Ah that goes without saying so I went without saying it :)
Deluded
What’s the deal with The Express and its dementia stories? Is it a big joke or a front for a scam or what?
mildred st. meadowlark
An absolutely brilliant headline, I have to say. They’re outdoing themselves.
Great for the lols.
Kieran Nice Young Chap
They can repeat the same headline every couple of weeks and none of their readership notices
jusayinlike
I reckon the knives will be out for Enda Kenny..
GiggidyGoo
Blunt as ever
jusayinlike
Murdoch lackey George Osbourne
Kieran Nice Young Chap
Is that why a Murdoch paper didn’t hire him?
jusayinlike
Lebedev is a Murdoch proxy..
petey
you also claimed scorcese was a knight of malta.
jusayinlike
I stand by that claim, he has served his jesuit masters well..
Sheik Yahbouti
To paraphrase Gene Kerrigan – Kenny can’t go until the Middle East situation is sorted out ; until the cure is found for cancer ; (add your own nominations)……
jusayinlike
He’s blatantly looking to go out on a high, I’d rate him within the top 3 worst taoiseach’s ever..
classter
Ahead of Haughey, Ahern, Cowen?
Ben Redmond
“… till Birnam wood
Do come to Dunsinane”
Macbeth 5:5
I bloody hated that part of Macbeth. Easily fooled, he was.
Mind you – it had some great lines- You egg, you !, young fry of treachery”….I may have that wrong- it’s been a while …
Ben Redmond
The FG power brokers might bear these Macbeth lines in mind when maneuvering against Kenny:-
“If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well
It were done quickly.” – 1:7
And Kenny’s assassin could speak a soliloquy beginning:-
“Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.” – 2:1
That’s brilliant, Deluded, good find. I shall now and forever treasure the phrase ‘the commission of divers peccadilloes.’
Deluded
It’s a good ‘un.
(the “divers” in Nigel’s quote is the old spelling of the word diverse)
Nigel
Pace Pratchett”s ‘divers alarums and excursions.’
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
Poor ole Terry.
Did you see the hour show with Dennis Pennis playing him?
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
Hour-long I meant.
Nigel
Wept like a baby at it.
Deluded
(would it not be “cf Pratchett’s…” or is it a different “Pace”? Allowed nonetheless!)
Nigel
In this case, it’s supposed to mean ‘with the permission of’ or ‘with due deference to’ but checking it out, I see it’s usually used to refer to someone you’re disagreeing with, so, yes, cf would have been better.
Deluded
Cool. I will have a medal struck to honour this day.
Nigel
And I shall have this day stricken from the record as a Day Of Shame.
SomeChump
Enda will not go until he is pushed. He will cling to power at any cost.
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
His speech to Trump was pretty impressive, annoyingly.
GiggidyGoo
Written by yer man Paul Ryan probably.
jusayinlike
Kenny is blatantly trying to go out on a high, I’d put him within the top 3 worst taoiseachs ever..
Topsy
Who are your other two?
jusayinlike
Bertie and Cowan..
Brother Barnabas
Maybe it’s just that the sense of disgust is fresher, but I actually think Kenny is worse than either of them. I fupping hate the sight of that man.
Topsy
Ahern + Cowan bankrupt a nation. Nothing can top that.
Brother Barnabas
Yeah, of course – true.
Have a special loathing for Kenny, though. None before have been as socially divisive as him. He’s been our Thatcher. I think it’ll be in years to come that the extent of the damage done by Kenny will become apparent. I’d put him 2nd worst after Ahern.
Sheik Yahbouti
+ 10,000
mildred st. meadowlark
Ahem… Haughey.
mildred st. meadowlark
Though I have to agree with you about Kenny. I loathe sight of him.
bertie blenkinsop
Yeah but at least Haughey is dead, you still have to stomach Ahern popping up at Dubs matches etc, the horrible pox.
