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    #2222
    Autochange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Autochange


    lazybones32 wrote: »
    Almost as bad as liars.

    Yeah liars are worse than people who put babies into septic tanks. of course


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    #2223
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    A county Cork doctor served in S.E. Asia with the brits before WWII and was eventually captured by the Japs. They were particularly brutal. He wrote a book of his account. Well worth reading.


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    #2224
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    Autochange wrote: »
    Yeah liars are worse than people who put babies into septic tanks. of course

    At least you removed the "live babies" bit.


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    #2225
    Autochange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Autochange


    lazybones32 wrote: »
    At least you removed the "live babies" bit.

    They all died of natural causes before being shoved into a septic tank. Does that make it easier?


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    #2226
    Django99
    Registered Users Posts: 735 ✭✭✭Django99


    Autochange wrote: »
    They all died of natural causes before being shoved into a septic tank. Does that make it easier?

    If you can name me a country that hasn't committed human rights atrocities in its history I'll accept that Ireland is a corrupt little backwater.

    But isn't it more likely that through history, every country has committed awful things and while nobody should be proud of them, it doesn't do any good to self hate either.


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    #2227
    Autochange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Autochange


    Django99 wrote: »
    If you can name me a country that hasn't committed human rights atrocities in its history I'll accept that Ireland is a corrupt little backwater.

    But isn't it more likely that through history, every country has committed awful things and while nobody should be proud of them, it doesn't do any good to self hate either.

    Iceland


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    #2228
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Autochange wrote: »
    Iceland
    Nope. Iceland itself was settled by the Norse who brought their captured slaves, mostly women and mostly from Ireland and Scotland to bear their kids and work the land. So it is a nation built on the bone and bodies of bonded women slaves. If we're being pedantic like...

    Nowhere is "clean". And nowhere doesn't have its fair share of those who are overly keen to point this out. Usually missing the historical nuances involved and often to the point of hyperbole.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #2229
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Oh lest I forget...
    Autochange wrote: »
    The nuns in Ireland stuffed live babies into septic tanks and got on with their day. disgusting institution.
    Would you g'way outa that. For pity's sake. If ever a simplistic to the degree of farce take on a historical matter was in dire need of a roll eyes smiley, that is surely up there. Hysterical and histrionic maybe, historical? eh no. Those three words get conflated and confused with too bloody many and too bloody often.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #2230
    Whispered
    Registered Users Posts: 14,772 ✭✭✭✭Whispered


    Autochange wrote: »
    The nuns in Ireland stuffed live babies into septic tanks and got on with their day. disgusting institution.

    Not sure why you quoted me there....? care to explain?


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    #2231
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    bisounours wrote: »
    JAP (is the US anyway) stands for Jewish American Prince/Princess, not for Japanese.

    No it's been a slur over there for Japanese people for generations.

    000411.jpg


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    #2232
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    Autochange wrote: »
    They all died of natural causes before being shoved into a septic tank. Does that make it easier?

    We don't know what happened exactly. Implying that live babies were thrown into a functioning septic tank is disgusting too.


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    #2233
    steddyeddy
    Registered Users Posts: 27,564 ✭✭✭✭steddyeddy


    And this was a good thread :(


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    #2234
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    Omackeral wrote: »
    No it's been a slur over there for Japanese people for generations.

    000411.jpg
    If she had the right arm extended, the picture could be offensive to the japs and the jews.


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    #2235
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    steddyeddy wrote: »
    And this was a good thread :(
    I thanked to satisfy any whoring proclivities.


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    #2236
    tomwaterford
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    lazybones32 wrote: »
    If she had the right arm extended, the picture could be offensive to the japs and the jews.

    She was so so close :pac:


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    #2237
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    steddyeddy wrote: »
    And this was a good thread :(

    You're right.

    Did you know the little plastic bits at the end of your shoelaces are called aglets?

    Did you know that the dots on the letters 'i' and 'j' are called a tittles? That's tittles.

    Did you know that the words bookkeeping/bookkeeper are among the only words to have 3 double letters in a row?

    Did you know that Mr Owl ate my metal worm spelled backwards is the exact same as it is frontwards?


