Brendan Donaghy
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'Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man - there's your diamond in the rough.' Larry David
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Ladies and Gentlemen, The Word of the Year is…Rizz!
Rizz named word of the year 2023 by Oxford University Press. BBC News, 3 December 2023 'Rizz' is the word of 2023 according to those nice people at the Oxford University Press. Don’t beat yourself up if you didn’t know that. Chances are you haven’t heard of rizz let alone used it in a sentence if you’re over sixteen.
By Brendan Donaghy2 years ago in Humor
Defend Your Home with a Good Book!
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword. Robert Burton, 1577-1640. I’ve been reorganizing my books recently. No, not because I’m the nerdy, obsessive type who arranges his reading material in some weird way. Alphabetically by author is mainstream, so don’t judge me. Judge that bunch who group them by colour. Weirdos.
By Brendan Donaghy2 years ago in Humor
Dear Sir or Madam, Kindly Shove Your Artwork Up Your Ass
A Danish artist who was given a pile of cash by a museum in northern Denmark to create a piece for its exhibition on labor conditions two years ago submitted two empty canvases — titled “Take the Money and Run.” The exhibit caused a stir. (AP News, September 27, 2023)
By Brendan Donaghy2 years ago in Humor
Norm’s Diner Comes Out Fighting!. Top Story - November 2023.
A restaurant in the US is charging some of its customers for their inability to control their children while they dine there. Hidden away at the bottom of its menu, the Toccoa Riverside Restaurant tells its diners of its “adult surcharge” — adding three dollar signs next to the words: “For adults unable to parent.”- Sky News, 29 October 2023
By Brendan Donaghy2 years ago in Humor
Freeze! Drop the Water Pistol and Put Your Hands in the Air!
The Metropolitan police have admitted that a 13-year-old boy was rammed off his bike and handcuffed by armed police, who pointed their submachine guns at him. The boy was having a water fight with his sibling on 19 July when a police officer on patrol reported a potential firearms incident. (BBC, 20/10/23)
By Brendan Donaghy2 years ago in Humor
