Monthly Archives: May 2008

New World Corrder

And so it was that The Corrs career in America ended. Good work, Jim! via MC Mulley.

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What would it be?

If aliens came down to earth and surveyed our planet, its people, cultures, customs and habits, what do you think the thing they’d be most impressed with would be? Writing, perhaps? Our ability to create stories that live in people’s … Continue reading

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Your favourite joke

Seeing as it’s all going wrong in the comments below, what is your favourite joke of all time? Me, I’m terrible at remembering jokes. I get that from my mother who would eagerly regale us at the dinner table with … Continue reading

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Blame it on the weather, man

You know people think the Irish are a bunch of fun loving, craicoholics, always quick with a joke or a smile or a yarn. But that’s only when we’re pissed. The rest of the time we’re a pack of miserable, … Continue reading

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Extreme skydiving

Did you see the story about the bloke who was going to skydive from the edge of space? He was going to go up in a hot air balloon, then jump. Because he was so high up he’d reach the … Continue reading

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Pipe bombs

Pipe bombs. Everywhere you go these days people are talking about pipe bombs. I bet come Hallowe’en the old ladies down in Moore Street (who I assume are still the only people you can get fireworks from) will be going … Continue reading

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Dundrum

Nowadays when you mention Dundrum people think of the big shopping centre with its bars, restaurants, cinema complex and even a nightclub. It’s a shame because it used to be that when you thought of Dundrum you thought of mentalists … Continue reading

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The old man

The old man walked slowly along the road, the soles of his shoes barely skimming the surface, making a scraping swish as he went. Nobody paid too much attention to him. He was just another old man going slowly from … Continue reading

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Typewriting legends

I have developed a great admiration for anybody that every wrote anything above 1000 words using a typewriter. The best thing about a computer is that you can’t go ‘arrrrrrggghhhh!’ and scrunch up the shite you’ve just written. Or maybe … Continue reading

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Stuff

There are two types of people in this world. Those that think that alcoholics have a disease and people that aren’t fucking morons. What celebrity names can you combine to make a more apt name for one of the celebrities? … Continue reading

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There are two types of people in this world. Those that think that alcoholics have a disease and people that aren’t fucking morons.

What celebrity names can you combine to make a more apt name for one of the celebrities? Elton John and Marvin Gaye becoming Elton Gaye is the only one I can think of. I haven’t given this much thought.

People are often shocked when you walk past them at 3.30am, pleasantly drunk, and you wish them a ‘good evening’.

Listening to an album for the first time is often a chore and you secretly wish for the familarity of something older but the ennui with the older stuff is what’s making you listen to something new in the first place.

It should be legal to have torpedos on the front of cars so you can blow the fuck out of cunts on horses and carts poodling along at 5mph.

Painkillers are humanity’s greatest invention.

Stinking Pete claims he went to a ‘lesbian party’ last week. He said it was much the same as any other party he’s been to but there were more lesbians.

Throatripper’s scratches take fucking ages to heal.

Sometimes there’s just too much stuff to do and not enough time to do it.