ThangDang Forum Posts (100)

RE: Who's going mad on Patrick's day...?

The whole world uses the day to have their own party in their country...& the world turns green....check out the canals in Chicago & Table mountain (CT-SA) @ night....food & beverages all green !!any excuse for the lazy langers of the world to take a day off

Ideas to 'fix' the Irish economy....anybody ????

well mr1983 consider this....30k jobs @ average of 30k p/a = ?....then that money causes a ripple effect so value is x5....we all be laughing then

RE: Who's going mad on Patrick's day...?

Some of us will be working....then after going on the lash

Ideas to 'fix' the Irish economy....anybody ????

Legalize & grow / produce the current illegal items~ then allow the use thereof in designated areas under supervision ~ we stimulate growth in agriculture /pharmacy/marketing /legal /tourism /hospitality /security / medical etc & with the revenue generated scrap all taxes on the citizens of Eire

Ideas to 'fix' the Irish economy....anybody ????

nuke the swiss & steal their gold?

Ideas to 'fix' the Irish economy....anybody ????

another grand idea B2 ~also make it tax deductible ~ wonder if there's space for us on that economic committee?

Ideas to 'fix' the Irish economy....anybody ????

grand idea NS least they'd be trying something constructive ~as for money. ...start a barter of goods & services system

Ideas to 'fix' the Irish economy....anybody ????

National Recovery Plan 2011-2014
In November 2010 the Irish Government published the National Recovery plan, which aims to restore order to the public finances and to bring its deficit in line with the EU target of 3% of economic output by 2015. It involves a budget adjustment of €15 billion (€10 billion in public expenditure cuts and €5billion in taxes) over a four-year period. This will be front loaded in 2011 where measures totaling €6 billion are planned. VAT is to increase to 23% by 2014 and a property tax and domestic water charges are to be introduced.

To date we all know it's not exactly working well, in fact it's having the opposite effect...(wonder if our beloved leader & cronies will ever read this?? we live in hope..) Please find below my suggestion for fixing the Irish economy.

Instead of giving billions of € to banks that will squander the money on lavish salaries and unearned bonuses, use the following plan:

You can call it the Patriotic Retirement Plan:

There are about 30 thousand people over 50 in the work force. Pay them €1 million each severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:

1) They MUST retire within 3 months.
30 thousand job openings - unemployment fixed

2) They MUST buy a new car witihin a year of retirement
30 thousand cars ordered - Car Industry fixed

3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage
- Housing Crisis fixed

4) They MUST send their kids to school/college/university
- Teachers jobs / building of schools fixed

5) They MUST buy €300 WORTH of food / alcohol / tobacco a week .....
- There's your money back in duty/tax etc

6) They MUST take a 'stayoliday' in Ireland twice a year, for a week each time
- There's the hospitality( & spin off trades)ie: the local economy fixed

7) They MUST buy private medical insurance
- There's a boost for insurance & less pressure on hospitals

It can't get any easier than that!

P.S. If more money is needed, have all members of the Dail pay back their unvouched claimed expenses and take a 50% pay cut


....Also......

Let's put the pensioners in jail and the criminals in a nursing home.

This way the pensioners would have access to showers, hobbies and walks.
They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive money instead of paying it out.
They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance.
Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them.
A guard would check on them every 45 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell.
They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose.
They would have access to a library, fitness room, spiritual counselling, recreational items and education.
Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request.
Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens.
Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls.
There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to.

The criminals would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised.
Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week. Live in a tiny room and pay €600 per week and have no hope of ever getting out.

Think about this ... If you don't want to comment on this, for fear of
offending someone -- YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM! It is time for us
ripped off / had enough / grumpy folk of Ireland to speak up!

RE: Lazy Saturday Morning

Well WW - best take skis with on that hillwalk morrow - if the weather predictions correct....

RE: Lazy Saturday Morning

guilty ahh sure snow is grand makes the world a bit brighter & fresher - good excuse to stay lazy ?

RE: normal men

well TW - guess it's same as men (& woman - lets not discriminate ) who describe themselves physicaly as 'average' when the other options clearly apply...normal is going with the flow,not rocking the boat,following the other sheep,average 'yes' men

RE: Room 101, or the things we want removed!....

RE: Room 101, or the things we want removed!....

Sure - but show me a female who hasn't indulged in at least 1 'perogative'
or more at some stage...ahhh you no doubt? Anyway fellas should take note & be warned

RE: Room 101, or the things we want removed!....

ahh sweet tech of cut & paste - written by a woman - but stand corrected IWTY - good light is determined by the readers opnion -I have dealt with triumph & disaster & treated those 2 imposters both the same.... no bother

RE: Anti-Feminism; The Radical Notion That Feminists are Insane

not a dig re our postponed meetng at all just know most Irish fellas would be wee bit annoyed being labeled a woman hater & gay. ..even once..of course you might have the fact of truth ~if not slander & libel spring 2 mind even as a private opinion ~remember the universe can actually read this...hope u not bite chunks out me...now. ..or when we face2face in real (small ) .ie

RE: Anti-Feminism; The Radical Notion That Feminists are Insane

I am gay....I hate women...[/quot e]

well FTB. ..don't stress it...if a day u meet him~ chemistry might just prove u wrong?

