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Post your stories of systemic gombeenism here
Was just struck by your definition here and it's a a word which strikes a close resemblance to 'gambling'! What are the odds of that? Pounds of flesh?? Thinking of which leads us to how Irish dancing also displaying a certain level of 'gambolling' into the bargain? Hmmmmm . . .A gombeen man is a pejorative Hiberno-English term used in Ireland for a shady, small-time "wheeler-dealer" businessman or politician who is always looking to make a quick profit, often at someone else's expense or through the acceptance of bribes. Its origin is the Irish word "gaimbín", meaning monetary interest.[1] The term referred originally to a money-lender and became associated with those shopkeepers and merchants who exploited the starving during the Irish Famine by selling much-needed food and goods on credit at ruinous interest rates
Was just struck by your definition here and it's a a word which strikes a close resemblance to 'gambling'! What are the odds of that? Pounds of flesh?? Thinking of which leads us to how Irish dancing also displaying a certain level of 'gambolling' into the bargain? Hmmmmm . . .![]()
It feels like winning the lottery by having no TV or Radio Gaga on in the house 24/7. The silence is Golden.![]()
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The Irish people are their willing guinea pigs and ask for nothing in return, sort of deserving what they get?
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Sick!The GAA.
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