Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year
Tripping Along The Ledge
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One way around there, folks, one way around.
Your most uncharitable captions, please. Disclaimer: I may alter this post at a later date to make it appear as though you people just started leaving mean comments on here for no reason. Them’s the risks you take, motherfuckers. Them’s the risks you take.
Damien to the rescue
First of all, to anyone who called, emailed or texted me in the last ten days but never heard back, I apologise. I was really, really busy. (Unless you’re a PR person of any description, in which case I probably was just ignoring you.) Anyway, I’m back in the land of the living now. A couple of thing I loved while I’ve been away…. Read the rest of this entry »
“Jaysus, that Kathryn Bigelow is some woman, huh?”
He throws the newspaper down in front of me. “You would, wouldn’t you? Go on, admit it,” he says. “It’ll go no further than the two of us.” “She’s old enough to be your mother!” I reply. “It’s mad that, isn’t it?” he shakes his head. “Although, of course, my mother has had eleven children, so it’s hardly a fair comparison.” Read the rest of this article here.
“God bless you Jade. Hope Princess Di is taking care of you in heaven. You are my hero.”
You know the way gay people think everyone is gay? And stoned people think everyone is stoned? In the same sort of way way, I can’t help thinking the person who left this message was being really, really sarcastic.
Badass sentences I’d love to have appear in my obituary but am realistic enough to realize never will #347
From the obituary for Israeli spy chief David Kimche which appeared in the Sunday Times today… Read the rest of this entry »
They say the guy has a metal plate in his head…
Now I don’t know if that’s true or not. But once, when we got caught out in a thunderstorm, I noticed him sprinting for the clubhouse in a manic, zigzag pattern – like a soldier dodging sniper fire… Read the rest of this article here.
Break for the Border
It’s Thursday night in Break for the Border, a sprawling open-plan bar on split levels. There are pool tables and waitresses in hot pants. Rock and roll blasting from the speakers. Yee-haw! Why the hell haven’t I been here before?
Aidan wants to play pool. I hate pool. He always beats me. We find a table. Read the rest of this entry »
This is Funny
Zach Galifianakis’ describes his ‘look’ on Saturday Night Live last night: Read the rest of this entry »
This is Funny
What did the Buddhist monk say to the hot dog vendor? Read the rest of this entry »
Hats off to TV’s Carol Smillie!
Whatever life has thrown at her she has always taken it with a smile. Let’s hope she finds happiness with new love Marcus… Read the rest of this article here.