The say anything, what's on your mind thread

[BonnieShels]

Naked man gets shot dead after refusing to stop eating the head of another naked man.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2150585/Naked-man-shot-dead-police-chewed-mans-face-leaving-victim-fighting-life.html#ixzz1w4ySbLZw
You literally couldn't make it up.

[nigel-harps1954]

You know the worst thing about writing the best album in the history of the universe ever in the whole wide world? Having to actually write the damn lyrics..jesus feckin christ, trying to brainstorm for things to write about sucks...especially since quitting smoking.

[nigel-harps1954]

Naked man gets shot dead after refusing to stop eating the head of another naked man.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2150585/Naked-man-shot-dead-police-chewed-mans-face-leaving-victim-fighting-life.html#ixzz1w4ySbLZw
You literally couldn't make it up.

Nothing like shooting an unarmed naked drug addict eating another mans face to make news headlines and be called a hero.

[BonnieShels]

In fairness I don't really think you can fault the police reaction here.

[Real ale Madrid]

Would just like to know when exactly the Safe Cross Code became - "F**K you, I'm a Pedestrian"

[BonnieShels]

Stutts, you're a ledge bag.

[passinginterest]

This thread seems to be broken so I'm posting in an attempt to fix it and to check out my new inflatable hammer avatar.

[bullit]

Hi,not a follower of this thread but i see Dunny doe's get stuck in here.Dunny isn't great in his health atm so please join me in wishing him well for the future. Best of luck for a quick recovery Dunny.

[BonnieShels]

Hi,not a follower of this thread but i see Dunny doe's get stuck in here.Dunny isn't great in his health atm so please join me in wishing him well for the future. Best of luck for a quick recovery Dunny.

Ah crap. Hope all's not too serious.

Get well soon Dunny.

[Stevo Da Gull]

Best of luck Dunny, hope you're back in good health soon!

[Mr A]

Pre emptive sickie to cover the Euros without raising suspicion.

Like your style Dunny, like your style.

[nigel-harps1954]

Best wishes to you Dunny.

On another note, my brand new telebox arrived today. Hells yeah to the upgrade from a 20 inch outdated piece of rubbish to a new 32 inch LCD tv. Just in time for the Euros :cool:

[Magicme]

Get well soon Mr Dunny. x

[SkStu]

All the best Dunny - get well soon. Will turn on my scanner here shortly with hopes of catching news of your return to full health! ;)

[oscar]

3 broadband is getting on my wick and my laptop charger is burning my ass but can't be bothered moving

[bullit]

All the best Dunny - get well soon. Will turn on my scanner here shortly with hopes of catching news of your return to full health! ;)

Ahhhh the scanner day's :D I was just a lurker in these parts back then and Dunny was only cutting his teeth ;) Those days were the punk rock era of Foot.ie iirc

[Spudulika]

Keep forgetting it's a work day in Ireland - meanwhile it's 23 in Moscow and this afternoon I've a Georgian wedding to go to and tomorrow to recover. But then go to Tajikistan for 2 days, which slightly worries me.

[nigel-harps1954]

Keep forgetting it's a work day in Ireland - meanwhile it's 23 in Moscow and this afternoon I've a Georgian wedding to go to and tomorrow to recover. But then go to Tajikistan for 2 days, which slightly worries me.

What?? That's not even a real place. I'm starting to question you Spud.

[pineapple stu]

Nice to see the Germans wearing green today against Switzerland. Still honoring the Irish being the first team to play em after WWII. Super awesome.


Is it true that Socrates was buried wearing his UCD jersey?
I think bluemovie was referring to this (http://afootballreport.com/post/17361170683/why-does-germany-wear-green-the-ireland-myth-and)...

[Magicme]

I despair. Gutted.

[Dunny]

Thanks for the best wishes all. On the mend now. :)

[SkStu]

I think bluemovie was referring to this (http://afootballreport.com/post/17361170683/why-does-germany-wear-green-the-ireland-myth-and)...

Grrr, i know! I thought my tongue-in-cheekness was apparent!

[theworm2345]

I despair. Gutted.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvRvSxsW-I

[oscar]

i hate Aiden McGeady with a passion

[nigel-harps1954]

i hate Aiden McGeady with a passion

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks he's an awful footballer.

