I have to come to Mark's defence here. It's an Irishism, I think, the synonymous use of rob and steal. They use it in Liverpool too (the capital of Ireland).

Also "Borrow me your watch for a minute" and "Can I lend your watch from you a minute"

>What do they rob from the fish. Waterproof watches ipods etc.
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>>>Ireland and Spain have a strong Catholic influence and historically, have had a good relationship with each other.
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>>except that they keep robbing our fish :)
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>>>When the Spanish Armada was desiccated by a storm off the shores of Cork, Ireland, many of the survivors remained in Ireland. They became known as “Black Irish”, and are still called that. President Nixon was of Black Irish descent. Spain has not tried to fight a war with its neighbors or Mexico for about 150 years. As the Irish expression says, “God gave the Irish whiskey to keep them from taking over the world”
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>>someday we will all go to rehab and then you will all be in trouble!