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suicide_circus

Think i read somewhere that people with a lot of face tattoos were more likely to have been abused as kids or something

vriesmays

Same as most heroin users.

Leg End Reject

whisky_galore wrote: »

The arse antlers fad has aged poorly.

Brilliant description! :pac:

I know a few women who got these to look cool at the time, they now spend a lot of time pulling down their tops.

.anon.

Eric Cartman wrote: »

I don't think theres anything wrong with tattoos themselves but getting them on the hands , neck, face or a tramp stamp is literally the scummiest dumbest thing someone could do. Making themselves basically unemployable and telling the world that they lack any forward thought.

The best barber I ever went to had tattoos on his arms, hands, neck and face. He was far from unemployable because his employers weren't idiots and were able to judge him on his professional ability.

the purple tin

A lot of the current generation would say they are atheists or non-practising christians yet the vast majority of them will baptise their kids, do holy communion and confirmation. Most of them will go for the full church wedding too.
They want to have their cake and eat it.

Greyfox

the purple tin wrote: »

A lot of the current generation would say they are atheists or non-practising christians yet the vast majority of them will baptise their kids, do holy communion and confirmation. Most of them will go for the full church wedding too.
They want to have their cake and eat it.

True but they are not causing any harm. Traditions can take a long time to change

Ash.J.Williams

The Great wrote: »

Unless you are in the army, only skangers wear tatoos

Or skangers in the army

Antares35

the purple tin wrote: »

A lot of the current generation would say they are atheists or non-practising christians yet the vast majority of them will baptise their kids, do holy communion and confirmation. Most of them will go for the full church wedding too.
They want to have their cake and eat it.

Yup. My parents were at me to baptise my child. When I told them I didn't want her indoctrinated into an institution that has knowingly protected child abusers they replied, "but sure isn't it a day out?"

ShyMets

Antares35 wrote: »

Yup. My parents were at me to baptise my child. When I told them I didn't want her indoctrinated into an institution that has knowingly protected child abusers they replied, "but sure isn't it a day out?"

It worth remembering that some parents will baptise their children as a means to get them a place in the school they want.

That's exactly why we baptised our Daughter

The majority of schools are still under patronage of the Church

joeguevara

ShyMets wrote: »

It worth remembering that some parents will baptise their children as a means to get them a place in the school they want.

That's exactly why we baptised our Daughter

The majority of schools are still under patronage of the Church

Is baptism barrier still a requirement? I know that it was removed by law s number of years ago but what is the reality?

freshpopcorn

joeguevara wrote: »

Is baptism barrier still a requirement? I know that it was removed by law s number of years ago but what is the reality?

I know a few people who send their kids to school and they all say we had to get Johnny baptised so he could go to the school. However in reality they are kids in the school of various religion or none at all.

Antares35

ShyMets wrote: »

It worth remembering that some parents will baptise their children as a means to get them a place in the school they want.

That's exactly why we baptised our Daughter

The majority of schools are still under patronage of the Church

Sure that can be done with the parents and two godparents in an hour

Ash.J.Williams

ShyMets wrote: »

It worth remembering that some parents will baptise their children as a means to get them a place in the school they want.

That's exactly why we baptised our Daughter

The majority of schools are still under patronage of the Church

Congratulations

ShyMets

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Congratulations

Thanks

joeguevara

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I know a few people who send their kids to school and they all say we had to get Johnny baptised so he could go to the school. However in reality they are kids in the school of various religion or none at all.

I don't have any kids so I don't know what the reality is. However based on personal experience any of my nephews or cousins babies have been christened from 6 months or before their first birthday. None of these were enrolled before 3 at the earliest so any parent who is adamant that they needed to babtise their child is probably not correct.

There are other admission requirements but rarely the school is oversubscribed

Pussyhands

Irish peoples obsession with a United Ireland and the Irish language is Irelands version of Brexit Britains "let's go back to the glory days".

I just couldn't care less about a United Ireland. Watching BBC NI news and seeing reporters in Larne or Coleraine and interviewing people. I don't feel they're the same as us at all.

Antares35

Pussyhands wrote: »

Irish peoples obsession with a United Ireland and the Irish language is Irelands version of Brexit Britains "let's go back to the glory days".

I just couldn't care less about a United Ireland. Watching BBC NI news and seeing reporters in Larne or Coleraine and interviewing people. I don't feel they're the same as us at all.

I think a lot of people just don't care and I think if there was a vote on it tomorrow we'd say leave them off.

