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Higher Education Department deletes tweet quoting US president’s advice
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490808 »
Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:53 pm
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Headline from Breaking News
The Tweet Quoted US president Theodore Roosevelt: “A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but...
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To be honest, I'm not sure that the Dept of Education constitutes the top tiers of Irish society . In Civil Service terms, a posting to the Dept of...
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Last post by Peregrinus
Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:51 am
Not in Ireland, you wouldn't ... :D
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CelticRambler »
Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:26 pm
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Just been watching a French fella talking about what edible plants are in season in the fields and forests at this time of year, and he excused...
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Why would you use a pencil to poke holes in cardboard, you have your knife there ha ha
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Last post by SeanCena
Sun Oct 03, 2021 11:07 pm
Glue Sniffers, Petroleum sniffers
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95438756 »
Sat Oct 02, 2021 7:58 pm
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Know a friend of a friend who was into buying a bottle of petrol, and then go off and smell it.
In secondary school, I was given lectures by a GP...
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When I was young my mother used to sprinkle DDT powder on the bedsheets after changing the beds and I loved going to bed that night for the smell....
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Last post by marhay70
Sun Oct 03, 2021 11:25 am
Circus appeals for recruits as Ireland faces clown shortage
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490808 »
Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:06 am
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Circus appeals for recruits as Ireland faces clown shortage
Headline made me laugh as I'm sure it was meant to - when has Ireland ever been sort of...
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They could do a round of the political parties as they have plenty to spare.
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Last post by Del.Monte
Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:29 am
Tourists taking selfies at Auschwitz
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AmEireCan »
Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:17 am
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Tourists taking smiling photos at Auschwitz seems inappropriate in my opinion. I saw many young ladies posing for photoshoots with their designer...
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I've never been there but I'm planning on eventually.
However, I've been to quite a few war graves in Normandy and generally people are respectful....
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Last post by Hairy-Joe
Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:34 am
Christmas Fairs
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Del.Monte »
Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:32 pm
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The Hollywood Centre, Hollywood,
Co. Wicklow W91 NWK5
Latest info:
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Dunlavin Christmas Fair
Imaal Hall, Dunlavin, Co.Wicklow
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Last post by Del.Monte
Mon Sep 27, 2021 8:13 am
Get Drunk but Be Well?
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490808 »
Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:20 pm
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Unauthorised health claims on 91% of beverages like kombucha, says FSAI
Under European Union labelling rules, the alcohol content of food products...
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What do the fsai do the rest of the time if they allow one market segment to get that bad?
They have a heck of a lot of food to keep an eye on,...
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Last post by CelticRambler
Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:39 pm
So many options - good or bad?
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BettyBee »
Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:16 am
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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...
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Reminds me of the old amazonconfirmedfit This does not fit Ford Focus II Hatchback 1.4 See similar products that fit this vehicle
So why did you...
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Last post by 490808
Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:55 pm
🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYY
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Osciiboscii »
Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:20 pm
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...notfromhere...🥳👋🎂
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I haven't seen him posting in a while. Happy birthday dude.
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Last post by 765489
Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:24 pm
Who wants to be a millionaire?
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Del.Monte »
Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:16 pm
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Got this great email offer yesterday and I'd like to share my good fortune with the rest of you! Must be legit as there's a link to the BBC....
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Franny and Paddy can whistle for my personal details :P
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Last post by Uncle Frank
Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:30 pm
The strangest name you've heard in the media today.
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490808 »
Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:18 am
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Was listing to BBC Radio 4 this morning and they had a piece about the Chelsea flower show.
One of the guest was a garden designer - Naomi...
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The famous West Indies Cricketer Michael Holding was BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs last week. The name is nothing unusual until you have a...
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Last post by 490808
Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:00 pm
There's a slug on the bumper of my car ...
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peasant »
Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:14 pm
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...yeah, so what?
How did it get there then?
Think about it ...the bottom lip of the bumper is about 10 cm off the grass. The only points of the...
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...yeah, so what?
How did it get there then?
Think about it ...the bottom lip of the bumper is about 10 cm off the grass. The only points of the...
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Last post by PogMoThoin
Sat Sep 18, 2021 11:16 pm
Expanding one's vocabulary!
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CelticRambler »
Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:50 am
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Thanks to an early morning dose of CNN, I learnt two new verbs today: operationalize and spectacularize . They must be real as the spellchecker is...
