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Picture this

Friday, May 15th, 2009

There’s to be a wedding in July. A posh affair – she’s not even pregnant.
They’ll make a lovely couple. Good humoured, witty, hard-working and almost mentally stable.
The stag was last weekend. There’s not much to tell. A vow of omertà was taken I’m told.
There was a pre-hen party too. The chicken as the ladies called [...]

The Surprise Party

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

The invitation came hand-delivered. Nice touch.
“Session on for the Young Lad’s 40th in one of the sheds on the farm. Don’t tell him – it’s a surprise. Dress cood [sic] western style. And don’t bring drink – there’ll be loads.”
Grand, says I. I’ll go to that. It’ll make feel old what with the Young Lad [...]

The Republican, Steeplejills and Bus Áras

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

When he was younger he ran the family pub but left it to flirt briefly with the restaurant trade before returning to his true calling – pulling pints. And so he became know as the Re-publican.
A master of malapropism and maladroit with words generally, he has always been good for a giggle. On slow days [...]

A terrible thing unhappened

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Many moons, and even many more suns, ago I worked in Ireland for America. I worked hard, the company thrived and the profits were sent back to Uncle Sam. I didn’t mind as long as I was getting paid and I was enjoying the job.
Best of all were the folks I worked with. Okay, there [...]

Forget the Clacks, going Postal is the money spinner

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

When Moist von Lipwig took on the might of the Grand Trunk Clacks line his Postal System came out on top.
Here on Roundworld, many companies have learned the true value of old fashioned post over new technologies. Not only can it achieve things that tech can’t (try emailing an elephant), but its components have value [...]

A New Sect

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

In February I overheard Tweets about an upcoming event to be held in Dublin. “Breakthrough to Success“, a 3-day training course on Neuro Linguistic Programming and Neurological Repatterning, being offered by (the apparently famous) Christopher Howard at a cost per head of €1,200.
It had slipped off my radar until I learned that three people I [...]

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