Xela Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 4 hours ago, mottaloo said: Nah....this geezer had a gas guzzling audi.... Couldn't you hear it burbling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2022 What is the battle of the Boyne? And why does it seem to be every other Monday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 19 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: What is the battle of the Boyne? And why does it seem to be every other Monday? When King Billy defeated Catholic King James II therefore laying the foundation for a protestant ruling church in England and other home countries from then on.....or something like that. Orange orders do their most fervent marching, flute blowing and drum banging up and down wherever they are on 12th...along with loads of bonfires the night before. A lot of my family near the border or just over it tend to keep a low profile around about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 11, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: What is the battle of the Boyne? And why does it seem to be every other Monday? James II (and VII of Scotland) was deposed by his Daughter, Mary II and her husband William III (William and Mary were also cousins) AKA William of Orange because he was the sovereign prince of Orange too. There was a battle across the River Boyne at Drogheda between the two sides. Williams side won. James was a Catholic, William was a Protestant. This virtually killed James chances of retaking the throne yadda yadda yadda and lead to the Catholic / Protestant situation in Northern Ireland that persists to this day. There's more to it than that but thats the simple version. As I arrived at work today the throbbers in the club next door had been out and stuck their wanky flags on all the lamposts at the weekend. They'll be marching around tomorrow then going up to Southport to get absolutely pissed, Words removed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 11, 2022 8 hours ago, Wainy316 said: Well I'd imagine you'd rack up loads on a visit to VP. I wonder how many VTers sit near me (L2). I am L3. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: What is the battle of the Boyne? And why does it seem to be every other Monday? One group of people with an imaginary friend who lives in the sky had a disagreement with another group of people with an imaginary friend who lives in the sky. Both sides believed that their imaginary friend favoured them because they worshipped him in the correct way. They both ignored all the things their imaginary friend had said about not killing, tolerance and forgiveness and tried to kill the other. Or was that the Crusades? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 11, 2022 Administrator Share Posted July 11, 2022 36 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: Both sides believed that their imaginary friend favoured them because they worshipped him in the correct way. They both ignored all the things their imaginary friend had said about not killing, tolerance and forgiveness and tried to kill the other. I'm not sure that either imaginary friend was in a position to talk about any of those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid4ever Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 42 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: One group of people with an imaginary friend who lives in the sky had a disagreement with another group of people with an imaginary friend who lives in the sky. Both sides believed that their imaginary friend favoured them because they worshipped him in the correct way. They both ignored all the things their imaginary friend had said about not killing, tolerance and forgiveness and tried to kill the other. Or was that the Crusades? That’s about as believable as Armstrong put down his trumpet to walk on the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, Sid4ever said: That’s about as believable as Armstrong put down his trumpet to walk on the moon. I am glad someone spotted the joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 12, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 12, 2022 Well the 12th July is here. I will have to endure the whoppers next door to work marching around banging their drums and playing their flutes this morning There were a small number of flying ants around yesterday, please let today be flying ant day So I wonder if flying ant day can be predicted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 hours ago, bickster said: Well the 12th July is here. Belfast last night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said: Belfast last night Belfast, twinned with Hell. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Chindie said: Belfast, twinned with Hell. Hell² Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2022 How Very environmentally friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, sidcow said: How Very environmentally friendly. That too. However, I think that the biggest issue with them is the decoration with posters of republican politicians, banners belittling massacres/murder that occured during the troubles. Not to mention the health and safety implications (a guy fell from one on Monday and died, last year one collapsed on a fella I think, I saw a video of a human fireball running away from one 2 years ago I think) and then there's the over stretching of the fire services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 12, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 minute ago, sparrow1988 said: (a guy fell from one on Monday and died, last year one collapsed on a fella I think, I saw a video of a human fireball running away from one 2 years ago I think) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, bickster said: I was expecting the Clarkson one to be honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 13, 2022 Moderator Share Posted July 13, 2022 22 hours ago, bickster said: 22 hours ago, sparrow1988 said: (a guy fell from one on Monday and died) I heard him being referred to as Prod Hull. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 How do people on the isle of man (as an example) clear their DPF's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 12/07/2022 at 07:55, bickster said: Well the 12th July is here. I will have to endure the whoppers next door to work marching around banging their drums and playing their flutes this morning. I was «lucky» enough to be in Belfast on a 12th of July once, maybe 15 years ago now, and witness one of those marches. It was gloriously pathetic. I made a discrete obscene hand gesture in their general direction and walked away. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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