Sounds like being a teenager to me.
Besides the "not real" part. I don't know anyone who imagined people.
Grown men are not meant to watch Skins. It isn't for them.
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UK/R.O.I GAF - Thread of geopolitical confusion
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Besides the "not real" part. I don't know anyone who imagined people.
Grown men are not meant to watch Skins. It isn't for them.
I wanted it to be more inclusive.
Glad you like it, and glad we've got more of our Irish friends joining in the discussion.
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There was a Sinn Fein joke in there somewhere too but I couldn't find it.
haha probably.
I think a bit of light hearted joking isn't amiss these days, thankfully we're moving on from the troubles.
Little Old Man
Member
The episode from the first group, where one of them goes to some uni open day? I thought that was a dream or something? Skins couldn't have been less like my teenage years. If mine were that bad and messed up....well fuck.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
Mine were like Urotsukidoji.
Not literally, but metaphorically. I remember falling in with this one guy and... well, not idolising him, but certainly looking up to him. Took me away from my other mates and he was really just a horrible person but all I could see was how funny and cool and confident he was. And, well, he wasn't any of those things but I didn't know that at the time.
Skins takes that and makes it BIG and shit.
My sixth form certainly was. Except I wasn't universally hated.
Mine certainly involved Urotsukidoji. And La Blue Girl. And Immoral Sisters. Blew my 15 year old mind to pieces.
Meus Renaissance
Member
Best Kebab is Kofta Kebab
Last night I had what was described to me as a "Taiwanese Kebab".
Had the shits all day. Some things never change.
yeah, same, I meant more in terms of hi jinks
Had the shits all day. Some things never change.
yeah, same, I meant more in terms of hi jinks
J Tourettes
Banned
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
I went through school getting penetrated by tentacles and waking up to scenes of entrails.
Was there lesbian tension with your teachers who were secretly demons?
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
Yes, even though I was a boy and hid in the girls' lockers jerking off.
snoopeasystreet
Member
Mine involved a lot of cans of the dutch in the forest.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
And copies of Razzle and Escort nicked from your Dad's secret stash?
Musha_Soturi
Member
Jeez, I'm away for just a weekend and you guys get through 10 pages of slagging off London, welcoming the Irish, Irish politics, bread war, chippies and now teenage years.
I have no contribution to the above without making people angry so I'll just say Happy Monday all! Another fantastic working week ahead of us (come on Friday)
I have no contribution to the above without making people angry so I'll just say Happy Monday all! Another fantastic working week ahead of us (come on Friday)
Do it!
please do!
For those of our UK friends interested in current ROI politics I'll give you a quick run down:
Fianna Fáil (Pro:Feee-na Fall): They came from the ould IRA stock in the early 1900s and were the first Irish Party and are also a bunch of Cute Whores (translation: dirty bastards). Ran the county during the boom times and during the bad old 80s. Responsible for some of the best blag artists around; like Bertie "where did that money come from" Ahern and Charile "look at my shirt" Haww-hee and Ivor the Driver ...Currently given the boot due to everyone copping on to their fuck-wittery.
Fianna Gael (Pro:Feee-na Gail): The name gives it away, there are nearly exactly the same as those other cute whores of a similar name, except they didn't like the treaty and the others did, or the other way around and so had a civil war about it (who cares its ancient history). Currently in government with Labour and ruled with an iron fist by the iron lady herself: Enda Kenny (ehh he's a man actually). Responsible for blag artists like Micheal "me mobile" Lowry..
Labour (Pro:LAAAY BOAR): The reds. Headed by Eamon Gilmore. With notables like Pat Rabbitte and P-P-P-P-P-P-Proinsias De Rossa (thats Francis for all u english folk). Boring and probably the least evil party at the moment. maybe.
Sinn Fein (Pro: I R A) These guys are the definition of Cute Whores and will probably be running the country in a couple of years. They are ideologically similar to Fianna Fáil and were created when they split from that party back in the 19-0-splash over some row or something. They both claim to be "THE" republican party. And they both hate each other, that's all that matters anyway.
The Greens Sadly defunct since the hitched their cart with FF in the Naughties and were suitably punished by the electorate. Looking to resurrect under new leadership.
The loonies and the independants This is the rest of the loonies. Like The Socialist Party, Workers Party, People before Profit and other independents. We have some good ones this year like Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (looking to legalise the Weed), Mick "Pink Shirt" Wallace a developer and part of the property bubble, and of course Jackie Healy-Rae's spawn Micheal a whole family of "Cute Whores" from kerry, probably the capital of Cute Whores.
The Irish Government
We've got a few institutions here like The Dail (Pro
all), all the TD's are elected to it and it is the main place where all the corruption^H^H err laws are passed. Then we have the Seanad (Pro:Shan-ED) elected by some sort of bizarre masonic rites and is the second house. And we have an elected president who does fuck all accept sign things that the Taoiseach (Pro:Tee-Shock) sends up to the Phoenix Park, that's where he lives, in a house supposedly used as inspiration for the white house.
And that's it. Any errors or omissions talk to Evilore.
