“I was aware there was going to be some story on me but I thought it was going to be me breaking a leg or something like that.
I was home yesterday after my work finished. I was playing some video games. They told me, ‘you’re a celebrity.’
They started sending me all these news articles and mass media. And that’s how I found out I was dead.”
Fernando LaFuente (top) on RTÉ Radio One’s Today with Sean O’Rourke on the faking of his death by his former club Ballybrack FC of the Leinster Senior League.
‘It’s funny for me because I’ve been watching my own death (RTÉ)
Earlier: A Limerick A Day
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Bizarre or Daft?
if it was me, i’d be sorely tempted to say nothing and let them organise a funeral and everything. then show up to it with a big ta-daaahh!
Kinda like Terry McMahon on Broadsheet :)
Now now..
He’s not wrong
But they said his body had been flown home so no chance of showing up at the funeral :)
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Fernando Nuno la Fuente?
Could be a book in it
Chronicle is a great word.
Plenipotentiary is my current fave.
defenestration and petrichor for me.
Sound choices for sure.
Defenestration – as a word, as well as an act – is much underrated.
And I’ve been long impressed that Chris de Burgh managed to get Petrichor into a song title.
I heard this on the radio this morning, and the presenter was interviewing a representative from the Leinster Senior Football League, and asking about consequences for the club. It was nice to hear that instead of worrying about that, he expressed concern for the person who made the claim, because of stress he must previously be under, and of course the consequences of this news breaking. It was heartening to hear him say that they would be looking to support him, rather than censure him.
Fair ball to them, caring about the person more than the rules!
Still, they said he had been relieved of his duties. How else can they censure him, send him to jail?
I must admit I found this funny! I laughed my way through breakfast. Just as well I’m not a newsreader.
Here we go.
“Gemma O’Doherty to present conclusive proof that Fernando was murdered by a coalition of Deep State forces and MSM because he knew too much about … Ballybrack.
#BallybrackFC”
https://twitter.com/liffeystynx/status/1067750425917444099
you know, if you mix up the letters of ‘ballybrack fc’, then take some away and add some others, it spells out ‘PUTIN DID IT!!’
Wait until G’OD finds out that Presbyterian is an anagram of Britney Spears.
Village Magazine will be set for life.
Why does Gemma O Doherty bother you all so much?
Dats nothing. I seen a full team of dead guys playing for Ireland recently.
:D
Rumours of his premature passing are somewhat exaggerated.
But not his couldn’t be arse shaving (showering?) for a week and the 80’s DIY haircut.
Get out of that, he’s gorgeous. And a good sport too. I heard him on Sean O’Rourke laughing about it all.
that’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen you post on this site… there is something wrong with you…