Kieran Nice Young Chap
“He’s been our Thatcher. I think it’ll be in years to come that the extent of the damage done by Kenny will become apparent.”
Ah here. Talk about silly hyperbole.
Brother Barnabas
I know he’s your da (or thereabouts) so you’ve got to defend him, Kieran, but it’s not at all hyperbole. Take the protests over water…. even during the 1980s when the economy was utterly bollixed, we didn’t have unrest like that, while the same economic circumstances in Thatcher’s Britain was producing the likes of Toxteth etc. The comparative lack of unrest here was due to an element of compassion in policies of Garret Fitzgerald, especially (see, I don’t hate all FGers). Having said that, I don’t think Kenny is evil. He’s too much of an imbecile to be evil. I just think he’s a silly pants and a boo boo.
Brother Barnabas
@bertie
One of the most satisfying things I’ve ever experienced was 20 minutes of uninterrupted chanting from all sides of Croke Park when Ahern had the audacity to show his face there. He left at half time.
bertie blenkinsop
Conversely, I was in Parnell Park the night sections of the crowd gave him a standing ovation just after he’d resigned.
Sickened me to the pit of my stomach.
Brother Barnabas
hear ye
it’s no big achievement to fool trusting people. any shameless liar can do it. always get found out in the end. for me, enduring image of ahern is him popping out of a kitchen cupboard in an ad for a Sunday tabloid. the fu€ker had zero class.
Kieran Nice Young Chap
His speech standing up to Trump on immigration is going down really well over here in the media/on the left/amongst my friends.
But jaysus he doesn’t know when to get off the stage. He’s like the last guy at a party trying to get another chorus of Wonderwall going at 3am.
Kieran Nice Young Chap
By the way – has anyone seen Trump refusing to shake hands with Merkel?
What an unbelievably petty cretin.
Brother Barnabas
Would you touch Merkel’s hand?
petey
sooner than I’d touch Trump’s
classter
Who wouldn’t shake Merkel’s hand?
(Aside from Trump obviously)
Brother Barnabas
By the way, Kieran, my response to your comment above got removed. I think it was because I suggested Enda is you true father. Just so know, though…I had the last word.
bisted
…it’s been suggested here that Kieran does not have a father…
Colm Cooper is a hero.
Signed – a dub x
+1
don’t mind that
delighted for Cuala
extraordinary achievement
Ah that goes without saying so I went without saying it :)
What’s the deal with The Express and its dementia stories? Is it a big joke or a front for a scam or what?
An absolutely brilliant headline, I have to say. They’re outdoing themselves.
Great for the lols.
They can repeat the same headline every couple of weeks and none of their readership notices
I reckon the knives will be out for Enda Kenny..
Blunt as ever
Murdoch lackey George Osbourne
Is that why a Murdoch paper didn’t hire him?
Lebedev is a Murdoch proxy..
you also claimed scorcese was a knight of malta.
I stand by that claim, he has served his jesuit masters well..
To paraphrase Gene Kerrigan – Kenny can’t go until the Middle East situation is sorted out ; until the cure is found for cancer ; (add your own nominations)……
He’s blatantly looking to go out on a high, I’d rate him within the top 3 worst taoiseach’s ever..
Ahead of Haughey, Ahern, Cowen?
“… till Birnam wood
Do come to Dunsinane”
Macbeth 5:5
I bloody hated that part of Macbeth. Easily fooled, he was.
Mind you – it had some great lines- You egg, you !, young fry of treachery”….I may have that wrong- it’s been a while …
The FG power brokers might bear these Macbeth lines in mind when maneuvering against Kenny:-
“If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well
It were done quickly.” – 1:7
And Kenny’s assassin could speak a soliloquy beginning:-
“Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.” – 2:1
I see thee, but I have thee not…..
For the day that’s in it:
http://ozwords.org/?p=7779
That’s brilliant, Deluded, good find. I shall now and forever treasure the phrase ‘the commission of divers peccadilloes.’
