Sunday Independent Magazine

McTigs

I know, I know but i was round in my folks house yesterday and there it was.

A large portion of the entire magazine was given over to a celebration of the good old days of the celtic tiger. Features of the posterboys and postergirls of the boom and all the wonderful lives they had.

Of course Barry Egan had his own personal memoirs bit where he wistfully rejoiced in memories of shopping in Venice with glenda, Yachts in the south of france, private jets, €200 glasses of brandy and hanging out with bono and ronan keating. Saying things like "the wealthy weren't afraid to spend, and why not, they had work hard to afford this lavish lifestyle" and went on to say that there were still plenty of businessmen spending big in restaurants in dublin and barbados but don't want NAMA to know about it, like we're supposed to admire them for it.

Seriously, who buys in to this cringe? It's equal parts embarassing and saddening.

I posted this in New & Media but i don't think anybody goes in there very often

the keen edge

Once during the Celtic Tiger era, I made a 3 egg omlette!.

Thats right 3 eggs in 1 omlette . I remember those hedonistic days with both fondness and regret.

Sindri

I bought a real tiger painted him green, acclimatised him to our temperate climate, fed him greasy tasteless food, filled him with a suspicion and cynicism towards life and others supposed compassionate gestures until he really was celtic.


Then he committed suicide.

biko

McTigs wrote: »

I posted this in New & Media but i don't think anybody goes in there very often

Read the part in the charter that says "don't use AH just to get a bigger audience."
Give it time.
Thanks.