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triumphoragony
09 Aug 12 23:24
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Nice dig to daley thompson about his irish comments recentlyLaughWink
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Report Rocketfingers August 9, 2012 11:25 PM BST
Why what did Thompson say?
Report triumphoragony August 9, 2012 11:29 PM BST
Cry
Report Rocketfingers August 9, 2012 11:35 PM BST
?
Report triumphoragony August 9, 2012 11:47 PM BST
where have you been rocketfingers? Basically on the one show on bbc1 a few weeks back he made a comment that the person who misspelt the word "olympic" for a tatto , must have been irish.
Report Rocketfingers August 9, 2012 11:54 PM BST
Oh never heard that, i was out of the country for a week a few weeks back so must have happened then. Clown Thompson is absolute clown, although i have to say that sort of rubbish does not get to me, lived in the UK and found the majoriy like any other places you go to sound.
Report silvergreaser August 10, 2012 7:44 AM BST
Another one of those storm in a teacup throwaway remarks that the Irish so love to feel offended by.
What is it about our nation these days?, the Telegraph said Katie Taylor was English and all hell broke loose, it was more than likely just a simple typo from somebody who hadn't the faintest clue about Womens boxing, lets be honest here, before the Olympics very few outside of Ireland ever heard of Katie Taylor or even knew of the existence of womens boxing.
An Aussie sports journalist made a reference to Ireland been stupid for not joining team GB, if you thought the outcry after Thompsons harmless joke and the Telegraphs typo error was a little OTT? not a patch on the reaction to this one, for a period I thought the IRA were going to re-commence hostilities.
Another throwaway harmless remark from a journalist who wouldn't have topped his class in Geography.

Cue apoligies all round of course, I dread to think what the reaction would've been if the judges had scored the Katie fight a draw and gave it to the Russian on a countback, Thierry Henry allover again but only 10 times worse.


Here is the latest article for poor little Ireland to be grossly offended by,

An Australian journalist has apologized for his article on Katie Taylor’s role in the Olympic Games. Irish readers found the article headlined, “Punch drunk: Ireland intoxicated as Taylor swings towards boxing gold,” offensive.

The Fairfax journalist, Peter Hanlon, began his article by saying, “Great Britain suffered a rare defeat on Monday, when rowdy support for the game efforts of a Liverpudlian female boxer was drowned out by a gathering of delirious, flag-waving Irish singing Fields Of Athenry. For centuries, Guinness and whiskey have sent the Irish off their heads. Now all it takes is a petite 26-year-old from Wicklow.”
Report newco-Joe67 August 10, 2012 11:33 AM BST
Irish people are generally a bit thick though, everybody knows that except the Micks of course... go figure
Report triumphoragony August 10, 2012 1:54 PM BST
wind up merchant
Report newco-Joe67 August 10, 2012 2:28 PM BST
nope never sold an antique clock in my life ( that might go over the head of most on here)
Report punchestown August 10, 2012 2:30 PM BST
About as funny as a terminal illness.^^^^
Report newco-Joe67 August 10, 2012 2:33 PM BST
stupidity is a terminal illness and the Irish have some great comedians
Report pa lapsy August 10, 2012 2:37 PM BST
^That has gone over my head,Joesph.
Report newco-Joe67 August 10, 2012 2:40 PM BST
It's a Limerick thing !
Report workrider August 10, 2012 4:36 PM BST
another alias of boobys , the , its a limerick thing gave it away ...another mcdonagh from moyross ...why do you think he dosen't like john joe ...
Report pa lapsy August 11, 2012 5:00 PM BST
Congrats on your draw today Newco-joe.
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