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O'Connell Street

roar_ie · 2008-01-16 11:42:51

O Wonderous people of the After Hours board, I was wondering if you could explain why there are 3 LED displays on O'Connell street showing a walking person? I have noticed them over the last couple of days and now I am curious. Thanks

16-01-2008 12:42pm

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O Wonderous people of the After Hours board, I was wondering if you could explain why there are 3 LED displays on O'Connell street showing a walking person? I have noticed them over the last couple of days and now I am curious.

Thanks

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#2 16-01-2008 12:44pm

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Is that O'Connell Street in Limerick?

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#3 16-01-2008 12:47pm

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they're part of an exhibition currently on in the hugh lane gallery, a bit like the bunny statues a few years ago, cool aren't they?

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#4 16-01-2008 12:48pm

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There's a thread about this already in the Dublin forum! :mad:

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#5 16-01-2008 12:50pm

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Ah the dubs, some of them seem to think they're living in the centre of the universe.

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#6 16-01-2008 12:51pm

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Cool thanks for your help. Off to dublin forum I go

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#7 16-01-2008 12:53pm

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roar_ie wrote: »

O Wonderous people of the After Hours board, I was wondering if you could explain why there are 3 LED displays on O'Connell street showing a walking person? I have noticed them over the last couple of days and now I am curious.

Thanks

See here.

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#8 16-01-2008 12:54pm

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Its "art" apparantly.

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#9 16-01-2008 12:54pm

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Varkov wrote: »

Its "art" apparantly.

Art in Limerick.

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#10 16-01-2008 12:57pm

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He must be freezing because the one I saw only had shorts and a tshirt on.

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#11 16-01-2008 12:58pm

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noticed them this morning, thought it was some new fangled traffic light

also:
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omg Dublin forum ffs, banbanban is this oconnell street in ballygobber you're on about?? etc etc

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#12 16-01-2008 1:25pm

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Bambi wrote: »

omg Dublin forum ffs

Beaten to it

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#13 16-01-2008 3:00pm

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#14 16-01-2008 3:42pm

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The LED Display on O'Connell Street Limerick shows an image of an old woman being mugged

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#15 16-01-2008 3:43pm

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Crazy Christ wrote: »

The LED Display on O'Connell Street Limerick shows an image of an old woman being mugged

Not stabbed? THIS IS AN AFFRONT TO LIMERICK CULTURE!

* puts on body armour in preparation. Hi Billy...

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#16 16-01-2008 3:44pm

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Limerick culture is just two old men driving around in a tractor on a Saturday eating ice-creams and listening to the Wolf Tones

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#17 16-01-2008 6:46pm

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there's only one O'Connell street

you culchies all know well that unless stated otherwise, everything is in Dublin

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#18 16-01-2008 7:30pm

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Are they Mooninites?!?!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/boston_mooninite_scare

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#19 16-01-2008 8:27pm

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phasers wrote: »

there's only one O'Connell street

you culchies all know well that unless stated otherwise, everything is in Dublin

Good to know that. I'll be down to visit the North Pole soon.

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#20 16-01-2008 9:08pm

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phasers wrote: »

there's only one O'Connell street

That's correct but it's not in Dublin. It's in Limerick.
There is no O'Connell St in Dublin, there is an O'Connell St Upper and an O'Connell St Lower but no O'Connell St.

/edit -- That said there are two O'Connell Bridges.

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#21 16-01-2008 9:21pm

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smashey wrote: »

Good to know that. I'll be down to visit the North Pole soon.

it's actually called the spire, but a lot of culchies make that mistake

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#22 17-01-2008 12:46am

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When I see somebody post a comment about a street in Dublin without saying its in Dublin I count the seconds until a country gentleperson replies, oh you mean limerick/ is that the one in Cork etc. Usually I dont have to wait long.

I remember giving my phone number to gas/esb cant remember which and yer woman interrupted with a roar "is that 01"? I replied that yes it was and I always forget the 01. "Yeah you lot always do" was the lovely customer servicy reply.

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#23 17-01-2008 1:01am

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I think the general rule is - assume people are talking Dublin unless otherwise specified.

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#24 17-01-2008 1:08am

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I know Tusky, and I think the country folk do too. But they like asking if its somewhere else to point out to Dubs that they are not the only people in the country. Happens every time.

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