no ur not, i would see u
― plax (ico), Saturday, 12 June 2010 22:51 (thirteen years ago) link
I was in "county roscommon" all week eating the pint of harp
― max, Saturday, 12 June 2010 22:53 (thirteen years ago) link
nobody drinks harp=u are not in ireland
where did u even find harp on draught
― plax (ico), Saturday, 12 June 2010 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
well it was the metaphorical harp, really i was just eating loads of butter and various meat puddings
― max, Saturday, 12 June 2010 22:56 (thirteen years ago) link
i had "the pint of guinness" though just like james joyce once did
― max, Saturday, 12 June 2010 22:57 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone remember that dennys rashers ad with the irish guy and his american wife getting a phone call rom the old sod
― Michael B, Saturday, 12 June 2010 23:58 (thirteen years ago) link
how did you enjoy "the trip to ireland" max?
michael do you mean the denny ad where "it's breakfast time back home"?
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Sunday, 13 June 2010 09:06 (thirteen years ago) link
I deeply enjoyed myself "local policeman" (via Gaelic). I went, with my grandmother, to the town from where my great great great grandfather emigrated. I also read the first hundred or so pages of Murphy. All in all, I would describe it as a "crack."
― max, Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:31 (thirteen years ago) link
i have never read any joyce
kindof ashamed
― plax (ico), Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Really though, I had a great time--everyone I met was friendly and helpful and the food, despite what I expected, was great. Good job on your country.
― max, Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:38 (thirteen years ago) link
bought ulysses a few months back but can't get into it, despite liking musil/broch and stuff that gets compared to him a lot. max it's "craic" tho you probably knew that. "crack" is a drug which is frowned upon in Irish culture.
where in Roscommon was it? my friend's parents have a house in Boyle that I've been to a lot.
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:40 (thirteen years ago) link
i have only been to roscommon to go to hyde park
― plax (ico), Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:41 (thirteen years ago) link
is one of those places i don't think i've ever met anyone from (aside from while being there)
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:42 (thirteen years ago) link
nah they all flee to galway
― plax (ico), Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I was near Boyle in a tiny town called Castlecoote. Very pretty but probably insanely boring to live in.
Joyce is great. But I read Ulysses in college with one of "those" professors and feel like I totally "got" it & by extension "the soul of all Ireland."
― max, Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Really though the reason I "get" Ireland is cause I've seen that Harp ad.
― max, Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:53 (thirteen years ago) link
you are more irish than the irish themselves
x-post otm, did you see sally o'brien at all while "home"
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:54 (thirteen years ago) link
sally o'brien was irl a brit sori to destroy ur illusions
― plax (ico), Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:56 (thirteen years ago) link
she was on the late late to break it to the nation i saw it on reeling in the years
― plax (ico), Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:57 (thirteen years ago) link
can't believe i lusted after a brit...an insult to the patriots
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:58 (thirteen years ago) link
sorry were gonna take you out and shoot you now RIP i guess you had a good run
― plax (ico), Sunday, 13 June 2010 17:59 (thirteen years ago) link
sher
― plax (ico), Sunday, 13 June 2010 18:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I didn't see Sally O'Brien, I was too busy frying eggs, thousands of them, for in Ireland, unlike the Iberian peninsula, eggs are plentiful.
Disgusted to find out she's a Brit. What would my great great great grandfather, John Kerry Regan of Ballyghadoreen, County Roscommon, say?
― max, Sunday, 13 June 2010 18:02 (thirteen years ago) link
ah sher this is it, i'll be dead now in a minute. mad altogether.
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Sunday, 13 June 2010 18:02 (thirteen years ago) link
mad is right
― plax (ico), Sunday, 13 June 2010 18:03 (thirteen years ago) link
is crack really frowned upon? what kind of drugs to people do there?
― harbl, Sunday, 13 June 2010 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link
The pint of harp
― max, Sunday, 13 June 2010 19:17 (thirteen years ago) link
^^ see xposts
― plax (ico), Sunday, 13 June 2010 19:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Fierce.
