OT: Name some things that drive you fucking nuts

[dare2be]

Sometimes it's about money, sometimes its about social structure, sometimes it's about real estate.

and sometimes it's about mental state.

 

[forty_three]

Every religion does this, with whatever book they call the right one.

And if they don't like the book, they just come up with a "new" version to suit their needs.



Today's thing that drives me nuts: St Patrick's day. Especially the horrific bastardization that is here in the states.

I just wonder what would happen if we "celebrated" MLK Day with the same level of drunken lunacy and bottom feeding racial stereotypes...

Ah, fuck it. I get to be Irish the other 364 days a year. I even have a castle.




And Dick Vitale. Fucking hate him.

 

[dare2be]

I'm 1/8 Irish. Mary Molly O'Boyle was my great grandmother. I don't mind the drunken lunacy celebrations.

 

[forty_three]

I'm 1/8 Irish. Mary Molly O'Boyle was my great grandmother. I don't mind the drunken lunacy celebrations.

I am more than 75% irish, and I do.

Mum's side = pureblood. Dad's side = half. That's the side that has the castle

 

[pixburgher66]

Every religion does this, with whatever book they call the right one.
Sometimes it's about money, sometimes its about social structure, sometimes it's about real estate.

Yep, no disagreement there. It's simply the dark underbelly of organized religion. And I'd argue in most cases (can't speak to all religions, ignorant to many) it's people twisting the text into what they want it to be.

 

[pixburgher66]

I am more than 75% irish, and I do.

Mum's side = pureblood. Dad's side = half. That's the side that has the castle

O'FortyTreeee Castle, aye?

 

[Dacks]

I'm not supposed to feed my daughter honey or nuts in the first year. I just fed her Honey Nut Cheerios for breakfast.

Hate how stupid I am sometimes, the mommy's gonna kill me.

 

[forty_three]

O'FortyTreeee Castle, aye?

SPOT ON


Wait, I think that's British. From, like Britishland.

 

[dare2be]

I am more than 75% irish, and I do.

But, but, but, we're all just celebratin' and pretending to be Irish for a day because the Irish are so awesome!

 

[pixburgher66]

But, but, but, we're all just celebratin' and pretending to be Irish for a day because the Irish are so awesome!

I sort of want to know when this phenomenon began...because man, the Irish were despised for quite a long time.

 

[forty_three]

I think this is the actual thought process I just witnessed...

"Hmmmm, this email is suspicious. I didn't ship anything by UPS. The attachment says it's a word document, but looks like an executable. Doesn't do anything when I open it... Weird. I should forward it to over 50 people and see if they have the same problem."

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I sort of want to know when this phenomenon began...because man, the Irish were despised for quite a long time.

Back in the day hipsters? It wasn't cool to be Irish, so they pretended to be Irish? And it took off from there?

 

[Comeds]

Rowdy Roddy Piper is my favorite Irishman.

 

[Comeds]

It sounds like there is a petition to have Alan Partridge to replace Jeremy Clarkson as the presenter of Top Gear. I think that's a fantastic idea.

 

[forty_three]

Top Gear's Richard Hammond and James May REFUSED to film without Jeremy Clarkson - Mirror Online

BBC Wanted to finish the last three episodes with just the other two presenters and were told to sod off.


(for the record, I think that's cool - but this is where we are discussing Top Gear)

 

[Comeds]

Sometimes its so hard to tell that someone might go crazy. Who would have guessed it with this guy?

 

[dash]

I was going to post a video of a Nissan driving over an Audi in China with the caption "He Audi not have tried to cut it), but the video didn't work.

 

[pixburgher66]

I was going to post a video of a Nissan driving over an Audi in China with the caption "He Audi not have tried to cut it), but the video didn't work.

The mental picture is sufficient.

 

[forty_three]

I was going to post a video of a Nissan driving over an Audi in China with the caption "He Audi not have tried to cut it), but the video didn't work.

Right of way is determined by who is driving the better car.

 

[dash]

^

lol - I would say that at the conclusion of the video, the Nissan is the better car