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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,913 posts)
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 08:11 AM Apr 2023

Four Irish nuns are sitting in a car at a traffic light in

downtown Dublin, when a truck full of rowdy drunks pull up alongside of them.
"Hey penguins show us yer boobies!" shouts one of them.
Shocked, Mother Superior turns to Sister Mary Immaculata and says, "I don't think they know who we are; show them your cross."
Sister Mary Immaculata rolls down her window and shouts, "Piss off, ya feckin' wankers, before I come over there and rip yer bollox off!"
Sister Mary Immaculata then rolls up her window, looks back at Mother Superior and asks, "Did that sound cross enough?”

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Four Irish nuns are sitting in a car at a traffic light in (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2023 OP
As they say in Minnesota....."Oh for cute." ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2023 #1
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Sounds about right. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #2
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More proof that punctuation is important, even if the apostrophe was silent. :-) TheRickles Apr 2023 #3
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No apostrophe in spoken words. wnylib Apr 2023 #17
It's odd, but the Irish way of saying the Anglo Saxon F word just seems, i dunno, more polite. FailureToCommunicate Apr 2023 #7
☺️ Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2023 #9
i find myself using it mopinko Apr 2023 #11
"Feck" isn't the same word COL Mustard Apr 2023 #41
😹 Meowmee Apr 2023 #8
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you nearly owed me a keyboard. niyad Apr 2023 #12
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BIG LOL! Bayard Apr 2023 #14
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Sister Mary Fuckwithyourmind would whack your upside the head for that one. twodogsbarking Apr 2023 #15
☺️ Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2023 #26
Wow that is funny. The Jungle 1 Apr 2023 #16
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LOL I had to google bollox. Emile Apr 2023 #18
⚽️⚾️❗️ Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2023 #28
In Edinburgh, it's pronounced "Fook," with the double oo sounding like... 3catwoman3 Apr 2023 #19
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Ok, that got a chuckle... Wounded Bear Apr 2023 #20
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The beleaguered and often misunderstood apostrophe proves its importance, yet again. jaxexpat Apr 2023 #21
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Floyd R. Turbo Upthevibe Apr 2023 #22
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YOMANK*! lastlib Apr 2023 #23
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I share with my wife... MiHale Apr 2023 #24
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God'll get ya for that one! Permanut Apr 2023 #35
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More mistaken identity TlalocW Apr 2023 #36
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LOL! burrowowl Apr 2023 #37
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That's adorable! Lunabell Apr 2023 #38
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LoL 😂 MustLoveBeagles Apr 2023 #39
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speaking of Ireland... Layzeebeaver Apr 2023 #40
I LOVE Derry Girls! Aristus Apr 2023 #43
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Good one 3auld6phart Apr 2023 #42
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But not quite enough ... Nasruddin Apr 2023 #51
Oh well! 🙄 Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2023 #52
I don't think I can use that in my Retiree newsletter. LiberalFighter Apr 2023 #53
Go for it! Floyd R. Turbo Apr 2023 #54
Good one! red dog 1 Apr 2023 #55
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FailureToCommunicate

(14,605 posts)
7. It's odd, but the Irish way of saying the Anglo Saxon F word just seems, i dunno, more polite.
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 09:08 AM
Apr 2023

Feckin' wankers

COL Mustard

(8,218 posts)
41. "Feck" isn't the same word
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 08:19 PM
Apr 2023

I've spent time in Ireland and among the things I've learned is that feck and shite are generally acceptable in polite company. Don't say the harder versions though or you'll be marked as an American. Not that the accent won't do that, but still. Also, "craic" (pronounced crack) means "fun" so if someone says "That was craic" they had a good time.

Slainte!

3catwoman3

(29,405 posts)
19. In Edinburgh, it's pronounced "Fook," with the double oo sounding like...
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 10:43 AM
Apr 2023

…it does is hoot. On a 30 minute bus ride, we counted 150 utterances of “fook” amongst a group of young teenage girls - it rather lost its impact after that.

 

jaxexpat

(7,794 posts)
21. The beleaguered and often misunderstood apostrophe proves its importance, yet again.
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 11:04 AM
Apr 2023

It is most often found to be consequential when it is omitted. Imagine a world where contractions parade, unafraid, masquerading as pronouns. It would be madness!

lastlib

(28,261 posts)
23. YOMANK*!
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 12:18 PM
Apr 2023

that was funny! I'll be sneezing coffee the rest of the day....



(*"You Owe Me A New Keyboard.&quot

MiHale

(13,032 posts)
24. I share with my wife...
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 12:23 PM
Apr 2023

Most times most just get me eye rolling.

Floyd this time you made her laugh.

TlalocW

(15,675 posts)
36. More mistaken identity
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 02:26 PM
Apr 2023

A man leaves a pub and starts staggering home. His path leads him by the local convent where one of the sisters is outside doing some last minute tasks before the sun sets. The man bursts into a gallop and tackles her. Getting up and dusting himself off he says, "Not so tough now, are you, Batman?"

Layzeebeaver

(2,286 posts)
40. speaking of Ireland...
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 07:58 PM
Apr 2023

I can't recommend highly enough the British series "Derry Girls"

Totally hilarious - especially now, since Clinton visiting Derry again.

But what about Chelsea? Her hair was so...

3auld6phart

(1,683 posts)
42. Good one
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 09:05 PM
Apr 2023

My Grand daughter is off to Dublin in the mrnng. sent this off to them Thm being my Daughter and granddaughter.

Nasruddin

(1,258 posts)
51. But not quite enough ...
Fri Apr 21, 2023, 09:29 PM
Apr 2023

An old one but a good one.
This version's a little outdated, not nearly enough feckin' & shite for Dublin of today

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