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 Just came across it. Re-posted by The Biff - 2006.

The Biff Registered User Posts: 1119 (26/10/06 18:30) Reply

More from My Archives - (Sad, I know) Easytiger – Posts: 699 – (11/8/03 17:35) Reply The Conversation - starring Gene Hackman as Tony Fearon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receptionist: "Hello, City West. How can I help you?" TF: "Yes, hello? Judging by your accent, you are not from Armagh and may not be aware that on the 21st of September, in the Cathedral we call Croke, a new glorious reign will be invoked..." Receptionist: "I'm sorry sir, but there are other calls on my switchboard." TF: "...as the Great McGeeney flexes his manly biceps and lifts the sacred cup above his Bryonic brow, surveying the gathered masses, disdainful of the Tyrone hordes put to flight as once again Sam Maguire makes his voyage north, as Ulyssess once set forth for Ithaca..." Receptionist: "Sam Magure? You mean the football? But is that not on -" TF: " And as Joe and his Orange Brigade shall be setting up camp, as it were for the weekend in your fine establishment, accompanied no doubt by such flaming celestial stars as Elton John, Rod Stewart, Jarlath Burns and maybe the boys from End to End, with whom I am of course on a first name basis, or should I say they are on a first name basis with me (giggles girlishly) but I digress! As such may I book a room for myself, my fine maiden, but not my mother, she didn't get a ticket, hard lines, she's not a true fan, for the 20th and 21st of the month of September." Receptionist: "(to herself) For f**ks sake. (smartening up) Of course sir, we have a fine room for a great rate of €100 for that weekend." TF: "Splendid! Expect my arrival forthwith! Now I must not tarry as there is a table quiz on in the local hostelry tonight, the prize being an epic trip to historic Bunratty Castle for two nights, breakfast included -" Receptionist: "(hanging up) I'm not paid enough to listen to that shite. I hope I'm off that weekend." The Conversation 2 - starring Krusty the Klown as Tony Fearon Receptionist: "Hello City West?" TF:" Due to the machinations of a GAA administration that is too far removed from the grassroots that sustain it i.e. me, the All Ireland Final has been rescheduled a week later than promised, almost as if the very thought of good, honest Armagh men cavorting with Sam was too hard for the faceless grey suits to bear-" Receptionist: "Sir, you got the dates wrong and now you want to change your reservation to the following week, is that right sir? And tell the truth." TF: "...yes." Receptionist: "We have no rooms available for that weekend and we do not refund on cancellations. Is that alright sir?" TF: "...yes." Receptionist: "Goodbye sir.(hangs up) Plank."

Just came across it. Re-posted by The Biff - 2006.

The Biff Registered User Posts: 1119 (26/10/06 18:30) Reply

More from My Archives - (Sad, I know) Easytiger – Posts: 699 – (11/8/03 17:35) Reply The Conversation - starring Gene Hackman as Tony Fearon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receptionist: "Hello, City West. How can I help you?" TF: "Yes, hello? Judging by your accent, you are not from Armagh and may not be aware that on the 21st of September, in the Cathedral we call Croke, a new glorious reign will be invoked..." Receptionist: "I'm sorry sir, but there are other calls on my switchboard." TF: "...as the Great McGeeney flexes his manly biceps and lifts the sacred cup above his Bryonic brow, surveying the gathered masses, disdainful of the Tyrone hordes put to flight as once again Sam Maguire makes his voyage north, as Ulyssess once set forth for Ithaca..." Receptionist: "Sam Magure? You mean the football? But is that not on -" TF: " And as Joe and his Orange Brigade shall be setting up camp, as it were for the weekend in your fine establishment, accompanied no doubt by such flaming celestial stars as Elton John, Rod Stewart, Jarlath Burns and maybe the boys from End to End, with whom I am of course on a first name basis, or should I say they are on a first name basis with me (giggles girlishly) but I digress! As such may I book a room for myself, my fine maiden, but not my mother, she didn't get a ticket, hard lines, she's not a true fan, for the 20th and 21st of the month of September." Receptionist: "(to herself) For fucks sake. (smartening up) Of course sir, we have a fine room for a great rate of €100 for that weekend." TF: "Splendid! Expect my arrival forthwith! Now I must not tarry as there is a table quiz on in the local hostelry tonight, the prize being an epic trip to historic Bunratty Castle for two nights, breakfast included -" Receptionist: "(hanging up) I'm not paid enough to listen to that shite. I hope I'm off that weekend." The Conversation 2 - starring Krusty the Klown as Tony Fearon Receptionist: "Hello City West?" TF:" Due to the machinations of a GAA administration that is too far removed from the grassroots that sustain it i.e. me, the All Ireland Final has been rescheduled a week later than promised, almost as if the very thought of good, honest Armagh men cavorting with Sam was too hard for the faceless grey suits to bear-" Receptionist: "Sir, you got the dates wrong and now you want to change your reservation to the following week, is that right sir? And tell the truth." TF: "...yes." Receptionist: "We have no rooms available for that weekend and we do not refund on cancellations. Is that alright sir?" TF: "...yes." Receptionist: "Goodbye sir.(hangs up) Plank."

