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The Place of the JBR In Modern Ireland

Tue 13 May 2008, 1:55am

It’s now many years since my father-in-law first made me aware of the place of the Jumbo Breakfast Roll in modern Ireland- south of the border. As one who travels the length and breadth of the country in his job, he has been availing of the JBR for a long time now, with the expanding waistline to prove it (isn’t it as well my wife doesn’t read this site…) Now, it appears academic research has identified the JBR as a truly iconic image of Celtic Tigerland. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry….

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  1. Nevin says:

    Me and my dog start the day with a regular helping of brochan/porridge :)

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  2. Dewi says:

    cry

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  3. Gregory says:

    I do gas station dieting. I ripped the arse out of it today, I had a smoothie at Tesco’s Dunmurry, also a Tesco croissant

    two, not one stop at ASDA on the Andytown Road, before and after Tesco, also delayed briefly at 10-30PM in the middle of the darkest zombie infested woods (disused Bridge) down from Drumbeg, for torchlight tucker.

    I had a ranch salad when I got in, with a slice or two of polony. I’m gay for not eating properly, having said that, I’m as thin as a rake.

    All of that after 9-00pm,

    G.

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  4. beano says:

    Can’t honestly say I’ve ever heard of it.

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  5. joeCanuck says:

    Anything is better than this sort of crap.

    http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23483255-details/British+Airways+takes+beef+off+the+menu+to+avoid+offending+Hindus/article.do

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  6. Greenflag says:

    Nevin ,

    Good man :)

    As a fellow porridge eater I must commend you on your choice of breakfast :) But stick to the original porridge none of this flavoured rubbish they sell nowadays . Porridge (Oatmeal) is great for the cholestrol and would be as good as a wire brush for scouring out the fat lined arteries of that nation of fried mars bar eaters known as the Scots !

    BA need to add traditional fish and chips and a hot currie to their menu . That’s keep the punters happy !

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  7. Nevin says:

    “scouring out the fat lined arteries”

    Sort of ‘gruel to be grind’, Greenflag.

    And here’s the old Delia ‘skimmer’ in action:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOaaYeMyS8

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