Archive for July 2006

Please do not feed the tinkers

Jul 17th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Humour

I’ve been a bit erratic about the old posting over the past few days but there’s a perfectly logical explanation. I was drunk.
This is a valid excuse in any Irish court. I was fuckin drunk, Judge, and that’s why I didn’t bother my hole driving around the roundabout. I just went straight [...]



French greeting rituals

Jul 12th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Sport

Jamo sent me this from Addis Ababa



Ireland second wealthiest country

Jul 11th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: economy

I see the UN’s 2005 Human Development report says that Ireland is the second richest country in the world, after Japan.
I see. The second richest country in the world. Isn’t that amazing? Richer than the US. Richer than Australia. Richer than Canada. Richer than Germany. Denmark. Sweden. France.
Wonderful. I felt a lot better about myself [...]



Zidane VS Materazzi – Mais pourquoi?

Jul 11th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Sport

I’ve looked at this a hundred times and I’m just as baffled now as I was watching it live.



Zinnie Jones

Jul 9th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Sport

What the fuck was that? Did you ever see anything like it in your life?
I want to say this officially. From now on, I’m sticking with the rugby, bacause the soccer is simply bullshit.
What the fuck was Zidane thinking of? And what did Matarazzi say to him that made him go crazy?
It’s [...]



The power of acronyms

Jul 9th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Humour

You know this PULSE system the guards use? This computer-based data-management thingy they have to type stuff into all the time and it tells them all sorts of shit, like the proper way to say “vehicle” on the telly? Well, I was curious and so I had a look to see exactly what this acronym [...]



Bomb alert at Dublin Airport

Jul 8th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: politics

Dublin Airport was evacuated for a second time yesterday when somebody found an unattended bag with a copy of the Koran on top.
I wonder would they have closed the airport if there had been a Bible on the bag instead of a Koran?



In-vitro fertilisation – the High Court case

Jul 7th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: law

What do you make of this embryo thing in the High Court? Hmm?
What the hell do you make of it?
Isn’t that the strangest thing you ever heard?
The facts seem to be as follows: a husband and wife wanted to have a child, and went for in-vitro fertilisation. They duly produced a child. After the procedure, [...]