Monthly Archives: February 2008
A call
* bring bring* “Hello?” “Howdy, Twenty. It’s me. Stinking Pete.” “Oh, hello Stinking Pete. What’s up?” “I was just wondering why it is that if somebody gives you a CD of an album they’ve copied for you they simply hand … Continue reading
Watch out
February 29th. A day that comes along only once every four years. It is, of course, a leap year. It’s also a day when women go mad with themselves going around asking men to marry them. It’s the only day … Continue reading
Clichés turned Newspaper headlines
Starter for ten: A ROLLING STONE SAVES NINE – Jagger a hero as he helps kids from sinking minibus ….
On scum
Quality ranting here from One for the Road about the scumbags involved in the murder of two Polish men in Drimnagh and the rise of the scumbag across the city in general. Scumbags are not a new invention, there have … Continue reading
The spire is a bit crap, but I have a plan
Last week, for the first time in ages, I had occasion to walk down O’Connell Street at night. While skillfully managing to avoid the drug hustlers, the eastern European mafia and these strange LED people that seemed to be following … Continue reading
At home
“Yes, good evening to you too, sir. You’re looking well. Had a good day out the back did you? Did you have a good day out the back? Yeah. You were all right. Where’s that fucking cat? Off all day … Continue reading
George Cook does the Irish Blog Awards
Ahead of the Irish Blog Awards this Saturday George Cook interviews two of Ireland’s top bloggers.
dirty money on tv3 with PAUL WILLIAMS
I watched this programme last night on TV3. It was presented and voiced by Paul Williams and sponsored by the Sunday World, the newspaper in which he writes his crimetacular column. It was about how the CAB (Criminal Assets Bureau) … Continue reading
It’s a strange day
Is it just me or does today have a really strange feeling? You know the way most days are just normal, you don’t think about too much, but sometimes you just get a feeling about a day and it seems … Continue reading
What a quiet weekend
I had a very quiet weekend, I must say. Went for an Indian with the lads to celebrate the book coming out. We had the most unsmiling waiter of all time though. This vexed Jimmy the Bollix. Although the waiter … Continue reading
I had a very quiet weekend, I must say. Went for an Indian with the lads to celebrate the book coming out. We had the most unsmiling waiter of all time though. This vexed Jimmy the Bollix.
Although the waiter was reasonably efficient Jimmy didn’t like his straight faced antics. When it came time for the bill, and we’d stuck a decent tip on top, Jimmy says “Smile?!” at the waiter.
“Yes”, says the waiter, his face not moving from the stern expression he’s carried all night.
“Can you smile?”, asks Jimmy.
“Yes”, says the waiter not smiling.
“Give us a smile!”, says Jimmy.
“Yes”, says the waiter without so much as the slightest upturn of his mouth.
Jimmy eventually accepted he was dealing with a deadly serious waiter and not a smiling, happy-go-lucky waiter. So we made our way back to Ron’s and as we got to Leonard’s Corner we saw a car waiting at the lights, about to turn left at the Headline Bar to head towards town.
Now, I’m sure you’ve all seen those ‘hip-hop’ cars where all the hip-hoppers are chillin’ and all that other stuff they do. The hip-hop music is blasting and as the arms rest out of the window the guy driving makes the car look like it’s dancing in time to the music by braking and revving and such stuff. Generally these cars are big American cars or pimped-up motors with spoilers and lights and a trunk full of bitches.
I have to say the effect is more than a little hilarious when you see it being done by some cunt in Carlow registered 03 Micra.