tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post8004905994648711569..comments2010-12-27T19:12:20.922ZAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-39899464921807211102010-12-27T19:12:20.922Z2010-12-27T19:12:20.922ZRobert...The best portions of a good mans life,his little,nameless,unrembered acts of kindness and love,-William Wordsworth, Nollaig Shonsa Duit do an clan agus tusa, happy christmas to you and your family,,,,martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09814904389826171437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-45545509362962301562010-12-25T21:33:42.613Z2010-12-25T21:33:42.613ZThanks, Robert. Happy Christmas to you too and to everyone on the Quill.Alfiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403732604779381173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-8544918585708930752010-12-25T19:34:28.551Z2010-12-25T19:34:28.551ZTain Bo, <br /><br />merry Christmas. I hope it is much less icy where you are than it is here.<br /><br />Michalhenry, <br /><br />Enjoy yours too. Without the peace process we would never have had any Christmases!!! Hope all is well with you and yours. Yes, I do enjoy it but find it stressful. <br /><br />Mise Eire,<br /><br />First time I heard that ‘swappie’! Merry Christmas <br /><br />Marty,<br /><br />‘Nuala hon I,m on a borrowed puter,I think the monkey which powered mine<br />has fallen of its bike.’<br /><br />It has turned up. After falling off the bike it started work in Alex Maskey’s office.AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-39111159418754853922010-12-25T00:53:42.675Z2010-12-25T00:53:42.675ZRobert<br /><br />Thank you! I wish you and your loved ones a merry Christmas and my sincere best wishes for the coming year. <br />Always enjoy your posts.Tain Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09441592658332493965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-21891855295246394002010-12-24T23:18:13.446Z2010-12-24T23:18:13.446ZNuala,<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you and AlbertAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-46243110650596681302010-12-24T23:17:44.252Z2010-12-24T23:17:44.252ZRobert,<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you. EnjoyAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-2167183135533523992010-12-24T22:45:36.341Z2010-12-24T22:45:36.341ZAlfie,<br /><br />Happy Christmas.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10522188005971742857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-57806519132422263832010-12-24T22:44:45.568Z2010-12-24T22:44:45.568ZTain Bo,<br /><br />Happy ChristmasRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10522188005971742857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-32083154184450727832010-12-24T22:44:20.447Z2010-12-24T22:44:20.447ZFionnuala,<br /><br />Happy Christmas.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10522188005971742857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-13637052946256137682010-12-24T22:43:43.282Z2010-12-24T22:43:43.282ZAnthony,<br /><br />Happy Christmas.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10522188005971742857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-44466557986079675482010-12-24T22:41:43.784Z2010-12-24T22:41:43.784ZMarty,<br /><br />How like a winter hath my absence been<br />From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!<br />What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen!<br />What old December&#39;s bareness everywhere!<br />~William Shakespeare, &quot;Sonnet XCVII<br /><br />Good to see you back - all manner of rumour had abounded about your absence. Happy Christmas.Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10522188005971742857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-48130998563839034482010-12-24T19:36:38.546Z2010-12-24T19:36:38.546ZInterested,<br /> Never had you down as a &#39;feed them to the lions type&#39;<br />more a &#39;let someone else feed them to the lions and i&#39;ll sit and watch type&#39;<br />How you can hold Christians per se responsible for mass consumerism and child abuse? <br />Anyway hope you and the non-believers whatever that means? have a truly nice xmas time.Fionnuala Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112456307341779243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-34447997479060207692010-12-24T17:21:35.556Z2010-12-24T17:21:35.556ZMarty, you haven&#39;t borrowed it from the New Lodge by any chance?<br />Wish yourself and Marie a really lovely time. The old selection boxes don&#39;t last in this house I&#39;m sort of a chocoholic? Well it&#39;s lesser of two evils I think.Fionnuala Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112456307341779243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-53439185672202362882010-12-24T16:45:22.941Z2010-12-24T16:45:22.941ZWhy are we subjected to all this hassle every year , the faithful followers of St Nicholas going around like headless chickens panic buying , maybe this is reason behind the Romans throwing them to the Lions to get them out of the shops so we non believers can get on with our normal way of life . Christmas to me symbolises another wrong in Christian/catholic way of preserving the cult lets create another big believable lie , hey kids there is a big pot bellied man coming down our chimney tonight with toys so you better