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Happy St. Patrick's day

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:45:49 -0600

Maeve Higgins

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:18:25 -0700

For anyone who hasn't seen Naked Camera, here is one of the faces behind the programme. This lady is from the Barry Cahill School of Music!

http://www.rte.ie/tv/tubridytonight/20061118_video.html

Chuck Norris v's Mr T

Tue, 16 May 2006 20:57:04 -0600

Mr. T once heard that you cant spit on supermans cape, so he decided to try it. When he found superman though, he told him it was still in the wash from the day before when Mr. T used it as toilet paper.

One night Mr. T took a 9 p.m. train home. He still wont give it back.

Mr. T can walk on water and fire, but he prefers to walk on fools.

Things with more mass have more gravity. Therefore the majority of the universe is attracted to Mr. T's gold chains. They are kept in equalibrium however, due to the fact that everthing is afraid to get close to Mr. T.

The devil sold his soul to Mr. T.

WARNING ALL EX-PATS in SHANGHAI - You're off to the zoo.....

Fri, 12 May 2006 02:57:35 -0600

Shanghai Preparing for 'Human Zoo' Thu May 11, 6:01 PM ET

SHANGHAI, China - Shanghai is getting set to open a "human zoo."

Four Australian men will live in a glass box on a downtown mall for two weeks in June, with the public able to watch them sleeping, eating and bathing, a news report said Thursday.

The group, known as the Urban Dream Capsule, has drawn crowds with similar displays in London, Montreal, Hong Kong and other cities.

"They won't turn off the lights or pull down the curtains. They show their whole life, from getting up to going to bed," Karen Chang, the event's organizer, told the Shanghai Daily newspaper.

Watch out Mafia - Scooters not just dangerous in Taiwan!!

Thu, 04 May 2006 11:21:01 -0600

Sopranos star in scooter crash

15:08 Thursday May 4th 2006

Sopranos star James Gandolfini was knocked off his scooter when he collided with a cab in New York, according to reports.

The actor, who plays mob boss Tony Soprano in the hit series, apparently lay dazed and confused in the street for a few minutes after being clipped by the taxi and coming off his Vespa in SoHo.

``He was shaken up,'' eyewitness Jason O'Malley told the New York Post.

``A couple of guys helped him off the ground and picked up his bike.''

Gandolfini reportedly told people in the crowd which gathered after the incident yesterday morning: ``I'm all right.''

Ningbo - Latest Hub for Rock n' Roll World Tours

Wed, 03 May 2006 04:05:22 -0600

Rock 'failure' hires a plane to bring fans on world tour

SINGER John Otway has hired an airliner to realise his dream of a world tour.

After two chart hits a quarter of a century apart - 'Really Free' in 1977 and 'Bunsen Burner' in 2002 - the 53-year-old has paid a €90,000 deposit for an Airbus A340 in the belief that 240 fans will fork out €6,000 each to go with him or take individual legs of the "Ot-Air" trip for almost €3,000 apiece.

In all, the plane will cost €1m, but Otway, who called his autobiography 'Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Failure', has built a large cult following through endless tours and self-deprecating humour. And he said 120 fans had so far signed up.

Drink Driving - Only a Paddy could pull this one off!

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:22:16 -0600

Drink Driving

Only a Paddy could pull this one off!

From the State where drink driving is considered a sport, comes a true
story
from Carrick-on-suir Ireland.

Recently a routine Gardai patrol parked outside a local neighbourhood
tavern.
Late in the evening the Garda noticed a man leaving the bar so
intoxicated
that he could barely walk.
The man stumbled around the car park for a few minutes, with the Garda
quietly observing.

After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five vehicles, the
man
managed to find his car which he fell into.
He was there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the

GQ: 10 Commandments of Style

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:24:59 -0600

GQ: 10 Commandments of Style

1. Honor thy tailor

Even the best suits need altering. Pants need to be shortened, jackets need to be brought in, sleeves need to be narrowed (yes, you can ask your tailor to slim down your sleeves), and buttons need to be realigned with buttonholes (most guys’ shoulders aren’t entirely even, meaning your jacket often sits a bit askew). You should always buy your correct size, but you then need to have a tailor customize it to your body. It’s the difference between being appropriately dressed and being stylishly dressed.

