Comments on: Death and Religion is Kids Play http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:22:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Dublin Opinion · In Your Face, Ian McEwan http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-40036 Dublin Opinion · In Your Face, Ian McEwan Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:33:47 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-40036 [...] Photo courtesy of the Irish Times. I’ve written about Enright before. [...] […] Photo courtesy of the Irish Times. I’ve written about Enright before. […]

]]> By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23793 Donagh Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:41:05 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23793 Seán, so that explains it... I'm very familiar with Scooby Doo at the moment and I can inform you, with some authority, that they've updated the old Scooby since the movies came out. Now Velma uses a laptop and every one communicates with mobile phones. But for some reason the seventies glad rags are still there. Even Fred's rather effeminate looking yellow scarf. Seán, so that explains it…

I’m very familiar with Scooby Doo at the moment and I can inform you, with some authority, that they’ve updated the old Scooby since the movies came out. Now Velma uses a laptop and every one communicates with mobile phones. But for some reason the seventies glad rags are still there. Even Fred’s rather effeminate looking yellow scarf.

]]> By: Seán Báite http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23575 Seán Báite Sun, 01 Jul 2007 08:32:17 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23575 PS - at least you avoided the scariest question arising from Scooby Doo - 'Da, what the f@*k happened to people's dress sense in the 70s ?' PS - at least you avoided the scariest question arising from Scooby Doo - ‘Da, what the f@*k happened to people’s dress sense in the 70s ?’

]]> By: Seán Báite http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23574 Seán Báite Sun, 01 Jul 2007 08:29:24 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23574 Donagh, it's time to start putting up Hieronymos Bosch reproductions and Albrecht Durer prints in the wee lass's room and playing her laughing Lennie Cohen all day long. That's what my parents did when I started asking such awkward questions - and look how well-rounded an individual I turned out... must rush off, have to go and see me parole officer, then the shrink.... Donagh, it’s time to start putting up Hieronymos Bosch reproductions and Albrecht Durer prints in the wee lass’s room and playing her laughing Lennie Cohen all day long.
That’s what my parents did when I started asking such awkward questions - and look how well-rounded an individual I turned out…
must rush off, have to go and see me parole officer, then the shrink….

]]> By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23153 Donagh Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:04:37 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23153 Thanks WorldbyStorm. I like the image you get when you click on your name there. I never noticed it before. Thanks WorldbyStorm. I like the image you get when you click on your name there. I never noticed it before.

]]> By: Worldbystorm http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23063 Worldbystorm Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:14:12 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23063 Great post. Great post.

]]> By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23020 Conor McCabe Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:34:48 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23020 It was the lack of God, rather than the lack of centre, that I was commenting on. It was the lack of God, rather than the lack of centre, that I was commenting on.

]]> By: Donagh http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23016 Donagh Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:23:56 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23016 Mother of devine mercy, how are you doing Sinéad? I should have been scouring the back pages of the Irish Times to find out the details, but...doesn't time fly altogether. Hope it went well on the day anyway and its great to hear that you have a nice new baby boy for your efforts. Thanks for the comment. Yes, the pressure of the Christening. No amount of arguing that it's just an excuse for a booze up, will work against the counter argument that the neighbours have the final say. That said, we didn't and we are no doubt the scourge of the neighbourhood. Conor, a friend of mine had two pieces of advice for me regarding parenting: don't bother with a potty and play them reggae as often as possible. We ignored the first one but stuck rigidly to the second. Getting her into Rap might undo all our good work. Regarding the philosophical basis of the creche, I have never bother ed to ask. Existentialism is very seventies, even if most of them are influenced by Ms. Montessorri. No doubt these days it would be something more post modern - the gluing together of signifiers while wearing a disposable apron. Mother of devine mercy, how are you doing Sinéad? I should have been scouring the back pages of the Irish Times to find out the details, but…doesn’t time fly altogether. Hope it went well on the day anyway and its great to hear that you have a nice new baby boy for your efforts.
Thanks for the comment. Yes, the pressure of the Christening. No amount of arguing that it’s just an excuse for a booze up, will work against the counter argument that the neighbours have the final say. That said, we didn’t and we are no doubt the scourge of the neighbourhood.

Conor, a friend of mine had two pieces of advice for me regarding parenting: don’t bother with a potty and play them reggae as often as possible. We ignored the first one but stuck rigidly to the second. Getting her into Rap might undo all our good work.

Regarding the philosophical basis of the creche, I have never bother ed to ask. Existentialism is very seventies, even if most of them are influenced by Ms. Montessorri. No doubt these days it would be something more post modern - the gluing together of signifiers while wearing a disposable apron.

]]> By: Sinéad http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23002 Sinéad Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:17:42 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-23002 What a great piece Donagh. It got me all excited about what it'll be like a couple of years down the road when my little man starts talking. On religion, I'm currently going through the "So you won't change your mind about getting him christened?" thing with my mother.... What a great piece Donagh. It got me all excited about what it’ll be like a couple of years down the road when my little man starts talking. On religion, I’m currently going through the “So you won’t change your mind about getting him christened?” thing with my mother….

]]> By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-22979 Conor McCabe Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:36:41 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2007/06/26/death-and-religion-is-kids-play/#comment-22979 Oh. I was just thinking about the prayer thing. I'm sure there's a rake of atheists out there aghast at such a thing, but, I dunno, haven't seen much of a market for existentialist creches. I mean, given a choice between Ned Flanders or Jean-Paul Satre as your babysitter, it's got to be Ned, hasn't it? Oh. I was just thinking about the prayer thing. I’m sure there’s a rake of atheists out there aghast at such a thing, but, I dunno, haven’t seen much of a market for existentialist creches.
I mean, given a choice between Ned Flanders or Jean-Paul Satre as your babysitter, it’s got to be Ned, hasn’t it?

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