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Love it! With your talent for making up new words, they might give you a job in the Newspeak department of BB Head Office Donnybrook, after you're released from Mountjoy, re-educated and fully versed in both hate speech non-language and Newspeak, of course... Apologies if that stirs some worry in your good angel :0

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Mar 18Liked by The West's Awake

Hi Gerry, happy paddies boy, in my area instead of being accused of telling lies,the phrase is "now that's some tommydooly "..

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I don't know any of these people, but the article and the suggested addition to the Irish political lexicon are both wonderful!

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A tae-dooley is a wonderful concept. There are a few of them lurking in the corridors of most town halls across the country. Derry and Strabane Council had 35+, out of 40 in total. Myself (of course!) and a few indos were the only dissidents. There were some 39 to 1 votes too-I recall just before I resigned that Derry & Strabane Council overwhelmingly voted to make misogyny a hate crime, to appease the XY chromosome ladies with beards and dicks. And it was the SDLP, not PBP who put it forward. It's comical watching the Stoops trying to ditch their John Hume legacy, and outwoke the $hinners. Listen to your good (Guardian?) angel. I speak to mine regularly-it seems to help.

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Ah taedoolies is right. If ur struggling to define a cunt , Dooley is the simple definition. O'Brien & Kelleher as well. If ur wondering whether it's worth goin out to vote in Clare think a Dooley. These lads would love a system where there's no voting . A EU style system where there permanently in power. Where they do a run of the studios doling out the message of the day with a real concerned face and as soon as the mic is turned off have the nod & the wink with Clare and Miriam and Sarah. That's the Ireland they want.

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