Things I learned today (Part 1)

Ashman · August 9, 2018, 7:37pm

Nothing

iron_mike · August 9, 2018, 7:38pm

So what ya post it on this thread for?

Ashman · August 9, 2018, 7:43pm

The thread took a diversion as tends to happen . A potential Pulitzer Prize winning autobiography is being discussed .

Fagan_ODowd · August 9, 2018, 7:46pm

Helena Bonham Carter is a great grand daughter of British prime minister HH Asquith

Sidney · August 16, 2018, 12:36am

Copper_pipe:

Some extracts from Pennants book…

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You get drunk, you talk to every bird, pull one, take her home and next day at training you tell the lads all about it.

They ask questions and you’re telling them: “She was filth, she did this, she loved it.”

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That’s what they want. They don’t want to be digging in their purses and buying their own drinks at the bar: they’d rather sit with footballers and get free drinks all night. They’re coming over to get drunk and have some fun.

They know about you, your profile. They’re thinking: “It’d be nice to bag a footballer.”

What they don’t yet know is that you are literally going to take them home or to a hotel, have sex, do all sorts, and probably won’t speak to them again. We don’t care, and the reality is that we just want a sh*g.

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We used to call it Monopoly. You have your “properties”, all different standards. You’ve got Mayfair (top quality) and Old Kent Road (the lower standard – no one wants to be there).

So we would gauge each girl as a property on the Monopoly board. If she was fit and famous then she’s high property, worth a lot, possibly Bond Street or Mayfair.

Then there was a girl a lot of the lads had been with and she would be Old Kent Road. You get the gist.

It worked like this. If I slept with any girl and then any of the other lads slept with her afterwards, they would have to pay me “rent”: if she was Mayfair, they would have to pay me £100; for Old Kent Road it would be £14.

I remember one of the lads coming up to me and saying: “Here’s 14 quid.” I started laughing and just went, “Old Kent Road!”

Then, out of the blue, one of the lads would say to me: “J, you owe me some money.” I’d ask why and they’d say, “Lucy – you owe me £20.”

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The number of times Ashley Cole and I had threesomes! He lived in Canary Wharf and I forget the girl’s name now, but we brought her back and she was just up for it. We were high-fiving each other over her back. We had a little tea break and then went at it again. They just don’t care.

https://twitter.com/MoMoneyMoSalah/status/1029473434181554181

myboyblue · August 17, 2018, 9:27am

Joe Canning hasn’t scored a goal from play for Galway in Championship since 24/07/2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3SlozXq9EM

Julio_Geordio · August 17, 2018, 9:39am

That lad couldn’t spell IQ

flattythehurdler · August 18, 2018, 8:11am

I queue up behind Ashley Cole waiting my turn?

myboyblue · August 25, 2018, 9:20pm

KinvarasPassion · August 26, 2018, 7:18am

Daithi Burke is a media darling

Batigol · August 26, 2018, 10:23pm

Are games in the Joe McDonagh cup not still considered “inter-county SHC” games?

anon61956325 · August 26, 2018, 10:27pm

Ireland hates the pope.

myboyblue · August 27, 2018, 5:42am

No

myboyblue · August 27, 2018, 5:43am

He seems a lovely man, can’t understsnd Why anyone would hate him

PhattPike · August 27, 2018, 7:31am

I think it would be technically classed as “Senior B”.

Fitzy · August 30, 2018, 3:42am

Stephen Rea was married to Dolores Price for 20 years.

farmerinthecity · August 30, 2018, 10:00am

The rather naff song ‘Don’t Stop (thinking about tomorrow)’ is on the acclaimed Rumours album by Fleetwood Mac.

artfoley · August 30, 2018, 10:04am

farmer has never listened to one of the most acclaimed albums ever: Rumours by Fleetwood mac

balbec · August 30, 2018, 10:58am

Not cool enough. It has tunes on it.

artfoley · August 30, 2018, 11:16am

indeed, theres no owls or windchimes on it. it’s just a damned good album