One of the most momentous scores I remember. Louth people look away now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4CXY6TVBMc

 I haven't made up my mind yet about how I'll vote in the referendum, because I haven't thought about it or read the issues. One thing I do know is that if I don't get the time to do those things, I won't vote. Contrary to the generally held view and the exhortations of the Referendum Commission to vote in any case, I think it's wrong to vote if you haven't informed yourself on the issue.

On the face of it, it seems an obviously positive development. Who could object to safeguarding the rights of children? But, of course, things are never that simple. The conferring of rights on one group can affect the rights of another. And the law of unintended effects stalks all constitutional amendments. There is also the consideration that this may be nothing but window-dressing, deflecting attention from the need to put concrete measures in place for the benefit of children at risk.

At this stage, a few questions have arisen that I haven't considered to decision stage, so I'd be interested on any perspective on offer here.

1. Does the assertion of the rights of the child imply a diminution of the rights of the parent? If so, is this something to be concerned about?

2. There is no definition of "child" in the constitution and, from what I can gather, the law is ambiguous on the matter. Does this create a whole new theatre of conflict in the abortion debate?

3. How does it make sense to strengthen the power of the state to intervene in the lives of children given the state's appalling record in this area, with revelations of abuse and neglect even still being perpetrated?

4. The proposed amendment empowers the state to intervene when (as defined by a law or laws yet to be specified) it decides that a parent or parents have failed in their duty to their child(ren). Is there potential for abuse here? For instance, what if the state were to decide that extreme poverty that prevents a parent from providing adequate nutrition for a child is a failure of parental duty and that the consequence should be removal of the child from parental care, rather than providing the parent with the requisite financial support?

5. Do we need a constitutional amendment? What will it achieve that could not be achieved by effective legislation and, whatever its achievement, would it be outweighed by the potential (and perhaps unforeseen) dangers to rights and liberties that it might introduce?

I've put up a poll. It will be interesting to see how Gaaboard opinion compares with that of the country at large. (I've set the "change vote" option, so you can vote "undecided" now and change your vote if you decide.

Thought I'd let you know.

Something amazing going on in Croke Park.

Emm ...


Aaaahhhh ...


Hmmmm ...


Oh. Is it that time already?

How far does the man cutting the Croke Park grass with the lawnmower walk in the course of one cut?

It's not facetious, but a service to the sanity of the non soccer-obsessed among us to plant at least one non-soccer post in the top half of the screen for a few minutes.

http://www.codologist.com/

Are they unbeatable? Team of the decade? Three-in-a-row material?

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What ever happened to Andy Reid?

AZ - I've just remembered this and was wondering did you ever get a reply.
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=17224.msg844062#msg844062

According to the Department of Finance an error has been found whereby the national debt is €3.6 Billion less than we thought because of an accounting error. Apparently, a transfer of money from the NTMA to the Housing Finance Agency was treated as a liability by both organisations.

I’m not versed in the wonders of double-entry bookkeeping, but I was taught in school that when you add -3.6Bn to -3.6Bn, as seems to have been done in this case, you get -7.2Bn and when you correct that and do the transaction as it should have been done by adding -3.6Bn to one organisation’s balance sheet and +3.6Bn to the other’s you get zero. In other words, the books of the state (which owns both organisations)  were mistakenly debited by €7.2Bn when the actual effect should have been zero. Therefore, we’re €7.2Bn, not €3.6Bn less badly off than we thought we were.

What am I missing?

I'm watching the hurling-shinty international on TG4 here. It's hugely entertaining. Watching this, it seems to me hurling would be a much better game to watch if handling the ball wasn't allowed. It forces the players to display their stick skills. Great stuff.

Does anybody know the score on this?

My nephew has renovated and extended the old homestead, including rewiring the old part and of course wiring the new part. Before the ESB will connect, he has to get a certificate of conformance from a RECI-approved inspector.

Somebody in passing remarked that his light switches and sockets will not pass inspection because they are now required to be below a maximum height (1.2M) for switches and above a minimum height (0.5M, I think) for sockets. This is for disabled access.

Is this an actual regulation or just a recommendation? And is it an ETCI requirement/recommendation for electrical approval or a Dept. of Environment requirement/recommendation for building regulations? In short, does anybody know if the RECI inspection will fail because of this?

I've googled around and I can't find anything definitive. The ETCI mention in a FAQ somewhere that the Dept. Of The Environemnt has directed that ... switches be at a certain height. However, the Department's Building Regulations only say that they "should" (not must) meet this height spec. Various forums suggest this may only apply to houses built specifically for disabled access, etc.

Does anyone know the proper story?