Fianna Fáil (Pro:Feee-na Fall): They came from the ould IRA stock in the early 1900s and were the first Irish Party and are also a bunch of Cute Whores (translation: dirty bastards). Ran the county during the boom times and during the bad old 80s. Responsible for some of the best blag artists around; like Bertie "where did that money come from" Ahern and Charile "look at my shirt" Haww-hee and Ivor the Driver ...Currently given the boot due to everyone copping on to their fuck-wittery.
Fianna Gael (Pro:Feee-na Gail): The name gives it away, there are nearly exactly the same as those other cute whores of a similar name, except they didn't like the treaty and the others did, or the other way around and so had a civil war about it (who cares its ancient history). Currently in government with Labour and ruled with an iron fist by the iron lady herself: Enda Kenny (ehh he's a man actually). Responsible for blag artists like Micheal "me mobile" Lowry..
Labour (Pro:LAAAY BOAR): The reds. Headed by Eamon Gilmore. With notables like Pat Rabbitte and P-P-P-P-P-P-Proinsias De Rossa (thats Francis for all u english folk). Boring and probably the least evil party at the moment. maybe.
Sinn Fein (Pro: I R A) These guys are the definition of Cute Whores and will probably be running the country in a couple of years. They are ideologically similar to Fianna Fáil and were created when they split from that party back in the 19-0-splash over some row or something. They both claim to be "THE" republican party. And they both hate each other, that's all that matters anyway.
The Greens Sadly defunct since the hitched their cart with FF in the Naughties and were suitably punished by the electorate. Looking to resurrect under new leadership.
The loonies and the independants This is the rest of the loonies. Like The Socialist Party, Workers Party, People before Profit and other independents. We have some good ones this year like Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (looking to legalise the Weed), Mick "Pink Shirt" Wallace a developer and part of the property bubble, and of course Jackie Healy-Rae's spawn Micheal a whole family of "Cute Whores" from kerry, probably the capital of Cute Whores.
The Irish Government
We've got a few institutions here like The Dail (Pro
all), all the TD's are elected to it and it is the main place where all the corruption^H^H err laws are passed. Then we have the Seanad (Pro:Shan-ED) elected by some sort of bizarre masonic rites and is the second house. And we have an elected president who does fuck all accept sign things that the Taoiseach (Pro:Tee-Shock) sends up to the Phoenix Park, that's where he lives, in a house supposedly used as inspiration for the white house.And that's it. Any errors or omissions talk to Evilore.
killer_clank
Member
For those of our UK friends interested in current ROI politics I'll give you a quick run down:
Fianna Fáil (Pro:Feee-na Fall): They came from the ould IRA stock in the early 1900s and were the first Irish Party and are also a bunch of Cute Whores (translation: dirty bastards). Ran the county during the boom times and during the bad old 80s. Responsible for some of the best blag artists around; like Bertie "where did that money come from" Ahern and Charile "look at my shirt" Haww-hee and Ivor the Driver ...Currently given the boot due to everyone copping on to their fuck-wittery.
Fianna Gael (Pro:Feee-na Gail): The name gives it away, there are nearly exactly the same as those other cute whores of a similar name, except they didn't like the treaty and the others did, or the other way around and so had a civil war about it (who cares its ancient history). Currently in government with Labour and ruled with an iron fist by the iron lady herself: Enda Kenny (ehh he's a man actually). Responsible for blag artists like Micheal "me mobile" Lowry..
Labour (Pro:LAAAY BOAR): The reds. Headed by Eamon Gilmore. With notables like Pat Rabbitte and P-P-P-P-P-P-Proinsias De Rossa (thats Francis for all u english folk). Boring and probably the least evil party at the moment. maybe.
Sinn Fein (Pro: I R A) These guys are the definition of Cute Whores and will probably be running the country in a couple of years. They are ideologically similar to Fianna Fáil and were created when they split from that party back in the 19-0-splash over some row or something. They both claim to be "THE" republican party. And they both hate each other, that's all that matters anyway.
The Greens Sadly defunct since the hitched their cart with FF in the Naughties and were suitably punished by the electorate. Looking to resurrect under new leadership.
The loonies and the independants This is the rest of the loonies. Like The Socialist Party, Workers Party, People before Profit and other independents. We have some good ones this year like Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (looking to legalise the Weed), Mick "Pink Shirt" Wallace a developer and part of the property bubble, and of course Jackie Healy-Rae's spawn Micheal a whole family of "Cute Whores" from kerry, probably the capital of Cute Whores.
The Irish Government
We've got a few institutions here like The Dail (Pro
And that's it. Any errors or omissions talk to Evilore.
Many of your parties may be pseudo crime syndicates, but at least you have a fair voting system and regular referendum
For those of our UK friends interested in current ROI politics I'll give you a quick run down:
Fianna Fáil (Pro:Feee-na Fall): They came from the ould IRA stock in the early 1900s and were the first Irish Party and are also a bunch of Cute Whores (translation: dirty bastards). Ran the county during the boom times and during the bad old 80s. Responsible for some of the best blag artists around; like Bertie "where did that money come from" Ahern and Charile "look at my shirt" Haww-hee and Ivor the Driver ...Currently given the boot due to everyone copping on to their fuck-wittery.
