The Official "rant/bitch/moan" Thread - Part 2

Jammyc

Ye're most likely right. I assumed that I had changed it some point in final year and haven't been in the college since June so...

Sorry for the misinformation!

bscm

So much work to do.

I hate third year

M.Byrne

Your all a bunch of ****. Typical Irish ***** moaning and moaning and more ****in moaning. Go do something about your problems instead of bitchin to randomers online.
Kudos pricks \m/

Justice!

M.Byrne wrote: »

Your all a bunch of ****. Typical Irish ***** moaning and moaning and more ****in moaning. Go do something about your problems instead of bitchin to randomers online.
Kudos pricks \m/

Moaning to "randomers online" about people moaning to randomers online. Oh the irony :P

saltyjack silverblade

M.Byrne wrote: »

Your all a bunch of ****. Typical Irish ***** moaning and moaning and more ****in moaning. Go do something about your problems instead of bitchin to randomers online.
Kudos pricks \m/

You're

Just Like Heaven

M.Byrne wrote: »

Your all a bunch of ****. Typical Irish ***** moaning and moaning and more ****in moaning. Go do something about your problems instead of bitchin to randomers online.
Kudos pricks \m/

\m/

M.Byrne

I'm not not moaning. I'm pointing out some facts. And here's another one, you sir are a jackass:)

Just Like Heaven

Ahh spare poor the lad.

Zaph

M.Byrne wrote: »

I'm not not moaning. I'm pointing out some facts. And here's another one, you sir are a jackass:)

And you, sir, can take a week off. Any more trolling when you come back and you'll find yourself permabanned.

DoctorDre

M.Byrne wrote: »

Your all a bunch of ****. Typical Irish ***** moaning and moaning and more ****in moaning. Go do something about your problems instead of bitchin to randomers online.
Kudos pricks \m/

Poor Mary Byrne. Never quite got over not winning The X Factor...

hfallada

WTF is up with the automatic doors on the Lecky library? They keep closing on students, as they only appear to be automatic if you walk into the library and not out of it.

Bears and Vodka

hfallada wrote: »

WTF is up with the automatic doors on the Lecky library? They keep closing on students, as they only appear to be automatic if you walk into the library and not out of it.

I always found it annoying that when you go into the Lecky those automatic doors open right at you and can (and will) smack you in the face if you are not careful. Those doors are a health & safety issue.

#FirstWorldProblems

I am also tired of accidentally showing the library entrance staff my Dublin Bus pass/credit card etc. instead of my student card. Morto every time.

Acciaccatura

Bears and Vodka wrote: »

I am also tired of accidentally showing the library entrance staff my Dublin Bus pass/credit card etc. instead of my student card. Morto every time.

At least two out of four times a week, I try to tag on the Luas with my student card instead of the travel card, holding up other commuters and showing the world what a dimwit I am

Jammyc

Acciaccatura wrote: »

At least two out of four times a week, I try to tag on the Luas with my student card instead of the travel card, holding up other commuters and showing the world what a dimwit I am

A few times I've walked up to my front door with my student card in hand, trying to open it.

languagenerd

I've tried to tag into the gym with my Leap Card. Got a few funny looks :pac:

The Black Oil

Bank charges. Minimum amount in your account, or something? :mad:

Bears and Vodka

The Black Oil wrote: »

Bank charges. Minimum amount in your account, or something? :mad:

If it's the €5 charge, then I think the government charges you that annually regardless.

Hande hoche!

The Black Oil wrote: »

Bank charges. Minimum amount in your account, or something? :mad:

The joys of banking with AIB.

The Black Oil

Ulster, an account I don't really use. Suppose they're all at it.

plmko

Does Trinity have a student gym?

Polka_Dot

Yes, all students have to join too.

plmko

Excellent! Thankyou! Is it well facilitated?

bscm

plmko wrote: »

Excellent! Thankyou! Is it well facilitated?

It's quite small for the amount of members it technically has. Avoid it at all costs next week unless you can get in early (New Year resolutions influx).

plmko

bscm wrote: »

It's quite small for the amount of members it technically has. Avoid it at all costs next week unless you can get in early (New Year resolutions influx).

Good idea! Do you know what type of machines it has? Is there a good selection or it is just a load of treadmills and cross trainers?

blubloblu

plmko wrote: »

Good idea! Do you know what type of machines it has? Is there a good selection or it is just a load of treadmills and cross trainers?

Treadmills, cross trainers, bikes, spin bikes, rowing machines.

Four power racks, fair few benches, two spare barbells, cable machine, a few kettlebells, decent range of dumbbells. There's a leg press, smith machine, glute ham raise, pulldown and a few other random machines. I think there's an assisted dip machine.

The weights section has a limit of 25 people at any time.

There's also a room full of Keiser machines, which work on pneumatic resistance.

hfallada

Hande hoche! wrote: »

The joys of banking with AIB.

AIB pay your government stamp duty as far as I know. But BOI make you pay for it

guernica

Jammyc wrote: »

A few times I've walked up to my front door with my student card in hand, trying to open it.

I tried to pay for my shopping in Tesco once with my student card (after a few late nights in the Reading Room).

bscm

Seemingly never ending assignments, internship/research applications, studying, 3rd year in an EMS degree.

Also, grumpy library workers.

