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| Paddy C |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 14:31:13
Beannachta� na f�ile P�draig!
Will ya have some votes? Ah ye will... ah go on....
If you respond to this thread today with a link, my traditional Paddy's day whacking stick will bait ye with some traditional Paddy's day votes, so it will (green ones). So it's kind of like a parade.. but without the standing in the cold and the floats and green beer and that...
Who's first!!? |
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| lemmycaution |
Posted - 03/21/2006 : 02:58:30
Well I finally sobered up enough to visit all the St. Patrick's Day crowd. Yer a fine bunch. |
| Paddy C |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 14:55:35
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Originally posted by Salopian
I've reciprocated, though I don't think I should have done so after Saturday.  Wish I'd been organised and bought a ticket to one of the games, since I live only a short walk from Twickenham. 
Commiserations mate, I'm not a big rugby fan, so I won't rub it in don't worry! From what I saw though (the second half) it just seemed to be ireland's day.. |
| Demisemicenturian |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 14:05:38
I've reciprocated, though I don't think I should have done so after Saturday. Wish I'd been organised and bought a ticket to one of the games, since I live only a short walk from Twickenham. |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 03/20/2006 : 06:49:48
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Originally posted by Paddy C
Bit late getting back to the paddy-whackery! got stuck in the office all weekend, but I think I've hit everyone now: Morekeleb, SOS, S�amus  and Lyndsey, you've been paddy-whacked! Koli and Choc, I sprinkled a few votes your ways to make up a little for the confusion caused by those Irish names!
Why, thank you!
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Chocolady, Sorcha's irish for Sarah. Think that one's a bit easier to pronounce than Siobh�n! (Koli, try that one as 'Shove awn')
Sarah! Well, that makes sense, despite her pronouncing it "SIR-ka".
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| Paddy C |
Posted - 03/19/2006 : 22:58:57
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Originally posted by Se�n
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Originally posted by Paddy C
Hey Se�n, am i imagining things or did you just add the fada to your name!? Good to see you've gone for the gaeilge version!
Yep I added it a couple of days ago. I often use it, e.g., email signature etc, but haven't used it at fwfr before.
BTW, I noticed you sloped it to the right, whereas I always sloped it to the left. Did I get it wrong? Or doesn't it matter?
BTW2, I Paddy-whacked yer right back! 
Thanks for that, seems there's been plenty of paddy-whackery done this weekend! (proper order for march 17th..)
Re the fada, i had a quick check on wikipedia, and a couple of on-line translators, and all the examples i found slanted to the left, the way you have it. For getting that wrong, t� n�ire orm! (translation:  ) |
| Sean |
Posted - 03/19/2006 : 22:39:36
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Originally posted by Paddy C
Hey Se�n, am i imagining things or did you just add the fada to your name!? Good to see you've gone for the gaeilge version!
Yep I added it a couple of days ago. I often use it, e.g., email signature etc, but haven't used it at fwfr before.
BTW, I noticed you sloped it to the right, whereas I always sloped it to the left. Did I get it wrong? Or doesn't it matter?
BTW2, I Paddy-whacked yer right back! |
| Paddy C |
Posted - 03/19/2006 : 19:15:07
Bit late getting back to the paddy-whackery! got stuck in the office all weekend, but I think I've hit everyone now: Morekeleb, SOS, S�amus and Lyndsey, you've been paddy-whacked! Koli and Choc, I sprinkled a few votes your ways to make up a little for the confusion caused by those Irish names!
Chocolady, Sorcha's irish for Sarah. Think that one's a bit easier to pronounce than Siobh�n! (Koli, try that one as 'Shove awn')
And Koli, I don't think the irish language is going to get aaany simpler, we spend twelve years learning it in school, and most of us finish up with only a pretty basic understanding. Think it's more like an eastern european language than anything else.
Hey Se�n, am i imagining things or did you just add the fada to your name!? Good to see you've gone for the gaeilge version! |
| Sean |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 21:01:59
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Originally posted by turrell
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Originally posted by Koli
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And I still have difficulty spelling the name that's pronounced Shervorn.
