Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year
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Miscellaneous Amusing Items I’ve Come Across #26
Only just noticed this today: it’s illegal to loiter at Luas stops. Jesus Christ, you can’t hardly win, can you?
JE VOUS PRESENTE… LE CHRISTMAS JUMPER
Fashion, for most Irish men, is a song we heard once, whose tune we half-remember and whose words we never knew… Read the rest of this article here.
“Fashion, for most Irish men, is a song we heard once, whose tune we half-remember and whose words we never knew…”
We Irish men are renowned for our sartorial nous and exquisite appreciation of couture. When we’re not pouring over style bibles, we’re scouring clothes shops and boutiques for bargains, mixing and matching styles, and talking, always talking, about the latest designs and trends. Fashion is like a drug to us. One we cannot get enough of.
Well, okay . . . not all of the above is strictly true. In fact, if any of it applies to you, you’re one of a prominent, but demographically paltry, minority. Read the rest of this article here.
ANYONE FOR WAR CRIMES?
I’m definitely, definitely getting tickets for Wimbledon next year. Roger Federer’s slow, merciless turning of the screws on Andy Ruddock in that epic final set was enormously entertaining. But even more fascinating was spotting the celebrities who’d turned up to watch.
Can anyone imagine the scene if Henry Kissinger, Woody Allen and Alex Ferguson (who were all in attendance) happened to bump into each other at the bar afterwards? Read the rest of this entry »
THIS IS FUNNY (1965)
Published: Irish Times, September 19 2009JE VOUS PRESENTE… LE CHRISTMAS JUMPER
We Irish men are renowned for our sartorial nous and exquisite appreciation of couture. When we’re not pouring over style bibles, we’re scouring clothes shops and boutiques for bargains, mixing and matching styles, and talking, always talking, about the latest designs and trends. Fashion for us is a drug. A drug to which we’re utterly addicted.
Well, okay . . . not all of the above is strictly true. In fact, if any of it applies to you, you’re one of a prominent, but demographically paltry, minority of swanky Irish men. Read the rest of this entry »