Louise O'Neill on manned mission to Mars: "Why not go to Venus?" (MOD Warning post 1)

Wibbs

The Crowman wrote: »

Lons buddy Marion Keyes says her failure to be win book award down to sexism.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/04/marian-keyes-attacks-sexist-imbalance-of-wodehouse-prize

Well that's convenient. Maybe she's not as humorous a writer as she thinks she is? It could also be the voting panel to be fair. If it is mostly male there can be a general gender difference in what might be considered "funny", though I would say there's more a highbrow/lowbrow difference going on.

padd b1975

The Crowman wrote: »

Lons buddy Marion Keyes says her failure to be win book award down to sexism.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/04/marian-keyes-attacks-sexist-imbalance-of-wodehouse-prize

At least she's stopped playing the depression card.

RabbleRouser2k

DickSwiveller wrote: »

Is it an Australian thing? I just assumed people picked up after watching hours of American television. Mary Lou is another one. It gives me a headache.

I dunno. I know that anyone who comes from a non-english speaking country to Ireland often finds English pretty flat. It's not musical at all.
But yeah, tv and so on have influenced our 'inflections'...even the Irish language is pretty flat and non-lyrical compared to others.

Wibbs wrote: »

Well that's convenient. Maybe she's not as humorous a writer as she thinks she is? It could also be the voting panel to be fair. If it is mostly male there can be a general gender difference in what might be considered "funny", though I would say there's more a highbrow/lowbrow difference going on.

That award is notoriously difficult to win-if it's not unanimous laughter, then you don't get the award. A 'wry smile' isn't enough.
There's been years where they haven't given the award at all.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/may/16/wodehouse-prize-for-comic-fiction-withheld-after-judges-fail-to-laugh

padd b1975 wrote: »

At least she's stopped playing the depression card.

Thank you, I thought I was the only one who noticed that. (Anyone who knows me on here knows I'm pretty open about my own MH issues). She often seems to try and get attention for her 'depression'- but anyone who knows anything about mental health issues knows that 'attention' is the last thing you want with mental health problems.

Sweetemotion

https://twitter.com/ish474/status/1003029855414489089

Perfect example of the new wave feminism movement.

I see she also deleted that tweet, asking all the people who liked her post to give €1 each to pay her college fees. :pac:

The Crowman

Sweetemotion wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ish474/status/1003029855414489089

Perfect example of the new wave feminism movement.

I see she also deleted that tweet, asking all the people who liked her post to give €1 each to pay her college fees. :pac:

Wha? Missed that one. Just noticed shes from Limerick, I thought she from the States.

Sweetemotion

The Crowman wrote: »

Wha? Missed that one. Just noticed shes from Limerick, I thought she from the States.

It was definitely there the other night. Don't know how long it was up for.

RabbleRouser2k

Sweetemotion wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ish474/status/1003029855414489089

Perfect example of the new wave feminism movement.

I see she also deleted that tweet, asking all the people who liked her post to give €1 each to pay her college fees. :pac:

What an absolute horrible excuse for a human being...dear God, if she's the future, then someone cancel this planet and put it on reruns...

I swear, someone like her needs a good slap...hell, I'm reminded of that scene from Airplane where they line up to slap a woman back to sense.

Tempted to donate a tenner, and leave a message with '*dear whiny, horrible excuse for a human being, here's a tenner from a misogynist who thinks you have a small brain and belong in the kitchen, who voted no, and plans to picket every abortion clinic and throw rubber foetuses at doctors. If you accept this tenner, you will earn another 50 euro but will thus compromise your principles...'

*None of this is true, btw. I believe none of this, and I won't donate any money towards this prosti-tweeter. It's just someone actually did do that to a third-wave feminist, with a similar message on her patreon.

Sweetemotion

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

What an absolute horrible excuse for a human being...dear God, if she's the future, then someone cancel this planet and put it on reruns...

I swear, someone like her needs a good slap...hell, I'm reminded of that scene from Airplane where they line up to slap a woman back to sense.

Tempted to donate a tenner, and leave a message with '*dear whiny, horrible excuse for a human being, here's a tenner from a misogynist who thinks you have a small brain and belong in the kitchen, who voted no, and plans to picket every abortion clinic and throw rubber foetuses at doctors. If you accept this tenner, you will earn another 50 euro but will thus compromise your principles...'

*None of this is true, btw. I believe none of this, and I won't donate any money towards this prosti-tweeter. It's just someone actually did do that to a third-wave feminist, with a similar message on her patreon.

What saddens me more, is the amount of young men who are in agreement with her.

RabbleRouser2k

Sweetemotion wrote: »

What saddens me more, is the amount of young men who are in agreement with her.

I have to wonder if its sarcastic-likes...to appear woke. I mean, all of us pretend to be something to some people throughout our lives-not 'creepy' mind-more like 'Yeah, I love Alanis Morrissette (no I don't)' or 'Smashing pumpkins teeshirt (okay, yeah I do)' or 'Nirvana (...don't wanna know you if you're not a fan)' etc etc. Twitter is an online 'clique'-that sees too many people think it's reality.
It's not.

I only discovered her 'twitter' because someone I follow liked that crazy tweet-then I was like 'oh jesus...'.

RabbleRouser2k

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

What an absolute horrible excuse for a human being...dear God, if she's the future, then someone cancel this planet and put it on reruns...

I swear, someone like her needs a good slap...hell, I'm reminded of that scene from Airplane where they line up to slap a woman back to sense.

