Who is the biggest attention seeking celebrity, Irish or otherwise?

gwalk

weldoninhio wrote: »

what’s the story with the boil

His name is Bryan

CrankyHaus

Dannyriver wrote: »

A more facile vague and uninformed critique of the book would be difficult to imagine than what you ve just written

It got Sunday Business post's book of the year so someone clearly took the time to actually read it.

Sunday Business Post book of the year :pac:

I'm not convinced that's the case but assuming it is, the Business Post has it strengths but its features section is not one of them.

With honourable exceptions features sections, and their reviews, are bought and paid for. Perhaps you assumed John Updike, Lester Bangs and Mark Kermode are in there choosing the best books, music and film. In reality most features writing is a bunch of hacks who hate themselves giving glowing reviews to whatever their editor tells them to, based on how much advertising space purchases, free drinks or merch the publisher gave them.

Dannyriver

CrankyHaus wrote: »

Sunday Business Post book of the year :pac:

I'm not convinced that's the case but assuming it is, the Business Post has it strengths but its features section is not one of them.

With honourable exceptions features sections, and their reviews, are bought and paid for. Perhaps you assumed John Updike, Lester Bangs and Mark Kermode are in there choosing the best books, music and film. In reality most features writing is a bunch of hacks who hate themselves giving glowing reviews to whatever their editor tells them to, based on how much advertising space purchases, free drinks or merch the publisher gave them.

And who do you figure bought it for Blindboy? Gill books who barely make enough on school books to stay going? ****ing conspiracy theorists.

Who paid for this quote from Danny Boyle 'I hesitate to use the word author as the experience is as close to reading a traditional short story as being burnt by a blow torch. Essential, funny and disturbing.’ Danny Boyle

Or This from Kevin Barry '‘Mad, wild, hysterical, and all completely under the writer’s control – this is a brilliant debut.’ Kevin Barry

and were all 21 reviews of the book on amazon by readers who bought the book paid off by the publisher. Is everything you either don't like/understand or disagree with fake news?

https://www.amazon.com/The-Gospel-According-to-Blindboy/product-reviews/0717178870/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews

EmmetSpiceland

Dannyriver wrote: »

And who do you figure bought it for Blindboy? Gill books who barely make enough on school books to stay going? ****ing conspiracy theorists.

Who paid for this quote from Danny Boyle 'I hesitate to use the word author as the experience is as close to reading a traditional short story as being burnt by a blow torch. Essential, funny and disturbing.’ Danny Boyle

Or This from Kevin Barry '‘Mad, wild, hysterical, and all completely under the writer’s control – this is a brilliant debut.’ Kevin Barry

and were all 21 reviews of the book on amazon by readers who bought the book paid off by the publisher. Is everything you either don't like/understand or disagree with fake news?

https://www.amazon.com/The-Gospel-According-to-Blindboy/product-reviews/0717178870/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews

I think the last time I saw you posting was to defend Blindboy as well. Do you have some sort of “alert” set up?

I’m guessing, from your dedication, that you’re “close” to the guy. Would be extremely worrying if you’re not.

But, the fact of the matter is, Blindboy could have released a “cookbook” and it would have sold just as many copies. Maybe more even.

He’s tapped into “something” and his audience can’t get enough of it. For me, I just see a guy that used to do something funny but now is at pains to show everyone he’s a serious “artiste” and not some joke like the Limerick scobe he’s portrayed to get famous.

It’s amazing that he gets away with it but that’s where we are. Imagine Brendan O’Carroll dressed in full Mrs. Brown’s Boy gear, using the character’s voice telling lads to get their prostates checked on the Late Late? Don’t think he’d get away with that, he wouldn’t have people saying “it’s amazing that the man dressed as an 80 year old woman is the only one talking sense” type fawning that BlindBill gets.

P.S. dichotomy.

Dannyriver

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I think the last time I saw you posting was to defend Blindboy as well. Do you have some sort of “alert” set up?

I’m guessing, from your dedication, that you’re “close” to the guy. Would be extremely worrying if you’re not.

But, the fact of the matter is, Blindboy could have released a “cookbook” and it would have sold just as many copies. Maybe more even.

He’s tapped into “something” and his audience can’t get enough of it. For me, I just see a guy that used to do something funny but now is at pains to show everyone he’s a serious “artiste” and not some joke like the Limerick scobe he’s portrayed to get famous.

