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On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:10:29 -0700 (PDT), "Searles O'Dubhain" <...@gmail.com
Glagaire = Clacker.
Get it?
Sorry for the typo.
Searles
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On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:10:31 -0700 (PDT), Rasputina <...@gmail.com
On Jul 4, 7:10 pm, "Searles O'Dubhain" <...@gmail.com
You are referring to this thread
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.religion.druid/browse_thread/thread/7d3ec19d 7a165907/f873ff9136206d21#f873ff9136206d21
"Is fírinne ar geis nó tá tú ag glagairecht? "
What you wrote is, "It's the truth on geis or you are 'ag glagaireacht
(foolishing)". Glagaire is not a verb and you should tell your 'Irish
teacher' that. In english, would you use the word foolish as a verb?
Like, "he is foolishing?" It is no wonder then that when you tried to
decline it as a verb you got this strange word 'glagairecht'.
You have also gotten the wrong understanding of glagaire. You use it
to mean some buffon or stupid boaster, hooligan or 'clacker'. Did you
mean cracker? I see you link to the site of an 'Irish Expert' who is a
Californian.....oooookk! In fact glagaire is more of a joker. From
'gaire' or laughter you can see it is more play acting and making
merry than hooliganism.
Anyway I'm sure I can tell you nothing, as you are such a long
standing Irish student but I would advise you to look for your money
back.
Why don't you get a web cam and your buddy Michael can teach you Irish
online? Oh yeah, he will be too busy with his new million euro
business from Monday. I see you have this stuff on two threads so I
will put this reply in both places in case you will miss it.
Here is a series on RTE television about an American comedian who went
to the Irish Gaeltacht for a year to learn Irish. By the end of the
year he was pretty good. Des is a good example of a glagaire.
Part 1
http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1050275
Part 2
http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1050810
Part 3
http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1051283
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On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:44:11 -0700 (PDT), "Searles O'Dubhain" <...@gmail.com
On Jul 4, 2:10 pm, Rasputina <...@gmail.com
Go argue with ÓDónaill's and the other authorities on Irish. The usage
is given right there in their dictionary on page 638 of the 1993
edition. It's also available in several other references (some of
which I've provided). Don't argue with me, I'm just following their
lead. You're basically disputing their usage and not mine which says a
lot about you.
I did muck up the usage of a preposition on "truth" but absolutely
nothing else in what I said is incorrect in Irish according tothe
authorities onthe language (notice that word, "authorities?"). Perhaps
you don't know as much as you think? That's a common fallacy with
people like you. I learned that lesson a long time ago and know my
limitations. I'm not perfect in the Irish language (and have stated
that often here) which is why I checked the expression very closely
with the true authorities on the term before subjecting it to your
false criticisms...
Searles O'Dubhain
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On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:59:49 -0700 (PDT), Rasputina <...@gmail.com
On Jul 4, 8:44 pm, "Searles O'Dubhain" <...@gmail.com
Charles, you asked me what books I was using and then you quote me
books of your own and internet sites run by Americans like yourself
who probably never set foot on Ireland. I can show you internet sites
and books on UFO's and incredible snowmen, but I never actually saw
one myself! We did use books in our school for Irish, as we did for
Eglish and other languages but I also spoke some at home and spent
about two months every summer with my realatives in the Muskerry
gaeltacht, so I think I can tell you what is a verb and what is not
with some degree of authority although I never spent much time in the
other Irish Gaeltachts. But I take it you are searching for insults
online and this is the best you could come up with. Well done.
But by all means go ahead and 'innovate' all you want. I'm sure
McGrath with give it his Archdruid seal of authenticity since you have
paid your dues to him with praise. What will be the next new Irish
verb. Braley-ing? Ta siad ag bradliocht - they are all being blown to
bits (but they have nice warm coffee and comfortable seats)!
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On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:06:56 -0700 (PDT), "Searles O'Dubhain" <...@gmail.com
On Jul 4, 2:59 pm, Rasputina <...@gmail.com
Whatever you do, please don't throw me in that briar patch.
I have no doubts that you are better versed generally in the Irish
language than I am, but even a child can have more truth than a king.
George Washington defeated the British during our Revolution by
choosing his ground wisely. One would do well to consider how this
succeeded.
Happy 4th of July.
Searles O'Dubhain
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On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:12:12 -0700 (PDT), Rasputina <...@gmail.com
On Jul 4, 9:06 pm, "Searles O'Dubhain" <...@gmail.com
Wooooh! I'm not expert on Irish and never claimed to be. Where I
learned Irish they slagged off the 'caidean' Irish of the officials. A
bit like people in your neck of the woods might slag off somebody like
'Frazer' (the TV character) for speaking like an anal twit. I'm down
with all that revolution against the British too bo and we did a fair
bit of it in this part of the world but not with total success as you
may know.
Yeah, happy 4th I guess but I don't think America has much to be happy
about. Get rid your you damn Soggy government and I'll come over for
the party. Hell, if you are thinking of gettin rid of them I'll come
over to lend a hand.
