Archive for October 8th, 2007
Prank Dogbowl Letters 4 - From the IDA
This is the fourth prank dogbowl letter, from the days when petfood manufacturer Albert Reynolds was Taoiseach. The first three were to the then Taoiseach, and this reply from Reynolds, followed by this letter to the Managing Director of the IDA. Now here’s the first reply that I got from the IDA: >>> (more…)
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Monday Quiz 16 - Dolly Mixtures and MacSalads
On this week last year (October 8 to October 14, 2006):
- Why did the Gardai not intervene - even though they were present - to stop a violent brawl between two armed, drunken men in a Dublin pub, which continued outside the US Embassy?
- What innovative solution did Fine Gael and Labour propose for dealing with intoxicated people?
- What did Minister Seamus Brennan describe as ‘a dolly mixture approach… where you can have a bit of this and a bit of that and a bit of the other.’
- Why did Michael Flatley buy a new Rolls Royce?
- McDonalds sales in Europe rose by 10% after healthier items were put on the menu. But, according to a Chicago food analyst, why did McDonalds really introduce salads to their menu?
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