Category Archives: Art/Craft

world cup

There can only be one winner.

It is almost upon us.

The 60th World Trout Fly Championship on Lough Mask, County Mayo.

Finally.

First fished back in 1953, the then Castlebar Trout Anglers Association and An Tostal [early Gathering] competition was considered one of the first international sporting events in Ireland.

And it has survived (casts net for cliche) in spite of economic hardship.

Denis Kelleher says:

From a peak of 820 competitors we are down to numbers in the region of 450. The disposable income isn’t in people’s pockets anymore but this event which has survived a closure due to foot and mouth and the ‘rod war of ‘89’.
It is estimated the four day event is worth in the region of €1million to Ballinrobe and its surrounds. Pubs, hotels and restaurants will all contribute in some way to the event”.

 

Rod war?

*snigger*.

Anyone?

World Cup Trout Fly Fishing 2013

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The most representative show from each state according to Redditor someguyfromcanada.

He’s really asking for it with that username.

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UPDATE:

Eamonn writes:

Hi, I saw the map of American TV – here’s a map of Irish movies I did a while back, quality’s pretty bad but i thought you’d be interested.

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sorkin

Part one and the (just-released) part two of Kevin Porter’s supercut wherein he sets out the case that screenwriter Aaron (West Wing, Studio 60, A Few Good Men, Moneyball, etc.) Sorkin is an inveterate recycler of phrases and plotlines.

You know what they say:

It’s almost hard to believe…

highdefinite/tastefullyoffensive

lisa3Fates of Mona_Jason_full©OrlandoArocena_20133Fates of Mona_Carrie_full©OrlandoArocena_20133Fates of Mona_Chatter_face_out©OrlandoArocena_20133Fates of Mona_Chatter_face©OrlandoArocena_2013Vector illustrations of the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world for the Gioconda Project by artist Orlando Arocena: Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th, Carrie and Chatterbox from Hellraiser.

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