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The classic one I can remember from long ago was antidisestablishmentarianism I know what it means and can remember its use a lot in the UK but...
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Last post by 490808
Sat Sep 18, 2021 5:42 pm
Spam as gaeilge
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Calahonda52 »
Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:45 pm
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Charles Jackson Jr is ainm dom. Tá síntiús de 4.8 milliún euro agam duit. Tá ailse orm faoi láthair. Bhuaigh mé crannchur $ 344.6 milliún agus tá mo...
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Yup got that exact one yesterday. It was from maalmudevar@huesca.es if any gaeilgeoirs want to give him a shout?!
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Last post by Cyclepath
Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:22 pm
The worst band ever?
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Fratello »
Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:56 am
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The Bogmen were quite awful.
Does anyone know a worse band?
AND
Almost forgot my favourite
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Still wanted for crimes against music.
How very dare you, Aidan Walsh is a genius
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Last post by Notso
Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:59 pm
Where the fcuk is Tie Rone?
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marhay70 »
Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:59 pm
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Been hearing this name bandied about on TV and radio with regards to the GAA All Ireland Championship but as far as I know there isn't and never has...
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How about the Americans that came into the Tourist Office in New Ross and asked how to get to Down Town In Is Togie (togie pronounced like bogie) -...
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Last post by 490808
Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:44 am
Look me in the eye!
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CelticRambler »
Tue Sep 07, 2021 10:07 am
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How come, after a year and a half of pandemic-induced video calls/conferencing, there are still soooooo maaaaany people who don't know where their...
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And mute your microphone if you have people coming in and out of the room, or have general noise going on around you.
This is on Zoom, not work...
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Last post by ChastityDingle
Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:21 pm
We need a laugh
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kadman »
Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:33 pm
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Magic... :lol: :lol:
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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...
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Last post by BettyBee
Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:11 pm
Runners in Paris flashed by speed cameras :-)
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CelticRambler »
Tue Sep 07, 2021 12:44 pm
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Publicity stunt, but a good one. A boutique running store recruited a bunch of sprinters to race past cameras enforcing the new 30km/h speed limit...
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Nah, it's just a good ol' fashioned publicity stunt for the shop. There have been some mutterings about the new limit, but the revolting masses are...
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Last post by CelticRambler
Wed Sep 08, 2021 3:53 pm
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Last post by CelticRambler
Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:44 pm
Famous People You Dislike
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Paganini »
Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:30 pm
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The painter Francis Bacon. I've recently finished listening to the audiobook of Marks Stevens' and Annalyn Swan's biography of him; Francis Bacon:...
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Dr. Ranj Singh. Can't understand why he's on TV so much as he's a doctor
Ciara kelly. Not sure I can classify her as famous though....widely known...
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Last post by Daheff
Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:48 pm
What was / is the Nickname Name of Your Team in Callcentre ?
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95438756 »
Wed Sep 01, 2021 2:01 pm
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I'm not talking about Credit Colelction Team or Complalnts Team but names like The Blue Sky Rangers or The Rocketeers Team
I worked in The Rugrats...
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I'm sure you were delighted and lit when there was a queue on the line and you enjoyed every last call.
The best bit is when you get in trouble...
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Last post by Memento Mori
Tue Sep 07, 2021 5:34 pm
ABC's satanic slip-up
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316670 »
Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:07 pm
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What's happening here? Did the video cut to the staff canteen, is this a preview of what's to come next?
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And the newscaster never missed a beat.
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Last post by kadman
Tue Sep 07, 2021 1:15 pm
Fellow Boardsies, can you try this! Wierd
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95438756 »
Wed Aug 04, 2021 5:08 pm
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Start a new thread. But don't put anything into the subject line. Now, Click the mouse in the SUbject field, Do old threads you started on boards...
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THE GUUBIES
like the movie
The Gooneys
Although millennials mightnt take to it so easily
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Last post by 95438756
Tue Sep 07, 2021 11:13 am
Joe Biden
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BadaBing »
Fri Jul 30, 2021 11:58 pm
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I laugh at him but its reaching a point now that im starting to feel sorry for him
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He's a politician, what more can you expect than half-truths.
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Last post by Del.Monte
Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:45 pm
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