A Spree of Comedy' is a collection of individual scenes involving ordinary Irish people in everyday circumstances akin to a soap opera but is not a continuous storyline.The author repeats the characters in order for the readers to familiarise themselves with them. These characters are fictitious people whom most people will be able to relate to. The conversations are very light-hearted and often include really funny punchlines. This book allows one to escape the stresses of modern-day living and enjoy a good laugh. It is a work of comic genius!
This book is an extremely witty work in which the author sees the world he lives in from his own unique viewpoint. Allow this book to captivate you as the material is both comic and real-to-life revelation in much of the content of this outstanding masterpiece. From sport, music, life in general, and throughout the various chapters, it will be obvious to the reader that this creation is truly the work of a genius!
Lord in The Concorde' is comprised of three chapters. The first is two lengthy scenes involving characters in a north Dublin pub setting. The second chapter is a series of dialogues between two Dublin friends including local colloquialisms. The third and final chapter is a compilation of short general humour snippets with hilarious observations and punchlines. 'Lord in The Concorde' is a work of really typical dry Dublin wit, and shows creative and imaginative comic genius.
This book is one that everyday people will be able to relate to. It is a collection of individual scenes involving ordinary characters having lighthearted conversations. The author repeats some of the characters and uses ones from some of his previous works in order for the reader to familiarise themselves with them. It is similar to a soap opera but is not a continuous storyline and the dialogues often include humorous and witty punchlines.
This book is a very varied work in which different subjects and branches of humor are employed in a creative and imaginative fashion. The work is a collection of comedy expressed in a really witty way where there is something included for nearly everybodys taste. It is written using a distinct style and indicative of comic genius in many sections that will have the reader doubling up laughing while simultaneously shedding tears hysterically!
Lines, Tears & Spirits is a collection of twenty-four scenes. They are not a continuous storyline but start during spring 2015 and move chronologically throughout the rest of the year and into spring 2016. The vignettes involve ordinary people in everyday circumstances, and the author repeats most of the various characters in order for the readers to develop a friendly intimacy with them. The settings are ones that a lot of people will be able to relate to and provide a form of escapism as well as a good few laughs due to the punch lines of dry wit!
This book is a very creative work. In it the author sets a different scene before writing a dialogue between people, which ends in a very humorous joke or punch line.
This book is a compilation of individual scenes involving fictitious characters akin to a soap opera but are not a continuous storyline. They are set in very ordinary circumstances and often include humorous, witty and comical punchlines. It is a work that a lot of regular and everyday people will be able to relate to.
Laughs abound on every page as author Cormac G. McDermott presents this collection of jokes and double entendres with wit and verve. He builds jokes around small nuggets of information, culminating in punch lines that shock, amaze, and tickle the funny bone. From sports to music, from food to the business world, no subject is off limits. Youll never look at the English language the same way again. 'A friend said to me, I love Mars bars. ... I quipped, Public houses on the Red Planet are Mars bars also, but if you and your mates were to consume a bar or two of chocolate, it probably wouldnt lead to you ending up getting involved in a sing-song with aliens!! It makes me laugh when I hear people describing something easy as being like stealing candy from a baby. If you were to try take one of those hash lollipops they sell in Amsterdam away from Biffa Bacons Rastafarian six-month-old, it might be a totally different proposition altogether!!
Dub Thy Neighbour' is a compilation of five scenes. The dialogues are between two neighbours, one of which has been told another neighbour of theirs' is the Counsellor. One of the two men in the conversations informs the other what their neighbour has had to reveal about himself, past, current, and future world events plus his struggles with mental illness all simultaneous with there being a conspiracy against him. The conversations are lighthearted but ones that the reader will find as creative and prophetic revelation as well as humorous. This book is very relevant to the times we are living in and about to enter into. It is a work of creative, imaginative, and prophetic genius.
This book is a uniquely witty work through stories, jokes poking fun at people's names, anagrams, bizarrely funny non-sense, jokes and double entendres indicating comic genius. McDermott shows an ability to build his work around small stimulus levels to create punch lines that show extraordinary creativity and imagination. One can't get the impression that the author is making all of his work up as he goes along in a magician-like manner which often concludes in a hysterical fashion and adds to the comical element of the material.
