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A Christmas Prayer
December 23, 2009 – 12:01 am | 5 Comments
A Christmas Prayer

Did you not get chips with it?

Baby Jesus, meek and mild
Bless the faithful with your smile
Holy Jesus, sacred child
Keep us safe from all things vile
Down from heaven, into manger
Out from slick and slimy thighs
Blood and …

Stop! Self-Flagellation Time!
December 21, 2009 – 12:01 am | 9 Comments
Stop! Self-Flagellation Time!

One of my colleagues, in typically sniggery fashion, photocopied a guide to  office Christmas party etiquette and handed it to each of us in preparation for our staff night out, last Friday. And it was …

The Commercialisation of Christmas: Tis Shit!
December 7, 2009 – 12:01 am | 15 Comments
The Commercialisation of Christmas: Tis Shit!

Well, I did promise, didn’t I? Friday’s celebration of the cynically wonderful will now be balanced with five of the most horrifying splatters of televisual puke ever broadcast. Which could be a bit much for …

The Commercialisation of Christmas: Tis Great!
December 4, 2009 – 12:01 am | 20 Comments
The Commercialisation of Christmas: Tis Great!

Well, it’s the fourth of December, so we’ve had the ould Christmas ads on the telly for the last month and a half.

I think it’s high time we had a critical sconse at the whole …