]

My missus' uncle found dead at his door this evening when family called up.
Pretty grim scene waiting hours for police etc.

Ugh, Condolences to MrsParrot.

[zuutroy]

Shit DP, sorry to hear that.

[Lazare]

Sorry to hear that DP. Hard time for a family to go through that.

[RichieM]

Finally at age 40 while trying to put stickers on a train set with hiccups I understand why castle greyskull wasn’t perfect.

[RichieM]

Condolences dp

[Lazare]

Finally at age 40 while trying to put stickers on a train set with hiccups I understand why castle greyskull wasn’t perfect.

Friend of mine put a 12ft trampoline together one stormy Xmas Eve.

fucking eejit.

I've minimal work this year, an Ikea easel to put together, everything else already wrapped.

[eoghan104]

Is the guy in the hat not Michael O'Leary?

[ComradeCollie]

Happy Birthday Jesus! Hope You Like Crap!

[elbows]

Happy Christmas all. 4am wake up not appreciated but can’t beat the excitement levels.

[Dice75]

5 covid pullouts for dinner today, turkey feeds 15, six hours to cook, wtf.

Happy Christmas all, free turkey sambos here from 6pm

[ionapaul]

Happy Christmas all! Hope Santa has been for all of you who've been good this year.

[shrapnel]

Have a great Christmas everyone. 5kg capon in the oven. Only 6 of us. Challenge accepted!

[AndyFatBastard]

Did a hamb. Boiled in cider. Coating of batch loaf, honey, wholegrain mustard and red wine. Happy Chrimblas lads!

hamb2.jpg

[Solksjaer!]

Poignant one this year in the sisters house. The missus and i will be guitar wankering from 5.00 whilst one of the gang will be there struggling to stay with us . ( i know could finish him off ) Not my idea but hope it goes nice for him in last week or two of his life. Wont be a dry eye etc . He requested the sing off .

[Opr]

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The vacuums cleaners are watching

[Solksjaer!]

IPB venturing into the Simon community tomorrow with plates of Sambos

[Keane]

Happy Christmas everyone hope ye are all having a nice day

[zuutroy]

Wine by the magnum. Great idea at lunchtime...

[ComradeCollie]

Getting a taxi home on xmas day was a completely new experience for me. It's a brave new world

[DeadParrot]

Die Hard and a cheese and meat board.
It's finally Xmas.
Herselves job with La Rouse paying off with some quality fare

[BennyHiFi]

Lol... Eastenders Christmas episode. Insane.

Don't think I've watched a full one since Angie and Den's hoo haa 35 years ago but this was one for the ages!

[MysteryGuest]

Had somehow managed to have not seen it before but righted that wrong today.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels now my nut comedy- don’t make them like that any more

[Wombatman]

Lol... Eastenders Christmas episode. Insane.

Don't think I've watched a full one since Angie and Den's hoo haa 35 years ago but this was one for the ages!

Same here. Hadn't watched an episode in like 25 years. When I saw Phil I was like where the fook is Grant. Ricky, Cat Slater, Alphy Moon, Janine. Would take that interpersonal working class mayhem over 'The Crown' any day. Borderline Shakespearian.

[Wombatman]

He dressed himself all in his best, and at last got out into the streets. The people were by this time pouring forth, as he had seen them with the Ghost of Christmas Present; and walking with his hands behind him, Scrooge regarded every one with a delighted smile. He looked so irresistibly pleasant, in a word, that three or four good-humoured fellows said, "Good morning, sir! A merry Christmas to you!" And Scrooge said often afterwards, that of all the blithe sounds he had ever heard, those were the blithest in his ears.

[Emmet]

Lazare oled for sub 1k. Some deal

https://powercity.ie/product/55CS6LA

looks like up 100 since I posted - https://www.boards.ie/discussion/205...ies-990#latest

[Micknail]

Lazare oled for sub 1k. Some deal

https://powercity.ie/product/55CS6LA

I was under the impression oled was energy efficient

[Dice75]

If anyone happens across any unwanted Thursday Leopardstown tickets, I know a good home...

Is Strewel heading to Limerick today?

Any fancies for anyone today?

How/Where do i find tote betting on Betfair so i can do a couple placepots etc for today?

#antiHitch post

[balfejohn]

Little lucky 15 for the Boxing Day family

Fox Le Bel 12.48 Droyal
Railway Hurricane 2.55 leop
Prairie Wolf 1.00 Weth
Copper Beach 2.15 Market Rasen

enjoy the feast of racing and football

[dinekes]

Had somehow managed to have not seen it before but righted that wrong today.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels now my nut comedy- don’t make them like that any more

[/QUOTE]https://youtu.be/14nilke-mtQ[QUOTE]

[dinekes]

Better!

