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Screaming at the radio

February 6, 2007 – 7:59 pm

I like the auld wireless I do. The telly is too much of a distraction. Watch and listen at the same time! No way. That’s like trying to have a conversation with a woman.
Ah, the wireless. Now that’s a different story. You can let it blabber away there in [...]

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Don’t be fooled by an early spring

February 2, 2007 – 8:40 am

A hearty breakfast of fried kitten on toast and I was set up for the day. A beautiful day it was, with a hint of spring in the air. What a nice day for a stroll around the town. I was on top of my projects so I could do it too. And I did.
The [...]

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Twenty Major to get new tagline

February 1, 2007 – 7:49 am

Today’s Indo reports that the smoking ban may be extended to the home.
Twenty Major - still smoking in Dublin houses

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Bóthar’s latest campaign

January 31, 2007 – 9:11 am

Bóthar are at it again.
The latest ads on the radio have Miley rabbiting (goating, in-calf-heifering, guinea fowling etc.) on about Bóthar’s Valentine’s Day appeal.
What next? Paddy’s Day appeal. Washing Day appeal. Bath Night appeal. All-Ireland Final day appeal. NCT due day appeal.
Now I’ve nothing against charities. I support the Brewers Droop Research Fund, Nuke the [...]

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Chelsea Tractors. What?

January 22, 2007 – 12:57 pm

I was hoovering hair out of the fridge yesterday and I got to thinking. Not just that the cat-flap was a bad idea but about other things too. Like how we are now having to import phrases and nicknames for things.
In the Indo today there’s an article about Chelsea Tractors. The closest any Indo reader [...]

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"Ireland meets 2013 recycling target". Rubbish!

January 20, 2007 – 10:03 am

The Environmental Protection Agency released the National Waste Report for 2005 on January 11. A percentage of this kind of stuff went to a percentage of these places … blah, blah, blah … until it all added up to 100. I hate percentages. Well, not all. Just 74% of them.
Apparently it [...]

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