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"I think you'll find that such a Mentality invariably follows the Siege, not the other way round. Therefore, if you really want us to drop the Mentality, then call off the Siege... "

Always funny how the siege mentality lifts when the Aircraft leaves Belfast for whatever port of destination, and folk have no problem partying in tri-colour festooned paddy pubs the world over

The Bonfire near the City hospital entrance on the Donegall road looks dangerous as f**k. It's at the side of a house. Windows about 3 yards from it.

Walk past it every morning, if you lived in the house would you complain!


Also just realised that Days hotel have built a moat around the hotel (end of Sandy row near the bonfire) checkout the back of the hotel  -  sadly have no pics, maybe someone else could put some on.

if they'd any sense they'd fire a match onto it, blame the fenians and claim the compo

Armagh are fucked when this little bollox is tipping them-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/the_championship/7480738.stm

all we need now is for Pete McGrath to tip them and we have no chance

Spillanes the one ye's need to watch for - the original blightmeister

f**king BBC 5 day forecast predicting sunshine for Saturday and not a shower in site. The one day i  pray for it to pish!!

There'll be a shower alright, a shower of klansmen

The irony is that when they take their collarettes off and revert to normal civilian life, some OO members are among the nicest people you could meet. My folks were actually personal friends with the former District Master (now deceased), and have business dealings with other members as well.

Mob mentality.

Ive always seen them as sheep, obv a more cuddly image.

i think of them as Crows gathering in a barley field

Was a nasty period alright, ran into one of their roadblocks - we were "escorted" back to the barricade to see where we got through, was quare craic going the back roads to try and miss other roadblocks.

No march down Garvaghy Rd ever again - they were fine with women and children being bate off the road and everything else that happened those times, so they can stand up at the chaple til doomsday

[The simple truth is that Unionists and Nationalists in NI have much more in common with each other than they do with any of the immediate neighbours.]

I think you should do a good bit more research into culture on the Island
I would consider it to be a nonsense arrogant opinion to regard the examples I gave as "overlap".
Sara Makem or Tommy Makem  or Harp music  -  an overlap from Northern Ireland into Irish culture?  

I use the term overlap because I believe people from Northern Ireland no matter what their background have real differences separating them from both the rest of the UK and the rest of Ireland. Therefore I believe any influences from across the border or across the Irish sea are indeed "overlaps" (for want of a better word. If you don't believe me have a look round some of the discussions on this site were "Nordies" and "Freestaters" accuse each other of not understanding certain issues. The simple truth is that Unionists and Nationalists in NI have much more in common with each other than they do with any of the immediate neighbours.

You might want to read up on the culture of the Island a bit yourself if you think Colin Bateman is a comedian - he is actually a fairly successful author. As for our troubles not being over you obviously have no concept of the pointless bloodshed that went on here for decades. We now have fewer violent killings here than the ROI does amd there is no sign of anyone with any influence here having any appetite for the evil we lived through.

But surely thats an Ulster thing, a provincial closeness - we are all Ulstermen after all so of course we should be closer.  Will get closer with a bit of simple good neighbourliness......Theres spakes i hear that no-one even outside the county, and sometimes parish, would have heard off

Can anyone who has been brought up in other provinces and moved to another see any differences between where they were brought up and where they now live?

I think the Provincial scene in Ireland still has a fairly big influence on us, have noticed it a bit in bars where theres a Leinster/Ulster friendliness and a Connaught/Munster buddiness......then again same outfit will be batein other the next night!

why dont the 95% do something about it then??

What do you suggest?

I would suggest that you look at forming a committee/public forum/group or similar to investigate the legal precedent if any to apply to have these stopped as they are unwelcome, and if that fails move to the next stage...Maybe ask your parents how their generation went about raising their concerns....

Aye but it shouldn't be up to the locals to do this - its beyond time for the majority of protestants to tell these clowns to dry up and blow away.

It used to be traditional to burn folk at the stake, time for this stone age claptrappery to die out too.

Lets stir up, on an almost monthly basis through the summer, centuries of sectarian hatred and strife that the rest of Europe has long past put in the bin - its a real bad joke and its hard to believe theres so many in on it......why should all of us be tarred and have to live through that shite to keep a shower of bitter old bastards in bowlers hats happy,

Can any unionists out there tell us the reasoning behind this aul annual poking of the fire that most of ye give tacit support to?

Why do so many go and stand round bonfires - the majority of whom can't even spell Boyne Valley - then show the world the poison the next day with the "No Surrender" tripe from Edenderry, Who exactly is asking for your surrrender?

Ye gotta love the Johnny rebs on here harrumphing about a travel document, same ones no doubt watch eastenders, support chelsea, beat off over page 3 and think the Rock of Cashel is a sweetie

British passport opens more doors in commonwealth countries, especially down under, less cockin about with visas

And your problem with someone saying they have an Irish passport is??
Or maybe your just trying to salve your conscience about having your British passport! 

Btw have been to Australia and New Zealand and had absolutely no problem with my Irish passport. 

None, but don't like to see folk flashing it like its some sort of exclusive club.

Irish passport does not entitle you to IEP visa's as far as i know for down under or Canada, but hopefully that will change

You're not wrong there

Obviously considering Brazil is in South America and Northern Ireland is in the United Kingdom

not really the point - i was referring to the fact that its not necessary to point it out....... its plainly feckin obvious that ye's are not Brazil.

Did it in 1985 so my tall tales are probably stale now.

How much is a ticket in young people's money now?

Exactly what way does it work - can you just buy a ticket and hop on and off wherever ye want?

[We're not Brazil,]

Don't be so jealous of us. Just cos Cyprus give yiz the mother of all lickings.

We're not Brazil,
We're Norn Iron

You're not wrong there

A chance for a date with me. I'd have wined and dined her. Spoilt her with lots of little presents and taken her breath away with a huge surprise I would have organised for her. I'm good like that

and theres me thinking she was just another flu victim

Exactly. Downgirl has her chance, but she blew it!

Her nose?

Zoo?

Come now, you know - pseudo porno lads mag

Whats everyone's take on this?
Dunno if its just the south east of England but when you go out, fellas standing around swigging Blue WKD and smirnoff ice just aint appealing.
Especially as they think they are daddy cool.
Also think said drinks taste like pish but maybe its just me.

Wkd is just vile!
Smirnoff Ice isn't to bad - tastes like lemonade - but I don't know how anyone could drink it all night - I certainly wouldnt dream of ordering it in a pub.

However, if it was a choice between it and some of the shite they have in England I might choose it.

pure heartburn in a bottle

Nah I just taste it in my mouth for a week.

Nothing can be as bad as the night (after a feed of drink in the pub) I landed to a house and the only thing to drink was weight watchers wine - sweet mother of God the hangover!

be tasty alright, reminds me of an old yank friend of the family - insists on breaking out the wild irish rose for visitors from home, only he used to run a bar 30 years ago and this isn't the type of wine that ages well, one glass is enough to kill, better off with a pint of round-up