Comments on: Armageddon Outta Here

By: norma

norma — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:11:36 +0000

Interesting, very interesting !
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/judge-warns-bankers-of-arrest-2198062.html

By: Gary Ireland

Gary Ireland — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:26:07 +0000

Bock this thread has been a very good read. But to get back to the point where are you going to go? Spain, Greece, Italy America? The whole world has been shagged by a tiny minority ,of sick grubby little entities that will still be quaffing champagne and Beluga caviar when the rest of us starve.

By: darren

darren — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:03:16 +0000

Truce.

By: FME

FME — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:59:00 +0000

Darren, there's no mud.. you said it, (violence is all that is left).. I didn't. I don't give a crap where people are from to be honest.. I hate snobbery. Be it "middle class" snobbery or "working class" snobbery… there is such a thing too, whether you know it or not. For instance I had a cup of Earl Grey tea recently and I said to someone this Earl is tasty stuff.. I was accused of being a snob, it wasn't Earl grey I was raised on and what's wrong with Barry's. :) When someone doesn't pay 4 or 5 Euro for a pint, they can talk to me about my 1 euro cup of tea.. k.
It's ridiculous some of the things you hear people come out with.. whilst shopping on Grafton Street recently I asked the assistant which way to Henry St.. anyways she tells me to watch my handbag on that side though, cause that's the Nor side. You feel like saying ah I'll be grand I'm from Limerick, I scuffle for my handbag everyday.. In one ear out the other is all I can say.
Sorry Bock.. nothin to do with Armageddon Outta Here.. no more talk of handbags.. swear. :)

By: darren williams

darren williams — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:36:17 +0000

No need for "sorry". Originating from Crumlin, i've had worse mud than that in my mush.

By: FME

FME — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:07:59 +0000

Darren, I didn't sling any mud at you. I disgree with the advocacy of violence to solve anything, that's all. Like I said regarding the postal codes, I don't see how it has any impact on anything.
Class isn't dictated by where you live or how much money you have in my opinion but by how you behave and treat others. I don't think myself the use of violence is very classy at all, no matter where someone is from. Sorry.

By: Bock

Bock — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:25:25 +0000

Darren — I might not have been christened at all. Who knows? Not everyone in Ireland is a Christian.

I have no objection to mentioning the impropriety of appointing Arthur Cox to this role. I also happen to think it's inappropriate and a conflict of interest. However, if you want a post on that subject, it would be better to suggest it as a topic instead of inserting the name of that company into every second comment you write.

By: darren williams

darren williams — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:47:56 +0000

Bock. The fact that I work one of the other large law firms in no way undermines my assersion that NO Irish law firm should have been awarded the contract to advise the National Asset Management Agency. The awarding of this contract is gross breech of conflict of interest. Now that contract went to Arthur Cox. This was wrong, and that is my opinion. The law firms will throw out the "chinese wall" solution, but this doesn't work. It can't. You are dealing with falable, impressive, human beings. Most of these people golf together for Christ sake. My dog knows that NAMA is a con. But since its a con that we seem, as a society, to have swallowed, it should be handled properly. But if you think putting a law firm that is tied to, not just some of the big indebted, but also the government that designed and wrote it into law, you go ahead and throw your mud at me. We'll be all covered in shit soon – who'll notice?

FME. From my meager, average wage I give 5/6 percent of it to my two chosen charities. Until recently -due to having to stop for family reasons – I worked weekends in the DSPCA. I detest poverty and unfairness; and if you think that the deliberate manipulation of postal districts solely for class reasons has no affect on how society functions, you too should stop slinging mud my way and look around.

Bock. "Don't try and kid a kidder" Darren is my name. There is nothing in these blogs that I have not written letters to the newspaper with full by-line about or said to colleagues. I refuse to break my contract of confidentiality; that's called ethics; but I am not prevented from pointing out simple facts that are glaringly obvious to everyone bar those who benefit from their impossible concealment.

As I said, my name is Darren. I take it you were not Christened 'Bock'.

By: Somnopolis

Somnopolis — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:11:07 +0000

Gambling still has a romantic allure that the Irish are attracted to. We like the idea of thinking of ourselves as daring risk-takers and experts on one-upmanship.

What you describe above should not be referred to as a gamble. That ties into the inflated self-image the big businessmen and politicos like to accord themselves, which is why you'll find the leaders congregating on the race track instead of the Dail debating chamber.

In future we should only refer to this as theft, for that's what it is. Nation-wide theft.

By: FME

FME — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:07:41 +0000

What slagging are you referring to Peter?
I feel that when someone calls for the use of violence, they should be called up on that. I genuinely meant for Darren to listen to the birds on his walks instead of worrying about postal codes.. but it was nice of the chap to explain thickness to me all the same.