Monthly Archives: May 2010
Ivor Callely expenses
Well worth a read in the Independent. The underlying theme suggests that Callely has been claiming expenses as if he were living in Cork when he’s been in Dublin most of the time. How true that is, I can’t say, … Continue reading
Oh really?
Brian Cowen speaking about how the Irish economy has turned the corner. The Irish people stood up and backed the banks of Ireland in their hour of greatest need. Now it is time for the banks to stand with the … Continue reading
Next time we have an open top Taoiseach …
… can somebody please make sure there’s a handy School Book Depository across the road? Thanks!
Let her eat cake
I listened to Colm O’Gorman of Amnesty on the radio yesterday talking about the numbers of children who have gone missing from state care. Well over 400 (419 according to The Story and perhaps as high as 450). That’s a … Continue reading
I call the left one ‘hurty’
Feet are ugly things. I fail to understand those deviants who get sexual pleasure from toe sucking or just caressing feet. Feet are for walking, running, stomping, kicking, booting, toe-bogging, leaping, dancing and many other things but not for sexy … Continue reading
Two singles, yeah, in separate bags
Today is half price fish and chips day from your local Italian chipper (via cheapeats.ie). I might well partake, being rather fond of fish and indeed of chips. But my local chipper is not Italian. Not anymore. It certainly has … Continue reading
Water charges again
Interesting to read about the potential problems about introducing water charges, the Greens latest envirotax. Before I begin, I’m fully aware that we’re one of the only countries that doesn’t have water charges for residential customers. When I lived abroad … Continue reading
Nice to sea you
On Friday evening in Galway I was approached by a homeless man. He had a scruffy beard (just like me but his had bits of clay and nits in it) and he was sporting brand new t-shirt, much at odds … Continue reading
New Nike ad
I watched that new Nike ad last night after hearing so many people going on and on about how brilliant it was. Leaving aside the very obvious difficulty of how something that heavily involves Drogba and Cristiana Ronaldo can be … Continue reading
I watched that new Nike ad last night after hearing so many people going on and on about how brilliant it was. Leaving aside the very obvious difficulty of how something that heavily involves Drogba and Cristiana Ronaldo can be brilliant, I was left completely underwhelmed by the whole thing.
These ads, when they first emerged, were quite something. Footballers from different teams playing together against the devil, or some such thing, united by their groundbreaking Nike boots/shirts/shorts or balls.
Now though, they’re just fucking dull, aren’t they? Transformers style camera shots, big metal door slamming sounds, last minute interceptions and brilliant tackles to make sure nobody is offended if they get scored against, trying so hard to look like realistic football when we all know it’s acting and a grainy, HD film style to make it appear hyperreal.
And this has a rather large oops as goofy Brazilian partyboy Ronaldinho features heavily despite being left out of the Brazil squad for being a goofy Brazilian partyboy.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not anywhere near as bad as any Pepsi ad ever made. I swear they must have hired Spastic, Mongface and Retard Advertising to ensure the quality of their commercials are consistently awful, but give me something more Nike.
Let me see some no-mark Serbian kick Ronaldo up in the air, let’s see Drogba get his second yellow card for an outrageous dive which he followed up with at least 7 rolls, let’s see Cannavaro beaten in the air by a 6’5 centre-forward, let’s see Frank Ribery retiring to the side of a cathedral where he belongs, the gargoyle looking cunt.
Something new. Or at least something we can watch some years later and have a good laugh at.
Just do it, you fucks.