Archive for August, 2007
Monday Quiz 8 - Big Brother and Eye in the Sky
On this week last year (August 13 to August 19, 2006):
- Big Brother UK ended. Which contestant was Irish, and which contestant’s mother was Irish?
- Waterford County Council let it be known that they would be using satellite technology for what unique purpose?
- What international sporting event took place in Ballydehob, County Cork?
- Who won RTE’s Celebrity You’re a Star, and what two songs did they sing in the final?
- Why did Dell computers recall a batch of four million laptop computer batteries?
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2 comments August 13, 2007
Ireland on YouTube Part 1 - Belfast
This is the first in a series of meanders through Ireland as portrayed on YouTube. Let’s start with this sophisticated - and strangely appropriate - tribute to the Belfast Boy Georgie Best. It’s from YouTube user K2UGA. If you like it, there’s another version here.
The next four Belfast videos are just a click away - they include
- Cartoon hero Captain Planet trying to save Belfast
- American Jett Loe’s hilarious response to Captain Planet
- A video clip of Belfast in 1901
- Ali G visiting Belfast.
Check it! >>> (more…)
3 comments August 12, 2007
Taxi Union President Pranked on Naked Camera
Another great prank from RTE’s hidden camera series Naked Camera. Tommy Gorman, President of the National Taxi Drivers Union, hires a taxi which arrives late and is driven erratically by PJ Gallagher.
Add comment August 11, 2007
Prank Letter - Replies from Irish MEPs
On Wednesday I posted this prank letter that I sent to Irish MEPs, congratulating them on their election and asking them for two tickets for an international football match. Here are some of the replies that I got: >>> (more…)
Add comment August 10, 2007
The Bollocks Has Given a Penalty!
Ian Benjamin Kenny, who brought us this prank phone call between two Garda Stations, is back with another masterpiece of animation. This is Effin Eddie Moroney, who is to GAA commentary what Stuart Hall was to It’s a Knockout.
This is actually a tame version of Effin Eddie. You can buy a DVD of the match with Eddie’s uncensored commentary at effineddie.com. You can also listen to some sound files here, including such impartial observations as ‘Bollocks of a ref!’ and ‘He’s given a penalty! The bollocks has given…’
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Prank Letter to Irish MEPs
Here’s a prank letter that I sent to the Irish Members of the European Parliament a while ago, with an unusual request from a constituent. >>> (more…)
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Temptresses, Winged Frogs and Vatican Demons
Back in the early nineties Arthur Mathews and I published a prank newsletter called Majority Ethos, which was purportedly the official organ of the Coordinating Committee for Christianity in Politics (CCCP). Our slogan was: Jobs, not Condoms; Marriage, not Sex; Faith, not Sodomy.
But our satire had nothing on the serious content of The Hibernian magazine, edited by former IRA man Gerry McGeough. The current issue comes resplendent with a cover picture of the Pope and the excitable headline LATIN MASS IS BACK! (yes, with an exclamation mark!)
Over the next while I’m going to review my favourite articles from The Hibernian, starting with this round-up of the very first issue in May 2006. >>> (more…)
5 comments August 7, 2007
Prank Letter - Reply from Phonographic Federation
On Friday I posted this prank letter that I sent a few years ago to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, from a Dublin teenager looking for work as a topless model. Here’s the reply that I got: >>> (more…)
1 comment August 6, 2007
Monday Quiz 7 - Schoolbus Ban and Strongest Man
On this week last year (August 6 to August 12, 2006):
- News broke that the Limerick VEC would not allow two schoolchildren to use their school’s bus. What reason did the VEC give?
- What happened for the first time in twenty five years on the island of on Inishbofin, off Donegal?
- Dave Warner from Coleraine won the title of Ireland’s Strongest Man. What events did he have to compete in?
- Why did Bertie Ahern disassociate himself from the owner of a hotel in Sneem, two days after he had supported the development and been photographed with the owner?
- The EU Commissioner for Equal Opportunities supported an Irish company who had refused to consider employing what type of person?
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Why, That’s Delightful! Has Moved
Graham Linehan has relocated his Hompendium of Dorithies to WordPress, and decorated it with a glorious banner illustration by Michael Kupperman. So stop reading this, and update your bookmarks to this address:
Add comment August 5, 2007
Family Guy Visits Ireland
Peter and Brian visit Ireland and Peter meets his real father, who defies all stereotypical expectations by being the town drunk. As Abe Lincoln sort of said, it’s the sort of thing that you’ll like if you like this sort of thing.
Add comment August 4, 2007
Prank Letter to Phonographic Federation
Here’s a prank letter that I sent to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry a while ago. It’s a query from a Dublin teenager who wants to be a topless model. >>> (more…)
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Dave Allen Funeral Sketch
Here’s one of my favourite Dave Allen sketches, from about a million years ago.
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Prank Letter - Second Reply from Bishop Buckley
On Wednesday I posted this second prank letter that I sent a few years ago to Bishop Pat Buckley (after he had replied to my first letter.) Here’s the second reply that I got from Bishop Buckley: >>> (more…)
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