The 21 most annoying things our parents do

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Apr 16, 2014

by Amber Saunders

1. They don’t get technology

“Will you help me turn on the telly?” “How do you turn on this bloody computer?”

2. They don’t get why we are constantly on our phones

“What are you doing on that thing all day? Do you have nothing better to be doing?”

3. They shout across the supermarket at you

“Will you pick up two packs of the yoghurt I like there? And, not the one that makes you sick? We don’t want a repeat of last time.”

4. They say embarrassing things to you in clothes shops

“Sarah, have a look at these? Ohhh that’s lovely on you! Are you sure about the size? You’re way bigger than that. Oh would you stop NO ONE IS LOOKING AT YOU!”

5. The music we listen to is a “racket”

“Why don’t the songs have words? Why do you listen to this filth? What did he just say?”

6. They repeatedly add you as a friend on “the face book” and we politely decline every time

They are persistent, we will give them that, but if I haven’t accepted you this time, I probably never will.

7. Trying to be our best friend

“Let’s do something just us two today – yeah – maybe go to the supermarket? Or to your granny’s house? What do you reckon?”

8. Constantly asking us if we’re seeing “someone special”

“Soooo, who are you always texting? Must be someone special. Who is it? Come on. You have to tell me now.”

9. Banning swearing

“Look at me. LOOK AT ME. You cannot use that language in this feckin’ house. You hear me?”

10. They make you babysit

“You never told me you had plans to go out. (I did). I need you to babysit so don’t think that you are swanning off tonight. Your babysitting tonight and that’s final. Do you hear me?”

11. Lecturing us about getting too drunk

“Who in God’s name do you think you are drinking so much? Look at the state of you! You march up those stairs now! And, yes I will wake you up at 9am to study? Yes, that’s right 9am!”

12. They always think you have an attitude

“Why are you in such bad form? Are you tired? You have an awful attitude today! Do not take it out on me.”

13. They lie

“If you don’t stop fighting I swear to God I will turn this car around so fast your head will spin off.”

14. “Because I said so…”

15. They make something out of nothing

“Your pale..oh jesus we better get you to the doctor…that’s not quick enough call the ambulance. CALL THE AMBULANCE.”

16. When they have a surprise for you it isn’t a surprise really

How much weight Mrs. Maguire has put on is really not a ‘surprise’ for us. We thought we would be getting Chinese takeaway for dinner.

17. “Did you clean your room?”

Considering you just went up to our room, saw if it was clean and came down and asked us, you know well it isn’t clean.

18. Comparing you to your siblings or cousins

“Why can’t you be more like Paul? He’s top of his class and already has a job for next year. What do you have?”

19. The third degree when you say you are going out

“Where are you off to? When will you be home? Who are you going out with?”

20. They sing all day long

“I just love Gareth Brooks. Did you know he had 5 extra dates added? Mind you I am not surprised.”

21. They hate our clothes

“You are not going out in that. Where is your coat? You’ll perish!”

Although they may drive us mad, we still love them to pieces! If they didn’t care about this stuff then who would?!

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The 12 guys every girl encounters in the pub

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Apr 11, 2014

by Amber Saunders

As every single girl knows – it’s a jungle out there. There are so many types of guys that will try it on with you and you have to be able to identify them. Here are the 13 most typical types you may encounter on your night out.

1. The Sloppy Drunk Guy
He stumbles into you as he’s walking your way, knocks your drink out of your hand and slurs his words as he fumbles around to find napkins. Be prepared to tell him your name a minimum of three times and listen to the same story on loop, or perhaps just a statement of choice, like “you have really nice hair.”

2. The Guy You’d Never Consider
This is a really unfortunate case of ‘he just doesn’t get it.’ You’re completely out of his league, he’s not your type, and Hell would have to freeze over before you even considered getting with him. You wouldn’t think twice about swiping him on Tinder, but now he’s right in front of you, which is awkward.

