Imperial tone: “I don’t want to make assumptions about your words, so please let us know.”
Elitism: “Did you realize that the way you worded this, you make it sound like Éire is thinking about attack Israel?”
Possible suspect in neighborhood canine disappearance: “We barely if ever interact, did I kill your dog or something?”
What Exit?: You’re like thread defoliant. I shall from now on refer to you as Agent Orange. Change your ways or become the laughing stock of my underwear drawer.
Going back to the OP, I suspect it’s all due to the Irish media’s Freudian envy of the American media’s mastery of the absurd theater that is modern political coverage.
In my head I see two Irish media tycoons watching American election coverage with their mouths agape. One finally turns to the other and says “Can you believe this? It goes on twenty four hours a day on multiple channels and it’s all garbage! Always! And it *never * stops!”
Maybe they’re making you watch it just to make you thankful that your media isn’t like ours.
Christ, now Hillary’s going to claim she’s the reason that Ireland and Israel are at peace.
Alright sports fan Dopers— Israel ca. 1967 versus Ireland in her prime- who’d win? Or go ancient, Slings versus Shilleleaghs/David vs. Brian Boru, both in their prime… who’d win?
Does Ireland have much of an Armed Forces? I am under the impression that the 1967 Israeli military might even be able to defeat the modern day military of Ireland.
Éire is a mostly peaceful country on the world stage.
Hey, you trying to say something about South Carolina?
Seriously, you’re not the only ones tired of it. I mean, I care who wins, but I’m kind of sunk into a slough of despond about it and am beyond tired of hearing it
ETA - are you trying to tell me that Irish people don’t know where South Carolina is? I may cry. Ireland, of all places, with its many… government divisions. Counties, I guess, because there’s County Cork, right? People are from County Cork. And, uh, there are probably some other ones.
Howzabout: An insufferable harpy, an inexperienced impossibility and a permanent senior moment enter an Irish pub. The bartender says: “That setup line is way too convoluted for the joke to go anywhere.”
Do they seat them alphabetically at the UN? You’ve got to worry about having Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel and the Ivory Coast all whispering away at the back there.
Israel would destroy Ireland. We have a tiny armed force. Few if any tanks or armed planes for example. Pretty good small contingent of special forces but thats about it.