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    Originally posted by AndyFatBastard View Post

    And my Dad this morning. What a fucking week.
    Really sorry to hear this Andy. Hope you and your family are holding up as best as you can. Take care of yourself.

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      Just to lighten the mood.

      Apparently James Bond goes to gay bars ....
      because it's a great place to pick up women!!!

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        Sorry to hear about your Dad, Andy. Thinking of ya here in the great white north.
        This may or may not be an original thought of my own.
        All efforts were made to make this thought original but with the abundance of thoughts in the world the originality of this thought cannot be guaranteed.
        The author is not liable for any issue arising from the platitudinous nature of this post.

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          Condolences Andy. Mind yourself.
          Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

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              Really sorry to hear that Andy. Condolences to you and yours.

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                My footie App is Kaput. Anyone got a link for liverpool v Watford ?

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                  Originally posted by Solksjaer! View Post
                  My footie App is Kaput. Anyone got a link for liverpool v Watford ?
                  Kaput seems to be working fine for me....

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                    William Buick 2 down again in flat jockeys championship. Champions day in Ascot, has 3 rides left.
                    Jayzus, Sheila! I forgot me feckin' trousers

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                      Condolences Andy.

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                        Originally posted by Solksjaer! View Post

                        I giggle but havent laughed hard in years at any UK comedian. The panel shows are just lads cracking average one liners . I'm sitting there pulling for a decent laugh it's like pulling teeth with some of them. I was in a comedy club in NY a few years ago. Maybe old age. Never heard of any of them. I was wiping my eyes and my jaw hurt. An episode of Star Trek the lower decks last week got me funny show
                        I think there’s no comparison between TV and live. Just like music, live comedy is something special. It can be terrible obviously. But when it’s on point, theres no way TV can match it. It’s an experience. Gasping for air, about to her sick. Just doesn’t happen at home.

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                          Name change request to Kaput

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                            Originally posted by Pat Mustard View Post
                            William Buick 2 down again in flat jockeys championship. Champions day in Ascot, has 3 rides left.
                            ITV went with what sounded to me like a quite tabloidish interview as Murphy was about to be presented with the trophy while seemingly not noticing the fact that Frankie butchered two group one rides.
                            Turning millions into thousands

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                              Decent game in Thomond, Connacht should have had it sewn up by now
                              Turning millions into thousands

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                                Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
                                Decent game in Thomond, Connacht should have had it sewn up by now
                                Good Carty is a serious game changer - even taking the charge down our he has been excellent tonight.

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                                  Originally posted by RichieM View Post

                                  Good Carty is a serious game changer - even taking the charge down our he has been excellent tonight.
                                  denouement was kind of inevitable
                                  Turning millions into thousands

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                                    Excellent album from Mick Flannery and Susan O'Neill

                                    Turning millions into thousands

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                                      Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
                                      Excellent album from Mick Flannery and Susan O'Neill

                                      https://open.spotify.com/album/0yuuoIvqUqnumxCaqM71j8
                                      I thought I had tickets in the bag for Vicar St but it was just Ticketmaster fucking with me.

                                      Obv sold out.

                                      Such a magnificent vocal combo
                                      I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that

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                                        Feeling quite slighted by DC and I being sat beneath minor presidents in the Oval Office Bar. McKinley FFS.

                                        Although kudos to me for remembering some Ibo phrases to enjoy with my taximan as he sped me home at 120 km/hr.
                                        "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                          Seeing massive benefits from the dubious decision to get maths grinds for the 10 year old. The gentle suggested instruction to the massively overqualified grinds person was to 'Make Maths Fun Again'. With a side dish of stopping the kid always trying to take shortcuts without the requisite abilities to make reasonable calculation shortcuts.
                                          "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                            Copy of the new Dune floating around with cousins. I loved it. If you haven't been back to the cinema yet I think this one is crying out for a big screen.

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                                              2017 Meerlust now available in wine shops for those inclined. Picked up half a dozen bottles yesterday for tucking away plus one extra to try out while it's young. It's drinking very well already, so it should be a belter in 10+ years.

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                                                Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post

                                                2017 Meerlust now available in wine shops for those inclined. Picked up half a dozen bottles yesterday for tucking away plus one extra to try out while it's young. It's drinking very well already, so it should be a belter in 10+ years.
                                                Alco

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                                                  More meat !

