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    #7172
    CarrickMcJoe
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭CarrickMcJoe


    Classic radio on Friday, people making and eating sandwiches live on air.


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    #7173
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    eisenberg1 wrote: »
    OK, but other than from him, I don't think I have heard it before.

    Never heard it before either, surprised he didn't suggest a ""scientific "experiment" to prove this theory!


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    #7174
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    Michael Weston wrote: »
    Never heard it before either, surprised he didn't suggest a ""scientific "experiment" to prove this theory!

    Maybe that is a question he will add to his list for guests.

    "how tall are ye?, do ye run? how many kids have ye? how many men/women have ye been with?, I'm good at maths, I can double/halve that for ye, hang on, we will go to a break first"


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    #7175
    HooohRaaah
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭HooohRaaah


    eisenberg1 wrote: »
    Maybe that is a question he will add to his list for guests.

    "how tall are ye?, do ye run? how many kids have ye? how many men/women have ye been with?, I'm good at maths, I can double/halve that for ye, hang on, we will go to a break first"

    Or "Do you know who Brian O'Driscoll and Amy Huberman are? They're great. Mairead over there has a crush on Amy"


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    #7176
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,844 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    On further research, American Pie called it The Rule of Three, men times 3, women divide by 3


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    #7177
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    somesoldiers wrote: »
    On further research, American Pie called it The Rule of Three, men times 3, women divide by 3

    That sounds like the opposite of what D'arcy said. Are you still going by American Pie?


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    #7178
    somesoldiers
    Registered Users Posts: 13,844 ✭✭✭✭somesoldiers


    think it's the same thing except for the multiplier

    "If a guy tells you how many girls he's hooked up with, it's not even close to that. You take that number and divide it by three, then you get the real total. OK, so if Kevin is saying it's been three girls it's more like one or none.
    Vicky: None? Jessica: The rule of three. It's an exact science. Consistent as gravity. Stifler: [regarding Oz] The force is strong with that one.
    Stifler: When a girl tells you how many guys she's slept with, multiply it by three and that's the real number".


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    #7179
    Sir Chops
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 133 ✭✭Sir Chops


    eisenberg1 wrote: »
    Per Ray, if men admit to being with twenty women, it is really ten, but if women admit to thirty, in means sixty. WTF!!, where did he hear that one , one insecure little man.

    Wouldn't surprise me if he is still a virgin


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    #7180
    denishurley
    Registered Users Posts: 753 ✭✭✭denishurley


    somesoldiers wrote: »
    think it's the same thing except for the multiplier

    "If a guy tells you how many girls he's hooked up with, it's not even close to that. You take that number and divide it by three, then you get the real total. OK, so if Kevin is saying it's been three girls it's more like one or none.
    Vicky: None? Jessica: The rule of three. It's an exact science. Consistent as gravity. Stifler: [regarding Oz] The force is strong with that one.
    Stifler: When a girl tells you how many guys she's slept with, multiply it by three and that's the real number".

    In American Pie though, Kevin (I think that was the character's name) actually uses the rule of infinity, as he said he had been with three during the year when it was actually zero


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    #7181
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,252 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    Anybody else think the show has a bit to much death, cancer, sad story's...? I have been listening to the show for the last couple of years but over the last few months have found myself having to turn it off on a number of occasions.

    Of course there is a need for this but its a fine balance, its a light entertainment show so not meant to change your mood that often. I found myself thinking about some of the story's throughout my day, now when I hear another one so soon sometimes I have to turn it off. Is it just me..?


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    #7182
    jedi1997
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭jedi1997


    Dar-cee show is middle Ireland if you will,

    Aimed at the masses (Joe Irishman), the X age bracket to sell nappies and insurance by Today FM Sales reps.
    Treats middle Ireland like fools because thats what it thinks you are.....
    troglodytes, cow men and Nualas.

    The bottom line is 250,000 souls listen everyday.

    There is small band in this forum that see the fallacy, banality and hypocrisy of man sitting on a six figure income
    preaching to the poor about calorie intake.

    Like a modern day priest talking to us from the pulpit, his meaning is well, because he sees the pain in the country, but he is not the cure to our melancholy. In actual fact he adds to the despair, with his man tears and marathons.


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    #7183
    jedi1997
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭jedi1997


    Like a modern day priest talking to us from the pulpit, his meaning is well, because he sees the pain in the country, but he is not the cure to our melancholy.

