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Scam emails

Last post by Del.Monte « Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:59 pm
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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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With most ATMs limiting you to a maximum of €600 withdrawal per day it's going to take you a wee while to draw down your windfall. :mrgreen:
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Last post by Del.Monte
Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:59 pm
Annoyances & Irritations

Last post by PlaneSpeeking « Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:55 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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Maybe we can have open season on cyclists after pheasant season

The ones who obey the rules are ok - you break one red,Mount the pavement or...
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Last post by PlaneSpeeking
Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:55 pm
Boards Megathread - Read OP before posting.

Last post by Bishop_Brennan « Fri Jun 02, 2023 8:28 am
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by Guburnor » Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:00 pm
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MOD NOTE:

I gave a lot a of leeway on the other boards threads hoping that peoples desire to get personal and nasty about specific boardsies would...

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Haven't logged in in months, not even for the non controversial stuff...
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Last post by Bishop_Brennan
Fri Jun 02, 2023 8:28 am
The most soulless pubs in Ireland

Last post by Happy Days « Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:48 pm
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by Del.Monte » Thu May 18, 2023 7:37 pm
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Being a connoisseur of 'old men's pubs' I feel well placed to vent on this subject although since Covid my visits have been few and far between....

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Any pub inside a 2 kilometre radius of Temple Bar Dublin

The only exception I would make is the Palace Bar. Still a class boozer
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Last post by Happy Days
Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:48 pm
Funny pics, vids, etc ..

Last post by isha « Wed May 31, 2023 1:21 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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Last post by isha
Wed May 31, 2023 1:21 pm
Philip Scholfield's departure from This Morning and Ensuing PITY PARTY

Last post by Boardsie Exile « Sun May 28, 2023 5:07 am
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by gugleguy » Mon May 22, 2023 11:03 am

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Come on now, give the poor nooch a kind word. I'll pass meself, but that's the kind of c*nt I am guyz :mrgreen:

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Holmes' missus apparently approached the itv execs with her concerns about Schofield while working there only for herself and Eamonn to be given the...

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Last post by Boardsie Exile
Sun May 28, 2023 5:07 am
"Video Gaming" event Dublin

Last post by gugleguy « Fri May 26, 2023 10:52 am

by gugleguy » Fri May 26, 2023 10:52 am

Gettings loads of ads on my free YouTube, on the 27th and 28th May.

Wonder how much the goon organizers will spend covering up and 'Astro-turfing'...

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Last post by gugleguy
Fri May 26, 2023 10:52 am
The Dentist

Last post by Seanybiker « Wed May 24, 2023 7:10 am
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by Diamonds of Frost » Tue Aug 30, 2022 1:22 pm
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How are you all with going to the dentist? Does it cost you no thought, fill you with fear or a necessary evil?

I was there today for a 'routine'...

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I made it to the dentist the other day.
Was grand, turns out I don't really mind the injection to numb and a bit of drilling , grand.
I got one of...
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Last post by Seanybiker
Wed May 24, 2023 7:10 am
What are you drinking right now

Last post by Diamonds of Frost « Sat May 20, 2023 11:20 pm
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by 765489 » 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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Carling for me tonight , was at dentist a few days ago. Taking Ponstan and penicillin at the moment. Face was fooking agony yesterday but today it...
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Last post by Diamonds of Frost
Sat May 20, 2023 11:20 pm
Sweetness and Light 💕

Last post by Apelles « Thu May 18, 2023 2:45 pm
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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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To counteract the negativity of some of the other videos doing the rounds, this one will bring a smile to your face 😀
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Last post by Apelles
Thu May 18, 2023 2:45 pm
The Coronation. Will you be watching it

Last post by isha « Mon May 15, 2023 6:23 am
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by Happy Days » Thu May 04, 2023 8:38 am
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With Paul Murphy banging his drum about the evils of Irish people watching the Coronation, I thought I'd ask the GUBU faithful if you'll be watching...

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I'm afraid nose-picking was the least of the bad behaviour from Ireland's official representatives at the coronation. Varadkar and Barrett seem very...
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Last post by isha
Mon May 15, 2023 6:23 am
Post what's on your mind

Last post by isha « Sun May 14, 2023 1:35 pm
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by 765489 » Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:52 pm
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A thread for random thoughts that don't fit anywhere.

What's in my head at the moment? Well after seeing the electricity price hike being introduced...

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That's what my daughter reckons 🙂
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Last post by isha
Sun May 14, 2023 1:35 pm
Poem of the Day

Last post by isha « Wed May 10, 2023 5:52 pm
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by isha » Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:21 pm
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let it go
let it go – the
smashed word broken
open vow or
the oath cracked length
wise – let it go it
was sworn to
go
let them go – the
truthful...

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We are trying to come out with a name for this year's favourite hare in the garden and I found this poem from the 13th century, translated by Seamus...
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Last post by isha
Wed May 10, 2023 5:52 pm
What'll you be wearing ... for World Naked Gardening Day?

