Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Northern Ireland excluded from ‘national’ Monopoly board..!
THE new UK-wide version of Monopoly - with locations voted for by the public - is now out. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Northern Ireland is NOT represented - unless you count the obvious tokenism of including ‘Belfast Airport’ (it’s not even clear if this refers to Belfast International or the George Best City Airport). Rumours that the NIO sponsored the ‘Get out of jail free’ cards remain unconfirmed. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that: “The people of Northern Ireland opted to be represented on a separate All-Ireland board.” So was this the first time the people of Norn Irn expressly asked to be included in a united Ireland setting? Or was Hasbro just trying to make us feel better about not being able to get onto the UK board? And how many hours will it take a Unionist politician to issue a strongly-worded statement?
Belfast Gonzo @ 09:50 AM
They could compensate by relacing the top hat with a bowler :)
http://legitimatetangent.blogspot.com/
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:15 AMThis news day, Gonzo?
Sounds like the war is over to me.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:16 AMWhen we blogged this I know several readers complained that they could not register their votes. I know I couldn’t!! I even wrote to Hasbro and they didn’t deign to reply.
Campaign anyone?
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:18 AMIt’s Northern Ireland, so shouldn’t it be a boycott?! (Much easier since there’ll be no interest here in the game now anyway!)
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:33 AMScotland got one place, as did Wales and as did Northern Ireland. What on earth are you complaining about?
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:36 AM‘Belfast Airport’ is presumably a utility or replaces a rail station on the old board. It does not represent a ‘place’, nor does such a place even exist! Scotland and Wales got cities.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:43 AMGonzo
Given the population distribution across the UK, I’d say Scotland has the most right to be upset by this. Almost 10% of the population and they get Dundee. I think the Alliance party (and those others who labour under the impression that, when all’s said and done, the UK/GB is anything other than Greater England) should be more than happy with Belfast Airport.
btw
leaving the quibbles about utilities/stations aside, the thread title is clearly bollocks.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:59 AMDec
What on earth has Alliance got to do with this?
Leaving aside the pointlessness of mentioning the party, the above post is clearly bollocks.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 12:03 PMThe whole thing’s been a farce from the beginning - as are most things decided by online poll. I mean the glorified poly of Keele got a space on it, having spent a year there I can say frankly it would be a more deserving recipient of a tactical nuke - or maybe upping the yield and obliterating the entire Potteries would be fairer.
And St Albans instead of Mayfair? WTF?
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 12:43 PMWell argued Gonzo. Over-tired are we?
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 12:49 PMGive him a break Dec, he’ll cheer up next week when the new national version of monopoly is released:
http://www.monopoly.ie/HoldingPage/index.aspx
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 01:18 PMDec
No, I’m fine thanks. Care to post anything worth actually reading?
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 01:27 PMIf Belfast Airport is on the board, then clearly Northern Ireland is represented!
“Belfast Airport” used to be the official name of what is now Belfast International Airport, so we can assume that is the airport on the Monopoly board.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 01:32 PMGood.
See, the rest of the world perceives NI as a part of Ireland.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 01:38 PMGonzo makes a very good point, I’m sick and tired of ignorant twats in this place taking swipes at the Alliance in threads that have nothing to do with them. Seems to me that certain people who comment here are pissed off that the Alliance Party was right and our way is the way that works and the way other parties are trying to claim as their own, so they need to take petty swipes to make themselves feel better in their ignorant backward lives.
Why couldn’t Belfast or another Northern Ireland City be on both boards. Did Hasbro even do their research with this Belfast Airport shite? Did they willfuly ignore the calls from Northern Irish people who wanted represented on the UK board?
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 01:43 PMMerrie
NI is a part of Ireland (although not part of the Republic of Ireland)!
Unfortunately, though, the Southern government doesn’t think so, as it refers to its territory as “Ireland”.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 01:47 PMThe places were all title=“Put Belfast on the Board”>voted for by the public so the only people to blame for not getting Belfast (or somewhere else) on there are the people who live there and didn’t vote.
So, merrie, it’s got F all to do with what the “rest of the world” think.
Mick, I also had problems voting. It was clearly a fix!
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 01:48 PMJesus, sorry about that link.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 01:49 PM“Seems to me that certain people who comment here are pissed off that the Alliance Party was right and our way is the way that works and the way other parties are trying to claim as their own, so they need to take petty swipes to make themselves feel better in their ignorant backward lives.”
And some people dont like Alliance becasuse they come across as pompous, superior and self righteous. Can’t imagine why…..
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 03:28 PMIf I was really pompous, superior and self righteous I’d have corrected your spelling of because StarHound.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 03:59 PMThe title of this thread is incorrect:
Belfast Gonzo - “Northern Ireland excluded from ‘national’ Monopoly board..!”It wasn’t excluded as Belfast Airport is listed. As regards the online voting, it was always going to be difficult for Northern Ireland to compete with other parts of the UK. And online voting isn’t a great way to decide things.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 04:52 PMIt was all decided by votes (not very reliable on the web) and there were huge campaigns being run, especially by some little towns. But good luck to them for sneaking their wee places in. I like the idea; there will probably be a new version next year.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 05:20 PMSo, it HAS been INCLUDED and NOT EXCLUDED at all.
Glad that’s clear then.
;-)
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 10:00 PMWhy is this story being “spun” dishonestly. It was on BBC NI too - claiming NI was excluded, but then saying that Belfast Airport was on it.
Talk about desperately looking for a story that isn’t there.
Posted by on Sep 25, 2007 @ 11:04 PMBeano:
This was the last I heard: http://tinyurl.com/27dtml
As for the all island version, they asked questions by county: http://tinyurl.com/2xf4x9
If it’s any way related to the poll as it stood then we should see Armagh and Fermanagh. Antrim were last last time I looked. With Tyrone, Down and Co Derry all struggling.
Donegal should be in, if my memory serves.
Posted by on Sep 26, 2007 @ 12:47 AM
