31 thoughts on “Was It For This?”

  1. Jonotti

    Well, going by their tax arrangements, U2 are more Dutch than Irish. The UK can have them.

  2. KBer

    And the issue is?

    It doesn’t say ‘English’, it says ‘British’ i.e. of Great Britain, which includes Ireland, which includes U2 (Dublin’s still in Ireland, yes?). So it’s entirely accurate. Get some education, folks – your embarrassing yourselves.

    1. Jonotti

      Great Britain is England, Scotland, Wales. Great Britain plus Ireland is sometimes called the British Isles. But Great Britian refers to the island that stretches from land’s end to john o’groats.

      1. KBer

        Right, citing some mythical place names as an argument. I’ll leave you to it if you don’t mind.

        1. Jonotti

          You said that Ireland was part of Great Britain. It is not. Great Britain is the island that contains England, Scotland and Wales. Consult a map.

      1. KBer

        Is that intended to be a term of abuse? Jinnet? A more useful creature than most of the commentators here, actually.

    4. Shakey

      Are you serious, KBer? “It says ‘British’ i.e of Great Britain, which includes Ireland’ …’get some education, folks- your (sic) embarrassing yourselves” Where to start? How about the fact that Ireland is NOT in Great Britain? Or that Britain is made up of Scotland, Wales & England, and even if you were over-stretching yourself with the Northern Ireland factor, that statelet is also NOT in Britain, but is part of the United Kingdom. Either you are trolling (very poorly, might I add), or you need a history and geography recap.

      1. KBer

        Not too sure how you would like me to address this because your actually just wrong. On every level. I’m too busy right now – I’m gainfully employed – so suggest you do some research. Good fellow.

      1. KBer

        A British education? Yes, I did, thanks. Trinity College Dublin, seeing as your asking. But, alas, it was when the fenians were permitted.

        2. ThePeoplesHero

          That’s laughable…. Seein’ as yer book readin’ and word learnin’ has not stood you very well….

          But I’ll make this simple for you. Great Britain and the British & Irish Isles are two completely different geological/geopolitical entities…

          Now. Back under your bridge and take your scrumpy with you.

    6. munkifisht

      *Sigh*

      Northern Ireland is a separate country on the Island of Ireland, and residents there can claim Irish or UK citizenship. These people are British Citizens, but this does not make Northern Ireland part of Britain however. Britain is the island next to Ireland and is made up of the three countries of England, Scotland and Wales. The full name for the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and is the collective of Northern Ireland and Britain. The British Isles are the geographical name for the collection of Islands in this region, and are made up of Ireland, the UK and the crown dependencies of the Channel Islands (Guernsey and Jersey) off the coast of France, and the Isle of Man which lies almost equidistant between Ireland and Scotland. These are not sovereign states in themselves but have powers to effect their own legislation, in a way akin to Hong Kong before the handover.

      Now F***K OFF!

      2. KBer

        Okay… this I did not know. Thanks though for explaining it. I feel a little foolish now and would like to apologise to everyone who commented on my initial remark. That was idiotic and, frankly, this experience/realisation is a little humiliating now. I won’t return, promise.

  3. KBer

    (That apology does not apply to the chap who said ‘fupp the queen’. That’s just not cricket, mate. Fupp you)

      1. KBer

        No, that would mean I’m the Queen. I’m not the Queen.

        What you mean to write is: Fupp your Queen.

        Unless you mean the ‘Fupp’ as an exclamation of surprise or amazement, as in “Fupp!!! You’re the Queen”, which would be appropriate if, for instance, you came face to face with Her Royal Highness in Tesco or such and were, understandably, surprised and taken aback at seeing one of such lofty social standing in such a mundane environment, but I don’t think you did, did you?

          1. KBer

            I don’t believe Trinity was one of the places she visited during the state trip some years ago. You might be confusing her with the old biddy who oversees security in the arts building.

        2. Prof Mary Burke Robinson (Egghead)

          How come you know the difference between your and you’re here but not above?

  5. Formerly known as @ireland.com

    In “Rattle and Hum”, the movie/documentary, the interviewer refers to US as a “British” band. How did that get through the editing room?

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