Connolly/Mallin Parks built!
Joe Murphy, who lived at the bottom of Chinatown hill, was watchman on the building site of
Sniffer-Dogs
‘It was very embarrassing for us in the Drugs Squad!’ admitted Iqaf Hemlock, Assistant Police Commissioner of
Family Misfortunes
ALL the following were ACTUAL answers on the inane TV show Family Fortunes! Honest!
A word beginning with Z: “Xylophone..”
A slang word for a girl: “Slag..”
An animal with horns: “A bee…”
A medieval weapon: “Hand-grenade..”
Something made of wool: “A sheep..”
Flight of Earls : CD Launch
Pat McGinn, the Mayor of Newry and Mourne is hosting a reception for myself (John McCavitt) and some colleagues who have collaborated on an innovative narrative and song CD about the Flight of the Earls.
Derrybeg Drive of old
There were celebrities galore in The Meadow of old. Seamus McGuigan -who has returned to care for his mum in
Need a bump-start?
Thank heavens that motor vehicles are much more reliable than they formerly were. How often today do you see a car ‘on tow’? I believe it is illegal now to use a tow-rope (as opposed to a rigid tow-bar!) but that old skill of bump-starting a dead-battery car will soon be gone forever.
Simple for the ladies?
All the following answers were given to Anne Robinson by female contestants.
I mean, men would never be so foolish – would they?
Skip to the last paragraph before you answer that!
Q: In what direction do the hands of a clock travel?
Quiz Three
Do you want to feel superior again, to those dopey contestants on British TV Quiz shows? O K, here goes!
Quizmaster: In the 1940s which politician was chiefly responsible for the introduction of the Welfare State?
Off the island at last!
From refugees to military, paramilitaries and ordinary city folk, the city was overflowing with humanity. It was clearly unsafe for foreigners to be abroad especially as the night was closing in. Making our way to a colleague’s house we were greeted with the cry …
The Calliagh
Mr Thomas Mallon of Clontygora continued in similar vein:
‘A different mode was used for de-seeding wheat and oats. Then flails were used.
Emmanuel Chapel
Charles Russell, Lord Chief Justice of
Quiz Contestant Howlers
Perhaps we ought to point out that the real-life examples printed below, of answers given by contestants on British TV programmes such as ‘The Weakest Link’, were not all given by the same one contestant.
Stealth Riders: Earthwalker
Stealth Riders on a Wing and a Prayer
Just outside I pulled on my helmet in an attempt to hide my western features as there was a large crowd gathering just down the road where a convoy of trucks had stopped. Having no other choice I headed straight for the crowd and made my way through.
The Harvest of Old (1)
I watched a youth last autumn single-handedly sweep – like Tornado Katrina’s landfall on the
Militias on the Loose
It was now a few days before the end of the month and an increasing amount of vehicles were arriving in the town from over the border. Strangely enough not only had they household equipment but it looked like they had everything on board from roofing sheets to the kitchen sink.