David Allen, the Irish comedian, who hosted his own comedy show in the UK, featuring straight talking to the camera, armed with a G+T in one hand (or so we believed) and a fag in the other, interspersed with silly sketches, was required viewing in my childhood household. The best jokes were the ones at the expense of both the Irish (my mother and her descendants ), and Catholics in general (the family). WikiP says of him: “He was best known for his observational comedy. Allen regularly provoked indignation by highlighting political hypocrisy and showing disdain for religious authority.” Amen.
I got this one via John Naughton’s Memex 1.1 today.
Quote of the Day:
”If it’s sent by ship, it’s cargo. If sent by road, it’s shipment.”
As they say in the US: we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway.