People you respect

A Battered Mars Bar

Johnny Vegas.

Fat f*ck. You have to Google him everytime you think of him to see if he's dead yet. Drinks, smokes and has the bants. Doesn't give a sh*t and he's dead right.

Total inspiration.

gitzy16v

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Johnny Vegas.

Fat f*ck. You have to Google him everytime you think of him to see if he's dead yet. Drinks, smokes and has the bants. Doesn't give a sh*t and he's dead right.

Total inspiration.

Married an Irish girl too

mzungu

Aretha Franklin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0

Clarebelly

My Missus.
Hard worker and the patience of a saint.
I don't know how she keeps going.

Arghus

Omar Little.

Noveight

My auld lad. Taught me you don't need the finer things in life to be happy, just appreciate what you have and make improvements if they're needed.

learn_more

The creator of battered mars bars. He did more for obesity than anyone on the planet.

Depp

the mainstream media

team_actimel

Rickshaw drivers.

Andrewf20

John Lydon
Christopher Hitchens
Alain Prost
Noam Chomsky

A Battered Mars Bar

Clarebelly wrote: »

My Missus.
Hard worker and the patience of a saint.
I don't know how she keeps going.

She reads your posts ya?

DontThankMe

Donald Trump

Robsweezie

katie hopkins. tells it like it is.

DrPhilG

team_actimel wrote: »

Rickshaw drivers.

Particularly the rickshaw driver who transported myself and a fellow portly gentleman to a Dominos branch in India at 11pm one evening when we were gasping for a taste of normal grub.

That poor wee motor probably never worked again after dragging about 35 stone of tubby Irishmen up steep wee roads in search of pizza.

My mam.

casscass4444

Chris Eubank.mad as a hatter but couldn't give a monkeys.
Morgan freeman.
Joey Dunlop for dominating his sport despite the risk and never quitting while paying the ultimate price in the end.also all the charity work he did without advertising it.if a sportsman did that charity work today you wouldn't hear the end of it through social media

Ferrari3600

Enzo Ferrari.

9or10

Erich von Falkenhayn

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I was brought up to respect everybody.

Parchment

Ernest Shackleton - put the lives of his men before his own ego.

sbsquarepants

Andrewf20 wrote: »

John Lydon
Christopher Hitchens
Alain Prost
Noam Chomsky

Johnny Rotten? - That's slightly unusual company for the others!

I find it hard to narrow it down but I suppose Bill Gates + Warren Buffet would have to be up there, both made and unimaginable amount of money and then done the almost unheard of by putting it to good use. The gates foundation vaccinates more dirt poor kids against horrible but easily preventable diseases than the world health organisation does - that's the kind of impact the super wealthy few could have, but most of them just want to exploit those same kids just to hoard ever bigger mountains of money for god knows what reason!

5rtytry56

Richard Bruton. Not that much of a pandering type.

topper75

Johnny is a little odd but I respect him as a truth-teller.

Called out Jimmy Saville long before everyone knew.

Ciaran_B

Arsene Wenger.

NickNickleby

Like Srameen above, I too believe EVERYONE is deserving of my respect, with my own caveat of - until they prove otherwise.

It makes me despair when the usual suspects come on to say "such and such a person (Garda/Doctor/Priest/Politician/Motorist/Cyclist etc) has to earn my respect".

jimgoose

Tommy Flowers. Humble post office engineer who saw something that needed building and by crikey built it.

Dwight Eisenhower.

Kenneth Lane Thompson. Can't talk, hacking, go away...

Mick Doohan. The Mighty Ocker. Quick Mick. Doohan OK. Hardness personified.

Omackeral

bubblypop wrote: »

My mam.

bubblypop's mam.



Oh, and Stalin.

dar100

Dar100 smashing guy

whiterob81

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Johnny Vegas.

Fat f*ck. You have to Google him everytime you think of him to see if he's dead yet. Drinks, smokes and has the bants. Doesn't give a sh*t and he's dead right.

Total inspiration.

He also sold his wedding photos to viz for £1. If for nothing else, he deserves respect for that.

