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Boards Hall of Fame

Last post by gugleguy « Mon Aug 08, 2022 6:48 pm
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by PlaneSpeeking » Sun Jun 26, 2022 12:34 pm
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I’m starting a scheme - like the OBEs or Oscars as it were - that recognize GUBU posters still active in the Bad Place who hold on to normality...

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On a recent thread on boards.ie the OP wonders why Israel gets away with so much? A growing number of bleeding hearts..

Well, it has since 1948. I...
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Last post by gugleguy
Mon Aug 08, 2022 6:48 pm
Annoyances & Irritations

Last post by isha « Mon Aug 08, 2022 6:29 pm
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by GoldenBrown » Thu Aug 19, 2021 11:10 pm
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Car drivers who veer to the right when turning left and vice versa. Let your steering wheel do the work! What annoys or irritates you?

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People sitting parked for protracted periods in cars and vans with the engine running.

It's so ignorant. People with filthy exhausts are ignorant...
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Last post by isha
Mon Aug 08, 2022 6:29 pm
Scam emails

Last post by Del.Monte « Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:38 am
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by Del.Monte » Fri Oct 29, 2021 9:27 pm
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Scammers very active at the moment but they really need to up their game. I received this one this evening but I think I'll give this opportunity a...

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Apparently Enniscorthy has been redesignated as a city according to this invitation received this morning.... :mrgreen:

Hello Dear,

We invite...
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Last post by Del.Monte
Mon Aug 08, 2022 10:38 am
What are you drinking right now

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:54 pm
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by Ncdjd2 » Sat Jul 31, 2021 11:07 pm
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Glass of TK red lemonade.

I should be drinking something stronger at this stage but couldn't be arsed tonight.

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Sitting outside the back of the house with a bottle of Heineken, my two dogs, the sound of two combines in the background and the swallows giving...
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Last post by Ncdjd2
Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:54 pm
Projects on the go.

Last post by kadman « Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:44 pm
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by CelticRambler » Thu Aug 04, 2022 4:46 pm

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As a complementary discussion to the bucket list and €10k threads, how about describing some of the projects - little or large - that you're actively...

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Reason it happened is because I was turning large bowls prior to this one and all the bowl gouges in use at the time were the large long handled...

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Last post by kadman
Sat Aug 06, 2022 7:44 pm
Something different from the Herd youd do with €10k disposable

Last post by isha « Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:40 pm
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by gugleguy » Wed Aug 03, 2022 11:08 am

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This could be earned or ill gotten.
I'd spend it on upgrading from economy coach class.
I'd also put some of it into attending a classroom course....

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Are there any - I thought we an OAP forum. :mrgreen:

😡I'm perennially youthful! How very dare you!

😊

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Last post by isha
Sat Aug 06, 2022 3:40 pm
The Nutters interview thread: guby ranting and raving

Last post by gugleguy « Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:46 am
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by gugleguy » Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:08 am
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With Facebook post quality regressing to 2008 thought I'd make this thread.
It will still be better quality than anything in boards nocturnal forum I...

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Poor GAA may have to sacrifice some playing fields....sacrilege.
Here's my solution: Formula 1 motor racing drivers do this: Play Gaming simulation -...
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Last post by gugleguy
Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:46 am
What words no longer mean what you thought they meant

Last post by knownunknown « Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:56 pm
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by knownunknown » Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:28 am

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What’s the latest newspeak or which words are becoming thought crimes and are in need of banning…? :roll:

I see how the fact checkers are now...

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Although I don’t like the meanings of words being changed I do like how offensive slags have been ‘reclaimed’. Surely it’s nothing but a positive for...

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Last post by knownunknown
Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:56 pm
Quote of the Day

Last post by SmartinMartin « Thu Aug 04, 2022 1:43 pm
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by Ncdjd2 » Sun Jul 25, 2021 11:37 pm
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Post your QOTD

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say...

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No matter how good looking a woman is, someone, somewhere is sick of her shit.

A wise old Corkonian.
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Last post by SmartinMartin
Thu Aug 04, 2022 1:43 pm
Your Bucket List!

Last post by JayZeus « Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:35 pm
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by quodec » Fri May 20, 2022 11:42 pm

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Name the top three things still left on your bucket list......

So here's mine:

1: Go tornado chasing in the US mid-west.
2: A week travelling...

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Finish my private pilots license
Cross open seas in a boat I build myself
Ride a BMW touring bike through every country in Europe (I'm about half-way...

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Last post by JayZeus
Tue Aug 02, 2022 4:35 pm
Everyday things that you would like to see banned.

Last post by gugleguy « Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:47 pm
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by Ncdjd2 » Tue Jul 19, 2022 4:59 pm
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Just looking at coverage of fire outbreaks in London. The way my dad heard it from my auntie I was thinking it was the burning of London part 2....

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All Kinder Surprise toys.

Cheap Ass Flying Drones as sold by Euro Giant stores: the staff who sold the one I bought madeca point of scratching out...
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Last post by gugleguy
Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:47 pm
Favourite Youtube clips!

Last post by gugleguy « Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:29 pm
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by quodec » Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:25 pm
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I have loads but here's one to get you going! Hold on to your hats!

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Iceland Volcanos getting active again: An earthquake caused minor damage to a city.
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Last post by gugleguy
Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:29 pm
Funny pics, vids, etc ..

