Category: Blog
Toilet Tissue
Defeats the purpose I think.
Consumer Confidence
What the fuck is consumer confidence anyway? How is it measured? I’m sure you’ve all wondered. Well, here’s the answer. How else does one judge the mood of the nation?
Football Manager 2009: The 30% price increase
It’s the release day of the most popular and successful football management game franchise of all time, “Football Manager 2009” (née “Championship Manager”). Having sold millions of units since the early 1990s, the mere announcement of a game is enough to guarantee a #1 hit across Europe and that’s what will probably happen again. In […]
Irony: The Sarah Palin Way
Sarah Palin – the woman who makes George Bush look open-minded and knowledgable – lept to her own defence following comments from the John McCain team which didn’t paint her in the most flattering light. It was alleged that she thought Africa was a country rather than a continent and that she could not name […]
The Solution to the Medical Card Crisis
The Irish Government have decreed that people over-70 who can afford to pay for their own medical care will have their free medical card withdrawn in order to help balance the books in these tough economic times. There has been national uproar with politicans, commentators and the man in the street (not Joe the Plumber) […]
Words I like to use a lot: Part 2
Morass Nothing better than hearing a politician go on about a situation being a “morass”. It underlines just how serious the state of affairs is. “Senator, is the situation as under control as the government make out?” “Quite the opposite, dear.” “Don’t call me ‘dear’. I’m a professional broadcaster.” “Sorry, love. What we have here […]
The Legacy of Dubya: Part 1
Axis of Evil Axis of Evil was a classic George Dubya Bush phrase, coined in early 2002. The suggestion was that Iran, Iraq and North Korea formed this so-called “axis of evil” – States that assisted “terrorists” and provided weapons of mass destruction. This of course laid the groundwork for the 2003 invasion of Iraq […]
Sexy Sixties: Would ya?
There is so much ageism in Hollywood these days with plenty of top notch actresses unable to get a suitable role once they turn 40. Well I’m here to address the balance. I present to you the Sexiest Sixties XI – women who are old enough to be my mother! 11 Barbara Streisand Age: 66 […]
Maverick
If I hear that fucking word again…
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