darragh murray

It is not the critic who counts

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Archive for November, 2008

Fabulous

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

“Sometimes on a day off I go to the Krispy Kreme doughnut shop. When we play at home, after the game I go there and it’s like a party, a doughnut party! You see all the cars parked and everyone is eating doughnuts inside their cars. It’s like a disco.”
- Recently appointed Arsenal Captain, Sir [...]

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Oh! Photograph!

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

This is primarily for me mum, cos she don’t do no face-cool action.
Recent photos.
London - Autumn
Mike’s Leaving Shindig
Shunt, London Random, Angs Party
London - End of Summer
Weekend in Birmingham

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Gallas has to Go

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

After reading this tripe, I firmly believe William Gallas has to be stripped of the captaincy and potentially let go. He is a drain on Arsenal’s confidence.

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Ponting the Finger

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

An article on Rediff brings up the subject of criticism of the Australian cricket team, particularly focused on Ricky Ponting. I’m coming out of the closet here, I do like Ricky Ponting and I do like they way he plays cricket. Not many people would agree with me, particularly in Australia who seem to live [...]

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View from the Curmudgeon

Monday, November 17th, 2008

I really enjoy reading Charlie Brooker’s blog posts for the Guardian. It is hard to be so misanthropic and do it with such panache.

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Here’s a tip. Reading Marx’s The Communist Manifesto on the Tube will draw wary looks from fellow passengers not dressed in khaki.
Also, in other news, some days I really want to punch Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston in the face. These two headcases were responsible for VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet program - the current bane [...]

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