I’d love to know how people get away with this type of thing without beign noticed, but it gave me a bit of a laugh on a dull Tuesday anyway.
A painting of Mr Cowen holding his underpants appeared in the Royal Hibernian Academy and one of him pictured on the toilet ended up in the National Gallery.
I await the caption suggestions…….
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I’ve heard the term “the emperors got no clothes on” bandied around alot in the last while. I think it’s apt
Eat my shorts.
Cowen: “So, my point was, while my underpants are perfectly functional, its the stains on the inside that make them worthless.”
“economic” as the code word!
“I’ve made a bigger tit of myself as Taoiseach than this hairy pair double Ds.”
He’s no oil painting, is he?
It’s worse close up
http://overthebridgeni.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/a-complete-lack-of-respect/
Is that a gun under your overhang? Or are you just pleased to see me?
Watch the RTE 9′o clock news; the supine bosses have agreed that an apology should be read to Biffo for covering this story, not because they got it wrong but because he doesn’t like having the piss taken.
Get your knickers off, you’re on next, Mary!
“Does anyone want to see my golden circle?”
I expect Cowan is simply demonstrating that, like his predecessor, Bertie, he has nothing whatsoever to hide.
Rory,
You win, by a long shot.
An excellent portrait that has captured Cowan very well!
Van Dyck would be proud!
…however the artist forgot to paint the skid marks on jocks.
Greagoir O Frainclin
He has enough Stains (Skid Marks) in this cabinet!
There is no more inflation but the whole economy is “belly up”
“Cal van Klein – Spring 2009″