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"No to Nuts" - Anti-Coir campaign

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  • 11-09-2009 7:07pm
    #1
    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,993 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone else seen the Anti-Coir posters? I spotted a poster (attached to the post) giving one of the best reasons to vote "Yes" so far ... as a protest against Coir (apologies if it's been posted previously, but I couldn't find it in a search).

    It came about thirty seconds after I had briefly entertained such an idea myself and put a smile on my face on my way home.


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    #2
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Yeah, it's fantastic that an important Treaty on the future of Europe is turning into a diluted mud slinging event for those on both sides.

    *goes off to make some 'No to Campaign Posters' posters


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    meglome
    Registered Users Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    The poster may make a good point but I don't think it helps the campaign. I will admit though it does amuse me to see the No campaigns tactics used against them.


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    jhegarty
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    ixoy wrote: »
    Anyone else seen the Anti-Coir posters? I spotted a poster (attached to the post) giving one of the best reasons to vote "Yes" so far ... as a protest against Coir (apologies if it's been posted previously, but I couldn't find it in a search).

    It came about thirty seconds after I had briefly entertained such an idea myself and put a smile on my face on my way home.

    So to be clear.

    Voting no as a protest to the government a bad thing

    Voting yes as a protest to coir a good thing

    Do I have this right ?


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    Daftendirekt
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    jhegarty wrote: »
    So to be clear.

    Voting no as a protest to the government a bad thing

    Voting yes as a protest to coir a good thing

    Do I have this right ?

    Nope.


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    Mario007
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    jhegarty wrote: »
    So to be clear.

    Voting no as a protest to the government a bad thing

    Voting yes as a protest to coir a good thing

    Do I have this right ?

    none of the above is right of course. but its quite funny seeing the same tactics used against coir. though i wouldn't go as far as to say 'vote no to shut coir up' kind of stuff.

    btw speaking of posters why arent there any of posters saying 'keep our commissioner, vote yes'?


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    Wacker
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    Yeah, it's fantastic that an important Treaty on the future of Europe is turning into a diluted mud slinging event for those on both sides.

    *goes off to make some 'No to Campaign Posters' posters
    Like that Mitch Hedberg quote: "I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to express it".


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    ixoy
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    jhegarty wrote: »
    So to be clear.

    Voting no as a protest to the government a bad thing

    Voting yes as a protest to coir a good thing

    Do I have this right ?
    Nope - it's just amusing seeing their scaremongering tactics ridiculed.

    It'd be pretty ridiculous to vote on the Treaty based on any of the posters that are up at the moment since they've no substance (at best), lies, or veiled threats. So one that at least amuses me takes my notice, even though it won't affect my vote.


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    ei.sdraob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,376 ✭✭✭ei.sdraob


    ixoy wrote: »
    Nope - it's just amusing seeing their scaremongering tactics ridiculed.

    yep agree :D its funny and the use of a monkey symbolic after the use of monkeys last year :pac:


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    ShooterSF
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    Mario007 wrote: »
    none of the above is right of course. but its quite funny seeing the same tactics used against coir. though i wouldn't go as far as to say 'vote no to shut coir up' kind of stuff.

    btw speaking of posters why arent there any of posters saying 'keep our commissioner, vote yes'?

    That's a curious one alright. Possibly the same reason the side that was telling us lisbon would streamline the commission aren't out demanding a no vote to do so as laid out in nice. ;)


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    Elba101
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    I think the posters are great!! I was undecided until the Coir posters went up and they solidified my yes vote!

    Does anyone know who made this new poster??


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    Rb
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    FF are a better reason to vote No than Coir are to vote yes.


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    meglome
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    Rb wrote: »
    FF are a better reason to vote No than Coir are to vote yes.

    Why would you vote No to an EU treaty because of FF?


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    ei.sdraob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,376 ✭✭✭ei.sdraob


    meglome wrote: »
    Why would you vote No to an EU treaty because of FF?

    sure why vote on anything to do with treaty

    it worked great last time for the NO side

    considering some of the people who voted no admitted they did it didnt vote on anything to do with the treaty :mad:


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    Spiritoftheseventies
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    Sorry isnt there another Coir thread already. What is point of this?


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    ei.sdraob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,376 ✭✭✭ei.sdraob


    bayviewclose wrote: »
    Sorry isnt there another Coir thread already. What is point of this?

    this is an Anti Coir thread


    aint it obvious?


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    Spiritoftheseventies
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    ei.sdraob wrote: »
    this is an Anti Coir thread


    aint it obvious?
    And there is one up already isn't there ie Coir what is it good for?