This book is a series of humorous scenes involving fictitious characters having light-hearted conversations. It moves through various areas of society and often finishes with comical punchlines. It is a work that everyday people will be able to relate to.
Fond of a Double Entendre is a humorous and often-risqué look at the world through jokes and double entendres. No subject is taboo, as celebrities, athletes, and politicians alike are lampooned with equal aplomb. Laughs abound on every page, as author Cormac G. McDermott imbues his collection with wit and verve. He displays an uncanny ability to build jokes around small nuggets of information, culminating in punch lines that shock, amaze, and tickle the funny bone. Sit back, relax, and prepare to laugh as you work your way through the pages of Fond of a Double Entendre. You'll never look at the English language the same way again!
The 1921 partition of Ireland had huge ramifications for almost all aspects of Irish life and was directly responsible for hundreds of deaths and injuries, with thousands displaced from their homes and many more forced from their jobs. Two new justice systems were created; the effects on the major religions were profound, with both jurisdictions adopting wholly different approaches; and major disruptions were caused in crossing the border, with invasive checks and stops becoming the norm. And yet, many bodies remained administered on an all-Ireland basis. The major religions remained all-Ireland bodies. Most trade unions maintained a 32-county presence, as did most sports, trade bodies, charities and other voluntary groups. Politically, however, the new jurisdictions moved further and further apart, while socially and culturally there were differences as well as links between north and south that remain to this day. Very little has been written on the actual effects of partition, the-day-to-day implications, and the complex ways that society, north and south, was truly and meaningfully affected. Birth of the Border: The Impact of Partition in Ireland is the most comprehensive account to date on the far-reaching effects of the partitioning of Ireland.
Cormac G. McDermott loves to write humorous stories, jokes, jokes poking fun at people's names and funny, real-life poetic analogies!! He has assembled this witty collection of his writings to share with all. Here is an example of one such piece: Rumour has it that Les Reed was sacked as Charlton manager a few years back as he was planning to bring Gabrielle in as cover for Stevie Wonder in the goalkeeping position..........he said she'd been trying to catch an eye or two over the previous few years..........if you decide to tell her this, you can say from me, that for her own sake, more so than mine, instead of keeping an eye out for me, she can keep one in!!!!! I was watching a dance competition on television once when I asked the person next to me what dance the competitors were actually performing..........on hearing the response the tango, I turned around and retorted "that's about as much the tango as Last FOOTSIE In Paris!!!!!
This book is one that everyday people will be able to relate to. It is a collection of individual scenes involving ordinary characters having lighthearted conversations. The author repeats some of the characters and uses ones from some of his previous works in order for the reader to familiarise themselves with them. It is similar to a soap opera but is not a continuous storyline and the dialogues often include humorous and witty punchlines.
A Spree of Comedy' is a collection of individual scenes involving ordinary Irish people in everyday circumstances akin to a soap opera but is not a continuous storyline.The author repeats the characters in order for the readers to familiarise themselves with them. These characters are fictitious people whom most people will be able to relate to. The conversations are very light-hearted and often include really funny punchlines. This book allows one to escape the stresses of modern-day living and enjoy a good laugh. It is a work of comic genius!
This book is a uniquely witty work through stories, jokes poking fun at people's names, anagrams, bizarrely funny non-sense, jokes and double entendres indicating comic genius. McDermott shows an ability to build his work around small stimulus levels to create punch lines that show extraordinary creativity and imagination. One can't get the impression that the author is making all of his work up as he goes along in a magician-like manner which often concludes in a hysterical fashion and adds to the comical element of the material.
This book is a very creative work. In it the author sets a different scene before writing a dialogue between people, which ends in a very humorous joke or punch line.
This book is a very varied work in which different subjects and branches of humor are employed in a creative and imaginative fashion. The work is a collection of comedy expressed in a really witty way where there is something included for nearly everybody's taste. It is written using a distinct style and indicative of comic genius in many sections that will have the reader doubling up laughing while simultaneously shedding tears hysterically!
This book is a series of humorous scenes involving fictitious characters having light-hearted conversations. It moves through various areas of society and often finishes with comical punchlines. It is a work that everyday people will be able to relate to.
