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    #10622
    flahavaj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,235 ✭✭✭✭flahavaj


    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    I hate the forever alone and the fffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu stuff. They've been done to death these days but they'll always be the most thanked post daily.

    They ruined post of the day. It used to be great clicking in every day to see what witty one liner or funny story was the most thanked, now I don't bother most of the time.


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    #10623
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    flahavaj wrote: »
    They ruined post of the day. It used to be great clicking in every day to see what witty one liner or funny story was the most thanked, now I don't bother most of the time.
    Its the worst. There might be the nicest post ever and it will be 14th most thanked post after a trollface related post.


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    #10624
    flahavaj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,235 ✭✭✭✭flahavaj


    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    Its the worst. There might be the nicest post ever and it will be 14th most thanked post after a trollface related post.

    I don't even get the whole trollface thing, where did it come from?


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    #10625
    Rjd2
    Registered Users Posts: 12,096 ✭✭✭✭Rjd2


    flahavaj wrote: »
    They ruined post of the day. It used to be great clicking in every day to see what witty one liner or funny story was the most thanked, now I don't bother most of the time.

    :confused:


    That smiley was post of the day the other week.

    Just that smiley...


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    #10626
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    flahavaj wrote: »
    I don't even get the whole trollface thing, where did it come from?
    Somebody who clearly thought he was funnier than he actually was.


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    #10627
    CMpunked
    Registered Users Posts: 14,600 ✭✭✭✭CMpunked


    I think Internet/ragecomic memes are hilarious.

    Fair enough they do slightly ruin potd, but I think the frequency of those types of posts getting it are far less than what they were a few months ago.

    Some further reading:
    http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trollface-coolface-problem


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    #10628
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    CMpunked wrote: »
    I think Internet/ragecomic memes are hilarious.
    It's all personal preference but jaysus I can't remember ever looking at a ragecomic thing and laughing.


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    #10629
    Lord TSC
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    They've cancelled The Panel :(


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    #10630
    Machismo Fan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭Machismo Fan


    Teamshadowclan wrote: »
    They've cancelled The Panel :(

    It jumped the shark quite a while ago really.


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    #10631
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    It was easily the best comedy-related thing on RTE until Dara O'Briain left. That guy really was the glue to that show.


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    #10632
    CMpunked
    Registered Users Posts: 14,600 ✭✭✭✭CMpunked


    Teamshadowclan wrote: »
    They've cancelled The Panel :(

    Aw what a shame! :(
    Glad i got to see it live twice last year so. Would have been gutted had i not had the chance to.


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    #10633
    flahavaj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,235 ✭✭✭✭flahavaj


    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    It was easily the best comedy-related thing on RTE until Dara O'Briain left. That guy really was the glue to that show.

    Aye, yer man (the posh fella) was pretty awful the last few years.


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    #10634
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    flahavaj wrote: »
    Aye, yer man (the posh fella) was pretty awful the last few years.
    Craig Doyle? He isn't funny but he is a nice guy. Shouldn't have been given the job but the show was dying for a while.


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    #10635
    GTR63
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,469 ✭✭✭✭GTR63


    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    Craig Doyle? He isn't funny but he is a nice guy. Shouldn't have been given the job but the show was dying for a while.

    Craig Doyle has the personality of Cardboard the only worse choice of host would be Des Cahill.It sickened me watching the Sunday Game tonite with the dyed head on him grinning at Galway's Mayo vs London bad performance against West Meath yesterday.


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    #10636
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    We were far from a strong side though. Damo Hayes and Donnellan are the only people who should start against Dublin. I had a big debate with somebody today over whether Dublin are really legit no.3 side in Ireland ATM without having beaten a top side (Tipp, Kilkenny, Cork, Waterford, Galway) in two years. At least with Galway you can say they were the closest to beating the AI champs.


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    #10637
    GTR63
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,469 ✭✭✭✭GTR63


    Diabhal Beag wrote: »
    We were far from a strong side though. Damo Hayes and Donnellan are the only people who should start against Dublin. I had a big debate with somebody today over whether Dublin are really legit no.3 side in Ireland ATM without having beaten a top side (Tipp, Kilkenny, Cork, Waterford, Galway) in two years. At least with Galway you can say they were the closest to beating the AI champs.

    Didn't Dublin lose to feckin Antrim last year,3rd best in Leinster maybe but not Ireland.Winning the worthless League has clearly went to their head.We beat Cork in that last year & neither of us made the All Ireland final. We ended the League badly but we are usually at our best when we're not fancied.


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    #10638
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    GTR63 wrote: »
    Didn't Dublin lose to feckin Antrim last year,3rd best in Leinster maybe but not Ireland.Winning the worthless League has clearly went to their head.We beat Cork in that last year & neither of us made the All Ireland final. We ended the League badly but we are usually at our best when we're not fancied.
    Spot on. No way Daly would have wanted Galway to come in as underdogs for this. The expectation will be on a Dublin win.

