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Of farting and classification thereof

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Steve McDonagh

Recently my medical advisor suggested a new pill that will make me a healthier chap full of vim and vigour. Sadly the vim and vigour has been accompanied with an increase in the volume of gas that I seem to … Continue reading →

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of consternation, frustration and being rude to cold callers without saying “fuck”

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Steve McDonagh

I have got tired of telling PPI callers to “███ off” and to be frank I am using way way way to much black duct tape when I speak on the phone and it is expesive putting it over ███ … Continue reading →

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A moment of illumination and other thoughts not apt for a Thursday

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Steve McDonagh

Thursday’s or “not-quite-friday” is probably not the day to sit at the keyboard thinking thoughts and wondering but never the less here I am … This post has come about mainly due to a conversation I had on facebook the … Continue reading →

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I succeed in ranting about having nothing to rant about.

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Steve McDonagh

Gentle reader I am when all said and done adapting well to my chronologically triggered role as “grumpy old git (culshie division – first grade)” and it has come to my attention that since the start of 2014 I have … Continue reading →

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Steve’s Christmas Message for 2013

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Steve McDonagh

It is nearly time for bed and after this brief unconscious hiatus I will awake to the dawn of one of the “special” days. Sitting as it does deep in the heart of winter it is a day (for us … Continue reading →

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Captain’s Log or at least a small twig

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Steve McDonagh

**** Captain’s Log ***** Star Date: -309011.87966133945 Location: The Planet “Mud” or “Muck” or possibly “Earth” the universal translator is not fluent in the local patois of “Culshie” so it was impossible to say exactly what this place is called … Continue reading →

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The Global recession and its affects on the Intergluteal Cleft

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Steve McDonagh

It is a sad indictment of the state we find ourselves living in that the cut backs and fiscal penny pinching has reached such a proportion that it has reached into the very private inner sanctum of silent contemplation that … Continue reading →

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Of Public Meetings and engaging with the powers that be.

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Steve McDonagh

Tonight I totally forgot that Flowerfield Arts Center pottery class was deferred by a week because of the launch of the NW200 2013 events program. However I noticed while hovering around reception that there was a public meeting being held … Continue reading →

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Norn Iron, Flegs, Fleg Poles, Rioting and their importance

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Steve McDonagh

I realise that with all the twitter and FB guff that has been around since the #fleg debacle and the ripples of spleen, golf balls, paint bombs and broken glass, some people not from “Norn Iron” will be confused as … Continue reading →

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Orangefest – same old prostitute prettied up in a posh frock.

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Steve McDonagh

Currently here in Northern Ireland there is a move afoot to make the 12th of July more of a celebration, a family-friendly holiday and a more palatable occasion. In fact the week before the 12th July and the 12th itself … Continue reading →

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