Things you just "don't get"?

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Rex Scary Tendinitis wrote: »

I think it’s brilliant, can’t understand the dislike (from a very small minority) at all.

You think only a small minority of people dislike Mrs. Brown’s Boys? You do live in your own little world, don’t you?

It gets decent ratings because it’s lowest common denominator junk.

Millicently

Rex Scary Tendinitis wrote: »

I think it’s brilliant, can’t understand the dislike (from a very small minority) at all.

It's crude vulgar trash. The fact that it's shown abroad makes me visibly cringe with embarrassment. It's not funny, it's a midget in drag acting like some dirty old harpie. I can't even bear to watch the adverts and reach for the remote as soon as I see it.

Notoldorwise

Mister Vain wrote: »

Designer clothes. You're only paying for the logo. I buy most of my clothes in Dunnes Stores. Not only are they a fraction of the cost but they're generally a lot more comfortable too.

Great post, considering your username.😄

Mad_maxx

Buying kids bucket loads of presents, far as i see it only makes them stressed as they think they need to use them all immediately

Monkey2019

Mad_maxx wrote: »

Buying kids bucket loads of presents, far as i see it only makes them stressed as they think they need to use them all immediately

Yep discovered that this year.
Next year he's getting one present 😬😅

Mister Vain

Mister Vain wrote: »

Designer clothes. You're only paying for the logo. I buy most of my clothes in Dunnes Stores. Not only are they a fraction of the cost but they're generally a lot more comfortable too.

Couldn’t disagree more, designer clothes look better, fit better and last vastly longer than cheap crap.

I don’t go around buying heaps of clothes but when I buy I only buy good quality designer clothes and they just last and last and stand up to washing etc far longer than cheap stuff along with looking far better.

I even have lots of designer socks and boy are they comfy compared to the usual cheap stuff.

Mad_maxx

Monkey2019 wrote: »

Yep discovered that this year.
Next year he's getting one present 😬😅

My other half believes in buying all in the shop, her family are the same, buying presents for each other several times per year, i buy my sisters nothing and they get me nothing, i also buy my mother nothing bar a Christmas card, she gets me nothing

No pressure

Mehaffey1

Mad_maxx wrote: »

My other half believes in buying all in the shop, her family are the same, buying presents for each other several times per year, i buy my sisters nothing and they get me nothing

Thank Jesus there's another person out there thinks the same as me.

Mad_maxx

Mehaffey1 wrote: »

Thank Jesus there's another person out there thinks the same as me.

I can't walk across the sitting room without breaking a train set, the fifteen month old got an elmo who talks and she's afraid of it

cj maxx

Sex. I understand the need and desire for it , I just don't/ can't get it

Mister Vain

Rex Scary Tendinitis wrote: »

Couldn’t disagree more, designer clothes look better, fit better and last vastly longer than cheap crap.

I don’t go around buying heaps of clothes but when I buy I only buy good quality designer clothes and they just last and last and stand up to washing etc far longer than cheap stuff along with looking far better.

I even have lots of designer socks and boy are they comfy compared to the usual cheap stuff.

I would agree that expensive shoes/runners last longer. I've had the same pair of Nike runners over 7 years now and they're still in great condition. But I haven't noticed a difference in expensive clothes generally. Not all cheap clothes are poor quality. They can last just as long as the more expensive clothes once you look after them. In most cases you're really just paying for the logo.

Paddy Cow

Mister Vain wrote: »

I would agree that expensive shoes/runners last longer. I've had the same pair of Nike runners over 7 years now and they're still in great condition. But I haven't noticed a difference in expensive clothes generally. Not all cheap clothes are poor quality. They can last just as long as the more expensive clothes once you look after them. In most cases you're really just paying for the logo.

I agree with this up to a point. Some of the designer gear is crap and nearly anything you buy in Penneys is crap. I used to work for a "Cash for Clothes" outlet and within reason, I was allowed take clothes home. I got a brand new Nike track suit bottoms (still with the label on) and within a few washes they looked like I had been washing them for months. I would have been p!ssed if I had actually paid for them. On the other hand, I got a Hollister hoodie that I wore for months and it never looked old until my parrot got hold of it and ruined the zip, rendering it unwearable I've bought the cheap hoodies in Penneys for €8 and after a few washes they are all bally and look old and tatty. The lesson I learned is that cheap clothes don't pretend to be anything other than cheap. Designer are hit and miss.

Paddy Cow

Deleted User wrote: »

I spelt it out quite clearly I thought. If lots of the clergy are gay, and a percentage of those are pedophiles, then it leads to boys being raped.

