Things that make you go What the F**k?

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tyroneman

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Saw a fella with with a tattoo of a Crown and "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" beside it in Lisburn....

Either a searing commetary on the futilty and savagery of war for Queen  / King & country or someone trying to appear clever using a latin phrase and completely missing Wilfred Owen's point.....

mrdeeds

A company that built 42 schools, all of which have been found to have structural defects, has been awarded a €14 million contract to build a new ward at University Hospital Limerick by the HSE. https://t.co/X5ZCmEaJJ0

Never beat the deeler

Quote from: tyroneman on August 19, 2019, 10:30:17 AM
Saw a fella with with a tattoo of a Crown and "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" beside it in Lisburn....

Either a searing commetary on the futilty and savagery of war for Queen  / King & country or someone trying to appear clever using a latin phrase and completely missing Wilfred Owen's point.....

It is also possible he is referring to the original meaning of the phrase as espoused by Horace before Owen changed the meaning to stand for exactly the opposite.

The phrase is used extensively in war monuments and military schools.
Hasta la victoria siempre

tyroneman

Quote from: Never beat the deeler on August 21, 2019, 12:20:01 AM
Quote from: tyroneman on August 19, 2019, 10:30:17 AM
Saw a fella with with a tattoo of a Crown and "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" beside it in Lisburn....

Either a searing commetary on the futilty and savagery of war for Queen  / King & country or someone trying to appear clever using a latin phrase and completely missing Wilfred Owen's point.....

It is also possible he is referring to the original meaning of the phrase as espoused by Horace before Owen changed the meaning to stand for exactly the opposite.

The phrase is used extensively in war monuments and military schools.

Had considered that but I would say WO's is the most famous usage albeit, as you note, not his own. 

Dire Ear

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland
The High Court in Dublin has approved a bid by Ryanair to stop a proposed strike by Ireland-based pilots on Thursday and Friday.
Good relations after this??  I wouldn't think so

seafoid

Quote from: Dire Ear on August 21, 2019, 11:53:22 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland
The High Court in Dublin has approved a bid by Ryanair to stop a proposed strike by Ireland-based pilots on Thursday and Friday.
Good relations after this??  I wouldn't think so
Ryanair is on a shaky scraw

"Ryanair has decided to close its base at Faro International Airport in southern Portugal from next year with the loss of at least 120 jobs, according to the SNPVAC cabin crew union, which had called a strike for 21-25 August.
The budget airline told the union the decision to close the base, which operates ten aircraft in summer, was part of wider planned cuts flagged last week due to weaker earnings, the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX and concerns over Brexit, said SNPVAC director Fernando Gandra."

Many Brits don't even have the money now for Ryanair fares thanks to the collapse in sterling

Milltown Row2

Quote from: seafoid on August 21, 2019, 12:37:36 PM
Quote from: Dire Ear on August 21, 2019, 11:53:22 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland
The High Court in Dublin has approved a bid by Ryanair to stop a proposed strike by Ireland-based pilots on Thursday and Friday.
Good relations after this??  I wouldn't think so
Ryanair is on a shaky scraw

"Ryanair has decided to close its base at Faro International Airport in southern Portugal from next year with the loss of at least 120 jobs, according to the SNPVAC cabin crew union, which had called a strike for 21-25 August.
The budget airline told the union the decision to close the base, which operates ten aircraft in summer, was part of wider planned cuts flagged last week due to weaker earnings, the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX and concerns over Brexit, said SNPVAC director Fernando Gandra."

Many Brits don't even have the money now for Ryanair fares thanks to the collapse in sterling


by Jennifer Luty,

last editedAug 9, 2019
UK residents took an average of 1.6 holidays abroad in 2018. Overall, residents took 3.4 holidays per person, including domestic vacations within the United Kingdom.

Are people taking fewer holidays abroad?

