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An Irish Company seems to have set its sights on Russian domain names that have been trademarked by makers of luxury Swiss watches who are members of The Swatch Group.

Holmbrook Limited, a company based in Dublin, has found itself in legal battles brought by the brands Longines Watch Co., Rado Uhren and now Tissot AG for hijacking Russian (.ru) domain names that the watchmakers believe are rightfully theirs.

In earlier proceedings, the Moscow Commerical Court sided with Longines and Rado, prohibiting Holmrook from using the domain names and awarding the claimants modest monetary damages, but Tissot has not been as successful. On December 6, 2011, the court ruled against the company, stating that Holmrook was neither the owner of the tissot.ru domain name, nor its administrator. Apparently, Holmrook had given the name and well as administration rights to an individual named Nikolai Mikhailyukov free of charge. Mikhailyukov has been using the site to post information about the French painter, James Jacques Joseph Tissot.

Tissot AG claims that the site was not dedicated to the painter until after charges had already been filed.

Why Holmrook is targeting Swiss watchmakers is unclear; what the company even does is hard to pin down with a simple Google search. Holmrook Limited has no website, no Wikipedia page and no presence within social media. In fact, the bulk of its public activity seems to be defending itself in court against angry Swiss watchmakers.

Steve Levy, a writer for The Fair Winds Blog: DomainStrategy.com, has a theory. “It would seem Holmrook’s main function is investing in domain names (some may call it cybersquatting instead of investing), and I view the use of content relating to the artist James Tissot to be a clever ruse which was specifically intended to avoid enforcement. It would be like someone registering apple.ru and posting pictures of fruit but with the real intention of waiting for the famous computer/mobile device company to seek out the owner and offer them a huge sum to buy the domain.”

On his website, Levy makes the comment that these problems tend to abound in Russian web spaces, due to “lax copyright enforcement and a rampant counterfeiting industry.” His suggestion to businesses is to register any important trademarks in the .ru domain quickly, before cybersquatters do.

An appeal by Tissot was scheduled for Feb. 8, 2012 before the Russian Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals. And it’s a good bet that Omega, Union Glashütte, Breguet, Tourbillon, Calvin Klein and other Swatch Group companies are registering .ru domain names as quickly as possible.

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Haute Horology can come from anywhere, even Ireland.  The McGonigle Brothers released info on their very first completely in-house created caliber, the Tuscar, just before Basel.  We showed you the watch here.  Seeing studio shots of this subscription series of independent watches is one thing, but seeing it in high-definition video explained by one of the two creators is something else.  Here, you’ll see the Brothers McGonigle explain the Tuscar as they did to us at Basel World of this year, and at the very end of the video hear that this caliber will be used as a base for more complications to come.  Enjoy!

For more information on the McGonigle Tuscar, click here.

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An Irish daughter had not been home for over 5 years. Upon
her return,her Father cursed her, “Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us, not even a line? Why didn’t ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put yer old mum thru?”

The girl, crying, replied, “Sniff, sniff….dad….I became a prostitute. ” “Ye what!!? Out of here, ye shameless harlot! Sinner! You’re a disgrace to this family.”

“OK, dad– as ye wish. I just came back to give Mum this
luxurious fur coat, title deed to a ten bedroom mansion plus a savings certificate for $ 5 million.” “For me little Brother, this gold Rolex and for ye Daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible that’s parked outside plus a membership to the country club….(takes a breath)….and an invitation for ye all to spend New Years’ Eve on board my
new yacht in the Riviera, and….”

“Now what was it ye said ye had become?” says Dad.
Girl, crying again, sniff, sniff,
“Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death, girl! I thought ye said a Protestant. Come here and give yer old man a hug.”

Answer by puff_the_dragon
Ya blew the punchline, but thats a goodie

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new rolex Question&Answer:

Irish Prostitute

Irish daughter had not been home for over 5 years. Upon her return, her Father cussed her.

“Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us, not even a line? Why didn’t ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put yer old Mother thru?”

The girl, crying, replied, “Sniff, sniff….Dad….I became a prostitute.”

“Ye WHAT!!? Out of here!!, ye shameless harlot! Sinner! You’re a disgrace to this Catholic family!!”

“OK, Dad– as ye wish. I just came back to give mum this luxurious fur coat, title deed to a ten bedroom mansion plus a $ 10 million savings certificate. For me little brother, this gold Rolex. And for ye Daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible sports car that’s parked outside plus a membership to the country club…(takes a breath)… and an invitation for ye all to spend New Years Eve on board my new yacht in the Riviera and…”

“Now what was it ye said ye had become?” says Dad.

Girl, crying again, “Sniff, sniff….a prostitute Daddy! Sniff, sniff. A prostitute!!!”

“Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death, girl! I thought ye said a Protestant. Come here and give yer old Dad a hug.”

Answer by Struggling with Identity/society
good one. i didn’t laugh or giggle, though, because physical humor and random potty talk is what makes me laugh, or racial jokes. it was a good story, tho. liked the accents.

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An Irish daughter had not been home for over 5 years. Upon her
return, her Father cussed her.
‘Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us, not even a line? Why didn’t ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put yer old Mother thru?’

The girl, crying, replied, ‘Sniff, sniff….Dad….I became a prostitute…’
‘Ye what!!? Out of here, ye shameless harlot! Sinner! You’re a disgrace to this Catholic family.’

‘OK, Dad– as ye wish. I just came back to give mum this luxurious fur coat, title deed to a ten bedroom mansion plus a $ 5 million savings certificate. For me little brother, this gold Rolex. And for ye Daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible that’s parked outside plus a membership to the country club…………………. (takes a breath)…………. and an invitation for ye all to spend New Years Eve on board my new yacht in the Riviera and… …’

‘Now what was it ye said ye had become?’ says Dad.