You're the one bringing up the association between being gay and being a pedophile.

the beer revolu wrote: »

It wasn't you.
It was two other posters.
You explained yourself quite well.
That doesn't explain why you are defending people equating homosexuality with pedophilia.

Can we stop with this shyte please? I know it's not just you two and it started a few pages ago with some stupid comment from someone but lets all agree that homosexuality and paedophilia are two different things.

Yes if someone seemed to be homosexual they were probably sent to the priesthood but that didn't make them anymore likely to be a child abuser than their heterosexual counterparts. Priests raped boys because they were sexually frustrated and the boys were more easily available as alter boys or in the Christian Brother schools. Priests weren't above abusing girls but generally Nuns were put in charge of torturing girls, so Priest had less access to them but a lot of abuse still went on in the laundaries.

I read somewhere once that said priests raped boys because it was less sinful. I don't remember where I read that so can't post a link but if it's true, it's still sick. Let's all just remember that what priests did was disgusting and unforgivable and homosexuality and paedophilia are two different things.

dd973

A lot of child abusers wouldn't necessarily come across as or self-identify as gay, I'd say they're more sexually incontinent and immoral, the ones in the recent English football scandals would initially present themselves as 'normal blokes' to the youngsters they were meant to be in care of to gain their confidence. F***ing scum.

Jamsiek

Millicently wrote: »

It's crude vulgar trash. The fact that it's shown abroad makes me visibly cringe with embarrassment.

It’s actually filmed abroad too. Filmed live at BBC Scotland studios in Glasgow. Even more embarrassing

robertpatterson

Paddy Cow wrote: »

Yes if someone seemed to be homosexual they were probably sent to the priesthood but that didn't make them anymore likely to be a child abuser than their heterosexual counterparts. Priests raped boys because they were sexually frustrated and the boys were more easily available as alter boys or in the Christian Brother schools. Priests weren't above abusing girls but generally Nuns were put in charge of torturing girls, so Priest had less access to them but a lot of abuse still went on in the laundaries.

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Sorry but that sounds like what youre saying is the only reason there were/are paedophile priests is because they were celibate and sexually frustrated men?
That is wrong, they were paedophile priests because they were paedophiles, some of them happened to be gay and raped boys some of them weren't and raped girls but they were all paedophiles.
I agree that homosexuality and paedophilia are two separate things FWIW

Paddy Cow

robertpatterson wrote: »

Sorry but that sounds like what youre saying is the only reason there were/are paedophile priests is because they were celibate and sexually frustrated men?
That is wrong, they were paedophile priests because they were paedophiles, some of them happened to be gay and raped boys some of them weren't and raped girls but they were all paedophiles.
I agree that homosexuality and paedophilia are two separate things FWIW

We can only speculate on why they did what they did because it's not like they will ever actually open an investigation into it but yes, I do think there were a lot of non paedo, non gay priests who wanted their jollies and ended up raping boys/girls/whoever was most vulnerable. We know that men will rape other men in prisons just to get sex because they are sexually frustrated and they would never have sex with a man if they had the choice of a woman, so is it really that hard to believe that sexually repressed men took it out on kids?

robertpatterson

Paddy Cow wrote: »

We can only speculate on why they did what they did because it's not like they will ever actually open an investigation into it but yes, I do think there were a lot of non paedo, non gay priests who wanted their jollies and ended up raping boys/girls/whoever was most vulnerable. We know that men will rape other men in prisons just to get sex because they are sexually frustrated and they would never have sex with a man if they had the choice of a woman, so is it really that hard to believe that sexually repressed men took it out on kids?

I think you couldn't be more wrong tbh, there were plenty of outlets for sexually repressed priests, parishioners housekeepers etc for the heterosexual priests while there were many gay priests who would visit gay saunas when they could.
According to your logic anyone can find themselves in a situation where sex with a boy or girl is inevitable if one is forced to forego sex for long enough.
That idea is abhorrent to me and I assume to right minded people
Regarding the assertion about prisons it's more of a subjugation exercise rather than a sexual act, it goes on more in the states where there's more tension between the different ethnicities, it is frowned upon here by any other prisoners.

Mister Vain

Paddy Cow wrote: »

I agree with this up to a point. Some of the designer gear is crap and nearly anything you buy in Penneys is crap. I used to work for a "Cash for Clothes" outlet and within reason, I was allowed take clothes home. I got a brand new Nike track suit bottoms (still with the label on) and within a few washes they looked like I had been washing them for months. I would have been p!ssed if I had actually paid for them. On the other hand, I got a Hollister hoodie that I wore for months and it never looked old until my parrot got hold of it and ruined the zip, rendering it unwearable I've bought the cheap hoodies in Penneys for €8 and after a few washes they are all bally and look old and tatty. The lesson I learned is that cheap clothes don't pretend to be anything other than cheap. Designer are hit and miss.

