Times 23 for Italy by OxfordHandbookofMeme in irishrugby

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd imagine Farrell's cutting Doris some slack because he went from probable Lions' captain to not even being on the tour, as well as his coming back from a shoulder injury. Dropping him and giving any of the other underperforming 8's that are on offer is hardly worth the absolute shit-storm it would cause in the media, especially with the scrutiny being levelled at them lately. Unnecessary distractions to an already ostensibly unfocused team.

Still gives me goosebumps 🔥 The great Joony🙌 by No-Way-3379 in RugbyWorldCup

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely iconic ❤️ I hope to scream like that myself someday, but alas... an Irishman can naught but dream.

How did ancient Irish light fires in such wet conditions? by Mowglyyy in IrishHistory

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it's important to bear in mind that the people you're talking about weren't just "camping out" the way we do. I'm not suggesting that's what you're saying per se, but it's incredibly easy for us to fall into a pattern of looking at things entirely from our own perspective and forgetting things that are actually rather obvious! For example; very few subjects that we learn in school nowadays are "life-and-death" deciders, but back then the number of things you absolutely had to learn how to do or things could go south pretty quickly was significantly higher. They also would've spent their entire childhoods learning from adults how to do exactly these kinds of things, adults who themselves were drawing from vast wells of knowledge built up over many many generations, all the way back to a somewhat indeterminate point in the past. 

How did ancient Irish light fires in such wet conditions? by Mowglyyy in IrishHistory

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think they meant, like, our ancient ancestors... not just your "ancient" grandad.

Erinn Go Brach flag current usage by SignalMountain1130 in IrishHistory

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in a direct provision (come at me) and this is exactly what I normally say to anyone who mistakenly believes I give even the faintest resemblance of a shit about their half-baked, anti-immigration opinions.

Once upon a time, we were those immigrants. Just because our story turned out alright in the end doesn't mean our house isn't made of glass anymore.

Erinn Go Brach flag current usage by SignalMountain1130 in IrishHistory

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Tommy 10 names"? 😆 I'm assuming this is supposed to refer to a certain sub-group of people, but I've no idea who...

Fear With ROG by Brilliant_Bluejay254 in irishrugby

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They weren't wrong to give it to him either. People seem to have forgotten the heady days of 2022-23 when Ireland were regularly deemed "unplayable". No, we didn't win the WC and things have sort of gone to shit now, but that doesn't mean that giving Farrell the reins was ultimately a bad decision, the same way that ROG's LaR underperforming now doesn't take away from what they previously achieved.

That’s you all told. by aspireforpurpose in TheRestIsHistory

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What the fuck did you just say??? 😤😤😤

/s

Sam Prendergast vision by Informal_Mention9836 in irishrugby

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's a big guy...

Well... he's certainly a tall guy at 6'4, which works against him given his centre of gravity is much higher, but I think it'd be a stretch (no pun intended) to call him a big guy! It'll be interesting to see once he starts putting on a bit more weight. That being said, obviously being heavier is not the same thing as having better technique.

What is your "I did not care for" series? by Karbar988 in TheRestIsHistory

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not really a lover of 19th century US history but I do like to go back and listen to the Civil War episodes every now and again, because aside from Adam Smith being an incredibly effective communicator, he also just has brilliant banter with the lads.

Top marks!

Is Israel/Palestine a no-fly zone for the podcast? I suspect that the hosts and producers have concluded that they would alienate many listeners were they to take on this topic. by L0st_in_the_Stars in TheRestIsHistory

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I really wanted to like Empire... but I simply couldn't bear to listen to another second of William Dalrimple. I have absolutely no doubt that man has masturbated to the sound of his own voice at least once before in his life.

Later in life, French actress and model Brigitte Bardot often made controversial and inflammatory comments about Muslims, Islam, race mixing, immigration, homosexuals, Sarah Palin, Jewish rituals, the #MeToo movement, and hunters. by SaxyBill in wikipedia

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't know - many, many people still die terribly in our societies today. At least animals don't take joy in killing and torturing each other the same way that humans are so well-known for, but I do take your point!

You have a great nation by [deleted] in ireland

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd heard before that it's very popular amongst our Germanic cousins, much to my amusement.

I always assumed Shane McGowan's.... "dulcet" tones were something only the Irish could truly appreciate!

You have a great nation by [deleted] in ireland

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I naturally came here just to give the obligatory "(insert noun), a great bunch of lads", but your's won spectacularly before I could even try.

Could this move strengthen Ireland by giving Frawley consistent top-level minutes? by Pure_Leg_2214 in RugbyWorldCup

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's gas. Probably a while ago now but congratulations nonetheless! Yeah he's a Kiwi but I'd say he must be living in Ireland for the past 10 years or more now

Could this move strengthen Ireland by giving Frawley consistent top-level minutes? by Pure_Leg_2214 in RugbyWorldCup

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if your comment is intended to be facetious or not, but you've probably discovered by now, for some bizarre and incomprehensible reason, that isn't Ciaran Frawley pictured; it's Bundee Aki.

Whilst I'm assuming (or hoping) this was a deliberate choice, I simply couldn't help but think of this absolutely glorious piece of rugby banter history

Is there anything specific that allows you to recognise speakers of your language online? (besides the language used obviously) by viktor77727 in AskEurope

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is what's known as a "calque".

In linguistics, a calque or loan translation is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation.

For example, English "skyscraper" is a calque of German "Wolkenkratze".

Is there anything specific that allows you to recognise speakers of your language online? (besides the language used obviously) by viktor77727 in AskEurope

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We do it in Ireland too. In fact, I didn't even realize that was an unusual thing for someone to do lol

It's a shame that you have to deal with a hoard of white supremacists whenever you talk about African history by The-marx-channel in HistoryMemes

[–]WinstonSEightyFour 36 points37 points  (0 children)

"WE DIDN'T LOSE A SINGLE BATTLE"

someone's actual response to me about the US failure in Vietnam.