Despite figures showing a decrease in the average number of overseas holidays, there is yet to be evidence of a drastic change in the behavior of British travelers. The number of holiday trips taken abroad has increased each year, and Brits appear to be as keen as ever to travel. The rising price of international travel and the impact of Brexit however are issues that potentially threaten future travel trends, pushing more travelers to vacation at home.
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

seafoid

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on August 21, 2019, 01:35:41 PM
Quote from: seafoid on August 21, 2019, 12:37:36 PM
Quote from: Dire Ear on August 21, 2019, 11:53:22 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/northern_ireland
The High Court in Dublin has approved a bid by Ryanair to stop a proposed strike by Ireland-based pilots on Thursday and Friday.
Good relations after this??  I wouldn't think so
Ryanair is on a shaky scraw

"Ryanair has decided to close its base at Faro International Airport in southern Portugal from next year with the loss of at least 120 jobs, according to the SNPVAC cabin crew union, which had called a strike for 21-25 August.
The budget airline told the union the decision to close the base, which operates ten aircraft in summer, was part of wider planned cuts flagged last week due to weaker earnings, the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX and concerns over Brexit, said SNPVAC director Fernando Gandra."

Many Brits don't even have the money now for Ryanair fares thanks to the collapse in sterling


by Jennifer Luty,

last editedAug 9, 2019
UK residents took an average of 1.6 holidays abroad in 2018. Overall, residents took 3.4 holidays per person, including domestic vacations within the United Kingdom.

Are people taking fewer holidays abroad?

Despite figures showing a decrease in the average number of overseas holidays, there is yet to be evidence of a drastic change in the behavior of British travelers. The number of holiday trips taken abroad has increased each year, and Brits appear to be as keen as ever to travel. The rising price of international travel and the impact of Brexit however are issues that potentially threaten future travel trends, pushing more travelers to vacation at home.
There is evidence of lower spending.
Ryanair has closed its Faro base in Portugal and will open one in Malta. Malta is cheaper than Portugal.

It's interesting to see "travelers" used in a different context. I saw a perfume display "for travellers" in an airport in Rome. The word has a different meaning in Ireland



macdanger2

Quote from: seafoid on August 21, 2019, 02:21:55 PM
Ryanair has closed its Faro base in Portugal and will open one in Malta. Malta is cheaper than Portugal.


Completely incorrect there seafoid, Malta is significantly more expensive than Portugal

seafoid

Quote from: macdanger2 on August 21, 2019, 10:53:49 PM
Quote from: seafoid on August 21, 2019, 02:21:55 PM
Ryanair has closed its Faro base in Portugal and will open one in Malta. Malta is cheaper than Portugal.


Completely incorrect there seafoid, Malta is significantly more expensive than Portugal
Thanks. I thought that was the reason they moved. Maybe the Maltese Govt gave them some sweeteners
Brexit will really hammer them if it goes ahead

armaghniac

The Krispy Kreme outlet in Blanchardstown is the company's best performing branch in the world with income of almost €300,000 a week!

It won't make as much next year as they've had to close it during the night owing to bolloxes blowing horns.
If at first you don't succeed, then goto Plan B

Aughafad

Quote from: Fionntamhnach on August 22, 2019, 11:01:18 PM
Teacher 'wrote on child's forehead'

QuoteA PRIMARY school child was 'humiliated' in front of 'laughing classmates' after a teacher wrote on their forehead with a marker, it has been claimed.

An investigation has been launched into the incident which occured at St Lawrence's PS, Fintona.

The UlsterHerald has been told by a 'concerned parent' that the pupil was left in tears.

They claim that a teacher wrote the word 'capital' on the child's forehead with a marker after they 'struggled to grasp the concept of capital letters'.

https://ulsterherald.com/2019/08/22/teacher-wrote-on-childs-forehead/

St. Lawrence's is my old Primary School. My reaction to hearing about this lies somewhere between disturbing and disgusted - if true, the teacher needs to be named after they're sacked.   >:(

This is absolutely true, the teacher is female with a history of outbursts. she also reportedly slapped the mother of said pupil when confronted by her.

Tony Baloney

Quote from: armaghniac on August 24, 2019, 12:43:12 AM
The Krispy Kreme outlet in Blanchardstown is the company's best performing branch in the world with income of almost €300,000 a week!

It won't make as much next year as they've had to close it during the night owing to bolloxes blowing horns.
On a related topic I have never seen as many people about as I have in the last few months. Properly obese people. I could do with shifting a stone myself but how the f**k do people get into this shape at such a young age?!