Liveline thread 09/04/2013 to 19/7/2013

Dan Jaman

withless wrote: »

Typical forklift driver interview question:

"whats the difference between a midget and a dwarf?

The lad probably didn't know it.

You haven't run over the dwarf.

syklops

What is peoples fear of naming companies?

If you are saying something bad about them then there can be legal problems. If you are stating facts, like they provide a certain service, you can name the them with out worrying.

europa11

syklops wrote: »

What is peoples fear of naming companies?

If you are saying something bad about them then there can be legal problems. If you are stating facts, like they provide a certain service, you can name the them with out worrying.

Maybe Joe can't leg it up to The Four Courts like he used to anymore.

Lapin

syklops wrote: »

What is peoples fear of naming companies?

If you are saying something bad about them then there can be legal problems. If you are stating facts, like they provide a certain service, you can name the them with out worrying.

They will sue Liveline rather than the caller.

And as RTÉ cannot verify the accuracy of every caller its safer for them not to have the identy of the company revealed.

Otherwise anyone could phone in and name any company they had a gripe with while accusing them of anything.

signostic

syklops wrote: »

What is peoples fear of naming companies?

If you are saying something bad about them then there can be legal problems. If you are stating facts, like they provide a certain service, you can name the them with out worrying.

EXPUNGE, EXPUNGE!!

syklops

Lapin wrote: »

They will sue Liveline rather than the caller.

And as RTÉ cannot verify the accuracy of every caller its safer for them not to have the identy of the company revealed.

Otherwise anyone could phone in and name any company they had a gripe with while accusing them of anything.

Thats understandable if they have a gripe, but its become the norm for all companies. The last call on there was a guy saying there are companies who provide manual handling training and things, I won't say the name. Why not? You're not accusing them of something. They're not going to sue Liveline for getting free advertising.

Lapin

syklops wrote: »

Thats understandable if they have a gripe, but its become the norm for all companies. The last call on there was a guy saying there are companies who provide manual handling training and things, I won't say the name. Why not? You're not accusing them of something. They're not going to sue Liveline for getting free advertising.

True.

That, I don't get.

Especially as Liveline is regularly used by people to plug their own businesses.



I'm looking at you Aubrey.

europa11

Joe mentioned he would (well, that means might) talk to the protestors who broke up the auction in The Shelbourne yesterday.

if he does I hope he gets on teh guy who appeared on RTE News last evening who came up with this beauty.

'Constant Markievicz gave his life to end supression, taxation and eviction on the Green across from this building'

And there we were thinking Countess Markievicz was a woman

Rather interesting to note too that this patriot had her dying during the 1916 Rising, despite the fact she went on to serve in the first Dáil where she served as a Minister in a government which could have hardly been against taxation for obvious reasons.

Hope he comes on but I guess Joe will probably go back to his care homes Campaign.

JonathanAnon

europa11 wrote: »

Joe mentioned he would (well, that means might) talk to the protestors who broke up the auction in The Shelbourne yesterday.

'Constant Markievicz gave his life to end supression, taxation and eviction on the Green across from this building'

Reminds me of Tony Hancock..

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

Roger_007

europa11 wrote: »

Joe mentioned he would (well, that means might) talk to the protestors who broke up the auction in The Shelbourne yesterday.

if he does I hope he gets on teh guy who appeared on RTE News last evening who came up with this beauty.

'Constant Markievicz gave his life to end supression, taxation and eviction on the Green across from this building'

And there we were thinking Countess Markievicz was a woman

Rather interesting to note too that this patriot had her dying during the 1916 Rising, despite the fact she went on to serve in the first Dáil where she served as a Minister in a government which could have hardly been against taxation for obvious reasons.

Hope he comes on but I guess Joe will probably go back to his care homes Campaign.

I saw that guy on the news last night and I think he fairly represented the rent-a-crowd who were there, i.e. all thick as sh1t. What exactly were they protesting about anyway? They probably didn't have a clue...they just wanted to protest about SOMETHING

JonathanAnon

Ah yes, Pope John Paul and the retrospective miracle.. A miracle in itself..

JonathanAnon

The guy who showed him how to get in..

SEPT 23 1989

sounds like a ex guard

syklops

5 Minutes in and we still don't know what the story is.

Dan Jaman

Hearing voices every time you step outside isn't usually a good sign.

BPKS

Jesus its Netwatch Joe.

Its not the fcukin CIA who are watching him.

SEPT 23 1989

hey you with the baseball cap

Tisserand

Roger_007 wrote: »

I saw that guy on the news last night and I think he fairly represented the rent-a-crowd who were there, i.e. all thick as sh1t. What exactly were they protesting about anyway? They probably didn't have a clue...they just wanted to protest about SOMETHING

Had no idea what they were protesting about but either but after seeing the clip on the news I began thinking that they were Irish estate agents who didn't get the business and their nose was out of joint because an 'English' company, Allsop, got the business. I am probably wrong, but this was the impression I got..

pc7

so can someone tell me, why he has no key for house, has he ever lived in it? what's going on?

pc7

2 houses?

Roger_007

Is this the Big Brother house for the new series?

JonathanAnon

Me Shell

SEPT 23 1989

can we start at the beginning here

europa11

"I want my day in court"

Talking to Joe mighn't be the best thing to do in that case.

Dan Jaman

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

can we start at the beginning here

I don't know why he didn't use a simple sentence at the beginning, like "Joe bought a house in a ghost estate and it's a total bollox."

syklops

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

can we start at the beginning here

Is this meant to make it more exciting or what? We are now 10 minutes in and we know he is going to be doing gardening, but aside from that, what is the problem?!?

Roger_007

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

can we start at the beginning here

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God, (or Joe).........etc. etc.......you know the rest.:D

pc7

Good Girl, of FRO you patronizing git

europa11

Clare County Council......Was this guy on before about some ghost estate in Killaloe (which suited Joe at the time because he was about to inflict a "Funny Friday" on the village).

JonathanAnon

I know there's new legislation coming in restricting Joe commenting on topics but Jesus H Christ it doesnt preclude him for telling us what the f**k is going on.