Archive for August 2006

The Gaaaaaaaaaaaa

Aug 31st, 2006 | By Bock | Category: GAA

Tonight, I thought I’d start by bringing you a few quotes from the great man, Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh. No introduction needed.
Here we go:-
“… and Brian Dooher is down injured. And while he is, I’ll tell ye a little story. I was in Times Square in New York last week, and I was missing the [...]



Scunts

Aug 29th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Sport

Scunthorpe United are now second last. If the last team in the league, Rotherham, hadn’t started with a ten-point penalty, Scunthorpe would be at the very bottom of the table. The Universe is restored to its rightful transit.



Christmas gift ideas

Aug 29th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Humour, Society

Well, doesn’t time fly? Here we are and the Christmas season is upon us again, with the shops playing lovely Christian carols like Jingle Bells, and Chipmunk Christmas and Working for the Clampdown. My personal favourites were Nuts for You and Dirty Boulevard. Well do I remember, in days gone by, my uncle Johnny leaning [...]



Next country to invade?

Aug 29th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Politics, World

Who should America invade next?
What the ordinary citizen thinks.



Terrorists

Aug 25th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Politics

Do you think they’ll charge any more people in Britain?
Do you remember seeing that kind of security convoy before?
Do you think the people in these paddy-wagons might be innocent too?



It’s a funny old game

Aug 24th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Sport

You’re a good footballer. Since you were a nipper, you’ve been the best player your mates ever knew, and they still talk about how brilliant you were when you were a kid, dodging past everyone, leaving the rest of them falling on their arses. You were probably the best player your school ever saw, and [...]



Our new puppy

Aug 21st, 2006 | By Bock | Category: My life

The Bullet went off out the country someplace and came back with a small dog.
“It’ll be great,” he says. “Satan’s terrier will love him.”
“Satan’s terrier will fucking eat him,” I tell Bullet, “and you can clean up the body parts this time because I’m not doing it again.”
We were both wrong. Satan’s terrier ignored [...]



Scunts

Aug 19th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: Sport

Scunthorpe secured a defeat against Rotherham by cleverly giving away two handy goals in the first half. They now hold the coveted third-from-the-bottom position and look set to go all the way. This is much more reassuring than their last season, which they started with a worrying winning streak.
Seasoned Scunthorpe supporters can now relax, knowing [...]



Freddy’s back: the Morris Tribunal

Aug 18th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: gardai

You’ll remember Mr Justice Frederick Morris, chairman of the Morris Tribunal, investigating the Donegal guards. Well, he hasn’t gone away, you know. Yesterday, his reports on three modules of his investigation were released and they make interesting reading. It’s worth quoting what he says about our police force nationwide:
The Tribunal has been staggered by the [...]



Obesity epidemic

Aug 16th, 2006 | By Bock | Category: health

I saw a news item last night in which somebody said that the great new epidemic now sweeping the world is obesity. It seems that in every country of the world, people are getting fat , and apparently this is going to cause huge medical problems for them.
OK. So far so good. This [...]