tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61549203451754191492024-03-05T08:01:51.432+00:00Grandiloquent Vagaries & Other MiscellanyMind-dumps for the massesChristophehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15725089319482252921noreply@blogger.comBlogger551125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-90246492347758809152010-10-08T22:58:00.005+01:002010-10-08T23:50:54.919+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlykxrsfRGgFyVq-qVRzP4U-3JA4m4BYp13FUwfuImZujGdpVGsq__n-Z9idJJLAcxDr-X1N9PrF4mqw3U4UygOo0wYlzbzilh_96CzZUivyjvGLfK8zzXXGRs8XepHX2Rb0rchNbNGa2/s1600/Belfast+Pictures+015.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlykxrsfRGgFyVq-qVRzP4U-3JA4m4BYp13FUwfuImZujGdpVGsq__n-Z9idJJLAcxDr-X1N9PrF4mqw3U4UygOo0wYlzbzilh_96CzZUivyjvGLfK8zzXXGRs8XepHX2Rb0rchNbNGa2/s400/Belfast+Pictures+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525799768116135058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvsBVNmEVQ6Kj7mnv1hvyEDNxafD0jSrCs97fs8b7uSldG4qstRL_jjSFMX4tZiAU-8ptB2N0yn9MdB0qlrIl_Uw3Jh9AWR5lYcrZU-YbjBjVYoyLTenHLgQJCETrW90j34nfNYYO4POs/s1600/Belfast+Pictures+023.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlncaCSuJN4Lj2IWVC9uF3tHbW4aX0uqqrMIyThc17Qwu4drizuZe04TlEHoHu52dsJMKBBp-QCDU1cyWlSe_xnnRI_NdbxtxFYrCSmz6Dqo_ncBGBhq4I1MR4zRyAK55By-vddc4Cm7H/s400/Belfast+Pictures+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525798129096168114" border="0" /></a>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-45579277984912583702010-10-07T21:22:00.005+01:002010-10-07T21:32:19.641+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfapHL0GYoyPI2NQBoiIpxnr9Ow_2lnk6ZB1gAhtfm3fbpwxx9URWvit4k-ecQgTYV7HJcWnP_xl5MkEaBtzuveW30sfSuxbU23ArU9dS4-lNLVBFZ6vWcnRSYvURrbQgnND3G6xtUdRUL/s1600/Belfast+Pictures+026.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0NYGOUu6wF6UtbEA7ckemI5zaHwtFJGotYrXj43A_RMqmU2B1CrB2EoiYpAX89dlEAGlL3m_KPDtj5J5ZHmIM2X-LAKmLrlLUMkc7bJF4OZT6gOjSV0YusVw4ZVAXnGYi6GcRMvU4zAW/s400/Belfast+Pictures+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525402364823505842" border="0" /></a>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-6160471822992488892010-09-27T19:53:00.000+01:002010-09-27T19:55:11.668+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfBi6H04jBJgllOOxDNt6s1NFZt5UIVZ_tE25-5fv0dU8uKWFdERlxa9bQlpKd7aoaCtBQz4GdrsT3qxaW50VDV15AB5U4pa_fwN2vK90kMCqnoifkfZvrqxAazsFMUxvLh5fsJqri3vR/s1600/2010-09-27-71519.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; 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Make of that what you will. Then, I realized I couldn't in good conscience write about the subject I wanted to write about and give it that title. It wouldn't convey the right tone.<br /><br />Then I reconsidered.<br /><br />Kinda.<br /><br />If I treat a very serious subject very seriously there's a good chance - a very good chance - you'll read it and feel the desired "serious" emotions (guilt/sympathy/etc) and that resonance will last for a short space of time. If I include that poor joke and you read it before I get to something truly heartbreaking, my hope is that the juxtaposition will make the impact all the greater. And it needs to be greater. Why? <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/10320609.stm">That's why.</a><br /><br />Whatever your politics or background, I hope we can <span style="font-style: italic;">all</span> agree this is a truly harrowing event made more harrowing by the fact that only now, 38 years after the murder - yes, murder - of innocent people in Derry, an apology has been made.<br /><br />While appreciated, an apology can't bring those victims back to life. Or any of the other innocents killed, traumatized, or disadvantaged in some way by despicable individuals not just on Irish soil, but across the globe.<br /><br />Congratulations to those who were vindicated today. And full marks to Cameron for having the nerve to make an apology of that magnitude on behalf of other, lesser men... who couldn't even admit to their <span style="font-style: italic;">own</span> wrongdoing and apologize for themselves.<br /><br />By the way, if you don't find the idea of the term "justified killing" problematic in and of itself, you're reading the wrong blog.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-37207830590814546452010-06-15T22:35:00.006+01:002010-06-15T22:49:04.619+01:00One-Shot (14/06/10)When I missed yesterday's One-Shot (sorry about that, by the way) because of the one-two punch of work and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tegan</span></span></span></span> and Sara - so more of a punch/kiss combo, really - I realized something. Something I've been toying with for some time now. For a myriad of reasons.<br /><br />The One-Shot is no more. Well, not no more. The One-Shot is being retired... re-branded. No longer will it come once a day and bring news of sporting results no one but me cares about. After I post yesterday's belated entry (the one you're reading right now. The one with these very words) and today's, it's One-Shot 2.0, baby. As and when I feel like 'em.