This semester is turning out to be bleugh. Even though I'm down nearly 10 hours contact time on last semester.

BlutendeRabe

Doing the SS exam papers is pretty laborious this year for some reason. Flew through them last year.

Hande hoche!

The sadist who decided to put a midterm on at 8:20 in the morning.

bscm

Took 4 pages to find this thread.

Also I seem to have hit factory reset in my brain. Yay exams.

Hande hoche!

Getting into the R.D.S. an hour early to realize that you left your notes on the kitchen table.

Epsi

Got diagnosed with OCD. Was pretty sure before but at least I've a proper explanation for the last 6 years. Gotta go deal with an exam tomorrow after having flu the last week. And I've already failed my first exam. Great start to the summer months! At least there's always August. Sorry to vent, it's just been an extremely ****ty week.

SureYWouldntYa

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Getting into the R.D.S. an hour early to realize that you left your notes on the kitchen table.

better than arriving a half hour before with no student card

Hande hoche!

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

better than arriving a half hour before with no student card

Fair point and I saw some poor lad rush to his seat half an hour into the exam today.

thesiren

Epsi wrote: »

Got diagnosed with OCD. Was pretty sure before but at least I've a proper explanation for the last 6 years. Gotta go deal with an exam tomorrow after having flu the last week. And I've already failed my first exam. Great start to the summer months! At least there's always August. Sorry to vent, it's just been an extremely ****ty week.

Hey - that's terrible that everything has hit you all at once. Could you get a doctor's note/letter to give to your tutor, it might help incase you don't do as well in this exam due to having had the flu?

Eoin247

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

better than arriving a half hour before with no student card

If that happens, i'm pretty sure you can just use any other ID that's in your wallet. Like an age card.

SureYWouldntYa

Eoin247 wrote: »

If that happens, i'm pretty sure you can just use any other ID that's in your wallet. Like an age card.

It did happen me :pac:

Didn't bring wallet with me to RDS in case it got stolen from my bag. So for my first exam i had no ID on me at all.

They just asked me my student number and told me to have it the next time

abceire

I get annoyed hearing the fake american accents, why people?
I honestly thought the college was full of americans when I started this year until it was explained to me.

Mr Pseudonym

abceire wrote: »

I get annoyed hearing the fake american accents, why people?
I honestly thought the college was full of americans when I started this year until it was explained to me.

Erm...I'd advise you avoid UCD.

Just Like Heaven

abceire wrote: »

I get annoyed hearing the fake american accents, why people?
I honestly thought the college was full of americans when I started this year until it was explained to me.

Loads of Canadians in my course too.

Mr.Saturn

abceire wrote: »

I get annoyed hearing the fake american accents, why people?
I honestly thought the college was full of americans when I started this year until it was explained to me.

Is that really a thing? The whole 'ape the accent' shtick?

SimonFM

Whats all this about American accents?

abceire

I believe it's the cool thing to do if you come from certain parts of Dublin to talk with an american accent. Plenty of likes and a kinda slower lazy style of delivery, if you go to trinity you'll know what I mean. It's not the worst thing in the world. I suppose I just like when Irish people have their own culture instead of copying the states so much.

fishtastico

abceire wrote: »

I believe it's the cool thing to do if you come from certain parts of Dublin to talk with an american accent. Plenty of likes and a kinda slower lazy style of delivery, if you go to trinity you'll know what I mean. It's not the worst thing in the world. I suppose I just like when Irish people have their own culture instead of copying the states so much.

It's not a "certain parts of Dublin" thing so much as a trend thing. I've known people from Sligo and Donegal that speak with an "American" accent as you call it.

And while US customs have invaded over the last few decades, I think people referring to "Irish culture" as this idyllic, pristine state is unrealistic and a bit ridiculous.

Do you mean Catholic, British or Celtic culture? All three are not native to Ireland, and at different times, all three have had influenced how Irish people speak, think and act. Copying the Americans today is just the latest part in the fluid culture of Ireland.

/rant

Lawliet

I don't think its people intentionally putting on an accent. So much of our age group grew up watching huge amounts of American TV, its not surprising people have picked up the speech patterns and inflections.

bscm

Left some of my gym gear in my locker in college. The important bits anyway. 49km away. All I wanna do is go for a long walk or work out :mad: 13 quid bus fare to town is crippling outside of exams.

Lawliet

I thought only a few people in my class would get called for a viva, but turns out last year 70% of the class had one. Guess I should start studying again.

hfallada

Do well still need to get the generic BS emails? I dont really need the weekly chaplain report or some guest lecturer who is coming in to speak about something unrelated to my course

hfallada

abceire wrote: »

I believe it's the cool thing to do if you come from certain parts of Dublin to talk with an american accent. Plenty of likes and a kinda slower lazy style of delivery, if you go to trinity you'll know what I mean. It's not the worst thing in the world. I suppose I just like when Irish people have their own culture instead of copying the states so much.

Its just forced upon you in certain schools to speak a certain way. My teachers regularly would interrupt a student to correct his pronunciation.So gradually speak in a certain way. I generally notice that people from the country, can only tell between a "posh accent" and a strong "inner city accent". Where as a Dubliner, can tell where someone is from listening to their accent. Your accent is important in Dublin, as people judge you on it.