It’s amazing that he gets away with it but that’s where we are. Imagine Brendan O’Carroll dressed in full Mrs. Brown’s Boy gear, using the character’s voice telling lads to get their prostates checked on the Late Late? Don’t think he’d get away with that, he wouldn’t have people saying “it’s amazing that the man dressed as an 80 year old woman is the only one talking sense” type fawning that BlindBill gets.

P.S. dichotomy.

Thanks Emmet Yeah grew up with the guy. Haven't posted about him in a long while, just saw someone who hadn t read the book having an opinion which I called out . I didn't talk about his sales figures. I'm not interested in that. What I posted above were quotes from Danny Boyle and Kevin Barry [2 award winning 'serious artistes'] as counter arguments. If it hadn't gotten Sunday Business post book of the year or If Kevin Barry and Danny Boyle hadn't said what they did about the book I wouldnt have been able to quote them. But they did so in the interest o balanced debate I put them up. The Brendan O Carroll analogy would really depend on what he had to say though would it not?

Galwayguy35

Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh.

Thankfully she isn't on the airwaves as much anymore.

gmisk

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Blathnaid Ni Chofaigh.

Thankfully she isn't on the airwaves as much anymore.

Is she not the one who was bullying a colleague?

Be right back

Meghan Markle. She really craves the limelight!

lola85

Boris Johnson.

Littlehorny

Robbie Williams is the one who springs to mind. Whenever you see him on chat shows or anything really when he's not the centre of attention it's literally like the oxygen has been sucked out of the man.

weldoninhio

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I think the last time I saw you posting was to defend Blindboy as well. Do you have some sort of “alert” set up?

I’m guessing, from your dedication, that you’re “close” to the guy. Would be extremely worrying if you’re not.

But, the fact of the matter is, Blindboy could have released a “cookbook” and it would have sold just as many copies. Maybe more even.

He’s tapped into “something” and his audience can’t get enough of it. For me, I just see a guy that used to do something funny but now is at pains to show everyone he’s a serious “artiste” and not some joke like the Limerick scobe he’s portrayed to get famous.

It’s amazing that he gets away with it but that’s where we are. Imagine Brendan O’Carroll dressed in full Mrs. Brown’s Boy gear, using the character’s voice telling lads to get their prostates checked on the Late Late? Don’t think he’d get away with that, he wouldn’t have people saying “it’s amazing that the man dressed as an 80 year old woman is the only one talking sense” type fawning that BlindBill gets.

P.S. dichotomy.

Like Brand he sees himself as some sort of intellectual, their acolytes think that by following them it makes them intellectual. It’s almost cultish. Luckily most people grow out of if and see that the emperor actually has no clothes on.

I think it actually shows a lack of his own self esteem that he has to be a voice for this generation. He has to have all of the answers. It’s quite sad actually.

gwalk

Littlehorny wrote: »

Robbie Williams is the one who springs to mind. Whenever you see him on chat shows or anything really when he's not the centre of attention it's literally like the oxygen has been sucked out of the man.

thats because he is usually out of his bin on the powder

WB Yokes

weldoninhio wrote: »

Like Brand he sees himself as some sort of intellectual, their acolytes think that by following them it makes them intellectual. It’s almost cultish. Luckily most people grow out of if and see that the emperor actually has no clothes on.

I think it actually shows a lack of his own self esteem that he has to be a voice for this generation. He has to have all of the answers. It’s quite sad actually.

He was a lot sounder when he was on heroin and presenting MTV dance floor chart. Hes just boring now.

weldoninhio

WB Yokes wrote: »

He was a lot sounder when he was on heroin and presenting MTV dance floor chart. Hes just boring now.

I think that’s partly because he’s a recovering junkie. It may be the programme they use, but most recovering addicts come across as preachy. He just has a bigger platform than most.

Not sure where baghead gets his preachiness from, but like I said, I believe it’s his low self esteem and his need to have the answer to everything is to feel like he has worth.

Sorry about that

Ian Bailey

jimgoose

Lucy Kennedy gets on my nerves. What is this "Living With Lucy" horseshit supposed to be about? I get the distinct impression that bloody woman will do literally anything to keep herself in front of a camera.

Dannyriver

weldoninhio wrote: »

Like Brand he sees himself as some sort of intellectual, their acolytes think that by following them it makes them intellectual. It’s almost cultish. Luckily most people grow out of if and see that the emperor actually has no clothes on.

