X-Files Ireland

The Irish Times has an interesting one today, about the Irish Defence Force’s dossier on UFOs, which has just been released.
In 1947, while many eyes were on the heavens looking for little green men, An Garda Síochána (the Irish cops) maintained a classically cynical Irish approach.
“The pressmen in Killarney like to keep abreast of [...]

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Pringles

I found this link on the WordPress tag surfer (the tag was “writing” I hasten to add. Nothing more…bowel-y). What amused me wasn’t the content as such, but the guy’s overflowing anger!
Warning: It is quite disgusting.
http://humor.beecy.net/misc/fat-free-pringles/

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Can you dig it?

Sometimes I wonder about the motivation for crime. Certainly there are social factors – poverty, debt, sometimes the desire to have a certain image. Other times I wonder if the big attraction is purely the buzz that comes when you think you’re getting away with something you shouldn’t.
These thieves must fall into that category.
A gang [...]

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Lord Lucan found?

Has Lord Lucan turned up in New Zealand?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6938131.stm
That must be Shergar he’s holding in his arms in the photo!

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Deer and cows interbreeding

A few months old but still as funny as ever. I urge you all to go here, scroll halfway down and  click on “Deer causing havoc in county Clare”. This is an Irish councillor who is convinced deer and cattle are interbreeding, because the cattle “look very alert”.
Hilarious stuff. The interviewer can’t keep his face [...]

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First lines

George Benton choked during a mince pie eating contest to raise money for Battersea Dogs’ Home. When a passerby tried to execute the Heimlich manoevre, his eyes popped out.

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Princess talks to angels.

Second amusing news story for today. Can you tell I’m avoiding work?
Norway’s Princess Martha Louise says she has psychic powers and can teach people to communicate with angels.
I thought Britain’s Prince Charles was bad. At least he just talks to trees….

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Identity theft: Even poodles aren’t safe!

I suggest Blue gets a cross-cut shredder and disposes of his old bank statements very carefully!
Lynne Day said Afonwen Welch Fusilier – or Blue, for short – was targeted after his pedigree details were accidentally posted online.
Part of me says well, what do you expect with the crazy prices for pedigree dogs?
How much would you [...]

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How to write like a wanker

The secrets of internet communication revealed!

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Bark at the Moon

The thing that turns a lot of people off judges and lawyers is the legalese vocabulary they use, which is often inaccessible to the layperson. Take this example overheard recently from my local magistrate’s court:
“It is often claimed that cannabis causes no long term physical or psychological damage. However, the fact is that there are [...]

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