Post Boxes Out!

Mr.Nice Guy

Sorry if this has been posted already but have you heard about this story?:


http://www.sundaylife.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=632660

Who says Sinn Fein don't care about the issues that matter?

Victor

Adds a whole new meaning to "painting post boxes green".

I claim they should be listed monuments......

I wonder will the IRA proceed on a programme of blowing up post boxes?

BrianD3

Strange that Sinn Fein are calling for this now as it goes directly against what was said in this article in An Phoblacht
http://republican-news.org/archive/1998/October29/29gino.html

BrianD3

jbkenn

"They are part of our history. They were bequeathed to us as part of the postal services, and are part of our culture and heritage, and we have no plans to make changes on the basis of any pseudo-republican claptrap.

Sums it up really.

jbkenn

cdebru

personally I think we have alot more to be worried about that post boxes

what kind of gob****e thinks that our country will only be free when we change the doors on post boxes
worse we leave them there but dont use them

the post boxes are part of our heritage its not like an post are putting in new ones with the british royal crest on it

Victor

I've an idea - lets swop post boxes for guns?

Although, I've not heard of anyone else being oppressed by post boxes.

A Dub in Glasgo

Does seem a bit silly. I am surprised at Sean Crowe for that one.

Winning Hand

What next, telling the RNLI their services are no longer required?

Dinner

Sinn Fein need a hobby.

the_syco

Hmmmmm... pity its the Irish ones that are getting nicked, and sold on ebay, to the yanks.

Anyhoo's... whats next? Blow up the GPO, the Customs House, and Trinity, to make way for "republican" buildings?

Pseudo-republican claptrap is the best words to describe it.

Whats wrong? CAN YE NOT POST HANDGUNS WITH THEM??? They not fit in the holes?:D

monument

Victor wrote:

I claim they should be listed monuments......

I would say ‘here, here’, but that might sound very British. And I wouldn’t want to make anyone feel oppressed.

Victor

the_syco wrote:

Blow up ,

the GPO - shelled by the Royal Navy
the Customs House - burnt by the IRA
and Trinity - hmmmm don't give people ideas

sceptre

cdebru wrote:

personally I think we have alot more to be worried about that post boxes

what kind of gob****e thinks that our country will only be free when we change the doors on post boxes
worse we leave them there but dont use them

the post boxes are part of our heritage its not like an post are putting in new ones with the british royal crest on it

Agreed.

I like the look of them. As with the look of the Bank of Ireland, TCD, the GPO, the Customs House, the Four Courts, Leinster House and some other examples of foreign or imperialist claptrap left lying around and used.

beanyb

When I was in 4th year my history teacher brought us on a walk down the road to show us "victorian monuments" in rathgar. I remember him specifically pointing out a post box with a crown! It is history now, it's such ridiculous nit-picking to suggest we replace them.

BuffyBot

An Post have dismissed the call as "pseudo-republican claptrap".

Brilliant..well done An Post.

Really, if we follow Mr Crowe's logic we might as well get rid of half the country!

sceptre

BuffyBot wrote:

Really, if we follow Mr Crowe's logic we might as well get rid of half the country!

Didn't we do that 80 years ago?

(oops, can of worms, let's not go there)