Monthly Archives: January 2013

Does “Emily Bishop” Dream About….Me?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

It must be a sure sign of getting old. I am now dreaming of Emily Bishop/Eileen Derbyshire from Coronation Street. I woke up this morning and immediately told Mrs FJH…who was remarkably unconcerned that I was dreaming of a TV … Continue reading →

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Texas Preview

Posted on January 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

It is now less than a month until I fly off to the United States …more precisely the liberal part of Texas. Just to recap on what I will be doing. Well for several years I have been contributing off … Continue reading →

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Prostate-Gate

Posted on January 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Can you believe it? Gerry Adams is 63 years old and has an “old mans problem”. It should be nobody’s business but his own that he has decided to have the problem treated in New York City. Gerry Adams lives … Continue reading →

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The Night They Drove Old Ulster Down

Posted on January 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I have been reading a lot about the old Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu recently. Executed….actually pretty much murdered along with his wife after a show trial on Christmas Day 1989….those images of the old despots on the balcony of the … Continue reading →

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“It’s Upside Down”

Posted on January 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

If you are interested in the caption contest over on Slugger O’Toole…..it is a cartoon of a protestor with a Fleg. …..you might want to note that the butchers’sapron is actually upside down…..usually interpreted as a sign of distress.

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Willie Frazer

Posted on January 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

It is hard to take Willie Frazer seriously. For several years I was just prepared to believe that he was well……..a victim. Not a very nice one. But a Victim. Thats the problem with Victims….especially our Troubles victims. Not much … Continue reading →

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PayDay Loan Culture

Posted on January 7, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Are you annoyed by those lovable “elderly” puppets (one voiced by Nicholas Parsons) in the Wonga.com (payday loan company) or are you more annoyed at a loan costing 4,212% ? One of the side effects of watching afternoon television……is that … Continue reading →

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Don’t PSNI Ever Talk To Each Other?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Now here is an odd thing. The PSNI are seemingly not very sure who is behind all this rioting. There MIGHT be paramilitary involvement. Yet the Police Federation which representhe police officers states openly that the UVF is involved. It … Continue reading →

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No……Not An Attack On Democracy

Posted on January 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I never really get the rhetoric that this “is an attack on Democracy”. Democracy is an abstract kinda thing. When politicians refer to attacks on Democracy, they are unwittingly detracting from the fact that violence is directed against PEOPLE….flesh and … Continue reading →

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Pomp And Circumstance

Posted on January 3, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

A House divided? On Slugger O’Toole…Brian Walker takes a swipe at the BBC for unionist bias (I know!!! I know!!!!) in their treatment of that whole Martin McGuinness resignation story…the resignation being deemed less important than the arcane procedures whereby … Continue reading →

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