Girl, crying again, ‘Sniff, sniff….a prostitute Daddy! Sniff, sniff.’
‘Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death, girl! I thought ye said a Protestant. Come here and give yer old Dad a hug

Answer by Tina G
That was a good one!!

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THE IRISH PROSTITUTE
An Irish daughter had not been home for over 5 years. Upon her return, her Father cursed her heavily.
‘Where have ye been all this time, child? Why did ye not write to us, not even a line? Why didn’t ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put yer old Mother thru?’
The girl, crying, replied, ‘Sniff, sniff….Dad…I became a prostitute…’
‘Ye what!!? Out of here, ye shameless harlot! Sinner! You’re a disgrace to this Catholic family.’

‘OK, Dad– as ye wish. I just came back to give mum this luxurious fur coat, title deed to a ten bedroom mansion plus a $ 5 million savings certificate. For me little brother, this gold Rolex. And for ye Daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible that’s parked outside plus a membership to the country club…(takes a breath)… and an invitation for ye all to spend New Years Eve on board my new yacht in the Riviera.’
‘Now what was it ye said ye had become?’ says Dad.
Girl, crying again, ‘Sniff, sniff….a prostitute Daddy! Sniff, sniff..’
‘Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death, girl!
I thought ye said a Protestant. Come here and give yer old Dad a hug.

Answer by blue_dawn27
lol.. figures..very funny

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An Irish daughter had not been home for over 5 years. Upon her
return, her Father cussed her.
‘Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us, not even a line? Why didn’t ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put yer old Mother thru?’
The girl, crying, replied, ‘Sniff, sniff….Dad….I became a prostitute…’
‘Ye what!!? Out of here, ye shameless harlot! Sinner! You’re a disgrace to this Catholic family.’

‘OK, Dad– as ye wish. I just came back to give mum this luxurious fur
coat, title deed to a ten bedroom mansion plus a $ 5 million savings
certificate. For me little brother, this gold Rolex. And for ye Daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible that’s parked outside plus a membership to the country club…………………… (takes a breath)…………. and an invitation for ye all to spend New Years Eve on board my new yacht in the Riviera and… ..’
‘Now what was it ye said ye had become?’ says Dad.
Girl, crying again, ‘Sniff, sniff….a prostitute Daddy! Sniff, sniff.’

‘Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death, girl! I thought ye said a
Protestant. Come here and give yer old Dad a hug.’

Answer by Whitey
Lol love it

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An Irish daughter had not been home for over 5 years. Upon her return, her father cussed her. “Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us, not even a line? Why didn’t ya call? Can ya not understand what ya put yer old mum thru?”

The girl, crying, replied, “Sniff, sniff….dad….I became a prostitute… ”

A what!!? Out of here, ya shameless harlot! Sinner! You’re a disgrace to this family.”

OK, dad – as ye wish. I just came back to give mum this luxurious fur coat and the title deed to a ten bedroom mansion. For me little brother, this gold Rolex and for ye daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible that’s parked outside plus a membership to the country club….(takes a breath)….and an invitation for ye all to spend New Years Eve on board my new yacht in the Riviera, and….”

“Now hold on a minute! What was it ye said ye had become?” says dad.

Girl, crying again, “Sniff, sniff….a prostitute dad! Sniff”

“Oh! Be Jesus!! Ye scared me half to death, girl! I thought ye said a ‘Protestant’. Come here and give yer old man a hug!”
=)

Answer by Em Malik
lol money changes everything

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An Irish daughter had not been home for over 5 years. Upon her
return, her Father cussed her.
‘Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us, not even a line? Why didn’t ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put yer old Mother thru?’
The girl, crying, replied, ‘Sniff, sniff….Dad….I became a prostitute…’
‘Ye what!!? Out of here, ye shameless harlot! Sinner! You’re a disgrace to this Catholic family.’

‘OK, Dad– as ye wish. I just came back to give mum this luxurious fur
coat, title deed to a ten bedroom mansion plus a $ 5 million savings
certificate. For me little brother, this gold Rolex. And for ye Daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible that’s parked outside plus a membership to the country club…………………… (takes a breath)…………. and an invitation for ye all to spend New Years Eve on board my new yacht in the Riviera and… ..’
‘Now what was it ye said ye had become?’ says Dad.
Girl, crying again, ‘Sniff, sniff….a prostitute Daddy! Sniff, sniff.’

‘Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death, girl! I thought ye said a
Protestant. Come here and give yer old Dad a hug.’

I meant no offense to anyone.This is from an email that made me laugh.

Answer by trina_purplephoenix
lmao…really funny!!!

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An Irish daughter had not been home for over five years.

Upon her return, her father cursed her.

Where have ye been all this time?
Why did ye not write to us, not even a line?
Why didn’t ye call?
Can ye not understand what ye put yer old mum thru?

The girl, crying, replied, “Sniff, sniff… Dad… I became a prostitute…”

“Ye what!!? Out of here, ye shameless harlot! Sinner! You’re a disgrace to this family.”

“OK, Dad — as ye wish. I just came back to give mum this luxurious fur coat, title deed to a ten bedroom mansion plus a savings certificate for $ 5 million.”

“For me little brother, this gold Rolex and for ye daddy, the sparkling new Mercedes limited edition convertible that’s parked outside plus a membership to the country club… (takes a breath)… and an invitation for ye all to spend New Years’ Eve on board my new yacht in the Riviera, and…”

“Now what was it ye said ye had become?” says dad.

Girl, crying again, “Sniff, sniff….a prostitute dad! Sniff, sniff.

“Oh! Be Jesus! Ye scared me half to death, girl! I thought ye said a Protestant. Come here and give yer old man a hug.”

Answer by fstarlene
Very funny!

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