3. The Talker
This guy will introduce himself to you and won’t shut. the. hell. up. Despite the fact that he’s been talking to you (or at you) for 15 minutes while you’re zoning out and playing the movie “Cocktail” in your head, he keeps chatting. And don’t think awkward silences will stop him.

4. The Guy With The Obnoxious Friends
It doesn’t matter if you’ve just met Prince Charming, because his friends are enough to drive you away. While he’s striking up a conversation with you, his idiot entourage will likely be doing one of the following: making blowjob gestures behind his back, throwing balls of straw wrappers at his head or yelling out “TAP THAT ASS!” while he tries to ignore them.

5.The Serial Flirter
You saw him sashaying his way across the room chatting up every woman with a pulse and he’s finally made it to you. He may have been appealing if he hadn’t just approached every single one of your lady friends… and their friends… and theirs, but don’t bother trying to call him out on his player ways. He will deny it.

6. The Married Guy
This guy has no shame at all. He’s wearing his wedding ring and is screening calls from “Home” while he’s aggressively flirting with you. He never mentions his personal life in conversation and sidesteps it when you ask him. On the rare chance that you ask about his ring and he admits he’s married, be prepared to hear him say: “What, so I can’t make a new friend?” or “My wife is cool with it.”

7. The Old Weirdo
He’s the creeper in the bar who everyone notices, but tries to ignore. He’s got at least two decades on the rest of the crowd, and bops his head to the music like he actually knows who Drake is.

8. The “Too Close For Comfort” Guy:
Touchy-feely guys don’t waste any time getting to know you before they’re throwing an arm around you, putting their sweaty hands on the small of your back (or maybe on your ass) and talking to you from approximately three inches away from your face so you can practically taste the burger they just ate. Sick.

9. The “Too Cool For You” Guy
You lock eyes from across the room and you KNOW he wants to talk to you, but it’s not that easy. He continues to eye you up as he chats up his buddies, wrangling in other girls and will eventually make his way over to you. But don’t expect him to initiate conversation— he’s way too cool.

10. The Charmer
He’s personable, super funny and has you and all of your friends hooked in no time. It doesn’t matter what he looks like, because you’ll be too busy hysterically laughing at his impression of Schmidt from “New Girl” that you won’t even care that your vodka just came out of your nose. He’s the ringleader of his friends who loooove going out with him because he effortlessly initiates contact with the ladies for them.

11. The Uber Suave Guy
You’re ordering a drink and minding your own when some sly guy comes up behind you and orders one for himself and one for “the pretty lady.” Eventually, he’s bought a round for you and all of your friends and you find yourself admiring his All Saints shoes as he guides you and your pals into the VIP section. He says all the right things, wants to know about your hopes and dreams and doesn’t talk to your boobs.

12. The Complete Dickhead
“Look, we both know you wanna go home with me so why don’t we cut the shit in between and I can show you what it’s like to experience the serpent.” Chances are he’s a big dude who spends him life in gym. You were mildly attracted to him before he came over and uttered some filth. “No thanks, you’re grand” will be your response, “Suit yourself, slut” will be his. It makes no sense, we know. Walk away.

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Could this couple’s wedding rival Kim and Kanye’s?

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Apr 11, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Bambo Obaro and Janice Jentz wanted something a little different for their ‘save the date’ announcement.

So they made this incredibly flashy, no-expense-spared video featuring bling, champagne and lots of glitter. Oh, and a helicopter too.

The couple are lawyers from San Francisco and promise their guests a “Boss Wedding”.

We think Kim could get jealous when she sees this…

30 things everybody remembers about the Leaving Cert

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Apr 9, 2014

by Amber Saunders

The Leaving Cert was a time of stress, fear and boredom with parents constantly giving out. There are many instances that come to mind and many people that irritated us. Let’s all take a stroll back down memory lane with 30 Leaving Cert Memories Every Student Has.