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    #2238
    New Home
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    Omackeral wrote: »
    You're right.
    Did you know the little plastic bits at the end of your shoelaces are called aglets?

    As a matter of fact, yes I did! (Thank you, Phineas and Ferb! :D)


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    #2239
    Capt'n Midnight
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    lazybones32 wrote: »
    If she had the right arm extended, the picture could be offensive to the japs and the jews.
    how about a white pointy hat ?


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    #2240
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    how about a white pointy hat ?

    That's taking it too far!


    The nuclear launch codes for USA for most of the Cold War were '0000'. Easy to remember, in case of emergency.


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    #2241
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 14,299 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Omackeral wrote: »
    Did you know that the words bookkeeping/bookkeeper are among the only words to have 3 double letters in a row?

    Ive been spelling these with one k for years!


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    #2242
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    The peace sign, as in the one inside the circle that looks a bit like a Mercedes logo comes from the CND letters N and D, standing for Nuclear Disarment. When mixed together, they form the symbol we all know today. See here.

    PeaceND.jpg


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    #2243
    fergiesfolly
    Registered Users Posts: 3,377 ✭✭✭fergiesfolly


    lazybones32 wrote: »


    The nuclear launch codes for USA for most of the Cold War were '0000'. Easy to remember, in case of emergency.

    So, not only could they launch nukes. They had access to my shed.
    I've also changedy code, in case ye're wondering


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    #2244
    lazybones32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭lazybones32


    fergiesfolly wrote: »
    So, not only could they launch nukes. They had access to my shed.
    I've also changedy code, in case ye're wondering
    My phone too!


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    #2245
    Autochange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Autochange


    Whispered wrote: »
    Not sure why you quoted me there....? care to explain?

    I felt that you needed to know what happened.


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    #2246
    Autochange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Autochange


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Oh lest I forget...Would you g'way outa that. For pity's sake. If ever a simplistic to the degree of farce take on a historical matter was in dire need of a roll eyes smiley, that is surely up there. Hysterical and histrionic maybe, historical? eh no. Those three words get conflated and confused with too bloody many and too bloody often.

    Religious man or truth avoider?


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    #2247
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,159 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Autochange wrote: »
    Religious man or truth avoider?
    Neither I'm afraid. Realist. Show me one shred of evidence that Irish nuns stuffed living infants into septic tanks as you hysterically claimed. Just one will do. Actually never mind, no doubt you'll respond with more waffle. Christ knows what the hell it had to do with an otherwise cool little thread. I suppose there's always one. =>:rolleyes:<=

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    #2248
    Squall Leonhart
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    lazybones32 wrote:
    A county Cork doctor served in S.E. Asia with the brits before WWII and was eventually captured by the Japs. They were particularly brutal. He wrote a book of his account. Well worth reading.

    "A Doctors War" by Aidan MacCarthy.

    Very entertaining read, culminating in him being in a Japanese POW camp when the atomic bomb was dropped in Nagasaki. Well worth a read, and as its only a short book, you'll get through it in an afternoon.


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    #2249
    Autochange
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Autochange


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Neither I'm afraid. Realist. Show me one shred of evidence that Irish nuns stuffed living infants into septic tanks as you hysterically claimed. Just one will do. Actually never mind, no doubt you'll respond with more waffle. Christ knows what the hell it had to do with an otherwise cool little thread. I suppose there's always one. =>:rolleyes:<=

    I bet you didnt know that we live in a country which buries the truth concerning the vile past behavior of the catholic church.


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    #2250
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    Autochange wrote: »
    I bet you didnt know that we live in a country which buries the truth concerning the vile past behavior of the catholic church.

    It's perfectly fine to blame the CC for all the atrocious things they did, but you demean that when you try blame them for things there is absolutely no evidence of them doing.

    There's enough proven stuff to be getting on with without making stuff up.


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    #2251
    Ipso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,995 ✭✭✭Ipso


    Autochange wrote: »
    I bet you didnt know that we live in a country which buries the truth concerning the vile past behavior of the catholic church.

    Irish society has a lot of blame to shoulder, sometime I wonder if Irish society had as much toxic influence on the church as much as people like to claim the usual church oppressed d'irish.


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