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Cultural Differences

Okay..not meaning to pick on anyone here..just watching late..okay late late night tv,,Dr Phil....Damn I dunno what it is like to be an American Parent as opposed to an Irish one....I am not a parent

Do you think that we as a nation judge other people?
I lived in New York/New Jersey for fourteen years and I thought that the Americans that I knew were great...nothing like we see on tv over here on the Jerry Springer show...
I also lived in Dublin for a few years before I moved to New York.
I thought the Dubs were great.
I moved to a rural area in Donegal ten years ago and had people tell me how bad the yanks and the dubs were....
In my experience...both were great.
So...,.are we just too insular?

RE: Bluebelle is getting Older...........:-)

Happy Birthday to one of the Greats
Hope it was fantastic..

RE: ~*~*~Happy Birthday LadyLumps.*~*~*

Happy Birthday S
laptop hasn't been working for a few days so woo hoo I got on to wish you a Happy Birthday....One of the great ladies on CS

All Aboard The Drinking Bus

Well the bus doesn't drink ..obviously..well maybe a bit of unleaded...
Now Passengers, we are starting in Ballyshannon and Going on Tour.
So you all have to hop on board then take it in turns to pick a town and a pub, we stop in each town for a pint.
We have no Sat Nav, just a battered old map so it doesn't matter in which order we hit the towns
Just a few cans on the bus to keep us going between towns and a few pringles. Oh yeah, I got a bus with a loo


Okay, first stop Dicey Reillys Balare

Well we gotta stop in Meath cos it is Bluebelles birthday on Tuesday...

Jeez..the Gym is great Craic altogether

But you could meet Jim in the Gym and check out his Gym/jim shorts

Jeez..the Gym is great Craic altogether

Will sneak into Finner camp and get their off duty R...
Will copy same and e mail it to you

Lidl

lmao...Hi JLM
Ah in fairness he seems like a nice guy...I wont roast him just yet

Lidl

Hi Ella,
Well they could be roasted if he doesn't behave

Jeez..the Gym is great Craic altogether

Just started going to the gym recently...well been there about 5 times
In fairness they did give me a quick run through with the equipment. I initially used just the treadmill...how hard can it be right?...well I had to hold on to the handles for dear life and was still afraid of falling..
Today I decided to try a bicycle...how hard can it be...right? Well I think that I got more exercise trying to adjust the damned seat than actually using the thing...
Ah full of confidence.. I approached this crosstrainer type of thing..jeez...just stood up on it and it started flying.. I dont think that I have the co ordination for it..well my top and trousers didn't match for a start
Then tried the stepper...what the hell is that about?
Moved on to the rowing machine thingy...I just really needed to sit on something at this point:blushing It was grand but just seemed too easy and I could not figure out how to reset it
Any advice on using gym equipment would be appreciated, I am just totally Mr. Bean in the gym.
I am too embarrassed to try and use the equipment in front of other people and today seemed to be soldiers day out from Finner Camp... Nice view but I was still embarrassed...
Oh and another thing....why do women wear full make up to the gym?

Lidl

Oh ok... you can bring your own nuts if you like

Lidl

Will consider it and throw in a pack of nuts

Lidl

Human touch? you spoiled witch.. I live in the a**hole of Donegal...the best I can hope for is Bovine touch...then again I have been referred to as a mad cow

Lidl

How bout two pints a lager and a packet of crisps mate?
Dutch Gold is cheaper than Heineken....we are in recession you know

Lidl

Oh yeah? and would you massage my butt for four hours for 29.99

RE: Public Sector - Passport Office

You know it appears that you and some others have hijacked a thread which was about a serious issue...Do you think that is an okay thing to do?....I do...woo hoo
Hiya A Hope that you are keeping well

Lidl

Bought one of those massage cushion thingys there today. It is actually quite good kinda like the poor mans version of a proper massage chair...thought I would share that with everyone

AND THEY SAID THE SPIRE WAS USELESS...

Boy were they wrong!!!!
Lets Hang all the Public Servants from it....
...Can any of you productive unemployed private sector workers figure out how to make a Guillotine out of it?

RE: Public Sector - Passport Office

Oh and one more thing, if any of you could please enlighten me.
It seems to me since this country has gone to hell in a handbag...that every one and his fu****g father seems to know what a public servant takes home per week. It also appears to me that there is an assumption made that they do not have mortgages or families are they all celibate or barren...yikes...maybe they breed public servants on an island somewhere..
When things were good the private sector did not give a contintental about the little civil servants working on a counter... they just looked down on them as they were there to serve them...just my observation....
Times did not really change for those civil servants, they still had to budget and save for their holidays...cos the celtic tiger did nothing for them...so their passports were in date always possibly....

RE: COUNTDOWN

No idea what this thread is about but just wanted to say Hi N...you look better than fabulous...hope all is well with you

Funny Quotations

These are just a few quotations that I find amusing/entertaining.
Feel free to add to them.
Hope you are all having a good day

“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference”
Attributed to Mark Twain.

Oscar Wilde
We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.
(The Canterville Ghost)
To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.
(The Importance of Being Earnest)
America
Of course America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.
Appearances
It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances.
(The Picture of Dorian Gray)
Advice
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself. (An Ideal Husband)
Winston Churchill (Well these quotes are attributed to him anyway)

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.

I’m just preparing my impromptu remarks.

In those days he was wiser than he is now--he used frequently to take my advice.

George Bernard Shaw

He knows nothing and thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.

I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.

I showed my appreciation of my native land in the usual Irish way by getting out of it as soon as I possibly could.

If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.

RE: the foxhunt

Like Oscar Wilde said -:
Hunting
The English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.
(A Woman of No Importance)

RE: Public Sector - Passport Office

Yes, I am on the side of the fence that believes in fair play.
Those public sector workers are taken for granted until they take a stand. The rest of the year passports are issued without a thought of the workers behind it then we suddenly realize that they are an important part of the workforce and that we do need them.
Anyway, I hope that it gets sorted soon and that all the little kiddies dreams come true

RE: Public Sector - Passport Office

I said that I believed that for an emergency situation it would still be possible to get a passport.
My idea of an emergency is illness or death not a photo op with Mickey Mouse.
I would check to see that my passport is in date before I would book anything at the last minute. Then again I usually have to save up to take a holiday so I have ample time to have a passport renewed anyway.

RE: Random Chit Chat chatty Thread

Howaya N, I am grand, that is a fabulous pic of you. Any craic with yourself?
I have od'd on the tea I think

RE: Random Chit Chat chatty Thread

Morning Anyone for a cup of tea? Has to be Barrys

FAKES, FAKES, FAKES...FAKE THEM ALL...

Ah sure to be quite honest, I rarely use them, I am as white as a ghost. Too much hard work for me to bother with them most of the time. Would rather be white than look like a streaky orange ice cream
How are you keeping?

FAKES, FAKES, FAKES...FAKE THEM ALL...

....Fake tan that is....are there any that dont streak?

RE: Say something...................

Well, I believe that it all started off with the mankini then it all got out of hand altogether Now dont quote me on that...this was mostly before I joined CS....

RE: Say something...................

Well in fairness, I dont like to gossip...ah who am I kidding? ......he does and then the turquoise lipstick ties the whole look together

RE: Say something...................

I know you did...but they worked so well for you.... I thought I would give it a shot