The Daithi O Se/Lovely Girl Show.

kneemos

An extremely poor pastiche of a beauty contest or OK to watch in an ironic sort of way?

So Backward it's embarrassing IMO.Can't think of one redeeming feature.
Starts Tomorrow night anyway.

wretcheddomain

Thanks for the reminder. I've just dotted down to avoid that station at all costs tomorrow.

solomafioso

Like the eurovision, it needs to die.

wazky

solomafioso wrote: »

Like the eurovision, it needs to die.

Daithi?, bit harsh but I agree.

Lisha

I think the Clare rose will win.

wretcheddomain

Lisha wrote: »

I think the Clare rose will win.

According to Paddypower, the Mary Rose is the favourite to win.

Lucifer MorningStar

Lisha wrote: »

I think the Clare rose will win.

I think Rose will win :pac:

Clankatron

I hope Jedward win this one, third time lucky and all that.

kneemos

It's like someone came up with the idea of a beauty contest years ago and modified it to comply with what the parish priest would allow.

Sauve

I'm moving house this week and the TV aerial is coming down tomorrow.
Delighted

Sir Arthur Daley

wretcheddomain wrote: »

According to Paddypower, the Mary Rose is the favourite to win.

Well she does have a lovely bottom.

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solomafioso wrote: »

Like the eurovision, it needs to die.

Also like the Eurovision, it needs a bearded lady.

DeadHand

Massive economic boost to a struggling part of the country.

Harmless, good, clean fun.

Uniquely Irish.

Gets the diaspora involved.

Sure, it's irredeemably uncool but...

... I think it's bloody marvellous!

efb

http://youtu.be/cE0vR1_rnHg

Love The Savage Eye take

Talib Fiasco

The winner is never the hottest one either...what sort of cheese is that?

efb

Sauve wrote: »

I'm moving house this week and the TV aerial is coming down tomorrow.
Delighted

You can watch it online

Sir Arthur Daley

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

The winner is never the hottest one either...what sort of cheese is that?

They go on personality too you know, looks aren't everything.

Sauve

efb wrote: »

You can watch it online

Oh

I've no reason to move now

brummytom

A mate of mine's one of the Roses, so I've been seeing constant updates on Facebook. It looks weird as fúck.

I'll watch it though, haven't seen it before. If there's no sandwich measuring or judging the nicest laugh, I'll be disappointed.

RayM

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

They go on personality too you know, looks aren't everything.

"Of course, they all have lovely personalities"

Birneybau

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

The winner is never the hottest one either...what sort of cheese is that?

Hot would probably be too 'edgy'

DeadHand

The only thing I didn't like the few times I have sat down to watch it was the seeming snobbery of the thing.

It was always like: "This is Saorise, she has a degree in theoretical physics from Harvard and owns her own company, her Dad owns Michigan and her Mam is an astronaut".

Never: "This is Michelle, she works in Spar".

My name is URL

efb wrote: »

http://youtu.be/cE0vR1_rnHg

Love The Savage Eye take

Who needs satire when the real thing delivers gems like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MahY3MSRug0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JH691b9DjU

Adamantium

DeadHand wrote: »

The only thing I didn't like the few times I have sat down to watch it was the seeming snobbery of the thing.

It was always like: "This is Saorise, she has a degree in theoretical physics from Harvard and owns her own company, her Dad owns Michigan and her Mam is an astronaut".

Never: "This is Michelle, she works in Spar".

It takes an incredible amount of money to enter it and this goes to the local regional adjudicators only.

A girl I know entered it in the 00's and there was only 8 people in the whole state of New York that they ended up with, let me stress they didn't narrow it down from a larger number, only 8 people entered it.

Robbing the diasparo.

kneemos

Needs a scandal to make it interesting.

Pumpkinseeds

Yeah, why bother to promote Ireland as a modern country when we can perpetuate the stereotypical gobsh*tery/fcukwitery that the lovely girls competition embodies:mad:

Fate Amenable To Change

How many of Diathi's jokes will fall flat on their face... I'm sure there's a drinking game in there somewhere but I couldn't watch that horror show

kneemos

The Dome.

The Dagda

kneemos wrote: »

An extremely poor pastiche of a beauty contest or OK to watch in an ironic sort of way?

So Backward it's embarrassing IMO.Can't think of one redeeming feature.
Starts Tomorrow night anyway.

I'm confused!?!

Is a normal beauty contest ok to watch, or is irony bad?

antodeco

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Well she does have a lovely bottom.

But of course, they all have lovely bottoms

Mr. Incognito

Im from Kerry so i love it

My missus thinks its tripe.

Some people like it, some dont.

My moneys on Carlow rose.

She got 600 points in the leaving too

kneemos

The Dagda wrote: »

I'm confused!?!

Is a normal beauty contest ok to watch, or is irony bad?

A normal beauty contest does what it says on the tin.The Lovely Girls Competition doesn't appear to have purpose or a point.

The Dagda

kneemos wrote: »

A normal beauty contest does what it says on the tin.The Lovely Girls Competition doesn't appear to have purpose or a point.

So you're for beauty contests but against contests that value more than just beauty?

Chancer3001

Serious sessions in tralee

kneemos

The Dagda wrote: »

So you're for beauty contests but against contests that value more than just beauty?

Waaaa?