[hotspur]

Always considered Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to be very overrated.

[Solksjaer!]

Always considered Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to be very overrated.

Watched Tropic Thunder again. Genius movie.


That glass Oinion crime caper thing was good.

[Murdrum]

Lazare oled for sub 1k. Some deal

https://powercity.ie/product/55CS6LA

Sis bought a C2 OLED LG 48 inch for 890e in Harvey Norman today. 200e difference between that and the A2 version. Maybe 48 too small though

[Lao Lao]

On the photo with the man in a hat, I immediately thought of Tom Bosley of Happy Days and Murder She Wrote fame but a quick Google search isn't bringing up a photo of him wearing a hat quite like that.

[Lazare]

Benny, give me your thoughts on Bluetooth turntables.

Bluetooth is obv for convenience, don't have to, am limited only by physical size, needs to be <35cm depth

[BennyHiFi]

Benny, give me your thoughts on Bluetooth turntables.

Bluetooth is obv for convenience, don't have to, am limited only by physical size, needs to be <35cm depth

TBH Laz it's not really my area of expertise BUT you won't go too far wrong here...

https://www.whathifi.com/best-buys/b...plate-spinners

Proj-ect is also a good brand.

Couple of general guide points:

1) Forget about anything under e200.
2) Consider what you'll use to power it and your general set-up. Google suggests "Connecting your turntable via Bluetooth requires a phono preamp, a Bluetooth transmitter, and powered speakers (or an amp) with a Bluetooth input or receiver. "so you might wanna research the end-to-end set up - I think you have speakers and an amp? But does the amp have a phono input?

https://uturnaudio.com/pages/connect...e-to-bluetooth

What do you want to do with it ultimately? Just play some records via an already existing bluetooth set up?

Grand.

The advice with hi-fi remains timeless - invest in the best you can afford at the time

[Lazare]

TBH Laz it's not really my area of expertise BUT you won't go too far wrong here...

https://www.whathifi.com/best-buys/b...plate-spinners

Proj-ect is also a good brand.

Couple of general guide points:

1) Forget about anything under e200.
2) Consider what you'll use to power it and your general set-up. Google suggests "Connecting your turntable via Bluetooth requires a phono preamp, a Bluetooth transmitter, and powered speakers (or an amp) with a Bluetooth input or receiver. "so you might wanna research the end-to-end set up - I think you have speakers and an amp? But does the amp have a phono input?

https://uturnaudio.com/pages/connect...e-to-bluetooth

What do you want to do with it ultimately? Just play some records via an already existing bluetooth set up?

Grand.

The advice with hi-fi remains timeless - invest in the best you can afford at the time

That's a great link dude, thank you. I'm more glad that you didn't poo poo the idea of Bluetooth so that's reassuring.

I'll have a good trawl through those options

[BennyHiFi]

That's a great link dude, thank you. I'm more glad that you didn't poo poo the idea of Bluetooth so that's reassuring.

I'll have a good trawl through those options

Not at all man... It's very easy to forget how good sound is these days.

Bluetooth through regular mobile phones or sound bar/AV set up today is worth about 10K in sound 20 years ago, maybe 30 or 40K in sound 40 years ago.

I use an iPhone as my streamer (but will upgrade eventually to a dedicated DAC streamer).

Headphones have been the big leap forward.

But if you want a decent sound stage and not on ear/in ear then vinyl, well positioned through 2 decent speakers still offers a LOT!

The tactile experience has yet to be beaten and that counts for plenty too.

Can't wait to see what records you'll buy

PS... the less compression on your sound the more you'll enjoy it. I posted about this before ... if you're streaming and can use Tidal's Master tracks (FLAC/lossless audio) rather than Spotify/YouTube etc.. you'll really notice the difference. BUT I still use YouTube for lots of stuff. (Spotify only in an emergency!!!)

[Lazare]

Not at all man... It's very easy to forget how good sound is these days.

Bluetooth through regular mobile phones or sound bar/AV set up today is worth about 10K in sound 20 years ago, many 30 or 40K in sound 40 years ago.

I use an iPhone as my streamer (but will upgrade eventually to a dedicated DAC streamer).

Headphones have been the big leap forward.

But if you want a decent sound stage and not on ear/in ear then vinyl, well positioned through 2 decent speakers still offers a LOT!

