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TICKLE_ME_ELMO

thomond2006 wrote: »

and this isn't a Waterford Whispers headline?

https://twitter.com/MichaelPDeacon/status/743030179904299009

https://twitter.com/MrHarryCole/status/743025898937548800

irishbucsfan

geeza

thomond2006

I don't like this new touch site.

Stheno

thomond2006 wrote: »

I don't like this new touch site.

You mean the new boards site?

Scythica

Has there ever been a better chant than Will Griggs on Fire?

Been laughing a lot at both sides of the border in the videos from the Euros so far, seem to be loving life and getting on really well with locals for most part.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Scythica wrote: »

Has there ever been a better chant than Will Griggs on Fire?

Been laughing a lot at both sides of the border in the videos from the Euros so far, seem to be loving life and getting on really well with locals for most part.

I used to quite like when Villa fans sang " Gabby, Gabby Gabby, Gabby Agbonlahor, hew fast as f**k, he's fast as f***********k" to the tune of Karma Chameleon by Culture Club.

"There's only Two Andy Gorams"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Goram

After it was reported in the press that Goram had a mild form of schizophrenia, fans responded with a chorus of "Two Andy Gorams, there's only two Andy Gorams". This chant quickly gained popularity, and became the title of a book documenting humorous football chants.

Neil3030

It is crazy how soccer fans just rob each others' chants, change them around a tiny bit and then shamelessly claim them as their own.

Imagine if Irish rugby fans started singing "Swing low sweet Charleville, coming forth to cheddar my scone", or Scottish fans, "Low lie the fields of Aberdeen" (and at least in the case of their seabed oil fields, this would be accurate)...

mfceiling

Always loved the one when Wayne Rooney was caught doing the dirt on his missus...

*to the tune of Bob Marley's no woman*

"No woman no Kai, no woman no Kai"


Kai is his kid!!

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

mfceiling wrote: »

Always loved the one when Wayne Rooney was caught doing the dirt on his missus...

*to the tune of Bob Marley's no woman*

"No woman no Kai, no woman no Kai"


Kai is his kid!!

Doesn't really make sense though?

kuang1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Doesn't really make sense though?

Apparently the best ones don't have to.

May I bring your attention to:

OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉÉÉÉÉ...
OLÉÉÉ...
OLÉ.

#passthevomitbagplease

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

kuang1 wrote: »

Apparently the best ones don't have to.

May I bring your attention to:

OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉÉÉÉÉ...
OLÉÉÉ...
OLÉ.

#passthevomitbagplease

Olé is just a cheer word, how does that not make sense? Other than being Spanish?

kuang1

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Olé is just a cheer word, how does that not make sense? Other than being Spanish?

You're right of course. Literal translation being "bravo".

I was attempting (and failing) to seize an opportunity to slag off my least favourite chant of all time.

Had to laugh when I saw this in the dictionary under "olé":

Origin:
< Spanish (h)ole, probably of expressive orig

New chant:
Holé Holé Holéééé
Me hooooole,
Me hairy hoooole.

(Admittedly I'm squeezing in an extra syllable to the last line.)

Buer

Someone mentioned Waterford Whispers above....they delivered one of their best today:

Irish Fans Rescue Kidnapped Schoolgirls From Boko Haram

thomond2006

Buer wrote: »

Someone mentioned Waterford Whispers above....they delivered one of their best today:

Irish Fans Rescue Kidnapped Schoolgirls From Boko Haram

This is up there with their best alright, but my personal favourite was always:

"Bribe not a bribe", confirm FAI.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Buer wrote: »

Someone mentioned Waterford Whispers above....they delivered one of their best today:

Irish Fans Rescue Kidnapped Schoolgirls From Boko Haram

Brilliant.

Nice that they're going to sort out Palestine too before the Belgium match.

mfceiling

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Doesn't really make sense though?

It did at the time as they had "split up" and he wasn't allowed to see his son.

Funny that she decided to give the multi millionaire a second chance!!

irishbucsfan

mfceiling wrote: »

It did at the time as they had "split up" and he wasn't allowed to see his son.

Funny that she decided to give the multi millionaire a second chance!!

What will Swiwi say when he reads this?!

wp_rathead

My One Plus 3 arrived yesterday..
..but the "dash charger" came with a 2 pin US plug

Felix Jones is God

wp_rathead wrote: »

My One Plus 3 arrived yesterday..
..but the "dash charger" came with a 2 pin US plug

Dealz or Boots for a 2-3 pin adapter will sort you out
The charger is 110-240v so no need to worry about anything else

wp_rathead

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

Dealz or Boots for a 2-3 pin adapter will sort you out
The charger is 110-240v so no need to worry about anything else

That's true, the input is pretty standard, it's the output where the juice is so any adapter should be graaaaand
Thanks

connemara man

wp_rathead wrote: »

My One Plus 3 arrived yesterday..
..but the "dash charger" came with a 2 pin US plug

Is it a big phone? Worth getting?

irishbucsfan

It really really annoys me when people call our soccer team the Republic of Ireland. Just thought I'd put that out there

Felix Jones is God

irishbucsfan wrote: »

It really really annoys me when people call our soccer team the Republic of Ireland. Just thought I'd put that out there

That's it's official name for over 60 years

irishbucsfan

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

That's it's official name for over 60 years

Because of a strange arbitrary decision. But it doesn't make any sense as a name.

I vote that we rename all teams similarly. The Constitutional Monarchy of England has a nice ring to it!

Felix Jones is God

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Because of a strange arbitrary decision. But it doesn't make any sense as a name.

I vote that we rename all teams similarly. The Constitutional Monarchy of England has a nice ring to it!

