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Dolph Starbeam

bonkers wrote: »

Stephen Ireland's house in VIP - take some time today to see this... http://www.balls.ie/2010/09/15/stephen-irelands-house/

that pool table is way too close to the fish tank. Some house though, i call the pink room.

fullstop

bonkers wrote: »

Stephen Ireland's house in VIP - take some time today to see this... http://www.balls.ie/2010/09/15/stephen-irelands-house/

Not bad for someone who only started earning what he would call 'decent money' last season :pac:

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All that money and they don't even buy a good dog.

flahavaj

bonkers wrote: »

Stephen Ireland's house in VIP - take some time today to see this... http://www.balls.ie/2010/09/15/stephen-irelands-house/

Hahaha, I'm actually glad he doesn't play for Ireland.

monkey9

That first picture is ridiculous. Everything in it suggests he wants to be a baddie in a James Bond film and that he expects Mr Bond to die.

Nalz

Trilla wrote: »

can anyone remember the name of the tv show Niall Quinn was involved in / presented? cant find anything on the net about it, it had the song "you can start me up" at the beginning...

thanks!

anyone? It was about the guts of 8 or 9 years ago now

Dub13

Trilla wrote: »

anyone? It was about the guts of 8 or 9 years ago now

No takers,I would say you were dreaming of 'big Niall'.....:)

Nalz

Dub13 wrote: »

No takers,I would say you were dreaming of 'big Niall'.....:)

Actually i found this

rattlenhum wrote: »

Niall Quinn used to have a show on RTE called "Start Me Up". True Story.

Only thing i can find!

Edit: found this too http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/1997/0405/97040500202.html

"FINALLY, Start Me Up. Well, perhaps better not - at least not on this series. It's earnest and serious and it extols enterprise. Well, fair enough. Good luck to the people who are working hard, caving commercial success and "growing jobs" like people once grew tomatoes. But, even with a Rolling Stones theme tune and Niall Quinn, as presenter, this is rather dubious entertainment. The blessing of the scooters with holy water might be quaint. But the blessing of the businesses with TV's attention seems utterly charmless. Viewers used to watch TV to get away from work."

D'Agger

Trilla wrote: »

Actually i found this



Only thing i can find!

Edit: found this too http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/1997/0405/97040500202.html

"FINALLY, Start Me Up. Well, perhaps better not - at least not on this series. It's earnest and serious and it extols enterprise. Well, fair enough. Good luck to the people who are working hard, caving commercial success and "growing jobs" like people once grew tomatoes. But, even with a Rolling Stones theme tune and Niall Quinn, as presenter, this is rather dubious entertainment. The blessing of the scooters with holy water might be quaint. But the blessing of the businesses with TV's attention seems utterly charmless. Viewers used to watch TV to get away from work."

Was thinking Start me up by the Stones when you asked the question but never saw the show so thought it'd be a shot in the dark

Mitch Connor

anyone know how to create a table on this site?

Want to post one up with the results of the MotM vote, but I can't find a way to do it. Keep getting a no code entered error when I preview the post.

~Rebel~

Mitch Connor wrote: »

anyone know how to create a table on this site?

Here ya go buddy;
http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-build-a-dinner-table/index.html

Mitch Connor

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Here ya go buddy;
http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-build-a-dinner-table/index.html

that is not as helpful as I would have wished it to be.

IvySlayer

Mitch Connor wrote: »

that is not as helpful as I would have wished it to be.

Easy enough.

You need the tags and this symbol |

[TABLE*] Name | Points
Mitch Connor | 20[/TABLE]

Remove the asterik, you've got your first table. You'll see ''No code has to be inserted here''' just refresh.

Name | Points
Mitch Connor | 20

Dub13

Your woman on 3E would 'get it'.

Mars Bar

ANyone have the result from the reserves match and how did Bebe get on?

EDIT: Found it! Bebe played well from the reviews I'm reading.

Paul Tergat

mars bar wrote: »

ANyone have the result from the reserves match and how did Bebe get on?

