Fúck my old boots! j is on Twitter complaining that this doesn’t feel like his

country anymore. This is pretty fúcking rich from a man who was always at pains to deny any association with this country whatsoever and - last time I checked - was ludicrously claiming to be Irish. :hehe:

I would say this to him, but he’s conversing with someone we both follow and I’ve no desire to rudely butt in.

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country anymore. This is pretty fúcking rich from a man who was always at pains to deny any association with this country whatsoever and - last time I checked - was ludicrously claiming to be Irish. :hehe:

I would say this to him, but he’s conversing with someone we both follow and I’ve no desire to rudely butt in.

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Is he complaining that a fellow can no longer put his hand on a journalist's knee 15 years ago without losing his job?

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country anymore. This is pretty fúcking rich from a man who was always at pains to deny any association with this country whatsoever and - last time I checked - was ludicrously claiming to be Irish. :hehe:

I would say this to him, but he’s conversing with someone we both follow and I’ve no desire to rudely butt in.

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:hehe: He's always worn his hatred of this country like a badge of honour; but now that hatred has increased?

WHY. LIVE. HERE?

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Is he complaining that a fellow can no longer put his hand on a journalist's knee 15 years ago without losing his job?

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No. He’s banging on about EU nurses leaving and calling this a ‘backwards, narrow, hateful little island’. :hehe:

Despite his assurances of 18 months ago, he’s still not planning to leave, though, I notice. :hehe:

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No. He’s banging on about EU nurses leaving and calling this a ‘backwards, narrow, hateful little island’. :hehe:

Despite his assurances of 18 months ago, he’s still not planning to leave, though, I notice. :hehe:

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Ironically, the perfect description of leftists.

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:hehe: He's always worn his hatred of this country like a badge of honour; but now that hatred has increased?

WHY. LIVE. HERE?

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Ironically, work (ie the fact that - unlike most of the EU - it’s a good place to run a business, etc) seems to be one reason. :hehe:

Of course, if he had his economic way, that would no longer be the case, but I long since stopped looking for intellectual consistency in his arguments.

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No. He’s banging on about EU nurses leaving and calling this a ‘backwards, narrow, hateful little island’. :hehe:

Despite his assurances of 18 months ago, he’s still not planning to leave, though, I notice. :hehe:

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Get back to Ireland then? Or is he waiting for the Irish to pay off their EU-imposed austerity taxes?

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Get back to Ireland then? Or is he waiting for the Irish to pay off their EU-imposed austerity taxes?

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I suspect that j believes Ireland to be a place where wise and twinkling old sons of toil sip pints of Guinness while singing Rebel songs around the peat fire and red-haired colleens flirt prettily with you.

I fear the shock of the reality might kill the poor chap.

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Ironically, work (ie the fact that - unlike most of the EU - it’s a good place to run a business, etc) seems to be one reason. :hehe:

Of course, if he had his economic way, that would no longer be the case, but I long since stopped looking for intellectual consistency in his arguments.

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looooooooooool.

How does Twitter actually work though? Are people supposed to be different on there?

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looooooooooool.

How does Twitter actually work though? Are people supposed to be different on there?

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Oh, no. But it’s funny watching him trot this stuff out to people who haven’t been listening to his unvarnished nonsense for years on here.

‘My country’ indeed! :hehe:

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Oh, no. But it’s funny watching him trot this stuff out to people who haven’t been listening to his unvarnished nonsense for years on here.

‘My country’ indeed! :hehe:

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Are you not restricted to 140 characters at a time?

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Oh, no. But it’s funny watching him trot this stuff out to people who haven’t been listening to his unvarnished nonsense for years on here.

‘My country’ indeed! :hehe:

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Poor, naive, unsuspecting Twitter :-(

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Are you not restricted to 140 characters at a time?

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Wouldn't be the worst idea around here too, as it goes.

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country anymore. This is pretty fúcking rich from a man who was always at pains to deny any association with this country whatsoever and - last time I checked - was ludicrously claiming to be Irish. :hehe:

I would say this to him, but he’s conversing with someone we both follow and I’ve no desire to rudely butt in.

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I hate this country and sometimes claim to be Irish.

Its good fun. ;)

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I hate this country and sometimes claim to be Irish.

Its good fun. ;)

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Doesn't b claim to be Irish and seems to hate this country as well :rubchin:

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Wouldn't be the worst idea around here too, as it goes.

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It can be a struggle to get to 10 sometimes tbh.