85603

nj27 wrote: »

Face tattoos are tricky, they can be done tastefully though for those who wish to keep their professional options open.

this is you on boards if you say anything remotely right wing.

whisky_galore

Pussyhands wrote: »

Irish peoples obsession with a United Ireland and the Irish language is Irelands version of Brexit Britains "let's go back to the glory days".

If you ask the same people if they'd pay for a UI through a hike in their taxes or if they'd get off their arses and learn Irish themselves there'd be humming, hawing and excuses.

cms88

Pussyhands wrote: »

Irish peoples obsession with a United Ireland and the Irish language is Irelands version of Brexit Britains "let's go back to the glory days".

I just couldn't care less about a United Ireland. Watching BBC NI news and seeing reporters in Larne or Coleraine and interviewing people. I don't feel they're the same as us at all.

IMO i think it's mostly people from the North who think they're the only real Irish people. You'd have to wonder as some of them think they're so much better than us why do they even want a United Ireland

happyoutscan

I'm not a fan of people who claim to have baptised their kids in order for them to get into school.

You baptised them because you didn't have the guts to stand up to your parents.

Hamachi

happyoutscan wrote: »

I'm not a fan of people who claim to have baptised their kids in order for them to get into school.

You baptised them because you didn't have the guts to stand up to your parents.

Or maybe they had no real objection to having their children baptized, but it’s not fashionable to articulate that opinion in ‘modern’ Ireland?

I respect people who are truly agnostic / atheistic who decide from the outset that their children won’t be receiving the sacraments.

However, there are many Irish people who see themselves as culturally catholic and are happy to go to mass at Christmas and Easter. Many of them have no real issues with their children being baptized, but are often chastised by others who are aggressively anti-religion.

EmmetSpiceland

If we have to have a “United Ireland” the flag should stay as the tricolour but stick a red hand in the middle, white, bit.

The anthem should be ‘Ireland’s Call’, as bad as that is. Maybe translate it into Irish?

cms88

Hamachi wrote: »

Or maybe they had no real objection to having their children baptized, but it’s not fashionable to articulate that opinion in ‘modern’ Ireland?

I respect people who are truly agnostic / atheistic who decide from the outset that their children won’t be receiving the sacraments.

However, there are many Irish people who see themselves as culturally catholic and are happy to go to mass at Christmas and Easter. Many of them have no real issues with their children being baptized, but are often chastised by others who are aggressively anti-religion.

This is the problem imo. Those people aren't anti-religion they're anti Catholic. When have you ever heard them say anything about another religion?

I would say real atheists wouldn't be bothered by another persons fate etc as they chose not to have any while another person does have.

growleaves

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

If we have to have a “United Ireland” the flag should stay as the tricolour but stick a red hand in the middle, white, bit.

The anthem should be ‘Ireland’s Call’, as bad as that is. Maybe translate it into Irish?

You want an ugly flag with clashing colours and a horrible anthem!

Hamachi

Hamachi wrote: »

Or maybe they had no real objection to having their children baptized, but it’s not fashionable to articulate that opinion in ‘modern’ Ireland?

I respect people who are truly agnostic / atheistic who decide from the outset that their children won’t be receiving the sacraments.

However, there are many Irish people who see themselves as culturally catholic and are happy to go to mass at Christmas and Easter. Many of them have no real issues with their children being baptized, but are often chastised by others who are aggressively anti-religion.

As an agnostic whose children were neither baptised nor received any of the other sacraments, and were the lone kids in rural schools not to do so, and willingly and happily from their points of view, it is atheists I find in general to be the most intolerant of all believers. By far.

McGinniesta

Judge Judy is a cnut.

Antares35

McGinniesta wrote: »

Judge Judy is a cnut.

Of unbelievable mammoth proportions. I can't stand her. Her and that yoke from the weakest link. Eugh.

McGinniesta

Antares35 wrote: »

Of unbelievable mammoth proportions. I can't stand her. Her and that yoke from the weakest link. Eugh.

I dont get it. Anne Robinson is the new countdown host.

Nothing is sacred.

Pussyhands

Irish people are massively insecure and do anything just to be validated from foreigners.

They constantly cream themselves over a mention from Joe Biden or whenever someone famous mentions them. Ryan Tubridy embodies Irish people by giving them an Irish jersey and asking them if they're Irish when he has a foreign guest on.

You see it even in facebook comments. Jacinda Ardern might have a video up and you'd look in the comments and there's people there saying "Jacinda, here in ireland we wish we had politicians like you here The Irish are very jealous of your government!"

Similarly when someone says something bad about Ireland, we don't just take no notice of it, people take it to heart. Like when Jacinda said she doesn't want to be like Ireland only opening up the economy now...a lot of people got real thick and defensive over it!