If ye Can't Beat Dublin, Beat yer Wife!

I got a great phone call last night. Here’s the setup:
Fiona (my former flatmate) is onsite in Cork yesterday and today, so last night I texted her to see how things were going. Here’s the call I get [keep in mind the Scottish accent she has]:

F: KERRY!

K: Hey Fiona, you sound excited

F: I bloody well should be, I’m staying in the most GORGEOUS hotel ever! It is deadly!

K: Haha! What does it look like?

F: Huge jacuzzi tub, queen-size beds, a minibar and a wicked view of the city! I have never EVER seen anything like this. I feel like a total celebrity!!

K: Wow, that is nice. What’s the name of the place?
F: It’s called “Ramada Inn”. R-A-M…
K: BWAhahahaha!!! Yeah, no, I know Ramada. Are you sure that’s the place?
F: Aye. Why?
K: Well, Ramadas aren’t usually--you know what? Nevermind, sounds awesome! Have fun!

I was laughing about this all night and most of the morning….that is, until I looked up the Ramada Inn of Cork, just to be sure it wasn’t the one nice Ramada on the planet.

ppbbffftt…..nope! Still funny!!!

Last night I went to bed at an Amber-early bedtime of 9:30pm! The sun was still in the sky for 2 hours after I went to bed, and when I woke up for a minute at 4am, the sun had just risen. So, essentially, it is night here for 4 hours. That’s nuts.

And while I’m alert and ready to start my day, I really haven’t much work to do, so instead, I’ve been poking around http://www.overheardindublin.com/ This site is hilarious! It’s a running list of funny Irish people saying funny Irish things. It’s actually a great insight into the things I have to laugh to myself about on a day-to-day basis, that I can now share with you. This one is a great example:

At the Dublin v Meath match on Sunday on Hill 16 an excited father shouts:

"If ye can't beat Dublin, beat yer wife!"

And he had what I am assuming is his young daughter on his shoulders. Lovely.

LOL! Have a great Wednesday everyone!