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    #18
    ei.sdraob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,376 ✭✭✭ei.sdraob


    bayviewclose wrote: »
    And there is one up already isn't there ie Coir what is it good for?

    the thread was started by a moderator

    why don't you ask him? or bring it up to the help desk


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    Spiritoftheseventies
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    ei.sdraob wrote: »
    the thread was started by a moderator

    why don't you ask him? or bring it up to the help desk
    It was started by "a" Moderator. Of which there are many.


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    [Deleted User]
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    ixoy wrote: »
    Anyone else seen the Anti-Coir posters? I spotted a poster (attached to the post) giving one of the best reasons to vote "Yes" so far ... as a protest against Coir (apologies if it's been posted previously, but I couldn't find it in a search).

    It came about thirty seconds after I had briefly entertained such an idea myself and put a smile on my face on my way home.

    Yup, and they break campaign rules as they do not name the organisation who paid for and distribute them. More Yes side smearing.

    BTW I do not agree with Coirs claims. I just do not like it when cowardly organisations resort to dirty tactics like that.


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    meglome
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yup, and they break campaign rules as they do not name the organisation who paid for and distribute them. More Yes side smearing.

    BTW I do not agree with Coirs claims. I just do not like it when cowardly organisations resort to dirty tactics like that.

    I agree on the poster and I don't like the Yes sides posters in general.

    However if you want to see cowardly organisations just look at all of the No posters. Some people seem to only see a problem when the Yes campaign resorts to sneaky tactics, when the No campaign is built on them. Very selective aren't we.


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    meglome wrote: »
    I agree on the poster and I don't like the Yes sides posters in general.

    However if you want to see cowardly organisations just look at all of the No posters. Some people seem to only see a problem when the Yes campaign resorts to sneaky tactics, when the No campaign is built on them. Very selective aren't we.

    As far as I am aware the No posters all have on the poster the name of the organisation that funded them, this nuts one does not..
    Make what you will of that but in my mind that makes them cowards, oh and there is the small matter of what they are doing is illegal!


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    Mario007
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    As far as I am aware the No posters all have on the poster the name of the organisation that funded them, this nuts one does not..
    Make what you will of that but in my mind that makes them cowards, oh and there is the small matter of what they are doing is illegal!

    isnt it obvious? its a snickers ad:D


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    P. Breathnach
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    As far as I am aware the No posters all have on the poster the name of the organisation that funded them, this nuts one does not..
    Make what you will of that but in my mind that makes them cowards, oh and there is the small matter of what they are doing is illegal!

    But which side are they on? The dominant word on their posters is "No".


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    meglome
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    As far as I am aware the No posters all have on the poster the name of the organisation that funded them, this nuts one does not..
    Make what you will of that but in my mind that makes them cowards, oh and there is the small matter of what they are doing is illegal!

    I'm not disagreeing with you. Just like when Cóir put up their posters a couple of days early around my way.


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    [Deleted User]
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    P. Breathnach wrote: »
    But which side are they on? The dominant word on their posters is "No".

    Thats a lie, it reads, No to Nuts Yes to Lisbon. With the Yes far more obvious than the No
    See: photo.jpg?w=225&h=300
    With tag line that goes along the line sick of nuts like coir,vote Yes to Lisbon

    How you think the No is the dominant word is beyond me!!


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    P. Breathnach
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Thats a lie...

    No. It's a joke. I hate having to explain jokes, even bad ones.


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    [Deleted User]
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    P. Breathnach wrote: »
    No. It's a joke. I hate having to explain jokes, even bad ones.

    Pretty bad one though!


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    #29
    The_Minister
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    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0914/1224254475259.html

    In the Irish Times today.
    And on radio apparently.

    Coir are having them taken down, and are claiming they are offensive to people with psychiatric illness


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    PopeBuckfastXVI
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    The_Minister wrote: »
    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0914/1224254475259.html

    In the Irish Times today.
    And on radio apparently.

    Coir are having them taken down, and are claiming they are offensive to people with psychiatric illness

    Can I have Coir's posters taken down? They are offensive to people with a sense of honesty...


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    PopeBuckfastXVI
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    The posters, which were erected along several of the capital’s busiest thoroughfares last week, have been taken down by Dublin City Council.

    Mr Greene declined to speculate as to who was behind the posters but said he believed they represented “a huge own goal for the Yes side” as they were deeply offensive to people who suffered from psychiatric illness.

    He said he was concerned that Cóir posters were being taken down illegally across the country, especially in Dublin and Cork, and that the group had made a formal complaint to the Garda.

    Coir don't do irony... but if they did they'd probably lie about it...


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