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Dara O'Reilly

@Dara_bhur_gCara

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Which eggs are the most Tory?

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Dara O'Reilly

@Dara_bhur_gCara

4 years

Lost my temper with my daughter because she wouldn't get dressed, and told her she couldn't come downstairs until she'd changed out of her pyjamas. She's just changed into ANOTHER PAIR OF PYJAMAS.

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The last person to have been demobbed from National Service in 1963 would be at least 89 years old today. "Old people wanting young people to be forced to do unpleasant things that they didn't have to" is maybe the perfect metaphor for the United Kingdom just now.

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My grandfather believed his entire life that his father, who he never met, had died at Passchendale in 1916, but at the centenary we couldn't find his name in the Commonwealth war graves list. But we found it on a manifest of a ship sailing to New York.

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can y’all drop your family dramas

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6 years

This must be one of the worst days of Theresa May's life, but it's important that she, and we, remember, that she's built her entire political career on fuelling racism and resentment of the less fortunate, and absolutely deserves this.

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The current population of Germany is 83 million, of whom it's estimated that 17 million live in relative poverty. Given that those figures are actually WORSE, and support his claim MORE, I'm left wondering why Neil has chosen to use the incorrect numbers "14" and "88."

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@huwlemmey At least we know what would happen to the little boy who shouts that the Emperor has no clothes.

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3 years

I am so corrupted by the Internet that it has ruined, RUINED I SAY, this perfectly innocent birthday card that my son was given on Saturday.

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50 years ago today, the Parachute Regiment opened fire on an anti-Internment march in Derry, killing 13 people that day, with 1 more dying later from his wounds. No-one has ever faced, and likely no-one will ever face, justice for these murders. Love to my city, today and always.

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My 5YO son's teacher told me today that she's not sure she's ever seen a child as sweaty as him. I suppose you've got to take your achievements where you can.

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4 years

"Total baller move" as I believe the youngers say.

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1 year

Maybe, and hear me out here, the "front line" of the "gender wars" is neither Andrew Neil's apartment in Cap d'Antibes or the literal castle in which JK Rowling lives.

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Dara O'Reilly

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1 year

You don't have to like Roger Waters or Pink Floyd or The Wall to recognise that the work is precisely and deliberately the opposite of what its detractors are claiming it is, and that every critique of it is in bad faith.

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At a performance in Germany, Roger Waters dressed up as an SS soldier and pretended to fire a rifle. How any person with a conscience can pay money to see this vile human is beyond me.

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Dara O'Reilly

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2 years

@AchingRat @ck_chriskennedy @MetroUK @PoliceScotland Whether or not one approves of the sentiment or not; if the proclamation of a new king is an inappropriate time to protest against having a monarchy, when is an appropriate time?

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@itsmatthooper This is true. Cilla Black is in hell now, for eating an Oxo cube on a Friday. Seems harsh, I know, but I'm afraid I don't make the rules.

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@mynnoj @Davependo TERRIBLE news, friend: they think there is one already.

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@Dara_bhur_gCara

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@will_cor_cor @JurassicArse Someone with the same fairly unusual name shows up in the 1920 US census living in New Jersey. We didn't investigate much further because a) there's a bit of cost attached and b) some of the older relatives were very resistant to getting to the bottom of it!

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Dammit. 1963 is SIXTY years ago, not seventy, so the youngest person who could possibly have done compulsory national service is 79, not 89. Over-79s do not constitute the majority of pensioners though, so the essential point still stands.

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@BriainFan @Alec_Eiffel85 @AmberRuddUK "Ha ha ha! She's such a good sport about her daughter's slightly embarrassing sexy antics that it totally makes up for implementing a racist policy which wrongfully deported 100s of Britons, some of whom died apart from their loved ones."

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@HealthUntoDeath @mmegannnolan My cleaner is actually the partner of billionaire Elon Musk AND is a successful recording artist in her own right. She just comes round and hoovers because it gives her life meaning and purpose, and we've got a really good hoover. Leave your stereotypes at the door.

