#OtD 24 Sep 1994 residents of Dublin, Ireland who had been opposing new council water charges formed an all-city federation of groups. A widespread… https://stories.work...
A former colleague with a Sri Lankan surname married an Irish speaker, whose first name is Meadhbh. At the afters of the wedding, a colleague asked her which surname she would use. She was taking her husband's. "So, you'll have two names people can't spell", my colleague announced.
This made me laugh out loud.
Like I said,
I like to call it the archaeology of the archaeologists. I’ve opened up a lot old trenches & found a lot of artefacts left by archaeologists either on purpose or not - beer cans on one London site! The worst is opening up trenches dug by renowned arch’s & found their work to be below par 😕
The list of stakeholders consulted for the Draghi report is out. It lists four pages of “trade and business associations”, “professional consultancies” and “companies and groups” and only *1* single trade union.
I don't think I'll ever get over my childhood disappointment that Schubert's Unfinished Symphony doesn't end mid-measure with the entire orchestra exclaiming "AUGGGHHH!"
