Off Topic Thread 4.0

irishbucsfan

Sloane Nutritious Ham wrote: »

When/where did Clare Co Council say such an email or contact was very uncommon?

The council never said an email to Failte Ireland was very uncommon. They said a phone call to them was, yesterday morning.

But the Taoiseach's story was not that he sent an email to Failte Ireland. The story has since changed. He says he didn't remember it right.

prawnsambo

irishbucsfan wrote: »

The council never said an email to Failte Ireland was very uncommon. They said a phone call to them was, yesterday morning.

But the Taoiseach's story was not that he sent an email to Failte Ireland. The story has since changed. He says he didn't remember it right.

It wasn't a story. It was an anecdote.

/pedant

irishbucsfan

prawnsambo wrote: »

It wasn't a story. It was an anecdote.

/pedant

An anecdote is a story :pac:

prawnsambo

irishbucsfan wrote: »

An anecdote is a story :pac:

That's more lilke it. I was beginning to worry for you.

Bazzo

I'll tell you an anecdote. In 1974 I was catching the London train from Crewe station. It was very crowded; I found myself in a last-minute rush for the one remaining seat beside a tall, good-looking man with collar-length hair, it was the seventies; buckaroo! I looked up and saw it was none other than Peter Purves, it was the height of his Blue Peter fame. He said, "You jammy bastard" and quick as a flash, I replied, "Don't be blue, Peter!" Needless to say, I had the last laugh, now **** off!

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

The council never said an email to Failte Ireland was very uncommon. They said a phone call to them was, yesterday morning.

But the Taoiseach's story was not that he sent an email to Failte Ireland. The story has since changed. He says he didn't remember it right.

Where did they say this?

irishbucsfan

Podge_irl wrote: »

Where did they say this?

It was a quote on RTE radio yesterday morning

prawnsambo

irishbucsfan wrote: »

It was a quote on RTE radio yesterday morning

It's not mentioned in any of the articles on the subject on the RTE website. The council said that there was no note of any enquiry or submission on the part of the [then] minister on the planniing file. That should be the case if it happened. There's a specific section on planning files for representations made by politicians.

irishbucsfan

prawnsambo wrote: »

It's not mentioned in any of the articles on the subject on the RTE website. The council said that there was no note of any enquiry or submission on the part of the [then] minister on the planniing file. That should be the case if it happened. There's a specific section on planning files for representations made by politicians.

I think it was a quote from the Irish Times, I htink I also saw it mentionedn on there in the article where they were discussing the developer's concerns yesterday morning, although I can't find that article now.

Their point at the time was that if he had called them they would remember it, and they had no record of it. As it turns out now the Taoiseach has changed his story, they were likely right in that regard.

prawnsambo

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I think it was a quote from the Irish Times, I htink I also saw it mentionedn on there in the article where they were discussing the developer's concerns yesterday morning, although I can't find that article now.

Their point at the time was that if he had called them they would remember it, and they had no record of it. As it turns out now the Taoiseach has changed his story, they were likely right in that regard.

Yeah, I suspect that he was at best exaggerating and at worst, making sh1t up.

awec

Snow is just annoying now

mfceiling

Hey look everyone, it's 9.25 a.m and awec is up!!

Stheno

mfceiling wrote: »

Hey look everyone, it's 9.25 a.m and awec is up!!

Thats not right

awec

mfceiling wrote: »

Hey look everyone, it's 9.25 a.m and awec is up!!

Still in bed actually!

Zzippy

mfceiling wrote: »

Hey look everyone, it's 9.25 a.m and awec is up!!

Baby sets the timetable now!

Ah jaysus not this ****e again

Stheno

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ah jaysus not this ****e again

The snow?

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

The snow?

The snow.

Stheno

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The snow.

Im sick of snow

All the feckers who get days off while i have to work from home

Scythica

Stheno wrote: »

mfceiling wrote: »

Hey look everyone, it's 9.25 a.m and awec is up!!

Thats not right

Jesus Christ be praised!

(not sure if anyone will get that reference)

awec

Stheno wrote: »

Im sick of snow

All the feckers who get days off while i have to work from home

There'll be no days off for this one, will have melted by Tuesday. Supposed to melt this afternoon I think.

It's still a pox. The last one was lovely and all but I've had enough snow for this year.

Stheno

awec wrote: »

There'll be no days off for this one, will have melted by Tuesday. Supposed to melt this afternoon I think.

.

Deadly

Bazzo

Love the snow. Just hope it doesn't delay the train I have to get to go pick up the phone I apparently just placed down on the bar and walked away from last night.

Suppose it would be rude not to have a pint seeing as they were nice enough to keep it safe for me.

sydthebeat

Bazzo wrote: »

Love the snow. Just hope it doesn't delay the train I have to get to go pick up the phone I apparently just placed down on the bar and walked away from last night.

Suppose it would be rude not to have a pint seeing as they were nice enough to keep it safe for me.

Defo gonna turn into a session!!!

Stheno

Lads

Anyone recomnend noise cancelling headphones with a microphone?

Nothing mental pricewise

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

Lads

Anyone recomnend noise cancelling headphones with a microphone?