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1 year

If @shockproofbeats has achieved anything with his miserable life, he's managed to turn our poignant family history into Irish television's greatest ever blooper.

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With the Rugby World Cup in full flow, let us not forget how former Ireland international, Tommy Bowe, provided the greatest moment in Irish TV history.

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2 years

@doctorbees @MrPostsGood Those look like my beans, but I've never seen that Tupperware before.

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4 years

@HughDoherty98 👏👏👏 Not a weirdo fan, but this is class from you

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4 years

@wank_666 I think I would have gone cheese-side-down, but then I'm a very classy gentleman indeed.

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1 year

Charlotte Nichols has parliamentary privilege, and could name this man, and the 30 other alleged predators, without facing legal repercussions.

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BREAKING: Labour MP says opposition frontbencher is still in post despite being reported to police for alleged sexual assault

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Dara O'Reilly

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4 years

@Peston @antoguerrera You know who might be able to solve this mystery? A "political journalist" who could use his "contacts" to verify if what the Prime Minister is saying is true. Anyway, how are you today, Robert? Have you much on work-wise?

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@HLeeHurley I came 4999th overall in the London marathon, and the only reason I know that is because all this chuntering led me to check on the app. The actual runners don't care about the placings, they care about the time, and this woman didn't take anyone else's time away from them.

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Dara O'Reilly

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3 years

@tom_usher_ He has the right to be interviewed by an estate agent with a higher-spec Mini Cooper.

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Dara O'Reilly

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4 years

The extraordinary pivot of the entire UK media class from sycophantic profiles of iconoclastic outsider genius Dominic Cummings to source-fed berating of appalling incompetent arsehole Dominic Cummings tells one something, does it not?

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2 years

@OwenJones84 In 1957, when Frances was three months old, Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier came to power in Haiti, and embarked on a bitterly repressive regime, killing up to 60,000 political opponents. Owen Jones has written some pieces in the Guardian with which Frances disagrees.

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Dara O'Reilly

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3 years

@KingNerdKuma @jonnygould @DPJHodges "The Black Lives Matter movement has expressed solidarity with the Palestinian cause which is [something something] antisemitic as I have clearly demonstrated here. No further questions!"

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3 years

Because my wife accidentally put this in the bathroom instead of the shed, and because I didn't put my contacts in when I came out of the shower, I have now put biodegradable bicycle bearing grease in my hair.

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@Skip_tweets @madlezbabayo @aprettyPR Talk me through the hypothetical situation where forging a letter and stealing the sister's phone is fine and totally chill. Please.

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5 years

@ItsCraigo @aprilgrierson_ @BBCNews Don't be unreasonable. This happened almost twelve miles away from the BBC's national news gathering hub in Salford. How were the BBC to be expected to get a reporter or camera crew to cover such an enormous distance in the (checks notes) five hours that the block was burning?

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5 years

@squinteratn @bullethq @fothalamh <Ron Howard narrator voice> They WERE an Irish company and it WAS really bad. </Ron Howard narrator voice>

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@thequentinletts Dude, you've got to make these things more plausible, if you want to get in on the anti-woke grift. Maybe don't start by claiming you have a "friend?'

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2 years

If @shockproofbeats achieves nothing more in his life, he's at least made our family tragedy Ireland's, I dunno, 8th most popular meme. So that's nice.

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@conorheneghan1 @JOEdotie 13 years? No in all seriousness fair play Conor, you did a lot of great work and were a fantastic mentor. Have no doubt you'll be a success at whatever comes next.

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@ebonyreneebaker @SlimiHendrix Yeah, but you neglect to mention that the three stores in question were Blockbuster, Robert Dyas and HMV.

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2 years

@tinshh And don't get me started on green fees at the club. Or the wine subscription.