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On Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:32:40 -0700 (PDT), An Coibhi Drui <...@gmail.com
On Jul 4, 8:06 pm, "Searles O'Dubhain" <...@gmail.com
It was a damned close-run thing that revolution of yours, Searles, a
lot closer than people today could possibly imagine, so celebrate
wisely and well !
Cheers,
Michael.
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On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:08:17 +0100, Brian Damage <...@damage.inc
There is an irony in all of it though, which I think our ancestors might
have appreciated.
When the U.S. gained independence, they gave all the powers of a monarch
to the Office of the Predsident. And that office retains those powers to
this day.
Shortly after the revolution, we effectively removed all those powers
from our monarchy, and transferred them to Parliament.
golwg
Matthew
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On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 09:59:31 -0700 (PDT), "Searles O'Dubhain" <...@gmail.com
On Jul 5, 9:08 am, Brian Damage <...@damage.inc
Actually, the first President, George Washington, refused the powers
of a monarch. That is why Congress, the Supreme Court and the
Presidency are the branches of our government in what is called a
"balance of power." This predates other governments enacting the same
thing by scores of years. Congress makes the laws and the President
must sign them into law or else they are 'vetoed' unless Congress
overrides the veto with at least 2/3 of the members voting to do so.
In this way the law is shaped buy both the President and the Congress.
The Supreme Court determines if the law is Constitutional or not and
negates it if it viola6es the Constitution or if it takes away the
rights of the people or the States. The people retain all rights not
expressly denied to them by the Constitution or guaranteed to the
government within it. Of course, all branches of the government are
constantly trying to 'get around' this structure of balance. In
particular, the Presidents try to rule by regulation rather than law.
The president within the executive branch of the government pretty
much calls the shots but he can be stopped by law and suit in court.
He can also be removed from office via impeachment and trial. Congress
has a General Accounting Office (GAO) that audits and investigates
various government programs to make certain they are not abusing
power, budgets or rights (my niece is a mid level auditing manager in
all this). It used to be that the States had their own militias but
these have been placed under the Executive Branch following the
Kennedy Administration's defeat of the idea called "States' Rights."
Now the Executive Branch and Washington call the shots pretty much
without the possibility that the national military can be opposed by
the state militias. In fact, the Bush Administration went a step
further and sent the state militias to Iraq and Afghanistan to fight
their private wars. These militias are supposed to protect their
individual states and in emergencies they provide relief (they were
stretched very thin during the major hurricanes of recent years).
I'm sure it's more than you wanted to know but the above is pretty
much how it is. Unfortunately, most people in the United States have
no inkling of how the government really works nor do they have the
strength of character to stand up for their individual rights.
Searles O'Dubhain
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On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 10:10:11 -0700 (PDT), Con <...@gmail.com
My but you are a stupid twit. Your country was set up by the
Freemasons. It is now run by the banks and the general public are
'Pavlov' trained by the TV. There is even a fool who makes tanks and
says he is a druid as he stands beside the well known neo-nazi McGrath
fake druid.
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On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 10:29:43 -0700 (PDT), "Searles O'Dubhain" <...@gmail.com
On Jul 5, 12:10 pm, Con <...@gmail.com
I'm sorry to see that you have sunk so low. At one time, I actually
thought you were on the Druid way.
Searles O'Dubhain
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On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 11:01:34 -0700 (PDT), Con <...@gmail.com
Basic research -
Your country was set up by the Freemasons. It is now run by the banks
and the general public are
'Pavlov' trained by the TV.
Which part of the truth are you having a problem with? Do you require
a list of Masons who are founding fathers? Do you need to see the
tricks played on the gov of usa by the fed bank? Ever hear of 1984 and
cant you see what is going on now is even worse ?
Stay asleep, you silly fool.
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On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:09:47 -0700 (PDT), An Coibhi Drui <...@gmail.com
On Jul 5, 6:01 pm, Con <...@gmail.com
Con, now reduced to conspiracy theories, Haw Haw Haw,
Get up outa that and get out and get a job for yerself Con, and forget
foolish notions about being ' His Most Venerated Serenity, Archdruid
of the World Druid Order, Con Connor ' - a man that has repeated more
times than anyone can count in his own words here that he has no time
for titles or title-holders, so therefore Con must have no time for
himself as he holds the World Heavyweight Title as Druidic Titles
go !
Goodnight, Your Most Venerated Serenity,
Sleep tight, Your Most Venerated Serenity,
Your Most Humble Archdruid of Ireland,
Michael.
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On Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:29:29 -0700 (PDT), Rasputina <...@gmail.com
On Jul 6, 12:09 am, An Coibhi Drui <...@gmail.comwrote:
Off to bed then little tycoon boi? Ha ha
I remain your humble British druid swatter. The Clans of Ireland of
Ireland await the next Saxon cock to crow out on an Irish rock. Time
for the rose to be watered.
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