Could say something about the condescending objectification of the comely maiden,but yeah tits and ass baby.

The Dagda

kneemos wrote: »

Waaaa?

Could say something about the condescending objectification of the comely maiden,but yeah tits and ass baby.

I'm confused again!?!

Are you for "normal" beauty contests or not?

Sam Kade

kneemos wrote: »

An extremely poor pastiche of a beauty contest or OK to watch in an ironic sort of way?

So Backward it's embarrassing IMO.Can't think of one redeeming feature.
Starts Tomorrow night anyway.

So embarrassing you went and started a thread about it

Chancer3001

People start threads about stuff they dislike all the time.

kneemos

The Dagda wrote: »

I'm confused again!?!

Are you for "normal" beauty contests or not?

Did I say I was or wasn't?
Does it matter?

Probably not if you must.

The Dagda

kneemos wrote: »

Did I say I was or wasn't?
Does it matter?

Probably not if you must.

Well you used the word pastiche in the OP which implies you think beauty contests are an art form..?

Describing beauty contests as art implies a certain appreciation...

kneemos

The Dagda wrote: »

Well you used the word pastiche in the OP which implies you think beauty contests are an art form..?

Human art.Marvellous.

Sam Kade

Chancer3001 wrote: »

People start threads about stuff they dislike all the time.

What about stuff they are embarrassed about

The Dagda

kneemos wrote: »

Human art.Marvellous.

Right so I'll take that as a yes.

Now, you're against the Rose of Tralee for why?

PLL

DeadHand wrote: »

Massive economic boost to a struggling part of the country.

I can promise you Kerry is not a struggling part of the country. If you mean Tralee specifically, then if Kerry County Council put some of the massive investment they put into Killarney into Tralee instead, then it would be a lot more appealing place to be.

kneemos

The Dagda wrote: »

Right so I'll take that as a yes.

Now, you're against the Rose of Tralee for why?

You ex Gestapo by any chance?

Condecending towards "the girls"
Don't see any point to it.
Embarrassingly bad show.

The Dagda

kneemos wrote: »

You ex Gestapo by any chance?

Condecending towards "the girls"
Don't see any point to it.
Embarrassingly bad show.

So the Rose of Tralee is "condecending (sic) towards the girls" but you're ok with "normal" beauty contests?!

That does seem rather hypocritical to me!?!

kneemos

The Dagda wrote: »

So the Rose of Tralee is "condecending (sic) towards the girls" but you're ok with "normal" beauty contests?!

That does seem rather hypocritical to me!?!

Normal beauty contests aren't condecending they are honest in what they do,demeaning maybe.

The Dagda

kneemos wrote: »

Normal beauty contests aren't condecending they are honest in what they do,demeaning maybe.

Ok that doesn't make much sense but I'll leave it go.

Why do you think the Rose of Tralee is dishonest?

kneemos

The Dagda wrote: »

Ok that doesn't make much sense but I'll leave it go.

Why do you think the Rose of Tralee is dishonest?

Didn't say it was.

The Dagda

kneemos wrote: »

Normal beauty contests aren't condecending they are honest in what they do,demeaning maybe.

The implication is obvious.

gctest50

kneemos wrote: »

Didn't say it was.

the "story" is a bit creepy though ?

Mary O’ Connor, born in 1820 (approx.), was the original “Rose of Tralee”

At seventeen Mary was employed as a kitchen maid to the Mulchinocks, a wealthy merchant family.

One of their sons was William Pembroke, a dreamer and a poet.
William went on a trip to the horse fair at Ballinasloe. At a ball there, he met Alice Keogh.
In spite of his protestations of love, he soon returned home.

When he arrived home, his sister Maria took him to see her children in the nursery where he got his first glimpse of Mary O’ Connor and was completely smitten by her look.
He stalked her and eventually, they became a couple.
He spent many evenings in her parents’ house where he was well liked.
But his family disapproved, after all she was a Catholic peasant and he a wealthy Protestant.


One night by the fountain, he took her in his arms and asked her to marry him.
She declined because she was afraid that such a marriage would end in disaster even though she loved him.

One evening, he took her to the same place and sang to her the first two verses of “The Rose of Tralee”.

The following evening, a fracas broke out and a man called Leggett was badly hurt in the fight.
One of the policemen informed Mulchinock that he would be held responsible if Leggett died.

He went home where he met Mary and produced a ring, which she accepted.
They were now betrothed.
Suddenly his best friend, Bob Blenerhasset rushed in and told him Legett was dead and the police were coming to arrest him.
Bob gave William a hundred gold sovereigns and his horse and told him ride to Barrow Harbour and take a ship anchored there.

William ended up in India in 1843 as the war correspondent.
He became friendly with the British commander in chief

When Mulchinock told him the story of what happened, the general used his influence to enable William to return to Tralee in 1849.

In 1849 Mary O’ Connor died. She was approximately 29 years of age.

The only thing left to him now was to visit the grave constantly at Clogherbrien.

In time he became reacquainted with Alice Keogh and married her and they eventually went to America in 1849 where they had two girls, Alice and Bernadette.
But eventually, they separated and he returned to Ireland in 1855 and became an alcoholic.

William Mulchinock lived in a lodging house in Ashe Street.

He died on 13th October 1864 and was buried in Clogherbrien beside Mary O’Connor