I think it actually shows a lack of his own self esteem that he has to be a voice for this generation. He has to have all of the answers. It’s quite sad actually.

When did he tell you that or is this one your own fantasies?

jimgoose

Dannyriver wrote: »

When did he tell you that or is this one your own fantasies?

Prolly thrun a snail at him.

weldoninhio

Dannyriver wrote: »

When did he tell you that or is this one your own fantasies?

I believe

I think

Take the bag out of your eyes buddy.

Tea Shock

Littlehorny wrote: »

Robbie Williams is the one who springs to mind. Whenever you see him on chat shows or anything really when he's not the centre of attention it's literally like the oxygen has been sucked out of the man.

And when he's totally making up stories

Most of them do it, but for some reason, it's more obvious and annoying when Robbie Williams does it!

Stovepipe

Elaine Crowley. close the thread.

Yurt2

MillField wrote: »

His sister, Roe McDermott, is as painful, if not more so. She's trying to take the crown of humourless Irish feminist queen from Una Mullaly.

Dannyriver

weldoninhio wrote: »

I believe

I think

Take the bag out of your eyes buddy.

Not at all :pac: You don t get off that easily man, you wrote the following

'I think it actually shows a lack of his own self esteem that he has to be a voice for this generation. He has to have all of the answers'

The 'I think' clearly refers to your opinion on the consequences of him believing ' that he has to be a voice for this generation. He has to have all of the answers'

But at least you ve clarified now that him thinking 'he has to be a voice for this generation' is indeed one of your fantasies. That s all I was asking.

J Mysterio

Dannyriver wrote: »

Thanks Emmet Yeah grew up with the guy. Haven't posted about him in a long while, just saw someone who hadn t read the book having an opinion which I called out . I didn't talk about his sales figures. I'm not interested in that. What I posted above were quotes from Danny Boyle and Kevin Barry [2 award winning 'serious artistes'] as counter arguments. If it hadn't gotten Sunday Business post book of the year or If Kevin Barry and Danny Boyle hadn't said what they did about the book I wouldnt have been able to quote them. But they did so in the interest o balanced debate I put them up. The Brendan O Carroll analogy would really depend on what he had to say though would it not?

Rubberbandits song is featured in Trainspotting 2. Perhaps it was a quid pro quo.

My mother bought me the book at Christmas, god knows why, it's absolutely sh1t. I can't stand the little bollocks with his faux intellectual sh1te.

Muahahaha

magic_murph wrote: »

All the z list Irish 'comedians' that do the rounds on a regular basis.

Definitely this and especially the Barry Egan/Sindo circuit which seems to trot out the same crap over and over again

EXCLUSIVE! This week we talk with Miriam o'Callaghan about raising eight kids! You've all heard this before but Miriam gets the front page every 8 weeks!
EXCLUSIVE! This week Rosanna Davidson tells us for the umpteenth time that she is a vegan! And now shes gone and got a Ukrainian girl up the duff!

weldoninhio

Dannyriver wrote: »

Not at all :pac: You don t get off that easily man, you wrote the following

'I think it actually shows a lack of his own self esteem that he has to be a voice for this generation. He has to have all of the answers'

The 'I think' clearly refers to your opinion on the consequences of him believing ' that he has to be a voice for this generation. He has to have all of the answers'

But at least you ve clarified now that him thinking 'he has to be a voice for this generation' is indeed one of your fantasies. That s all I was asking.

It’s how it comes across to me. An opinion, not a fantasy.

Dannyriver

J Mysterio wrote: »

Rubberbandits song is featured in Trainspotting 2. Perhaps it was a quid pro quo.

My mother bought me the book at Christmas, god knows why, it's absolutely sh1t. I can't stand the little bollocks with his faux intellectual sh1te.

And I suppose Danny Boyle put his work in Trainspotting because Blindboy promised him he'd allow him put a quote on his book a year later yeah?

J Mysterio

Dannyriver wrote: »

And I suppose Danny Boyle put his work in Trainspotting because Blindboy promised him he'd allow him put a quote on his book a year later yeah?

'Hey Danny, will you write a little review of my book?'
'No bother kid'.

Dannyriver

weldoninhio wrote: »

It’s how it comes across to me. An opinion, not a fantasy.