Parchment

whiterob81 wrote: »

He also sold his wedding photos to viz for £1. If for nothing else, he deserves respect for that.

I like him a lot too - he is a smart guy. Jarlath Regan interviewed hm on the Irish Man Abraod podcast and he was fascinating, really honest and charming.

zjflikeIrish

Glen Hansard!

He is so genuine in his songs.

Boom_Bap

The person who made the decision to make seedless jam.

Winterlong

zjflikeIrish wrote: »

Glen Hansard!

He is so genuine in his songs.

Hi Glen!

corner of hells

Boom_Bap wrote: »

The person who made the decision to make seedless jam.

I wonder was he the same person who decided to make marmalade without the peal in it.

paralysed

Mark Knopfler

Boom_Bap

corner of hells wrote: »

I wonder was he the same person who decided to make marmalade without the peal in it.

I don't think so, I imagine there was a Clinton V Trump, Liverpool V Man UTD, Tayto V King style grudge between the marmalade people and jam people back in the day.

Too many to mention really - and usually all for different reasons.

The first three names that jumped into my head on reading the thread title I will go with - but I could add another 50 without much effort.

Sam Harris would be up there though - he is intent on having difficult conversations and improving how people have conversations - and destigmatising conversations he thinks we need to have as a people. It is debatable how successful he is being at it of course - but I greatly admire his effort and intent and dedication to it.

Jocko Willick of the Jocko podcast. A highly decorated Ex-Marine who has turned his eye to BJJ and self betterment and self discipline. His podcasts tend to be a mix of motivation - physical health - wartime stories and war philosophy - and BJJ as an art form and almost a religion so much as just a fighting form. He is just a ball of raw unrefinded intellect only barely wrapped up in any overly formal education.

The Green Brothers - formerly of Vlogbrothers fame and recently of best selling fiction fame and big screen movies - for their efforts in bringing knowledge and science understanding for free to the masses. SciShow - SciShow space - SciShow Kids - Crash Course - and multiple other channels they now host and bring to the world - and all the social work and depression awareness work they do under the "nerdfighters" project.

Everyone working with the MaiKhanda Trust to reduce the horrific maternal death and infant mortality rates in Malawi, everyone working at the pediatric HIV clinic in Kamzu Central Hospital, and all those engaged in similar work throughout the world.

Winterlong

No one mentioned me. Cheek of ye.

Not that one

David Irvine
Was the leader of Progressive Unionist Party in Northern Ireland during the Good Friday Agreement.
Brought some of the most hard line loyalists under the peace process umbrella, when they were going to be losing out, in their minds, for every positive step the peace process took.

A neighbour who has seen a lot of adversity in the last 10 years, but always seems to have a sunny side out mentality and is the strong person within their family circle who others turn to at times of need.

DEFTLEFTHAND

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

Johnny Vegas.

Fat f*ck. You have to Google him everytime you think of him to see if he's dead yet. Drinks, smokes and has the bants. Doesn't give a sh*t and he's dead right.

Total inspiration.

He's only 46 though. He may not live into old age with that kind of lifestyle.

But sure like you say, maybe he's right.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Not that one wrote: »

David Irvine
Was the leader of Progressive Unionist Party in Northern Ireland during the Good Friday Agreement.
Brought some of the most hard line loyalists under the peace process umbrella, when they were going to be losing out, in their minds, for every positive step the peace process took.

A neighbour who has seen a lot of adversity in the last 10 years, but always seems to have a sunny side out mentality and is the strong person within their family circle who others turn to at times of need.

Good call. A former UVF man in his youth who turned his back on violence and helped many others to see the light.

His family have also done great work to repromote the Irish language in Unionist communities in recent years. People don't realise the history between Unionism and the Irish language, it was once spoken in many communities.

I think Ervine changed many peoples perspectives on unionism.

Green Mile

Elon Musk. He's ahead of his time.

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Not that one wrote: »

David Irvine
Was the leader of Progressive Unionist Party in Northern Ireland during the Good Friday Agreement.
Brought some of the most hard line loyalists under the peace process umbrella, when they were going to be losing out, in their minds, for every positive step the peace process took.

Very respected by many Nationalists too, which is just slightly less impressive than being actually able to fly.