Dub Thy Neighbour' is a compilation of five scenes. The dialogues are between two neighbours, one of which has been told another neighbour of theirs' is the Counsellor. One of the two men in the conversations informs the other what their neighbour has had to reveal about himself, past, current, and future world events plus his struggles with mental illness all simultaneous with there being a conspiracy against him. The conversations are lighthearted but ones that the reader will find as creative and prophetic revelation as well as humorous. This book is very relevant to the times we are living in and about to enter into. It is a work of creative, imaginative, and prophetic genius.
Laughs abound on every page as author Cormac G. McDermott presents this collection of jokes and double entendres with wit and verve. He builds jokes around small nuggets of information, culminating in punch lines that shock, amaze, and tickle the funny bone. From sports to music, from food to the business world, no subject is off limits. Youll never look at the English language the same way again. 'A friend said to me, I love Mars bars. ... I quipped, Public houses on the Red Planet are Mars bars also, but if you and your mates were to consume a bar or two of chocolate, it probably wouldnt lead to you ending up getting involved in a sing-song with aliens!! It makes me laugh when I hear people describing something easy as being like stealing candy from a baby. If you were to try take one of those hash lollipops they sell in Amsterdam away from Biffa Bacons Rastafarian six-month-old, it might be a totally different proposition altogether!!
Lord in The Concorde' is comprised of three chapters. The first is two lengthy scenes involving characters in a north Dublin pub setting. The second chapter is a series of dialogues between two Dublin friends including local colloquialisms. The third and final chapter is a compilation of short general humour snippets with hilarious observations and punchlines. 'Lord in The Concorde' is a work of really typical dry Dublin wit, and shows creative and imaginative comic genius.
This book is a compilation of individual scenes involving fictitious characters akin to a soap opera but are not a continuous storyline. They are set in very ordinary circumstances and often include humorous, witty and comical punchlines. It is a work that a lot of regular and everyday people will be able to relate to.
Lines, Tears & Spirits is a collection of twenty-four scenes. They are not a continuous storyline but start during spring 2015 and move chronologically throughout the rest of the year and into spring 2016. The vignettes involve ordinary people in everyday circumstances, and the author repeats most of the various characters in order for the readers to develop a friendly intimacy with them. The settings are ones that a lot of people will be able to relate to and provide a form of escapism as well as a good few laughs due to the punch lines of dry wit!
This book is an extremely witty work in which the author sees the world he lives in from his own unique viewpoint. Allow this book to captivate you as the material is both comic and real-to-life revelation in much of the content of this outstanding masterpiece. From sport, music, life in general, and throughout the various chapters, it will be obvious to the reader that this creation is truly the work of a genius!
British leaders use spies and Special Forces to interfere in the affairs of others discreetly and deniably. Since 1945, MI6 has spread misinformation designed to divide and discredit targets from the Middle East to Eastern Europe and Northern Ireland. It has instigated whispering campaigns and planted false evidence on officials working behind the Iron Curtain, tried to foment revolution in Albania, blown up ships to prevent the passage of refugees to Israel, and secretly funnelled aid to insurgents in Afghanistan and dissidents in Poland. MI6 has launched cultural and economic warfare against Iceland and Czechoslovakia. It has tried to instigate coups in Congo, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and elsewhere. Through bribery and blackmail, Britain has rigged elections as colonies moved to independence. Britain has fought secret wars in Yemen, Indonesia, and Oman -- and discreetly used Special Forces to eliminate enemies from colonial Malaya to Libya during the Arab Spring. This is covert action: a vital, though controversial, tool of statecraft and perhaps the most sensitive of all government activity. If used wisely, it can play an important role in pursuing national interests in a dangerous world. If used poorly, it can cause political scandal -- or worse. In Disrupt and Deny, Rory Cormac tells the remarkable true story of Britain's secret scheming against its enemies, as well as its friends; of intrigue and manoeuvring within the darkest corridors of Whitehall, where officials fought to maintain control of this most sensitive and seductive work; and, above all, of Britain's attempt to use smoke and mirrors to mask decline. He reveals hitherto secret operations, the slush funds that paid for them, and the battles in Whitehall that shaped them.
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