Yeah the stuff in Penny's is muck. You can tell just by holding the clothes that they will last no length. Light hoodies with flimsy zippers that break easily. I got some hoodies and sweaters in Dunnes that have lasted a few years. It's a bit more expensive than Penny's but still a lot cheaper than what you'd pay to have a designer logo. For casual/work wear it does the job.

riclad

Jeans last for years where ever you buy them,a lot of fashion is based on the brand, people pay 5 times more for brand x versus penny,s jean,s .
i don,t get people walking around in ripped jeans in winter .
are they not cold .
My jeans fit me fine, i buy jeans in pennys or dunnes stores.yes designer cloth,s may use certain high quality material,s that cheaper cloth,s do not use.
I don,t get spending 1000 on an iphone , when the same apps are avaidable on android for 2-300 euro.

dubstarr

Channing TATUM,I just dnt get why women find him attractive.

Paddy Cow

riclad wrote: »

Jeans last for years where ever you buy them,a lot of fashion is based on the brand, people pay 5 times more for brand x versus penny,s jean,s .
i don,t get people walking around in ripped jeans in winter .
are they not cold .
My jeans fit me fine, i buy jeans in pennys or dunnes stores.yes designer cloth,s may use certain high quality material,s that cheaper cloth,s do not use.
I don,t get spending 1000 on an iphone , when the same apps are avaidable on android for 2-300 euro.

Why is is impossible to buy a pair of jeans/trousers/tracksuit bottoms that aren't skinny and can cover ankles? It's winter and fcuking cold. I don't want my ankles/socks on display. And skinny anything looks terrible on me.

Mister Vain

Paddy Cow wrote: »

Why is is impossible to buy a pair of jeans/trousers/tracksuit bottoms that aren't skinny and can cover ankles? It's winter and fcuking cold. I don't want my ankles/socks on display. And skinny anything looks terrible on me.

It's easy to get chinos and tracksuit bottoms that aren't skinny, but jeans is a different story. I've tried everywhere. They're a pain in the balls, literally.

Seamai

riclad wrote: »

Jeans last for years where ever you buy them,a lot of fashion is based on the brand, people pay 5 times more for brand x versus penny,s jean,s .
i don,t get people walking around in ripped jeans in winter .
are they not cold .
My jeans fit me fine, i buy jeans in pennys or dunnes stores.yes designer cloth,s may use certain high quality material,s that cheaper cloth,s do not use.
I don,t get spending 1000 on an iphone , when the same apps are avaidable on android for 2-300 euro.

Twenty years ago a pair Levi's would have lasted me several years now I'm lucky to get eight or nine months out of them before the crotch becomes threadbare and splits, so obviously the durability is no longer there, built in obsolescence, kerching!

Millicently

Paddy Cow wrote: »

We can only speculate on why they did what they did because it's not like they will ever actually open an investigation into it but yes, I do think there were a lot of non paedo, non gay priests who wanted their jollies and ended up raping boys/girls/whoever was most vulnerable. We know that men will rape other men in prisons just to get sex because they are sexually frustrated and they would never have sex with a man if they had the choice of a woman, so is it really that hard to believe that sexually repressed men took it out on kids?

They were predators who had unlimited access to children and usually chose children that would be too terrified to tell their parents. Most parents of children they abused would have been too frightened to report it and if they did report it to the Police it would have been swept under the carpet. The child would have been called a liar or mentally ill and the parents would have been gradually forced out of town. The rest of the parish would make life hell for them.

It's easy to forget what an iron grip the church had all over the world. I think a lot of it was a power trip, being gay doesn't make a man a pedophile. Some of them raped both girls and boys. It was opportunistic a lot of the time, just as nuns beat the living hell out of children in schools and institutions, again a case of predators preying on the vulnerable who couldn't fight back. Take a look at what's been happening in places like Haiti where the NGO's were raping women and children and forcing other to have sex with them in return for food and medicine. Abuses of power happen when people have the means to prey on the vulnerable. I've no doubt it's going on in all areas where NGO agencies are operating in disaster zones etc.

dubstarr

Millicently wrote: »

They were predators who had unlimited access to children and usually chose children that would be too terrified to tell their parents. Most parents of children they abused would have been too frightened to report it and if they did report it to the Police it would have been swept under the carpet. The child would have been called a liar or mentally ill and the parents would have been gradually forced out of town. The rest of the parish would make life hell for them.

