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    2005, A Year In Review

    What were your highlights & lowlights of the year (3 of each please)?

    Highlights: IRA decommisioning, Kilkenny City's 2nd half of the season, doing a skydive

    Lowlights: Aftermath of the Asian Tsunami, America's continued occupation of Iraq, James Blunt

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    Highlights: Moving into my own house; FCUM; The turnout for the Irish Ferries protest

    Lowlights: Another family member getting the big C; Continued FF/PD rule; So many people happy and/or oblivious to the treatment of the weakest members of our society
    If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.

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    Highlights for me: Meeting and going out with a girl for more than 6 months; settling into London life just fine after an extremely dodgy start; Paddy's Day best ever p!ss up of all time for me and my brother getting married.

    Lowlights: Getting fired from my day job (KallKwik you b@st@ds), (not bitter at all...); moving into house with a completely paranoid pyscho; LTFC in Europe, Ireland not qualifying for World Cup, and completely messing up my brother's speech at his wedding!
    Last edited by Pauro 76; 22/12/2005 at 9:34 AM.
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    Highlights:
    #1: Getting married.
    #2: Buying First House.
    #3: Champions League Final Night (just a great night in a year of sh!te sporting events).

    Lowlights:
    #1: Inter family relations sunk to a new low! The World Cup campiagn.
    #2: World Cup Qualifying campaign.
    #3: Work. I've done too much- little or no spare time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by finlma
    Lowlights: Aftermath of the Asian Tsunami, America's continued occupation of Iraq, James Blunt
    Know exactly what you mean!

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    Highlights: (1)Completing the LC, (2)Rovers winning the league, (3)Seeing Shams/Harps relegated and Athlone finish last in a terrible First Division.

    Lowlights: (1) Ireland failing to qualify for WC, (2) Can't think right now but will edit when I think of one.
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    highlights

    1) Winning the league
    2) Making amends with me Da
    3) My first tattoo

    Lowlights

    1) Brian Kerr
    2) The Cup Final
    3) Not going on holiday this summer
    Whatever it was I am sure it was better than my plan to get out of this by pretending to be mad. I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here?

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    Highlights:1.My team, under 8 (including my own Son) ,winning the league in our first year
    2;Getting to the cup final with the same team (beaten)
    3:Winning money at Cheltenham.


    Lowlights: 1 . Doing my cruciate ligiment in my knee.
    2. World cup campaign 05
    3 .Camarthan.
    Last edited by the 12 th man; 21/12/2005 at 4:49 PM.

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    Highlights: 1. My mum's 50th birthday
    2. My sister's surprise 30th Birthday BBQ in Kildare
    3. Arranging for my Dad to go in a limo for the first time for his 60th
    4. My friends and family.


    Lowlights: 1. My aunt dying from cancer
    2. My uncle getting cancer
    3. Having to quit my job
    4. Ireland not qualifying for the world cup

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    Highlights:

    - trip to South Africa
    - personal 400club membership
    - Removal of Maguire and Branvard
    - Still making it through my college course
    - May 25th

    Lowlights:

    - Severe close family illness
    - Relegation
    - The connotations of the stupid, stupid phrase "The War on Terror"
    - "Election" of Pope Ratzinger

    I'll be back with more, I'm sure...
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    Tell all the Bohs you know
    that we've gone and won two-in-a-row
    and it's not gonna be three
    and it's not gonna be four
    it's more likely to be 5-1.

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    Highlights
    My Holiday in China
    Arcade Fire

    Lowlights
    Harps getting relegated
    Not qualifying for World Cup
    and of course James Blunt
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    I thought we were restricted to 3 of each? Just like to point out that James Blunt would've been number 4 on my lowlights list.
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    Highlights

    1, Birth of my son
    2, Taking my son to Ireland for the 1st time.
    3, Liverpool winning the Champions League.

    Lowlights

    1, Losing a close friend to cancer
    2, Watching the aftermath of the Tsunami.
    3, Ireland not qualifying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macy
    I thought we were restricted to 3 of each?
    We were but babysis decided that didn't apply to her and then dfx of course thought the same .
    Life without Rovers, it makes no sense...it's a heartache...nothing but a fools game. S.R.F.C.


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    Quote Originally Posted by sligoman
    We were but babysis decided that didn't apply to her and then dfx of course thought the same .
    better call the police sligoman

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    Quote Originally Posted by sligoman
    We were but babysis decided that didn't apply to her and then dfx of course thought the same.
    Nope doesn't apply to either of us - Great minds think alike obviously....
    Last edited by dfx-; 22/12/2005 at 5:15 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse

    1, Birth of my son
    Wait til he starts playing football.......................

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    Quote Originally Posted by sligoman
    We were but babysis decided that didn't apply to her and then dfx of course thought the same .
    eh actually i think you will find Pauro 7 broke the rule frst. i just didnt bother reading the the start of the thread properly

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    Highlights:
    That 2-2 game in the RSC against the C/\wkies
    Shagging that Polish bird
    Provos getting egg on their faces over Denis Donaldson

    Lowlights:
    Getting trounced 0-5 against $h€ls in Tolka
    FF/PD's still in power
    Sean Garland getting arrested just before our Ard Fheis in Belfast.

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    Lowlights
    1. Dad & Girlfriend hospitalised in the same week with serious illness
    2. not being home in Ireland for Christmas for the first time/ missing my nieces and nephew
    3. Attending my last game (potentially!) at Highbury ever in August 2005 - so many memories

    Highlights:
    1. Dad getting the all clear & Girlfriend's life getting back to normal
    2. Patrick Vieira cup winning penalty Vs Utd
    3. Moving to Canada with Girlfriend for the year
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