The A/R Off Topic Thread

rom

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/senator-suggests-people-pay-to-post-online-comments-in-bid-to-curb-cyberbullying-587098.html

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RayCun

Senator Fidelma Healy Eames raised the issue of when someone's Facebook account is changed by someone else, and said teenagers are literally living in a parallel universe.

maybe they ran away to escape her
incidentally

SEVERAL Fine Gael members of the Oireachtas who are opposed to the government’s plan to legislate for abortion are flying to America on a “fact-finding mission” paid for by a pro-life group.

Senators Fidelma Healy Eames and Paul Bradford have confirmed they will be on the trip organised by Family & Life to coincide with St Patrick’s Day.

ThisRegard

That was really a bizarre comment from Coughlan wasn't it. No surprise from Eames though, as well as travelling courtesy of that pro life lobby she has come up with previous dingers such as asking manufacturers to incorporate some sort of auto shut down functionality into their consoles capping the amount of time teens spend on them so they don't all die of DVT, she was also fined and had her car impounded for non payment of car tax, and was caught fair dodging on a train and wasn't she involved in some sort of shenanigans about the non payment to a builder for her jacuzzi at home.

How the hell does someone like this become a senator, I think she lost 3 elections she went for, so who nominated her to the seanad ? She'll perfect fodder for the abolishment of the seanad when that referendum comes around.

robinph

I can see a sense in having an unelected house that has no real power, but can wield a minor advisory opinion over the lower elected house which could get carried away with itself with a majority and do daft things. Ireland never has a majority elected house due to the PR, and putting the completely unelectable into the upper house is daft in the extreme. The upper house should be filled with former politicians or people with actual experience of something that warrants them getting that honour, not failed politicians.

rom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x89sygTJZIA

BeepBeep67

Don't miss your run or race tomorrow - clocks go forward!
1hr less sleep tonight, but an extra hours running every evening

rom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYLVd7plaV8

dna_leri

rom wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYLVd7plaV8

Neither of them got medals because they did not meet the minimum medals standard !

http://masterstrack.com/2013/03/24668/

rom

http://www.broadsheet.ie/2013/04/17/instant-mullet/
quality

plodder

Just watching Graham Norton (on repeat on 3E I think) and Mo Farah is getting a good slagging about doing things "by half", like doing the Daddy's race in his daughter's school and stopping half way

robinph

plodder wrote: »

Just watching Graham Norton (on repeat on 3E I think) and Mo Farah is getting a good slagging about doing things "by half", like doing the Daddy's race in his daughter's school and stopping half way

He is mentioned in a few news articles about the marathon now as being "hurt" by suggestions that he's only doing it for the money. Well he should just give up on the story about him needing to practice doing only half of it then, it's clearly for the money and anything about him not being used to preparing for a big race or running in front of big crowds is a lie.

rom

robinph wrote: »

He is mentioned in a few news articles about the marathon now as being "hurt" by suggestions that he's only doing it for the money. Well he should just give up on the story about him needing to practice doing only half of it then, it's clearly for the money and anything about him not being used to preparing for a big race or running in front of big crowds is a lie.

totally for the money. he was like very quite on the show and only gave a reaction when he heard a crazy sum like 300k for a yoga lesson.

plodder

Nice interview on late late show with Ricky Simms. Just finishing up though.

Hermione*

0/ I don't usually post here, but I need to rant :pac:

Just back from my regular three miles (total shock to the system to find myself running in warmth and sunshine :eek:). Ballsbridge is absolutely thronged with people, not one of whom stood aside or moved in to let me pass. Only one person apologised in response to my loud 'excuse me', but he didn't actually move to allow me pass. I really fucking hate pavement hoggers :mad:

ultraman1

Hermione* wrote: »

0/ I don't usually post here, but I need to rant :pac:

Just back from my regular three miles (total shock to the system to find myself running in warmth and sunshine :eek:). Ballsbridge is absolutely thronged with people, not one of whom stood aside or moved in to let me pass. Only one person apologised in response to my loud 'excuse me', but he didn't actually move to allow me pass. I really fucking hate pavement hoggers :mad:

,do u expect them to walk on the roads?do u expect people out for a morning stroll to jump outta ur way,as u bail up the pavement,.......Rq..u shud know better

dna_leri

Almost on-topic: http://running.competitor.com/2013/05/news/marathoner-runs-down-robber-in-ireland_74226

Never underestimate a runner.