EDIT: Found it! Bebe played well from the reviews I'm reading.

wrong thread?

Mars Bar

p_larkin99 wrote: »

wrong thread?

Yes, thank you!

Cypher_sounds

Just sit down to watch sky sports news and they go on about their precious little cricket team for about 20 minutes, its like they are talking about a religion when they ramble on about it and it makes me sick.....wheres the soccer news dammit!!!

Paul Tergat

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

Just sit down to watch sky sports news and they go on about their precious little cricket team for about 20 minutes, its like they are talking about a religion when they ramble on about it and it makes me sick.....wheres the soccer news dammit!!!

You are watching an English station. Some people like cricket. Today was the final day of the county season and also the retirement of one of our best cricketers of modern times.

Cypher_sounds

p_larkin99 wrote: »

You are watching an English station. Some people like cricket. Today was the final day of the county season and also the retirement of one of our best cricketers of modern times.

Ok point taken, just something i don't get about it like seems all too professional when it doesn't seem too difficult, very stop start type sport, im not going to say its easy or anything because im sure its far from easy, maybe i just need to actually play one game to appreciate it more:p

Paul Tergat

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

Ok point taken, just something i don't get about it like seems all too professional when it doesn't seem too difficult, very stop start type sport, im not going to say its easy or anything because im sure its very difficult, maybe i just need to actually play one game to appreciate it more:p

Dont get me wrong im not a particular fan but itd be like me complaining when they have GAA results/news on the Six One. And dont bother playing it its fairly dull

Cypher_sounds

p_larkin99 wrote: »

Dont get me wrong im not a particular fan but itd be like me complaining when they have GAA results/news on the Six One. And dont bother playing it its fairly dull

I played rounders when i was younger, that was enjoyabe because could belt the ball way down the field but cricket seems liek it takes bout 20 swings to get to see someone get a good distance on the ball, crazy stuff:P

Paul Tergat

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

I played rounders when i was younger, that was enjoyabe because could belt the ball way down the field but cricket seems liek it takes bout 20 swings to get to see someone get a good distance on the ball, crazy stuff:P

Aye we played rounders. I was class at it.

A 20/20 cricket match is good to play in and you will be guaranteed to see more entertainment and big hitting but i assume its the test matches that you are on about and they can be really boring as they last 5 days

OPENROAD

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

Ok point taken, just something i don't get about it like seems all too professional when it doesn't seem too difficult, very stop start type sport, im not going to say its easy or anything because im sure its far from easy, maybe i just need to actually play one game to appreciate it more:p

Cricket match is actually a brilliant day out especially when the weather is good, went to Lords once for a county match, really enjoyable day I have to say.

Paul Tergat

OPENROAD wrote: »

Cricket match is actually a brilliant day out especially when the weather is good, went to Lords once for a county match, really enjoyable day I have to say.

actually going is way different to tv watching. Nice piss up for a day!

OPENROAD

p_larkin99 wrote: »

actually going is way different to tv watching. Nice piss up for a day!

Big time, I used to like Cricket when I was a kid but went off it, probably wouldn't watch it on tv, but being there is completely different and as you say its a great for a piss up

Will definitely go to an England one day match some day.

daithijjj

If facebook existed years ago.

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Did someone say rounders?:D

The village/barren land where I used to live holds the records for the most rounders All-Irelands.:P

Dub13

Is it just me or is this a particularly cold September...?

Mars Bar

Today was feckin' freezin! It was sunny but the air had a real bite in it. I didn't even take off my jumper at football training this evening and usually I wouldn't need to leave it on until October at the earliest...

Dub13

mars bar wrote: »

Today was feckin' freezin! It was sunny but the air had a real bite in it. I didn't even take off my jumper at football training this evening and usually I wouldn't need to leave it on until October at the earliest...

Thats what I was thinking,it does not normally get cold ontill mid October.I hope we are not in for another winter like last year.