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Doesn't b claim to be Irish and seems to hate this country as well :rubchin:

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And Sir C, the proud Irishman that he is.

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And Sir C, the proud Irishman that he is.

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I drank a glass of Murphy's once.

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I suspect that j believes Ireland to be a place where wise and twinkling old sons of toil sip pints of Guinness while singing Rebel songs around the peat fire and red-haired colleens flirt prettily with you.

I fear the shock of the reality might kill the poor chap.

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I didn't know he was a Kubrick fan?

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I drank a glass of Murphy's once.

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In Ireland "a glass" in this sense means a half.

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In Ireland "a glass" in this sense means a half.

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You haven't had enough porridge this morning to talk like that, pal

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You haven't had enough porridge this morning to talk like that, pal

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yet weirdly a half here is a pint

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Doesn't b claim to be Irish and seems to hate this country as well :rubchin:

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B is Irish but claims to be english and seems to hate Ireland.

Different strokes an all that.

SW is Irish (sort of) and likes Weller.....

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yet weirdly a half here is a pint

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Half a litre?

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yet weirdly a half here is a pint

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Right. It seems to depend where you are. You lot, being farmers and rednecks, get a big, hefty half-gallon in a glass whereas in Düsseldorf and Köln, being more white-collar towns, beer is traditionally served in dinky little half-like glasses.

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B is Irish but claims to be english and seems to hate Ireland.

Different strokes an all that.

SW is Irish (sort of) and likes Weller.....

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You're right p - SW is the least Irish person here - he's a dubber so indiscernible really from any other urban chav in these islands :-) My credentials stem from my great great grandaddy who was a tinker that came to England and settled. So 1/16th mick but I will claim Irishness whenever it suits.

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B is Irish but claims to be english and seems to hate Ireland.

Different strokes an all that.

SW is Irish (sort of) and likes Weller.....

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Speaking of which I expect you already new All Mod Cons is 38 years old today.

Immerse yourself in it tonight Pedro.

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You're right p - SW is the least Irish person here - he's a dubber so indiscernible really from any other urban chav in these islands :-) My credentials stem from my great great grandaddy who was a tinker that came to England and settled. So 1/16th mick but I will claim Irishness whenever it suits.

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What in fúcks name is a "dubber"?

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Speaking of which I expect you already new All Mod Cons is 38 years old today.

Immerse yourself in it tonight Pedro.

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Yes, that anniversary was trailed last week. The fact is that Weller deserves a lifetime amnesty from criticism for his output with The Jam, especially All Mod Cons.

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Yes, that anniversary was trailed last week. The fact is that Weller deserves a lifetime amnesty from criticism for his output with The Jam, especially All Mod Cons.

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Thank you R, you have brought a tear to my eye (almost).

I shall remember this and forever have your back.

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What in fúcks name is a "dubber"?

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Someone from Dublin presumably, which you are not.

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Get back to Ireland then?

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:nono: "kids/jobs make that hard."

So does being a complete homo, imo.

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:nono: "kids/jobs make that hard."

So does being a complete homo, imo.

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True. the Irish are not fond of bummers. I mean, look at SW's attitude towards them. Appalling.

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True. the Irish are not fond of bummers. I mean, look at SW's attitude towards them. Appalling.

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Hold on Pedro, we voted to allow bummers to bum as they like. Our Taoiseach is one.

As a nation we are as bumming friendly, as such, as it goes.

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True. the Irish are not fond of bummers. I mean, look at SW's attitude towards them. Appalling.

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Oh, they love them. Officially.

What they rightly won't tolerate though is people not standing up for themselves and what they believe in and instead choosing to make endless childlike excuses.

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Oh, they love them. Officially.

What they rightly won't tolerate though is people not standing up for themselves and what they believe in and instead choosing to make endless childlike excuses.

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:nod:

Pedro. Spineless Liberal that he is.

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Someone from Dublin presumably, which you are not.

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thought SW was a dub? SW - you can answer that.

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thought SW was a dub? SW - you can answer that.

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SW is from the North. The british bit....

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Pedro. Spineless Liberal that he is.

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It was red that said poofters cant go to Ireland. I merely agreed.

As for spineless liberal, well..... you are way off the mark there. We both know it....

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Oh, they love them. Officially.

What they rightly won't tolerate though is people not standing up for themselves and what they believe in and instead choosing to make endless childlike excuses.

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THey say they like them. You have to, especially if you dont.