Euro 2012 General Discussion

[Charlie Darwin]

My favourite Packie Bonner story is how he had to change his name when he started working for Sky Sports as they were concerned it might be construed as a racial slur.

[DannyInvincible]

Poor Packie. His surname, unfortunately deemed potentially-risqué, has long been sanitised and *******ised by the British media. Packie is a cousin of my uncle, also a Bonner from the Dungloe area, who pronounces his surname as "bone-er" and not as the oft-heard "bonn-er", so I can only imagine Packie pronounces it identically.

As a first name/nickname for those of the older generation called Patrick, Packie's not that unusual, is it? I remember there was a priest my father knew called Father Packie when I was growing up and then there was Packie McReary from the Grand Theft Auto series.

[bennocelt]

I dont think people hated Schillaci, in Mullingar they even opened a chippers in his name!!!

[Eminence Grise]

My favourite Packie Bonner story is how he had to change his name when he started working for Sky Sports as they were concerned it might be construed as a racial slur.


Poor Packie. His surname, unfortunately deemed potentially-risqué, has long been sanitised and *******ised by the British media. Packie is a cousin of my uncle, also a Bonner from the Dungloe area, who pronounces his surname as "bone-er" and not as the oft-heard "bonn-er", so I can only imagine Packie pronounces it identically.

As a first name/nickname for those of the older generation called Patrick, Packie's not that unusual, is it? I remember there was a priest my father knew called Father Packie when I was growing up and then there was Packie McReary from the Grand Theft Auto series.

It was a common enough version of Patrick back in the day. Packie Bone-er sounds dodgy alright, but I once had a handball coach called Packie Hoare...

[DannyInvincible]

Fuggin' 'ell! P*ckie H*are is worthy of censoring.

[SkStu]

It was a common enough version of Patrick back in the day. Packie Bone-er sounds dodgy alright, but I once had a handball coach called Packie Hoare...

coaching players to dive is bad enough but coaching handball now? How low is the beautiful game going to go.

(The other option was to make some crass joke about a trip to an Indian brothel...)

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Pretty sure the quote is a fake.

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Just got Pirlos book - looks like you are correct on fake quote

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Any other Pirls of wisdom?

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Any other Pirls of wisdom?

comedic genius.....honest!!!!

[IsMiseSean]

We've loads of Packie's in Galway...