It’s the new Hadoukening, which is the new Horsemaning, which was the new Planking, which – unlike taking pictures of a friend in mid-air pretending to be Force-choked by you – is just silly.
Novelist Iain Banks (above), who writes sci-fi as Iain M Banks, has announced he has only months left to live.
Fellow Scottish author, Ian Rankin, said the news of [Iain] Banks’ terminal cancer was “just awful”.
He Tweeted: “Typical of Iain to propose marriage to his partner Adele with the words ‘Will you do me the honour of becoming my widow?”
Leave tribute/message of support here
Iain Banks diagnosed with gall bladder cancer (Guardian)
Thanks Mark Dennehy and Sid
(Pic:BBC)
Arisen
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Wicklow Town at 11.30am.
Jim Redmond writes:
People actually sitting in the park behind me enjoying the sun thing.
Ja.
Siblling of Daedalus writes:
German propaganda cards (via Ebay), part of the ‘England Robber-State’ series, detailing British abuses in Ireland. The first deals with the Famine, the second depicts a semi-naked Ireland on a crucifix bemoaning her fate. The cards appear to date from the Third Reich era but the illustrations used first appeared in 19th century French journals.
Gut times.
Jim McElvanna writes:
I was having a couple of beers with another Irish friend in Kingston last week, when I realised the waitress wasn’t using table numbers for the bill. She was lovely, in fairness, but I wonder if it was a response to BoltfaceGate?
Curry Winner
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Yesterday’s competition.
Mikia wins a free three course meal for two delivered by Camile.ie.
Thanks all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm9A0XS2m4M
Roman Antix, the band fronted by a 21 year-old Russell Crowe (aka Russ le Roq) and his mate Billy Dean Cochran that would evolve into 30 Odd Feet Of Grunts, perform What’s The Difference on NZ pop show Shazam! in 1985.
He was Australia’s Shakin’ Stevens.
Mmf.
It’s A Trap
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1tkXHr2y6s
Stan and Babe – Out of Time?
Never.