A wee word…
ANOTHER deliberate slip? :o) Belfast Gonzosluggerotoole.com
Humour
Don’t try this on Slugger…
I’ve been trying to roll out the idea that civility in argumentative exchange makes for crisper dialogue and a sharpening of arguments all round – with a noticable upturn in standards. Today my colleague Mark sent me these examples of ‘sledging’ from international Cricket matches uttered in close quarters at the crease. You’ll note from the missing numbers that I’ve had to cut the unpublishable ones out.1 Rod Marsh & Ian Botham: When Botham took guard in an Ashes match, …
Arr!.. again
From the NewsBlog My pirate name is: Mad Tom Kidd Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. Even though you’re not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr! Get your own pirate name from fidius.org. Pete Baker
No sex please, we’re British…
THE DUP’s Peter Weir has accused the TV sex industry of targeting the most vulnerable sections of society through subscriptions and text message services. Is he right, or has he just picked up Paul Berry’s mobile phone at a branch meeting? Going down, apparently, doesn’t go down well in North Down. Belfast Gonzosluggerotoole.com
Avast ya scurvy knaves!
Via the Professor. Phew, just in time. Today is/was Talk Like a Pirate Day. Keel haul the lot of them! *ahem* Alternatively – Boss, I’ll be borrowin’ a coupla doubloons from petty cash fer some Ho Ho’s and a bottle of rum. Pete Baker
First cause of riots discovered…
Ach, if only it were that easy. Randomshite.co.uk has a great piece on how the Kaiser Chiefs started it all up with their I predict a riot. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
Truly a sport for all
Via Harry’s Place. Soccer [historic or not]? Cricket? Hurling or even GAA Football?.. No.. This is the sport for all.. the Scotland team retained the trophy this year.. but only because there was no Irish team involved *ahem*.. What do you think, Mick? Could we get a team together for next year’s tournament? – Slugger O’Toole’s Pachyderm Poloists.. as sponsored by Jameson?.. it is for charidee. heh. Pete Baker
Police fire warning shots..
Local [chimpanzee] community representatives accused police of a heavy-handed response – “They didn’t shoot at the monkey!” Pete Baker
Rapping home the boys from Colombia
Langerland with the rap version of the return of the Colombia Three. The best is at the end: To commemorate the deal, Mr Adams gave his annual Wolfe Tone oration in Gaelic, English and Jive. The Colombia 3’s eagerly awaited debut single, produced by Eminem and Dr Dre, is due out in Autumn. Entitled ‘The Real Sinn Fein-y’, it pays homage to Eminem with its catchy chorus: “Will the Real IRA please stand down, please stand down, please stand down…” …
The Kit.. and the Kaboodle
Spotted by Sheila. Some wise words on blogging by Joel Achenbach in the Washington Post – America [and everywhere else – Ed], it turns out, is full of smart, clever, creative people who happen to have no interest in working and whose employers have unwisely given them Internet access. Thus every day, on my blog, these strangers show up, just to shoot the breeze, flirt, kvetch, veer off topic and, most of all, pay zero attention to what I have …
Before I forget…
BIT of a surprise at a pub quiz question last week in the Errigle. One of the questions asked was about a local website getting listed in Esquire’s top Fifty Best things in the media. The answer was, of course, here first, but it appeared in the Irish News shortly afterwards, the day of the quiz no less. And there were quite a few Irish News staff in the bar that night. Fix!I’m off for a week. Will pop in …
Overheard In Dubliln…
MICK has pointed out the danger of inadvertantly becoming an internet figure of fun (remember the Star Wars Kid too?) – but maybe you already are! Overheard In Dublin is best read in a broad Dublin accent.Three recent posts: Customer Service from Dublin Bus! A few years back I was getting on the 19A bus in town and heading home with my mother. The number on front of the bus said 19A but the number on the side of the …
Predictably hilarious!
In Re: the ongoing debate on farming subsidies. *ahem* The Onion [Leather-clad nomads seize power in Australia! HAHAHA!!] is in brilliantly predictive mode – Government may restrict use of genetically modified farmers [with sound!].. “That said, I can’t deny the benefits of an agricultural laborer who subsists on common weeds, grows his own exo-overalls, sweats pesticides, and whose six arms end in retractable plows, scythes, and harrows.” Ha! Pete Baker
Man cannot live on Guinness alone…
REMEMBER the guy from ‘Super Size Me’, who lived on nothing but McDonalds meals for a month? Well meet blogger Burty, who survived on only Guinness for a week. Belfast Gonzosluggerotoole.com
The Vacuum’s funny stuff…
The guys at the Vacuum are good enough to keep me up to date with their latest issue. This one is on being funny. There’s a great piece by John Morrow which includes one anecdote of the opening (and closing) of an Irish Music Nite in the old Lido cinema in Rathcoole. It’s asks whether politically barbed humour in Northern Ireland is ever funny. And, rightly, sings the praises of the peerless Portadown News: In an ideal world the Portadown …
The most live-bloggingest TV show ever?
Keith M isn’t the only one live-blogging the 50th Eurovision Song Contest.. after covering the build-up, on the Guardian NewsBlog’s Anna Pickard is taking the same approach to the festivities[although she may, possibly, just be sitting in front of the TV] – “20.27: Ah, hurrah for Norway, and long live comedy metal. If WigWam don’t win this competition, I’ll eat my keyboard.”.. Hmmm.. And how could I have missed this – “20:11: It’s Nox, from Hungary, it’s no wonder Ireland …
“a delightfully improbable coincidence”
Indeed. The movie version of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy has officially taken £4.2 million at the box office in its opening weekend. heh heh. Pete Baker
…and I feel fine
Try again, fail better. Yesterday’s attempt at humour fell a little flat.. so here we go again.. another shameless pilfering, this time from Caoimheb.. It’s, possibly, The End of the World.. assuming the Vogon construction fleet doesn’t get here first.. Pete Baker
That doesn’t look like Father Ted…?
The situation is normal at Channel 4, normal as in AFU that is, the unfortunate Green Party watched their election broadcast accompanied with subtitles by UKIP. Ouch. However, the Guardian ElectionBlog has a cunning plan.. we can only dream of the comedic possibilities such a situation would present here.. Pete Baker
Paint the whole world with… a what?!!
I blame Gavin. Scarcely believeable that they got away with it.. and I’m having a difficult time convincing myself that it’s not a wind-up.. seriously, guys.. there were kids watching! Update Ermmm.. Apparently not. Thanks Nicholas. So feel free to laugh at the clip. Pete Baker