                                                  A right sausage fest the weekend....jalapeno and cheese.

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                                                  A very lean brisket, porn neck and pork back fat. I had intended to make about 5kg, ended up with over 10...



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                                                  Cubed and spice mix added, fridge over night.

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                                                  I need to start drinking again...
                                                  This too shall pass.

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                                                    Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post

                                                    2017 Meerlust now available in wine shops for those inclined. Picked up half a dozen bottles yesterday for tucking away plus one extra to try out while it's young. It's drinking very well already, so it should be a belter in 10+ years.
                                                    I have the 2016 as you know, on your recommendation and will be drinking it for my graduation in 2023. If I buy the 2017 for drinking in 2025, would that be too soon or is there something else you'd recommend?

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                                                      Jesus Ole, they're unreal. Again! My cocktail kit arrived from Amazon so we are having whiskey sours today. I'll volunteer to do drinks service when you have a cookout

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                                                        Originally posted by dobby View Post
                                                        Jesus Ole, they're unreal. Again! My cocktail kit arrived from Amazon so we are having whiskey sours today. I'll volunteer to do drinks service when you have a cookout
                                                        Oh, I do like a whiskey sour !
                                                        This too shall pass.

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                                                          Walk to the Poolbeg lighthouse with my 2 boys was very Dublin . Smell of the sea/liffey spew to right, smell of the water treatment plant to the left and plenty of friendly Dublin Hellos . Not a scumbag in sight . Great city and people , the minorities ruin it sometimes , allowing the culchies to rage .

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                                                            Originally posted by dinekes View Post

                                                            Alco
                                                            An extremely well prepared, organised, forward thinking alco who is prepared to wait 10 years to drink something he's bought

                                                            Last edited by Lao Lao; 17-10-21, 17:56.

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                                                              Originally posted by dobby View Post

                                                              I have the 2016 as you know, on your recommendation and will be drinking it for my graduation in 2023. If I buy the 2017 for drinking in 2025, would that be too soon or is there something else you'd recommend?
                                                              Definitely, both are drinkable now but will only get better with 7-8 years age on them.

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                                                                Have you a link for that wine by any chance Lao Lao so I know I have the right one? Might be the right job for a birthday present I have to get.
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                                                                  Top Sunday lunch in Jack White's Inn in Brittas Bay today. A plate of bacon and cabbage with nothing fancy done to it but it tasted amazing. Three adults, two kids, all ate hearty three course lunches and had change of €70. Love those (newfound to me) roadside inns. This one had queues streaking out the door trying to get in for lunch.

                                                                  They even had a sign on the wall commemorating, in quite a casual and laid back fashion, the fact that Catherine Nevin had hired a hitman to kill her husband in the bar. I wonder if they had a conversation internally of when was the right time to cash in on Catherine.

                                                                  Are there any must-eat roadside inns that we should check out next?!

                                                                  "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                                                    Originally posted by Keane View Post
                                                                    Have you a link for that wine by any chance Lao Lao so I know I have the right one? Might be the right job for a birthday present I have to get.
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                                                                    Link to O'Briens below but several places stock it

                                                                    Bursting with dark bramble fruit, the renowned Meerlust Rubicon is widely recognised as a superb representation of top drawer South African wine.


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                                                                      Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                                                                      Link to O'Briens below but several places stock it

                                                                      Bursting with dark bramble fruit, the renowned Meerlust Rubicon is widely recognised as a superb representation of top drawer South African wine.

                                                                      Thanks I can take a look around the place

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                                                                        Originally posted by Opr View Post
                                                                        Copy of the new Dune floating around with cousins. I loved it. If you haven't been back to the cinema yet I think this one is crying out for a big screen.
                                                                        Will be a solo daytime cinema trip. I is excite.

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                                                                          Really enjoyed this radio feature on the drive home this evening. Would probably be enhanced by wine, dim lights, and a good sound system.

                                                                          Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

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                                                                            Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post

                                                                            An extremely well prepared, organised, forward thinking alco who is prepared to wait 10 years to drink something he's bought
                                                                            I've 3 bottles of 2015 from a case mostly wasted on unappreciative guests
                                                                            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 Lao Lao View Post
                                                                              Link to O'Briens below but several places stock it

                                                                              Bursting with dark bramble fruit, the renowned Meerlust Rubicon is widely recognised as a superb representation of top drawer South African wine.