[theworm2345]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks he's an awful footballer.
I've been saying it for years! I gave him the nickname the black hole probably under Stan because the ball goes in and never comes out.

[pineapple stu]

Grrr, i know! I thought my tongue-in-cheekness was apparent!
You need to use the tongue-in-cheek smiley!

We need to add this one to the smileys actually -

http://kuwaitiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Sarcastic-Smiley-Face.png

[SkStu]

http://i50.tinypic.com/zl255l.jpg

[horton]

Just got a free ticket to go perv at Pixie Lott tonight:D

[Dunny]

Bonnieshels is a legend.

That is all.

[osarusan]

Atheism is a non-prophet organisation.

[oscar]

my neighbour is some clown

[SkStu]

my neighbour is some clown

Oooh creepy!

[theworm2345]

my neighbour is some clown
Do you live next to John Delaney?

[Schumi]

my neighbour is some clownIs this your road?
http://www.artguychuck.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Clownhouse.jpg

[Mr A]

If you go to sleep, he may eat you.

Just saying.

[stann]

So Cooking In Prison has, at last, become a reality. What an age we live in! :jump:

(...sits back with fingers crossed waiting for Monkey Tennis...)

[Mr A]

Is that tennis played by monkeys or tennis played using a monkey as the ball?

It's important that we know.

[stann]

They tried it using a monkey as a ball only the once years ago, didn't work too well. The monkey wasn't too happy either.
On the plus side, though, his somewhat excessive over-reaction subsequently became the inspiration for the knife fights.

[bluemovie]

So Cooking In Prison has, at last, become a reality. What an age we live in! :jump:

(...sits back with fingers crossed waiting for Monkey Tennis...)


Yesssss!! Can't wait for 'Inner City Sumo' and 'Arm Wrestling with Chas and Dave'!

[BonnieShels]

Bonnieshels is a legend.

That is all.

Nay bother dude. It received a great reaction.
All you can ask for. :-)

[OwlsFan]

Why do commentators say defeat to when it is defeat by and loss to? Why does this annoy me? Why does Bill O'Herlihy annoy me. Why do I follow teams that will NEVER win anything (other than the Celtic Cup). Why are traffic lights green and red? Why did someone who sold Milltown become President of the FAI? Why am I asking so many questions when I should be working?

[passinginterest]

22 degrees and 73% humidity is not particularly enjoyable when stuck in this office.

[osarusan]

Why do commentators say defeat to when it is defeat by and loss to? Why does this annoy me?


To your comment, computer says not completely. (http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/)

Brigham Young University's Coca Corpus (of 450 million words) of American English reports 113 usages of 'defeat by' compared with 107 usages of 'defeat to'. Definitely not enough of a difference to suggest that 'defeat to' is incorrect.

But the same university also helps house the British National Corpus (http://corpus.byu.edu/bnc/) which shows totals of 292 instances versus 34 for the former and the latter.

So, both acceptable in US English, but less so in British English (though 34 instances is enough to argue that the usage isn't 'wrong').

Yours,

Pedantor.

[theworm2345]

Brigham Young University's Coca Corpus (of 450 million words) of American English reports 113 usages of 'defeat by' compared with 107 usages of 'defeat to'. Definitely not enough of a difference to suggest that 'defeat to' is incorrect.
Bah, what do Mormons know?

[BonnieShels]

"Defeated by" surely would be acceptable?

Wormy, I would direct your ire towards your countrymen's in inability to differentiate pluralism with regards to teams and groups.

Liverpool is European Champion! GAH GAH GAH!

[Schumi]

Wormy, I would direct your ire towards your countrymen's in inability to differentiate pluralism with regards to teams and groups.

Liverpool is European Champion! GAH GAH GAH!
I think that's technically correct (like "that family is rich") but it does sound weird.

[BonnieShels]

I think that's technically correct (like "that family is rich") but it does sound weird.

Technically... but I prefer our way of pluralising groups.

In your example you could say "that family are rich" also.

[Mr A]

I hate that family.

[theworm2345]

Technically... but I prefer our way of pluralising groups.
Our way? After 800 years it appears you have developed Stockholm syndrome :p Break free from the chains of your colonial tormentor and rebel by referring to multiple people acting as a unit in the singular. What do you think the American Revolution was about?