As one of their Generals said after the My Lai massacre - "it didn't happen and besides, they deserved it"
January 3, 2026 at 7:45 PM
As one of their Generals said after the My Lai massacre - "it didn't happen and besides, they deserved it"
Not quite on the level of beating Chile in Santiago in 1974 2-1 just after Pinochet's murderous coup and battering Hitler's Nazi-saluting German team 5-2 in Dalymount in 1936 but we are getting our point across.
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Not quite on the level of beating Chile in Santiago in 1974 2-1 just after Pinochet's murderous coup and battering Hitler's Nazi-saluting German team 5-2 in Dalymount in 1936 but we are getting our point across.
Freeze it first www.independent.co.uk/life-style/t...
The surprising health benefits of freezing bread that are gut friendly
Freezing your bread could be better for your gut health, experts say
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November 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Freeze it first www.independent.co.uk/life-style/t...
The genius of Frasier was that both Frasier and Niles were Felix while Marty, Daphne and the rest of the cast were Oscar by comparison
October 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The genius of Frasier was that both Frasier and Niles were Felix while Marty, Daphne and the rest of the cast were Oscar by comparison
I've got nothing against him amputating his own legs, the trouble is ...
September 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I've got nothing against him amputating his own legs, the trouble is ...
By the same token, Lard is now blazing a comeback in select Dublin postcodes as it "benefits lipid metabolism"
August 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
By the same token, Lard is now blazing a comeback in select Dublin postcodes as it "benefits lipid metabolism"
I suspect that the slice of ham/hard-boiled egg/tomato/beetroot/lettuce combination which so distinguishes us as a people has now been reverse engineered in a Dublin 6 taverna as a "Beetroot-kissed Lettuce Protein Bowl""
August 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I suspect that the slice of ham/hard-boiled egg/tomato/beetroot/lettuce combination which so distinguishes us as a people has now been reverse engineered in a Dublin 6 taverna as a "Beetroot-kissed Lettuce Protein Bowl""
Ex-flatmate in New York, who lived here for a while in the 80's still tells me when she thinks of Ireland, she only thinks of Beetroot-stained lettuce leaves and the smell of wet wool
August 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ex-flatmate in New York, who lived here for a while in the 80's still tells me when she thinks of Ireland, she only thinks of Beetroot-stained lettuce leaves and the smell of wet wool
A colleague came back from a trip to a Canadian city which he insisted on pronouncing "Mon-ray-al" complete with an uvular "r" sound
August 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
A colleague came back from a trip to a Canadian city which he insisted on pronouncing "Mon-ray-al" complete with an uvular "r" sound
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même Ready Brek
July 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même Ready Brek
For the first time ever, both Men's and Women's Champions recently served bans for failing drugs tests. Isn't that the 36-point headline in coverage of any other Sport outside of the Post-Colonial theme park in SW19?
July 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
For the first time ever, both Men's and Women's Champions recently served bans for failing drugs tests. Isn't that the 36-point headline in coverage of any other Sport outside of the Post-Colonial theme park in SW19?
Shudder to think it has become The Rocky Horror Picture Show for Dublin 6 Arthouse mavens
July 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Shudder to think it has become The Rocky Horror Picture Show for Dublin 6 Arthouse mavens
Because of their frustration with Tinder apparently
July 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Because of their frustration with Tinder apparently
Listened to this last night www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Screenshot - In the Mood for Love - BBC Sounds
Ellen and Mark celebrate 25 years of director Wong Kar Wai's acclaimed romantic drama.
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July 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Listened to this last night www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
When we both reviewed books for a UK newspaper, I used to get mistakenly sent his contributor fee -always a lot more than what I was due en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_B...
Brian Boyd - Wikipedia
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June 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
When we both reviewed books for a UK newspaper, I used to get mistakenly sent his contributor fee -always a lot more than what I was due en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_B...
"I kept thinking of the glorious cry of affirmation which ends Ulysses, and how all he ever said was no" - he was a spectacular cunt by all accounts
June 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"I kept thinking of the glorious cry of affirmation which ends Ulysses, and how all he ever said was no" - he was a spectacular cunt by all accounts
Italian friend tells me Svevo has the status of Peig in Italian secondary schools due to the compulsory study of Zeno's Conscience
June 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Italian friend tells me Svevo has the status of Peig in Italian secondary schools due to the compulsory study of Zeno's Conscience
Maud Gonne called him "Silly Willy" 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...
The Nightmare of the Bones - 3 Quarks Daily
by Thomas O'Dwyer
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May 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Maud Gonne called him "Silly Willy" 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...
Holocaust and Kangaroo on the same Big Star album
May 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Holocaust and Kangaroo on the same Big Star album