In at the deep end

March 2, 2010 | | 0 comments

In at the deep end

The new guy on the job has a lot to learn…

The People who put the Slo into Slovakia

January 7, 2010 | | 0 comments

According to today’s Irish Times border police at a Slovakian airport last Saturday ‘accidentally’ sent 96g of high-grade explosives in the luggage of an unsuspecting passenger on a flight to Dublin as the result of a botched sniffer dog training exercise. The dog handler had placed two sets of explosives in luggage one of which ... Read On

Heineken versus Bavaria

January 6, 2010 | | 0 comments

OMG that is awesome!

December 7, 2009 | | 3 comments

OMG that is awesome!

The word ‘awesome’ has been be-littled by overuse. I remember Ruud Udderhaaf pointing this out many long years ago while watching American television programmes and these days I see it all the time on the Internet.
It is usually found in blog post comments, generally on the kind of blog post that consists of lists, the ... Read On

The Happy Prince

December 3, 2009 | | 0 comments

The Happy Prince

High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.
Click play button on the audio player below to listen to an ... Read On

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