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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #450 on: March 11, 2009, 12:49:44 PM »
Great work Mr Duke

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #451 on: March 11, 2009, 17:32:44 PM »

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #452 on: March 11, 2009, 19:01:55 PM »
:D that is so funny, chuckling just imagining you then hehe
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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #453 on: March 11, 2009, 21:01:00 PM »
 :D Laugh! I nearly wet myself reading this  
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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #454 on: March 12, 2009, 00:38:04 AM »
home game tonight -- wee man takes game one - I take game 2 -- in the family

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #455 on: March 12, 2009, 01:09:44 AM »
whee get in :)
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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #456 on: March 12, 2009, 09:18:31 AM »
Well done Lads!!!

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #457 on: March 12, 2009, 12:22:16 PM »

home game tonight -- wee man takes game one - I take game 2 -- in the family


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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #458 on: March 12, 2009, 17:11:17 PM »
There were a lot of pubs to choose from in the neighbouring villages and you usually picked them by the day of the week. By that I mean certain pubs had a standard night for music and tried hard not to clash with each other. This lead to the same crowd basically moving around during the week.

Jimmy Danny's in Broadford was the Wednesday haunt and Lena Hanrahan's was the Thursday night bash, so you get the picture.

After work on Thursday I was in the local bar in the village having a couple of tasters before making my way to Lena's for a night of dancing, drinking and if I got lucky a bit of debauchery. Standing at the bar with a couple of friends the discussion went thus.

"Great night at Danny's last night" says Denis
"Aye, good craic" says I
"One of the best in a long time" says Denis
"Was I there?" inquired Jerry Cooney looking a little tender
"Aye" says I
"Did I have a good time?" says Jerry

sigh..

Anyway we geared up and headed for Feakle and parked up. You didn't hit Lena's too early as you didn't want to appear too keen, you know what I mean. So we ensconced ourselves in Pepper's bar for a couple. We lost Jerry here as he went for a piss and never came back. The next we heard of him he was in Australia buts that's another story for another time.

When the time was right we wandered into Lena's and had a right old time. Four dances, two fights and a particularly lively discussion on the merits of Mary O'Brien and the way she might look at you took us to closing time.

As per usual the front door closed, the band stopped and we got down to some serious drinking. Unfortunately this camaraderie was interrupted by a very loud knock on the front door announcing Guards On Duty. FECK

Now "found on's"  were slapped with an automatic £50 fine and I for one didn't fancy paying it.

"Back Door" says I to Denis
"Back Door" agrees he

We ran behind the bar and into the kitchen where Lena's Mother was sitting at the table having a cup of tea.

"Hello Ger how's your mother" says she
"Fine Maam" says I
"Will you have a cup in your hand" says she
"Ah no thanks maam we are in a bit of a hurry" says I
"Oh Guards" says she
"Aye Guards" says I making for the back door.
"Fecking shower of no good losers" says she sipping daintily from the cup

Now the back door of the house led into a very overgrown haggard and we barrelled through and into the wilderness. It was a dark as sin out there and it was full of head high nettles and brambles and I was getting ripped and stung to beat the band. I felt the jacket and pants being ripped asunder and the shirt taking a beating. My face and bare hands were covered in nettle stings. 

We stopped at the wall and I legged Denis up and he pulled me up after him and we sprinted down the back field to the main road where we holed up for a while until the coast was clear.

My face was a sight covered in stings as were my hands and it was painful I can tell you. But I could comfort myself that I had saved £50.

Saved, my arse,,,,

Nettle rash cream £2.30
New Jacket £30
New Trousers £25
New Shirt £10

Priceless

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #459 on: March 12, 2009, 17:18:04 PM »
Would have been cheaper to sit and have the cup of tea...pretending nothing all the while.

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #460 on: March 12, 2009, 17:20:40 PM »

Would have been cheaper to sit and have the cup of tea...pretending nothing all the while.


Now where is the Irishness in that  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #461 on: March 12, 2009, 18:09:25 PM »
Other option is to be gathering the empties or the floor brush and act as if you work there.  Dunno about Irish, but all of the above have saved me many an on the spot fine...not to mention nettles burns.   ;D

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #462 on: March 13, 2009, 07:31:01 AM »
Off to Scotland today to install the new system in Livingston (must  not forget my phrase book). Therefore I might be neglecting my ramblings for a while.

I"ll be there working on St Pat"s day, the first time in many a year I haven"t taken it off and gone on the lash.

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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #463 on: March 13, 2009, 08:22:42 AM »
livingston is very lucky to have you visiting this weekend ger :)
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Re: Duke attempts the Impossible
« Reply #464 on: March 18, 2009, 18:38:13 PM »
Sorry if I have been neglecting the blog for a couple of days --- normal service will be resumed from tomorrow.

Had great craic on BSQ last night -- made the final table but not seat. Never mind it will have to be the clickfest as it"s the home game tonight.

We are back to full table now with 10 players tonight and some dissappointed turnaways. Chezger is getting popular. We kept it in the family last week - me and the wee man taking a game each

repeat performance tonight please

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