You were a huge loss to this community.namron wrote: I have been away for a bit myself
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It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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I thought he was a massive plus for the countryShan wrote:You were a huge loss to this community.namron wrote: I have been away for a bit myself
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Costs money to keep folk inside though. Although the thoughts of him coming up against the like of Mr MacKay is entertaining which may offset such a cost.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: I thought he was a massive plus for the country
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They do indeed Norm.namron wrote:Nut job central lolBaggyTrousers wrote:He's fine I met him on Friday night, I'm paraphrasing, but he's "taking a rest from Nutjob Central", I promised him I'd keep the home fires burning but I may have to consider my position, given I have had two slanderous attacks on my character from people who much prefer people who say almost nothing.Shan wrote:Jaysus Grumps - You have way too much time on yer hands.
Where the feck is Snipe these days anyway? He used to always keep you in check. Hope he is OK.
I have been away for a bit myself but having been emboldened by our utter decimation of the mighty Wasps I have decided to make a glory hunting return .It would seem there is some disarray in the Space time continuum . I would only say this ..People who say almost nothing are either politicians or thugs who would try and chin a man having some jovial banter. This has happened to my good self very recently .Caught on the end of a very glancing blow , my first instinct was to try and reconcile the problem verbally. In approximately .25 seconds however my bowed forehead was making a swift arc like an old war weary Conker . I always won at at Conkers. We had nothing else to do as kids except harden our Conkers. The youth of today have a lot to learn Baggy.
I hope that Snipe will return, I enjoy a bit of banter with him, but I think there are too many comedians & not enough rugby for his liking, I could blame myself for this, though like Snipe & Grumps, I'm not funny.
I've been told in the past that I've been a large part of ruining this forum, I probably will be again, however, I have to say I thoroughly enjoy the whole package, banter rugby and halfwits.
That apart those who like to make that suggestion are more often than not boring arseholes and almost certainly DUP voters.
As an expression I loathe says, it is what it is, normally said by people without the capacity for remotely logical, never mind tangential thought, a wee hint of the mad ballix, the craic.
Feck'em Norm.
As for the yutes of today, I was in Sainsbury's this early afternoon and the bakery goods had been decimated. I asked the lady at the counter, have you baked today or has there been a run by people stocking up? With a raise of her eyebrow, she said, a run by people in a panic.
A passing ould lad said to me, did she say people are panic buying? I confirmed his fears and he said: Do you remember the winter of 1963?
I do, we had 2-3 feet of snow all round the house, me Da cut a pathway through the snow and we went to school barring a few days when it was closed..
With an approving nod, says he: I lived out in the country, never missed a day of work, walked everywhere through the snow. Do you know what, people these days are too bloody soft, they've got a lot to learn.
Wasn't you was it Norm?
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Thou shall not have banterBaggyTrousers wrote: I enjoy a bit of banter with him,
Thou shall not have frivolity
Thou shall not have controversy
Thou shall not have opinion
Welcome to the land of fear and dread.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
Re: Ophelia
It should have been Bwian. I asked metEireann demanding equal rights for transgender storms and they said that they/uk don't name storms if the mericans' NHC have already named them, because they are bigger than us, and are in charge of the world's weather. (Or something like that)Cap'n Grumpy wrote:Wot I want to know is wot's the name of this storm?
When it was across the Lantic, it was known as Ophelia, but over here, we now give our own names to windy episodes. Why is this still being called Ophelia (or ex-Ophelia)?
Wots its proper name over here? Is it trying to be anonymous?
Anyone know?
The right thinking peeples of Alster have a rite to no.
So the whole Boy/Girl, alphabetical system for UK/Ire storms gets blown away, so to speak, if the storm starts as a Tropical Storm.
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BTW Ophelia didn't cross the Lantic. - like most Atlantic tropical depressions it developed between mid Atlantic and the African coast (at this stage it is just given a number, 17 in this case). This one developed quickly to reached sustained wind speeds of 34kt which makes it a tropical storm - it then takes the next name of the rank - Ophelia (as the 15th named storm of the season). However unusually, this one the headed east and then north. Reaching 64kt to become a hurricane. Once into northerly climes it disintegrates into a post-tropical cyclone. Although technically no longer a hurricane, I believe it still hit Galway with sustained speeds of 64kt, so hurricane force winds; just not a hurricane.
If you can't be an anorak about storms, when can you be an anorak?
If you can't be an anorak about storms, when can you be an anorak?
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All a lot of horlix, after the last storm (without the frenzy of news reporting ) my gazebo lost some bits and bobs that ended up in my neighbours greenhouse, yesterday, it stood tall, faced the wrath of Ophelia and no a chip of wood lost, Hurricane my arsè .
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I remember being glued to the CNN coverage.Kofi Annan wrote:... after the last storm (without the frenzy of news reporting ) my gazebo lost some bits and bobs that ended up in my neighbours greenhouse, ...
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Slightly storm related as I assume that is what he is wanting luck for.
Cooney is a f#*king idiot.
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Ah Baggy, I remember the BIg Snow (that's what my parents always referred to it as) well. And I helped my Da make and remake the paths from front to back door and to the front gate. And only missed school for a few days. Useful link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IcWmmNhat4
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I doubt Health and Safety would allow folk to do this these days - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IcWmmNhat4
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Think I meant to put this link up - but apologies if its the same - http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/archi ... 26763.html
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Not our only player who uses phone behind wheelJackie Brown wrote:Slightly storm related as I assume that is what he is wanting luck for.
Cooney is a f#*king idiot.
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Some take videosRuss wrote:Not our only player who uses phone behind wheelJackie Brown wrote:Slightly storm related as I assume that is what he is wanting luck for.
Cooney is a f#*king idiot.
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