NINTENDO DSi COMPETITION
All this week on the Colm & Jim Jim Breakfast Show we're giving you the chance to win a Nintendo DSi along with either a Super Mario Bros game or Style Boutique, with thanks to Smyths Toy Stores. Each day we've got two to give away and what we're doing is giving out clues to well known computer games and you have to guess what the games are.
In case you were playing along and missed the answers, today's games we were given out clues about were Up and Club Penguin. Don't forget to tune in again tomorrow for another chance to win!
FLIRTING WITH DISASTER
This morning we were having a chat on the show about an article in one of the papers that claims women are better drivers because 76% of all penalty points issued last year were handed out to men.
However, one of our listeners text in and suggested that there was a reason for this. The text read " Women dodge the points easier by using their female charm!" and then seconds later someone else texted in "They bat the eyelids when pulled over!"
So that started a big debate on our text system about how much people (or particularly women) get away with stuff because they flirt with the gardai or because they just happen to be particularly pretty or handsome.
Now while this is something people talk about all the time, we couldn't believe how much it seems to happen and how much our listeners try to get away with it. Check out these texts we got on the subject today.
I'm a garda an i know maybe 20 gardai who have taken ladies numbers rather than give points. Talk about easy ladies. They will do anything to avoid points. Anything.
Got my husband off from getting points by crying to a guard
My mot's tax is out 2 years and she has been stoped a few times and never even got a fine
A ban garda give me a ticket now we're married
My fella got away with having no tax by flirting with a girl garda. Three times. Pity it doesnt work with the mortgage people.
My fella was pulled by a lady gaga guard and when she asked if he knew why she pulled him over he said "is it cos i good lookin". He got a tax fine! Prat!
Hi lads, got stopped driving in a bus lane with no tax. Little bit of 'friendliness' got off scot free. Dinner cost more than the fine but well worth it.
I'm a girl, i was chatting on my phone while driving my car round a big roundabout when i got the blue flashy lights and a cute guard pulled me over. I gave him a big huge story about how i was lost and was ringing for directions, he then directed me where i had to go,even though i knew already, and told me to be a good girl now and not do it again!
I was stopped in The bus lane and did a bit of flirting said "I never do anything like this" he walked around to the front of my car and my tax was out I just smiled sheeply and he said "Go on Missy and don't let me see you in The bus lane again"
It didn't work for me guys! All the batting of my freshly mascara'd lashes didn't stop guard for doing me for putting on my make while driving:) never did it again though!! Mandy:)
I'm a Garda (female) and i think its endearing when guys try to flirt their way out of a situation as usually guys r so bad at flirting outside of a bar club situation that its so bad its funny they make ya laugh and ya let them off !!!!!
I was parked illegaly once I told the two female guards they were the best lookin guards i had seen and they gave me another hour
If your stopped by a guard and your a girl, cry or tell them you have your monthly and they get so embarrassed they let you go. Worked for me . Lorraine
I got caught without 8 months tax I cried and got away with it!! Went down the road and rang My guarda brother who told me to get off the bleeping phone while driving :)
I sang you're gorgeous to a lady gaga many years ago, she stopped me out side my house i was locked drunk she let me go and the next morning i got into the car, she was waiting and done me for everything
I was caught speeding coming from shannon airport with my now wife, we had her wedding dress with us. Garda let me go, said you have enough bad news!