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What’s With Cillian Murphy? AIBU?

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MyFairLady22 · 19/08/2026 20:51

So last night, I was watching TV.

Family piled on the sofa. Kids… dogs… we were laughing and chatting and generally enjoying the craic. Also in the room, just out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Cillian Murphy. He was steadily working through a pile of ironing which had accumulated in the hot weather cause it was too hot to tackle right? He was smiling. Joining in the banter. He joined us on the sofa and then ordered a Deliveroo. Which was proper nice of him cause I was feeling a bit peckish.

AIBU to have wanted this scenario to have played out before my dog woke me? She likes to get up onto the bed round about 7am. Would have been nice to have seen what Cillian ordered 😐

Yes you’re unreasonable. Get up and go walk the dog.
No. It was lovely of Cillian to wade through your ironing pile and order snacks but did he pay?

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MyFairLady22 · 20/08/2026 23:55

TheOriginalEmu · 20/08/2026 23:25

It’s called whimsy Mark, some of us have and the rest of you must just suffer on I suppose.

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And with all the bad stuff going down, what harm can it possibly do, eh?

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Markisagreatname · 20/08/2026 23:45

TheOriginalEmu · 20/08/2026 23:25

It’s called whimsy Mark, some of us have and the rest of you must just suffer on I suppose.

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No suffering here.

DecisionTime123 · 20/08/2026 23:37

Whose dog isn't good at ironing?

Last I saw of Ryan Gosling he was up and getting ready for work wearing a pale blue suit which I believe included a waistcoat so must have been a fairly high profile job. I think he was a bit stressed what with all the DIY that needed doing.

I just had a lie in. If he's back tonight I'll be advising him to take some annual leave (what with the bank holiday coming up) and get some shelving up.

Mere1 · 20/08/2026 23:33

Tableforjoan · 19/08/2026 20:54

How very rude of your dog.

However I heard he is not very good at ironing.

🤣

TheOriginalEmu · 20/08/2026 23:25

Markisagreatname · 19/08/2026 23:32

Is this meant to be funny? Because it’s not.

It’s called whimsy Mark, some of us have and the rest of you must just suffer on I suppose.

viques · 20/08/2026 23:21

Moneyordream · 19/08/2026 21:45

I met him in London on the tube one night in 2011 such a nice guy! Explained we named our son Cillian after him. Was very discreet as knew he didn't like a fuss so didn't ask for a photo. He wrote me a note. Prized possession in our house

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He could have ironed the note before he gave it to you. Disappointing let down from Cillian.

TheOriginalEmu · 20/08/2026 23:21

AMATurk · 19/08/2026 21:28

In Birmingham, he got off the train with Charlotte Riley (Tom Hardys wife, who is absolutely lovely) a few hours before a premier event at Cineworld. I was walking behind them but didn't intrude.

But spoke to them both (and Tom Hardy) that evening at the event.

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If I was in a room with Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley at the same time. I think i might actually die. Or put a bag on my head as not to spoil that amount of hotness all at once 😆

TheOriginalEmu · 20/08/2026 23:17

WonderingWanda · 19/08/2026 20:56

I think I would've been quite disappointed if the thing he was doing in my dream was the ironing!

agreed 😆

Markisagreatname · 20/08/2026 23:14

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Lunaticmess · 20/08/2026 23:08

Thanks for the entertainment. 😂

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MyFairLady22 · 20/08/2026 23:08

Oooh… saw Aidan Turner in Dangerous Liaisons. Now there’s a chap I’d be happy to let loose tidying my drawers.

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Delphiniumandlupins · 20/08/2026 23:01

Aidan Turner has been helping out in my garden. It's quite overgrown so there's a lot of shirtless scything. Doesn't work very fast though, so he's been back several nights.

ForeverDelayedEpiphany · 20/08/2026 22:48

Well, my dream would have the young Michael J Fox or Orlando Bloom doing the ironing (or washing up, or any other chores). So YABU 🤣

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MyFairLady22 · 20/08/2026 22:24

@Markisagreatname Really??? You come on here to stir trouble. You’re provocative and goady and just not willing to enter into a bit of fun (or just go away) and YOU get MY comments deleted? Dear me.

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Nousernameideaaga · 20/08/2026 22:23

Beingseenisneedy · 20/08/2026 22:18

When I saw your thread title, I thought whatever he has done, leave him well alone,
As my Cillian can do no wrong!!! 🫠.

I was just excited to have found others who also appreciate his greatness 🤣

Doubledenim305 · 20/08/2026 22:22

Best laugh 😂 of the day.
Hilarious post. And what a dream...so beautifully random.

Castolaya · 20/08/2026 22:21

Love Cillian but his parlour strikes me as vegan. I wouldn’t be letting him order my Indian but I’d happily throw him a Peshwari Naan.

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MyFairLady22 · 20/08/2026 22:19

@climbintheback Fully clothed. There were kids present.

Thing is, the gorgeous celebrity men who regularly show up in my dreams are WHO they are but are always doing ordinary things. I’m never on a red carpet or out to dinner at a glamorous restaurant. I’m not sure why not 🤔

I may need help?

That’s a rhetorical question and definitely not an invitation to @Markisagreatname to throw mud 😂

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Beingseenisneedy · 20/08/2026 22:18

When I saw your thread title, I thought whatever he has done, leave him well alone,
As my Cillian can do no wrong!!! 🫠.

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MyFairLady22 · 20/08/2026 22:12

Morepositivemum · 20/08/2026 22:07

Dogs do do this!!!

What… the ironing? Mine just lossocks about looking for her next meal 🤔

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MyFairLady22 · 20/08/2026 22:10

@SemiRetiredLoveGoddeess To be sure, he’s not everyone’s dreamboat. You can substitute Cillian for whomever floats your boat. Me and George Clooney? I remember being horribly disappointed when he told me he wasn’t a real trauma consultant after I showed him my verucca. He isn’t even medically qualified.

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Nousernameideaaga · 20/08/2026 22:09

SemiRetiredLoveGoddeess · 20/08/2026 22:05

I find that their is something deeply disturbing and rightening about Cillian Murphy.

If he turned up in my dream l would think l was having a nightmare.

Dont know what you mean 🤷🏻‍♀️

(Promise I’m done with the gifs now 😬)

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Morepositivemum · 20/08/2026 22:08

Ps I also find Cillian Murphy terrifying, always did!

climbintheback · 20/08/2026 22:07

Did he have any clothes on? He was naked in a film the other day but he was shooting monsters definitely not ironing!

Morepositivemum · 20/08/2026 22:07

Dogs do do this!!!