It’s a good ‘un.
(the “divers” in Nigel’s quote is the old spelling of the word diverse)
Pace Pratchett”s ‘divers alarums and excursions.’
Poor ole Terry.
Did you see the hour show with Dennis Pennis playing him?
Hour-long I meant.
Wept like a baby at it.
(would it not be “cf Pratchett’s…” or is it a different “Pace”? Allowed nonetheless!)
In this case, it’s supposed to mean ‘with the permission of’ or ‘with due deference to’ but checking it out, I see it’s usually used to refer to someone you’re disagreeing with, so, yes, cf would have been better.
Cool. I will have a medal struck to honour this day.
And I shall have this day stricken from the record as a Day Of Shame.
Enda will not go until he is pushed. He will cling to power at any cost.
His speech to Trump was pretty impressive, annoyingly.
Written by yer man Paul Ryan probably.
Kenny is blatantly trying to go out on a high, I’d put him within the top 3 worst taoiseachs ever..
Who are your other two?
Bertie and Cowan..
Maybe it’s just that the sense of disgust is fresher, but I actually think Kenny is worse than either of them. I fupping hate the sight of that man.
Ahern + Cowan bankrupt a nation. Nothing can top that.
Yeah, of course – true.
Have a special loathing for Kenny, though. None before have been as socially divisive as him. He’s been our Thatcher. I think it’ll be in years to come that the extent of the damage done by Kenny will become apparent. I’d put him 2nd worst after Ahern.
+ 10,000
Ahem… Haughey.
Though I have to agree with you about Kenny. I loathe sight of him.
Yeah but at least Haughey is dead, you still have to stomach Ahern popping up at Dubs matches etc, the horrible pox.
“He’s been our Thatcher. I think it’ll be in years to come that the extent of the damage done by Kenny will become apparent.”
Ah here. Talk about silly hyperbole.
I know he’s your da (or thereabouts) so you’ve got to defend him, Kieran, but it’s not at all hyperbole. Take the protests over water…. even during the 1980s when the economy was utterly bollixed, we didn’t have unrest like that, while the same economic circumstances in Thatcher’s Britain was producing the likes of Toxteth etc. The comparative lack of unrest here was due to an element of compassion in policies of Garret Fitzgerald, especially (see, I don’t hate all FGers). Having said that, I don’t think Kenny is evil. He’s too much of an imbecile to be evil. I just think he’s a silly pants and a boo boo.
@bertie
One of the most satisfying things I’ve ever experienced was 20 minutes of uninterrupted chanting from all sides of Croke Park when Ahern had the audacity to show his face there. He left at half time.
Conversely, I was in Parnell Park the night sections of the crowd gave him a standing ovation just after he’d resigned.
Sickened me to the pit of my stomach.
hear ye
it’s no big achievement to fool trusting people. any shameless liar can do it. always get found out in the end. for me, enduring image of ahern is him popping out of a kitchen cupboard in an ad for a Sunday tabloid. the fu€ker had zero class.
His speech standing up to Trump on immigration is going down really well over here in the media/on the left/amongst my friends.
But jaysus he doesn’t know when to get off the stage. He’s like the last guy at a party trying to get another chorus of Wonderwall going at 3am.
By the way – has anyone seen Trump refusing to shake hands with Merkel?
What an unbelievably petty cretin.
Would you touch Merkel’s hand?
sooner than I’d touch Trump’s
Who wouldn’t shake Merkel’s hand?
(Aside from Trump obviously)
By the way, Kieran, my response to your comment above got removed. I think it was because I suggested Enda is you true father. Just so know, though…I had the last word.
…it’s been suggested here that Kieran does not have a father…
I saw someone describe him as a boy in a suit, which I thought was unfairly generous towards him.
Hear hear.
Fair Dues to Annie Murphy. Official Ireland (translation: Gay Byrne) and Co owe her an apology.
+ 1000 Kenny