Tempted to donate a tenner, and leave a message with '*dear whiny, horrible excuse for a human being, here's a tenner from a misogynist who thinks you have a small brain and belong in the kitchen, who voted no, and plans to picket every abortion clinic and throw rubber foetuses at doctors. If you accept this tenner, you will earn another 50 euro but will thus compromise your principles...'

*None of this is true, btw. I believe none of this, and I won't donate any money towards this prosti-tweeter. It's just someone actually did do that to a third-wave feminist, with a similar message on her patreon.

if there were 3rd wave feminists donating to a holiday for Tara Flynn, theyd prob donate to her

Sweetemotion

Sweetemotion wrote: »

What saddens me more, is the amount of young men who are in agreement with her.

want to bet they're trying to get the ride

RabbleRouser2k

Dakota Brave Carrot wrote: »

if there were 3rd wave feminists donating to a holiday for Tara Flynn, theyd prob donate to her

Oh God, yeah, the 'We Love Tara' hashtag was going on around that time too. The difference is that Tara was actually getting off her @$$ to campaign for something. Whether you agree with her or not, she was actually doing something. So the 'give her a few quid', while ridiculous, was at least for something.
Flynn also donated the money to charities-she didn't want it, and had nothing to do do with the campaign.

Plus, Flynn is a 'celebrity'...okay, personality. She didn't just send a tweet and say 'send me money'.

Owryan

Sweetemotion wrote: »

https://twitter.com/ish474/status/1003029855414489089

Perfect example of the new wave feminism movement.

I see she also deleted that tweet, asking all the people who liked her post to give €1 each to pay her college fees. :pac:

It's still there as a pinned post, she's gay so it's perfectly acceptable to say things like that apparently

Owryan

RabbleRouser2k wrote: »

Oh God, yeah, the 'We Love Tara' hashtag was going on around that time too. The difference is that Tara was actually getting off her @$$ to campaign for something. Whether you agree with her or not, she was actually doing something. So the 'give her a few quid', while ridiculous, was at least for something.
Flynn also donated the money to charities-she didn't want it, and had nothing to do do with the campaign.

Plus, Flynn is a 'celebrity'...okay, personality. She didn't just send a tweet and say 'send me money'.

Tara also said that paddy Jackson is guilty and that the trial and verdict was unfair. Like Lon she seems to have an issue with men being found not guilty in a court of law.

Owryan

Owryan wrote: »

It's still there as a pinned post, she's gay so it's perfectly acceptable to say things like that apparently

she hid the comment who criticised her for her saying to the extent that non gay people cant go to pride

Owryan

Dakota Brave Carrot wrote: »

she hid the comment who criticised her for her saying to the extent that non gay people cant go to pride

Ah ok. Cheers

Fanny Wank

Dakota Brave Carrot wrote: »

want to bet they're trying to get the ride

Yeah the only reason I can ever think of why these eunuchs jump on these type of bandwagons is this reason

Fanny ****

Fanny **** wrote: »

Yeah the only reason I can ever think of why these eunuchs jump on these type of bandwagons is this reason

two friends of mine went down this route for the last few weeks and went full out with it, sharing stuff online and the repeal logos on their page, if the LON types heard what they say on a night out, they'd be lynched by them

silverharp

Dakota Brave Carrot wrote: »

want to bet they're trying to get the ride

its a bit like fishing by throwing a stick of dynamite into a cess pool,do you really want what rises to the top?

Sweetemotion

Dakota Brave Carrot wrote: »

two friends of mine went down this route for the last few weeks and went full out with it, sharing stuff online and the repeal logos on their page, if the LON types heard what they say on a night out, they'd be lynched by them

Did it work?

RabbleRouser2k

Owryan wrote: »

Tara also said that paddy Jackson is guilty and that the trial and verdict was unfair. Like Lon she seems to have an issue with men being found not guilty in a court of law.

So did a couple of the Derry Girls cast.

Also tweeted the 'sosueme' paddy tweet.

She's scurrilous, for sure, but unlike many others such as LON and co, she got off of her butt to campaign for something. As in she left the damn couch and went outside.

Tara's a loon-most definitely not deserving of a holiday worth 8 grand, for sure. But only slightly above the likes of Lon and co.

Sweetemotion

Sweetemotion wrote: »

Did it work?

of course not

Sweetemotion

Dakota Brave Carrot wrote: »

of course not

Thought it wouldn't.

A certain poster here, is fecked so.

Jimmy Dags

She would eat a macdonalds no bother.

RabbleRouser2k

Jimmy Dags wrote: »

She would eat a macdonalds no bother.

The burger or the entire restaurant, bricks and all?

(Cruel I know-but she insulted every 'cisgendered' person so she can bugger off).

DickSwiveller

http://www.everymancork.com/2018/06/asking-for-it/

Anyone planning on going? Fancy meeting up for a few beers beforehand? I'd say it'll be a wild night.

Sweetemotion

DickSwiveller wrote: »

http://www.everymancork.com/2018/06/asking-for-it/

Anyone planning on going? Fancy meeting up for a few beers beforehand? I'd say it'll be a wild night.

I picture it something like this.

https://youtu.be/Yz1Y5txOAqI

DickSwiveller

Sweetemotion wrote: »

I picture it something like this.

Video doesn't work Sweetmotion!! Not sure if it's just my computer.

Sweetemotion

DickSwiveller wrote: »

Video doesn't work Sweetmotion!! Not sure if it's just my computer.

Wouldn't work on the phone, sorry.

Sweetemotion

Boards should work on advanced mode for mobile site. ðŸ˜