Belfast smoke and helicopters in the sky

[Lilian]

Oh I see , just got uneasy cause some of it sounded like handgun fire , maybee I am just jumpy !
What is a taig ?
Tires ? somebody call greenpeace !

[doodlebug]

Oh I see , just got uneasy cause some of it sounded like handgun fire , maybee I am just jumpy !
What is a taig ?
Tires ? somebody call greenpeace !

Taig is a term of abuse referring to Catholics who consider themselves Irish, not very abusive as most Catholics use it too, LOL

[Lincoln]

[QUOTE=lilian;523757]Oh I see , just got uneasy cause some of it sounded like handgun fire , maybee I am just jumpy !
What is a taig ?
Tires ? somebody call greenpeace ![/

Hi Lillian, its just a derogatory term that the people making the boinfires would call the nationalist minority in Northern Ireland. I shouldnt even have been joking about it but there isnt quite so much hatred anymore so maybe its ok to make some jokes.

[Mousey]

This happens every Bonfire Night. People with nothing better to do get tanked up on booze and then go throw stones at the police. It's a way of bringing a community together - you know, finding the best missiles, encouraging your children from the sidelines etc.