So Wed. are pretty bad tv-wise. Come to think of it, the whole week is pretty bad for tv that I like. I mean, I watch Lost, but I’m not hooked on it. Though I think it has more to do with my dislike of Party of Five than anything else. But back to my point; wed tv.
Can you guess the horrors I stooped to?
Richard Gere. Richard fucking Gere!!! And with a horrible, dreadful, disgraceful oirish accent. And playing an IRA terrorist! Yes readers, I stooped to The Jackal. And not only that, but I’d seen it before, and hated it then too!.
I know, I could have spent those two hours flicking from station to station, but I didn’t. I watched all of it. Let’s all quote Marlon Brando The horror! The horror!
So, a question for all you non-Irishers out there - do you really think that that is what the (any) Irish accent sounds like?
It was almost as bad as Tom “Brain Lesion” [1]Cruise’s in that piece of shite. And not only was the accent terrible, the whole film stank. What was the deal with the 20 minutes of slo-mo everytime Bruce Willis and Gere spotted each other? Why on earth are we expected to think that letting an IRA terrorist (a murderer lets not forget) go is a good thing, simply because he helped catch/kill (to ruin the surprise) a baddie that he hated in the first place?
[1] - Mr. Cruise is obviously suffering from something at the moment (all through his life). Whether this is simply a PR campaign gone bad, scientology’s new marketing campaign, a mid-life crisis, or something totally different, I can’t say. But Nine Moons suggested a brain lesion, and it is as good an explanation as any.
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I’d never heard of him before I paid a visit to Ten Miles today. Some great links there, including this quiz:
You will sink in a mire. You like to think you’re
normal, but deep down you really just want to
strip off your clothes and roll around in
chicken fat.
What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?
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In other news, can anyone tell me why when I right click on a blockquote in IE it won’t give me the properties like it does in Firefox? I mean I go to the bother of sticking in sources and everything, for those of you curious enough to actually bother your arses right-clicking, but if IE doesn’t do it (Or do I need to change my title to something else for IE to pick up on it), how many people never know that you can do this, also, will this sentence never end, I’m beginning to run short of oxygen, still at least there are plenty of commas eh, means you can have a quick gasp doesn’t it? ?
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Posted by: Fence in Sport
Last Sat. saw the first test match between the British and Irish Lions and the New Zealand All Blacks. I made a brief mention of it, but haven’t really commented on it since.
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Dean Barry (then 16), of Garryglass Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston who was given a 9-year sentence and had 9 previous convictions.
- Jason Ring (then 14) of Crecora Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston who was sentenced 4 years – the maximum sentence allowed for someone of his age. He’ll spend the first year in Trinity House, Oberstown, before transferring to St. Patrick’s Young Offenders Institution.
- Darragh Ryan (then 16) of Lenihan Avenue, Prospect who received 8 years
- Thomas O’Neill (then 16), of Lenihan Avenue (incidentally, the same avenue that Wayne Dundon lived in), Prospect, was considered the ringleader and sentenced to 10 years. He had 35 previous convictions
Alive in Limerick gives a synopsis of the attack on a couple, and the subsequent gang-rape of a woman in Limerick which is back in the news because of the sentencing of Stephen Barry to 21 years in prison.
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I’m guessing that, if this is true, the scientists involve wish the headline writers were shot Boffins create zombie dogs
.
US scientists have succeeded in reviving the dogs after three hours of clinical death, … subject’s veins are drained of blood and filled with an ice-cold salt solution … three hours later, their blood is replaced and the zombie dogs are brought back to life with an electric shock … Tests show they are perfectly normal, with no brain damage.
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Dir: Doug Liman
Writ: Simon Kinberg
- Brad Pitt - John Smith
- Angelina Jolie …. Jane Smith
- Vince Vaughn … Eddie
- Adam Brody …. Benjamin Diaz
I really didn’t think that this film would be all that great. The trailers made it look silly, stupid, and highly annoying. But then I saw a couple of positive seeming reviews, and there was nothing else on so decided to head along. Turns out that, yes, it is a silly, stupid film, but an entertaining one. Very far from annoying.
You probably know the basic plot? Husband and wife, both spy-killer types, but neither know the other’s secret identity until they go up against one another. Violence then ensues.
This could very easily have been rubbish, the trailers show that. But the comedy is very well done. Full of one-liners and great comic moments, the film makes good use of the actors, Pitt is surprisingly funny. After this and Snatch maybe he should stick to comedy roles?
Fast-moving and action packed, it isn’t one to think about. Just enjoy the mindless, almost comic violence, the verbal attacks and the pretty people.
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I got my letter from Iarnród Éireann today. The train broke down twice on my last trip home so the journey was an hour and a half longer than it should have been. So I got some vouchers off my next trip. Better than nothing I suppose.
Anyways, when I opened the envelope and skimmed the letter I had to laugh. It was signed Peter Slowly!
But then I actually looked and it wasn’t slowly at all, the surname is Slowey. So, almost a great surname for their customer services man, but not quite.
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