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This seems to suggest that 1 in 5 of pensioners are over 80, and less than 40% of those are men. So 8% of UK pensioners will have done compulsory National Service. So my original argument is fine. .

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@nana_yaw_jaguar @SmokinAfro @Quinnobi2 @Boooofish @joelycett @Channel4 It's probably worth looking at someone's first name and surname, and thinking about what that implies, before assuming their opinions about the British Empire ...

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@MartinDaubney @AyoCaesar Hey, aren't you the dude who couldn't tell the difference between England and Romania in the pre-tournament friendly? I sure wish OJ and Ash were authentic football fans like you.

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3 years

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this person has killed more African wildlife than any African I've ever met.

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@MooseAllain This is cultural appropriation of the worst kind. Jesus was from modern-day Palestine, so would be more likely to resemble a toasted piece of unleavened middle Eastern bread, like pita or lavash.

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@WestminsterWAG Father of three here. This is an uncontroversial point, Sarah. Children are mucky.

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@SmokinAfro @Quinnobi2 @Boooofish @joelycett @Channel4 If you think a place built on the toil and blood of a permanent underclass who have been tricked into going there and with extraordinary restrictive laws on gender and personal identity is "great," then it is reasonable for a reader to draw conclusions from that.

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1 year

A "Labour Insider" recently told me that they think one of the reasons that Miliband is being increasingly sidelined by Starmer is that he is A Tall Man, and Starmer doesn't want to do public appearances with A Tall Man.

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I just had a conversation with my wife about the Insane Clown Posse, in which she said "A juggalo? What's a juggalo?" And I replied"A juggalo? Why, didn't you know?" And now my life is complete.

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Dara O'Reilly

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3 years

@StefGotBooted @papasombra Ah come on, this is unfair. Just because he went out with 16 year old Pixie Geldof when he was well into his thirties you're implying he's some kind of nonce? Wait. That didn't come out right.

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2 years

@NipBuck @juliacarriew That's the point, though, isn't it?Transphobia is a gateway to fascism because someone like you doesn't challenge it, either because you're sympathetic towards it or because "there are more important things," which means that fascists can use it to get a foot in the door.

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@shockproofbeats We should punish strikers for harming Northumberland by having a prison ship waiting in the (Whitley) Bay.

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@KGuilaine My wife (a white Englishwoman) has not only a different surname to our children, but also a different nationality, and has never been challenged when travelling with them. Probably just a coincidence.

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@boneabee @AntheaTurner1 @Bathtileplaster I ALSO chose to exploit tabloid controversy around my wedding to hawk chocolate bars in the wedding photos, which I sold to a magazine, and I think your criticism is unkind.

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I'm hearing Denis Law won't play for Manchester United again unless they change the pies back to the 1970s recipe.

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Graham Linehan says he won't work for Channel 4 until they reinstate transphobic IT Crowd episode

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@jonsmith_lufc @TheGingerPirlo_ @TheSquareBall You're comparing a part of a city in the UK with, variously, two entire countries and an entire continent? Reasonable.

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It's weird singing Happy Birthday when it isn't anyone's birthday, isn't it? As a public service, I am going to provide the name of a famous person whom you can wish birthday regards while washing your hands. Today, 03/03, is the birthday of Brazilian legend Zico.

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@stephenpollard This isn't a hypothetical question, though. A freelance political presenter on the BBC, Andrew Neil, repeatedly criticised the way in which asylum seekers were able to evade deportation using human rights legislation, on this medium and in print. He was not censured in any way.

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@AchingRat @ck_chriskennedy @MetroUK @PoliceScotland Doesn't that seem slightly convenient for any institution, that the precise moment when it's inappropriate to protest its existence is when its existence is extended?

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@karol_lisiak @RayyvanaTTV I think he has the right wing vibe because he trained his dog to do a Nazi salute, then capitalised on the ensuing controversy to run for public office for a far-right political party. But it might be for some other reason, I suppose.

