Comments on: Garsh n’ Begorrah, my wee bairns! Ireland’s O2 gets the iPhone http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:34:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: drdrew http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-601300 drdrew Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:37:49 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-601300 tisk, tisk. you're weaknesses are starting to show, johnny boy. excuse me, mr. o'biggs... tisk, tisk. you’re weaknesses are starting to show, johnny boy. excuse me, mr. o’biggs…

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-601156 John Biggs Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:05:43 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-601156 I'm SURE you guys make fun of American accents all the time over there - don't pretend you don't. I, for example, consider Once one of the finest movies ever made and was very glad when they won the Oscar. If you need me to drink some green beer and kiss a leprechaun to prove my light-hearted love re: all things Emerald, I'd be more than willing to. I’m SURE you guys make fun of American accents all the time over there - don’t pretend you don’t. I, for example, consider Once one of the finest movies ever made and was very glad when they won the Oscar. If you need me to drink some green beer and kiss a leprechaun to prove my light-hearted love re: all things Emerald, I’d be more than willing to.

]]> By: Dominic http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600986 Dominic Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:00:32 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600986 Anyhoo, we do say "Ye", like "all of ye", mean all of you, which we also say :P Anyone who's confused by muff should be able to figure is out by putting "ladies" before it... :D But yeah, I laughed!!! Sure your degrading depiction of my homeland annoyed me, but, meh what'll you do, it's hardly of any importance to me anyway... just made me take 30 seconds out of my day to reply... Anyhoo, we do say “Ye”, like “all of ye”, mean all of you, which we also say :P

Anyone who’s confused by muff should be able to figure is out by putting “ladies” before it… :D

But yeah, I laughed!!! Sure your degrading depiction of my homeland annoyed me, but, meh what’ll you do, it’s hardly of any importance to me anyway… just made me take 30 seconds out of my day to reply…

]]> By: drdrew http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600929 drdrew Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:41:03 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600929 damn, and here in my head the accent sounds fine. you guys must not be reading it right...."Ya blouse wearin' poodle walka" [5 points] damn, and here in my head the accent sounds fine. you guys must not be reading it right….”Ya blouse wearin’ poodle walka” [5 points]

]]> By: longggshot http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600927 longggshot Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:39:39 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600927 Muff means the same thing over there right!!!!!!!!!!! Muff means the same thing over there right!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600914 John Biggs Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:22:54 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600914 This, i fear, is true. This, i fear, is true.

]]> By: mnit http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600851 mnit Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:18:56 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600851 Senses of humour, it would seem, vary in quality. Senses of humour, it would seem, vary in quality.

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600825 John Biggs Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:43:42 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600825 Feel free to rewrite this post using proper irish slang and I'll repost it. Feel free to rewrite this post using proper irish slang and I’ll repost it.

]]> By: John Biggs http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600823 John Biggs Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:42:17 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600823 Today is fake bad Irish/British accent day at crunchgear. I love the emerald isle and her floating brethren and, as I recall, you all had senses of humor. Today is fake bad Irish/British accent day at crunchgear. I love the emerald isle and her floating brethren and, as I recall, you all had senses of humor.

]]> By: mnit http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600816 mnit Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:36:45 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/garsh-n-begorrah-my-we-bairns-irelands-o2-get-the-iphone/#comment-600816 1. it's spelled 'wee', and it's Scottish 2. 'bairn' is also Scottish 3. Robert Burns was also Scottish, so presumably 'sleekit' 'beastie' and those spellings of 'cow'rin' and 'tim'rous' are Scottish too. 4. I've never heard an Irishman say 'ye'. 5. You do know Ireland and Scotland are different places, right? 6. Since when did Ireland use dollars? 1. it’s spelled ‘wee’, and it’s Scottish
2. ‘bairn’ is also Scottish
3. Robert Burns was also Scottish, so presumably ’sleekit’ ‘beastie’ and those spellings of ‘cow’rin’ and ‘tim’rous’ are Scottish too.
4. I’ve never heard an Irishman say ‘ye’.
5. You do know Ireland and Scotland are different places, right?
6. Since when did Ireland use dollars?

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