The tactile experience has yet to be beaten and that counts for plenty too.

Can't wait to see what records you'll buy

PS... the less compression on your sound the more you'll enjoy it. I posted about this before ... if you're streaming and can use Tidal's Master tracks (FLAC/lossless audio) rather than Spotify/YouTube etc.. you'll really notice the difference. BUT I still use YouTube for lots of stuff. (Spotify only in an emergency!!!)

Cheers Benny

I'm looking forward to building up my collection again. I had a really great selection of 90s dance 12" singles (plus a bunch of albums) but lost it all 20 odd years ago.

I'll be starting off by buying War On Drugs albums and then buying some classics. Liking the idea of supporting artists more too.

[Raoul Duke III]

Even the dog is sick of turkey.

Need some spice, stat.

[thechamp87]

Will obviously report back with the answers for the quiz questions. Should have them Thursday evening. Submission deadline is tomorrow 12pm.

Still stuck on a couple (and not much progress on any I shared previously)...

What connects these cities?
Cologne
Barcelona
St Louis
Birmingham

What connects these 4 songs?
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Every Breaking Wave - U2

[Strewelpeter]

Will obviously report back with the answers for the quiz questions. Should have them Thursday evening. Submission deadline is tomorrow 12pm.



What connects these 4 songs?
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Every Breaking Wave - U2

Capitan and Major mentioned in the lyrics

[thechamp87]

Four of the songs have a Capitan and Jet has a Sargent Major mentioned in the lyrics

Yeah, we think that's likely it - references to officer(?) titles/ranks.

Sloop John B and Every Breaking Wave both reference 'captain'
Jet references 'sergeant major' and 'the major'
Space Oddity references 'Major Tom' and also 'commander'

Can't come up with anything else to link them - writers, performances, etc.

[thechamp87]

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/6...923/J09ZBU.png

Think this is the inside of an envelope. Have a similar one from AIB here.

[DeadParrot]

Might dip my toes into live poker at the green Isle this evening.
Anyone else heading?

[Lazare]

Anyone any idea on the quickest way to get a private x-ray?

For my Dad, he has no health insurance so needs to be walk in. Limp in in his case.

Tried that Affidea crowd and could be over a week.

[DeadParrot]

Anyone any idea on the quickest way to get a private x-ray?

For my Dad, he has no health insurance so needs to be walk in. Limp in in his case.

Tried that Affidea crowd and could be over a week.

I would have thought affidea or VHI swiftcare would be the most straightforward.
It's been in and done in an hour any time I went

[dobby]

Anyone any idea on the quickest way to get a private x-ray?

For my Dad, he has no health insurance so needs to be walk in. Limp in in his case.

Tried that Affidea crowd and could be over a week.

Laya in Cherrywood are pretty quick and take walk ins. I rang them before after getting a fractured rib in a football match and I was in and out within an hour

[DeadParrot]

Might dip my toes into live poker at the green Isle this evening.
Anyone else heading?

2 levels AA <JJ

[DeadParrot]

2nd bullet hasn't started great either

[DeadParrot]

40k at the break

[coillcam]

40k at the break

Is there much cash action?

I might pop up for a look tomorrow.

[DeadParrot]

Is there much cash action?

I might pop up for a look tomorrow.

Aj < kj on fumes

1/2 NL
2/5 Plo
Running stm

[DeadParrot]

5 tables of cash running looks like.

[Hitchhiker's Guide To...]

Has anyone seen The Menu, showing in all great cinemas at the moment. It is quite something. Plus full of useful dining tips for the next HHE dinner.

[Goodluck2me]

5 tables of cash running looks like.

Thinking of venturing to the SE for the EOM, would that or the Green Isle be a better bet for a game, or is GI over today?

[pokerhand]

Thinking of venturing to the SE for the EOM, would that or the Green Isle be a better bet for a game, or is GI over today?

GI would be better probably. They have a 40k guarantee game on Thursday at 3pm.

They have day 1C on Thursday at 11am for the 100k guarantee also

[Ed]

Just back from the green isle. Some slog. Played day 1A from 1pm to about 6.30 when I busted with AQ against QT.
Jumped straight into 1B and from about the 3rd hand never had above (or close to) average stack. Coming back tomorrow with 15mins of playing 12BBs

[Dice75]

Wife and kid free for 2 days. Heading over to Green Isle for 11am flight. Anyone know what time hotel bars open at - asking for a friend

[Solksjaer!]

I would like to thank the purveyors of donkeys for my limited interest in the Leopardstown festival this year.