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Behold the SUPER bonfire

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Medro, Jul 11, 2013.

  1. Bib Fortuna's Maw

    Bib Fortuna's Maw Well-Known Member

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    12th July
    5th November
    Cristalnacht

    Any proddy holidays where you don't just burn stuff kidding on it's people and ideas you're burning?

    ****ing savages <laugh>
     
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  2. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    I do like a good bonfire me. I especially like sparklers. Writing yer name in the air with them never gets old.
     
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  3. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    I don't think they have Sparklers on the 11th though Gambol <laugh>
     
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  4. Medro

    Medro Well-Known Member

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    No. They asked a number of residents off camera and most were fine with it, then interviewed 3 people. One was an ol doll about 90 who didn't like it.

    You can wave at them at the morning parade.

    Ross Kemp is over filming for Extreme Worlds <laugh>

    He was up the Shankill last night with the bands practicing.

    Grant Mitchell Loyal <ok>
     
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  5. VenomPD

    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    <laugh>

    Burn them, burn them all.
     
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  6. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    Nae sparklers? With a jip. <grr>
     
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  7. Medro

    Medro Well-Known Member

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    Ciaran, give him a wave
     
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  8. DevAdvocate

    DevAdvocate Gigging bassist

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    A number of residents called a meeting this week, amid fears that the flames could spread to their homes when the bonfire is lit.

    Speaking to the BBC's Nolan Show, they said they felt intimidated and were reluctant to publicly criticise the bonfire, but added that the situation had come to a head and they had to speak out. "If a spark gets in through any of those eaves up there, this whole row is going to go up," one woman told the programme.

    She added: "This has been the very worst ever and everybody is up in arms about it. Nobody wants it it, they are bringing the whole tone of the estate down, and all this red, white and blue - that's nothing to do with the Twelfth. That fire has nothing to do with the Twelfth."

    Another woman, who also did not want to named said: "A lot of us have lived here a long, long time. We have never been against a bonfire in this estate. We're not against anybody celebrating their culture, but this is not culture, this is going against their community."

    She added: "This bonfire is an unsafe structure that is going to cause damage and upset in (the bonfire organisers') community."

    Another resident, who is in her late 70s and has lived in the estate for 15 years, said her fears over the fire had made her want to move out. "It's a total nightmare. I don't sleep at night, I hate getting up in the morning. I hate my home now, I'd just love to get away out of here," the pensioner said.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23059057
     
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  9. Mick

    Mick Probably won't answer PMs Staff Member

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    Belfast is a smelly backwards hole full of the credulous and the silly. If Aliens landed in Belfast tomorrow and took a look at humans burning big stacks of wood, marching up and down roads and other people protesting about it they would think we are a race of ******s.
     
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  10. Medro

    Medro Well-Known Member

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  11. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    I'll be in my bed.

    Extreme worlds, Currently in production, the documentary maker haon Chavez's controversial regime, and in the Congo Kemp exposed the militias responsible for an epidemic of sexual violence against women.....Then the Orange Order <laugh>
     
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  12. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    Have you not chosen to have your children educated here?
     
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  13. Bib Fortuna's Maw

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    Sparklers are ace but my favourite was the Catherine Wheel.
     
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  16. Mick

    Mick Probably won't answer PMs Staff Member

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    ****ing wonderful isn't it. I've a house half way between Ballyduff and New Mossley. Adidas wearing ****s called to my door the other week and asked for money for their flegs, I told them to go away, while worrying in case one of them put a brick or petrol bomb through my window when I was off working. ****s looking for money from me to lower property prices, use up my rate money for the bonfire clear up and make the place look like a sectarian ****ehole at the same time.
     
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    VenomPD Merrick jr

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    <laugh>

    Fleg money.
     
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  18. Master Yoda

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    Let both sides celebrate their culture you must.

    Fear, anger, aggression - these lead only to the dark side of the force.
     
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  19. RAVENBLACK

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    Aye but the sun's out and all is well.
     
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  20. Mick

    Mick Probably won't answer PMs Staff Member

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    IOM educated as of September. Placed them there temporarily because I was silly enough to buy a house 10 doors from the mother in law and I wanted to find somewhere to settle first, rather than drag them from school to school around Europe.
     
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