According the the Irish Central Web site, a man who is training for the annual Cork City Marathon ran down a robber and apprehended him.

The incident took place in the Irish city of Cork last Wednesday evening. An elderly woman was knocked to the ground by the assailant. He then snatched her handbag and ran.

The hero, a 24-year-old, heard the woman’s cries and took off after the mugger.

The chase lasted 15 minutes with the result of an apprehended assailant and the retrieval of some of the woman’s possessions from her purse.

“The young man who assisted in this incident should be commended for his civic spirit,” said Police Superintendent Barry McPolin. “It was obvious that he was extremely fit because he was able to keep running for so long.”

The hero wishes to remain anonymous, but his friend had this to say about him: “He didn’t hesitate and he was in training for the Cork City Marathon so he was always going to keep up with the man who stole the handbag.”

By the way if you do something good you are a runner, but if something bad happens to you, you are a jogger:

Pit bull terriers 'killed' Los Angeles jogger

Sydney pitbull attack: Jogger Rob Nelson 'screamed for mercy' as police announce dogs will be destroyed

Moral of the story - be a runner not a jogger.

robinph

This weekend I'll be racing some thoroughbred burgers across Wales as part of a relay team:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_otWXz7vU8

metamorphosis

God, I havent been here in a long time ....:o

Iv been running though and everything else.

Was nice too see a familiar face (Eamon and Jo, Niall) throughout the day in Cork today.

Gringo78

The East German women were famous for underarm hair while raising their arms after another blistering victory in the Olympics.
One such athelete was very concerned when she developed hair on her chest. She went to her doctor and explained her embarassing
problem. "how far down does the hair go" said the doctor, to which she replied......"all the way down to me mickey"

Pherekydes

Gringo78 wrote: »

The East German women were famous for underarm hair while raising their arms after another blistering victory in the Olympics.

Hilarious. All adults, male or female, grow hair under their arms.

tHE vAGGABOND

Hilarious. All adults, male or female, grow hair under their arms.

Im not a doctor, but Im pretty sure not *all* female athletes have mickeys tho

gerard_65

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJZRqPiGkTg

opus

Heard this mentioned on Marathon Talk, funny pic of the people running with Ryan Hall (for the first few hundred metres at least) at the Bay to Breakers race in the US. The guy in the khakis make me laugh!



At least looks like he saw the funny side of it

robinph

A photo taken from my local parkrun a couple of weeks ago:



Could really do with some zombie photoshopped into it.

Ososlo

why are there always hot girls gracing the cover of Runners' World? do people here take it seriously as a good running mag? do the wimmen on the front make you more or less likely to buy it or does that even enter into your consciousness? why can't they have guys on the cover? sex sells? or does it in this case?

Krusty_Clown

Ososlo wrote: »

why are there always hot girls gracing the cover of Runners' World? do people here take it seriously as a good running mag?

I take the cover seriously, that's about it. Good thread on LetsRun about the cover models.

How to get on the cover of Runner's World:

Stay under 25mpw
Do lots of crossfit
Get your teeth capped shiny white
Heel strike
Get tanned
Smile a lot

belcarra

Well, at least I heel strike!!

antomagoo

**Assumes grumpy old man, back in my day stance**

Does anyone else think Ice-creams are too hard these days? I got a HB iceberger and it was tough work biting into it. I know they are kept in the freezer but I don't remember them ever being that hard in my younger care free days. And before any points it out, yes I could wait till it melts a little, but who wants to wait around for ice-cream to melt.

Maybe I should take it as a sign to stay away from ice-cream during a training cycle.

mr.wiggle

antomagoo wrote: »

**Assumes grumpy old man, back in my day stance**

Does anyone else think Ice-creams are too hard these days? I got a HB iceberger and it was tough work biting into it. I know they are kept in the freezer but I don't remembuer them ever being that hard in my younger care free days. And before any points it out, yes I could wait till it melts a little, but who wants to wait around for ice-cream to melt.

Maybe I should take it as a sign to stay away from ice-cream during a training cycle.

Iceberg's...food of the gods!!!

robinph

I think the famous boardsie marathon finish line jump has some competition in the artistic merit scoring with a Kung-Fu variation taking place at my local parkrun last weekend: