Current affairs
He came, he said we could, and we all felt better. We watched our Taoiseach slightly foaming at the mouth with nervous bouts of too-loud laughter presenting him with a pint of Guinness; promptly snatching it out of his hand to thrust him a hurl; then grabbing that out of his hand, shoving the hurl into the pint glass - giving it a stir - and then throwing the whole cocktail back at him again with another round of manic laughter. For Godsake Enda, could you not play it cool for once?
We’re a pessimistic nation, but we fancy our chances. It’s never straight forward and mostly we don’t want it to be. We’re procrastinators and dreamers. This ability to just do something after saying three words is refreshing to Irish ears. “Yes we can” sounds almost laconic to us. Surely he should be talking about how he’s going to do it, why he hasn’t got round to it yet and how great it’s all going to be.
Not just refreshing; exciting.
This is attested to by my boot-polish stained sheets and the remnants of a poorly constructed powersuit lying strewn on the floor. Was everyone on the Emerald Isle having Obama sex last night? And have American’s felt like this everyday for the past 3 years?
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saywhatuc liked this
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buongiorno said:
We haven’t felt like this, no, but it does feel better. Mostly we’ve felt cautiously worried, I think. Also we don’t want it to ever end.
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bendyroad liked this
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marginalgloss said:
I can’t help but think there’s huge pun potential in his limo getting stuck on the hump outside the American embassy.
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distorte said:
Which one of you played Obama?
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nsomn liked this
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linocut said:
seeing barricades all over the city was pretty exciting. (no sarcasm)
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