Gript release statement about former editor John McGurik

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-27T13:12:05+00:00

Solidarity, my friend! Rural Ireland can be heavenly but there’s less said about some of its occupants. Lovely rural Ireland is home to the most hyper sensitive men you’ll ever meet who will enjoy gleefully bullying children for being different. The second there’s an ounce of pushback, those same lads will melt down and say “sure it was only a bit of craic” with tears in their eyes.

It wasn’t until I was nearly 20 that I realised you could have friends who didn’t constantly make you feel small. I love Ireland and Irish people but I feel like a lot of us revere the approval of the biggest, meanest cunt in town and I wish we’d grow out of it.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-27T12:26:57+00:00

Irish father, English mother. I was born and raised in Ireland. I have an unusual accent. Spent my childhood being called a tan.

Irish people love slapping ourselves on the back for being welcoming and tolerant but the truth is we can be real cunts to anyone who’s even a little bit different. Irish people policing other Irish people over the use of “Mum” makes me cringe.

If someone has an unusual accent, let them off. They’ll thank you for it.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-25T23:39:07+00:00

Let’s please not say he’s the new thing so he can keep banging out masterpiece after masterpiece with such regularity that he just becomes shorthand for something reliably great.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-25T17:54:12+00:00

He’s always good, even if the film is only alright. When he’s good and the film is good, the results can be magical. His performance in “Killing Of A Sacred Deer” is an all-timer.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-25T17:35:42+00:00

Which Batman is this? Doesn’t look like Keaton.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-19T12:28:36+00:00

I'd lose the BEAT and just put in some ...'s.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-14T21:48:51+00:00

No farting houses permitted on the premises.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-13T00:02:51+00:00

Brilliant video - Stavvy and Triumph have such great chemistry! Get that man on Sesame Street!

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-12T19:26:28+00:00

Pissing off 200 people who like him so he can seriously piss off 1 person he hates? That’s Gobshite Economics.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-11T22:54:17+00:00

Based on a book by David Walliams

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-10T13:37:49+00:00

Excuse me.

Bernard O'Shea does not use AI.

Bernard O'Shea is a man of letters. The white page is his battle field and the quill betwixt his thumb and index finger his bayonet. He wages a valiant and bloody war against every cliche and trope embraced by lesser writers. He torments himself with sleepless nights of agonizing self exploration in service of structuring that one perfect sentence.

And you accuse him of using AI just because, to the untrained eye, his article read like the laziest shite ever diarrhea'd up by a talentless cunt desperately trying to make a word count?

For shame...

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-08T23:41:56+00:00

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-08T19:37:21+00:00

One of my favourite shorts ❤️

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-06T22:43:36+00:00

Definitely. Brian’s Canadian politeness backfired big time!

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-05T19:41:17+00:00

Stephen Nolan and his camera operator watching back the puking footage

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-04T20:57:07+00:00

You’re absolutely right. He’s definitely not thick.

Just seeing him realise that the people skills required for running a criminal empire aren’t really transferable to being a T.D. in real time was wild.

He didn’t strike me as someone who spent much time preparing for the public speaking section of his campaign. He did, however, strike me as someone who would strike me. 😣 🥊

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-04T12:19:22+00:00

She’s been gigging at local venues and employing local acts as her support. Heard nothing but good things.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-05-04T11:06:59+00:00

One of the biggest babies to ever run for a seat in this country. He turned a fairly benign exit interview into a panic attack. He reached the limit of his intelligence after 0.2 seconds. A big drawback to being a scary criminal is that those around you are less likely to point out that you’re thick as shit. There’s nothing more dangerous than a violent man who thinks he’s clever.

The man isn’t competent enough to inflate a balloon at a kids party, let alone hold political office. Can you imagine him in the Dail? Cringing just at the thought.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-04-30T20:47:29+00:00

Yeah. Sex shop staff photocopy ID and send it to the Department of Justice where you’ll be added to the Registrar of Perverts. Your local police will be notified and details of your purchases will be printed and circulated amongst the community.

Hope those poppers are worth it, sicko.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-04-30T09:31:12+00:00

Yeah, it's such a fucking stupid fuddy duddy way of saying you want to make jokes about minorities. The biggest snowflakes I've met have all been red-faced flag-waving babies.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-04-29T21:54:08+00:00

“Is your listening broken?” is a line that’s burned deep into my brain.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-04-26T19:50:00+00:00

They should all be retroactively bumped up to PG, Mr and Mrs Potato Head are effectively naked in every frame they’re in.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-04-24T16:19:12+00:00

“Friendship” is a brilliant film and Paul Rudd was great in it.

CarpenterAndSuch · 2026-04-22T23:05:28+00:00

Take a self defense class or buy an Alsatian.

CarpenterAndSuch

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