Fianna Gael (Pro:Feee-na Gail): The name gives it away, there are nearly exactly the same as those other cute whores of a similar name, except they didn't like the treaty and the others did, or the other way around and so had a civil war about it (who cares its ancient history). Currently in government with Labour and ruled with an iron fist by the iron lady herself: Enda Kenny (ehh he's a man actually). Responsible for blag artists like Micheal "me mobile" Lowry..
Labour (Pro:LAAAY BOAR): The reds. Headed by Eamon Gilmore. With notables like Pat Rabbitte and P-P-P-P-P-P-Proinsias De Rossa (thats Francis for all u english folk). Boring and probably the least evil party at the moment. maybe.
Sinn Fein (Pro: I R A) These guys are the definition of Cute Whores and will probably be running the country in a couple of years. They are ideologically similar to Fianna Fáil and were created when they split from that party back in the 19-0-splash over some row or something. They both claim to be "THE" republican party. And they both hate each other, that's all that matters anyway.
The Greens Sadly defunct since the hitched their cart with FF in the Naughties and were suitably punished by the electorate. Looking to resurrect under new leadership.
The loonies and the independants This is the rest of the loonies. Like The Socialist Party, Workers Party, People before Profit and other independents. We have some good ones this year like Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (looking to legalise the Weed), Mick "Pink Shirt" Wallace a developer and part of the property bubble, and of course Jackie Healy-Rae's spawn Micheal a whole family of "Cute Whores" from kerry, probably the capital of Cute Whores.
The Irish Government
We've got a few institutions here like The Dail (Pro
And that's it. Any errors or omissions talk to Evilore.
thank you very much! A great breakdown and I know a lot more...
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but please put it in the UK Politics thread (which we could asked to be changed to a UK/ROI politics thread?)
Do you want me to remove it Meadows? It's no bother. Emm not sure if I'm post it in the UK poli thread though. It was really just a primer for UKites who may have heard term XYZ on the news about Ireland. Nothing too heavy. I doubt it will cause too much debate.
I suppose it's fine then.
I'm just worried about politics in general entering this thread when we already have something to that end. If we let politics in I'd imagine that would be all we'd talk about.
J Tourettes
Banned
My wife would kill me if I talked about her on here too much. Literally kill me. She is paranoid about the interwebs.
We get that here too. The clushies (bog-trotters) are very jealous of Dubliners (Dubs).
I've always liked the Irish word for English peoples: Sasanach (Sause-in-ock). Always sounded pretty cool.
We get that here too. The clushies (bog-trotters) are very jealous of Dubliners (Dubs).
I've always liked the Irish word for English peoples: Sasanach (Sause-in-ock). Always sounded pretty cool.
Yeh, it's called St. Patrick's Day.
Yes. It's called St Patricks day. I think it's a bank holiday in Ireland. Like St George/David/Andrew's day is in England/Wales/Scotland.
Oh, Eire GAF, don't mind J, he gets cranky on Mondays because his favourite Bolivian/Paraguayan vegan cafe is closed for the day.
It's okay though, he has his alternative Liberian beat poetry night tonight. He's going to use a performance dance troupe to highlight the plight of America's post-colonial experiment. I'm told there'll be 14 different levels of irony involved, so he should be much happier tomorrow.
J Tourettes
Banned
Meadows, file that last post under "things that crack Dave up".
My missus is a GAFfer so you won't hear anything negative about her from me.
Except that she owns far too fucking many cosmetics and toiletries. It takes the piss, our bathroom looks like a branch of Sephora.
Also, she bitches at me like crazy when I grow a beard. I told her she's welcome to grow one of her own but apparently that's not the point.
My missus is a GAFfer so you won't hear anything negative about her from me.
Except that she owns far too fucking many cosmetics and toiletries. It takes the piss, our bathroom looks like a branch of Sephora.
Also, she bitches at me like crazy when I grow a beard. I told her she's welcome to grow one of her own but apparently that's not the point.
killer_clank
Member
I like St Patrick's Day and all, but it's kinda sad people pay more attention to it than their actual national days.
St Andrews Day is technically a bank holiday, but absolutely no one has it off from what I can see and there's barely any celebrations.
St Andrews Day is technically a bank holiday, but absolutely no one has it off from what I can see and there's barely any celebrations.
apologies
Ravensmash
Member
Get back to uni house and find people removing stuff from the loft prior to insulation being put in tomorrow.
This landlord is a far shout from the one prior who responded to a leaking ceiling with anuninterested murmer of "i think the guy is coming tomorrow".
This landlord is a far shout from the one prior who responded to a leaking ceiling with anuninterested murmer of "i think the guy is coming tomorrow".
Chinner?
J Tourettes
Banned
Judas!
Get your own damn holiday
but seriously, now are you meant to enjoy St. Patrick's Day if you don't have a day off to recover from the festivities?- Status