Liveline Thread 27/03/14 to date

baldbear

Could she not wear high heels?

Roger_007

Pity......she could have been a 'model' soldier.:D

Dublin_Mom

'I wasn't in there with her'

Does mammy go to all the job interviews with her kid?

for heavens sake, dont remember my Mother ringing a radio show over jobs I
didnt get

Your daughter is too short, get over it

Oops69

Because the backpack would be longer than her ffs

sligojoek

Joe has a sneer at 151cm "What's that in real terms?" Then he talks about her having to run 2Km.

CountyHurler

There was nothing about it on the website earlier, Joe, I checked it for her cos she wasnt able to reach the mouse..

pc7

Fluent Irish yeah that would be helpful in the Leb

SEPT 23 1989

pc7 wrote: »

I feel they shouldn't have gotten rid of the height restriction in the Guards, maybe lower but not get rid. It looks so strange when I walk past a male Guard and I'm taller than him and I'm not even that tall.

Gardai need a physical presence on the streets should be a 6ft minimum

Dan Jaman

"She has a lot to bring to the Army."
Umm... not enough of her, sorry.

baldbear

Fluent Irish speaker? bejaysus send her to the Golan Heights quick.

Oops69

We really need her for when we retake the Aran islands

neris

a fluent irish speaker isnt much good out in lebannon when some kid has an ak47 pointed at you and your buddies

Sittingpretty

War Joe? In a neutral country.

God he really is a monkey.

CountyHurler

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

We're gonna need tall soldiers for when the Russians invade us.

I dont care harry, I'll be in a row boat off the coast of Clare by the time Sky News are reporting that..

PauloMN

This is a joke. Move on Joe.

sligojoek

Three times her size. That would be 450cm

Bodhran

Ah yes! A lot of 15 ft blackguards around!

Harry Angstrom

Tis a pity. She's got a good name for the army. "Private Victory" has a certain ring to it. Joseph Heller would be proud of that one.

Dan Jaman

She'd be fine in a midget submarine.

Sittingpretty

I so so SO wanted to be a guard, back in the day when the height requirement was 5'5" for women. I'm 5'2".

Was gutted. But got on with it.

CountyHurler

Can none of these people ring in for themselves, do their mammies have to do everything for them?

Dublin_Mom

She IS a small person for heavens sake, what should the army do, change
their criteria?

What is with all these Mothers, they need to get a life themselves methinks

neris

is this an anti women discrimination topic or is joe all over the shop linking two non events in only the way he can

my friend

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

We're gonna need tall soldiers for when the Russians invade us.

Obama is a pussy and Putin knows it.

Wouldn't have pulled those stunts on GW

Sittingpretty

Dublin_Mom wrote: »

She IS a small person for heavens sake, what should the army do, change
their criteria?

What is with all these Mothers, they need to get a life themselves methinks

They're the Mammy mouthpieces.

SEPT 23 1989

whats her height in old money?

Dan Jaman

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

whats her height in old money?

Three groats and a chewed corn husk.

Harry Angstrom

Is there a minimum height requirement for teachers as well?

Roger_007

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

whats her height in old money?

4' 11" (ish)

Sittingpretty

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

whats her height in old money?

+1

I don't speak fluent centimetres!

pc7

Roger_007 wrote: »

4' 11" (ish)

To Mordor Hobbit!

my friend

At just under 5' her head would make a great resting post for the other lads backpacks

my friend

If we're ever going to invade Vietnam we will call you up for tunnel work

Sittingpretty

Sorry is this women saying they are being discriminated against because they have to pay fees?

And she's a teacher herself? Whinging about money?

This program WITHERS me.

Oops69

Get her off joe , she just mentioned she's a teacher ,not gonna get no sympathy there

joe6pack

How about de Ra

CountyHurler

my friend wrote: »

If we're ever going to invade Vietnam we will call you up for tunnel work

I was just thinking that myself... The tunnel rats... I'd doubt she would want to go and work for the army if we were occupying South Vietnam though..

SEPT 23 1989

Roger_007 wrote: »

4' 11" (ish)

a dwarf is classed as 4 feet 10 inches

she might get a call up if she lived in Middle Earth

neris

ah shure whata bout the taliban while your at it joe

neris

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

a dwarf is classed as 4 feet 10 inches

what about a hobbit?

Roger_007

Isn't it great the way our confident, well-educated, smart young wans need to get their mammies to complain on their behalf.:D

my friend

No official uniform for Shannon so, she'll have to stick with the denim dungarees and dr martens

withless

God > State.

neris

thought joe had the atheist on to talk about the pubs not being open on friday but then joe would never push for pubs to open hes more likely to jump a pub closing bandwagon

Oops69

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

a dwarf is classed as 4 feet 10 inches

Do the Oompa Loompas have an army ....maybe , unfortunately she probably doesn't have blue hair and orange skin so no chance there either

Kensington

Must be a slow day for Joe. 15 minutes of non-stories so far!

I'm sure I've a lot I could bring to an airline as a pilot and I'd love to fly a 747 but I don't fit the eyesight criteria so it isn't going to happen, I don't consider that discrimination, it's safety and common sense! The army height restriction is no different.

As for going to college and having to pay extra costs? I did an IT course and had to pay quite a fair chunk of cash for a decent spec laptop to do my college work on - that wasn't in the course literature but you just get on with it!

Sittingpretty

I'm two notches on the radio from being out today

joe6pack

Do 5 year olds go to confession?

sudzs

teacher, father, brother, parish priest!

Harry Angstrom

5 year old kids don't go to Confession, Joe...