It's easy to forget what an iron grip the church had all over the world. I think a lot of it was a power trip, being gay doesn't make a man a pedophile. Some of them raped both girls and boys. It was opportunistic a lot of the time, just as nuns beat the living hell out of children in schools and institutions, again a case of predators preying on the vulnerable who couldn't fight back. Take a look at what's been happening in places like Haiti where the NGO's were raping women and children and forcing other to have sex with them in return for food and medicine. Abuses of power happen when people have the means to prey on the vulnerable. I've no doubt it's going on in all areas where NGO agencies are operating in disaster zones etc.

Years ago Priests where worshipped by the congregation.You groomed the parents by going to the house.And getting your face in basically.Its about power,not sex.They went for the weakest.Knowing they would get away with it.Even if the kids told their parents,the parents would believe the priests.

py2006

Paddy Cow wrote: »

so is it really that hard to believe that sexually repressed men took it out on kids?

eh, wow

Sgt Hartman

People who end a question with "will you?" As in "Turn off the TV will you?" No please or thank you, just "will you?" It's the f**king height of rudeness and poor manners.

I actually don't get gambling. Even the Lotto. Like I have ten euro and I could risk not having that ten euro anymore for a load more money? I'd rather just have my ten euro.

That said I have bet on sporting events twice and played the Lotto a handful of times. I once won 9 euro. But probably spent about 100 over the years for that return. I just don't understand it at all.

Seamai

Mister Vain wrote: »

It's easy to get chinos and tracksuit bottoms that aren't skinny, but jeans is a different story. I've tried everywhere. They're a pain in the balls, literally.

I've been on holidays in Italy several times in the last few years, I'm not the trendiest dresser but I find the selection of casual clothes for middle aged men in Cork woeful so when I'm abroad I usually take a look around, for the last 10 years or more the trend has been to cut clothes very tightly which flatters few. In Italy it tends to be even more extreme with guys in their 60's stitched into suits and bare ankles. I can't even get into a trousers that they class "relaxed" or "casual" fit.

Millicently

Seamai wrote: »

I've been on holidays in Italy several times in the last few years, I'm not the trendiest dresser but I find the selection of casual clothes for middle aged men in Cork woeful so when I'm abroad I usually take a look around, for the last 10 years or more the trend has been to cut clothes very tightly which flatters few. In Italy it tends to be even more extreme with guys in their 60's stitched into suits and bare ankles. I can't even get into a trousers that they class "relaxed" or "casual" fit.

Very true. We were on holiday in Florence a couple of years ago and staying on the main shopping street with all the really high end shops. We used to laugh at the men's outfits they were ridiculous. Like a lot of what models show on the catwalks couldn't possibly be worn in normal life. I remember one men's outfit in particular, it was skintight pink trousers that ended above the ankles with a bizarre top and a straw boater hat. It didn't have a price tag, none of the shops on that street showed price tags.

Higgins5473

Millicently wrote: »

Very true. We were on holiday in Florence a couple of years ago and staying on the main shopping street with all the really high end shops. We used to laugh at the men's outfits they were ridiculous. Like a lot of what models show on the catwalks couldn't possibly be worn in normal life. I remember one men's outfit in particular, it was skintight pink trousers that ended above the ankles with a bizarre top and a straw boater hat. It didn't have a price tag, none of the shops on that street showed price tags.

Must've been the same street where Philly went shopping for his wedding suit

s7ryf3925pivug

Deleted User wrote: »

I actually don't get gambling. Even the Lotto. Like I have ten euro and I could risk not having that ten euro anymore for a load more money? I'd rather just have my ten euro.

That said I have bet on sporting events twice and played the Lotto a handful of times. I once won 9 euro. But probably spent about 100 over the years for that return. I just don't understand it at all.

It's good for fun, not financial gain.

I usually bet on the world cup and sometimes the euros. This makes me take an interest in trying to pick a winner, and then being invested in their progress. It makes it much more fun to watch. I've done well enough too, won lots of money when Greece won. Won smaller amounts backing Germany and maybe the Netherlands.

So I get betting on sporting events where you can base your choice on an opinion/inaight and not just an arbitrary guess. The lotto is silly though alright, just about fantasy really.

boombang

^^^ Wedding suit: facepalm.

Pawwed Rig

boombang wrote: »

^^^ Wedding suit: facepalm.

Seriously disgusting suit alright. Gonna feel like a right twat in 20 years when his kids are laughing at the state of him. Is he someone famous?

pgj2015

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Seriously disgusting suit alright. Gonna feel like a right twat in 20 years when his kids are laughing at the state of him. Is he someone famous?

she should have ran when she saw him dressed like that in the church.

whisky_galore

pgj2015 wrote: »

she should have ran when she saw him dressed like that in the church.

