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What you may need to know:

1. “From Blumhouse…” Two words to chill the hearts of horror fans everywhere.

2. “Could we do it as found-footage?” Seven words uttered in every Blumhouse production meeting.

3. Speaking of which… Don’t forget that the Referendum Commission have banned selfies at the polling station.

4. Now if they could just extend that ban to everywhere until the end of time that would be just super.

5. Odd decision to show the entire cast getting killed in the trailer, but whatever.

6. Broadsheet Prognosis: At least it was cheap.

Release Date: July 17.

(Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)

Toby

Cabrini writes:

My dog Toby is proud to be voting Yes for equality!!

Samwise

Aisling writes:

Seductive sexy savage Samwise wants to propose to Mr Jack Russell. Here’s hoping!

Leo

Stephen writes:

Came home from work and Leo had left this leaflet out for us. The No leaflets were trampled in the hall. He must be supporting his namesake…

Last minute Pets For yes/Pets For No/Pets Who Don’t Know to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie narked Pets For Yes/Pets For No/Pets Who Don’t Know.

Watch a video montage of the best pet pics so far here.

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Inscrutable.

Cookstown, Tallaght, Dublin

Mark writes:

Returning Officer Fergus Gallagher at the Dublin County Returning Officer election warehouse ahead of the referendum on marriage equality and age of eligibility for election to the office President. There are 627 ballot boxes in total for Dublin west, Dublin north, Dublin,midwest, Dublin southwest, Dublin south and Dun Laoghaire…

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

bible

Eoin writes:

Spotted at the Rathgar Church (specifically a meeting room just behind the church). At the desk where they check your name on the register I noticed that there was a copy of the Bible on the desk. IS this a sneaky attempt at convincing people at the last minute to vote no, or is this the norm?

J writes:

When I went to the polling station this morning in Terenure (presentation primary school) there were New Testament bibles on all the tables where you register. This doesn’t seem to be normal as they weren’t in other stations. I asked about it but didn’t ask that they were removed which I regret now as it’s weird and might affect home some people make a last minute decision. Any chance you could throw this up to see if someone else can ask about it and maybe get them removed?

 

Related: Explained: Why There May be A Bible In Your Polling Station Today (Paul Melia, Independent.ie)

Meanwhile…

Update:

Instruction-Grey-BGBallot-Presidential-Age-Grey-BG Ballots-mockup

Geoffrey Keating of creative agency Each And Other writes:

Inspired by your bad form post, we decided to redesign the Marriage Equality ballot form, designed specifically for voters with low levels of literacy and visual impairments.

Ballot design is highly regulated at the moment, but we think that even some small design improvements could help voters successfully cast their ballots…[more at link below]

Designing a better voting experience for everyone (Geoffrey Keating, EachAndOther)

kentish

This morning.

Spotted in Kentish Town, North West London this morning.

Thanks Andy Malone

Meanwhile…

glasnevin

‘sup?

Jojo writes:

The most convincing argument spotted by my friend on a bus through Glasnevin [Dublin]…

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O’Connell Street bridge, Dublin this morning.

Thanks bewildered Student

 

 

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The Friday Broadsheet Simple ‘n’ Cryptic Crossword.

A difficult, tricky weekly head melter by ‘Rossaire’.

A copy of The Broadsheet Book Of Unspecified Things That Look Like Ireland (New Island) to the first person to solve the ‘word.

Solutions revealed at 12 Noon.

Thanks Ross O’Mullane

Update:

Clues explained for Rossaire No.1

Ross writes:

If you’re new to this. The answer is usually (but not always) repeated twice in the clue.
Look out for words like drunk, smashed, wasted, crashed etc as they often indicate an anagram
There are things and patterns you learn over time. Reading the explainer below should help.
And I’m just new to making crosswords too, so help and criticism of the below is welcomed.


Across

1. Burner smashed on rocky area (6)

Burner smashed (anagram of BURREN) on rocky area (BURREN)

4. Irish entry could be English deposit? (8)

Irish entry (Molly STERLING) could be English deposit (STERLING)?

