Ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday and with a Gentlemen’s Tea for two at The Morrison Hotel, Dublin on offer we asked: What makes your father a gentleman?
You answered in your tens.
Runners up:
Sam Hickey: “My father Gerry is a Gentleman because he gives compliments sincerely and often and treats my mum like a queen.”
SiJu cat: “My father Peter is a gentleman largely because of 6 years of Swiss finishing school, 4 years of modern tap and 3 years of modern dance. Really though he joined the army as a private when he was 16 and made it all the way to Captain. He served in Lebanon twice and was totally not a hard ass at home. I always said if I turn out half as good as my Da I’ll be doing well. The least I can do is win a competition to win him some food rather than post unwanted gold balls to him again.”
Drogg: “My father is a d**k largely because he f*cked off before i was born and it will be a cold day in hell before i share a beer or amazing piece of rasher with that c**t.”
Theo Kretschmar Schuldorff: “My father Mr. Kretschmar-Schuldorff is a gentleman largely because I will be beaten only lightly if we do not win.”
Daithí: “My father Pat is a gentleman largely because he’s been buying me monthly lunches for the last 4 years and won’t hear of me paying and just once, I’d like to return the favour.”
Winner:
Lughán (7) & Fionn (2): “Our father Colm is a gentleman because when our Mummy was sick, in and out of hospital for the past year, he took her place and every day he made us breakfast, dressed us in clothes that never matched, brought us to school (always on time!) tickled us, told us bedtime stories and gave us never ending hugs and cuddles! He sent our mummy pictures of us every day to make her smile and we think he’s the best Daddy in the world!”
Thanks all.
Previously: I Love You Dad
UPDATE: Drogg wins the second Gentleman’s tea. Sorry for confusion.
Ah deserving winner! Hope the Mummy is better now.
He’s a Grizzly bear and his name is Ben
Lughán has excellent writing skills for a seven year old.
That would be due to excellence in fathering
Fully deserved :)
I am pro-abortion, but only for the precocious Lughán (wat) and Fionn.
I’ve never seen them on Broadsheet and I hope it stays that way!!
Wasn’t it two teas for two readers to take their Dads?
Ahem, you are right. We’ve made a mistake. Very sorry and thank you.. Perhaps readers would like to select a second winner from the runners up?
Anyone?
Give it to Drogg
+1 drogg’s reply made me lmao
My favourite was Deliverance Country, I thought he led by two furlongs.
Yep, Drogg is a worthy runner-up and let him have a bottomless Wicklow Wolf ;)
Drogg all the way though with a condition he does not let his two year old near the Wicklow Wolf, he has form there ;)
I’ll 2nd… *counts fingers* …ah fupp…
Give it to wee Drogg !
Drogg.
I am sure there are more deserving commenters out there. Give it to daithi or Cool Hand Lucan. But the top prize definitely went to the right Dad sounds like a top bloke.
Slap my face!
Sam and me would love the tea!
No. 1 -Sam Hickey, Short & Sweet.
Theo Kretschmar Schuldorff is a German character, played by Anton Walbrook, in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. He delivers the film’s central speech, telling Colonel Blimp that this “eez not a gentleman’s waar, Clive!” Do I get a prize for knowing that? I swear I didn’t check Google.