Nothing mental pricewise

Jabra evolve

Stheno

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Jabra evolve

Thanks im working in an open plan office with no partitons and the noise is deafening at times

Neil3030

Stheno wrote: »

Thanks im working in an open plan office with no partitons and the noise is deafening at times

My OH works in an office with a woman who apparently burps every couple of minutes. It's driving her up the wall. She reckons it's a cultural thing, as this woman apparently apologises every time she sneezes or coughs, but feels free to burp all she wants. Might pick her up a pair of... <checks price of those Jabra headphones>... you know, she should really learn to be more tolerant to other cultures!

errlloyd

Stheno wrote: »

Lads

Anyone recomnend noise cancelling headphones with a microphone?

Nothing mental pricewise

There is a boards thread in Bargain Alerts dedicated to the bose QC35s (which don't satisfy your nothing mental requirements), but in that thread people tend to post alternatives too. Although I reckon the Jabras are good, check the thread you might get something class.

Stheno

Stheno wrote: »

Thanks im working in an open plan office with no partitons and the noise is deafening at times

Hmm maybe that's not what you are after. The jabra has noise cancelling in the sense that the mic doesn't pick up background noise.

Do you perhaps just need earplugs?

prawnsambo

Deleted User wrote: »

Hmm maybe that's not what you are after. The jabra has noise cancelling in the sense that the mic doesn't pick up background noise.

Do you perhaps just need earplugs?

That should be helpful with phone conversations.

Good quality over ear headphones that would block external noise is what's needed.

dregin

Work should be paying for these.

mfceiling

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Jabra evolve

Was he in Star Wars?

mfceiling

mfceiling wrote: »

Was he in Star Wars?

Yes, and he likes classic rock, especially when the Guitarists plays by himself..

"ho ho ho... Solo.."

mfceiling

Work mate was having a few beers in the pub after the glorious result on Saturday.
4 young "rugger buggers" (his words not mine) pulled in beside him and asked the barman for 4 sticks.
Barman stared blankly (mate said he was wondering WTF).
4 sticks?
Yeah 4 sticks of heinomite.

So that's it now folks...a pint of Heineken is now a stick of heinomite.

awec

mfceiling wrote: »

Work mate was having a few beers in the pub after the glorious result on Saturday.
4 young "rugger buggers" (his words not mine) pulled in beside him and asked the barman for 4 sticks.
Barman stared blankly (mate said he was wondering WTF).
4 sticks?
Yeah 4 sticks of heinomite.

So that's it now folks...a pint of Heineken is now a stick of heionmite.

That was ibf and his posse.

Stheno

awec wrote: »

That was ibf and his posse.

Ak surely?

prawnsambo

Stheno wrote: »

Ak surely?

.ak would never drink Heineken. No matter what edgy name it's given. It would be some obscure tipple fermented in the armpits of trappist monks.

Stheno

prawnsambo wrote: »

.ak would never drink Heineken. No matter what edgy name it's given. It would be some obscure tipple fermented in the armpits of trappist monks.

Ah yes i forgot

Served in a glass of solidified yak droppings

pickarooney

.ak drinks Harp ironically.

prawnsambo

pickarooney wrote: »

.ak drinks Harp ironically.

It's the only way to drink it, to be honest.

.ak

prawnsambo wrote: »

.ak would never drink Heineken. No matter what edgy name it's given. It would be some obscure tipple fermented in the armpits of trappist monks.

Damn straight.

molloyjh

mfceiling wrote: »

Work mate was having a few beers in the pub after the glorious result on Saturday.
4 young "rugger buggers" (his words not mine) pulled in beside him and asked the barman for 4 sticks.
Barman stared blankly (mate said he was wondering WTF).
4 sticks?
Yeah 4 sticks of heinomite.

So that's it now folks...a pint of Heineken is now a stick of heinomite.

I'm assuming the barman just told him to get out?

mfceiling

molloyjh wrote: »

I'm assuming the barman just told him to get out?

Believe it or not it wasn't in the leafy enclaves of D4 but Dunshaughlin!!
The barman would have been well within his rights to administer a large boot in the hole.

Buer

mfceiling wrote: »

Believe it or not it wasn't in the leafy enclaves of D4 but Dunshaughlin!!
The barman would have been well within his rights to administer a large boot in the hole.

I would hope the barman would just look at the bloke and move on to the next customer.

Order like a bellend, be treated like a bellend.

b.gud

Buer wrote: »

I would hope the barman would just look at the bloke and move on to the next customer.

Order like a bellend, be treated like a bellend.

Was told a story about a barman in a sister pub of the one I worked a good few years, maybe 10, back.

D4 lad walks up to the bar, which was pretty busy.
D4 lad: "Can I have 3 pints of Ken"
Barman: "What?"
D4 lab: "3 pints of Ken"
Barman: "What are you talking about?"
D4 lad: "3 pint of Ken! You know Heineken"
Barman: "For f**ks sake if 3 frogs can say Budweiser surely you can say Heineken"

awec

What sort of ruffian orders pints of Heineken anyway.

prawnsambo

awec wrote: »

What sort of ruffian orders pints of Heineken anyway.

One that's just had a pint of Harp.

Synode

http://www.metrolink.ie/#/home

Site is live. Dublin is screaming out for metro lines. They better not bury this again

awec

Synode wrote: »

http://www.metrolink.ie/#/home

Site is live. Dublin is screaming out for metro lines. They better not bury this again

Is having the metro follow pretty much the same route as the LUAS green line not a bit pointless?