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biggest fad of celtic tiger?
edgeofthesquare
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25-May-2012 14:47
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not hopping a ball here but was it the gaa??
im a gaa man have been all my life but truth is im looking forward to the euros, olympics, local championship hurling & fball & wimbledon more so than the senior all irelands?
reasoning too expensive, over hyped etc..
incidentally im from waterford but have nearly a bigger interest in fbal than hurling at this stage!
tse
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25-May-2012 14:50
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Originally posted by edgeofthesquare:
incidentally im from waterford but have nearly a bigger interest in fbal than hurling at this stage!
Thats what happens when ye put a football man in charge of the hurling team...
The Badger
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25-May-2012 14:54
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No I would consider buying a house in bloody Bulgaria that you'll see once a year a much bigger fad.
The Minstrel
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25-May-2012 15:05
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No, there's a lot of other stuff before you get to the GAA.
Weekend shopping trips to NY, outdoor decks, apartment in Bulgaria/Budapest/Alicante etc, urban tractors to drive Sorcha and Fionn to the school 200 yards down the road, the FF tent in Ballybrit (arriving by helicopter of course, the peasants had to drive).
I could go on. Yes the GAA did lose the run of some things, but not a major sinner in my opinion.
scelp
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25-May-2012 15:57
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Hurling a fad?? FFS.
One that really stands out for me is lads of 18 or 19 paying 12 or 13 euro for 'fat frogs' and showing off further by lining up shots for all and sundry at closing time, maybe spending 40 euro in 2 minutes.
And these lads having this money from attending blocklayers and other breakfast rollers during the ''boom.''
Now that was a fad.
carryharry
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25-May-2012 16:00
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The use of a D4 term such as ''fad'' is a dirty reminder of the boom in itself!
lopper
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25-May-2012 16:20
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Coffees with fancy Italian names.
JoNinety
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25-May-2012 16:22
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- Lazy slobs all over the country getting Polish cleaners in on a weekly or biweekly basis to do their basic household chores.
-The FF tent at the Galway Races
-Ride on mowers
-Granite worktops
-Flat screen TVs for €1200+
-School Tours to New York
-Leaving Cert classes going to Turkey for a week to celebrate their results.
-Chaise longues
bp
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25-May-2012 16:39
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Discussing your bought-to let portfolio at the wine-tasting
carryharry
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25-May-2012 16:43
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Watching the soaps on the 98'' flat screen while the nanny got the childers ready for bed!
Bouncy Castles.
Farmers Markets.
The death of Football in Kilkenny.
JoNinety
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25-May-2012 16:48
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Fancy f*ckers with their health insurance because they were too good to wait on a hospital trolley in a corridor for 14 hours like the rest of us.
Other fads:
http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/the-extraordinary-lives-of-generation-bling-2614547.html
The Badger
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25-May-2012 16:54
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Not drinking milk 2 days before the best before or eating bread bought on a sunday, had to put up with that one from college housemates.
model fan
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25-May-2012 16:55
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Monnster Rugby.
Following the Team throughout Europe on the Odyssey.
Which lasted longer Monnster or the Tiger.
carryharry
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25-May-2012 17:08
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Women attending rugby matches and pretending to know what the fcuk is going on?
Yakults and other fcuking early morning drinks.
Cookery programs, on every station these days.
Prostitution took off too???
rebelrebel30
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25-May-2012 19:02
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Originally posted by JoNinety:
- Lazy slobs all over the country getting Polish cleaners in on a weekly or biweekly basis to do their basic household chores.-The FF tent at the Galway Races-Ride on mowers-Granite worktops-Flat screen TVs for €1200+-School Tours to New York-Leaving Cert classes going to Turkey for a week to celebrate their results.-Chaise longues
Agree with all that..no forgetting the helicopters for ( insert event of choice),
Weddings in terms of " One millionaire trying to out do another by getting a big popstar to sing at it)
A must have that no car in your drive way could be more than 1 year old or 2 possible.
rebelrebel30
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25-May-2012 19:03
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Originally posted by edgeofthesquare:
not hopping a ball here but was it the gaa??im a gaa man have been all my life but truth is im looking forward to the euros, olympics, local championship hurling & fball & wimbledon more so than the senior all irelands?reasoning too expensive, over hyped etc..incidentally im from waterford but have nearly a bigger interest in fbal than hurling at this stage!
2nd homes...............the amount of nobs who in essence became what the english landlord was to our ancestors....
araby
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25-May-2012 19:04
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The 3 day and 3 night wedding stay over in a hotel anything over an hour from home. Did it several times myself was good craic at times but was a pain in the hole more often than not.
rebelrebel30
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Originally posted by araby:
The 3 day and 3 night wedding stay over in a hotel anything over an hour from home. Did it several times myself was good craic at times but was a pain in the hole more often than not.
Add in the day after Wedding barbecue...........more " all about me self indulgent" s**te...........
johnny cash
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25-May-2012 19:14
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good thread. most of the one's i am listing are covered all ready. top of the list i d say is the buying a 2nd gaff or a holiday home in bulgaria\spain and those that didnt been made out to be inadequate!!
others high on the list
- mammy and daddy dropping little johnny and mary to school in the 4 x 4's.
- the rounds of fat frogs and baby guinness
Hitch
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25-May-2012 19:27
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Romanian women (with baby) beggers!
theblack&amber
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Originally posted by edgeofthesquare:
not hopping a ball here but was it the gaa??im a gaa man have been all my life but truth is im looking forward to the euros, olympics, local championship hurling & fball & wimbledon more so than the senior all irelands?reasoning too expensive, over hyped etc..incidentally im from waterford but have nearly a bigger interest in fbal than hurling at this stage!
Funny that the GAA was around before the country even came into existence. Hardly a fad so.
Perhaps it was a fad for those who were not followers of the GAA but nonetheless jumped on bandwagons as counties progressed in the championship or went to matches purely for the drinking.
And no offense, but no-one in their right mind would ever describe inter-county hurling and football as over-hyped, one of the biggest gripes for years amongst GAA folk is the lack of promotion of the games.
Time!!!
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25-May-2012 20:12
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Knobs in the Burberry scarfs when it was 30 degrees outside.
Overnight wine experts.
Builder's financiers in GAA corporate boxes watching the finals inside.
Adding the Beamer to a 40 year mortgage.
blueblaa
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25-May-2012 22:05
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The foreign stag weekend not as popular since the Tiger was put to sleep.
Deise Doggy Dogg
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25-May-2012 22:19
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Skiing holidays
Massive Shades
Niall Mellon township trust
18th Birthday parties (before it was 21sts)
the Goan
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25-May-2012 22:24
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local handy man in new BMW etc....
Changed yearly, ofcourse.
(said car bought with borrowed German money.)
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