    Stop trying to make us cry Ray. I know you think we are all in this together
    but we are not Fr.Darcy.

    Your job is to Entertain not to preach. Learn your craft. Just Saying.

    King of all Media X 3 times
    a week on youtube, radio how it should be.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro2f9UgdYCI
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I9bHO_N2ac
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McfI3TJJs1o
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDT4ZimB6e4


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    #7184
    CarrickMcJoe
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭CarrickMcJoe


    Could we have a clash of the Titans.....Dr. Ray wants to ban sugar, meanwhile Joe the Great Duffy on Lav Line wants to re open the sugar factories.


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    #7185
    crazygeryy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭crazygeryy


    jedi1997 wrote: »
    Dar-cee show is middle Ireland if you will,

    Aimed at the masses (Joe Irishman), the X age bracket to sell nappies and insurance by Today FM Sales reps.
    Treats middle Ireland like fools because thats what it thinks you are.....
    troglodytes, cow men and Nualas.

    The bottom line is 250,000 souls listen everyday.

    There is small band in this forum that see the fallacy, banality and hypocrisy of man sitting on a six figure income
    preaching to the poor about calorie intake.

    Like a modern day priest talking to us from the pulpit, his meaning is well, because he sees the pain in the country, but he is not the cure to our melancholy. In actual fact he adds to the despair, with his man tears and marathons.

    The young mans joe duffy?


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    #7186
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    Every morning he says I'm sick of this whole Alan shatter thing then proceeds to preach his opinion on it. Surely there's some good news to discuss, and don't start me about that stupid accent he puts on when discussing anything GAA , as if he doesn't have the most flat accent on the radio as it is .


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    #7187
    BPKS
    Registered Users Posts: 17,016 ✭✭✭✭BPKS


    You can say that again!


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    #7188
    eisenberg1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,387 ✭✭✭eisenberg1


    Dub13 wrote: »
    Anybody else think the show has a bit to much death, cancer, sad story's...? I have been listening to the show for the last couple of years but over the last few months have found myself having to turn it off on a number of occasions.

    Of course there is a need for this but its a fine balance, its a light entertainment show so not meant to change your mood that often. I found myself thinking about some of the story's throughout my day, now when I hear another one so soon sometimes I have to turn it off. Is it just me..?

    I take you are a stranger to these parts:D


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    #7189
    Ugo Monye spacecraft experience
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,221 ✭✭✭Ugo Monye spacecraft experience


    Michael Weston wrote: »
    Every morning he says I'm sick of this whole Alan shatter thing then proceeds to preach his opinion on it. Surely there's some good news to discuss, and don't start me about that stupid accent he puts on when discussing anything GAA , as if he doesn't have the most flat accent on the radio as it is .

    He was being totally disingenuous about the GAA thing too. Wouldn't state the blindingly obvious fact that RTE still have the vast amount of coverage rights

    He then went on to read a host of texts from lunatics advocating boycotting the GAA because they might have to pay to watch one of the AI quarter finals


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    #7190
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,054 ✭✭✭✭neris


    CarrickMcJoe wrote: »
    Could we have a clash of the Titans.....Dr. Ray wants to ban sugar, meanwhile Joe the Great Duffy on Lav Line wants to re open the sugar factories.

    ah yeah but thats just joe playing up to his socialist bretheran and fellow common wurkin man. If joe thinks he can lead a bandwagon to get somthing shut down or taken off the shelves he will. Just look at the head shops. Wonder how darcy will feel having to share the driving of the ban sugar band wagon with duffy when he does a U turn.


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    #7191
    ivytwine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭ivytwine


    I genuinely have the height of sympathy for the guy who was on earlier with his dating woes. Finding someone decent isn't easy and his situation must be very difficult.

    However I really am very uncomfortable with the notion of Ray and co helping him find a woman. The guy has issues as he said himself. If he went on Personal Issues here talking about himself the way he did on air I don't doubt for a second the mods would recommend him go back to counselling.

    The whole thing made me quite uneasy. They're not in any way qualified to help that man...


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    #7192
    fred funk }{
    Registered Users Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    The sexual innuendos have gone into over drive. Poor Ray even blushed.


