Pick a Rose

[*Bob*]

Who's your favourite 'Rose of Tralee'?

You may pick one from any of the years 1959 through to 2006.. and we can all have a chuckle at your choices.

http://www.roseoftralee.ie/catalog/roses_59_05.php/cPath/83/page/1

[TillieTrotter]

1974 is my choice

[Brendan]

Has Tralee's photographer in residence not yet bought himself a colour camera?

[*Bob*]

I liked 74 as well (not my final choice, I should say) although the jowls looks a little heavy, the chin a little pointy, and the eyes possibly a little too far apart. Other than that.. nice, nice..

[Asset]

not fussy then *Bob*?

[*Bob*]

1979 was a very lean year, I'm guessing.

[SeanMacGabhann]

1999 for me

Nice to see Tralee was as affected by 80s hair as anywhere else

[Brendan]

'85 or '88. Or any of the others with the big '80s hair.

[*Bob*]

Brendan.. are you sure about 1985?

[Fear 'n boozin]

Brendan - I'm with you on '88. It's the eyes that get me.

[Brendan]

ohhhh yea...

[*Bob*]

I'm gonna have to go for 1976.

If only to run my fingers through that beautiful hair.

[Fear 'n boozin]

would you ever get them back?

[Keef]

Bloody Hell, 1980 looks like the child catcher!!!! :-S

I'm going with 2003 simply because she looks like she enjoys a good drug binge! :)-D

[mockney piers]

Gosh some, errr, interesting roses there.

1962 was nice, cheeky grin, pretty eyes.

[citizenED]

2002 for me, obviously from when Italy was a colony of the Emerald Isle

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[Fear 'n boozin]

do you suppose the judges had hit the Guiness a tad to hard when they made their decisions?

[SeanMacGabhann]

maybe they were busy watching Gay Byrne?

[mockney piers]

I think a couple of years they actually thought they were voting for a pint of guiness.

[Dannyboy]

'Judges consider many different attributes of the Rose including, in the words of William Mulchinock?s song The Rose of Tralee, an indefinable quality that captures ?the truth in her eyes?. The Rose of Tralee International Festival celebrates modern young women in terms of their aspirations, ambitions, intellect, social responsibility and Irish heritage.'

I don't know what truth is in 1985's eyes, but it's a dark, disturbing one.

[Asset]

'85 is DM's sister of course.

'88 looks like she's on one.

To be sure, they are all lovely.

[dulwichmum]

OHMYGOD!!!

I must apologise, my sister was a Rose, but she didn't win. I lied. The only reason I am now coming clean is because 1985's rose does not have as much facial hair as my sister...

[dulwichmum]

Doesn't the 1991 Rose look like a nurse? I bet ?50 she is a nurse...

[jim_the_chin]

i'm with mockney - 1962 for that glimmer in the eye.

wh's your 2007 pick then? without any bias i'm going for London.

[Dannyboy]

Definitely not London. Personally I'd go for Limerick Rose, but bearing in mind past winners, Florida Rose should probably shade it. More importantly, it looks like they're still picking male Escorts to accompany the Rose (surely they could have found a better word?). Obviously we need to arrange a Dulwich entrant. Anyone feel suitably qualified?