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by BettyBee
Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:20 pm
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

busy or not, I think I am done with boards... seems that there are nothing but nutters on there now.. v v right wing lonely folk.. feels v off centre.. not a nice vibe.. well.. the threads that I have been on anyway.. ekk
by BettyBee
Sun Oct 03, 2021 9:53 pm
Forum: Food & Drink
Topic: I hate Supermarket Shopping
Replies: 28
Views: 6426

Re: I hate Supermarket Shopping

Frank wrote: Sun Oct 03, 2021 1:27 pm I used to love doing the weekly shop, always first thing on a Saturday morning. Stopped during the lockdowns and have no desire to go back near it now.
so what you do it all online? i like to choose my own fruit & veg.. but used it once in Jan as we had a Covid scare.. twas handy
by BettyBee
Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:34 pm
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: Expanding one's vocabulary!
Replies: 26
Views: 4306

Re: Expanding one's vocabulary!

I love when I learn a new word and then use it.. "juxtaposition" is one I heard for the 1st time a few years ago.... used it today while chatting to a mate about the city of late
by BettyBee
Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:04 am
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: So many options - good or bad?
Replies: 8
Views: 1882

Re: So many options - good or bad?

You mean you overthink things OP? yeah I do tend to overthink things - thats for sure - but I also am a bit of a perfectionist so when I am faced with multiple options my brain automatically tries to choose the best one.. but this can be stressful and time consuming.. someone mentioned marketing - ...
by BettyBee
Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:59 am
Forum: Food & Drink
Topic: I hate Supermarket Shopping
Replies: 28
Views: 6426

Re: I hate Supermarket Shopping

hate it also.. parking, shopping, queueing, unpacking.. oh - there is one thing i like - when you meet a nice staff member at the checkouts.. dunno why I hate it so much - mayb the monotony of it.. I could supermarket shop with my eyes closed (when in my local TS store).. but I love going to the fre...
by BettyBee
Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:16 am
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: So many options - good or bad?
Replies: 8
Views: 1882

So many options - good or bad?

You know when there are a number of ways of doing something.. I dunno about ye but I get wrapped up in whats the best option.. waste time figuring stuff out.. personally I don't know if a lot of options/choice is a good thing.. think I am better suited to a more simple life - with less too boggle my...
by BettyBee
Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:11 pm
Forum: The Smoking Room
Topic: We need a laugh
Replies: 7
Views: 2349

Re: We need a laugh

Give a laugh and drop a few gags in here. A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of lager and a ham sandwich. The barman looks at him and says, "But you're a duck". "I see your eyes are working", replies the duck. "And you talk!" exclaims the barman. "I see you...
by BettyBee
Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Bodies of 3 people with gunshot wounds discovered in Kerry
Replies: 25
Views: 7420

Re: Bodies of 3 people with gunshot wounds discovered in Kerry

yeah but so what? He was murdering his family 2 nights ago then took the coward's way out himself. I don't care if he was saving drowning orphans 8 nights a week previous to what his final actions were - he is and should only ever be known as a coward who shot his defenceless family then cravenly t...
by BettyBee
Wed Sep 08, 2021 10:30 am
Forum: News, Current Affairs & Politics
Topic: Bodies of 3 people with gunshot wounds discovered in Kerry
Replies: 25
Views: 7420

Re: Bodies of 3 people with gunshot wounds discovered in Kerry

Gosh.. I read this last night - sooo soo sad.. RIP to the deceased... my heart goes out to the rest of the family... interpersonal conflict of some sort no doubt.. perhaps over land/will or maybe poor mental health.. many sad stories like this over the last year in particular.. the family in Kanturk...
by BettyBee
Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:05 am
Forum: Food & Drink
Topic: What *am I having* for dinner tonight?
Replies: 62
Views: 12692

Re: What *am I having* for dinner tonight?

wow its after midnight and just finished my dinner - yikes.. never had dinner this late before (chips after a club doesn't count).. was on the rd all day and didn't get back till late.. didn't even have an appetite for it but I twud feel weird to not have a dinner :?
by BettyBee
Fri Sep 03, 2021 2:56 pm
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

