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Old 16-11-2005, 00:35
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The British foreign minister, Jack Straw MP, said in the British parliament yesterday that his meeting with the Irish ambassador was purely routine.

The British defence minister, John Reid MP, in an answer to a written question said that Navy manoeuvres in the Irish Sea had been planned for months. He was looking into reports that the Ministry of Defence in Dublin had not been informed of these manoeuvres until earlier today.

In a statement from The Department of The Taoisheach, Mr Bertie Ahern TD, said he held meetings this morning with Mr Louis Walsh, the manager of several British and Irish popular musicians. The seven-car police escort for Mr Walsh was said to be purely a courtesy.

Mr Ahern was heard to be humming How Do You Solve the Problem of Maria, a song from the musical The Sound of Music as he left his residence later in the day.

It has also been learned that the British prime minister, Tony Blair MP, will be making a ministerial broadcast in the UK on several TV channels at 9pm tomorrow.



Saw this post by Mediastar on another forum. Hilarious, had to share it


Original can be found here(http://www.theinternetforum.com/foru...0&#entry178021
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Old 16-11-2005, 00:46
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Old 16-11-2005, 01:10
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Ha!Ha! i suggest a new theme song for x factor alltogether now c'mon sharon sing up,

IF your irish come into the xfactor there a welcome there from louis,
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Old 16-11-2005, 09:52
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Yes, I think "Conwaygate" could well restart the troubles in Northern Ireland. How many lives could this cost?






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Old 16-11-2005, 10:30
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Originally Posted by Chunes
Yes, I think "Conwaygate" could well restart the troubles in Northern Ireland. How many lives could this cost?






Your flippancy is very very unfunny
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:33
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Your flippancy is very very unfunny
Nevermind, eh?
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:34
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Originally Posted by echo
The British foreign minister, Jack Straw MP, said in the British parliament yesterday that his meeting with the Irish ambassador was purely routine.

The British defence minister, John Reid MP, in an answer to a written question said that Navy manoeuvres in the Irish Sea had been planned for months. He was looking into reports that the Ministry of Defence in Dublin had not been informed of these manoeuvres until earlier today.

In a statement from The Department of The Taoisheach, Mr Bertie Ahern TD, said he held meetings this morning with Mr Louis Walsh, the manager of several British and Irish popular musicians. The seven-car police escort for Mr Walsh was said to be purely a courtesy.

Mr Ahern was heard to be humming How Do You Solve the Problem of Maria, a song from the musical The Sound of Music as he left his residence later in the day.

It has also been learned that the British prime minister, Tony Blair MP, will be making a ministerial broadcast in the UK on several TV channels at 9pm tomorrow.



Saw this post by Mediastar on another forum. Hilarious, had to share it


Original can be found here(http://www.theinternetforum.com/foru...0&#entry178021
For the information of tabloid journalists and readers, it's not "Taoisheach" but Taoiseach.

It might interest you further to know that the Irish editions of these papers are not carrying this story in the same way.
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:38
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Originally Posted by willow1978
For the information of tabloid journalists and readers, it's not "Taoisheach" but Taoiseach.

It might interest you further to know that the Irish editions of these papers are not carrying this story in the same way.
Can you buy papers such as The Sun and The Mirror in Southern Ireland? Or you just talking about Northern Ireland?
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:40
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Can you buy papers such as The Sun and The Mirror in Southern Ireland? Or you just talking about Northern Ireland?
Yeah, they have specific Irish editions with all of this nonsense carefully edited out.
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:47
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Originally Posted by willow1978
Yeah, they have specific Irish editions with all of this nonsense carefully edited out.
Why carefully edited out, havent the irish got a sense of humour ?
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:49
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Originally Posted by willow1978
Yeah, they have specific Irish editions with all of this nonsense carefully edited out.
Ah, interesting, never knew that. What does The Sun do for page 3? I assume topless girls wouldn't appeal to more conservative irish tastes.
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:50
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Originally Posted by DillholeMcGinty
Why carefully edited out, havent the irish got a sense of humour ?
Well it depends on what you see as a sense of humour really. If you think calling people names such as we see on here is funny, then perhaps not. Or jokes about the IRA? Not appreciated.
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:51
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Ah, interesting, never knew that. What does The Sun do for page 3? I assume topless girls wouldn't appeal to more conservative irish tastes.
I wouldn't bother assuming then, if that's the best you can do!
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:54
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Originally Posted by Chunes
Yes, I think "Conwaygate" could well restart the troubles in Northern Ireland. How many lives could this cost?






Words fail me!! Seriously
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:56
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Originally Posted by willow1978
Well it depends on what you see as a sense of humour really. If you think calling people names such as we see on here is funny, then perhaps not. Or jokes about the IRA? Not appreciated.
That article didnt mention the IRA., and its the article we are talking about here.
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:56
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Originally Posted by willow1978
I wouldn't bother assuming then, if that's the best you can do!
Well, do they show topless girls or not?
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:58
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Originally Posted by DillholeMcGinty
That article didnt mention the IRA., and its the article we are talking about here.
Well the conversation has moved on.

However, in the context of the original article, it actually wasn't funny.
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Old 16-11-2005, 10:59
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Originally Posted by Chunes
Well, do they show topless girls or not?
Yes. They are just as sleazy, sexist and downmarket here.
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Old 16-11-2005, 11:01
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Originally Posted by willow1978
Well the conversation has moved on. I wouldn't bother assuming then, if that's the best you can do!
No it hadnt, untill you started going on about the IRA, because of the ENORMOUS chip on your shoulder


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However, in the context of the original article, it actually wasn't funny.
Yes, yes it was
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Old 16-11-2005, 11:02
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Originally Posted by willow1978
Yes. They are just as sleazy, sexist and downmarket here.
I'm surprised. I seem to remember hearing that Playboy was banned in Ireland for years, until apparently they noticed loads of irish men were browsing porn on the internet, so they didn't see the point in blocking it.
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Old 16-11-2005, 11:09
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Originally Posted by Chunes
Can you buy papers such as The Sun and The Mirror in Southern Ireland? Or you just talking about Northern Ireland?
No and there's no tv there either, just leprechauns and women wearing blouses up to their chins and skirts to their ankles. duh
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Old 16-11-2005, 11:21
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Originally Posted by Chunes
Well, do they show topless girls or not?
yes they do...for the record. they are more or less exactly the same as the english editions except there are stories regarding people and events around Ireland, as well as the UK
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Old 16-11-2005, 11:42
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No and there's no tv there either, just leprechauns and women wearing blouses up to their chins and skirts to their ankles. duh
And we all live in thatched cottages and have only recently gotten electricity. Therefore we're completely new to all this XFactor mularkey. So maybe Louis can be excused his faux pas, considering
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Old 16-11-2005, 11:44
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And we all live in thatched cottages and have only recently gotten electricity. Therefore we're completely new to all this XFactor mularkey. So maybe Louis can be excused his faux pas, considering
lol.... good one!!!
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Old 16-11-2005, 12:08
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And we all live in thatched cottages and have only recently gotten electricity. Therefore we're completely new to all this XFactor mularkey. So maybe Louis can be excused his faux pas, considering

Shhhhhhhhhh...don't use phrases like faux pas...we're not supposed to know what that means
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