                                                                              €105 in Shanahans.

                                                                              Which might sound ridiculous but compared to some of the markups out there is actually quite reasonable.
                                                                              "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                Cheese in a sausage Ole? Controversial.

                                                                                How does that hold up?
                                                                                "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                  Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post

                                                                                  €105 in Shanahans.

                                                                                  Which might sound ridiculous but compared to some of the markups out there is actually quite reasonable.
                                                                                  €37.25 in Higgins in Clonskeagh which is the cheapest and oddest price I've come across

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                                                                                    Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post

                                                                                    I've 3 bottles of 2015 from a case mostly wasted on unappreciative guests
                                                                                    Yeah, I've learnt the hard way. Really good gear goes to those who will appreciate it.

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                                                                                      €65 in La Cave. Jaybers. That's some valoo.

                                                                                      "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                        Originally posted by Lao Lao View Post
                                                                                        €37.25 in Higgins in Clonskeagh which is the cheapest and oddest price I've come across
                                                                                        The guy in the corkscrew has looked after me anytime I've been there.
                                                                                        The fact I can't remember his name shows how far my star has fallen enjoying the finer things in life.
                                                                                        I think I had his card in my wallet years and spread the good word when I could
                                                                                        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 Lao Lao View Post
                                                                                          €37.25 in Higgins in Clonskeagh which is the cheapest and oddest price I've come across
                                                                                          It would cost you ~€30 in South Africa so it really does defy understanding.

                                                                                          Compare to French wines which generally go for 2.5-3× their retail price here.
                                                                                          "We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."

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                                                                                            Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post
                                                                                            Top Sunday lunch in Jack White's Inn in Brittas Bay today. A plate of bacon and cabbage with nothing fancy done to it but it tasted amazing. Three adults, two kids, all ate hearty three course lunches and had change of €70. Love those (newfound to me) roadside inns. This one had queues streaking out the door trying to get in for lunch.

                                                                                            They even had a sign on the wall commemorating, in quite a casual and laid back fashion, the fact that Catherine Nevin had hired a hitman to kill her husband in the bar. I wonder if they had a conversation internally of when was the right time to cash in on Catherine.

                                                                                            Are there any must-eat roadside inns that we should check out next?!
                                                                                            Yep, the not very originally named "The Roadhouse" on the N4 just before Mullingar.

                                                                                            Barack Obama Plaza down the M7 does a lovely carvery. The best I've had in that type of place, better than Junction 14 and the Galway plaza anyway.

                                                                                            And while its not a roadside inn exactly, the Firgrove hotel just off the M8 outside Mitchelstown is always worth the stop for either carvery or dinner.

                                                                                            Also, not a diner but there is a little place near Blake's cross out past the airport called "The Chuck Wagon". Ran be 3 aul wans and they do breakfast rolls. Get a sausage, bacon and egg sambo on soda bread with a cuppa and you'll be set up for the day! Its just a trailer but there is a huge parking area.

                                                                                            That's all that springs to mind but would keep you fed and watered if you're heading most directions.

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                                                                                              Originally posted by DeadParrot View Post

                                                                                              The guy in the corkscrew has looked after me anytime I've been there.
                                                                                              The fact I can't remember his name shows how far my star has fallen enjoying the finer things in life.
                                                                                              I think I had his card in my wallet years and spread the good word when I could
                                                                                              One of the best wine shops in Dublin. I spend more time and money in there than I should.

                                                                                              Paul is the owner and Tomasz is the manager. Two top class blokes.

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                                                                                                Barack Obama Plaza is such a class name. That's a fine selection Dobby.
                                                                                                "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                                                                                  Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
                                                                                                  Cheese in a sausage Ole? Controversial.

                                                                                                  How does that hold up?
                                                                                                  Structurally? fine, its cheap cheese so a high enough melting point. taste wise...its cheap cheese... adds an extra layer of fat so good in my book.
                                                                                                  This too shall pass.

