nslatz

joined 2 years ago
[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Neil Tobin (Irish comedian) once said, "An Irishman is a complicated mechanism for turning Guinness into piss."

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Aquaman on the Can?

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Sergei Krikalev was stuck on the Mir space station for 311 days after the Soviet Union broke up.

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There was a story years ago about some scientists who dropped a box of tablets into a village somewhere that had no previous contact with modern tech. They went back some time later, and the kids had figured out, not only how to use them, but had networked them too. I wonder what ever happened with that, or if it was even true? I suppose I should google it.

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

To be fair, I don't think anyone had moved in there yet.

There is nothing new here. There has always been a vocal, violent, right leaning minority in Irish society. There have been two instances that have made headlines around the world in the past few weeks that may make it seem like Irish society in general is leaning further to the right. I hope this isn't true.

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It didn't work 23 years ago in Tipperary, it won't work now. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/fire-at-hotel-for-asylum-seekers-1.264123

They'll claim the insurance, rebuild the hotel and refugees will move in anyway.

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago (28 children)

So burn the hotel down?

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

While not a renaissance fair exactly, there is a jousting tournament in Leeds Castle in Kent once or twice a year. It's a lot of fun with armour, swords, horses, the whole shebang.

[–] nslatz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

That makes it a Theocracy.

 

*edited to correct conversion in title

 

If you are old enought to remember this show, you now make noises when you sit down. As a ten year old, this was the coolest truck on TV, the trailer would split open from the top and there was a helicopter hidden inside.

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