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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Stories (25/0)
Why I Tell My Wife Big Fat Lies
Is it always wrong to lie to your partner? I don’t think so, but I’ve been doing it for the best part of thirty years so I would say that, wouldn’t I? In my view, it boils down to motive. If you’re lying with good intentions, then not only is it excusable, it’s almost mandatory.
By Brendan Donaghy4 months ago in Humor
Why Are My Dreams Full of Dicks?
So, this was my dream last night. I was a journalist working with a colleague from Galway in the west of Ireland. He took offence when I described his home place as a small town. He thought I was being disrespectful. He was adamant that Galway is a proper city, home to half a million citizens at least. As big as my home city, Belfast, if not bigger. What was my problem, he wanted to know. Did I have something against westies?
By Brendan Donaghy4 months ago in Humor
I Told Our Only Son to Fuck Off on Christmas Day
So, you’re reading that headline and you’re rushing to judgment. Such language, you’re thinking. At Christmas too, you’re thinking. His only son, you’re thinking. You’re clearly not very good at thinking is what I’m thinking. Read on. I guarantee that by the time you’ve finished this article, you’ll be on my side.
By Brendan Donaghy5 months ago in Humor
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 Donaghy5 months 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 Donaghy6 months 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 Donaghy6 months ago in Humor
- Runner-Up in Arid Challenge
Can Terrible Puns Save Britain’s Loneliest Sheep?
A row has broken out over plans to rehome Britain’s loneliest sheep. The ewe, now named Fiona, was rescued on Saturday after being stranded for more than two years at the foot of cliffs in the Scottish Highlands. But an animal rights group says plans to rehome her to a farm park near Dumfries would make her a “spectacle.” Fiona is now in hiding after activists turned up at Dalscone Farm— BBC News, 5th November 2023.
By Brendan Donaghy6 months ago in Fiction
- Top Story - November 2023
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 Donaghy6 months ago in Humor
For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls
The 17th Duke of Huescar, and his wife Sofia Palazuelo, recently baptised their second child Sofia Fernanda Dolores Cayetana Teresa Angela de la Cruz Micaela del Santisimo Sacramento del Perpetuo Socorro de la Santisima Trinidad y de Todos Los Santos. — Sky News, 26 October, 2023
By Brendan Donaghy6 months ago in Humor