How to be an Irish Man in 2011
Posted by Pat on April 13 2011
2011 is a tricky year for your average Irish man. A lot of good looking women have left the country; he can’t get away from the kids; he’s expected to have a Masters in Economics and he’s growing a nice little belly for himself.
That’s only the start of his problems. How is any Irish man supposed to cope with these changes?
WOMEN.
These are difficult times for Donal. Just as he finally got used to throngs of gorgeous foreign birds walking up and down the town, most of them went back home. Now he’s trying to get back with Irish women who have developed a taste for foreign blokes. It’s a tricky business.
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Men of the World: Avoid the Washing Machine.
Posted by Pat on March 23 2011
If you are a man about to start working from home, here is a word to the wise. Refuse to have anything to do with the washing machine. Or you’ll just end up depressed.
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What’s an OAMi? Or a CASTRi?
Posted by Pat on March 8 2011
The crash didn’t discriminate between new and old money. It blew away a simple Ireland where everybody felt rich, and left us with micro-classes of people struggling to come to terms with the new landscape.
Old Age Millionaires (OAMi)
You don’t need a million euro to be an OAMi. You just need a healthy stash, a bit of security and a grudge about the Celtic Tiger years.
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In defence of my flask
Posted by Pat on February 21 2011
Something monumental happened last Sunday in winter sunshine behind the sand dunes at Long Strand in West Cork. Myself and the wife had just finished a few ham rolls we’d put together on the boot of the car. I poured a cup of tea out of the flask, took one sup and said ‘this is the life’. There it was – I’d become my parents.
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A time capsule to explain Ireland 2011
Posted by Pat on February 21 2011
It’s time to talk to the future. What should we put in a time capsule to explain life in Ireland 2011 to alien visitors?
1: German Dictionary
Remember when Germany was over there, in the middle of Europe, making up for a dodgy past with Kraftwerk and not minding too much if you did a goosestep in front of them for a cheap laugh. It was popular with Irish visitors because our old 5 pence piece could work as 1 mark in their vending machines. That and the fact that their public transport operates on the honour system, which translates into Irish as Jesus lads, it’s free.
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