Monday, February 25, 2008

Nowt to do with Vietnam whatsoever parts 561, 562, 563, 564

Well, quite a few days it's been for the Oirish nation. Somebody better prepare the biggest tickertape parade the country has seen since we scored two goals in the European Championships '88.

*First we stuff the Scots at Croke Park in rugby then Spurs captain Robbie Keane lifts a trophy at Wembley...

*Then Glen "Outspan" Hansard won an Oscar...


We made this film two years ago; we shot it on two Handycams. It took us three weeks to make; we made it for a hundred grand. We never thought we'd ever come into a room like this and be in front of you people
Irishman Glen Hansard, who won best song - along with co-star Marketa Irglova - for Falling Slowly from their film Once

*He's not really Irish but he lives in Wicklow and that's good enough for us -- then Daniel Day Lewis also won an Oscar...

That's the closest I'll ever come to getting a knighthood
Daniel Day-Lewis on picking up his best actor Oscar from The Queen star Helen Mirren

* And most importantly we decide to send a gloved puppet to the Eurovision song contest...

UPDATE: I apologise for actually posting the song earlier-- it truly is a turkey. Ba dum tish.

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