<br /><br />The reason for this is not nearly as convenience related as that sounded. I felt that a Twitter-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">esque</span></span></span> feature would provide extra incentive to blog; now that we have a Twitter I enjoy using, the feature feels redundant. Simply put, the very thing I created to improve the blog has undeniably hurt it. To atone for this, I'm attempting to get back to what made this blog "great." By great, I, of course, mean "readable." Hopefully.<br /><br />PENULTIMATE ONE-SHOT BEGINS!<br /><br />As I alluded to above in the meta <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pre</span></span></span></span>-amble, I went to see <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tegan</span></span></span></span> and Sara yesterday. The gig was very good, even though the pop pixie combo slagged off Belfast's "freezing" summer weather and largely ignored their early material. However, the last few days have seen me thrilling to the beat of a different drum. And guitar. The guitar and drum combo <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Japandroids</span></span></span></span>, to be specific. Give 'em a go <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFZSoAAEqYs">right here</a>. And <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfgiOCkRpIg&feature=channel">here</a>. Not to mention <a href="http://www.myspace.com/japandroids">there</a>.<br /><br />See ya soon for the last ever One-Shot... 1.0. Tissues available from all good chemists/newsagents.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-29666935440558311862010-06-13T21:28:00.003+01:002010-06-13T21:34:14.937+01:00One-Shot (13/06/10)<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_08">This</a> was perfect Sunday night entertainment. Yes, Australia weren't great... but you can only beat who's put in front of you and Germany did that very well tonight.<br /><br />Six of one, half a dozen of the other really. They set their stall out well early on. It's a game of two halves...<br /><br />This concludes Ian's football <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">cliché</span></em> broadcast for today. Be sure to come back soon. I plan to outline my radical "scoring more goals than the opposition is the key to victory" theory in the coming days.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-32937712035681118512010-06-12T22:56:00.001+01:002010-06-12T22:58:36.274+01:00One-Shot (12/06/10)<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content"><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_05">Unlucky, Yanks.</a> But for the woodwork, you'd have been three points to the good there tonight.<br /><br /></span></span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">In case you haven't noticed, WORLD CUP FEVER!!! is sweeping through (one half of) <span style="font-style: italic;">Back-Talk </span>Towers. Expect more Tweets no-one wants. Enjoy!</span></span></span>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-47856535971966830222010-06-11T21:44:00.003+01:002010-06-11T21:46:55.079+01:00One-Shot (11/06/10)<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://smodcast.com/stevedave/">Celebrate! Good times... come on, eh?</a>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-44706048157031899102010-06-10T22:31:00.003+01:002010-06-10T22:34:26.659+01:00One-Shot (10/06/10)<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://stywtur.tumblr.com/post/684442503/the-end-is-fuuuuuuny">I have more in common with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tegan</span></span> (interest in Metric albums, letting someone else speak instead of speaking myself) but am more attracted to Sara.</a> I am conflicted.<br /><br />Thanks for the link, Ellie!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-26163540883561907902010-06-09T22:47:00.000+01:002010-06-09T22:48:49.975+01:00One-Shot (09/06/10)Some people want you to be concise, but they don't like it when you don't elaborate. Some people don't know what they want.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-60695298521727379652010-06-08T20:31:00.002+01:002010-06-08T20:32:28.197+01:00One-Shot (08/06/10)I am high on <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.wwtdd.com/2010/06/daisy-lowe-is-a-good-dancer/">this chick</a> right now. And as high on lame puns as ever, apparently.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-61298542997763290502010-06-07T22:47:00.001+01:002010-06-07T22:48:45.703+01:00One-Shot (07/06/10)I sorta wish to party with <a href="http://twitter.com/CobraCommander">this man.