thriftonaut.bsky.social
Charity shop finds, puns and Dad jokes. West-Cork-ish based. Interests; history, film and Vintage Irish kitchenalia. "the most formidable fighting animal", the "king of all kings in the domain of animal life" and "the absolute warlord of the earth"
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Hell isn’t hot enough.
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Ha! I suspect that’s not her agenda.
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Knowing one of my nieces (who’ll I’ll be honest is my favourite), it’ll lead to a lifetime of in-jokes.
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Absolutely, for music mad kids on a limited income it was a godsend.
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We had animals on all our coinage here in Ireland before the Euro. I will say it’s a characteristic I very much miss.
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As an Irish person I would never visit an “Irish” bar abroad. If I went to Edinburgh I’d want to support Edinburgh things. I suppose at least a faux Irish name there is a good indication that’s it’s part of a chain.
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I do wonder hard it is to distinguish between boysen and poison when purely lip reading?
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Catch him the week before monthly pay day. Give him a fiver.
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Sure it probably doesn’t meet contemporary safety standards and that power cable is a hazard in a public space. You’d be doing your workmates a favour.
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Still has the strap!! I’d be scheming how to get it home. I still buy new release cassettes and odd stuff from the charity shops.
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Heard them, didn’t like them.
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One of them must have heard the Electro Hippies!
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Legal fees ran into hundreds and thousands…
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If my surname was Rutte I’d be changing it to Hitler.
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Please don’t put it in Forbes that Forbes is mad…
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I guess that’s a Safe Space…
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Man is a tool using animal.
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Hmm there’s only one Snag… #DadJoke completed for the day.
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I’d be proud if mine found a copy a fucked it in the bin! Runs away very fast…
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11 versions of Wonderwall…
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Did Michael Collins negotiate this…
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I thought they were made by Golden Chunder…
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Is it Tommies Raus! in German?
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For a moment I thought they’re not burning heather already are they?
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That’s an Offal name…
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I didn’t hear them complaining about the rise in usage of St ‘Patty’s’ Day…
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Mamdónal as his Donegal cousins call him.
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Summerisle style, the Pricker Man.
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My theory on the curse is that Enda Kenny’s father won an all Ireland and Enda was born the year Mayo last won. I’m not saying they should sacrifice him but it’s got to be worth a try…
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Frankie Teardrop driven to desperation because he didn’t know if it was a biscuit or a bar.
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Looks amazing! You’ll be in the good books!
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Don’t you have a UK pressing of this? Jailbird Freakbeat.
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Cheers! Figured €750 was a chancer.
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Going to make a Dublin Fog, replace the Earl Grey with Coddle…
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Candy Krishna
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Getting away from Western Society by hanging with expats in Chiangmai…
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Peel park. Melee and cutting weapons only. No guns.
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Some shops will be Noel Ultras only and some just for Liam heads. Civil war were both sides are Roundheads.