It could have been changed in the intervening years, people like it, the match going fans like it, it's a total non issue really

irishbucsfan

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

It could have been changed in the intervening years, people like it, the match going fans like it, it's a total non issue really

They're all wrong to like it

My main problem is that a surprising number of people's entire knowledge of geography is based on international soccer, and this is just miseducating those people. And they have a hard enough time as it is.

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

They're all wrong to like it

My main problem is that a surprising number of people's entire knowledge of geography is based on international soccer, and this is just miseducating those people. And they have a hard enough time as it is.

That's basically my only problem with it. It's the official name of the team and so people calling them that doesn't bother me - people calling Ireland ROI as a matter of course does annoy me however (the BBC in particular drive me mad on this front).

Felix Jones is God

irishbucsfan wrote: »

They're all wrong to like it

My main problem is that a surprising number of people's entire knowledge of geography is based on international soccer, and this is just miseducating those people. And they have a hard enough time as it is.

You'd be surprised how many people can't find this whole island on a map of the world, the name of a football team has nothing to do with that reality

irishbucsfan

Podge_irl wrote: »

That's basically my only problem with it. It's the official name of the team and so people calling them that doesn't bother me - people calling Ireland ROI as a matter of course does annoy me however (the BBC in particular drive me mad on this front).

Nah you're wrong as well. It should bother you that the name is wrong, I'd prefer a typo. Everyone is wrong!

irishbucsfan

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

You'd be surprised how many people can't find this whole island on a map of the world, the name of a football team has nothing to do with that reality

I don't even mind if they can't find us on a map. I'd just prefer that when they are made aware of us, they're made aware of the correct name.

Felix Jones is God

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I don't even mind if they can't find us on a map. I'd just prefer that when they are made aware of us, they're made aware of the correct name.

Nothing to do with the name of a football team is it though
And when people ask about Ireland I'm pretty sure there are many people who will bore the arse off them so much they begin to wish they'd never found it on the map in the first place

irishbucsfan

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

Nothing to do with the name of a football team is it though
And when people ask about Ireland I'm pretty sure there are many people who will bore the arse off them so much they begin to wish they'd never found it on the map in the first place

It is relevant when most people think that is the name of our country because of the team!

Felix Jones is God

irishbucsfan wrote: »

It is relevant when most people think that is the name of our country because of the team!

Most people ? I call shenanigans
I have never heard anybody call Ireland anything but, except some orange types and a few English, anybody else... nope

irishbucsfan

Felix Jones is God wrote: »

Most people ? I call shenanigans
I have never heard anybody call Ireland anything but, except some orange types and a few English, anybody else... nope

I have heard it elsewhere, but mostly in England where I have to live and put up with the socceducation.

Felix Jones is God

Where's Emmet...isn't it him that normally likes arguments with IBF?
I havent the energy...I'm off out to watch the Republic of Ireland play!!!!

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I have heard it elsewhere, but mostly in England where I have to live and put up with the socceducation.

I have heard it elsewhere too but yeah it's absolutely rampant in England and it drove me mad when I lived there as well.

thomond2006

What else can you call the team though?

b.gud

Was planning on selling my car send buying a newer one. On the way to test drive so car today a little old lady ran into me on the round about.
She is adamant that she wasn't at fault, I know for sure fact she is so now I'll probably have to deal with the hassle of insurance companies for a couple of weeks

irishbucsfan

thomond2006 wrote: »

What else can you call the team though?

The Republic of Sound Craic

sydthebeat

b.gud wrote: »

Was planning on selling my car send buying a newer one. On the way to test drive so car today a little old lady ran into me on the round about.
She is adamant that she wasn't at fault, I know for sure fact she is so now I'll probably have to deal with the hassle of insurance companies for a couple of weeks

Hate that! Photograph everything.

I assume she hit you on your left or rear?

wp_rathead

Delaney looked half cut during the anthems

vienne86

These Belgians look good. Think we'll be hammered.

Hope I'm wrong.

wp_rathead

What a first save from Randolph

Felix Jones is God

You know you're getting old when you realise you played basketball against Darren Randolph's old man

b.gud

sydthebeat wrote: »

Hate that! Photograph everything.

I assume she hit you on your left or rear?

Yeah took loads of photos of my car and hers.

No she hit me on the drivers door, she was in the lane for the next exit but turned in to my exit. It's a bit of a dodgy round about so I was actually keeping an eye out for someone in the wrong lane and beeped at her before she hit me hoping she'd stop, but no such luck

sydthebeat

Oooohhh dodgy to say the least.

If she claims you pulled out when she was taking the exit..... Always give way to traffic an the right and all that....

b.gud

sydthebeat wrote: »

Oooohhh dodgy to say the least.

If she claims you pulled out when she was taking the exit..... Always give way to traffic an the right and all that....

She was in the wrong lane and drove into me when I had already begun to exit the roundabout.
It was a single lane exit at 12 o'clock we both pulled off the roundabout at the same time, me in the left, correct, lane and her in the right, incorrect, lane.

Buer

The understanding of how to use a roundabout in this country is appalling. Almost every day I see someone completely misuse their indicators on a roundabout. About once a week I see someone indicate left to turn onto a roundabout, the indicate when on the roundabout and then indicate left when they're exiting. It's not unusual to see someone do that when going straight on from the right hand lane either.

It should be a compulsory element of a driving test if a roundabout is available.

sydthebeat

b.gud wrote: »

She was in the wrong lane and drove into me when I had already begun to exit the roundabout.
It was a single lane exit at 12 o'clock we both pulled off the roundabout at the same time, me in the left, correct, lane and her in the right, incorrect, lane.

Not if she came from an exit over 180 degrees to the one taken, and especially if she indicated to take the exit after the previous one.

Make sure you have the gardai on your side on this one ! No loose ends as to how she traveled and indicated....