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                                                                                                    Good article this guy always worth reading - though he gets a bit kooky “the Druid and magic stuff”
                                                                                                    one thing is for sure he’s way more on the ball than the Uber spoofer David Mcwilluams and the articles he picks out of his arse and somehow gets published in Irish times

                                                                                                    we Are not going back to normal- see it in my own work- people are not prepared to put up with what they were before the pandemic and that’s probably not a good thing if you are in one of the parasite professions

                                                                                                    It’s been just over a month since I started talking about how the predictions set out in 1972 by The Limits to Growth were coming true in our time. Since then the situation has become steadily wors…


                                                                                                    on lockdown
                                                                                                    “If you want people to put up patiently with long hours of drudgery at miserably low wages, subject to wretched conditions and humiliating policies, so that their self-proclaimed betters can enjoy lifestyles they will never be able to share, it’s a really bad idea to make them stop work and give them a good long period of solitude, in which they can think about what they want out of life and how little of it they’re getting from the role you want them to play. It’s an especially bad idea to do it so that they have no way of knowing when, or if, they will ever be allowed to return to their former lives, thus forcing them to look for other options in order to stay fed, clothed, housed, and the like. “

                                                                                                    lots
                                                                                                    Will you ever fuck off with that shite... you are easily one of the worst posters on here for this-Pokerhand

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                                                                                                      Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post

                                                                                                      Would be quite the twist if we sit there and say 'we'll just have the spinach thanks'.
                                                                                                      Thank God we didn't do that!

                                                                                                      Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
                                                                                                      Feeling quite slighted by DC and I being sat beneath minor presidents in the Oval Office Bar. McKinley FFS.

                                                                                                      Although kudos to me for remembering some Ibo phrases to enjoy with my taximan as he sped me home at 120 km/hr.
                                                                                                      Thanks very much for a very enjoyable evening all round.

                                                                                                      Last time I was there I went for lunch and I didn't find the steak particularly noteworthy. But I think what I had last night was the best I've ever had. Just so much flavour.

                                                                                                      A1

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                                                                                                        I asked the waiter to capture a photo for posterity
                                                                                                        SPOILER



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                                                                                                          Aisling Bea all is forgiven. Deirdre O Kane even AJ cant make a case .

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                                                                                                            Originally posted by Wombatman View Post
                                                                                                            Really enjoyed this radio feature on the drive home this evening. Would probably be enhanced by wine, dim lights, and a good sound system.

                                                                                                            https://www.rte.ie/radio/lyricfm/the...-october-2021/
                                                                                                            I pulled up and sat in the car to stay with the last ten minutes of the Kevin Barry piece, I've the other one queued up for later on.

                                                                                                            The great thing about radio is that the pictures are better than TV.
                                                                                                            Turning millions into thousands

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                                                                                                              Turned off the Kevin Barry thing after a few minutes as it was irritating me. Mind you I've gone off him. Hasn't developed as a writer beyond his dark misery thing.

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                                                                                                                Back to work tomorrow after 18 days hols, no staff, nobody applying for role and a high target with 8 days to hit it. Shoot me now
                                                                                                                Her sky-ness
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                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Solksjaer! View Post
                                                                                                                  Aisling Bea all is forgiven. Deirdre O Kane even AJ cant make a case .
                                                                                                                  Deirdres funny days are long gone.
                                                                                                                  "We're not f*cking Burundi" - Big Phil

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                                                                                                                    Originally posted by Hitchhiker's Guide To... View Post

                                                                                                                    Deirdres funny days are long gone.
                                                                                                                    So her Kindergarten teacher told her..

                                                                                                                    Her new series is painful.

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                                                                                                                      I honest to god did not expect to see €40 for that bottle of wine when i clicked on the link. Mea culpa

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                                                                                                                        Regarding cheese in a sausage... i was pretty sure it was a thing. Thought the Brits liked putting things like Stilton in sausage. Upon thinking about it i'm not too sure though.

                                                                                                                        Surely so many upsides to it though.

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                                                                                                                          Remember in school when the bullies would pretend to be buds with one of the slower kids, stringing him along to make a fool of him?
                                                                                                                          get heavy vibes of that every time I see Marc McSharry being given airtime/column inches
                                                                                                                          Will you ever fuck off with that shite... you are easily one of the worst posters on here for this-Pokerhand

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