He is a very talented plonker.Quote:
Originally Posted by alidiei
Rugby's Steven Ireland.
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He is a very talented plonker.Quote:
Originally Posted by alidiei
Rugby's Steven Ireland.
I may get hung for this from certain people...
The Mighty Boosh
Also Simon Pegg. Brilliant in Hot Fuzz, but he's just a smug luvvie now. Same goes for Ricky Gervais.
You what? BOD is willing to go to any lengths to help his country win, Stephen Traitor Ireland is willing to come up with any excuse not to even turn up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
Unless she's moved show she presents pretty much the only alternative/new music show on Today FM. I couldn't care what the presenter is like so long as someone fills this role -trite and imperfect as the shows often seem to me to be (lots about Oxegen, Q Mag driven etc)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Maroon
...well International football is somewhat abstract in that it ties some pretty great footballers to some pretty crappy countries -and vice versa. Some of us find charm in that ...some evidently don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Maroon
Fair enough. I will just say though that he enjoys the genuine admiration of his peers and there is little evident nudge-nudge about him being a fancy dan with bigger rep than ability (Beckham?). Nor is there apparent papering over cracks/ ignoring elephant in the living room like that relating to Shearers vicious streak and willingness to use his elbows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Maroon
We'll have to just agree to disagree on the standard of football. I don't think it's a huge leap to be honest. Just so long as it's remembered that without the back there's no front, without down there's no up. Though I'd much rather the people at RTE and TV3 were appraised of this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Maroon
You're expected to like the LOI :eek: Where do you live?Quote:
Originally Posted by First
Cheltenham.
Did you lose your shirt last year Schumi?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
Indeed. Horse racing is a load of pish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
I agree. Maybe I don't gamble enough to have any interest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
I hardly gamble at all but still have a live interest in it. But that's probably someway attributable to former gambling and having a dad infatuated with the sport. In fairness it's probably not the most accessible of sports, in that the enjoyment levels only really kick in once you have a good knowledge-bank of the different owners, trainers, jockeys, types of races, etc. That said I still love watching races from anywhere in the world!Quote:
Originally Posted by pete
To be honest I don't understand the opinion that watching horses race around a track with little men atop is "pish" and isn't interesting or fun to watch. Having money down helps but I still like it regardless. :)
On Cheltenham, there might be a lot of hype, but there's good cause for it.
edit: More generally, I tend to look at things like what I say about Cheltenham: if there's hype there's probably some good underlying cause for it. A good example of an opposite attitude (that because there's hype you should decry something) I've encountered is these kind of Backpacker Snobs who won't go to a place because it's too touristy: "I'm not going to Machu Picchu cos it's too touristy." I mean like, there's probably a reason it's touristy! Why deny yourself the beauty of a certain area for the sake of slavish adherence to a principle. Of course, off-the-beaten-track places are nice too, but a mixture is good.
In general, sometimes you might need to look past the bloated reputation and find the true cause of the celebrated thing. I'd rather do that and appreciate the original attraction than take a dislike to something because it may be a little over-hyped.
I've no real problem with racing fans absolutely loving Cheltenham and I can certainly see the attraction of having the best of the best race each other over 4 days.
However I fecking hate people with no interest in the sport (or gambling) suddenly thinking they're experts and making their only bets of the year on Ruby. I gue3ss it’s the bandwagon I hate rather than the hype
Ipods, Itunes and basically any media device with an I in front of it. They dangle the prospect of a useful, handy device in front of you then wrench it away and **** it up with convoluted, messy, interfacing. Conceptually great and in practical terms useless. *****!
Why are you calling round , I'll put on the kettleQuote:
Originally Posted by micls
Anything by Apple.
Not all it cracked up to be at all at all.
Can't agree there , I love my Ipod , brilliant piece of kit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Celtic FC - utter waste of time
Ooooh I completely disagree..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr A
Ipods are fine, but iTunes is a total piece of crap.
I'm a huge Apple fan but not such of iTunes...
The Arcade Fire...dreary, bland, dull, dull, dull!