She reminds me of the woman who used to dance beside the old Anna Livia statue on O’Connell street.
Or was I the only person who could see her?
Help me Broadsheet.
They can break your arm potentially when they grow up
mildred st. meadowlark
True. Frighteningly true.
Nigel
Same is true for human babies though.
martco
and what about spider babies?!?
jasus
Nigel
Only if they take spider kung fu lessons.
Bertie "the inexplicable pleasure" Blenkinsop
I hate to be THAT guy but a bird’s bones are thin and hollow, they wouldn’t break your arm.
Brother Barnabas
it was just locker room talk, bertie
mildred st. meadowlark
Swans are intimidating. When they begin to threaten (cracking knuckles, the usual) I find a well placed kick does wonders.
Also, find a dog who, unlike mine, is not scared of swans.
Bertie "the inexplicable pleasure" Blenkinsop
I’ve a little jacker who is afraid of absolutely nothing, it’s a blessing and a curse :)
mildred st. meadowlark
Whereas my dog likes to cower under the sofa on a windy day.
Honestly, the cat is better equipped to deal with the bitter realities of life.
Janet, I ate my avatar
me too !
my Jack is the boss of the German Shepard she likes to use as her cushion/ door opening henchman
Nigel
I had a swan for a pet for a while. We were best mates, and I walked him every day and took him for a swim and we’d go around intimidating people and breaking their arms, and we were happy. Then the Queen of England turned up one day and ate him. True story.
mildred st. meadowlark
I am going to presume his name was Reginald, or something equally ponderous.
Nigel
Seymour. Seymour The Swan. She said he was…he was. .. stringy. Sob.
mildred st. meadowlark
Gad, she’s an awful wagon. And still not dead.
We lost Bowie and Prince last year, but her, the savage swan stealer, she stays. Typique!
Janet, I ate my avatar
the hubby stands down this autumn maybe she will follow suit ?
mildred st. meadowlark
They were called into a complete hubbub because of an ‘unusual staff meeting’ at Buckingham palace, and everyone thought whatshismush was dead.
It’s an odd little place, England.
Janet, I ate my avatar
tis
Bertie "the inexplicable pleasure" Blenkinsop
I think I’ll watch The Crown again on foot of this news :)
Any excuse!
Harry Molloy
I haven’t been watching it but walked in when it was on the last day when a younger Prince Philip says something like “now you kneel before me instead” with a cheeky grin in reference to getting a blowie and now I’ve resolved to watch the whole thing
Harry Molloy
and that was to the queen in case I wasn’t clear.
how cool would that be, sending the queen to her knees before you.
the power!
Spaghetti Hoop
The Greek guy? I’m a bad person for wanting another TV funeral on perhaps a rainy Sunday afternoon. With wine. Hopefully The Crown II will be out by then Bert.
bertie "The Inexplicable Pleasure" blenkinsop
Can’t come soon enough.
Series 2 that is, not the state funeral.
Nigel
It happened a year ago, you now. Today’s his swanniversary.
Boomskidaboom
I hope Aaron Lennon gets the help he needs now.
Custo
Aye
jusayinlike
Spooky Theresa May
martco
I’m wondering if this latest noise all just deliberately manufactured to create some artificial Battle of Britain spirit (even though the Polish pilots won that for them almost singlehandedly)
maybe there’s some desperation in all of this
jusayinlike
A phoney bone of contention..
DubLoony
UK: We want out! Brexit!
EU: OK. Let’s talk about settling accounts.
UK: Bullies!
Spaghetti Hoop
Ah here, that’s not true. There were 595 non-British pilots in the RAF during the Battle of Britain out of a total of 2,936. A ‘team effort’ one would say.
martco
not the full picture tho…
the Polish pilots were older, far more experienced mature skilled however than their native RAF colleagues and
stats show that difference in that their “kill ratio” was 10.5 versus 4.9 for the rest
Spaghetti Hoop
True. The Poles were a huge asset to the Air Force, but you can’t credit them with winning the entire battle while there were teams of operators, navigators, engineers and munition factories on the ground playing an incredible part in the operation.
martco
ah yeah of course Spaghetti…I was just being jesty about the sometimes ott Britannia rules the waves and indomitable spirit bs which is kinda my point I suppose
a nice little book on squadron 303 worth a read if you like WW2 history…think there’s a C4 documentary knocking about somewhere too on the subject
Spaghetti Hoop
Nice one thanks. I’ll read it. Are you Polish yerself? Or related to one of the Polish fighters?
martco
nah I’m a local but I had a few work stints out there in the past and made it my business to intermingle and socialise
& have extended family now too :)
In general we’re VERY well liked by them
I like a bit of WW2 history, the expedience of the Polish situation always interested me, lots to learn from these situations I think.