Last post by isha « Mon Aug 01, 2022 7:09 pm
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by peasant » Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:53 pm
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let's make an innocent beginning ;)

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This is funny in the sense of odd/weird/wow
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Last post by isha
Mon Aug 01, 2022 7:09 pm
Johnny Depp is a Present Day Marlon Brando

Last post by gugleguy « Sat Jul 30, 2022 4:09 pm

by gugleguy » Sat Jul 30, 2022 4:09 pm

Both Brando and Depp starred in the same movie The island of Dr Moreau There was another movie in the works in the early 2000s with both...

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Last post by gugleguy
Sat Jul 30, 2022 4:09 pm
What Makes You Silly?

Last post by Diamonds of Frost « Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:43 pm
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by isha » Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:59 am

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Was going to post this yesterday but didn't. And then I did something so silly that the thread is necessary.

Someone can do a complementary thread...

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:roll: How could I forget this one.

We have brown windows on our house. A few months back we decided to change front and back doors. I picked the...

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Last post by Diamonds of Frost
Tue Jul 26, 2022 10:43 pm
Chaperone a radio 1 talkshow personality for the day

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Sat Jul 23, 2022 3:42 pm
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by gugleguy » Sat Jul 23, 2022 3:08 pm

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I'd select Ryan Tubridy.
I'd take him to early learning center stores and imaginarium.
I'd give him a balloon in the shape of a dog.

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Philip Boucher Hayes, bring him over a few fields at the back of the tractor.

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Last post by Ncdjd2
Sat Jul 23, 2022 3:42 pm
What do ye think about Kim the Jack Russell terrier?

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Fri Jul 22, 2022 9:32 am
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by isha » Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:54 am

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I'm just catching up on this story now. 85 years old man in Strokes town has a wee dog who ran out the gate and nipped a woman walking by on the...

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My dad had a sheepdog years ago that used to nip people coming into the yard on the back of their ankles. People passed it off and an apology given....

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Last post by Ncdjd2
Fri Jul 22, 2022 9:32 am
Crickets

Last post by CelticRambler « Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:08 pm
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by Ncdjd2 » Sun Jul 17, 2022 11:30 pm

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Sometimes all there is is the crickets. I was in North Carolina some years ago and the frogs sounded like sheep. But I do miss the sound of the...

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My 8-year old niece had her first exposure to them last week.

What's that rattling sound? she asked, when they all kicked off one evening!

Three...

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Last post by CelticRambler
Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:08 pm
Happy Birthday GUBU!

Last post by Diamonds of Frost « Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:39 pm
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by Guburnor » Mon Jul 18, 2022 7:52 am

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Thanks to our small band of regular posters GUBU is 1 year old today! We're going for quality over quantity!

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I'd give ya the bumps but I'm afraid my back would give out. Happy birthday!

Jesus the bumps! I'd forgotten about them. Horrible yokes. :shock:

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Last post by Diamonds of Frost
Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:39 pm
Whacky / Niche appreciation societies

Last post by gugleguy « Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:29 am
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by Ncdjd2 » Sat Jul 09, 2022 9:53 am

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I was searching the interwebs yesterday to see if there was a place in Ireland that sell new telegraph poles ( don't ask.. I eventually gave up on...

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Any remaining Fans of The Den

Snuffbox user clubs - grab a pinch of snuff and sniff it.
Then sneeze. Had an auld fella beside me on a cie bus use...

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Last post by gugleguy
Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:29 am
You Learn Something New Every Day!

Last post by gugleguy « Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:16 am
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by quodec » Sat Jul 31, 2021 8:31 pm
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Well this morning I learned from an acquaintance that Ben Kane, the famous historical novelist, spent much of his formative years in the next village...

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In other market regions, BMW car manufacturer is to introduce subscription service for heated car seats and steering wheel

Cue 12 months time,...
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Last post by gugleguy
Wed Jul 13, 2022 11:16 am
Sweetness and Light 💕

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:39 am
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by isha » Sun May 29, 2022 8:17 pm

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Awwwwww... Look at this... 🤗😍

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I've so many sparrows about the place. They are nesting under the roof of the house, sheds they are everywhere. I used to hate the constant chirping...

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Last post by Ncdjd2
Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:39 am
Off the wall Opinions

Last post by Ncdjd2 « Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:18 pm
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by gugleguy » Wed Jul 06, 2022 5:54 pm

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I kick off

The moral compass of RTE tv and radio approximates that adapted in Riverdance Opera and Riverdance the Movie.
Although there's no Michael...

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Supposed to hit over 30° next weekend 🤢

Next time I'm out in the shops I going to get a couple of boxes of ice pops. It's one thing I never think...

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Last post by Ncdjd2
Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:18 pm
Work colleagues / College Classmates who ring / email you at the wrong time

Last post by JayZeus « Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:28 pm
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by gugleguy » Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:04 pm

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Excepting emergency workers police fireman etc

I'm talking about office colleagues or classmates who want you to review an issue.
Had a Chinese...

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It's really simple. Put your phone on do not disturb mode ( including scheduled) for times you don't want to be available.

I am never disturbed...

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Last post by JayZeus
Sat Jul 09, 2022 8:28 pm
Nearly six o'clock and I've less than half the house cleaned

Last post by CelticRambler « Fri Jul 08, 2022 2:35 pm
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by CelticRambler » Thu Jul 07, 2022 4:53 pm

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The Brother is coming tomorrow. I probably should have started the pre-visitation Spring Clean back in the Spring. Or, at the very least, not...

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Ah Janey, he's on the road and ahead of schedule! :x

And of course I'm behind schedule, as my strimmer decided to follow the example of Isha's...

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Fri Jul 08, 2022 2:35 pm

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