Archive for the 'Plonkers' Category

Another Thick Support Call

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

I was sitting in the kitchen day dreaming of my up coming trip to Spud World when the phone rang. Ferdie. A neighbour not unlike the Pádraigh lad from a few weeks ago. At least Pádraigh has broadband. Ferdie reckons it’s too dear so the last time a crucial update was [...]

Victim seeks an appeal as her rapist goes free

Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

From the Irish Independent (and fek their copyright - this is too important ).
Other Bloggers, please link to this, or to any other Irish blogger’s post on this subject. e.g. The Swearing Lady; Twenty Major.
If you are Irish, berate your local T.D.s and Senators to change the law now! If your are not Irish, berate [...]

Martin “M50″ Cullen - eVote Martin!

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

I have to stop quoting the Irish Independent’s Breaking News Service. Just allow me this one last time:
The Government today announced details of its multi-million euro plan to reduce traffic congestion on the M50. Commuters are being promised barrier-free tolling by August of next year, when a new system of charging will be [...]

It’s a canal lads!

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

From the Irish Independent breaking news:

” Bad weather conditions forced Garda divers searching for a missing youth to call off their search of the Grand Canal at Clondalkin, shortly after 4pm this afternoon. High winds and rough water made diving conditions increasingly difficult as the day wore on.Earlier, a body was pulled from the water [...]

Thick support call

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

- Howya, Primal. Listen, that Internet ya put on the computer for me is useless.
- How so, Pádraigh?
- There’s nothing on it. You’ll have to come over here again and put a different Internet on it.
- There’s only one Internet, Pa. Settle for a minute. Tell me more. You were using Google [...]

Just can’t get the staff these days

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Some bar staff should never set foot behind a counter.  We all know that.  They probably know it themselves.  Publicans know it too, but hire them anyway probably because they simply can’t get anyone else.
My local has two such staff.  Both part-timers.  Both work full-time in customer service type roles.  You’d expect them to make [...]