QuoteI'll have the cream of some young guy.
If Benjamin were an Ice cream flavour -he'd be praline -and dick.
Nobody writes material like that anymore
Wash your mouth out!!! 2 Jokes? What about the Alice Cooper "Milwaukee" scene, Wayne meeting Cassandra's father, so many funny bits..Originally Posted by Newryrep
I'll have the cream of some young guy.
If Benjamin were an Ice cream flavour -he'd be praline -and dick.
Nobody writes material like that anymore
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
peanut butter... dreary, bland, dull, dull, dull!
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
Tea (as in the beverage).
A man can have no greater love than give 90 minutes for his friends.
Wayne. How you doin'?
Hey, Tiny, who's playing today?
Jolly Green Giants and the ****ty Beetles.
****ty Beetles? Are they any good?
They suck.
Then it's not just a clever name
What!
Surely two of the greatest joys known to man involve finding a quiet cozy nook in a pub, and either having his lunch while reading the paper or, even better yet, having a creamy pint of stout in front of him, pen in hand, and paper folded to the crossword page. Pure bliss that latter one.
Change newspaper for a good book, and you're on*.
Crossword is just about tolerable; the rest (and I'm only counting proper newspapers; tabloids are self-explanatory) is merely stuff I don't care about, stuff I can't do anything about anyway, propagandist stuff telling me what to think (who was that idiotic pro-Bush columnist the Irish Times ran for years?) and stuff I can find about on the internet. I find that if something is really important, I tend to hear about it through other sources soon enough anyway.
And while I'm on this rant - Sudoku. Seriously, what is the point? People went Sudoku mad overnight for a puzzle which just involves putting numbers into squares; nothing more interesting than that; never any deviation. I don't think I've ever finished one, primarily through pure boredom.
* - goes without saying that I don't turn to the inside cover of a book and start making up a crossword but - you know what I mean.
Personally I find that books are not much better than newspapers when it comes to this. Both books and newspapers just irritate me as most seem obviously like they've been written as self-eulogies of a kind. It's a different, more eloquent kind of self-eulogy in books, but that doesn't change the basic fact that people write them just to talk about themselves, or their views, or their stories, etc.
Maybe I'm just being a miserable old cuckoo head here, but that's the way I feel. I don't think it's a coincidence that I've come to hate books over the last few years as a student; there must be some connection there.
"Life is like a hair on a toilet seat. Sooner or later you are bound to get pi$$ed off."
"In this league, a draw is sometimes as good as a win" - Steve Morison
Perhaps you are reading the wrong books?Personally I find that books are not much better than newspapers when it comes to this. Both books and newspapers just irritate me as most seem obviously like they've been written as self-eulogies of a kind. It's a different, more eloquent kind of self-eulogy in books, but that doesn't change the basic fact that people write them just to talk about themselves, or their views, or their stories, etc.
Maybe I'm just being a miserable old cuckoo head here, but that's the way I feel. I don't think it's a coincidence that I've come to hate books over the last few years as a student; there must be some connection there.
Agree with you on Sudoku Stu. I got into it for a while alright and found them enjoyable from the perspective of the challenge and having to figure them out more so than the game itself. But the sense of satisfaction on completion was nothing compared to finishing a crossword, which is a game I can enjoy of itself even if I don't finish it.
Charles Krauthammer is the columnist and he still contributes on a Monday.
I actually like reading what you term the "propagandist" stuff. I'd wildly guess that it's some innate strong cynicism (not necessarily a bad thing) you and Cymro might have that makes you not enjoy such articles. I think it's enriching to read someone's opinion on something they feel strongly about. You don't have to agree with their viewpoint, and maybe it's better if you don't, just try to take a more detached overview and add what you read to your overall understanding of a debate.
One of the other points you raise Stu is the 'war' between traditional forms of media (such as papers) versus newer forms (such as the internet). I'm very much a traditionalist on that 'front' as simply enough I way prefer reading anything on paper.
Lastly I like newspapers for the breadth of topics they cover. Like you could be flicking through and there's an article on say political strife in Bolivia. It's highly unlikely I would've searched out a topic like that on the internet.
GAA..
Cumann Peile Dún Dealgan - Champions 2015 (too many accolades to be typing)
Termonbarry Athletic TID!
Kinda like Osarusan's clever question above - perhaps you are drinking the wrong teas?
I may get some roll-eyed looks, but there are some fantastic alternative teas out there that you could try if you don't like Barry's type tea. (And no I don't mean anything illicit!)
I've loved practically all teas I've tried. Some can take a few goes to get used to but will serve you well thereafter. For one example, Green Tea is probably the greatest all round drink there is in the world (I would say something alcoholic but they're not always conducive to driving!). You can drink it any time of day, it's very refreshing, tasty, gives you a little kick without side-effects of caffeine, it's warm so it's better for you than cold drinks, and it leaves a nice moist sensation in your mouth for hours afterwards that ordinary tea doesn't quite give. Oh and you don't need milk so no need for panicked runs to shop in the morning!
Yeah, Tazo and Twinings both have broad ranges of tea you should try out. Not sure if Tazo's available in Irish supermarkets, but it's definitely in Starbucks.
You can't spell failure without FAI
Portion of Cork City supporters and being "a family club".
Tommy No Bobs
I love lemon and ginger tea particularly but Green tea and purah tea are gorgeous too.
I've loved practically all teas I've tried. Some can take a few goes to get used to but will serve you well thereafter. For one example, Green Tea is probably the greatest all round drink there is in the world (I would say something alcoholic but they're not always conducive to driving!). You can drink it any time of day, it's very refreshing, tasty, gives you a little kick without side-effects of caffeine, it's warm so it's better for you than cold drinks, and it leaves a nice moist sensation in your mouth for hours afterwards that ordinary tea doesn't quite give. Oh and you don't need milk so no need for panicked runs to shop in the morning!
Not so mad bout herbal or floral teas though.
The dark knight, zzzzzzzzzzz
Foot.ie...
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
Lads, Schindler List is funnier than Waynes WorldWayne. How you doin'?
Hey, Tiny, who's playing today?
Jolly Green Giants and the ****ty Beetles.
****ty Beetles? Are they any good?
They suck.
Then it's not just a clever name
"Stern, if this factory ever produces a shell that can actually be fired, I'll be very unhappy."
You can't spell failure without FAI
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