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    #7193
    Sir Chops
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 133 ✭✭Sir Chops


    ivytwine wrote: »
    I genuinely have the height of sympathy for the guy who was on earlier with his dating woes. Finding someone decent isn't easy and his situation must be very difficult.

    However I really am very uncomfortable with the notion of Ray and co helping him find a woman. The guy has issues as he said himself. If he went on Personal Issues here talking about himself the way he did on air I don't doubt for a second the mods would recommend him go back to counselling.

    The whole thing made me quite uneasy. They're not in any way qualified to help that man...

    What was up with the lad???


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    FunLover18
    Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    ivytwine wrote: »
    I genuinely have the height of sympathy for the guy who was on earlier with his dating woes. Finding someone decent isn't easy and his situation must be very difficult.

    However I really am very uncomfortable with the notion of Ray and co helping him find a woman. The guy has issues as he said himself. If he went on Personal Issues here talking about himself the way he did on air I don't doubt for a second the mods would recommend him go back to counselling.

    The whole thing made me quite uneasy. They're not in any way qualified to help that man...

    I caught this in the car today and totally agree. Talking about getting him a new counsellor, undoing all the work he's done with his current counsellor (a trained professional).

    I also didn't like that they were reading out texts suggesting he go to a prostitute. Prostitution is illegal in this state and I don't think it right that they should be promoting it on national radio as a quick fix for confidence issues. Especially given the nature of the sex trade.


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    #7195
    nc6000
    Registered Users Posts: 3,251 ✭✭✭nc6000


    Did you hear him accidentally playing the same song a second time and stopping it after about 30 seconds when he realised he had played it earlier in the show? I think it was yesterday.


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    #7196
    jedi1997
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭jedi1997


    crazygeryy wrote: »
    The young mans joe duffy?

    Exactly a replacement for priests. Its in our DNA. We need a focal point
    for the community and to be like sheep.

    If Joe Duffy is the bishop
    Ray Dee Arsey is Fr.Trendy

    In the 70s and the 80s the catholic church controlled the government agenda
    and country's moral compass, now its bleedin Joe Duffy. Lets face it, hes the only one with
    power to get sh**t done. It's a sad state of affairs.

    Sugar my hole.

    Renton's right, its ****e



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    #7197
    clappyhappy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭clappyhappy


    jedi1997 wrote: »
    Exactly a replacement for priests. Its in our DNA. We need a focal point
    for the community and to be like sheep.

    If Joe Duffy is the bishop
    Ray Dee Arsey is Fr.Trendy

    In the 70s and the 80s the catholic church controlled the government agenda
    and country's moral compass, now its bleedin Joe Duffy. Lets face it, hes the only one with
    power to get sh**t done. It's a sad state of affairs.

    Sugar my hole.

    Renton's right, its ****e



    What movie is that from?? OH is Scottish and don't think we have seen this one.


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    #7198
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    clappyhappy wrote: »
    What movie is that from?? OH is Scottish and don't think we have seen this one.

    Trainspotting. Great film.


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    clappyhappy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭clappyhappy


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Trainspotting. Great film.

    Yes of course, sorry years since I've seen it. Thank you.


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    #7200
    ivytwine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭ivytwine


    Sir Chops wrote: »
    What was up with the lad???

    He was a virgin and he was 40. Never had a second date with a girl. Seemed like a perfectly pleasant chap, but extremely low self-esteem, had trouble talking to women even.

    He also said himself he had done counselling previously, Ray basically rubbished his old counsellor...


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    #7201
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Today's show was the worst in a long time. Maybe it was down to my own mood more than anything, but it had me reaching for the headphones at around 9:40, which is a record for the last 11 weeks I've been hearing the full show every day.

    The people texting in about the GAA as if the organisation had pissed in their granny's cornflakes and spat on their grandad's grave, as if it's not a bloody company trying to make profits and make their games bigger. FFS. As a person said on NT this morning, Senior Schools rugby is on Setanta only so you've to pay to watch it. Get over it, seriously.

    Think I gave up shortly after that, heard snippets of the guy on about being a virgin when I'd occasionally have to take out the headphones, the weekly "Let's find someone a girlfriend!" segment. I feel for the guy, but christ he needs professional help to get over whatever issues he has, not a damn radio host, his wife and gaggle of listeners offering to f*ck him just to get it over with (because I'm sure they got those texts...).

    /rant


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