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Dara O'Reilly

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@gearoidmurphy_ I'm always wary of a citation that's a screenshot instead of a link. Could be from anywhere. You could have just typed it out on Word, tbh.

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@Ciara87C @jamesrbuk I've heard he's planning to replace The Star Spangled Banner with The Men Behind The Wire.

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@RopesToInfinity A former colleague discovered, in the BNP data breach in 2010, that her father had been treasurer of the party in the early 2000s. Her partner is Afro-Caribbean and their children are dual-heritage.

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Dara O'Reilly

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@thetimes Well, it certainly isn't because he was convicted of a violent assault on his former partner that necessitated her hospitalisation. That seemed not to be a deal-breaker at all.

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In other news, my son is 6 next week....

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3 years

While some of the other critics of Sally Rooney have been very careful not to say anything actionable, I'm not sure that Ben is in the same position. Still, this apology, one of the most gracious I've ever seen, should see him right.

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Saying that the unrest in NI is because of Brexit is like saying that WWI happened because of Princip. There are a lot of events that have brought it to this, and, frankly, we can all do without FBPE wankers trying to tansplain it to us.

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@robbystarbuck Christianity in general, and Catholicism in particular, is not a faith that prizes individual liberties over the common good. If you think otherwise, you might want to revisit your catechism.

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@GeorgeWParker Do you think she's going to say this to the Germans or the Irish?

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@johnny_slick @SoftKnox The converse is also true, if I've anything to do with it.

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I'm hearing the death penalty is being considered for @robpalkwriter for mean tweets. I am pro-life and take no pleasure in reporting this.

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@clairepvarley @SallyVanns "Is the fridge trying to suggest that I should be defrosting the ice tray, or just telling me I look nice today? This IS a new cardigan, after all. "

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@rubytandoh @tinscognito__

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@papasombra I genuinely think I forgot about it leaving the cinema.

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@Yerpyderpdederp @RightWingWatch Milo was born "Milo Hanrahan," and raised as a Catholic. He adopted his Greek grandmother's maiden surname in his teens.

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Dara O'Reilly

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@crustilye @laura_jackson79 @browne383 @nytimes I'm from a city in Northern Ireland called Derry, and I would like some clarification on this "absolute certainty that the government will not use its forces against a civilian population" to which you refer.

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Popped into a local butcher's today, and he said, "Are you @shockproofbeats ?" I didn't have the heart to explain that no, I'm his brother, but then he said "I've got your special order," reached under the counter and gave me a waxed paper package marked "Long Pig." Cost £100.

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@Babble____ Hi there, alien-looking-male-model scientist here! You might think this is cute, but actually, alien-looking-male-models only do this when very distressed. Please delete.

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@BadStairlift @guardian Jess' decision to ask for anonymity is slightly calculated here, I think.

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@The_Fence_Mag A group of German exchange students came to Derry in 1994, and for some reason our teacher thought it would be a good idea to take them to the cinema. Regrettably, the film she chose to take them to was Schindler's List. Very traumatic for all concerned.

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@Skip_tweets @madlezbabayo @aprettyPR Like I say, one hypothetical scenario where forgery and theft is the acceptable response to this situation. Go on. You've got time on your hands, clearly.

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@Frideswith @BethRigby @paulmasonnews Hmm, yes. And if we've learned one thing it's that any savings that businesses make always get shared with their employees.

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@Condamentking @BruceMontenegr2 @blackfan30 @SuperVallain "You have not watched an almost-12hr video criticising another YouTuber's opinion on a movie" is not the crushing put down you think it is.

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3 years

Honestly, if James Blunt somehow seized control of the army and overthrew the government, I think I'd just shrug. It's just the sort of thing that happens now.

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Could all past and present soldiers of D Squadron please DM me. I’m putting something together.

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@shockproofbeats I once was at a funeral where they had plates in a warmer, but it was a cold buffet. It was an affront to God and man.