sleep soundly , these same words I am sure echo around a lot of orphanages of the world , but it wasn’t toys but more dangerous men dressed in black . When I do sit and think about Christmas I always wonder how the people who were abused by the self same followers of St Nicholas can sit down to the turkey and ham and then say we thank you lord for etc etc <br />To the all the non believers and people that have felt wrath of the followers of Christmas have a nice holidayInterestedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18135991575816455805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-17147842730097224952010-12-24T12:14:52.600Z2010-12-24T12:14:52.600ZDixie, <br /><br />merry Christmas to you and yours. You provided us with some entertainment at the end of the year and powerful political critique throughout it.AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-1067633743695396012010-12-24T12:13:14.886Z2010-12-24T12:13:14.886ZMarty, <br /><br />that reminds me of the Christmas song they sing in German asylums. &#39;God Bless ye Gerry Mental men&#39;. Sorry John McGirr if that makes me a racist!!!AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-37565141306992178222010-12-24T09:50:34.025Z2010-12-24T09:50:34.025ZNuala I meant to say I dont have a rival how could I when I have a fork n knife thanks Anthony agus Tain Bo as they all sing in the vd clinic we wish you a merry syphllis and a happy gonorrhoea !martyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09814904389826171437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-61732940309392125822010-12-23T23:25:36.930Z2010-12-23T23:25:36.930ZMarty, <br /><br />you were missed. Great to see you back.AMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-51211926276554048302010-12-23T23:24:06.842Z2010-12-23T23:24:06.842ZMarty<br /><br />Welcome back!Tain Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09441592658332493965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-28398426432116039622010-12-23T23:15:55.025Z2010-12-23T23:15:55.025ZNuala hon I,m on a borrowed puter,I think the monkey which powered mine has fallen of its bike.hope you ,Albert,and Kevin have a grand holiday and Al has the pleasure of enjoying all the out of date selection boxes, I dont have a wife!!!!!! nollaig shona duitmartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09814904389826171437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-78898456517883598182010-12-23T22:49:12.931Z2010-12-23T22:49:12.931ZMarty, back with a vengeance.<br />You have a rival and quite a formidable one.Fionnuala Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112456307341779243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-430686193779641192010-12-23T20:59:48.223Z2010-12-23T20:59:48.223ZThanks for the comments cairde. I worked as a commercial artist for about 20 years after I got out of jail. During this time I came across many Jamesys in various bars I worked in. Guys who were there no matter when you went in. I was certain it was a Derry thing when one week myself and my mate Paddy [a shinner] were doing murals in Mulholland&#39;s bar in Castlewellan. We stayed in the local hotel and met a gentleman who was sitting in the bar every night. When we got talking to him it turned out he was a Derry man, born and bred who had moved to Castlewellan a few years before.<br /><br />It must be something in the Derry Air...<br /><br />Happy Christmas to Mackers, Carrie and the kids and all the Quill regulars.<br /><br />DixieDixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12754168725444955859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-79555791118686259952010-12-23T19:20:13.951Z2010-12-23T19:20:13.951ZTo all the readers and posters here thank you for the entertainment.<br />A merry Christmas and season’s greetings best wishes to all and your families.<br /><br />Thank you Anthony and Carrie for keeping the PQ running.Tain Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09441592658332493965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-61662122370404142052010-12-23T19:02:40.818Z2010-12-23T19:02:40.818ZDixie<br /><br />Go raibh maith agat as an scéal it was great craic to read. I got slightly paranoid as I have a slight scar above my right eye and of course the drink was involved.<br />I enjoyed the twist at the end as I expected Jamesy to be dead. Using the ghost metaphor is a wise bit of advice as how often do we follow our own advice.Tain Bohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09441592658332493965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-47444356180960652482010-12-23T11:48:29.492Z2010-12-23T11:48:29.492ZDixie-<br /><br />I liked the pissed ghost- a good yarn it shows that family and friends help but it takes a good ghost to kick us up the arse<br /><br />Is jamesy short for jameson whiskey<br />something i will not be short of over the holidays-<br /><br />At heathrow airport people waited<br />with baited breath for a plane- then 4 came at once- just like Martys comments<br /><br />It would be remiss of me not to wish everyone at TPQ a merry christmas [ hate x mas ] and a happy new year- all the best for the arguments in the future,<br />Peace to all men and women -<br />[ except the brits in afganistan ]michaelhenryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02922594308606665908noreply@blogger.com