2. Thou shalt wear sneakers made for a man

Feudian Slips

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:00:46 -0600

MICHAEL Buerk watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer
for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked: "They seem cold
out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts."

KEN Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny
Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: "Some weeks Nick likes to
use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself."

MIKE Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports: "Stephen
Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets."

JACK Burnicle was talking about Colin Edwards' tyre choice on World

Sex cues ruin men's decisiveness

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:41:47 -0600

Sex cues ruin men's decisiveness

Catching sight of a pretty woman really is enough to throw a man's decision-making skills into disarray, a study suggests.

The more testosterone he has, the stronger the effect, according to work by Belgian researchers.

Men about to play a financial game were shown images of sexy women or lingerie.

The Proceedings of the Royal Society B study found they were more likely to accept unfair offers than men not been exposed to the alluring images.

The suggestion is that the sexual cues distract the men's thoughts, preventing them from focusing on their task - particularly among those with high natural testosterone levels.

The University of Leuven researchers gave 176 heterosexual male student volunteers aged 18 to 28 financial games to test their fair play.

They are looking for opportunities to pass on their genes

World's best resignation letter

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:26:56 -0600

Dear Mr. Luen,

As an employee of an institution of higher education, I have few very basic expectations. Chief among these is that my direct superiors have an intellect that ranges above the common ground squirrel. After your consistent and annoying harassment of my co-workers and me during our commission of duties, I can only surmise that you are one of the few true genetic wastes of our time.

Asking me, a network administrator, to explain every nuance of everything I do each time you happen to stroll into my office is not only a waste of time, but also a waste of precious oxygen. I was hired because I know how to network computer systems, and you were apparently hired to provide amusement to your employees, who watch you vainly attempt to understand the concept of "cut and paste" as it is explained to you for the hundredth time.

Singapore Airlines - why are there no baby planes???

Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:22:20 -0600

A mother and her young inquisitive son were flying Singapore Airlines from Singapore to New York.

The son (who had been looking out the window) turned to his mother and asked, "If dogs have baby dogs and cats have baby cats, why don't planes have baby planes?"

The mother (who couldn't think of an answer) told her son to ask the pretty flight attendant.

So the boy dutifully asked the flight attendant, "If dogs have baby dogs and cats have baby cats, why don't planes have baby planes?"

The flight attendant responded, "Did your mother tell you to ask me that?"

The little boy admitted that she did.

Some Irish-oriented films - What are yours?

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:37:28 -0700

Some Irish-oriented films - What are yours?

-The Quiet Man The classic tale of Sean "Trooper" Thornton. Sean returns to the Motherland to buy plot of land and snag a wife. The Wife is a firey redhead named Mary Kate Danaher, sister to "Red" the town bully, who also has his eyes on Sean's plot. There's plenty of fun in this bit of eyre.

-Dear Frankie Young Frankie's mom has been sending him letters since he was tiny. They've all been fake, addressed from his "dad". His real dad is a piece of work and his mom has made up a seafaring wanderer who sends Frankie letters from a ficticious freighter that frequents distant ports. When the ficticous ship turns out to be real and headed to Frankies home town things go desperately wrong, then maybe perfectly right. But it could be a real disaster!

Under the hammer, the original words and music to Ireland's national anthem.

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:55:07 -0700

History going for a song?
Under the hammer, the original words and music to Ireland's national anthem.

Tuesday February 14th 2006

Fears national anthem could be sold abroad

Anne-Marie

Walsh

THE only original copy of the national anthem may be set to leave the country if the State does not put in a bid at a special Easter week auction.

Despite the Government's renewed interest in the 1916 Rising as its 90th anniversary approaches, it has not indicated if it plans to buy what is considered one of the most significant documents in Irish history.

The auctioneers claim the State has already allowed the 'Soldier's Song' (Amhran na bhFiann) - which is expected to fetch between €800,000 and €1.2m - to slip through its fingers at least twice in the past.