Major Pleasures (3 Viewers)

[Unknown Convict]

Did the eulogy at my mother's funeral on Friday. Not a pleasure to have to do it, but I nailed it in front of a big crowd. Got the tone right, laughs where there should have been laughs. She'd have enjoyed it. RIP ma.

 

[Deadmanposting]

Did the eulogy at my mother's funeral on Friday. Not a pleasure to have to do it, but I nailed it in front of a big crowd. Got the tone right, laughs where there should have been laughs. She'd have enjoyed it. RIP ma.

That's a great feeling to get at a difficult time.

And it's a tough mix to nail.

Sounds like you did her proud, man.

 

[flashback]

Did the eulogy at my mother's funeral on Friday. Not a pleasure to have to do it, but I nailed it in front of a big crowd. Got the tone right, laughs where there should have been laughs. She'd have enjoyed it. RIP ma.

Yeah. It's hard.
I got about a two minutes into it, and looked up and saw one of my mother's friends looking up at me. For some reason at that moment it properly clicked that she'd died, I was almost indifferent up until that point, but seeing her friend made me understand she was gone. That was it for me anyway, end of ability to talk.

Fair play for getting through it, well done.

 

[Unknown Convict]

Yeah. It's hard.
I got about a two minutes into it, and looked up and saw one of my mother's friends looking up at me. For some reason at that moment it properly clicked that she'd died, I was almost indifferent up until that point, but seeing her friend made me understand she was gone. That was it for me anyway, end of ability to talk.

Fair play for getting through it, well done.

Thanks. Never did any public speaking before but wasn't nervous. Stayed up til 3am the night before writing and, crucially, reading it aloud. Printed it in 18pt font and mostly just read it. Only wobble was when I looked at my sister red eyed in the front pew.

 

[nuke terrorist]

not sure where to post this but it will go here because of the last few posts.
A friend of mine in his 70s has won several thousand on a sports club weekly lotto but it could hardly be more worthless. he's been in hospital for months and not going to recover.

 

[rettucs]

Did the eulogy at my mother's funeral on Friday. Not a pleasure to have to do it, but I nailed it in front of a big crowd. Got the tone right, laughs where there should have been laughs. She'd have enjoyed it. RIP ma.

condolences, and fair fucks. Not an easy job.

 

[flashback]

Thanks. Never did any public speaking before but wasn't nervous. Stayed up til 3am the night before writing and, crucially, reading it aloud. Printed it in 18pt font and mostly just read it. Only wobble was when I looked at my sister red eyed in the front pew.

You might just be good a public speaking. I suspect it's a thing you either have, or don't.

 

[Deadmanposting]

The brother, off the dole and 4 years in the service
Hooring through the promotion stakes - just nailed another one

May, 2019 - SUSI - CO Grade 3 (Temp)
July, 2019 - Revenue - CO
November, 2019 - Gards - CO
July, 2021 - Housing Agency - Grade 4
July, 2022 - Housing Agency - Grade 5
June, 2023, Housing Agency - Grade 6

I have zero idea how any of this works, but it's impressive to me

Turns out, all you gotta do is show up, work hard and prove yourself


Who knew?


I'm chuffed beyond words for the guy. My Dad would have been over the fucking moon - half of Dublin would have found out about it.

 

[Jill Hives]

Did the eulogy at my mother's funeral on Friday. Not a pleasure to have to do it, but I nailed it in front of a big crowd. Got the tone right, laughs where there should have been laughs. She'd have enjoyed it. RIP ma.

I did the same for my father last year, it's a hard thing to do but getting laughs at the right places feels wonderful. I'm a very quiet person with a soft voice but it came easier than I thought because I was speaking from the heart. Granted, I teared up a bit and my voice was shaky at times but I feel people understand how hard it is, which helps when getting up there. Fairplay to you for doing it and saying something that you know she'd enjoy.

 

[Unknown Convict]

it came easier than I thought because I was speaking from the heart.

Yeah, same for me. Not sure I could do it otherwise.

 

[ernesto]

Got the fuck out of Letterkenny for the weekend. The rally is on and there's gobshites with deafeningly loud cars everywhere. Just landed out a friend of a friends house in the west of Donegal where it's quiet and spectacular with a load of food, drink and drugs.
Keep her lit!

 

[Deadmanposting]

Dave McGloughlan, aka Dave Beard, aka Dave out of LeGalaxie, who some of you might know, is a guest on Conan O'Brien's podcast this week

Lovely to hear this lovely man getting some love

Paddywhackery - Earwolf

Conan talks to Dave from Galway about life as a working musician and how Conan might manage to win over his wife.

www.earwolf.com

 

[pete]

Dave McGloughlan, aka Dave Beard, aka Dave out of LeGalaxie, who some of you might know, is a guest on Conan O'Brien's podcast this week

Lovely to hear this lovely man getting some love

Paddywhackery - Earwolf

Conan talks to Dave from Galway about life as a working musician and how Conan might manage to win over his wife.

www.earwolf.com

That’s…. Unexpected.

 

[Space]

Dave McGloughlan, aka Dave Beard, aka Dave out of LeGalaxie, who some of you might know, is a guest on Conan O'Brien's podcast this week

Lovely to hear this lovely man getting some love

Paddywhackery - Earwolf

Conan talks to Dave from Galway about life as a working musician and how Conan might manage to win over his wife.

www.earwolf.com

Dave who quit thumped more like.

 

[magicbastarder]

if i quit thumped, will i end up on that podcast too?

 

[pete]

Dave who quit thumped more like.

Who?

 

[Anthony]

A year after diagnosis I was told today that my MS hasn't progressed and is stable.

 

[Deadmanposting]

Who?

 

[Deadmanposting]

A year after diagnosis I was told today that my MS hasn't progressed and is stable.

Can I ask you, do the specialists say that pills or avoiding stress or doing exercise or diet or some combo of both can help this?
Or does MS have a mind of its own so to speak?

 

[Space]

Who?

Won't get fooled again.