Archive for September 24th, 2007
That’s Ireland Reaches One-Hit-Wonder Status
Thanks for reading That’s Ireland! An electronic carrier pigeon has just brought news that - for one glorious day - you helped make this the 52nd most popular blog (and 29th most popular English-language blog) on WordPress.com. Thanks also to The Guardian’s Guide magazine for the nice review on Sep 8. >>> (more…)
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Prank Letter - Reply from Michael D’s Publisher
This is one of my favourite replies to a prank letter. On Friday I posted this prank letter that I sent to the Brandon Books, who had published the poetry of Michael D Higgins, with some proposed poems of my own. Here’s the marvelous reply that I got from Brandon Books: >>> (more…)
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Monday Quiz 14 - Angry Mobs & Leggy Distractions
On this week last year (September 24 to September 30, 2006):
- What leading politician had to hide behind a bus because an angry mob was throwing handfuls of gravel at him?
- What leading politician got stuck for five minutes between floors in a broken lift, and eventually had to crawl out through a gap at his feet?
- In a survey, how many Irish drivers admitted to (a) breaking the speed limit; (b) using a mobile phone when driving; (c) driving while over the alcohol limit?
- It was announced that what Northern Ireland odd couple had arranged to meet for the first time ever?
- Who said the following and what was he talking about? I had to go over to London to get my head measured and all for the wigs, but it helped to have a beautiful leggy distraction keeping them from paying too much attention.
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