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A few weeks ago Tommy Tiernan was in Cork. I didn’t attend but was told that he commented that St. Patrick’s Day is really there to tell the drunks that Christmas is over. Maybe P J Hegarty and Cork City Council are just providing Tommy Tiernan with material or maybe not…..
Christmas on March 12
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 Last week, I spotted these signs adjacent to the Mercy Hospital and it reminded me of a story that I heard a while back which I risk sharing. Frank and Mary were enjoying dinner at a lovely restaurant. The food was great and the conversation was flowing. This was their fifth outing – what some might call their fifth date, but neither had yet used that word.
Both had been single for many years – one widowed, one divorced. Both had thought that they were looking at a solitary life for the rest of their time but then they met at a house party and had begun chatting and got on well. The follow-up meetings, or dates, all went so well and they appeared to have sufficient interests in common to promote mutual interest as well as other activities to maintain one’s independent life as well as a source of discussion. All appeared to be going so very well and the topic of possibly living together had been discussed in terms of preferred location and house type. The matter of intimacy, in typical Irish fashion, had not yet been breached. Frank had mentally tussled with how to introduce this into conversation and eventually just decided to go straight for the jugular. While enjoying the coffee Frank steered the conversation. “Mary, we have not discussed intimacy and love-making.” Mary took a longer sip from her tea than she had planned and replied, “I like it infrequently.” Frank paused momentarily before asking, “Is that one word or two?”  I must be getting old in my outlook.
I thought the marketing strategy was misplaced. The message might be a bit of fun in a sports bar, a nightclub or the like. But this was in a Country House. Maybe I just need to chill out.
Denis The Menace
 I spotted this in the Crawford School of Art when I visited last week as part of the Heritage Open Day.
I hope that the effect of bringing a smile to my face is repeated elsewhere. 
When Micko forwarded this photo to me, I was reminded of the difference between ‘Irish Smoked Salmon’ and ‘Smoked Irish Salmon’.
Using the same logic, it would appear that Supervalu in Merchant’s Quay are trying their best to promote food poisoning………
 On Kyle Street earlier this week, I noted an interactive street art installation.
Unlike the similar piece at Ewe Experience, there does appear to be Bibi Baskin-type wishes. Wanting to know why; kissing in the rain; and, fulfilling dreams would be among the ones that I appreciate most – but beauty is in eye of beholder. 
 We have all seen blackboard messages like this in many premises. I did wonder if the site for sore eyes had gone beyond acceptability or maybe it is just that political correctness has subliminally affected my outlook on things.  There I was, sitting on a high stool in The Corner House enjoying a pint.
The sign brought me back to my recent blog on That’s It – and I smiled at whether the Assembly Point was set for those successful or otherwise in escaping the fire; or both. 
Buttercup café is open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm Saturday 10am to 4pm - there maybe exceptions
 maybe or may be exceptions It is not often that a sign advising of the opening times will add or detract from the attractiveness of the place. But the Buttercup Café on Dominick St is definitely one.
The inclusion of those final few works really hit home with this reader as the correct attitude for a café – definitely my type of attitude. The fact that it was open later on the Sunday that I took the photograph just proves that exceptions do exist. 
Sin É, Coburg St., Cork
 I would frequent Sin É on Coburg St on occasion. I would regularly pass the building.
It is true that we take the commonplace for granted. We do not actually take everything in. It was only when reading a copy of The Archive magazine that it was brought to my attention, the appropriateness of location – the finality of the name of the pub together with the business activity conducted in the adjacent premises.  THERE'S NO 'F' IN PARKING  I spotted this sign on a roller door on Wellington Road at the weekend.
It did bring a smile. I do wonder if it is any more successful than big bold NO PARKING signs………..obviously not on the day of my photo. 
 If the objective of a sign attached to a commercial premises is to strike a chord with the passer-by and to etch the name of the premises on one’s consciousness – even for a limited time – then Pat Mac’s in Castletownroche definitely achieved that objective with this passer-by yesterday.
If the objective is to encourage said passer-by to purchase within, then the opening (or more particularly closing) times conspired against any limited chance of success. Regardless, it did bring a smile. |
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