Real-Life Vaudeville Routine
The tannoy system on the Green Line Luas is great. Repeating everything in English & Irish, REALLY keeping the language alive.
Anyway there was this guy attempting a bit of humour when it got to the Balally stop-
ANNOUNCER: "Balally. Baile Amhlaoibh."
GUY: "No I'll leave."
This guy was on his own and the doors didn't open for another 20 seconds so he couldn't make his dramatic exit. He had to stand there looking embarassed. And rightfully so. It was like a bad vaudeville routine.
Overheard by JV, Balally Luas Station
Posted on Thursday, 08th April 2010
Real Life Vaudeville Routine
There was a guy on the Green Line Luas. When it got to the Ballaly stop, cue an attempt at humour-
TANNOY SYSTEM: Ballaly, Baile Amhlaoibh.
GUY: No I'll leave.
He had to wait about 20 seconds though before he could get off so he was a bit embarrassed. And rightly so, with his vaudeville sense of humour.
Overheard by JV, Ballaly Luas Stop
Posted on Friday, 02nd April 2010
Is that Gay Byrne?
Overheard at Balbriggan train station..the announcer comes on and says ‘The train is now approaching...please stand back behind the yellow line’..to which an elderly women turns and says to her friend.."was that Gay Byrne?"!
Overheard by pat, Balbriggan
Posted on Wednesday, 24th March 2010
Muppet on the train.
Travelling from hollyhead on the train with a group of lads from Dublin, Out through the countryside and far off distant mountains, One guy sees a very remote little house turns to the other guy and says " jaysus will you look at that gaff out there in the middle of nowhere, Who would want to live out there," The other guy answers "probably some hermit" then noticing the confused look on the first guys face asks "you know what a hermit is dont you" "yeah of course I do" he answers confidently "its a frog."
Overheard by P, On the hollyhead to manchester train
Posted on Tuesday, 23rd March 2010
Couldn't see him!
Sitting on the bus listening to an elderly woman in deep conversation with her daughter. She was venting her frustrations at how her movie night in had been ruined by some "feckin' eejit down the corner of the screen waving his arms all over the place" during the black & white movie she'd recorded. Her daughter tried to explain that it was more than likely just the sign-language narrator they use for the deaf. Really had to hold in the giggles though when the elderly lady said "but sure Jane Wyman couldn't even see him when she was walking by!"
Overheard by Christina, Bus into town
Posted on Friday, 05th March 2010
The Dub and the Frog
was on the dublin bus when me and my friend overheard this girl sitting behind us on the phone to her friend:
"Ah Catherine(in thick Dublin accent), why'd ya shift him? he looks like a frog!! thought ya were meetin John!!"
Overheard by julie, Dublin Bus
Posted on Sunday, 28th February 2010
That's true friendship alright...
Two guys sitting behind me, talking rather loudly about a feamle acquaintance...
Guy 1: "...oh, you know, I've got such a good friendship with her and y'know, I wouldn't ever want to do anything to compromise that..."
Guy 2: "Yeah, I know. You still f*cked her though."
Guy 1: (in a resigned tone) "Yeah, I f*cked her."
Overheard by Anonymous, Luas
Posted on Friday, 26th February 2010
Make your own entertainment
I was on the Luas, and there was a few minutes of a delay,due to a signalling fault.Aul lad,obviously a bit worse for wear, trying to "entertain" everyone kept saying to all those around him,including me " C'mon, give us a song...I thought all you young ones were mad for the singing,,,, do yis not all be watchin Max Factor every Sat,, i love it" Cue much giggling and laughing around him,,,, then the Luas moves off, and he says loudly,,, "ah its the X factor I mean, that Max factor,sure thats a womans perfume!!!!
Kept us all laughing during the delay ...
Overheard by Linda, On the red line Luas in January 2010
Posted on Monday, 15th February 2010
An inappropriate gift!
Sitting on a bus before christmas and there were two fellas sitting behind me, conversation went like this....
"What you getting your bird for christmas"
"I'm sending her to Turkey to get her tits done"
"Oh is it cheaper over there"
"Yeah mad cheap, Me sister and me Ma got them done there. They feel real and everything!"
Overheard by Anonymous, bus from clondalkin to town
Posted on Wednesday, 27th January 2010
33N/1
On a nightlink on the way home from a night out. Bus comes to a hault outside a bookmakers and the driver informs us that the bus has broken down. One lad on the phone to a mate says quite loudly 'we're after breaking down outside bambury bookmakers in Lusk.... what are the odds of that?'
Both levels of the bus went into hysterics.
Overheard by David, Lusk
Posted on Tuesday, 19th January 2010
The milk thieves
On the way home from college, two lads on the back of the bus were talking about their friend who was put in prison,'what did he get put in the joy for?' , 'he robbed the milkman, yea he managed to get €300 and a carton of strawberry milk'
Overheard by Rachel, on the 45a
Posted on Sunday, 17th January 2010
Nothing odd about Dublin
I was Dublin for the first time ever last month and couldn't have come across a more helpful taxi driver who took me straight from Dublin Airport to my mate's place in Cabra. While looking for the correct house number the driver says, "So, look, the even numbers are on that side of the road, and the uneven numbers are over on this side."
Overheard by Dirty PJ, Taxi, Cabra Park
Posted on Saturday, 16th January 2010
Have they no shame?
"I'll ride her fella again if she comes near me!" - Fat Howaya shouting over the phone.
Overheard by Max, On the 18hr train from Drogheda to Connolly - 14 Jan 2010
Posted on Friday, 15th January 2010
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