Last post by CelticRambler « Sat May 06, 2023 10:29 am
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by CelticRambler » Sat May 06, 2023 7:09 am

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Presumably wearing a sun-hat is within the rules?

And ear protection if using noisy garden engines?

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Twenty-something degrees here and a UV-index of 8, so will have to add sun cream to the list. 8-)

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Last post by CelticRambler
Sat May 06, 2023 10:29 am
Why Are We Here?

Last post by isha « Mon May 01, 2023 7:36 am
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by isha » Tue Mar 07, 2023 1:38 pm
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On earth, I mean.
Alive.
Why?
Why do you think you are alive? What is the purpose of your life? The meaning of it all?

I used to unassailably think...

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The YouTube thread we have is really only for clips and this is a one hour video. I really vibe with Iain McGilchrist's ideas. Watch out, he does...
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Last post by isha
Mon May 01, 2023 7:36 am
Opinions that nobody else gives a 5hit about

Last post by Fratello « Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:58 pm
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by gugleguy » Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:34 am
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Mine is Samsung phones.
Ffs Samsung make more models of phone than any car manufacturer makes in their range of cars.
I don't currently own any...

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A lot of newer bikes are forgoing the 3 at the front and switching to 2.

Don't get me started on 1x systems. I like my triple.

People who are...
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Last post by Fratello
Fri Apr 28, 2023 5:58 pm
The thousand-mile-high club.

Last post by CelticRambler « Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:33 pm

by CelticRambler » Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:33 pm

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the internet:

Sex in Space: Consideration of uncontrolled human conception in emerging space...

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Last post by CelticRambler
Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:33 pm
An Irish Show Event Festival Exhibition that was Memorable and stood out

Last post by gugleguy « Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:55 am

by gugleguy » Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:55 am

Nowadays, event management can pay RTE to advertise the $hit out of it on TV and radio, with slogans like the one everybody bis talking about it and...

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Last post by gugleguy
Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:55 am
Is this the (arm) pits or not?

Last post by Apelles « Tue Apr 25, 2023 9:46 am
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by Calahonda52 » Mon Apr 24, 2023 2:14 pm

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I say fair play

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Thinking about this, I lived for a good few years in Europe while young. They just don't or didn't have the same tastes as here, I think it is what...

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Last post by Apelles
Tue Apr 25, 2023 9:46 am
Is it easy to apply for Job Seekers Allowance?

Last post by Jack The Stripper « Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:39 pm
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by mariannaspring » Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:21 pm

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I'm turning 25 in June and have struggled to get a job. I've never had JSA or JSB but heard it's means tested. I live at home but my parents are...

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Must be great to live in a world where everything's that simple.

Shame it has no bearing on reality. :roll:

You’re just being argumentative for...

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Last post by Jack The Stripper
Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:39 pm
Travelling by specifically by Coach

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:46 am
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by gugleguy » Thu Apr 20, 2023 4:38 pm

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What service did you use? Can be outside Ireland too. What didn't work on board? What were the other passengers like?
Myself: Used Aircoach from...

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Come on lads, nothing could ever beat the catatonic psychedelia of the zombie half sleep on the bus boat bus from Ireland to London in decades past....

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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:46 am
Does a bad experience which happened to you 20 years ago affect your opinion now

Last post by CelticRambler « Fri Apr 21, 2023 8:30 am
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by gugleguy » Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:11 pm

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So, 20 years ago around now I was burning annual leave and stayed in the Killarney Great Southern for a few nights.
For much of the stay there was a...

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The PTSD is bad enough on its own, without a daily dose of everyone else's movements! :mrgreen:

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Last post by CelticRambler
Fri Apr 21, 2023 8:30 am
What are you buying?

Last post by kadman « Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:37 pm
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by Norman Breaks » Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:51 pm

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What have you bought recently with your hard earned spondulix?

On Saturday I procured a stack of 60 wax recordings of the 'Drum and Bass' variety....

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The only resto I do now is on my classic cars. Woodwork is way too dusty :D

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Last post by kadman
Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:37 pm
Defectors and Malcontents

Last post by isha « Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:56 am
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by Scorchio » Sun Jul 18, 2021 11:07 pm
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Come on, show yourselves! :mrgreen: :lol:

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Sheesh... for a long minute there I thought ye were talking about Pinterest. I have in the past pinned arty pics there but it's mostly fluff, offbeat...
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Last post by isha
Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:56 am
Childlike wonder (and have we lost it?)

Last post by CelticRambler « Mon Apr 10, 2023 10:42 pm

by CelticRambler » Mon Apr 10, 2023 10:42 pm

A few years ago, wandering through a park in the Italian city of Aoste, I spotted this bambina standing transfixed by an impromptu performance by a...

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Mon Apr 10, 2023 10:42 pm

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