I was always partial to Seamus. (Shay*mus)
The first (Siobhan) is my sister's name, and the second is one of my nicknames.  |
| turrell |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 18:31:57
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Originally posted by Koli
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And I still have difficulty spelling the name that's pronounced Shervorn.
I was always partial to Seamus. (Shay*mus) |
| Lindsey K |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 17:56:32
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Originally posted by M0rkeleb
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Originally posted by Lindsey K
By the way times two - I also made chick flick and anti-chick flcik accolades today: The chickeypoo and the chickpoo antidote.About 15 people prequalified for the chickeypoo antidote so congrats! (I think it says something about the male to female ratio on this site - only 1 pre-qualified for the  chickeypoo.
I looked through the films in the accolades, and I've gotta say, I'm pretty bewildered that Romeo + Juliet is a chick flick.
Then again, there are people (like, say, my father) who think a film like A Beautiful Mind is a chick flick, so maybe.
Yeah, that one was on the fence with me. One of my old guy roomates would refuse to watch it - I'm thinking of changing it to Beaches.
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| Koli |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 09:04:43
I have the same excuse as ChocolateLady. I hope all you Irish and almost/part Irish folks had a good day.
I also have a similar experience with Irish names: I assumed for a long time that a colleague based in our Brussels office called Keesje (pron Kaze-yer) was Dutch...
And I still have difficulty spelling the name that's pronounced Shervorn.
Didn't the Germans have a plan to make their language more phonetic? Any chance of the Irish following suit? |
| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 08:25:58
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Originally posted by Paddy C
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Originally posted by Salopian
Me, me!
Yeah, irish isn't the easiest language on paper! Names are especially tough: I'm thinking of the likes of aoife, caoimhe, s�ofra, aisling, deirdre etc.
Short story: I have a friend called Aoife (pronounced Ee-feh), and when we were in school together in France, the french teachers - in all innocence - pronounced her name "Woof".
Sorry I missed this one, Paddy. We had a very busy Friday and I wasn't on the computer the whole day.
Yes, Irish names. There's a new girl in our Paris office. When I saw her name in her email address I knew she was Irish. Her name is Sorcha (pronounced Circa).
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| MM0rkeleb |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 03:45:35
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Originally posted by Lindsey K
By the way times two - I also made chick flick and anti-chick flcik accolades today: The chickeypoo and the chickpoo antidote.About 15 people prequalified for the chickeypoo antidote so congrats! (I think it says something about the male to female ratio on this site - only 1 pre-qualified for the chickeypoo.
I looked through the films in the accolades, and I've gotta say, I'm pretty bewildered that Romeo + Juliet is a chick flick.
Then again, there are people (like, say, my father) who think a film like A Beautiful Mind is a chick flick, so maybe. |
| Lindsey K |
Posted - 03/18/2006 : 00:15:11
ME TOO!
http://www.fwfr.com/display.asp?sort=2&id=8490&Mode=reviewer&Rows=100&Start=1&do=
By the way - In honor of St. Paddy's Day I made a Luck of the Irish accolade with Irish movies: Leprechaun, Matchmaker, Angela's Ashes, Far and Away, and Boondock Saints. Grab a Guiness and knock yourself out!
By the way times two - I also made chick flick and anti-chick flcik accolades today: The chickeypoo and the chickpoo antidote.About 15 people prequalified for the chickeypoo antidote so congrats! (I think it says something about the male to female ratio on this site - only 1 pre-qualified for the chickeypoo.
Everybody hsve fun tonight, but not too much fun . I'm off to go get my swerve on!
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| Sean |
Posted - 03/17/2006 : 22:45:27
Top o' the mornin' to ya! My father is also a P�draig and happens to be a native of Galway. Does that get me extra votes? 
http://www.fwfr.com/display.asp?id=3104&mode=reviewer
BTW, check out my recent addition to the "Jokes" thread. 
Se�n McCraith |
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