Mars Bar

Dub13 wrote: »

Thats what I was thinking,it does not normally get cold ontill mid October.I hope we are not in for another winter like last year.

My Dad was on about this to my landlord yesterday (breaking the ice conversation for them, always the safe bet!) and Dad said the guy in New Zealand is nearly always correct and he predicts a very cold winter ahead. Hope not!

Mars Bar

One of my lecturers from last year is on Winning Streak at the moment.

I wish her well despite her not being my favourite person in the world. It annoys me to see someone so well paid for something she's not particularly good at doing also get a lot of cash on a national tv show.

Frisbee

Ha, some bird I know was on it tonight too. Won a car and 36k.

Mars Bar

Hah, small world.

Frisbee

She's only like 23.

I always assumed there was an unwritten rule that to be on Winning Streak you had to be at least 50 and a lover of tweed.

Mars Bar

Frisbee wrote: »

She's only like 23.

I always assumed there was an unwritten rule that to be on Winning Streak you had to be at least 50 and a lover of tweed.

Oh I know the girl you are on about. She looks really like her mam!

The woman I know would have been the next youngest woman. The video maker/lecturer in LIT.

Dub13

How do you get on Winning Streak..?I don't think I have ever watched it.

Frisbee

Dub13 wrote: »

How do you get on Winning Streak..?I don't think I have ever watched it.

90% sure you have to win on a scratch card or something...?

GLaDOS

Frisbee wrote: »

90% sure you have to win on a scratch card or something...?

Have to get 3 stars on a scratch card then send it in to hopefully get picked out.

At least that's how they used to do it.

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Corgi Flop!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glii-kazad8

Dub13

I thought that whole Arthur's day thing was a once off for the 250th birthday of the great man,but I hear its on again this year.It must have been a great success,so is this here for good..?

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Dub13 wrote: »

I thought that whole Arthur's day thing was a once off for the 250th birthday of the great man,but I hear its on again this year.It must have been a great success,so is this here for good..?

Hopefully not, I think it's the greatest load of bollocks.

It's an excuse to get drunk, though. Every cloud has a silver lining and all that.:pac:

Spud83

Yeah I think was a huge success last year so they are keeping it going. Kind of like a second paddys, but instead of a parade we get music, and no day off.

Id say it provides a boost to the economy so **** it embace it, enjoy it, and then be happy you won't have to see the ad for another year.

monkey9

Arthur's Day is here for good, it seems.

Have you seen the ads for Quality Street or Cadbury's Roses or one of those things anyway. Apparently, it's Grandparent's Day in a couple of weeks. :rolleyes:

Never even heard of that one!!!

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monkey9 wrote: »

Arthur's Day is here for good, it seems.

Have you seen the ads for Quality Street or Cadbury's Roses or one of those things anyway. Apparently, it's Grandparent's Day in a couple of weeks. :rolleyes:

Never even heard of that one!!!

Ah fúck off, grand-parents day? Seriously?

T-b0n3

Frisbee wrote: »

She's only like 23.

I always assumed there was an unwritten rule that to be on Winning Streak you had to be at least 50 and a lover of tweed.

Ha I know her as well. And it was her mum that was supposed to be on not her, so you were kinda right about the over 50 rule.

Dub13

Spud83 wrote: »

Id say it provides a boost to the economy so **** it embace it, enjoy it, and then be happy you won't have to see the ad for another year.

Thats my thinking,and its early drinking as you have to be well on by 17:59 a publican's dream.The yanks will love this one.

I also believe that Italian chipper fish and chips day went well and is also going to be a yearly thing.

Dub13

Its a shame Steak and Blowjob Day never took off,or did it and nobody told me...?

monkey9

baz2009 wrote: »

Ah fúck off, grand-parents day? Seriously?

I know, it's unbelievable. I was on the bus and i saw it on a billboard. Then i saw the ad again at a bustop.

Grandparents day!! :rolleyes: All mine are dead so i've nothing to worry about there! :cool:

(I'm going to Hell)