Absolutely Invulnerable Bank

Dermot Carmody — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:11:32 +0000

Wouldn’t it be great to get back to the good old days when the banks seemed to have everybody’s money and then some extra magic money on top of that. It was business as usual in those days.

This is an episode of the radio show based on the 2irish web siteI did along with Morgan C Jones at the turn of the century. The programmes were recorded in 2000 and aired on what was then Lite FM radio in Dublin. This one deals with the issue of over-charging of customers by the banks, specifically by AIB, or “Absolutely Invulnerable Bank”. Nowadays overcharging a few million is in the ha’penny place since the banks are charging everybody €3.5 billion a go for nothing specific. But it was a big deal at the time and I still like the bit where the bank’s spokesbastard releases the vicious pigs…

New Stupid Piece Of Shit

Dermot Carmody — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:35:16 +0000

The Onion: Sony Releases New Stupid....

There are no better fake news places than The Onion and no better fake news piece than this. Understated hyperbole and spookily accurate satire. Enjoy. (Obviously, contains bold words).

“Sony Releases New Stupid Piece of Sh*t That Doesn’t F*cking Work”