Monthly Archives: January 2010

Air traffic controllers and IMPACT are cunts

I’m paraphrasing here but bear with me. Yesterday lunchtime, the radio, IMPACT bloke speaking: “Well, all we want to move things forward is to have our members who were suspended re-instated and an assurance from the IAA that we can … Continue reading

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It’s obvious

Ireland is a country with many problems. Off the top of my head: Recession – ‘To let’ signs pervasive even on our most attractive shopping streets Depressed housing market Unemployment A piss poor health service Rising crime A corrupt and … Continue reading

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Ouch and urgh

Due to printer malfunction I had to handwrite a letter. Nothing too complicated, just a sheet of A4, some simple instructions and my signature. 1 – My hand hurts a very lot. Is this the legacy of computers? The inability … Continue reading

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Stupid glancing at headlines

Just glancing at the Indo’s website this morning I read: Hollywood stars to shoot in capital as Hollywood stars shot in capital and I thought to myself ‘Hurrah! Jamie Foxx and Jude Law have both been gunned down whilst on … Continue reading

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Some links

Nominations for the Irish Blog Awards are open. Go nominate your favourite blogs. Info on the nomination process here. The Irish Sentinel is back. I’m told there might be a paint job forthcoming too. My first dictionary. iNudge

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Mannerless mother

I like the idea that convicted offenders are put to work doing something useful, such as cleaning up graffiti or removing the chewing gum from the road. It’s sensible and hopefully will make some twats think twice about being twats … Continue reading

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Accidents will happen

*bring bring* “Hello?” “Twenty, it’s me. Dave”. “What’s up, Dave?” “I need the name of a good lawyer”. “Johnny Cochran”. “No, seriously. I need a hard as nails, tough as you like, take no shit, hotshot lawyer”. “For what?” “So … Continue reading

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The national anthem

With a very small heads up to maggot for his comment in the previous post (can’t do anymore than that or he’ll get a swelled pupae or whatever they have), an interesting article in the Irish Times about the national … Continue reading

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Why Ireland is rubbish – part 145,387

Ireland, a country known around the world as the emerald isle, because it’s green. A lot of it is green. Compare and contrast with the desert, which is light brown. The highly complicated scientific explanation for this is because the … Continue reading

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Eye can’t stand it

Why is when you get an itchy eye and you rub it you enter into a vicious circle of rub, relief, worse itch, rub, relief, worse itch etc? I’ve had a poxy itchy eye all day and it’s annoying the … Continue reading

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Why is when you get an itchy eye and you rub it you enter into a vicious circle of rub, relief, worse itch, rub, relief, worse itch etc?

I’ve had a poxy itchy eye all day and it’s annoying the fuck out of me. Why can’t the itch just go away like it does on nearly every other part of your body?