Monthly Archives: August 2010
A true story
I remember many years ago, as a young man, going somewhere on some day with an indeterminate number of friends. When we got there we were full of the usual youthful high jinks. You know the kind. Doing something that … Continue reading
Specious reasoning
Like a few others I’ve just been spammed by a group called Forest Eireann. Their aim is to ‘Campaign against the denormalisation of smoking and the vilification of smokers by the tobacco control lobby’. They have a spokesman called John … Continue reading
Newsweek and Brian Cowen
Does anyone buy Newsweek? Like Time magazine it’s one of those things you only ever see in waiting rooms. And there’s never an up to date copy, they’re always, at least, a few months out of date. The story yesterday … Continue reading
Timetable
12 noon – Leaving Cert results released 12.04 – First interview with brainoholic who got 9 As in honours subjects, reveals ambition to be a doctor. Or a jockey. 12.15 – Further interviews take place outside some southside Dublin girls’ … Continue reading
What’s in a name?
At the weekend I was awaiting a doorologist to install a new door in my house. I had to keep an eye out because my doorbell does not work. This is really quite brilliant because I’m sure people call to … Continue reading
Viva Meheeko!
Mexico is my favourite country in all the world with the letter X in it. Gotta dig the way they don’t stand for any nonsense from their TV networks either. No señor. They explode stuff outside them. It’s easy to … Continue reading
Worst. Boycott. Ever. Since Geoff, anyway.
Israel v Palestine, one of the world’s great grudge matches. It’s hard to see a solution in our lifetime. Diplomatic efforts have always failed, there’s just too much hatred on both sides. If only some well respected group of people … Continue reading
Sharpe thinking
Indecent Exposure by Tom Sharpe. In the small South African town it was set in there was a problem, perceived anyway, with the policemen and their tendency to have sex with black women. Lieutenant Verkramp hits upon a brilliant idea … Continue reading
I always feel like … somebody’s watching me
Passing by some men at work this morning I was reminded of a spell in the 90s when I was followed relentlessly by a Sierra van. Not a ford Sierra, but the company Sierra who do various kinds of fixing … Continue reading
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