RE: Room 101, or the things we want removed!....

All political party's - the Belgians tipped away quite successfully with no govt for over 3 months...makes you wonder ? why do we actually need the polticos...name 1 thing they have done for us..okay taxes, but..ok waste as well but what else mmmm

RE: Room 101, or the things we want removed!....

...and those out there that lead on...'yes let's meet'...promises,promises...then blow hot & cold for whatever reason, then disapear into cyberspace... without anymore ...tis so sad

RE: irish and celtic music thread

HAS THIS THREAD LOST IT'S CRAIC???

Tis sad so come on ye aspiring musos keep posting the vids...even lyrics...ahhh go on now....c'mon ye know ye want to....sure it's grand...ahhh please mister g'wan...mmmm....well....mmmm

RE: irish and celtic music thread

sure they cute F99.... mischievous wee fekkers always on the prowl for the unwary people...when they apear...be afraid

Any trad songs with leprachauns in them? methinks not cos they cute hoors..

RE: aware depression group

Hey P27 - sure you are in the right place here to study looneys - this site is full of them ....pick any thread and prove me wrong...bur fair play wanting to improve the lot of some 'mentally challenged pessimistic non smiley's ' ....just don't get sucked into that big black space ok?

RE: aware depression group

Just read the jokes thread & the light hearted picture threads...sure they will get a grin beginning...maybe a chuckle....then by that time you will have forgotten about all the doom & gloom stuff...for a while at least...if that doesn't work well there's no real hope so go ahead & top yeself....just do it!!

RE: irish and celtic music thread

Did anybody take notice of the ad robot? he's punting for C&W on radio ~how do u tell him this is trad & video ~guess he ison the wrong thread? dumb fekknlanger

RE: irish and celtic music thread

A request to the video techies / forum heads - any aul ...Christy Moore...Clannad...ect ?? please... ahhh go on now...grand fellas ye

RE: irish and celtic music thread

Bring them over to eire for our gathering 2013 - grand that music fuses the cultures

RE: Who do these Halappanavar people think they are?

Sure you point out the core of this saga - hope this reality bites some butt !! So the (ex)pope is a cult leader?? interesting (conspiracy ) theory... Illuminati 'uber alles'?

RE: irish and celtic music thread

AAHH ....fekkin pesky leprachauns sure they jinxed me sound - very warbly /cuts in & out / goes mute..all by itself..even the boss is ahhh that's what the i-phone was made for

So hows our CS celtic trad pick up craic band coming along ?? spoons,bodhran already...needs fiddle/sqeeze box/banjo/tin whistle/uleann pipes /harp...& sure a fiece grand voice...2 accompany Eminem with his rap..of "Amhrán na bhFiann" - we could also record "Ireland's Call" ...might boost those fellas to win the 6 nations

RE: Who do these Halappanavar people think they are?

He probably also wants to leave our island...we did actually take his beloved away from him, intentional or not - when they should have been celebrating the joy of a new baby...guess we have to try understand his reasoning for his actions even though some of them go against the grain & are harsh mayby unjust & unacceptable...but I do have empathy for him as I have been to that dark place myself...in time he will see the error of some of his ways but for now the irrational rules...I should hope his advisers would be able to see the whole picture & get him to act accordingly...unfortunately all spectrum's of society are now involved emotionally/politically/socially/financially ect & the pond is very muddy at present, not least due to plain negligence & historical ignorance by most of those now involved.

I offer him & the family my condolences on this unfortunate tragedy - some good should come out of it though ...if 1 woman's life and/or the baby, is saved in the future....sure it's all by the grace of God - who ultimately decides

May I take this opportunity to ask all who contribute opinions/ideas/comment on this thread to bear in mind the seriousness of this issue & refrain from the normal cheeky banter...sure the world is watching our responsible actions and the Irish have a tradition of dealing with death with the utmost respect for the deceased & bereaved....I have already had a pint & played some music,shed a tear then smiled a laugh.. on his behalf..to celebrate her rich life, reaped by destiny so soon & the unknown journey she now faces
RIP

RE: irish and celtic music thread

chill SW sure can't u hear the other fellas singing & whistling

RE: irish and celtic music thread

Nice that FWF ~different song but still class ~if music is food for the soul...is Celtic trad the pint o the auld black stuff?