De Omnibus Dobermandum

And from such humble origins.

A Mouthful of Tiger Fur

Naomi Klein: ¡Que se vayan todos! – that’s the global backlash talking | Comment is free | The Guardian

It is no coincidence that many of today’s basket cases are yesterday’s “miracles”: Ireland, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia

Basket case? But we are a small open economayyh!

Totally unrelated: there is an advert on RTE radio at the minute for an upcoming James Taylor concert. The voice-over is the sort of testosterone dripping thing you hear on a Jerry Bruckheimer trailer. And then you hear James Taylor’s weedy voice dribbling ‘How Sweet It Is You’ve Got a Friend On Fire’, or whatever it is he sang. The effect is preposterous. James Taylor: Fuck Yeah.