Archives for May 2009
The Campaign Poster Debaffler: 4 – The Watery Adventures of Toiréasa Ferris (Sinn Féin)
Early yesterday morning – as the wife the daughter, and the husband/father (i.e. myself) strode (and rolled) towards the Milk Market – we chanced upon the Sinn Féin Marine Assault Unit, out on maneuvers. Their movements were simultaneously furtive and… continue reading »
I Love Coffee, and I Now Have the T-Shirt to Prove it
Back in 1983, while in Mrs. Clifford’s third class, I won a copy of The Citadel of Chaos for drawing a picture of an elephant. Then, for a long time, nothing much happened. Until, that is, 2008 when I was… continue reading »
The Campaign Poster Debaffler: 3 – Caroline Simons (Libertas)
Our third slice of “Debafflement” sees the series move from local level to European, and from Shannonside to the banks of the Liffey. Courtesy of Simon McGarr comes the below image. He’s (presumably) baffled and bewildered and needing our help.… continue reading »
God is nothing but a big stupid over-sensitive man with a beard that lives on a cloud
Of all the many wild ‘n’ wacky notions entertained and promoted by orgainsed religions, few can be as amusingly bonkos as the idea that (human) earthly adherents of a deity have a responsibility to protect their God from “offensive” criticism,… continue reading »
The Microfilm Miscellany: I Was born in Limerick
The “recession chic juggernaut of journalistic puke has no doubt inspired hacks to spew forth acres of “content” detailing “our” renewed love affair with public libraries. Once the preserve of the old, the milky, and the mad – these recession… continue reading »
The Campaign Poster Debaffler: 2 – John Cronin
The “Campaign Poster Debaffler” next focuses its critical gaze on the kindly physog of Cllr. John Cronin. Here he be: First impressions suggest a zero-tolerance approach to nonsense. A plain white background free of fireworks, fluffy clouds, chortling babies, or… continue reading »
The Campaign Poster Debaffler: 1 – Fine Gael’s Cormac Hurley
As local/European elections loom into view (and candidates hock their wares & crush their policies into tasty sound bite form) there will, no doubt, be much sober, earnest and considered debate on the Irish blogoweb regarding gains, losses, shocks and… continue reading »
Pissing (once more) on Bishops: Blasphemers Beware!
So it’s another of those boring old Wednesdays. You yawn your way apathetically through the morning. 11 o’clock arrives on time – Hoorah! Out you pop for a restorative coffee and a squint at the papers. Your eyes alight on… continue reading »