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@shockproofbeats @Matt_Muir The former was Clive James, not Woody Allen. (Or even Clive Allen, as I originally wrote in a now-deleted tweet.)

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@drorfh This is emphatically NOT a denial of any of the allegations, is it?

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@matt_roly @lyskoi @burgerdrome Binary Australia clearly think it's a good and positive thing to be supportive when people are going through difficult and complex transitions. I agree.

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@RuairiWood @epiplexis_ To be scrupulously fair, he was one of the few children of leading Nazis to condemn his father's actions. Though he did famously describe Hitler as "like a kindly uncle."

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@GrantSana I went to St Columb's, and when we studied Mid-Term Break, Mr McClafferty brought us all to the old sick-bay at the start of class. Reading it while sitting exactly where Heaney would have sat when he was waiting for his father to come and collect him. BURNED into my memory.

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@shockproofbeats Juan and Jaime Arregui came into our school in Mullanaskea for about a fortnight in 1983. They're in my Communion photos.

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Dara O'Reilly

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4 years

@MadeleinaKay @afuahirsch A good way not to undermine an argument about racism is not to make a discussion of racism all about you, someone who has never experienced it. Regrettably, you've failed that challenge.

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Dara O'Reilly

@Dara_bhur_gCara

7 years

@InternetHippo I think Ricky is confusing "offended" and "bored" again.

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Dara O'Reilly

@Dara_bhur_gCara

4 years

Didn't play the cello. Played the viola. Typical Fake News from the leftist media.

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This Father's Day, due to popular demand, I've returned with more stories about my irrepressible, inscrutable dad. It's a brief little tale I've never told before, concerning this one time he lifted a car.

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Dara O'Reilly

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4 years

"My industry have acted as stenographers to the incompetent Government whose inconsistent messaging has led to its advice being ignored. Now it's vital that we pivot to blaming the public when the consequences are clear. Please buy a paper. Something something cup of coffee."

David Aaronovitch

@DAaronovitch

4 years

Today I am scared. I am worried that we are complaining and condemning ourselves into a possible second wave. While people were observing lockdown (or the essence of it) and the message was blunt, we managed at huge cost to get the infection rate down. I fear us losing this.

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Dara O'Reilly

@Dara_bhur_gCara

6 years

@clairepvarley @SallyVanns The big problem is that, like Japanese or Korean, fridge is a tonal language. So "Dukduk" can mean one of several things, depending on pitch.

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Dara O'Reilly

@Dara_bhur_gCara

2 years

@EoinKeary @lilbuddymax 1) I think you mean "we don't all like potatoes," meaning "some of us don't like potatoes," rather than "we all don't like potatoes," meaning "none of us like potatoes." 2) In any case, I think we MIGHT all like potatoes. Potatoes are great.

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Dara O'Reilly

@Dara_bhur_gCara

4 years

@hughcooneys The Bus Bully (who later mellowed and became a surprisingly good friend) doing a perfect 'dustman's blow' and firing a bogey direct from his nose out the window into the open mouth of a boy from The Protestant School who was waiting at the stop for another bus.

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Dara O'Reilly

@Dara_bhur_gCara

6 years

@KiraArghy Similarly, when applying for a visa to go to a foreign country, answering "NOT TERRORISM" in the bit of the form asking the purpose of your visit means you end up being asked a lot of questions that you've already answered with "NOT TERRORISM."

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Dara O'Reilly

@Dara_bhur_gCara

6 years

@shockproofbeats @Matt_Muir I'm now imagining former Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, West Ham, Man City, QPR, Bordeaux and England Striker Clive Allen as a poet, literary critic and broadcaster. I think he could handle it. I look forward to his latest slim volume of verse.

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Dara O'Reilly

@Dara_bhur_gCara

3 years

@The_TinyDonkey @Ash_OLeary @netw3rk His father’s from Fermanagh, his mother’s from Fiji. Neither a hurling stronghold.

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