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by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Wed Dec 07, 2022 12:44 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Re: WTF moment of the day
Replies: 867
Views: 283125

Re: WTF moment of the day

Speaking of Furries, here's a YouTube video/documentary about a Furry convention that ended up being an utter disaster, and thus was never held again.

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by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:07 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: International Men's Day and Why We Need to Advocate for Men
Replies: 8
Views: 2171

Re: International Men's Day and Why We Need to Advocate for Men

I don't necessarily disagree with the people here saying that "International (insert whatever) Day's" are fairly stupid and useless towards whatever cause they may be supporting. If the world was just, we wouldn't need them. Especially in the case of International Men's Day, which actually...
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Sat Nov 19, 2022 8:39 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: International Men's Day and Why We Need to Advocate for Men
Replies: 8
Views: 2171

International Men's Day and Why We Need to Advocate for Men

In case you didn't know, today is International Men's Day. From the media, to adverts and other forms of entertainment, you'll hear them talk about how men and boys are awful. Examples include the Gillette ad from a few years back and the bumbling stupidity of many fathers and sons from many TV show...
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Fri Sep 09, 2022 5:33 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Frankenfoods
Replies: 13
Views: 3144

Re: Frankenfoods

Maybe msg isn’t so bad after all, although it certainly has a bad reputation. MSG is used quite a bit in Japan and it also occurs naturally in small amounts in other foods like tomatoes, cheese and seaweed. MSG is used to give food an Umami/Savoury flavour, so that's why you find it added to foods ...
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:35 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: What are your thoughts on Weed decriminalisation or legalisation?
Replies: 11
Views: 2487

What are your thoughts on Weed decriminalisation or legalisation?

For the last few years now, many States in the USA have legalised or decriminalised "the devil's lettuce". It's neighbour to the north (Canada), has fully legalised it and some Latin American countries have decriminalised it also. Now, Europe is also making moves towards legalising weed, w...
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:34 am
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: United States announces sanctions on Kinahan cartel
Replies: 5
Views: 2039

United States announces sanctions on Kinahan cartel

The United States government has announced sanctions on senior members of the Kinahan Cartel https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2022/0412/12 ... sanctions/

Some good news as it'll make it harder for them to carry on with their organised crime, hopefully.
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:38 am
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Will Ireland become a Military Superpower?
Replies: 32
Views: 8747

Re: Will Ireland become a Military Superpower?

To answer the question in the title, No. However, we had the HSE cyber attack a while back and more recently, the Russians doing military drills off the coast of Cork. I think it would be a good move to invest more money into the Irish military, due to the low pay they get for the work they do and i...
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Sun Jan 02, 2022 6:16 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Ireland's Obesity Crisis
Replies: 22
Views: 12091

Ireland's Obesity Crisis

It's no secret Ireland has severe problems with health and fitness. Shouldn't be surprising considering our lifestyles, however 1 in 4 Irish children are obese or overweight https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/stories/1219907-childhood-obesity-today-with-sean-orourke/ and that is only scratching the sur...
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:23 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: What are your thoughts on global population decline?
Replies: 27
Views: 16826

Re: What are your thoughts on global population decline?

Meanwhile aid money is being sent to Africans and Arabs so they can support families of 10 kids Statistically, that isn't true. In the 70's, Morroco had a birth rate of 7. Now it's hovering around 2. Same story goes for Bangladesh. Lebanon and Tunisia are now below replacement fertility. In the mos...
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:20 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: What are your thoughts on global population decline?
Replies: 27
Views: 16826

What are your thoughts on global population decline?

For decades, many people have bought into the idea that the world will soon become overpopulated, as demonstrated by Paul Ehrlich and his book "The Population Bomb". However, in reality this isn't the case and global population decline will be a reality in the not too distant future. https...
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:45 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: The National Party is 5 years old today
Replies: 21
Views: 7393

Re: The National Party is 5 years old today

And in those 5 years, they've gone absolutely nowhere politically. The elections of people like Noel Grealish and Verona Murphy do show that there are people who hold anti-immigration views in Ireland, but they would rather vote for an independent TD to represent them rather than through a political...
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:12 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Not looking good for global warming
Replies: 38
Views: 15276

Re: Not looking good for global warming

Don't they also talk about Climate Change, though?
by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary
Thu Oct 14, 2021 12:34 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: I Found a Creepy List on My Son’s Laptop
Replies: 4
Views: 2090

Re: I Found a Creepy List on My Son’s Laptop

The parent's concern about her child is probably real. Haven't heard about "Trying to wind the journos with fake problems" before, tbh.