1. The Guy/Girl That Cheats
Whether it is with their Nokia 3310, the back of their calculator or on their legs, this person has some serious balls. They are going to cheat and can lie better than anyone else. The whole class will know about it and be secretly praying that they get caught, but, they never will. If they are good at it that is.

2. The Eavan Boland
There is pain we have all felt by Eavan Boland not coming up on the English exam paper. It was bad enough that they did it to my class of 2010 but to do it the year after as well was pure evil. The gasp when students opened the English Paper II to see she wasn’t there. Queue the hate campaign against Eavan Boland herself.

3. The English Paper Two Given Out Early
There is always some disastrous teacher that gives out the wrong exam paper. One school gave out English paper II instead of One. Hence, utter panic and a new paper being drawn up, and, English Paper II being at the end of exams.

4. The Freakout
There is always one girl or guy that panics during an exam. There will be tears, it will be over the top and very distracting. There is nothing you can do about it now, so, get on with it.

5. The Teacher That Stops The Whole Class To Help A Student
You will always have this at least once during your Leaving Cert. Someone in the exam hall will have a query about one of the questions. The teacher will stop the whole class and ask who understands it and can they explain it.

6. The Toilet Fiend
There is always one person constantly in the toilet. Maybe they are a nervous pee-er? Or else they have a book stashed away in the bathroom. Either or, it is annoying and suspicious to everyone except the teacher.

7. The Person Who Asks The Same Question All The Time
Every time an exam paper is handed out this classmate asks the blatantly obvious. Whether it is how long you have for the exam or what the exam code is – check the front of the paper mate.

8) The Comfort Eater
There is always a few in the class who comfort eats through exams – hell we all did it. Food is the only thing stopping us from living this hell, so, let us enjoy it.

9. The Flirt
This guy or girl fancies the teacher who is supervising. They think the teacher is staring at them from start to finish. Other classmates notice them sitting up straight, chewing their pencil in a seductive manner and winking. What can I say – it is a strange world we live in.

10. The Rake
There will be one student in the class who has just lost the run of things. Stress makes them eat less and they are getting thinner and thinner. Only good thing about this is once the exams are over, he or she can gorge until their heart’s content.

11. The Nerd
We all know who The Nerd was in the Leaving Cert. They excelled in every subject and got top of the class. I was so envious of The Nerd in my class and whoever says they weren’t jealous, was lying.

12. The Person Who Pretends They Don’t Study
There is always one person who says they don’t study. And, if you aren’t up to date with class gossip you may well and truly believe them. Then comes results day and they have gotten all A’s – enter your face of shock.

13. The Person Who Doesn’t Give A Sh*t
There are people in class who generally don’t give a sh*t and they need people around them who don’t either. They will roll their eyes at people who study and get upset about their grades because “why would you bother?.”

14. The Person Who Isn’t Allowed Out
There will always be a couple of people in your class who’s parents are so so strict. They won’t be allowed out once September hits and they will resent all who do. And, of course, they fight constantly with their parents and have over the top self pity.

15. The Person Who Chooses Not To Go Out
There will be a few in your class who say they aren’t allowed out who genuinely are. They choose not to and just want to focus on their studies. These people will be laughing the day of results.

16. The Girl/Guy Who Goes Out The Night Before An Exam
There will be one mad arse that goes out the night before an exam and is in a hoop the next day. Whether they are prepared for the subject or not – they really shouldn’t have done it.

17. The Slob
The B.O, the hair piled up on top of their head and the smelly clothes. Their is always one guy or girl who completely loses the run of themselves. They don’t care how they look or smell and those black circles tell you they have been up all night studying.

18. The Try Hard
There will always be someone who tries that bit too hard at exam time. Maybe their boyfriend or girlfriend is picking them up or they fancy someone in the class. But, that excessive hair gel or make up is making fellow students uncomfortable.