</a>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-15907092526422139142010-06-06T22:30:00.006+01:002010-06-06T22:36:11.439+01:00One-Shot (06/06/10)<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.footballshirtculture.com/football-shirt-blog-mainmenu-26/1011-kits-mainmenu-272/3223-ireland-2010-2012-umbro-home-kit.html">This</a> is so beautiful it hurts remembering it won't be seen on the pitch in South Africa this summer. Where it belongs.<br /><br />I realize me dedicating a One-Shot to the new Northern Ireland top is exactly the kind of thing that keeps this blog the obscurest of the obscure. I realize and don't care. It's too gorgeous not to be brought to your attention.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-24301536386594877472010-06-05T22:07:00.002+01:002010-06-05T22:08:00.249+01:00One-Shot (05/06/10)<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">Christophe always jokes about me preferring Conan O'Brien/ other American talk-show hosts to their British counterparts... to which I say "because they're better."<br /></span></span></span>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-56406203509343234092010-06-04T19:43:00.002+01:002010-06-04T19:49:26.527+01:00One-Shot (04/06/10)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFazTXkDYbkaUIx8mTYvG-PtrlTMWXYL1dcN00HIMWoGYbPyghicuT0SW_3PJcxGnCKMCSA0zCMP4G6Ns8wikXa_eogaChAmUImzGoUsITC6Naf6s-PsU7Ww41ZyywDAMHQhJcqxsZ1r6/s1600/bieber+stats.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFazTXkDYbkaUIx8mTYvG-PtrlTMWXYL1dcN00HIMWoGYbPyghicuT0SW_3PJcxGnCKMCSA0zCMP4G6Ns8wikXa_eogaChAmUImzGoUsITC6Naf6s-PsU7Ww41ZyywDAMHQhJcqxsZ1r6/s400/bieber+stats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478991328503931506" border="0" /></a><br />Decent.<br /><br />Also, new <span style="font-style: italic;">Back-Talk!</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.lsfhf.co.uk/?p=878">"Episode Thirty Nine: Time <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Craic</span> - Part One"</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Chris and Ian offer a glimpse of what life on the other side of the mic is like, by commentating on the “art” of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">podcasting</span> for about twenty minutes. Privacy during “toilet time” is a good thing. If you went back in time, would it be easier to convince people from the distant past of your sincerity than it would people from last week? Ancient floozies mean more to Christophe than Ian does. There’s no time machine like a magical carton of cigarettes.</span><br /><br />Awesome track "Goodbye Jason" by <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.myspace.com/musicisgreen">Green.</a>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-88749141628979052672010-06-03T23:17:00.002+01:002010-06-03T23:18:56.614+01:00One-Shot (03/06/10)<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">If you want to know how morally suspect a lot of people are, ask them about piracy </span></span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">and watch them defend it as though it were pouring milk into a cup of coffee. Or eating scrambled eggs and pancakes with raisins in 'em.<br /><br />What? Just me?<br /></span></span></span>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-31471538736409708552010-06-02T22:34:00.003+01:002010-06-02T22:43:58.650+01:00One-Shot (02/06/10)If you aren't already doing so, you should start following <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://twitter.com/PatricKielty">Patrick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kielty's</span> Twitter.<br /></a><br />Exhibit A: <span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Restaurant tonight in Ireland. Waitress "We have 4 veg this evening - Boiled potatoes, mash, garlic wedges or chips."</span></span></span><br /><br />Exhibit B:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;" class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">Note to Israeli Special Forces - I've seen worse provocation on the ferry back to Belfast after an Old Firm Game.</span></span><br /><br />Exhibit C:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;" class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">9.15am. Glasgow Airport. Dozen men in bar with kilts and T shirts "Gynaecologist at your Cervix" Must be a smear test conference in Ibiza.</span></span></span><br /><br />and let's not forget this election classic...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;" class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">Have voted for the first time outside Northern Ireland - just not the same fun without armed soldiers guarding the polling station.</span></span><br /><br />It's so funny, in fact, that it's worth signing up to Twitter just to follow.