tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post137026875361285426..comments2024-03-28T18:44:45.533+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-55431707651976671422014-09-15T13:22:20.526+01:002014-09-15T13:22:20.526+01:00The phrase "dignified letter of protest, not ...The phrase "dignified letter of protest, not untinged with irony" produced my first good smile this morning and punchline of ticket belonging to someone else the second. Thanks !! SamKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485629540674780236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-85613321968079972252014-09-14T14:30:04.981+01:002014-09-14T14:30:04.981+01:00I remember visiting my great aunt in Dublin in the...I remember visiting my great aunt in Dublin in the early 80's and her telling me that if she could, she would "take a yard brush and sweep him into the ocean" -that heavily accented and vehement phrase always comes to mind when I hear Ian Paisley's name. And the black comedy element of the brandishing of licensing is funny.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-42727145294603783602014-09-14T09:58:14.381+01:002014-09-14T09:58:14.381+01:00I always found that Ian Paisley story horrifying.....I always found that Ian Paisley story horrifying...but whenever I had any dealings with him (I am a Hansard reporter) he was courtesy personified, and I know all my colleagues felt the same. I think he had a public political persona that was very different to the private man.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268291567075275834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-87376827320303556492014-09-14T09:04:22.684+01:002014-09-14T09:04:22.684+01:00The Telegraph may have been funny yesterday but to...The Telegraph may have been funny yesterday but today's headlines are absolutely deplorable. There are Independents' and Unionists' pop-up stalls on every alternate street corner down here but I think on the whole, people are keeping their colours low on the mast, perhaps for fear of recrimination which is a great shame. Expect more knocks on your door in the coming days as the activists take to the streets to target the 'undecideds'.Between Me and Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863155145862706966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-69370901001627121732014-09-14T08:43:41.006+01:002014-09-14T08:43:41.006+01:00Your little tale about Ian Paisley is funny, but i...Your little tale about Ian Paisley is funny, but isn't funny at the same time. I found him terrifying when he was in full rant - he ws so vehement. But then we learn that his wife always called him "Honeybunch". He certainly was a presence in the world! What he never was, was English - by birthplace or ancestry.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.com