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- Sat Jan 06, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719895
Re: Politics in General
Thank you. This is not a war. The Palestinians resorted to terrorism as a way of resisting a land grab. There’s no coming back from this. Israel is trying to wipe them out. How can they exist as neighbours after this? Israel knows this. Ireland endured persecution and invasion from England. Ireland ...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719895
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 8:45 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1644
- Views: 1719895
Re: Politics in General
There have been over 10,000 children killed in this genocide since October. I have no ties to Palestine other than it is inhabited by human beings, but i can’t function as a normal human being while this continues. It’s affecting me pretty badly. I attend the weekly solidarity protests and an left i...
- Wed May 18, 2022 4:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dr Imafidon to stand in for Riley
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5127
Re: Dr Imafidon to stand in for Riley
Right so we can’t watch countdown unless there is a sexy lady to do the numbers? Ugh.L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Fri Oct 08, 2021 2:23 pm 1. She's not hot enough for the permanent role..
[i.e. https://greem.co.uk/quantumtombola/?sel ... target=276]
Also - she’s bleedin gorgeous!
- Tue May 03, 2022 11:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Anne Robinson to leave Countdown
- Replies: 110
- Views: 11273
Re: Anne Robinson to leave Countdown
Jeff has pretty much retired from the football stuff, right? Is his return likely? Thought Colin was fantastic.
Re: Music
Which has been as recently as Saturday perfectly, imo categorised as 'Singalong Shoegaze', just to give you an idea of what you might be in for.Andy Wilson wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:01 pm More music https://andywilson2.bandcamp.com/album/lines
Re: Music
Still at the music. https://andywilson2.bandcamp.com/album/ ... -the-night
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
- Replies: 60
- Views: 14498
Re: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
Mad cool news. Been out of the habit of watching the show but tapped back in lately and think Colin is excellent. Must say i do have a bit of a bad feeling about Anne but good luck to her. I assume she is much nicer IRL than her weakest link act. Can agree with both Jono and Mark about that, she bot...
- Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:04 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
- Replies: 253
- Views: 192333
Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
Phil Reynolds is on the boss there now
- Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Fun stuff you've just found (music, games, etc)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7267
Re: Fun stuff you've just found (music, games, etc)
That is brilliant Callum, fair play. What next? Baroque and roll?
You've just reminded me about Max Richter. Fell asleep to a broadcast of his 'Sleep' on RTE lyric a few months ago. Off to get it now and do the same again.
You've just reminded me about Max Richter. Fell asleep to a broadcast of his 'Sleep' on RTE lyric a few months ago. Off to get it now and do the same again.
- Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: A bit of music
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3595
Re: A bit of music
Aha. Ta.
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 84028
Re: Joke Items
Also, can't beat a bit of fresh ground pepper in a carbonara. Always nice to be offered some in a restaurant, but rather taste my carbonara first to see.
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 84028
Re: Joke Items
Just wanna say big ups to spaghetti. Cooks really fast and is great in a carbonara.
- Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: A bit of music
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3595
Re: A bit of music
Thanks Phil. Wondering what my roots are. Have added a new song to that little project btw.
- Mon May 18, 2020 3:22 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: A bit of music
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3595
A bit of music
Finally did some music on the internet. It wasn't intentionally themed on topic. All bar 'Locked Down' were previous demos i had sitting on the cloud. Was without a computer for a good bit there, just grabbed one when lockdown started and since then i've mainly been watching telly on it, but seem to...
Re: Music
Since streaming became a big component of the chart methodology, the UK singles charts have become much more similar to the US singles charts (which have always included an airplay component and have always been susceptible to record label tampering). Static top fives from week to week aren't reall...
- Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17236
Re: Countdown in the pub
So, this is happening again on the 14th April. Short notice i know, but if anyone fancies a trip to Cork hit me up and i'll sort you out with decent cheap accommodation around the corner. It'd be cool to have a few countdowners in, and last i heard the position of 'Carol Vorderman, dressed as a peng...
- Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17236
Re: Countdown in the pub
Just realised that Co:Dub happened on the same day. Gas.
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17236
Re: Countdown in the pub
So, yeah, they come up with silly ideas at The Friary and it causes great amusement over a beer. Then they do them and it causes great amusement over a few beers! Anyone in Cork Saturday week? Sadly i'm away. And they've asked me to be a penguin and all. Shucks. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DL7zozRWs...
- Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17236
Re: Countdown in the pub
'one of the donut shops'
Can i ask, is this happening everywhere or is it just us? One poor girl i saw parading on emmet place a few Sundays back in a sandwich, or donut board bearing the name of the establishment: 'Sticky Fingers'.
Can i ask, is this happening everywhere or is it just us? One poor girl i saw parading on emmet place a few Sundays back in a sandwich, or donut board bearing the name of the establishment: 'Sticky Fingers'.
- Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17236
Re: Countdown in the pub
Yeah, donut shops. That's Cork at the minute. Sigh.
- Tue Aug 22, 2017 1:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17236
Re: Countdown in the pub
Hope you enjoyed Cork anyway. Be interested to hear what you made of it.
- Tue Aug 22, 2017 1:42 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17236
Re: Countdown in the pub
Oh no! So sad to only learn this now!
- Tue Aug 15, 2017 4:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17236
Re: Countdown in the pub
Update on this - they are planning a 'Cross dressing countdown' event, mainly because one of the bar staff likes dressing up and they're all a bit mad. He's gonna host it, and there will be a penguin in dictionary corner apparently, mainly because they have a big penguin costume somewhere. I gather ...
- Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17236
Re: Countdown in the pub
Cheers Edward. I'd love to. I'll try and make it. I am a dub after all so i can stay at my mother's.
Something bad happen to you in Cork Eliott?
Something bad happen to you in Cork Eliott?
- Thu Aug 10, 2017 11:12 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the pub
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17236
Countdown in the pub
Hello. Long time, i hope you're all great. Brief anecdote i feel like sharing. I moved house a year ago to the other side of town. Cork is a tiny city. I can walk from my house to my old local in 25 minutes, but that's a little too much of a stagger home, so i found a new one down the road. It's cal...
- Tue May 17, 2016 11:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 198478
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Did it yeah? Nice one. Loads of work gone into it, the deep red lads were great. Loads of small things i wish we'd gotten in to make it funnier, but limited time to do it in and a lot of fun was had. Paul McGrath posted a couple of lovely lines earlier. 'June is approaching and butterflies start, bu...
- Mon May 16, 2016 10:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2016
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6130
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2016
I won't be backing on this rubbish again until they have dumped the Juries. Took a punt on Ukraine after the Jury vote. Figured they were the only country with a realistic chance of catching the aussies. It was a brilliant show, from what i saw from half time onwards. Timberlake and all. That's a p...
Re: Music
Already posted this in football, but it's music, so https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvm5bfQJOGU
- Fri May 13, 2016 2:07 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 198478
- Thu Feb 25, 2016 12:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL 2016
- Replies: 114
- Views: 32796
Re: FOCAL 2016
Andy, you think we didn't research the Irish meaning of the word focal before settling on the name? ;) Forgive me Heather! And Jim is actually fairly close with the pronunciation. Forget any ideas you have of pronouncing it like vocal... it's fuckal. If you're having trouble getting it, sing along ...
- Mon Dec 14, 2015 6:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL 2016
- Replies: 114
- Views: 32796
Re: FOCAL 2016
That's appropriate, as focal is the Irish word for, word.
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:20 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Dub Countdown in Dublin 14th November 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6293
Re: Co:Dub Countdown in Dublin 14th November 2015
ok, well, it's an hour and 12 minutes walk from the Tara towers, but hop on the dart to sandymount and shorten the walk :) https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/53.3409121,-6.1768406/Tara+Towers+Hotel,+Merrion+Rd,+Dublin+4/@53.3436984,-6.2261658,12z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x486708d5b993c36b:0x79599241...
- Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:14 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Dub Countdown in Dublin 14th November 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6293
Re: Co:Dub Countdown in Dublin 14th November 2015
Only just noticing this now. First co event outside Britain? Would love to head up but can't make it - possibly full anyway? Anyway, the leap card does sound like great value, good shout Ryan. You'll find Dublin Bus will do cheaper runs that are extensions of local routes, but at the airport when yo...
- Sat Oct 17, 2015 9:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 83476
Re: Coincidence
My mate Emmet in Dublin knows three former countdown contestants through different areas of his life. Mark Deeks (through basketball, i think), Greg Bowler (from his college days) and me, cos we're both hard core UCD AFC supporters.
- Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:53 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 73465
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
Lets be having ye then!
- Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 4th 2015
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5081
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 4th 2015
S BLATTER
- Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 4th 2015
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5081
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 4th 2015
Now Steve definitely kicking himself after a silly risk followed by an excellent numbers steal. Only 11 behind though, not over yet.
- Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 4th 2015
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5081
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 4th 2015
Shaky start for Steve. No doubt was kicking himself at this moment. Early days though.
- Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Research For A Play I'm Directing (Please Help?)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3619
Re: Research For A Play I'm Directing (Please Help?)
A Mounting of Mike Bartlett's Cock. Course i laughed
- Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:58 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 73465
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
16065-5803 is the new 2014/15 code for us if anyone wants in.
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 83476
Re: Coincidence
So, I got a call at work last night from an ex colleague, chancing his arm that i'd be on. He was after seeing a Cork musician (who lives in New York) do a gig in Prague on his short Euro tour, having taken a bus from Munich, where he now lives, yesterday, got that? Ok. Well, a mate of mine from Pra...
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 8:07 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Mastermind
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6508
Re: Mastermind
This is on now. Go Robbo!
Re: Records
I did a little test earlier through the speakers. Took a digital file and the record. Not sure what the digital file was though, as was streaming it. Most of the new records you buy come with digital download codes so we have a wee stack of them. Must try again and through headphones. The immediate ...
Re: Records
You gotta do it man. And a nice set of headphones to go with itIan Volante wrote:I've not yet got hold of a player.
Realised i had yet to listen through headphones yet. Doing it now. Great. Listening to this http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2013/11 ... -the-caul/
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: As Time Goes By Full Theme
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3106
Re: As Time Goes By Full Theme
For the record, you're right!
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: As Time Goes By Full Theme
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3106
Re: As Time Goes By Full Theme
Sorry Jason, just being a messer.
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:48 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: As Time Goes By Full Theme
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3106
Re: As Time Goes By Full Theme
I bet the original vinyl sounds amazing
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20672
Re: The best films of all-time?
Ah they weren't, sure they were great craic.Gavin Chipper wrote:They were.Andy Wilson wrote:Those Lord of the Rings movies weren't bad either in fairness.
Re: Records
I think some people just like the sound it produces. Yeah, the little crackle is nice. It's a physical experience too though. Taking it out of the sleeve. Making sure it's ok, as it's so much more fragile than a CD. Give it a little wipe with the anti static, check the turntable speed and off we go...
Records
Recently sorted out an amp for the turntable i picked up a few months back and it's one of the best things i have ever done. Buying records is something that I find really enjoyable. Listening to them is so much more enjoyable than any other medium. The whole thing feels like a great ritual. I'll ne...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 11:41 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The best films of all-time?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 20672
Re: The best films of all-time?
Moonrise Kingdom Saw this recently. Brilliant film. The only Wes Anderson film I haven't seen yet is Rushmore. I think the rest are all great, so I should get my hands on it. Caught the last 45 mins of American beauty when it was on bbc there last month and was reminded of how brilliant a film it i...
- Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 198478
Re: The C4C Football Thread
btw...Jon Corby wrote:Sorry Robbo
Shame to see Portsmouth relegated to League Two last night as well.
HAHAHAHAHA
- Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 198478
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: "8 Out of 10" with real cats?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6896
Re: "8 Out of 10" with real cats?
The last episode featured Jimmy Carr messing around with a couple of baskets of kittens as his caper during the letters round. I will assume this is what they meant.
- Thu May 30, 2013 8:10 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Scrabble Player's Handbook
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4300
Re: The Scrabble Player's Handbook
The book is quoted on the facebook scrabble page there, just to let you know. They've changed facebook scrabble into a rubbish EA version, which is rather annoying.
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Rhys Benjamin on Suicide Watch
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5085
Re: Rhys Benjamin on Suicide Watch
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/apr/09/dave-whelan-baroness-thatcher "Football was in a bad way when she was prime minister, we saw all the changes in her time and they should pay tribute to that," http://jackjevonsnews.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/hillsborough_2531908b.jpg Uh huh.
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:58 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Rhys Benjamin on Suicide Watch
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5085
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Rhys Benjamin on Suicide Watch
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5085