The say anything, what's on your mind thread

**Mr A** · 29/01/2011, 8:18 AM

Didn't bother with any of that crap thank feck. Made the mistake of having my daughter christened (basically for the party) and it was just bizarro, it won't be happening again when number 2 arrives.

**BonnieShels** · 31/01/2011, 1:19 AM

When or if?

FCUKING ASSIGNMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**horton** · 31/01/2011, 12:32 PM

Why is it such a social taboo to speak ill of the dead? In life we all know people that would likely be described using profanities, yet as soon as they die everyone makes out they were martyrs who did no wrong? I'm not thinking of anyone in particular, just a general thought.

**Mr A** · 31/01/2011, 4:12 PM

Originally Posted by horton

Why is it such a social taboo to speak ill of the dead? In life we all know people that would likely be described using profanities, yet as soon as they die everyone makes out they were martyrs who did no wrong? I'm not thinking of anyone in particular, just a general thought.

Fully agree. A certain decorum is one thing (i.e. don't slag them off in front of grieving relatives) but otherwise the level of hypocrisy around this drives me mad.

**Onefootednopace** · 31/01/2011, 5:59 PM

It's common following the death of gangland figures to hear tributes paid to the deceased. "He was a kind hearted man who loved his family and adored his racing pigeons" No mention of the mayhem the individual caused during his lifetime on the planet.

I suppose it's a bit like when you see a new born baby and everyone is awash with compliments - "oh what a lovely baby, he's the spit of his daddy". I wonder has anyone uttered the words "My god what an ugly child, no doubt there who the father is"

**thischarmingman** · 31/01/2011, 7:29 PM

Originally Posted by Onefootednopace

I suppose it's a bit like when you see a new born baby and everyone is awash with compliments - "oh what a lovely baby, he's the spit of his daddy". I wonder has anyone uttered the words "My god what an ugly child, no doubt there who the father is"

Some more advanced theorists have postulated that theory:

**theworm2345** · 31/01/2011, 9:35 PM

Originally Posted by Onefootednopace

I suppose it's a bit like when you see a new born baby and everyone is awash with compliments - "oh what a lovely baby, he's the spit of his daddy". I wonder has anyone uttered the words "My god what an ugly child, no doubt there who the father is"

I don't think I've ever seen a "lovely" or "cute" baby. The things look like little aliens and all they do is cry, eat, **** themselves, throw up on people, and sleep. Nothing against babies, obviously everyone starts out as one and the human race cannot subsist without them, but they are not cute and they rarely ever actually look like anything but a blob.

**stann** · 31/01/2011, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

all they do is cry, eat, **** themselves, throw up on people, and sleep.

The jammy, jammy b****rds!
All downhill from there on in.

**theworm2345** · 01/02/2011, 1:47 AM

Originally Posted by stann

The jammy, jammy b****rds!
All downhill from there on in.

As I said, nothing against them, we all did it at one point, but theres nothing "lovely" or "cute" about them.

**John83** · 01/02/2011, 9:47 AM

Originally Posted by Onefootednopace

I suppose it's a bit like when you see a new born baby and everyone is awash with compliments - "oh what a lovely baby, he's the spit of his daddy". I wonder has anyone uttered the words "My god what an ugly child, no doubt there who the father is"

I once got thrown out of a class after responding to a remark from the teacher about his "beautiful children" with, "They must take after their mother so." He was a raving loon I was quite content to bait as he'd no intention of actually teaching anything that day.

**John83** · 01/02/2011, 9:48 AM

Originally Posted by theworm2345

...Nothing against babies... the human race cannot subsist without them...

Baby-eater!

**shantykelly** · 01/02/2011, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by horton

Why is it such a social taboo to speak ill of the dead? In life we all know people that would likely be described using profanities, yet as soon as they die everyone makes out they were martyrs who did no wrong? I'm not thinking of anyone in particular, just a general thought.

not speaking ill of the dead and rewriting their past deeds are two different things. if ye can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
just playing devils advocate by the way. if you're a ****** in life, then you'll stay one when you're dead.

**tetsujin1979** · 01/02/2011, 8:25 PM

9,000th post!
(I have a life outside foot.ie, honest)

**Mr A** · 01/02/2011, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

9,000th post!
(I have a life outside foot.ie, honest)

6,279th post.

And I don't.

**thischarmingman** · 02/02/2011, 8:21 AM

I hate it when I'm using foot.ie on my phone and I press 'Mark all forums read' by mistake.

**John83** · 02/02/2011, 8:41 AM

Originally Posted by thischarmingman

I hate it when I'm using foot.ie on my phone and I press 'Mark all forums read' by mistake.

**osarusan** · 02/02/2011, 11:10 AM

Cool blood and guts war game.

http://www.agame.com/game/warfare.html

**Dunny** · 07/02/2011, 6:04 PM

53 years yesterday.

**tetsujin1979** · 08/02/2011, 11:12 PM

Read this, then read the comments: http://www.joe.ie/football/football-...-door-009456-1
I'm counting it as a win

**horton** · 09/02/2011, 5:03 PM

I'm sure plenty of people have had gripes with Ryanair in the past but my recent one takes the micky. At the boarding gate they were weighing everyones bag, mine was 11.5kg (max allowed is 10kg), the woman told me to get it under 10, that I'm only allowed 1 bag or pay 35 quid citing some health and safety reg's about maximum safe weight etc. Queue me trying to shove everything I can into my jacket. A guy behind me got caught to, couldn't hear what he said but he took out a few files and his laptop, weighed the bag with them in his hand, he was under so she let him through. I asked her could I do the same, so I took my laptop/books/notes and sat them on the seat beside the scales. Weighed the bag and was well under so she told me to go through, I moved to the side and put all the stuff back in the bag and walked on. WHAT THE HECK?! Is it Ryanair policy to be more flexible if you have 'business' things in your bag and not just a load of clothes? Did the woman simply think that as long as she can say the bag was under the 10kg when weighed, she did her job even though I obviously had more stuff than allowed? Not that I'm complaining that I avoided paying, but where is the logic?