Brexit bothers me. I have loads of English mates, none of them understand wtf is really going on and they’re well worried.
LW
@martco it definitely would seem designed to play to the anti EU demographic. Dunno about the battle of Britain, or desperation. Look at the Express cover, and the star, she’ll be feted for this
Nigel
And people wonder why we’re leery of nationalism and nationalists.
Frilly Keane
Teresa May & M LaPen
Scary stuff
LaPen was like a bare knuckle fighter with dementia last night
Lush
Watched the whole thing.
Car crash TV; strangely compelling.
She did herself no favours.
By Popular Demand, Frilly Keane
polls were 60:40 yer man : laPen
any idea what they are now?
I’d say 75:25 after last night
but you’d have to respect LaPen’s fighter mentality; unlike Joan Burton in the last Leaders debate in GE2016; She was like a dying Gladiator standing up for herself, whereas Joan was like a wan that wanted a cup of tay and a foot rub.
remember now lads I said Respect
not like or support
or agree with
Custo
You don’t really have to respect it.
mauriac
you definitely don’t.she looked and sounded mental.
Spaghetti Hoop
Amusing that you compare LePen to Burton…..why is that Frillsers?
I have never regarded the latter as leader material like LePen but she is also centre left. In fact I can’t think of another Irish politician that mirrors her views. Whereas Britain is full of closeted and non-closeted right-wingers.
By Popular Demand, Frilly Keane
I was comparing their Debate Behaviours and Efforts
not where they were on the Political Spectrum
Christ
Janet, I ate my avatar
I had to turn it off
You got your French Nationalité papers sorted Lush ?
Lush
Have looked into it, but it’s just too much money: notarized copies of your parents birth and marriage certs, and then the translations of same. So you’d have not much change out of a grand and what with my French agri-sector salary, there’s not a hope.
So, I will continue to watch both the Irish and French elections from the sidelines, both frustrated and, in some ways relieved, that I don’t have a vote.
How about you?
Janet, I ate my avatar
yep was looking at it too
it would be cheaper to get married ( again)
hopefully it won’t come to such desperate measures
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
Thank God we’ve Angela going over and giving Putin a good talking to. Although obviously not perfect, she’s a woman of principle which is sadly lacking these days.
Spaghetti Hoop
Yup. I like her. She has screwed up here and there but her steely resolve is inspiring.
Janet, I ate my avatar
she has integrity
a rare commodity
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
I lost touch with reality
Now my personality
Is an unwanted commodity
That popped into my head. Had to look it up: De La Soul and Teenage Fanclub. Judgement Night soundtrack, 1993.
I’m so goddamn old.
She reminds me of the woman who used to dance beside the old Anna Livia statue on O’Connell street.
Or was I the only person who could see her?
Help me Broadsheet.
Mary Dunne? https://www.broadsheet.ie/2014/02/07/yes-sir-she-could-boogie/
That’s a nice flashback. Blimey.
ah she was delightful
She is Bob Geldof in drag.
Cygnets, though.
Cute little feckers.
They can break your arm potentially when they grow up
True. Frighteningly true.
Same is true for human babies though.
and what about spider babies?!?
jasus
Only if they take spider kung fu lessons.
I hate to be THAT guy but a bird’s bones are thin and hollow, they wouldn’t break your arm.
it was just locker room talk, bertie
Swans are intimidating. When they begin to threaten (cracking knuckles, the usual) I find a well placed kick does wonders.
Also, find a dog who, unlike mine, is not scared of swans.
I’ve a little jacker who is afraid of absolutely nothing, it’s a blessing and a curse :)
Whereas my dog likes to cower under the sofa on a windy day.
Honestly, the cat is better equipped to deal with the bitter realities of life.
me too !
my Jack is the boss of the German Shepard she likes to use as her cushion/ door opening henchman
I had a swan for a pet for a while. We were best mates, and I walked him every day and took him for a swim and we’d go around intimidating people and breaking their arms, and we were happy. Then the Queen of England turned up one day and ate him. True story.
I am going to presume his name was Reginald, or something equally ponderous.
Seymour. Seymour The Swan. She said he was…he was. .. stringy. Sob.
Gad, she’s an awful wagon. And still not dead.
We lost Bowie and Prince last year, but her, the savage swan stealer, she stays. Typique!
the hubby stands down this autumn maybe she will follow suit ?
They were called into a complete hubbub because of an ‘unusual staff meeting’ at Buckingham palace, and everyone thought whatshismush was dead.
It’s an odd little place, England.
tis
I think I’ll watch The Crown again on foot of this news :)
Any excuse!