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-86388409290383115552010-06-01T23:07:00.002+01:002010-06-01T23:10:11.537+01:00One-Shot (01/06/10)Not much to report today, so I'll remind you once again to listen to <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://smodcast.com/stevedave/">this podcast. </a>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-29095537131864746912010-05-31T22:58:00.001+01:002010-05-31T23:01:40.261+01:00One-Shot (31/05/10)<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content"><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wd5KEaOtm4&feature=player_embedded"><span style="font-style: italic;">Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World</span></a> is far and away my most anticipated movie of the year. Click on the red words in the sentence before this to find out why (it's a cor-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ker</span>!!!)<br /><br /></span></span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">The first person to identify the joke above gets my respect.</span></span></span>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-5034291381489082292010-05-30T16:15:00.002+01:002010-05-30T16:16:33.799+01:00One-Shot (30/05/10)Bought tickets for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tegan</span> and Sara and the Get Up Kids today.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-23057974279635062392010-05-29T19:47:00.002+01:002010-05-29T19:49:24.452+01:00One-Shot (29/05/10)<span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content">It's international "Hug a Bassist" day, according to <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://twitter.com/jimmyeatworld">Jimmy Eat World</a>. Not that you would've known it by all the non-hugs taking place around my person.</span></span></span>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-73216696709993606312010-05-28T22:43:00.003+01:002010-05-28T22:51:02.408+01:00One-Shot (28/05/10)Every so often I read a blog post and feel bad for neglecting my own so much over the last year. Popping back in sporadically with a thousand words or so on The Irish Question isn't what you fine people deserve. <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://chud.com/articles/blogs/2604/Fine-Toothed-Coombs-Ben-Foster-Karate-Party-A-Go-Go.html">"Fine-Toothed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Coombs</span>: A Blog"</a> is often the catalyst for such thoughts. Imagine an observational stand-up style blog with an eye to the cinema written by Greg <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dulli</span>, with all the alcohol references that would entail, but 100% more self-deprecation and even more cynical charm. Keep up the good work, Devin!<br /><br />You could also do a lot worse than to check out some of the other blogs available from <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://chud.com/articles/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">CHUD</span></a>. Quality ain't exactly in short supply there.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-28389586089130290592010-05-27T22:27:00.003+01:002010-05-27T22:30:38.826+01:00One-Shot (27/05/10)If World Cup success were determined by kit excellence, <a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://www.jjbsports.com/pws/client/images/content/banners/world-cup-holland.jpg">the Netherlands would be holding the boat in South Africa this summer.</a>Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154920345175419149.post-66472731951095296062010-05-26T12:05:00.002+01:002010-05-26T12:08:19.578+01:00One-Shot (26/05/10)The chance to announce this gives me more pleasure than a never-ending bowl of Honey Waffles served by a single <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Isla</span> Fisher clone.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.lsfhf.co.uk/?p=900"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"Rock-Talk: Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Kawashima's</span> Groin Training"</span></a><br /><br /><b>The <i>Back-Talk</i> special over 40 episodes in the making… Christophe and Ian are joined by mutual friends/band-mates David “David <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Neild</span>” <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Neild</span> and Daniel “I hate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Scousers</span>” O’Connor! The gang assesses the relevance of bathroom attendants and acceptable tipping etiquette on both sides of the Atlantic. Bostonian cab drivers can be funny, but also dangerous. Sometimes, university is wonderful in spite of being part of a small “intellectual student elite.” Sometimes, university is wonderful because of that.</b><br /><br />Tags:<br /><ul><li>"Doing the Egyptian"</li><li>America Loves Cheese</li><li><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Bawstawn</span></li><li>Nasal Sex</li><li>Tuck Shop in a Toilet</li><li>"You must be from London."</li></ul> Score: "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Snyper</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Scowp</span>" [live] by i:Force (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">yeaaaaaah</span>!)<br /><br />Hope you enjoy.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09572223492497331612noreply@blogger.com0