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Tomasz Schafernaker BBC Weather man gives the finger

Tomasz Schafernaker might not be getting a big BBC bonus this year after his on air single finger salute.

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I never really got the Rose of Tralee thing but only recently found out that it is all based on a song of the same title and that the winner must be “lovely and fair”.

Here are the lyrics for your pleasure:

“The pale moon was rising above the green mountains,

The sun was declining beneath the blue sea;

When I strayed with my love to the pure crystal fountain,

That stands in the beautiful Vale of Tralee.

She was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer,

Yet ’twas not her beauty alone that won me;

Oh no, ’twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,

that made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee.

The cool shades of evening their mantle were spreading,

And Mary all smiling was listening to me;

The moon through the valley her pale rays was shedding,

When I won the heart of the Rose of Tralee.

Though lovely and fair as the Rose of the summer,

Yet ’twas not her beauty alone that won me;

Oh no, ’twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,

that made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee.

In the far fields of India, ‘mid wars dreadful thunders,

Her voice was a solace and comfort to me,

But the chill hand of death has now rent us asunder,

I’m lonely tonight for the Rose of Tralee.

She was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer,

Yet ’twas not her beauty alone that won me;

Oh no, ’twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,

that made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee.”

..and the 2009 Rose of Tralee winner, all lovely and fair:

It’s all mad stuff really…

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There’s nothing to say really.

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Probably the most politically incorrect clip I’ve discovered in a while. A must see:

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100,000+ have marched the streets of Dublin today in protest of the economy and the government’s handling of the situation so far. The protest was organized by Unions but I can’t help but feel that a savings of 100,000 * €20 (a month union fee) would be better spent on anything other than unions.

How about a protest by union members who have got nothing for their money except an almost hyper inflation over the past few years. A real protest would be to stop paying your union membership and join with others who actually care about jobs, the economy and this country. Join with them and figure out a way to make a real change. Clogging up the streets of Dublin on a mild Spring Saturday afternoon has about as much impact as a punch from Willie O’Dea’s granny.

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