Uniquely Irish

[Pauro 76]

Getting the jo maxi into town...

[strangeirish]

Getting the shift.

Then wiping your friends eye(stealing the girl)...

[juan]

Then wiping your friends eye(stealing the girl)...

I've only ever heard that once. I was out enjoying myself in a City centre nightspot a few years ago. I was throwing down a few moves on the dancefloor and i ,literally, bumped into a girl i knew from work, we started chatting for a few mins when her boyfriend, whom a i knew, signalled her over. My friend came over and started sayin he wiped my eye. Me being in my drunken state began to touch my eye to see if it was damp.

[smellyfeet]

Go training tuesday and thursday and then don't show up for game on sunday.

[smellyfeet]

the bodhrán

[paul_oshea]

using "could of" where "could have" should be used.

Thanks ifk for that one

[Wolfie]

10 pages. We're not that f*ucking unique, are we?

[strangeirish]

10 pages. We're not that f*ucking unique, are we?

How do you catch a unique Irishman?

Unique up on him!

[stann]

using "could of" where "could have" should be used.

Thanks ifk for that one

Absolutely not unique. Hugely prevalent in the UK too. For one thing I recall Carol Vorderman taking the p!ss out of it many a time on Countdown!

Jo Maxi is a funny one, that is uniquely Irish I'd say, but for a different reason than you might think.
It began as Joe Baxi, originally English slang for a taxi (probably after the boxer Joe Baksi), and that got a new lease of life and became Jo Maxi over here because of the kids programme of the same name in the late 80s / early 90s.

[Magicme]

Was told today by a dub, roscommoner, & 2 cavan men that this is uniquely Monaghan but not sure about this:

"I would rather be looking at it than looking for it"

[BillytheFin]

tayto sandwichs

[brianw82]

using "could of" where "could have" should be used.

Thanks ifk for that one

I always thought that was just people not knowing how to spell properly?

[Pauro 76]

Jo Maxi is a funny one, that is uniquely Irish I'd say, but for a different reason than you might think.
It began as Joe Baxi, originally English slang for a taxi (probably after the boxer Joe Baksi), and that got a new lease of life and became Jo Maxi over here because of the kids programme of the same name in the late 80s / early 90s.

I always thought that was purely because of the kids TV show. Interesting to know that..

Saying 'cmere till I tell ya' on the phone...

[John83]

I always thought that was just people not knowing how to spell properly?

Where's the thanks button when you need it?

[ifk101]

I always thought that was just people not knowing how to spell properly?

I blame the Irish education system brainw82. You should do too as you have always believed a grammar mistake was a spelling mistake ....

[John83]

It's a bit of both: a phonetic spelling of "could've".

[smellyfeet]

When playing fooball, someone says,"watch you house" or just "house", is it mostly in Dublin they say it?

[stann]

I think it is, yeah.
First time I heard it anyway was from a lad who had been in Dublin for years before moving back down here.
Most other parts of the country would have "Man on!" I suppose.
Fella I used to play with used to helpfully communicate the very, very close proximity of an opponent with the somewhat regrettable variation "Hard on!"

[redobit]

When passing someone and they say all in one go:

'How are you Im grand thanks'.

The person will ask how you are and reply how they are, without you even saying a word to them.

[Acornvilla]

everyone in longford says ''(watch your)house'' aswell