Back to the front
I've been meaning to get back writing for a while. Work has had it's ups and downs recently as does life in general. Happens to us all indeed. No matter, I need to re-start writing somewhere so I figured I'd start here.
Of course while the will to write is strong, there has been far too little to say. By which I mean, I require inspiration. So I relied on an e-mail from a good friend which I have plundered for the purpose of starting content.
To get the ball rolling I'm going to post some fascinating facts. Like all internet based facts these days, as Wikipedia has set the standard so high the following "facts" can be classified as
humorous or perhaps even plausible. However, only some of them may actually be verifiable. I for one am not going to take the time to do it. If you want to check them out, knock yourself out.
"Being Irish is all about driving in a German car to a pub,watching English football, then traveling home, grabbing an Indian Tikka Masala, Chinese chicken curry or a Turkish kebab on
the way, to sit on Swedish furniture, drinking Dutch beer and watch American TV shows on a Japanese TV."
And the most Irish thing of all? .....The suspicion of all things foreign!
Some amazing 'Oirish' facts !!!
1. In Ireland a pizza gets to your house faster than an ambulance.
2. In Ireland, supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
3. Only in Ireland do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET Coke
4. Only in Ireland do banks leave both doors open but chain the pens to the counters.
5. Only in Ireland do we leave cars worth thousands of Euro on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
6. Only in Ireland do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
7. Only in Ireland would there be disabled parking places in front of the ice-skating rink in Smithfield, Dublin.
8. 3 Irish people die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
9. 142 Irish people were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.
10. 58 Irish people are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers.
11. 31 Irish people have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.
12. 19 Irish people have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate.
13. Irish Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after Xmas cracker-pulling accidents.
14. 18 Irish people had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.
15. A massive 543 Irish people were admitted to A&E in the last two years after trying to open bottles of beer with their teeth.
16. 5 Irish people were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control Scalextric cars.
17. In 2000, eight Irish people were admitted to hospital with 'fractured skulls' incurred whilst throwing up into the toilet bowl!!
SO-
I'm left wondering, "How many different countries have these facts now purportedly referred to?"
Of course while the will to write is strong, there has been far too little to say. By which I mean, I require inspiration. So I relied on an e-mail from a good friend which I have plundered for the purpose of starting content.
To get the ball rolling I'm going to post some fascinating facts. Like all internet based facts these days, as Wikipedia has set the standard so high the following "facts" can be classified as
humorous or perhaps even plausible. However, only some of them may actually be verifiable. I for one am not going to take the time to do it. If you want to check them out, knock yourself out.
"Being Irish is all about driving in a German car to a pub,watching English football, then traveling home, grabbing an Indian Tikka Masala, Chinese chicken curry or a Turkish kebab on
the way, to sit on Swedish furniture, drinking Dutch beer and watch American TV shows on a Japanese TV."
And the most Irish thing of all? .....The suspicion of all things foreign!
Some amazing 'Oirish' facts !!!
1. In Ireland a pizza gets to your house faster than an ambulance.
2. In Ireland, supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
3. Only in Ireland do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and a DIET Coke
4. Only in Ireland do banks leave both doors open but chain the pens to the counters.
5. Only in Ireland do we leave cars worth thousands of Euro on the drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
6. Only in Ireland do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
7. Only in Ireland would there be disabled parking places in front of the ice-skating rink in Smithfield, Dublin.
8. 3 Irish people die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their tongue.
9. 142 Irish people were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new shirts.
10. 58 Irish people are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of screwdrivers.
11. 31 Irish people have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while the fairy lights were plugged in.
12. 19 Irish people have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas decorations were chocolate.
13. Irish Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after Xmas cracker-pulling accidents.
14. 18 Irish people had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit cigarette in their mouth.
15. A massive 543 Irish people were admitted to A&E in the last two years after trying to open bottles of beer with their teeth.
16. 5 Irish people were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control Scalextric cars.
17. In 2000, eight Irish people were admitted to hospital with 'fractured skulls' incurred whilst throwing up into the toilet bowl!!
SO-
I'm left wondering, "How many different countries have these facts now purportedly referred to?"