27 thoughts on “Flip”

        1. Janet, dreams of an alternate universe

          The Easiest Knot Undone

          A ribbon bow, the easiest knot to be untied. Not like the rough hewn hemp of sailor knots. Not those on ships which are watched for from a widow’s walk Atop a nautical cape cod mansion two fathoms tall. A ship sailed by sailors who wear sweaters cable knit Whose patterns tell a family a member drown at sea, No, ribbon bows that untie like a simple magic trick. Pull an end, its loops diminish one by one; It makes a tiny flop like a final throb of pulse and disappears. Only ribbon now, it may cling as loathe to part from her. And from a ship’s best vantage point. A man is watching too for any sign of life.

          1. benblack

            I expected a poem about flip-flops, not flimsy ribbons.

            There is, however, a delicacy to ribbons – nothing like the sturdy big toe the flip-flop embodies.

          4. millie bobby brownie

            Philippians 4:6: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

    3. Lilly

      I didn’t like them either, Millie. Never knew what all the fuss was about. But at least they weren’t part of a chain, so also sorry to see them go.

    1. Anti Bots

      is not that the point: “the odd time I did go”. No business can survive in the odd time I did go, particularly a restaurant or bar, or shop. Go there and keep them trading!!!!

    2. Otis Blue

      Superior drunken scran, I always thought. Can’t vouch for how the food might have tasted when sober.

      The jacks were like a scene from a Francis Bacon triptych though.

  3. Junkface

    I loved their burgers at one point, but the quality went up and down whenever they changed their meat supplier, or so it seemed. Having said that 3 out of 5 burgers were great! They gave you tiny, wee cokes with your food.

  4. Bitnboxy

    A slightly unpopular opinion but Dame Street should never have been the place for these fast food outlets – it has been colonised in the last few years by them along with lurid signage utterly out of keeping with the historic street scape that you don’t see for example in a city like Edinburgh with its rich Georgian architectural heritage. I place the blame on Dublin City Council here though. It is not really the fault of the business owners.

    That is not to suggest that I don’t have huge sympathy for the business owner and his staff here, another victim of the pandemic.

  7. delacaravanio

    I loved their burgers, especially their chicken burger. Chips were great too. And a perfect location for a post-drink snack. They will be missed.

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