Oh does it ... ok...glad we cleared that up,

Dannyriver

J Mysterio wrote: »

'Hey Danny, will you write a little review of my book?'
'No bother kid'.

But why did 'Danny' put Blindboy's work in one of the most anticipated films of his career do you think?

Anus Von Skidmark

Stovepipe wrote: »

Elaine Crowley. close the thread.

She's a bloody stunning specimen of a woman though... those curves... *drool*

Stevieluvsye

Had no idea who this blindboy was. Googled him.

Looks like a pri!k, comes across as a pri!k

Stevieluvsye

Anus Von Skidmark wrote: »

She's a bloody stunning specimen of a woman though... those curves... *drool*

:eek:

Fcuk no. Big hefty yoke

J Mysterio

Dannyriver wrote: »

But why did 'Danny' put Blindboy's work in one of the most anticipated films of his career do you think?

Are you Blindboy? Wouldnt be surprised.

The song is entertaining, i'm not disputing that. Doesnt change the fact that 'Blindboy' is an annoying smartarse. Probably worked a treat in Ardscoil Ris. Listening to him trying to explain Irish history was both ridiculous and annoying.

gwalk

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

Had no idea who this blindboy was. Googled him.

Looks like a pri!k, comes across as a pri!k

you're not allowed say that, you'll have to answer to his personal online securty now in a minute

jimgoose

Yurt! wrote: »

His sister, Roe McDermott, is as painful, if not more so. She's trying to take the crown of humourless Irish feminist queen from Una Mullaly.

She even looks a thundergowl.

tayto lover

Panty Bliss, Marty Whelan and Sinead O’Connor.
But then again they get paid to act that way so they’re probably right.

I cannot warm to Jennifer Zamparelli and Eoghhan whats-his-name on 2fm.

Everything they do strikes me as carefully cultivated virtue-signalling

Dannyriver

J Mysterio wrote: »

Are you Blindboy? Wouldnt be surprised.

The song is entertaining, i'm not disputing that. Doesnt change the fact that 'Blindboy' is an annoying smartarse. Probably worked a treat in Ardscoil Ris. Listening to him trying to explain Irish history was both ridiculous and annoying.

Sound another fantasy cleared up. I'm on a roll :pac:

Dannyriver

Stevieluvsye wrote: »

Had no idea who this blindboy was. Googled him.

Looks like a pri!k, comes across as a pri!k

You re not allowed say that.

NIMAN

In Ireland, in no particular order :

Kathryn Thomas
Roz Purcell
Vogue Williams

EmmetSpiceland

weldoninhio wrote: »

Jesus. Vogue has the body of a lanky 11 year old boy. And what’s the story with the boil on her face??

Given the chance there’s no way any “man” here wouldn’t be hanging off the back of her while she brays deeply like a donkey that’s fallen into a ditch.

weldoninhio

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Given the chance there’s no way any “man” here wouldn’t be hanging off the back of her while she brays deeply like a donkey that’s fallen into a ditch.

She has no arse and no tits. I’d say it’d be like riding an ironing board, all the while trying not to kiss her in case that massive boil tried to eat you.

Anus Von Skidmark

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Given the chance there’s no way any “man” here wouldn’t be hanging off the back of her while she brays deeply like a donkey that’s fallen into a ditch.

I'd say similar for anyone lucky enough to see Elaine Crowley's heaving bosom in all its big and bouncy glory!

EmmetSpiceland

Anus Von Skidmark wrote: »

I'd say similar for anyone lucky enough to see Elaine Crowley's heaving bosom in all its big and bouncy glory!

She is some woman alright. And I’d say she’d be good fun in the “bedroom” too.

Your Face

Clem Fandango

Stevieluvsye

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

She is some woman alright. And I’d say she’d be good fun in the “bedroom” too.

"Bubbly" women have rep for that alright

realdanbreen

NeinNeinNein wrote: »

Peig Sayers, smoking her pipe for effect.

Pipe smoking bitch kept me up all night reading her books! :mad:

weldoninhio

weldoninhio wrote: »

She has no arse and no tits. I’d say it’d be like riding an ironing board, all the while trying not to kiss her in case that massive boil tried to eat you.

Jesus. I hope none of her family are reading this. We’re a small country.

weldoninhio

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Jesus. I hope none of her family are reading this. We’re a small country.

If they’re blind they won’t be reading this. If they’re not they’ll already know what she looks like.