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Previously on "Shouldn't laugh but!"

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by Yorkie62 View Post
    Plus don't stop to admire any murals on the side of any houses
    Use the taxis. The taxi drivers are a great laugh and a huge source of information.
    Yep its weird I was driven down the Falls road (By both a catholic & an Orangeman).

    Everyone was generally lovely.

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  • SimonMac
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    Pastie Bap and a pint of Harp, first order when ever I'm back home

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  • Yorkie62
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    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    Definitely this!

    Plus Colcannon
    Plus don't stop to admire any murals on the side of any houses
    Use the taxis. The taxi drivers are a great laugh and a huge source of information.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    Order an Ulster Fry for breakfast, not "The full English".
    Oh, and Tayto Cheese & Onion crisps (in yellow bags). Beats Walkers any day.
    Definitely this!

    Plus Colcannon

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  • original PM
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    Originally posted by GreenMirror View Post
    Safer than a round of Runcorn.
    You know Runcorn well???

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  • WTFH
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    My current work looks like I will spending a few days in NI doing the rounds of some of our locations etc.

    Should I be worried?
    Depends where you are going, where you are staying, how you are getting around, and how you are dressed/tattooed.

    Walking round Andytown waving a Union flag, wearing a bowler hat, singing the sash: Not a good idea
    Having a pint in The Crown while not wearing any national/political/religious clothing and not sounding like Jacob Rees Mogg: You'll be fine.
    Going to the Bogside and referring to the city as "Londonderry" in an English accent: Not too smart
    Going to the Waterside and referring to the city as "Derry": Not too smart
    Asking people about their politics/religion: No
    If you are asked where you are from, say England. Don't say the mainland, or the UK.
    Try to relax, be cordial and enjoy yourself. Making fun of yourself is a good skill to have there. Don't be uptight, confrontational or arrogant.

    Order an Ulster Fry for breakfast, not "The full English".
    Oh, and Tayto Cheese & Onion crisps (in yellow bags). Beats Walkers any day.

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  • GreenMirror
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    My current work looks like I will spending a few days in NI doing the rounds of some of our locations etc.

    Should I be worried?
    Safer than a round of Runcorn.

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by original PM View Post
    My current work looks like I will spending a few days in NI doing the rounds of some of our locations etc.

    Should I be worried?
    I was at Stormont a few days after the Agreement was signed. I'm still here.

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  • original PM
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    My current work looks like I will spending a few days in NI doing the rounds of some of our locations etc.

    Should I be worried?

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by stek View Post
    He used to go to The Deep restaurant in Howth when in Dublin, and leave a £5 tip sterling just to piss off the locals...
    so he is a total chunt then?

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  • stek
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    He used to go to The Deep restaurant in Howth when in Dublin, and leave a £5 tip sterling just to piss off the locals...

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  • vetran
    started a topic Shouldn't laugh but!

    Shouldn't laugh but!

    'Explosive' device is thrown at home of former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, police confirm* | Daily Mail Online

    Gerry Adams calls on those responsible for bombing his home to 'have the guts and gumption to sit down and tell me what it's about' after six nights of violence blamed on the 'New IRA'
    Former Sinn Fein leader has called on those responsible to 'sit down and explain to me what this is about'
    He also said those 'poisoning the atmosphere' in Belfast do the same
    Attack occurred at homes of Adams and ex northern chairman Bobby Storey
    The incident was branded 'reprehensible' and 'cowardly' by the republican party

    I suspect there will be a few people without knee caps soon.

    Sad his family were endangered. Poetic Justice for a man who is frequently believed to have ordered many other people's deaths.
    Last edited by vetran; 15 July 2018, 19:45.

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