Snippets #3

This week, the Central Bank, predicted a slowdown in consumer spending. This worries me greatly. My average visit to Tesco currently takes 15 minutes. As I suffer from trolley rage, if this slows to 20 minutes I may not be able to cope mentally.

For you linguists out there: Pop over to An Cainteoir Dóchais. You have seen many Irish-English glossaries but this one in the Irštině tab is nothing you’ve seen before. For a special treat, click on Cló Gaelach on the homepage. This renders the text in old Irish script. (Works best in IE).

Still on linguistics, the barman in my local was leafing through a Polish-English dictionary one of the staff left behind. Jayzez, this is a fekin great dictionary - It even has ‘wanker’ in it. Well now I know how to grade dictionaries. Thanks for that, Pat.

Sad but unbelievably funny: A friend’s father died suddenly a short while ago. As usual, all attending were invited back to a local hotel after the burial for a meal. Somehow the hotel had laid out napkins (with customised messages printed on them) which were for a wedding party later that day. My friend reckons she sat in a seat intended for a bridesmaid as hers read you’re next, girl!

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PS The napkins bit is funny, must tell the bridesmaids at Elly’s wedding.

P.S. PS You get better looking every day! I like the photo

1. Grannymar on April 28th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Are you sure it’s an Irish-English glossary? Cos I’m sure I was writing an Irish-Czech one!

Just messing. Thanks for the link.

2. An Cainteoir Dóchais on April 28th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Granny - Just wait ’til you see the snap of me and herself on holidays. I might post it tomorrow. [Posted now - In the ABOUT tab]

ACD(C) - I think the readers will like the surprise I intended they should get. And thank YOU for the link also. Děkuji!

3. Primal Sneeze on April 28th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Waiters eh? What wags! You should see what we do when there is a wedding!!!

4. manuel on April 29th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
“if this slows to 20 minutes I may not be able to cope mentally.”

Coping mentally is over-rated; you only have to look at how blissfully unstable most children are in the supermarket to recognize it. One minute they’re all excited about counting the peaches - the next, they’re prostrate in from of the yoghurt screaming and begging to go home. I envy them this.

5. problemchildbride on April 30th, 2007 at 8:19 am
Manuel - Any different to what you do when there are christenings, Bar Mitzvahs, 21st birthday parties? I’d love to know the full list. Post it!

Sam - There was a great TV ad here where it’s the mother who lies down, kicking and screaming. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do in a supermarket. That and taking a toilet roll off the shelf and running up to a manager shouting quick - jayzez, quick - where’s the loo?

6. Primal Sneeze on April 30th, 2007 at 8:46 am