    Cannot wait for Castlebar on the 26th. That will be a great pissup.


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    #10639
    parker kent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,289 ✭✭✭parker kent


    GTR63 wrote: »
    Didn't Dublin lose to feckin Antrim last year,3rd best in Leinster maybe but not Ireland.Winning the worthless League has clearly went to their head.We beat Cork in that last year & neither of us made the All Ireland final. We ended the League badly but we are usually at our best when we're not fancied.

    Ah now the league is far from worthless. Look at teams who win or at least get to a final in the league, more often than not they have a very strong Championship.


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    #10640
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    parker kent wrote: »
    Ah now the league is far from worthless. Look at teams who win or at least get to a final in the league, more often than not they have a very strong Championship.
    But that's because they're good teams anyways. Tipp will go far regardless of their League.


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    #10641
    flahavaj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,235 ✭✭✭✭flahavaj


    parker kent wrote: »
    Ah now the league is far from worthless. Look at teams who win or at least get to a final in the league, more often than not they have a very strong Championship.

    The league can be useful for teams that are loking to improve, so teams outside the one that challenge every year. Its good for the likes of the Dublin hurlers or Waterford of Galway to get a nice bit of momentum going through the league. But the likes of KK and Tipp who are proven All Ireland winners can afford to have a poor league, because you know they have the talent already in place and they're more concerned with peaking in September than in May. Even Waterford used the league the last two years purely as a means to blood youngsters.

    The league isn't worthless by any means but basing an assessment of what a team will play like in the white heat of chamoionship in August/Seotember on how they did on the muddy pitches in Feb/March is a bit muisguided as well.


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    #10642
    parker kent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,289 ✭✭✭parker kent


    flahavaj wrote: »
    But the likes of KK and Tipp who are proven All Ireland winners can afford to have a poor league, because you know they have the talent already in place and they're more concerned with peaking in September than in May. Even Waterford used the league the last two years purely as a means to blood youngsters.

    If you look at KK under Cody, they very rarely perform poorly in the league. If you look at successful teams in the league, they pretty regularly follow it with success in the Championship.

    It is the same in football, 5 of the last 9 league winners won the All Ireland. The losing teams tend to go far as well.


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    #10643
    flahavaj
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,235 ✭✭✭✭flahavaj


    parker kent wrote: »
    If you look at KK under Cody, they very rarely perform poorly in the league. If you look at successful teams in the league, they pretty regularly follow it with success in the Championship.

    It is the same in football, 5 of the last 9 league winners won the All Ireland. The losing teams tend to go far as well.

    My point is that they (KK) could afford not to, like they did this year. Galway thought they'd cracked it by winning the league this year but fell short in the quarters when push came to shove. Tipp were mediocre enough this winter but will almost certainly at least reach the AI Final barring a major upset.

    Its not surprising that the winners of the league go on the do well in the Summer, theres ponly a small pool of teams good enough to win either at the end of the day in both football and hurling. Lok furtehr down the division and you have some teams that go hard at it inthe league and others that hardly bother - both types of attitude brings mixed results come the Summer.

    As I said, the league has a certain importance, but it shouldn't be used as a barometer going into the championship for every team either. It is very much the warm up competition.


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    #10644
    parker kent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,289 ✭✭✭parker kent


    I'm not saying the league is the be-all and end-all, but it can be written off as meaningless. When it isn't and a good league is always the best way to go into the season.


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    #10645
    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    I'm somewhere in the middle. I think teams like Offaly should fire on all cylinders during to League to give them some wins and confidence. Galway, Cork and Waterford should can take it or leave it some years.


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    #10646
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 86,448 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Come Dine With Me Ireland started last night on TV3 great show
    https://forumofgames.com/




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    #10647
    gimmick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,296 ✭✭✭✭gimmick


    Any of ya'll watching Game Of Thrones? Great show.


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    #10648
    GTR63
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,469 ✭✭✭✭GTR63


    gimmick wrote: »
    Any of ya'll watching Game Of Thrones? Great show.

    the best show ever to leave you on a cliffhanger wanting to tune in next week.


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    #10649
    gimmick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,296 ✭✭✭✭gimmick


    It makes Mondays bearable!

    Only 2 to go in this series. I can only imagine the cliff hanger at the finale.


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    #10650
    The Volt
    Registered Users Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    It's phenomenal. The Imp is my favourite character by a mile.


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    #10651
    Dancor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,624 ✭✭✭Dancor


    gimmick wrote: »
    Any of ya'll watching Game Of Thrones? Great show.

    No but I want to. Just for the sex scenes.


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