The Continental Op wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:35 pm Not really, if you close this thread there won't be a sudden new load of posts. Lets just take any posts we can get.
your entitled to your opinion
by BettyBee
Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:56 pm
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

kadman wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:33 pm If all the energy of this thread was put into posting interesting threads for Gubu, then an obvious new thread would be

" Will boards ever catch up to Gubu now" ;)
yes - just imagine.. a good point in support of closing this one i think
by BettyBee
Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:08 pm
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

Agreed. MOD NOTE: Have deleted some further posts in which posters once again forgot about not being a dick. Please remember this rule. Also please remember that light touch moderation does not mean zero moderation. Thanks. maybe this thread needs to be closed down? its kinda invites bitching about...
by BettyBee
Thu Sep 02, 2021 1:26 pm
Forum: Weather
Topic: Autumn 2021 General discussion
Replies: 37
Views: 12818

Re: Autumn 2021 General discussion

last Oct we had some fabbbbb weather - the leaves on the trees wer gorgeous - can't rem Sept as I was v busy that month.. anyway - hope we get some nice weather in the forthcoming mths.. we wanna go on a wee staycation in the Wexford area (hook head etc)
by BettyBee
Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:28 am
Forum: Nature
Topic: Nature chit chat
Replies: 58
Views: 16049

Re: Nature chit chat

Plover1958 wrote: Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:52 am Plenty ripe here. I saw a huge amount of them only yesterday. Good size and juicy.
cool.. my mate's Mum will make the jam - she's 92 - a total legend.. makes scones too - look forward to picking em and eating the end product
by BettyBee
Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:23 pm
Forum: Nature
Topic: Nature chit chat
Replies: 58
Views: 16049

Re: Nature chit chat

going blackberry picking soon as appropriate.. stumbled up some during hikes over the last 2 weekends - not ripe yet... another week or 2 hopefully.. jam to be made (with apple of course)
by BettyBee
Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:26 am
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

Ncdjd2 wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:14 am I see you got the emojis working. :) I think Gubs mentioned search engine optimisation. Twitter account etc
now now - thought we were all mates here?!
by BettyBee
Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:03 am
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

BettyBee wrote: Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:01 am how can we increase membership??? thats what we need..
by BettyBee
Wed Sep 01, 2021 1:01 am
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

how can we increase membership??? thats what we need..
by BettyBee
Wed Sep 01, 2021 12:09 am
Forum: Television
Topic: Weekly Thread on the Late Late
Replies: 5
Views: 1518

Re: Weekly Thread on the Late Late

add Darcy to this list.. misery personified
by BettyBee
Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:43 pm
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

well lets call a spade a spade, how many of us are on here cos Boards is crap? if there wer more users on here, perhaps we could get on with things
by BettyBee
Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:11 pm
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

Apparently one of the main staff members' of Boards passed away recently (RIP and condolences to his family and friends) - Niamh posted a msg about him - mayb that has contributed to the mess not being resolved?
by BettyBee
Tue Aug 31, 2021 1:42 pm
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

with a bit of creating thinking we can still PM people about GUBU.. eg: check out www. Groovy Users Brilliant Users (use Capitalised letters only) .ie :D :D :D
by BettyBee
Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:34 am
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

Just done a search of the new vanilla site for gubu, just out of curiosity. They have replaced the word gubu with **** on every single post that ever had the word gubu in it. Not just recent use of the word referencing this site but historical posts using the word. That's 2.8k of posts going back t...
by BettyBee
Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:18 am
Forum: Housekeeping
Topic: Will this place take over from Boards?
Replies: 608
Views: 161711

Re: Will this place take over from Boards?

Plover1958 wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:46 pm 🤩👼🧨☕☔💔🤷‍♀️🤦‍♂️ :D :ugeek: 👌🐇🙋‍♀️👍
where is the egg in my face emoji??? lol :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: doh