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A general thread for ye folke horror films, books and whatnot. The IFI has 'Haunted Landscapes' coming up this month, featuring, amongst others, Witchfinder General, Quatermass and the Pit, and The Devil Rides Out. Irish Film Institute -Haunted Landscapes The page below has gathered together...

Fifth date and she's late again, is it time to chastise yet?

That thing has to be a con.

Raspberry Pi - Teach, Learn, and Make with Raspberry Pi What's the story here - has anyone got/used one? I know next to nothing about computing but these seem rather manageable and, more importantly, affordable if I get bored after a few days which may well happen. I don't plan on doing...

Still no dog meat. Question: Why does Trailfinders still exist? Can't people do all that stuff for themselves?

Enough with the negativity of the Tossers list, here's one for heroes inspired by this article on John Muir What a man, any of his books are worth a read, I'm gonna dig the few I have out later.

Would people eat dog meat? Someone suggested it earlier and now I want some. Google isn't showing anything as yet. And yes, I am the highly suggestible type.

How to politely, but firmly, tell someone to ease off on the touchy over-friendliness?

Why do snowboarders/surfers get so caught up in their sport that they have to broadcast the fact they like it to the world at large? I'm sure it happens in other sports/hobbies too but it seems particularly prevalent in the two above.

Turner’s Cross will host Ireland’s final Euro 2016 warm-up game In Cork though, I may have to take a trip down for this one.

The devil here being paedophiles/ephebophiles/sex offenders generally. Convicted rapist beaten and chased out of Dublin suburb by furious mob - Herald.ie I remember reading the above last summer and being alone amongst anyone I raised the topic with in my sympathy for this guy - not for his...

These popped up briefly in the Russia thread last week and I picked up two books by authors associated with the movement. I was gonna just do 'What book did you read last night' post but hey, everyone likes a new thread. Written by the fresh new face of the European New Right, it's not so...

Is it necessary to explain oneself when apologising for a delay in replying? I feel I should but I've no excuse apart from laziness.

I think there's a similar thread elsewhere but sure why not start a new one. First, David Aaronvitch, based mainly on this video but he seems like a tosser generally so in he goes. Fionn Davenport - travel reviewer for various media, pops up on RTE regularly. I don't know why he annoys me...

Much talk of this over the weekend as FG attack SF for their plans to abolish it if ever elected, FG on the other hand have pledged, if reelected, to institute a second such court to clear up the backlog of cases currently before it. Article 38, 3.1 of the constitution has it that "Special...

Given that its Holocaust memorial day and all... Is it a worthy endeavour or too little, too late? 71 years on from the end of WW2 the hunt for Nazis goes on, with Hubert Zafke the latest to be arrested and charged. As outlined in the article linked below, until a change in the law in 2009, a...

How shit are they? I have eight between my arms, leg and chest, and to be honest I'd happily get rid of half of them. Do non-tattooed people look upon the tattooed as lesser people? Does anyone else have tattoo regret? And for some cheap laughs...

Although I'm not quite sure where is the right place for this thread. Anyway, there's always interesting stuff going on out there so here we are The latest news is that we may actually have a 9th planet in our solar system, unfortunately it may be some time before we find out for sure...

Is it ok to physically redirect pedestrians who are in your way?

Here's a strange/intrusive one- do people wipe standing or sitting? I always assumed standing was the done thing but research tells me its not so Sitters Vs. Standers – The Great Wipe Hope I'm gonna have to try sitting next time.