Wednesday 24 June 2009

Top of the Popes


It's the Vole's birthday in July: my dear sister, mindful of my devout Catholicism (ahem), asks whether I'd like to choose from this catalogue. Most of these would earn you a shallow grave in most parts of Northern Ireland (pronounced locally as Norn Iron), but this one would get you there much quicker, particularly in Celtic colours.


11 comments:

Some Chilean Woman said...

Been reading your very funny blog for about a week now but couldn't come up with something witty to say.

Happy Birthday!

Zoot Horn said...

That's witty enough for this blog I reckon. I don't think it's his birthday yet but I saw him recently and he does look about a year older.

The Plashing Vole said...

Thank you, Some Chilean Woman - your blog's fascinating. It's my birthday halfway through July. No Catholic shirts required.

Some Chilean Woman said...

You're welcome and thanks again!
Happy Birthday in advance is what I meant, I'm proactive like that.

I was thinking the Celtic thing would be okay though, I'm a very flexible Chilean.

The Plashing Vole said...

Oh yes, your husband's a Scot: Celtic or Rangers?

Some Chilean Woman said...

Celtic. Did I choose the right kind of Scot? ha ha.

The Plashing Vole said...

Definitely the right side of the sectarian/political divide!

John Callaghan said...

so how did I choose?!

The Plashing Vole said...

Callaghan = Irish/Catholic = Celtic. Unless you feel that it's time to move on from these embarrassing twentieth-century divisions. Which would be admirable but wouldn't protect you from the mobs, such as the one that killed a man in Northern Ireland a few weeks ago: a bunch of UDA Rangers fans poured into a nationalist area to 'celebrate' a Rangers victory by beating up some 'Taigs'. They managed to kill a cross-community worker married to a Protestant (whom they also beat up, despite her pregnancy).

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the "plug".

The vast majority of our t-shirts come in different colours, so, for the benefit of Rangers / Chelsea / Morton / Kilmarnock loving Catholics, you can click on the tops with the white artwork and then choose blue.

We aim to please!

:)

Zoot Horn said...

I want a hoodie with a removable hem of thorns and I want it now.