85 thoughts on “Eyes Down

      1. Caroline

        I saw a long series of them on a thread the other day and I was really hoping one of them would make me laugh. Sadly, no pun in ten did.

        1. J

          Narcissistic commenter elevates online commenting from petulant adolescence to student union activism.

        2. Buzz

          Puns are not meant to make you laugh. They’re enjoyable riffs, little flourishes of verbal dexterity.

      2. Mikeyfex

        A lot of punnage for the sake of punnage lately, spud1. Everyone above here is normally quite strong though.

        Googlehoo used to be great for getting them going. Haven’t seen him/her in a long time though.

  1. tony

    Meh.. Ive seen better. Mind yourself Mick. See what happened when they praised Mercille, then they came to bury him.

  2. meadowlark

    Happy Birthday to one and to all a good night!

    Congratulations BS. Here’s to five more years.

  3. Murtles

    Typical FF post just like that lad Moynes puts up. I blame the travellers, sometimes they’re small, sometimes they’re far away. Of course can’t say that here as my last comment was mysteriously wiped out by some cack of punts. Wiped out like Mayo wiped out Sligo last week in the pitch n foot competition. C’mon Mayo, best county in Ireland, FACT!

    Dang, nearly got them all in one go. Have to go to Wikipedia to see who these Poe and Godwin fellas are and why they have laws. Great bunch of lads I’m sure

    1. Bad At Memes

      What about ‘Idiot who keeps forgetting his name and changes it every few weeks’?
      Or ‘Gobshite who sometimes has two IDs on the go, concurrently, but on different computers’?
      -Do they not exist?
      Are you trying to tel…
      Hang on…

      Actually, forget that I said anything.

  4. Caroline

    Objective, devastating intellectual thinks *boths* sides of the argument are wrong, actually

    Proud contrarian doesn’t expect any of the biased regulars on here to agree with him

    New commenter thinks sketch shows promise

    1. Mikeyfex

      Deeply sarcastic commenter leaves respondee confused about whether they’ve just gained a friend or an enemy while others skit into their sleeves.

      1. Caroline

        Too kind (really).

        I forgot:

        Reasonable individual is in favour of granting rights, just wishes everyone could spend a bit more time discussing how awful everyone campaigning for them is.

          1. Mikeyfex

            Well there was this one time…but no I’m not anyone else but Mikeyfex on here.

            My sarcasm detector was set to hair -trigger awaiting your reply it seems.

        1. ahjayzis

          ^YES!

          Super Devils Advocate syndrome.

          “I’m on your side, but I happen to believe the people opposed to us are right on every count and generally better people who we should support and regurgitate all their talking points, but of course I’m on your side”

          1. Caroline

            It’s a concern troll, and there have been many on the site at various times. I’m not trying to make this personal, it’s supposed to describe an archetype.

          2. classter

            Your archetypes seem designed to push eveybody into tiny little boxes, whereby they either fully agree with you fulsomely or else are douches.

          3. classter

            And I’m not only saying that because I’ve a bad feeling I might have fallen afoul of several of them in the past.

          4. Caroline

            Just describing the very tiny little boxes people tend to inhabit online. Not just here, I’ve wasted most of a lifetime watching this stuff play out on forums. If it stings, it’s working. And yes I’ve popped out of them too, I mean just how many nested levels of archness do I suppose I sit atop?

            Now, anyone waiting on ‘Commenter leavens harsh criticism of others by including self’ is going to clean up.

          5. classter

            I hear you but your archetypes all spring from a place where you openly dismiss the intentions of others. Nothing, even genuine trolls, hurt online discussion more than this assumption of bad faith.

            It is quite possible to think both sides of an argument are wrong without being conceited. Its also very possible to arrive at the same place as one with whom you might usually disagree from a different point of view. Either way, much more can be gained by engaging with the argument rather than dismissing your interlocutor.

            I’m sure I have fallen into some neat, revealing archetype or other here too.

          6. Caroline

            Yeah of course you can hold any of those positions genuinely, I’m poking fun (or fatally undermining the very fabric of online discussion, if you will) at how certain people present themselves while doing so.

            You’ve presumably seen that often what is posted in a discussion is not or not solely in furtherance of the discussion but to position the poster in the overall argument and get a bit of the old distinction going on.

          7. classter

            This was a nice line, ‘fatally undermining the very fabric of online discussion, if you will’.

            On reflection, as melodramatic as it makes me seem, I actually believe it.

          8. Caroline

            You see? I’m terminally cynical, true, but I don’t actually do the thing you ran ahead and accused me of.

            (PS, cause I know you’re wondering, “martyred voice of reason”. Kidding! I’m kidding, that will never catch on, no one else has your patience.)

  5. Lush

    Happy Birthday Broadsheet.
    Thanks for keeping me both amused and informed over the last five years.
    And to all the commenters, those here since the beginning and those who have come and gone.
    Wouldn’t be the same without youse either.

  6. Spaghetti Hoop

    That’s class Flavo ;)
    I came across a lonely Broadsheet wandering around the Irish blogosphere looking for friends when it was 6 months and with a mere handful of followers / sock-puppets. (What every happened to Prada Meinhof and Holemaster?)
    What banter ensued.
    And some top notch journalism of late.
    They grow up so fast…..
    *sucks pipe, nods to barman to put on another pint and stokes fire (on a cold July at the Man o’ War).

    Happy 5th Birthday Broadsters!

    1. Joe the Lion

      and don’t mind what he says about the puns – it wasn’t yours he was referring to ;)

      1. Buzz

        Most of the regular punsters have already placed their puns so who is going to take ownership of the ten shitty puns?

      1. Kieran NYC

        HA! Yes! I was just about to post these.

        Gawbewitdadayus.

        (Happy Birthday, Broadsheet)

        1. Kieran NYC

          Or as I should have said…

          “It’s 57! Fifty-seven!”

          Giving people wrong ages used to wind SO many people up! Heh.

    1. Caroline

      lol. High praise indeed!

      *Sighs loudly*
      *Rustles in bag of cheese and onion*
      *Jiggles crossed leg under desk*

  7. Bingo

    The very game itself is, I feel, a tribute to meself….
    Happy Birthday BS.
    Keep up the good work!

  8. Frilly Keane

    Poo

    For the house jackpot

    And “I don’t normally do this” for the Snowball game

  9. H

    Belated birthday wishes BS, I can’t believe nobody mentioned the long running ‘beaker’ gag or the crying chair

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