Things you have learned from Boards.ie

SparkySpitfire

For me I've learned:

• Witty people are the best people
• Reading an argument on a topic that you have no experience of can sometimes be the best way to learn about it
• Opinion =/= fact, despite some people not being able to cop that
• Straw man arguments are really annoying
• Shrews are venomous
• It's socially unacceptable to remove earphones from a crying girl's ear on public transport

Any pearls of wisdom among ye? Or just some random fact that you only know because of boards?

Pushtrak

I have learned to have a deeper appreciation and hatred of humanity.

The Scientician

That a Father Ted or Simpsons quote, even completely out of context will usually garner some Thanks.

HJL

That I'm not the only one awake in the middle of the night.

Merkin

HJL wrote: »

That I'm not the only one awake in the middle of the night.

Yup, and that there are a lot of other insomniacs out there!

Fromthetrees

That being from Dublin doesn't make you bad or wrong automatically.

That being from Dublin doesn't make you scum.

That being from Kerry doesn't make you a sheep shagger.

That being from Dublin doesn't make you scum.

That posting after a feed of drink is bad and wrong but doesn't make you scum.

Swampy

Not to bother reading a newspaper as AH these days is just full of current news stories that everyone already knows about. Zzzzz.

tdv123

Everybody is extremely racist.

There's a vocal minority with a stranglehold on issues, and anyone opposing them will never get their point across without the thread descending into bullsh*t

AlmightyCushion

The Scientician wrote: »

That a Father Ted or Simpsons quote, even completely out of context will usually garner some Thanks.

These ones are small, but those are far away.

Chuck Stone

Deleted User wrote: »

There's a vocal minority with a stranglehold on issues, and anyone opposing them will never get their point across without the thread descending into bullsh*t

THAT'S NONSENSE.

KKkitty

tdv123 wrote: »

Everybody is extremely racist.

I'm not racist, I'm from Kilkenny.

kneemos

It's a complete waste of time.

Frank Black

That it's impossible to correct someone's grammar without misusing an apostrophe.

Sergeant

There's an awful lot of jealousy and self-loathing masquerading as social justice. Lots of me-feiners.

smash

Most dresses are too sexy for your sister.

DrumSteve

Sergeant wrote: »

There's an awful lot of jealousy and self-loathing masquerading as social justice. Lots of me-feiners.

And Sinn Feiners

RoryMurphyJnr

"Yor Ma" answers about 99% of all questions posted

aSligoDub

When trying to sound articulate, idiots use "your straw-man argument".

.red.

That cork people are the nicest and most genuine people in ireland.

johnayo

That its possible to get a head gasket for a blue van:eek:

Gummy Panda

Apparently men aren't good at giving women oral sex. Damn women!

the_barfly1

no matter what the subject is, there are always at least two people willing to argue and bitch about it until the death.

Internet polls/opinions have absolutely no bearing on real life

If you have a low post count or are not part of the boards.ie regular poster clique, your opinion is invalid and should be disregarded immediately.

smash

the_barfly1 wrote: »

If you have a low post count or are not part of the boards.ie regular poster clique, your opinion is invalid and should be disregarded immediately.

Works both ways. Apparently if you have a high post count you haven't got a life.

Standard Toaster

Buried safes will always contain empty curry jars.

Gee_G

All people in receipt of the dole are lazy, scrounging layabouts. They are also big fans of watching Jeremy Kyle WHILE drinking cans.
(This has only been mentioned once or twice mind you )

Duggy747

Thread:

Why I Love Puppies!!


*5 pages later*


"You can't prove the exact number of Jews Hitler killed......rabble, rabble......Jew-controlled media!!"

Annasopra

All Nigerians get dole and free cars and prams and phones when they land in the country

Ilik Urgee

It's ok to talk about yourself in the third person.

No matter how much I think I know, no-one knows as much as me.

To log in means exactly that, fill the bowl with plenty of it before logging off again.

stoneill

Cutting off car clamps is a legitimate past time.

hollster2

Someone will always destroy your thread just to get thanks!

you know who you are

Truncheon Rouge

That there are actually people weirder than me.

Its both comforting and disturbing.

(im looking at you 'toenails to burst acne' guy)

allibastor

that some people wont condone the use of violence, no matter the reason or need for it.

Ciderswigger

That a LOT of people have slept with my mother.

the_barfly1 wrote: »

If you have a low post count or are not part of the boards.ie regular poster clique, your opinion is invalid and should be disregarded immediately.

... never mind.

Leftist

I've learnt there is a frighteningly large amount of sneaky racists in irish culture.
And I've seen the national obsession with the church and britain.

The forum is pretty large in terms of numbers and there are plenty of people who were raised adequetly, they don't stand out though. They never do.

sidneykidney

Deleted User wrote: »

There's a vocal minority with a stranglehold on issues, and anyone opposing them will never get their point across without the thread descending into bullsh*t

This...nail on the head. It can be rather amusing to watch the usual suspects here pontificate on the issues of the day. But dare you try to introduce logic into the discussion. Or worse, point out how narrow minded they come across, you do that you will suffer the backlash from the previously mentioned "usual suspects".

the groutch

two bus tickets doesnt entitle you to two seats

Crann na Beatha

This post has been deleted.

ado100

Things I've learned on Boards.ie:

I've just learned that Maggie Thatcher died.

aSligoDub

If your second ticket entitles you to a second seat, what does the ticket in the hand of the person forced to stand beside you entitle them to?

biko

That whatever you say, someone will argue it's wrong.

Zaph

Phoenix wrote: »

All mods are power hungry ban happy wannabe megalomaniacs:pac:

Sitebanned!

hightower1

I've learned that no matter how long my account is here I will not feel the need to pay for a subscription just to gain access to the sex and sexuality forum.

Pighead

biko wrote: »

That whatever you say, someone will argue it's wrong.

Pighead's just throwing this out there as a possibility but maybe that's because you are actually always wrong.

TeddyTedson

I've learned that spam bots are some of the most evil people in the entire universe. I won't rest until they're all dead.

uch

I learned that calling someone a Gobs**te gets you banned

shopaholic01

Thanks to Boards I now know what a 'made scone' place is, and the meaning of 'fo shizzle ma nizzle'.

My life is complete.

keano_afc

Believing in God means you are stupid.

Having an opinion is fine, so long as everyone agrees with it.

ScumLord

Fromthetrees wrote: »

That being from Dublin doesn't make you bad or wrong automatically.

That being from Dublin doesn't make you scum.

That being from Kerry doesn't make you a sheep shagger.

That being from Dublin doesn't make you scum.

That posting after a feed of drink is bad and wrong but doesn't make you scum.

Are you sure you're not thinking of another site?

sidneykidney wrote: »

This...nail on the head. It can be rather amusing to watch the usual suspects here pontificate on the issues of the day. But dare you try to introduce logic into the discussion. Or worse, point out how narrow minded they come across, you do that you will suffer the backlash from the previously mentioned "usual suspects".

I disagree with everything you just said!

Lets do this!!

PAULWATSON

that computer geeks are very petty and submissive to authority

gugleguy

some will set out and often succeed in derailing a sound logical thread masquerading "on a principle / taking the moral point of view"