19. The Fake Tan Faux Pas
It is the last day of exams and there is always someone with the blotchy, orange fake tan. They could have got it done or used the Penneys fake tan wipe one too many. They are glowing, and to be honest, they actually love the way they look.

20. The Scaredy Cat
This guy or girl is bricking it. They are one question away from having a panic attack. Anyone who asks them what they know or tells them a random thing that might come up, will be in for a rude awakening.

21. The Back Rowers
There will be a group of people who sit at the back for the whole of the Leaving Cert. They love it there and they feel more at home. It can be very territorial back there.

22. The Front Rowers
Like The Back Rowers, these students just love the front. Maybe it is because they are closer to the clock or maybe they like to be the closest to the door. If it is assigned seating, and they get put in the front, there will be utter excitement.

23. The Break Times
Some students spend it studying, others spend it going to the local chippy. Breaks are like gold dust and it is up to you what you do with it.

24. The Late Goer
There is a student who always arrives late to exams. There are various excuses each time. The Late Goer doesn’t know what it is like to be on time and they just don’t care.

25. The Lucky Charm
They will have a troll, weird teddy or lucky number. They think this is the only thing that will get them through the exam. Some Lucky Charms are weirder than others, it really depends.

26. The Pencil Sharpner
There is someone who insists on sharpening all their pencils during the exam. No one knows why and as far as we know you use a blue or black pen. Sure, we will let them at it.

27. The Foot Tapper
It is annoying, it is shameful and it is pure evil. Why would you tap your foot behind my desk? That is just plain rude.

28. The Wobbly Desk
There is always one that gets stuck with The Wobbly Desk and no one gives two sh*ts about it. They try and get the supervisors attention but all they do is give them an extra sheet of paper. This can be highly irritating and soul destroying.

29. The Past Pupil
There will always be a few past pupils that come back to repeat the Leaving Cert. They are very calm and slightly cocky because they have Institute notes.

30. The Yes Man
This person opens their exam paper and lets out an almighty ‘YESSS’ when they see that they studied the right thing. It is annoying for those who are yelling out “CRAAAAP”.

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Reasons every Irish girl loves shopping in Penneys

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Apr 9, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Ahh Penneys – the one true love of every Irish girl.

Below are some of reasons we truly love Penneys almost as much as we love our mums:

1. You can actually afford the stuff in there.

How many hours have you wandered around its labyrinth of reasonably priced everything?

2. You can buy an entire outfit in 40 minutes

Including shoes,underwear, the exact right shade of bra and 2 to 3 pieces of jewellery and maybe even have change for a Supermacs..

3. Displaying your haul on your bed is so satisfying-

4. Fighting with other shoppers over the last S/S 2014 essential kimono even though you don’t need it, But you want it.

5. Getting lost once inside but being secretly happy to ditch your friends just so you can browse easier

6. Tights – Who the hell buys tights in river island? Or Topshop ? or even forever 21- not Irish girls thats who-

7. Bras and Knickers. We honestly don’t know anyone who buys the majority of their underwear elsewhere

8. Their socks

9. Picking up a carrier basket even though you’ve only come in for ‘a look around’ can be tough..

They are deceptively deep..

10. It’s part of the Irish female psyche to need €4 ballerina pumps

11. Where would be on Saturday night without a trusty pair of Penney’s pumps in our handbags?

12. Penneys Bikinis are the Sh*t

Trick is to buy them now as all the good bikinis sell out by the end of May..

13. The jewellery is a steal..

14. Cocoa Brown

Making Irish people look bronzed in the depths of Winter..

15. Pre Festival Frenzy

Aztec print Wellies? ✓ A range of Wipes and Hand sanitizer? ✓ Cool urban print rain jacket ✓✓✓ Penny’s has your back for every festival.

16. The Short Lived Fitness Frenzy

New years resolutions are born while shopping away your January blues. Only 7 euro for yoga pants ? And we need a cute water bottle for all our hydration needs!

