On this Day: 1810 Beethoven composes famous piano piece and ringtone, Für Elise
10:10
Trivia: Whilst obesity is not recommended, people 2 stone overweight have a better chance of surviving infections, disease and accidents than normal weight people.
13:03
Against the methodone: only 3% of people who do it (8000 on the plan) complete the government drugs rehab program.
13:24
Minister for Cufflinks considers it a policy to say that large scale illegal dumping for which the region he represents is very well known has come to an end in his constituency. So that’s that, then. Onwards and upwards now, he says.
13:43
The Dog is getting his jet scooter and zooming around to every radio and TV show on Earth trying to own the election-magnetic spectrum . First he says "I don't want to be negative" and then he makes insulting and belittling remarks about all-comers.
13:44
How to stage a revoluton, the University course: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/history/21h-001-how-to-stage-a-revolution-fall-2007/
"A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous." - Mao Zedong, 1927.
13:49
Definition of Revolution:
“A revolution is a rapid, fundamental, and violent domestic change in the dominant values and myths of a society, in its political institutions, social structure, leadership and government activity, and policies.” - Samuel Huntington
14:12
The area round Guinness yard and Islandbridge and thereabouts was the birth hole of Dublin city. Which spread south and north from this spot like a brown tide. The rest of the town is reclaimed land.
14:57
1) No control over the Republic
2) No control over the Republicans
16:00
Berties's team. Berteez is team. According to the posters in Limerick reports' spellings'.
16:09
Like Uppity Bog Arabs:
An armed group seeking a greater share of oil wealth in Nigeria says it has destroyed part of Shell's operation in the Niger Delta.
19:17
The average polling station package issued by the Chief Returning Officer who supervises the election process has, inter alia, ballots, stamps, seals, stationary and a Bible. The Bible is in case someone turns up to the polling station without ID, and nobody knows them, they are required to swear on the Bible that they are who they say they are. Each time.
20:22
I'm no eejit. I know when an invitation isn't welcome. I just don't pretend I don't know.
21:22
I'm screwed. I'm a gonna have to come clean.
22:09
Screwy screw screw.
22:23
All these politicos sound the same when they open their mouths. Fucking, wouldn't trust them.
22:24
He's a truck driver. He reckons he'd make a good transport minister. Says he wouldn't start by digging up the Dead Cow roundabout. Yaymen, brother.
