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Catholic Parish in Ireland to Say Prayers for Osama Bin Laden

Sun, 08 May 2011 06:25:00 -0400

A catholic church in the Dublin parish of Howth is offering a Mass for Osama Bin Laden (recently deceased) on Thursday 12th May. h/t @EmmaTheMilf on Twitter. Better get there early, or it will be standing room only.

Hilarious Ghostbusters Rendition On X Factor

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:16:12 -0500

These 2 young guys from Ireland have been the Number 1 trend on Twitter for hours now. They appear as Jedward (John and Edward) to much puzzlement from anyone not in the UK or Ireland watching the X Factor. Universally hated and adored in equal measure, they hit a peak on the latest show by giving the world this classic reality TV moment with their version of Ghostbusters.

Guinness for Photoshoppers

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:14:07 -0400

Today is the 250th Anniversary of the establishment of the Guinness brewery in Dublin. Many people in Ireland and other countries worldwide raised a glass to Arthur Guinness at exactly 17:59 in probably the biggest marketing campaign the drink's distributor has ever undertaken. One Irish web developer raised a glass to Arthur in a really cool Photoshoppy way. Guinness - gets the creative juices flowing.

Welcome to Ireland - Land of Saints, Scholars and Pyjamas

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:20:59 -0400

A cafe on the outskirts of Dublin City, Ireland has a strict dress code. Nothing too taxing mind you. The sign reads : “All customers must be wearing appropriate clothing. NO PYJAMAS . For those scratching their heads thinking WTF ? There is a phenomenon in certain parts of Dublin for women to go out wearing their pyjamas. No, I don't understand it either. Funny old world isn't it?

Complimenting Strangers

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:32:43 -0400

This will bring a smile to your face. Guy stands outside a supermarket and gives compliments to complete strangers. Best compliment of the lot has to be the “I like your knees” one - and the guy walks on and looks down at his knees :)

Eye Boner

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:35:42 -0400

The mission? Create an advertisement for a retouching studio based in Canada. The company (Orange Apple) provides “creative imagery for the photographic and advertising industry.” The result? Guy gets eye boner looking at computer screen. Everyone else just goes ewwww, that's gross .

Mad Mad Mario

Sun, 24 May 2009 12:51:30 -0400

This is EXACTLY how I imagine Mario would be in real life - a foul mouthed, ill tempered person of a certain European Country which shall not be named. He's my hero!

Rubberduckzilla

Thu, 21 May 2009 17:31:54 -0400

Just the sort of ad you would expect on Japanese TV, expect it's not on Japanese TV.

Exclusive! Source of Swine Flu Identified

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:18:19 -0400

See what happens when you take your child to visit farm animals? It all ends in tears - maybe not on the day - but boys kissing pigs always ends in tears.

Another from the trio of Scrabble advertisments.

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:16:09 -0400

Another from the trio of Scrabble advertisments.

Delightfully Different Scrabble Ad

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:33:48 -0400

Paris based advertising agency Ogilvy and Mather have done an amazing job for Mattel in creating a trio of advertisements for the “love it or hate it” board game of Scrabble. This, my BuzzFeed brothers and sisters, is what I call an ad apart. Sit back and enjoy!

Incredibly Drunk Man Gets Pushed Home in Shopping Trolley

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:47:50 -0400

Irish police spot some teenagers pushing a shopping trolley and pull over to investigate.

Hilarious Video of Bull Charging Into Supermarket

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:31:44 -0400

A supermarket in the West of Ireland had an unexpected visitor during the week, when a young bull escaped from a market and went in search of a snack. Watch at 1.06 to see the farmer dash up the aisle of the supermarket and quickly do an about turn as the bull charges after him. Hilarious

Geri Halliwell should have been called scary spice...

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:37:48 -0400

Geri Halliwell should have been called scary spice really.

I Want Leninade

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:58:01 -0400

Why have Lemonade when you can have Leninade.

TV Psychic FAIL

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:22:46 -0400

Well known UK psychic/medium Derek Acorah cancels some shows due to “unforeseen television commitments”. Come on, you're only asking for people to point and laugh by using unforeseen as a reason.

Hey, You - BUY Something !

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:02:52 -0400

Sale signs just don't cut the mustard in retailing anymore. In a sign of the times, one retailer in Dublin, Ireland begs people to “Buy more shit or we're all fucked”.