Category Archives: Observations

Just sharing my point of view with you…..

Idiot Sightings – they walk among us!

IDIOT SIGHTING #1 My daughter and I went through the McDonald’s take-out window and I gave the clerk a £5 note. Our total was £4.20, so I also handed her a 20 pence piece. She said, ‘You gave me too … Continue reading

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So, what happened to Levee?

Hello. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Last update here was September 2007 and the last one before that was May 2007. So let’s call it a year all in, shall we? Wow, I miss this blog. It was my … Continue reading

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UTV Internet: Worst Web Host Ever?

I’m doing a bit of work on a website for someone I know which is hosted with UTV Internet. I’ve hosted (commercially) with UTV Internet in the past, and I must say I’m not impressed. At all. I placed a … Continue reading

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Could the Catholic Church End Poverty?

I’m no fan of organised religion at the best of times, but this article by Steve Pavlina gave me some food for thought. Musing on the wealth of the Catholic Church, Steve estimates that they have several billion dollars worth … Continue reading

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Amsterdam

OK, so I went a bit quiet after my vasectomy a few weeks ago. Rumours of my demise were greatly exaggerated (thanks Aileen and Parnell) and I’m still standing. It’s actually been a busy few weeks, so me and my … Continue reading

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The Ho-Ho Is No More-More

The rumours are true then. The Ho-Ho is gone. Flattened in the name of modernising the Dublin Road. Back when I were a lad, me and the girlfriend lived in India Street off Botanic Avenue. We had our pick of … Continue reading

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Separated At Birth?

I was watching Corpse Bride with the kids recently, and was completely struck by the similarities between slimy Lord Barkis and our permatanned Secretary of State, Peter Hain. It’s quite sinister really. If you don’t think there’s a resemblance between … Continue reading

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10 Commandments To Be Re-Released?

Paint the front of your house with lamb’s blood, lock up your first born son and lead my people out of Egypt, Moses. Word reaches me that the classic 10 Commandments movie is about to be re-released. Check out the … Continue reading

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King and Queen of the Blogworld!

Yeah, that’s right. After a terrible snubbing at the Irish Blog Awards (in which, in fairness we didn’t push readers to vote for us), my better half and I have won the Holks on the Fill “King and Queen of … Continue reading

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What Made Airport Security Suspicious?

I’m curious what you guys think about this. Back in December, when we went to Rome, I was held back by Airport security at Aldergrove. I was a bit surprised – this had never happened before – but I went … Continue reading

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