Pork from China?
I set up Google Analytics and AdSense on this web-site for no real reason other than messin. Watching the ads that appear could become a full-time hobby.
Most of them are as expected - “Holidays in Donegal or Galway”. I’ve had a few “buy sausages and herbs from us”. But one made me do a click-thru on my own site: “Buy Pork”.
Hmm interesting. Then I read the detail of the site a little closer, “Buy Pork from China”!
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Thursday, November 17, 2005
For those of you who have been living in the tora-bora mountains for the past two years
And have never heard of Langerland, get yerself over to www.langerland.com and watch their latest cartoon.
A snot-ejecting moment when Sean Óg’s All-Ireland speech started with “Bhí mé ag dul go dtí an siopa chun rudaí a cheannach” . . . “Agus Cheannaigh mé uachtar reoite!!!!!”
These guys should be as famous as Atom Films. Keep it up.
[tags]langerland, cartoon, atomfilm[/tags]
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Thursday, November 17, 2005
Doggles - Goggles for Doggies
I’m not making this up.
Courtesy of my big sis Fiona:
Everything you ever needed to know about canine eyewear.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Heists for Jesus
I shouldn’t laugh, I really shouldn’t, but I’m pretty sure the only Baptist church in Bandon is the one just near our house.
Baptist pastor charged over bank robbery
If only we’d gone to his coffee morning, this could all have been avoided.
The fact that the BOI Bank Manager lives beside the Baptist Church too sends this story into the realms of the completely bizarre.
UPDATE 15/11/2005: They gave the poor sod a suspended sentence.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Useful Nut warnings
For those suffering from both nut allergies and an IQ of 50.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Saturday, November 12, 2005
Important news for Veggies, Vegans and pulse lovers everywhere
Courtesy of the Dave Barry Blog
Lo-Fart beans developed
Great news considering the diet I’m on right now.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Thursday, November 10, 2005
Is that a sausage in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?
Last Saturday, the world was my oyster. Wife n kids were in Cavan, house to myself, I could do anything I liked. Except I’m off booze so getting blotto was out of the question, I’m on a diet so a huge steak n chips was off the menu and I hate sport so a day of Premiership football would be torture. But I was still totally buzzed about making sausages after the Hugh Fearnley-Wearnley-Guernley Course in Ballymaloe.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Wexford: Farm Shops and Citroën SM's
We spent the halloween weekend down in Rosslare. I know it is now a mini-Dublin but it’s a perfect spot for all of the extended family to meet up. There is one shop I want to mention simply because they deserve to be much better known. “Kate’s Farm Shop” is just off the Duncannon Roundabout towards Duncannon. I found it accidentally during the summer when I went for a “lets get the kids to sleep for a hour” drive.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Saturday, November 5, 2005
Killarney, Land of the Celtic Tiger's Aran Sweater
After Caroline’s wedding, we hung on for another day in Killarney to get a break from our four darlings. I think maybe I had passed through once before but could remember nothing of the place so I had no expectations. OK, I did assume we would find a certain level of paddywhackery but jesus, it turned out to be Brigadoon transplanted.
I have never ever seen so many shops selling such tat in all my life.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Saturday, November 5, 2005
The King of Black Puddin' Passes Away
Edward Twomey was Mr Clonakilty Black Pudding. I was sad to read in my local Bandon Opinion last week that he had passed away. The story of Edward and his pudding is one that I think very few people know.
Since I started eating out, I have often run into Clonakilty Black Pudding on menus. I have also seen many articles raving about it. But until I moved to Bandon, I honestly thought that it was a general description for all pudding from the town.
Posted by Conor O'Neill on Friday, November 4, 2005