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By: Emerald Islander

Emerald Islander — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:32:32 +0000

You should send Mugabe to the bog, and leave him there.

By: Turning on the World-Not Worth It Sometimes | Just Thinkin'

Turning on the World-Not Worth It Sometimes | Just Thinkin' — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:57:51 +0000

[...] craft show and I figure I should take my brain along just in case I have to make change or perhaps give directions some lost [...]

By: Grandad

Grandad — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:54:45 +0000

TheChrisD – The trick is to be as nice and friendly as possible before sending them off to the local abatoir or wherever. They are more likely to believe you.

AnFearBui – You did the right thing. Did you send them to Ringsend Sewage Farm?

Moon – I nearly missed you up there. Just as well I noticed before E Mum started bitching. I don’t know if SatNavs work up there. It’s pretty remote so I doubt there are satellites.

By: English Mum

English Mum — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:04:55 +0000

Oh and look up there, you missed Moon out. He’ll sulk y’know.

By: AnFearBui

AnFearBui — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:10:54 +0000

I was walking along the Quays in Dublin one day when a pedestrian asked me for directions to waterford…….I pointed her in the general direction of Ringsend.

By: TheChrisD

TheChrisD — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:11:57 +0000

I do feel the same, that I always seem to be the first person people pick for asking things, whether they be directions (anywhere), items in shops I don’t work in (Dunboyne), or money/change (city center late at night).

While I am polite and try and brush them away as quickly as I can – sometimes I really do just want to say “Shag off and leave me alone!”. I thought my not-so-nice demeanor and fact I’m nearly always too engrossed in whatever random thought is going through my head was enough to put people off…

By: Grandad

Grandad — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:13:38 +0000

Ian – You should learn to trust all you read here. I tell it as it is. The unvarnished truth, that others try to hide.

E Mum – Your vet is a wise man. Bogs can have a voracious appetite. I have seen them swallow an entire double decker bus without so much as a burp.

Dorothy – Have you ever thought of going into the taxi business? You’d make a fortune.

Kirk M – “If I wanted to go there, I wouldn’t start from here”

Jim C – That sounds like a nice ~~business~~ idea. Have you got any spare alligators you could ship over?

By: Jim C

Jim C — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:47:29 +0000

When I lived in northern Cuba, also called Miami Florida by some ignorant people, I always found it amusing to tell European tourists that all the alligators were very tame. You can walk right up to them and pet them. I’d even offer to hold their valuables while they did. It worked pretty good on most Yankees to.

By: Kirk M

Kirk M — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:09:13 +0000

Susan:

We do the same thing here in Vermont except we make sure to hook a loaded manure spreader to the 3 point beforehand. Works real slick if them what’s behind us get out of line (especially if the car is a convertible with the top down).

Grandad:

“Down the road a piece you’ll come to a wrought iron bridge. About a half a mile before that bridge you’ll want to take a left.” A fine example of genuine Green Mountain directions given to any tourist that needs ‘em. The original of course is “You can’t get there from here”. Some of the original Vermonters were Irish I’d imagine.

And could you folks keep your code out of the comments please? It’s giving me a rash.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:12:54 +0000

“what are your geo-coordinates up in the bog?” crikey, now there ye have me.

I get lost all the time, once when driving to Sligo I stopped for a coffee break in Mullingar and when I came out of the restaurant drove BACK THE WAY I CAME for half an hour before I noticed ‘Dutch Furniture’ – funny, I thought, there’s another one of those the other side of Mullingar, I passed it ages ago!