I haven’t been watching it but walked in when it was on the last day when a younger Prince Philip says something like “now you kneel before me instead” with a cheeky grin in reference to getting a blowie and now I’ve resolved to watch the whole thing
and that was to the queen in case I wasn’t clear.
how cool would that be, sending the queen to her knees before you.
the power!
The Greek guy? I’m a bad person for wanting another TV funeral on perhaps a rainy Sunday afternoon. With wine. Hopefully The Crown II will be out by then Bert.
Can’t come soon enough.
Series 2 that is, not the state funeral.
It happened a year ago, you now. Today’s his swanniversary.
I hope Aaron Lennon gets the help he needs now.
Aye
Spooky Theresa May
I’m wondering if this latest noise all just deliberately manufactured to create some artificial Battle of Britain spirit (even though the Polish pilots won that for them almost singlehandedly)
maybe there’s some desperation in all of this
A phoney bone of contention..
UK: We want out! Brexit!
EU: OK. Let’s talk about settling accounts.
UK: Bullies!
Ah here, that’s not true. There were 595 non-British pilots in the RAF during the Battle of Britain out of a total of 2,936. A ‘team effort’ one would say.
not the full picture tho…
the Polish pilots were older, far more experienced mature skilled however than their native RAF colleagues and
stats show that difference in that their “kill ratio” was 10.5 versus 4.9 for the rest
True. The Poles were a huge asset to the Air Force, but you can’t credit them with winning the entire battle while there were teams of operators, navigators, engineers and munition factories on the ground playing an incredible part in the operation.
ah yeah of course Spaghetti…I was just being jesty about the sometimes ott Britannia rules the waves and indomitable spirit bs which is kinda my point I suppose
https://www.amazon.com/303-Squadron-Legendary-Britain-Fighter/dp/1607720051
a nice little book on squadron 303 worth a read if you like WW2 history…think there’s a C4 documentary knocking about somewhere too on the subject
Nice one thanks. I’ll read it. Are you Polish yerself? Or related to one of the Polish fighters?
nah I’m a local but I had a few work stints out there in the past and made it my business to intermingle and socialise
& have extended family now too :)
In general we’re VERY well liked by them
I like a bit of WW2 history, the expedience of the Polish situation always interested me, lots to learn from these situations I think.
Brexit bothers me. I have loads of English mates, none of them understand wtf is really going on and they’re well worried.
@martco it definitely would seem designed to play to the anti EU demographic. Dunno about the battle of Britain, or desperation. Look at the Express cover, and the star, she’ll be feted for this
And people wonder why we’re leery of nationalism and nationalists.
Teresa May & M LaPen
Scary stuff
LaPen was like a bare knuckle fighter with dementia last night
Watched the whole thing.
Car crash TV; strangely compelling.
She did herself no favours.
polls were 60:40 yer man : laPen
any idea what they are now?
I’d say 75:25 after last night
but you’d have to respect LaPen’s fighter mentality; unlike Joan Burton in the last Leaders debate in GE2016; She was like a dying Gladiator standing up for herself, whereas Joan was like a wan that wanted a cup of tay and a foot rub.
remember now lads I said Respect
not like or support
or agree with
You don’t really have to respect it.
you definitely don’t.she looked and sounded mental.
Amusing that you compare LePen to Burton…..why is that Frillsers?
I have never regarded the latter as leader material like LePen but she is also centre left. In fact I can’t think of another Irish politician that mirrors her views. Whereas Britain is full of closeted and non-closeted right-wingers.
I was comparing their Debate Behaviours and Efforts
not where they were on the Political Spectrum
Christ
I had to turn it off
You got your French Nationalité papers sorted Lush ?
Have looked into it, but it’s just too much money: notarized copies of your parents birth and marriage certs, and then the translations of same. So you’d have not much change out of a grand and what with my French agri-sector salary, there’s not a hope.
So, I will continue to watch both the Irish and French elections from the sidelines, both frustrated and, in some ways relieved, that I don’t have a vote.
How about you?
yep was looking at it too
it would be cheaper to get married ( again)
hopefully it won’t come to such desperate measures
Thank God we’ve Angela going over and giving Putin a good talking to. Although obviously not perfect, she’s a woman of principle which is sadly lacking these days.
Yup. I like her. She has screwed up here and there but her steely resolve is inspiring.
she has integrity
a rare commodity
I lost touch with reality
Now my personality
Is an unwanted commodity
That popped into my head. Had to look it up: De La Soul and Teenage Fanclub. Judgement Night soundtrack, 1993.
I’m so goddamn old.
I prefer the word matured myself