Words/phrases that do your head in!

It’s a numbers game

Seemingly, it is not made up! A psychological viewpoint would be that in terms of trauma, the physical body does store stress. Read ‘The Body Keeps The Score’ by Bessel Van Der Kolk (if you happen to have a month off work!). In terms of sporting skill, it is less clear. When some skills have been automatized, some people refer to that as ‘muscle memory’ which may be inaccurate. That said, this is worth a look:

It’s not made up. But like lots of things it became an abused, over-used term

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Learnings

Humbled. Patrick Kielty says he’s ‘humbled’ after getting the Late Late Show. He should be delighted he got a job and get cracking on it. Humbled my arse.

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Ha have to agree. But i hopes to god be brings something different. Late late show serves as vehicle for politicians and dermot bannon.

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I couldn’t give a rats arse, I’ve never watched it. I see Kielty has upgraded to “genuinely humbled”.

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Coronated.

Since when has that become an actual word, just because a stewpeh hat with big rocks (robbed from other countries) gets put on some old geezers noggin?

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At least when nine-time All-Ireland medalist, James McCarthy, is one of Kielty’s first guests in early September, Kielty will have some ideas for the right questions to ask, unlike the the three amadáns before him.

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True! I had forgotten that he was an inter county minor goalie (sub) with Down. Got to an All Ireland final too, can’t remember if Down won that day.
It was cringe listening to the previous 3 talking about anything sports related.

Gay read out Jack Charlton s appointment saying whatever that means. 2 years later he was falling over him with love. Gay also got a ticket and supported Donegal at the 92 final. Should I let this go . Probably. Will I …

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Watched the RTE Sunday drama Clean Sweep there. It’s not great. But there is a hilarious line in it where the son arrives home and the da says “we’re watching the Wicklow v Sligo replay, do you want to join us” ? Who in the name of jaysus has ever watched Wicklow v Sligo on tv?

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There be a few on here who would.

If it’s available in Connecticut…

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People saying Jebus etc is bollox. Either say Jesus or whatever, or don’t!

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It’s from Homer Iomaint, Jebus save me!!!

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My first thought when I read your post, was that there was no mention of Jebus in the Iliad. Thank Jesus it’s Friday!

MollyCODDLE

Anyone else had enough of all the fockology?
What the f*#ks wrong with an asterix or four?

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There’s fock all wrong with it, if you ask me!

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