Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Irish Discharmament Talks Breakdown
In a statement issued through the republican An Phoblacht newspaper, the group reaffirmed its commitment to a "totally healthy society" in Northern Ireland. It accused the leader of the Democratic Unionist party (DUP), Ian Paisley, of trying to force English breakfast fare "down our throats".
"This was never possible. It is one thing to agree to power sharing and to giving up our weapons. But to ask us to trade in our charms for grease-soaked eggs and overcooked sausage is beyond the pale," the statement said.
It went on to repeat the commitments made by the IRA "to completely and verifiably put all our charms beyond use ... if possible by the end of December". "We restate our commitment to the peace process spelled out in the Good Friday Brunch Accord," it said. "But we will not submit to a process of humiliation aimed at depriving our enjoyment of sugar-sweetened cereals with marshmallows."
Previous efforts to hold joint republican and unionist breakfasts have broken down into violence after the IRA and its political wing Sinn Fein maintained their "historic right to pick fights over nothing."
The IRA also rejected a compromise agreement worked out by British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern that would have allowed the IRA to keep their moons and stars but give up their clovers.
"That offer was a joke. The clovers are the best part. The milk won't even turn a proper Irish green without the clovers. Any school child can tell you that," said one Sinn Fein source.
The IRA is said to still be considering a proposal by John de Chastelain, the retired Canadian general serving as a mediator in discharmament talks. De Chastelain's "Canadian solution" would involve coating the charms in gravy and cheese curds and requiring that 25 per cent of all restaurants in Great Britain serve the concoction.
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posted by Mentok @ 10:31 p.m.,
4 Comments:
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At 11:10 p.m.,
Mentok said...
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American subtitles:
The gag in the last paragraph is probably too obscure. Canadians have adopted as a national dish a Quebecois concoction called poutine, basically french fries soaked in cheese curds and gravy. Cheese curds and gravy are the main ingredients in virtually all Quebecois cuisine.
Canada has cultural laws that require that all radio and TV stations broadcast 25-30% Canadian content. The famous 'Bob and Doug McKenzie' sketch on SCTV was a satire of this policy. -
At 7:34 a.m.,
A. B. Chairiet said...
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I was just fixing to come in here and say, 'I think this one may go a little over my unfancy American head.'
But the picture made me laugh, so it's all good.
As for the Quebecois cuisine:
Blah. Hard to spell or not, that doesn't sound too fancy at all!
Cheese and gravy?? Yuck!
I'm having a hard enough time keeping my breakfast down this morning, thank you!
Stupid Thanksgiving...
~ Ash
P.S. Gmail's not working. Stupid Gmail...
And thanks for that quiz link!
I got "Romance" novel.
BIG surprise.
Look out “Harlequin", here I come. :( -
At 10:19 a.m.,
mkecurler said...
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i love poutine! ibseahag talked about it in her blog too.
The Good Friday Brunch line is genius!
Last time I was in TO I went to the CBC, drooling all the way.
Is Puppets who kill still on up there? -
At 11:04 a.m.,
Mentok said...
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Puppets Who Kill? I think it's still on. I'm afraid to say I've never watched it. But Dan Redican, the comic mind behind the show, has been around for ages. He used to be on a show up here called The Frantics that was very funny but few people watched.It was 'Kids In The Hall' type humour only smarter and without all the gay humour and cross-dressing gags.
