My mother tells me that tax defaulters have
been published in the paper. ItÂ’s extraordinary. My parents’ next door neighbours have been
done for €40,000 (that’s tax they haven’t paid, imagine the income). Friends of my parents got done for €30,000 (my
mother believes this is all a horrible mistake). And some very rich, though distant, relatives
of ours got done for an absolute fortune (no, really, a fortune).
on 26 October 2005 at 11:09
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on 26 October 2005 at 16:00
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on 26 October 2005 at 16:01
on 27 October 2005 at 11:22
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A good friend of mine is a solicitor practising
in the midlands. I got an email from her
recently containing the following moan “All well here except no
secretary all week and punters with cocaine
problems – I mean cocaine in Kinnegad what is the world coming to?” You can only agree. On discussing matters with her, she tells me
that she was quizzing the Gardai and they say that cocaine is everywhere in the
medium sized town where she works “taken by people like yourself miss”. “Not me” she said in indignation. “No, of course not you, miss”. She also got to hear about the local
brothel. Good Lord.
on 25 October 2005 at 16:57
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The Princess is now able to ride on the back of
Mr. WaffleÂ’s bike due to extraordinary outlay on seat and helmet. Her imperial highness is pleased to approve
this mode of transport.
on 24 October 2005 at 13:25
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on 25 October 2005 at 11:50
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ladyjane
on 25 October 2005 at 19:29
on 26 October 2005 at 11:09
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Constant listening to Radio 4 reveals that the
British are considering introducing 3 months paid paternity leave. Meanwhile, poor
Beth jacks in her job due to
pathetic maternity leave in the US. I think itÂ’s all the puritans out there. They should let more feckless catholics in. Further example of American puritanism: my
sister tells me “it’s back to winter hours [at work]Â… we get to start 30
minutes later every day so I’m in at 8.30 rather than 8 – except for days when
I’m late or have a 7.00 meeting”. What
kind of country allows companies to schedules 7 am meetings? One thatÂ’s over imbibed
the puritan work ethic.
on 25 October 2005 at 11:49
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A friend of ours called round last Saturday and he
had had possibly the most embarassing experience ever that morning. He had gone for a swim and was walking round
the pool contemplating where to immerse himself when one of the lifeguards came
up to him and said “I’m sorry sir, I’m going to have to ask you to buy a new
swimsuit as that one is totally transparent at the back”.
Friar Tuck
on 22 October 2005 at 16:48
on 23 October 2005 at 04:33
*cringes*
Hopefully nobody made any cracks.
…..
OK OK, I’m leaving.
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what’s so pathetic is that it took me all day to think that up.
on 24 October 2005 at 09:59
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I think I may have given my husband food
poisoning. I gave him frozen cannelloni on Thursday night. The Princess and I abstained
because it wasnÂ’t very nice (well, thatÂ’s why I didnÂ’t have any, sheÂ’s refusing
to eat on principle, thatÂ’ll show us for producing two babies) so he ate all of
ours as well. He spent Thursday night
throwing up and all day Friday asleep a shadow of his former self. You will be glad to hear that he now appears to be restored. Although I do feel bad that he was sick, I canÂ’t help
being relieved that the Princess and I restrained ourselves.
Friar Tuck
on 22 October 2005 at 16:47
on 24 October 2005 at 10:00
FT, 6000 years eh. Thank you Mr. Bush.
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