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Some gallows humour
Every momentous event or tragic situation soon turn to gallows humour
to re leave the pain. Laughter has long been known as an antidote.
These gems from a US correspondant are followed by some historical
material take from Belfast wall-art.
• President Bush has just
released a statement following his investigation into the New Orleans
disaster - The blame is being put on a Muslim suicide plumber.
•The Mayor of New Orleans has
denied rumours the Mardi Gras is cancelled. He expects a record
number of floats this year on Main St!
•5 black men in purple dinner
jackets & bow ties were found floating today under a pier in New
Orleans, DNA tests later identified them as The Drifters. Rumour has it
they where under the boardwalk down by the sea
• Hurricane Katrina, typical
female! When she came she was warm wild and wet. When she left she took
the house and contents with her.
• Two planeloads of volunteers
left Liverpool airport today bound for New Orleans to assist with the
looting.
And during N. Ireland rioting in the 1970s with reference to
wide-spread petrol bombings.
• Throw well throw Shell
• Esso gives you more houses per
gallon
• Nine out of ten MPs use Lux
[above a caricature of Bernadette Devlin with blackened teeth. [Bernadette had just been elected to the
UK Parliament at the age of 19]
• A popular ballad entitled
'Lucky Knickers in Red White and Blue' was played, interminably, on a
pirate 'Loyalist' radio station.
All part of the Ulster 'crack'.
Finally confirming all that we feared about architects it was announced
that the Scottish Parliament Building - despite being 9 times over
budget - has been voted as the UK's best new building.
The £20,000 Andrew Doolan prize should be used to repair the 12
doors which don't fit, trace and stop water leaking into an underground
car park and find a solution to clearing pigeon droppings for
inaccessible window ledges.
Have a nice weekend
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