She'd trip over that net curtain she's wearing.

The suit is like something you'd wear for a bet.

iamwhoiam

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Seriously disgusting suit alright. Gonna feel like a right twat in 20 years when his kids are laughing at the state of him. Is he someone famous?

Who is he ? Her dress is stunning and he looks like a right eejit beside her . His jacket is too tight and as far as I can see he is wearing black shoes with a navy jacket .

Mister Vain

Is that yer one out of Love Island?

Millicently

Higgins5473 wrote: »

Must've been the same street where Philly went shopping for his wedding suit

:eek: It looks like it shrank in the wash, not sure which is worse, the trouser length or the phone wedged into his pocket. Then again, her dress is awful too.

Millicently

whisky_galore wrote: »

She'd trip over that net curtain she's wearing.

The suit is like something you'd wear for a bet.

I pity her father, no man should have to see that much of his daughters cleavage.

Marty Xavier

who the **** is that guy would anyone care to share ffs biaches

Millicently

Marty Xavier wrote: »

who the **** is that guy would anyone care to share ffs biaches

I don't know who either of them are, but it looks like their kids are going to be all teeth and nose.

Higgins5473

Marty Xavier wrote: »

who the **** is that guy would anyone care to share ffs biaches

Millicently wrote: »

I don't know who either of them are, but it looks like their kids are going to be all teeth and nose.

:D:D harsh but did LOL

Dunno, if most are taking the piss not knowing but its Philly McMahon, Dublin team. Decent fella by all accounts but clearly notions get the better of some of us.

Thing about all that kind of skinny pant ankle getup is that some very few can pull it off and look well, most can't, me being one. Big chunky white ankles in the middle of winter in Ireland rules you out immediately, or to narrow it down, being Irish in general. Some few semi-anorexic bronzed Fabio off the beaches of Taormina can perhaps in the right setting. The f*cking undersized velvet morning coat blazer type of thing...nah.

Millicently

It's probably been said already, but I don't get the appeal of Ed Sheeran. Music that is bland and cliched from a guy that without his fame and money, most females wouldn't look twice at. Goes over my head.

freshpopcorn

Higgins5473 wrote: »

Thing about all that kind of skinny pant ankle getup is that some very few can pull it off and look well, most can't, me being one. Big chunky white ankles in the middle of winter in Ireland rules you out immediately, or to narrow it down, being Irish in general.

I think that's part of the problem.
If he was going for wedding in a sunny destination he might be able to get away with the look.
However if it's a wet Winter wedding in Ireland chances are you won't be able to pull it off.

I know of this guy and he runs a men clothes shop. Does lots of wedding and some suits are made to measure.
For the grooms sake and for his business he likes people looking their best. He's to deal with guys now who think they are fashionable but they simple can't pull off certain looks and there no talking to them.
People of course should wear what they want, etc.

Seamai

The dress is a bit to tarty for a wedding, not classy. Not only are his trousers to tight, his jacket is also, look at the creases around his elbow, they're in it together.

completedit

I don't get the stress of Christmas. If you find I of the best times of years stressfulz what hope have you got. My sister was all worked up running around buying presents. In one way it's so generous of her and I get it but it just ruins the fun of it

Seamai

Sorry ladies, I know I'm going to offend a lot of ye but what's the story with leopard print? Why are you all drawn to it at the moment? It's beyond hideous, and makes you look like a sex worker (I'm being way too polite here). Doesn't matter how expensive the item is, it always looks cheap and nasty.

Millicently

Higgins5473 wrote: »

:D:D harsh but did LOL

Dunno, if most are taking the piss not knowing but its Philly McMahon, Dublin team. Decent fella by all accounts but clearly notions get the better of some of us.

Thing about all that kind of skinny pant ankle getup is that some very few can pull it off and look well, most can't, me being one. Big chunky white ankles in the middle of winter in Ireland rules you out immediately, or to narrow it down, being Irish in general. Some few semi-anorexic bronzed Fabio off the beaches of Taormina can perhaps in the right setting. The f*cking undersized velvet morning coat blazer type of thing...nah.

I genuinely have no idea who either of them are. What he's wearing looks awful and it would look awful on some 6 foot tall bronze lithe Adonis. Her dress reminds me of one of those toilet roll covers some people used to put over the spare loo roll in the bathroom. I shouldn't make personal remarks about their appearance though. You'd wonder how she or the people around him wouldn't have pointed out how awful his outfit was when he was thinking of buying it.