being IRISH

[john m]

Posh Paddy ...Went to a funeral on Saturday of a nice old man I have known for years .Only found out his real name was Brian we use to call him Posh Paddy .Paddy lived in a small house alone .He was a good dresser always wore a suit and tie liked to have a drink and read a good book .There were very few people at the funeral but I got talking to two ladies who knew him .One worked in a charity shop on Capel Street the other worked in a well known tourist attraction that served drink .The woman from the charity shop said Brian was a gent he had been coming into the shop for years .If a suit or overcoat his size came in they would put it aside for him .I asked was that not a bit unfair on others who might of wanted a used suit but the woman from the shop laughed and said No because Brian probably already owned the suit .How would he already own the suit if it had only just been donated ."Ah said the woman Brian would buy a suit from us for a tenner and when it got dirty he would donate it back to the shop then we would send it out to the dry cleaners who would clean it for us for free and we would then sell it ,Brian would come into the shop and buy it back for a tenner as he said it was cheaper to buy it back than bring it to the dry cleaners himself and usually when you buy a suit we threw in a free shirt .The other woman brushed aside a tear and laughed ."Typical Brian "She told me she use to work in the Storehouse and Brian was a regular .He would often buy a ticket for the tour and not bother walking around what he would do it stay in the Gravity Bar people watching .He would watch for tourists who would get their free Pint of Guinness take a small sip and decide they did not like the taste and then disguard the pint usually on one of the corner tables probably the one he had placed his book and newspaper on so nobody would sit there making sure it was the most likely place to leave your unwanted pint .When Brian would be sure the Pint had been abandoned he would just walk up to the table put down his empty glass and pick up a full refill and go and position himself where he could observe his next round .She said this had been going on for years at one point the security people actuall thought Brian worked there and he would just walk by them and bid them good morning but after they introduced ID badges he had to pay to get in .When I asked why nobody ever challenged him of stopped him she said he was a gent never caused any problems just had a few pints then left .She reconed if they barred him he wold probably ring Joe Duffy or some late night radio show and tell every alcoholic where you could drink pints all day for the price of a brewery tour .

[The Liffey Lip]

Aesop M. The real parable in there is about the Irish and their generosity.............everyone knew what he was up to but extended him a pardon. Different times now for multiple reasons but chiefly because it is the age of Narcissus.,,,,,,, Middle-aged Shirley Valentines getting tattoos on their cellulite....young men not knowing what their role in society is because their aulfella was removed from the equation at birth etc etc. Do nothing, be nobody and cry on Facebook with a candle burning in your hand........extra score in your next welfare payment.

Narcissism in a nutshell:

Research by psychologists usually divide everyday narcissists into ‘vulnerable’ and ‘grandiose’, with vulnerable ones afflicted by a fluctuating self-esteem and liable to outbursts of potentially violent aggression if their carefully crafted self-image is threatened. Hashtag Tightiewhitie.

[john m]

Lip I was ranked up outside the Storehouse picking up tourists who left their gargle behind  and it struck me. On the way to the Storehouse you pass a wet hostel at the Fountain or pass a doss house on Thomas Street or if you drive up the river you pass the Simon Community .  I think to meself all that free gargle and all those alcoholices if only they could access the Porter if it was food it probably would be donated to those in need ,so I thought how would I go about it if I meeded a drink.First thing that struck me was a lot of these misfortunates spend all their money on drink and very little on their appearence and as such would be unwelcome guests in the Storehouse .So I thought how best to look presentable on a budget simple answer Charity Shops ,but if I wrote  bloke buys a Suit and goes for a gargle nobody would read it but if I make Posh Paddy /Brian a likeable character then people sort of admire him and his cunning .

[The Liffey Lip]

The village drunk/hobo was almost always the cleverest man in the kip, John...problem with most people who are sensitive and intelligent is that they become a victim of their emotions. Remember Salems Lot? The town piss-head was the man the cops went to for all their info..........same here.


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