9. Drunk spacer meets 80’s TV ghost (6)

Drunk spacer (anagram of CASPER) meets 80’s TV ghost (CASPER)

10. Ten pin gyrator drops party for atmospheric element (8)

Ten pin gyrator drops party (remove party from “ten pin gyrator” get NITROGEN) for atmospheric element (NITROGEN)

12. Professional takes male chromosomes to delegate (5)

Professional (PRO-) takes male chromosomes (-XY) to delegate (PROXY)

13. Rude nudes wasted are squandered (9)

Rude nudes wasted (anagram of UNDERUSED) are squandered (UNDERUSED)

15. Sounds like bear grades my house’s efficiency (3)

Sounds like bear (BER) grades my house’s efficiency (BER)

16. Company takes an edge for cancer therapy (5)

Company (CO) takes an edge (HEM) for cancer therapy (CHEMO)

17. At home on street might be quickest way behind enemy lines? (6)

At home (IN) on street (ROAD) might be quickest way behind enemy lines? (INROAD)

22. It’s repeated taking the edges of cycling alcoholic (6)

It’s repeated (CYCLIC) taking the edges of cyc(CYC-)ling alcoholic(-LIC)

24. Southern Asti drunk by old German police (5)

Southern (S-) Asti drunk (anagram of –TASI) by old German police (STASI)

27. Kite loses energy for gear (3)

Kite loses energy (KIT – e is energy) for gear (KIT)

28. Establishment or Iona (9)

Establishment (INSTITUTE) or Iona (INSTITUTE)

31. Boxer possibly found in 1 across? (5)

Boxer (ROCKY) possibly found in 1 across? (ROCKY)

32. Unnecessary, sounds like instruction to bread maker (8)

Unnecessary, (NEEDLESS) sounds like instruction to bread maker (NEEDLESS as in knead less)

33. Air man crashed in docking facility (6)

Air man crashed (anagram MARINA) in docking facility (MARINA)

34. Doctor leaves tattooed Nordic with corrective substance (8)

34. Doctor leaves tattooed Nordic (remove doctor from tattooed Nordic for ANTIDOTE) with corrective substance (ANTIDOTE)

35. On top of additionally (2,4)

35. On top (AS WELL) of additionally (AS WELL)

Down

1. Graduate meets Calvin Klien then Father meets Calvin Klein for a hikers bag (8)

Graduate (BA-) meets Calvin Klien (CK-) then Father (PA-) meets Calvin Klein (CK) for a hikers bag (BACKPACK)

2. Rebuilt, refurbished resorted (8)

Rebuilt, (RESTORED) refurbished resorted (anagram of RESTORED)

3. All of us aint nobody (9)

All of us (EVERYBODY) aint nobody (EVERYBODY)

5. Angry ire in politician attempted (5)

Angry ire (anagram -RIE-) in politician (T-D) attempted (TRIED)

6. Scarcer found in ultra reraise (5)

Scarcer (RARER) found in ultra(RA) rer(RER)aise

7. Messed up signet is drunk (6)

Messed up signet (anagram INGEST) is drunk (INGEST)

8. Green lights take Daniel backwards for reproductive bits (6)

Green lights (GO’S) take Daniel backwards (NAD) for reproductive bits (GONADS)

11. Reversed 50 gets first class massage for final ceremony (6)

Reversed 50 (L) gets first class (AI) massage (RUB – all backwards = BURIAL) for final ceremony (BURIAL)

14. One produced Irish producer and musician (3)

One produced (anagram ENO) Irish producer and musician (ENO)

18. Shaken first four letters of 31 across gets editor (6)

Shaken (ROCKED) first four letters of 31 across (ROCK-) gets editor (-ED)

19. Al leaves Australians for locals in 25 down (9)

Al leaves Australians (Remove Al for AUSTRIANS) for locals in 25 down (AUSTRIANS)

20. Warm rice cooked for battle violation (3,5)

Warm rice cooked (anagram WAR CRIME) for battle violation (WAR CRIME)

21. Old perimeter barrier started the urban rural divide (4,4)

Old perimeter barrier (CITY WALL) started the urban rural divide (CITY WALL)

23. Tom sorts out act (3)

Tom (CAT) sorts out act (anagram of CAT)

25. Oh this means nothing to me, host city this weekend (6)

Oh this means nothing to me, (Song lyric: VIENNA) host city this weekend (VIENNA)

26. Declare butt on extra retail therapy for starters (6)

Declare (ASSERT) butt (ASS-) on extra retail therapy for starters (-ERT are starting letters)

29. Lazed about found in candid ledger (5)

Lazed about (IDLED) found in candid(ID-) led(-LED)ger

30. Awake and ready is distraught (5)
Awake (UP-) and ready (-SET) is distraught (UPSET)

Thanks all

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