My little getaway
Last week John Mallon wrote about his Renault 4. My first car was an Austin Mini. I bought it from some acquaintance of my parents back in the early seventies, and to say it was in shit order was giving … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: crime
The pot calling the kettle black
An item caught my eye the other day. Authorities fume: 25% of cigarettes smuggled into Republic Now I can't understand why the "authorities" are fuming over this. Dame Enda is constantly telling us that the backbone of the country's economy … Continue reading →
Hitler is alive and well
Coincidentally, I was sent two different articles both on the same subject. The first was "Antrim man fined for smoking in tractor" [thanks, Ian]. The second was "Tractor cigarette could cost farmer £1k" [thanks, Ipse Cogita!] So here we have … Continue reading →
Fifty shades of drivel
I had a bit of a chuckle yesterday. Fifty Shades of Grey: Boy (12) acted out scenes with girl in park, psychotherapist tells BBC I must start by saying I have never even seen the book, let alone read it … Continue reading →