17. The Onesies

Because it’s not Christmas without a fleecy reasonably priced Onesie.

18. The Crowds

We love a good crowd- everyone’s there because every things wonderful.

19. The Arguing

You totally saw that mesh top that’s only €2 first… #catfight

20. The almost convincing fake Chanel handbags

21. Knowing to avoid the Penney’s in Rathfarnham.

It doesn’t live up to the reputation.

22. Knowing that the Mary’s Street one is a mecca.

23. Being able to say ‘Thanks, Penneys’ when someone complements you

24. Random Quotes on Stuff

25. €8 denim shorts

Yes please!

26. Having a new outfit for every night out

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14 worst people you will encounter on a night out

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Apr 8, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Not everyone that you go on a night out with will add something positive to the party and more often than not there are those that will infuriate you and ruin the night. Here are 14 of the worst offenders on a night out:

The Fake Person
Nothing about them screams I’m honest and everything screams the opposite. Whether it’s hair extensions, fake nails or just a stinker of an attitude we all know one. The only saving grace is that you can see them coming a mile away so act accordingly.

The Passive Aggressive Person
They stand there all night belittling everyone left, right and centre of them and ruining the night for everyone else.

The Bitchy Person
Back handed remarks about your clothes is something that will give them deep satisfaction, they will probably talk about your mates behind their backs to you, and do the same to you behind your back…

The Leech
Will be rustling in their pockets at the door of the club…”oh shit, I forgot my wallet/money/pride”…and because you’re a sound friend you sponsor them for the night. But it is never spoken of again by them, until the next night….

The Non Dancer
The person who refuses to bust a move….but will (in fairness) do a little jig towards the end of the night when that one song they know blares through the house system.

The Always Dancing Person
The person who refuses to do anything but bust a move.

The Fighter
That one person you know who has a point that once they reach will basically claim anyone who is in their way. An embarrassment to be around.

The Lover
They may never show any emotion during the normal day to day relationship you have with them but the second that precious alcohol juice trickles down their throat they are all over you, showering you with compliments as if the literally could not live without you

The Disappearing Friend
You both came into the club together but you haven’t seen them since…wait, they were with you…right? Right?!

The Person Who Won’t Go Home
Post-club, you end up at a session and you and your mates have enough respect to stay for a few drinks and call it a night…HOWEVER. There’s that one mate who will stay, mix with all the people he doesn’t know and not leave until Tuesday week.

The Complainer
Just nag nag nag all night. Doorman was ignorant, heels not big enough, not enough guys looking at her, ice too cold….SHADDUP…

The Sex Crazed One
They have been talking about nothing else since you all decided you were heading out tonight.

The Puker
Too much alcohol spoils the broth…and you may be they one holding their hair back as they vomit the content of both their stomach and dignity into the unsuspecting toilet bowl…

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Drunk
Before the night is over, the changeable one in your group will switch between numerous personalities and do some of the following a) smash their phone b) smash your phone c) cry d) cry some more. Next morning, they’ll make you breakfast and flat out not be able to remember what happened the night before.

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9 things we tell our mothers vs what we actually do

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Apr 7, 2014

by Amber Saunders

It’s like the natural reaction all of us college students have – to answer Mammy’s questions with as little words as possible. But every now and again, to avoid disappointing Dad and worrying “The Mother” we have to tell a few little white lies…

1. What We Say: Of course I go to all my lectures!

What We Think:

2. What We Say: I swear Mum, I was only out once this week..

What We Think:

3. What We Say: Don’t worry, I have it all figured out. I’m going to move down to Uncle Jimmy in Australia

What We Think:

4. What We Say: I do eat right!

What We Do:

5. What We Say: No, I don’t have time for relationships. I’m focusing on my studies.

What We Do:

6. What We Say: I’m still the same person that I was before college.

What We Think:

7. What We Say: I get my 7 hours sleep every night

What We Do:

8. What We Say: I always get home safely, I’m not stupid like..

What We Do:

9. What We Say: Of course I’m passing everything!

What We Think:

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The 7 stages of the morning after the night before

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Apr 7, 2014

by Amber Saunders

Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance and Hunger. Every girl has had a really bad night out at some stage, maybe you’ve just broken up with someone and realised you are not quite as ‘over’ them as you think, maybe you had one to many Jägerbombs, or perhaps you were just fighting with the girlies. Whatever it was these are the 7 stages you will go through the morning after the night before. Ugh.

