Monthly Archives: August 2010

Ever wonder: What the fuck does ‘passive-aggressive’ actually mean?

Suggestion: download Pat Kenny’s interview with John Gormley, which has just finished on the wireless.

You will possibly agree with a lot of what Gormley says.

But you will dislike him so much that you will quickly take an opposite position.

And start SHOUTING at his voice.

As Nat, who is on fire at the moment, so wisely put it: “He literally tore himself a new one.”

Today With Pat Kenny (RTE.ie)

‘It wasn’t having oral sex with an employee in front of a female journalist that now threatens to undo Dov Charney, founder of American Apparel. Nor was it simulating oral sex with another female member of staff whom he had ordered to pretend to masturbate in front of him. The 41-year-old’s professional and personal reputation isn’t even on the line because at least three female employees have filed sexual harassment lawsuits against him (all the cases were settled before reaching trial); nor because he walks through his factory in his underpants and conducts meetings wearing just a thong – or a sock. The sock is not, one should add, worn on his foot.’

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Bit long but blimey, eh?

The Rise And Fall Of American Apparel (Amelia Hill, The Guardian)

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Bono! Dev! Lemass! Dev! Bono again! James Joyce! Twice! A leprechaun! U2! That’d be Bono again!

CLICK the ARROW. It’s a history of modern Ireland recorded by Time Magazine.

A gift from us. We had a little time on our hands. Lolz.

UPDATED: Now with extra covers (Nat forget to upload four from earlier on).

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWWcQC0ZxIM

127 Hours? Could Danny Boyle be revisiting the zombie genre with a prequel to 28 Days Later? No such luck. This is a true story about climber Aron Ralston (James Franco) and what happened when he fell into an interesting rock formation/metaphor

Release Date (UK): 28 October 2010

“So am I, etc., etc.”

Random quote from Morning Ireland scribbled down by a semi-conscious listener.

Dara Calleary, above: “Well the detractors said we’d overpay for the NAMA loans.  But the discount has been up to 61% in some cases.  That’ll show ’em.”
Cathal Mac Coille: “Eh…doesn’t that mean that we end up paying more to Anglo for the resultant loan losses?”
Dara Calleary: “Ummmm…..well, yes.