There's a documentary on Netflix called The Art Of Conflict (about the murals in Northern Ireland, narrated by Vince Vaughn for some reason) that has a fair bit of footage of him, and AFAIR his son (who's a muralist) is involved in a lot of community outreach/harmony stuff. Good people.

suicide_circus

Avalyn Puny Sharkskin wrote: »

I was brought up to respect everybody.

Gold star for you sir

DanMurphy

The ordinary, everyday people of South Lebanon are my heroes.
They had their country and economy destroyed by Civil War, Invasions and terrorism, but just seem to get on with life, eking a living anyway they can.

Very few whingers among them, but grateful for our presence, and the protection of their villages, as best we could.
The many Irish soldiers that died doing just that will never be forgotten there.

I spent a few years there with the UN and witnessed the ordinary populations suffering first hand; the Lebanese are a noble people, and it was an honor to serve them.

ArnoldJRimmer

Elyse Witty Shark wrote: »

Very respected by many Nationalists too, which is just slightly less impressive than being actually able to fly.

There's a documentary on Netflix called The Art Of Conflict (about the murals in Northern Ireland, narrated by Vince Vaughn for some reason) that has a fair bit of footage of him, and AFAIR his son (who's a muralist) is involved in a lot of community outreach/harmony stuff. Good people.

It was made by Vince Vaughn's sister Valeri. A good watch

milehip

mzungu wrote: »

Aretha Franklin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0

She's not Irish!!!

Ulysses Gaze

Tom Waits.
Werner Herzog

JustAThought

I think Mary Robinson - she broke the back of the croony octogenarian boys club that had been the presidental 'handshake payoff' in Iteland since the beginning of the state & made it a modern, relevant, positive office and put Ireland in the map - and followed up with a highly successful UN role showing she wasn't just a catchy tune. I don't agree with all she did but she did do great work.

Michael O'Leary - who broke the back of the union monopoly that was Aer Lingus - bringing the proce if flights from the UK from £620 to as little as £50 overnight. He has singlehandedly and through determination & force of will transformed social travel & exploring Europe and made it an option for tens of thousands who would otherwise never have been able to afford it at the old extortionate prices.

The parents who founded, funded and made the HSE and government eventually give a tiny sum of funds for their much needed Hospice for Children - three words that should never come together. before they started terminally ill children were dying in the grimmest of sutuations in sharded communal adult wards while their heartbroken familes watched behind plastic dividing curtains.

Everybody who volunteers and supports Barretstown - imagine guving your holidays to work & be happy in that most tragic & demanding of sutuation. They get no funding from the givernment. Unimaginable.

My elderly relation, who through illness & adversity has always kept their dignity, values & sense of person & humanity.

sbsquarepants

JustAThought wrote: »

Michael O'Leary - who broke the back of the union monopoly that was Aer Lingus - bringing the proce if flights from the UK from £620 to as little as £50 overnight. He has singlehandedly and through determination & force of will transformed social travel & exploring Europe and made it an option for tens of thousands who would otherwise never have been able to afford it at the old extortionate prices..

I've never understood the ill will towards Michael O'Leary - particularly the accusation that he's a thieving, money grabbing so and so.
First time I flew to the UK, maybe 25 years ago Aer Lingus, so beloved by the Irish people, charged me something like £350 return to London - they did give me a nice "free" cup of tea though, bless 'em.
Last time I flew there, Michael charged me €19.98 return to Liverpool - charged me 2 quid for the tea though the thieving bastard!

JustAThought wrote: »

The parents who founded, funded and made the HSE and government eventually give a tiny sum of funds for their much needed Hospice for Children - three words that should never come together. before they started terminally ill children were dying in the grimmest of sutuations in sharded communal adult wards while their heartbroken familes watched behind plastic dividing curtains. .

This is the only charity I regularly donate too, have a standing order set up in fact. I regularly read their bed time stories to my daughters at night, the eldest one (nearly 4) loves them - it always resonates with me the sheer heartbreak that lies behind something she enjoys so much.
Life really deals some people a shítty hand. I honestly can't commend these people highly enough.