Monthly Archives: June 2011
Today In Merrion Square,
The official world record for the number of ‘Where’s Wally’ People in one place,
The crowd-surfing, non-Wally in the second last pic is Goliath, the world’s shortest strongman.
(Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)
A Soviet-era monument depicting Red Army soldiers in Sofia, recently repainted as a diorama of American popculture by an anonymous Bulgarian street artist.
Nice.
(Thanks Kevin)/via
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Rory McIlroy, mid-interview following a triumphant first round at the US Open, receives the legendary ‘two-eyebrow salute’ from a russet-haired fan in the crowd.
Truly, the greatest accolade of all.
via
That is all.
via
150 people took part in a half-mile ‘mass shamble’ through the streets of Leicester, culminating in a mass ‘window press ‘n’ groan’ at the offices of the City Council.
It followed news last week that a “concerned citizen” had used a Freedom of Information request to ask how the authority would tackle a zombie attack.
The inquiry stated: “Having watched several films it is clear that preparation for such an event is poor and one that councils throughout the kingdom must prepare for.”
Leicester City Council conceded it had no specific emergency plans in place, but said the request had “made them laugh”.
Won’t be laughing come the Zombie Apocalypse.
Zombie fans invade ‘unprepared’ Leicester (BBC)
(Thanks Graeme McStabby)
“You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn’t black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing. You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that.
Well, fuck it. I don’t care what you think. I’m trying to do the right thing.
I’m tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I’m trying to do the right thing, and that’s where I’m going with this.”
New York State Senator Roy McDonald
Bazam.
Republican Senator: “F**k it, Gays Should Marry (TMZ)
New Balls
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The first Irish person to play at SW19 since Matt Doyle in 1984.
Maybe now will they build an Olympic-sized tennis court in Ireland?
Limerick’s Conor Niland Through To Wimbledon (Setanta Sports)