1. Denial

So after you’ve woken up all the memories from last night come rushing back. There is no way you peed outside, or flirted with the bouncer. No no no. Those things didn’t happen. This is your denial stage – where deep down you know you did all those things but your not quite awake enough to accept your own stupidity.

2. Hunger

Spicy Chicken, mayo, tomato, cheese, and lots of sauce.

Deal with your denial with a chicken fillet roll. Hangover day is the only day its okay to queue for your breakfast in Centra. You feel a bit dirty after that. But dirty in the good way. Now that you’ve got a bit of food in you its time to deal with the rest of the stages.

3. The Facebook stage

Ahh Facebook, you’ll be my friend- show me that everything isn’t as bad as I think it is. You have your chat turned off because you don’t want people to know how long you spend on it. Time to stalk the crap out of the guy you shifted last night and wonder if everyone else’s night was way better then yours. It was. Goddammit.

4. Anger

Why did you even go out last night. You’re already doing less then average in college and now you have absolutely nothing done for the week ahead. It wasn’t even worth going out, that lad you shifted wasn’t even that good looking. You let yourself down and its all your own fault. Anger is the worst part- Its where you ring your friends to rant but nobody really cares.

5. Bargaining

Maybe it all wasn’t so bad… he wasn’t that bad – like the shift was kind of nice. And when you see him in college he’ll most likely have forgotten all the ridiculous things you said. You’ll make up with her eventually – like when you called her a skanky hoe she knows you probably didn’t even mean it.

6. Depression

This is the worst stage. Not only do you regret what you did last night but you start to ponder life all your life choices. Why did you pick your degree? Will you get a job or end up moving to Australia? You don’t even like Australia. You’ll miss your mum. They might not have chicken fillet rolls there. You’ll probably never have a decent relationship. Or any relationship for that matter. Who would ever go out with you? Depression is the worst stage. But its only up from here.

7. Acceptance

Its evening by the time you reach this stage. You’ve stuffed yourself and can only feel so bad. A fresh week. Exercise, lectures, no drinking, healthy eating and early to bed.

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Ever feel like you need a Facebook filter in your life?

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Apr 5, 2014

by Amber Saunders

This hilarious video spoofs something we all secretly want – a Facebook filter button.

Imagine being able to filter those successful people from your news feed along with your parents…sounds good to us!

Mad Men’s Don Draper as you’ve never seen him before!

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Apr 5, 2014

by Amber Saunders

This video may just make your day.

See Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm as a 90’s heartthrob in a dating gameshow.

The clip is from 1996 and features a 25 year-old Jon Hamm, er, looking for love.

Look at those curtains, we think Jon looks a LOT better in the 60’s style rather than the 90’s, what do you think?!

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are reunited in new movie Blended

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Apr 4, 2014

by Amber Saunders

The king and queen of romantic comedies have reunited once again!

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star in the new romantic comedy, Blended, which sees them both as single parents who inevitably end up together.

Sandler hasn’t had too much luck with the box office in recent years so let’s hope his collaboration with the lovely Drew might change his fate!

OK so, it won’t be as good as The Wedding Singer or 50 First Dates, but how could anything be?

Viral: Honest Trailer’s Game of Thrones

Apr 2, 2014

by Amber Saunders

After fans’ requests Honest Trailer has just released their take on the trailer for the hit show Game of Thrones and it hilariously hits the nail on the head with this one!