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Offline mercenary for hire

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #45 on: May 01, 2019, 02:47:17 pm »
A few years ago during the war you could rent an older taxi for a ton a week.How times have changed.

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #46 on: May 01, 2019, 02:59:50 pm »
Pre deregulation in Cork just to rent a taxi plate only was over 200 pounds a week.

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #47 on: May 01, 2019, 03:15:51 pm »
Here ,talkin about tax.what on average tax do yis pay annually roughly like ?
I refuse to answer this question on the grounds its none of your business
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #48 on: May 01, 2019, 03:53:23 pm »
Here ,talkin about tax.what on average tax do yis pay annually roughly like ?
I refuse to answer this question on the grounds its none of your business

Likely to incriminate yerself!! lol

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #49 on: May 01, 2019, 03:54:10 pm »
Here ,talkin about tax.what on average tax do yis pay annually roughly like ?
I refuse to answer this question on the grounds its none of your business

Likely to incriminate yerself!! lol
Fckn copper would not ask me that  C:-)
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #50 on: May 01, 2019, 03:56:16 pm »
Here ,talkin about tax.what on average tax do yis pay annually roughly like ?
I refuse to answer this question on the grounds its none of your business

Likely to incriminate yerself!! lol
Fckn copper would not ask me that  C:-)

Neither would Revenue....they'd just pluck a figure out of their holes and ask you to prove you don't owe that!!

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #51 on: May 01, 2019, 03:58:41 pm »
Here ,talkin about tax.what on average tax do yis pay annually roughly like ?
I refuse to answer this question on the grounds its none of your business

Likely to incriminate yerself!! lol
Fckn copper would not ask me that  C:-)

Neither would Revenue....they'd just pluck a figure out of their holes and ask you to prove you don't owe that!!
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #52 on: May 01, 2019, 04:06:21 pm »
Here ,talkin about tax.what on average tax do yis pay annually roughly like ?

As little as legally permissible. Strange question, Dalyer........you're obviously down way past the last million............ lol

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #53 on: May 01, 2019, 05:40:37 pm »
Ah go on lippy,tell us ffs

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #54 on: May 01, 2019, 06:30:10 pm »



The bear minimum
Ide rather be a poor master than a rich servant

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #55 on: May 01, 2019, 08:54:29 pm »
Cabra.............la cabra siempre tira al monte ......from Spanish loosely translated into English as A Leopard never changes his spots...
CABRA is Spanish for GOAT!

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #56 on: May 01, 2019, 09:10:24 pm »
In hindsight it was AK who got the ball rolling toward getting us somewhat close to legitimate and somewhere close to having a half decent respectable fleet of cars.

It wasn't. Those rules were first "proposed" to TAC by Kathleen Doyle during Minister Dempsey's tenure.
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

Offline Cool Boola

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #57 on: May 03, 2019, 11:56:55 am »
Agh'! Mrs Doyle....retired too early ..Never short of new ideas....hope she is coming on her pension and benefits...Lest we forget....Eamonn
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #58 on: May 03, 2019, 12:02:29 pm »
Cabra.............la cabra siempre tira al monte ......from Spanish loosely translated into English as A Leopard never changes his spots...
CABRA is Spanish for GOAT!

Loosely translated Silver, loosely............

https://context.reverso.net/translation/spanish-english/la+cabra+siempre+tira+al+monte

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #59 on: May 03, 2019, 04:30:50 pm »
Cabron is not a native of Cabra, but a very offensive term for someone.
Also endearing, as in " Hey  Cabron, que pasa?  8)

 


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