― seandalai, Sunday, 13 June 2010 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
My strongest memories of distinctively Irish ads involve the president of the IFA or someone monotoning about brucellosis and vaccinating your cows or somewhat. YouTube knows nothing.
― seandalai, Monday, 14 June 2010 02:25 (thirteen years ago) link
cailini deas in shawls getting all moony eyed over a fucking cup a soup.
is this what john o'leary wanted for us?
― May be half naked, but knows a good headline when he sees it (darraghmac), Monday, 14 June 2010 02:28 (thirteen years ago) link
i was thinking about it, and as far as i can tell, pound for pound, ireland has produced better ilx posters than any other nation
― max, Monday, 14 June 2010 02:33 (thirteen years ago) link
i dunno if they have a statistically significant number of ilx posters though
― harbl, Monday, 14 June 2010 03:06 (thirteen years ago) link
we punch drunk above our weight
― May be half naked, but knows a good headline when he sees it (darraghmac), Monday, 14 June 2010 04:01 (thirteen years ago) link
i have been deeply enjoying this series of irish viral videos on the awl
http://www.theawl.com/2010/09/a-five-part-guide-to-irish-viral-videos-part-one-irish-rap
http://www.theawl.com/2010/09/a-five-part-guide-to-irish-viral-videos-the-secret-pregnancy-of-ham-sandwich
http://www.theawl.com/2010/09/a-five-part-guide-to-irish-viral-videos-part-three-the-gardai
http://www.theawl.com/2010/09/a-five-part-guide-to-irish-viral-videos-the-peculiar-madness-of-pat-kenny
― max, Wednesday, 8 September 2010 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
sorry man but grabbing him bloody out of the womb and plunging him into your shoebox to prove to everyone how important your irish identity is = NAGL― harbly formed dn pun (zvookster),
― harbly formed dn pun (zvookster),
this is a good point, tbf
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 17 October 2010 22:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I just love how the mother in the Kerrygold ad clearly hates the German wagon who stole her son away. In her own head she is a wronged woman who gave him everything, everything, only for him to become bewitched by some flaxen-haired temptress from another country and leave his only home. In his head she is a nagging old biddy who is never happy about anything and he couldn't wait to get away from her. It's the oldest story we have.
― trishyb, Sunday, 17 October 2010 23:30 (thirteen years ago) link
sally o'brien gutted too
― cant believe you sb'd me for that (darraghmac), Sunday, 17 October 2010 23:35 (thirteen years ago) link
can't believe max is one of the regans from ballaghadereen tbh.
Ahhh, sally o'brien
― the '' key on my keybord is not working (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 March 2011 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
what kind of crazy marketing fairydust magic makes you nostalgic for a place you never left, sher
Fiersh
― the '' key on my keybord is not working (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 March 2011 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
and the pint of harp
― max, Thursday, 24 March 2011 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
this thread!
― horseshoe, Saturday, 26 March 2011 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
liam brady!
― the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Saturday, 26 March 2011 21:42 (thirteen years ago) link
this thread breaks my heart because it is impossible to find the breakfast time back home ad
― plax (ico), Sunday, 27 March 2011 01:47 (thirteen years ago) link
this is maybe the pinnacle of these ads
Cannot believe that's not on youtube. Travesty.
― Number None, Sunday, 27 March 2011 09:22 (thirteen years ago) link
its kindof like never gonna happen now i think. like we've reached the end point of people still watching movies taped off the telly years ago so you're not gonna start lolling over a "this madness must end sooun" and wanna upload it y'know?
― plax (ico), Sunday, 27 March 2011 11:36 (thirteen years ago) link
whats the point of the fucking internet. so appalled.
― the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 March 2011 13:09 (thirteen years ago) link
there's some brand of bog roll that used to pride itself on its irishness on the wrapper? always used to make me chuckle
― a SB-in' artist that been in the game for a minute (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 27 March 2011 13:20 (thirteen years ago) link
all of them tbh?
hey, while we're all in one place, has anyone yesterday's independent? my uncle's only been featured or printed or somesuch in a 'new irish writing' supplement or something?
― the salmon of procrastination (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 March 2011 13:21 (thirteen years ago) link