ROSES OF TRALEE THAT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE THE FINAL

UNIFLU · 01-09-2000 4:37pm #1

ROSES OF TRALEE THAT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE THE FINAL

As you know, the "Rose of Tralee" competition puts lots of lovely
lasses on stage to Show their charm. They must (of course) be very
pretty, do some community service and perform something special on
(singing, dancing etc). Here's a few that didn't quite Make the
final...

ROSE OF TALLAGHT

Laura wore a lovely blue shoulderless number that nicely showed
off her tattooes (on both shoulders). For community service she gave
lessons at the local boxing club. Unfortunately, her talent (breaking
into an 'E'-class Mercedes live, on stage) didn't impress the judges.

ROSE OF BALLSBRIDGE(Is that near Waterloo Road)

Siobhan was looking grand in her slinky £1900 dress (from a
designer shop in the Powerscourt Centre), and her community work of
sending 3000 parcels of "The Body Shop" camomile massage oil and
exfoliating body towels to Ethopia had gone down a storm. However
she resigned in disgrace when it was revealed her daddy had asked
the local TD to intervene in the judging process.

ROSE OF BRAY

Despite being able to touch her tongue to her forehead and make
rolling motions with her belly, Anna didn't make it to the final -
accepting the prize would have meant violating her parole conditions.
We never got to hear her rousing rendition of Garth Brooks 'Friends in
Low Places'.

ROSE OF LIMERICK

Was disqualified for stabbing the Rose of Leitrim.

ROSE OF CONEMARA

Brid make a lovely dress out of sea shells and was ready to sing
on stage the dance anthem "Sandstorm" (she had recently heard it in one
of the lovely new bars in Galway city). But she didn't make it to
Tralee
because her tractor(laden with bog- might as well take a load along on
the same trip) broke down only halfway along the N21.

ROSE OF RATHMINES

Kim had it all- charm, community awareness, a and great voice...
but the Rathmines Rose actually turned out to be a man, and ran off to
elope with his escort (they'll be starting their honeymoon trip with
Bingo, this Sunday in The George).

It's probably just as well that these roses never made it...
(let's hope for next year).