The Pensive Quill

A pharmacist walked into his shop to find a man le...

2012-02-05T17:16:24.763Z

A pharmacist walked into his shop to find a man leaning against the wall,"whats wrong with him?" he asked his assistant,"he came in for cough syrup,but I couldnt find any so I gave him a full bottle of laxatives!""you idiot! you cant treat a cough with laxatives" said the pharmacist"of course you can"replied the assistant"look at him he,s to f##kin

Marty, that is funny. I am still sorry that Bik...

2012-02-05T14:04:02.515Z

Marty,

that is funny.

I am still sorry that Bik is caught up in all of this. I have always thought he was a decent guy. I would love to hear him tell it as he genuinely saw it. While it is easy to imagine the others doing high fives as the boys were dying, their minds filled with thoughts of elections, limelight and political careers, Bik never struck me in that manner.

In todays Sunday World ,Suzanne Breen has an artic...

2012-02-05T13:57:06.544Z

In todays Sunday World ,Suzanne Breen has an article headlined Take The Lie Test Gerry, it tells us Richard O Rawe has called on Adams,Morrison, and McFarland to take a polygraph test this is supported by the IRSP and Mickey Devines daughter Louise, could you imagine the headlines the next day if they did,POLYGRAPH MACHINE MELTS....a spokesperson for the polygraph company stated "these

Belfastgit, Somebody rang to say there was a dera...

2012-02-05T12:09:11.873Z

Belfastgit,

Somebody rang to say there was a deranged letter in! Given that ten out of every nine people don’t believe a word that comes out of his mouth, it will hardly concern anyone associated with the BC project.
We felt with a university law school and the legal assurances they were content to give, we had the legal angles covered. Unfortunately it proved not to be. So sure

Somebody made a remark about the Vatican being inv...

2012-02-05T10:34:27.394Z

Somebody made a remark about the Vatican being involved in all of this,maybe they are not but one thing is remarkable in similarity these institutions all know how to lie with gusto the brits and qsf have some serious competition a cara.

AM Did you see the letter from Danny Morrison in t...

2012-02-05T05:18:24.928Z

AM
Did you see the letter from Danny Morrison in the Irish News the other day? I don’t buy the Irish News (or any of the other local rags), but it was lying on the table in the house, I think someone had brought it in and left it there. Far be it from me to second guess someone, but could yourself and Ed Moloney not have investigated the legal ramifications more fully? You know, to make sure

I said to the wife she should shave her twat to sp...

2012-02-04T20:54:44.465Z

I said to the wife she should shave her twat to spice up our sex life........f##kin woke up bald this morning....

Know the feeling Anthony I got caught pissing in ...

2012-02-04T18:10:45.179Z

Know the feeling Anthony I got caught pissing in the swimming pool today...the lifeguard shouted so loudly ....I nearly fell in!anyway as a member of FSM its your duty to keep a close watch on the activities and rants from those heretics,keep the faith a cara and keep it up.amen

I shouldn't actually have written this review....

2012-02-04T13:33:50.716Z

I shouldn't actually have written this review. Apparently I don't have the ability to comment on religious matters. Not everybody is as tolerant as Robert who has a live and let live attitude.

Robert, RTE pulled the Dunn interview. I doubt ve...

2012-02-04T13:31:45.314Z

Robert,

RTE pulled the Dunn interview. I doubt very much of they felt on solid ground trying to defend it. In my view it is a pity they pulled it because as Chris Bray pointed out it was a woeful articulation of BC’s position:

http://chrisbrayblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/passive-receptacle.html?showComment=1328040029607#c5974861272374835000

In that interview Dunn

Anthony, Thank you for taking the time, in the ci...

2012-02-03T23:41:29.179Z

Anthony,

Thank you for taking the time, in the circumstances, to clarify this. I had missed Ed's subsequent refutal of Burns' article in the Sunday Times.
The inference I drew however was not based solely on the misuse of that quote but additionally the presence of the American Law reference in the Moloney Agreement with Boston College. I appreciate that it appears only in

lolz re '...the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), f...

2012-02-03T03:50:50.670Z

lolz re '...the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), formerly The Inquisition, from 1981 until 2005'
His writings are definitely worthy reading. The more one knows the intricate deceit the more equipped one is to shake off any residual indoctrination modes of shame/fear/silence And whilst i think of it Anthony I read ur book The death of Irish Republicanism over the xmas hols. It is a

Not at all Nuala. I just have an opinion on it. I ...

2012-02-02T23:30:45.758Z

Not at all Nuala. I just have an opinion on it. I thought the Lawrence case disgraceful. I think MacPherson was right about instituionalised racism. And I have no doubt that those two killed him. I just have a worry about other issues and strengthening the powers of the cops. It invariably leads to an abuse of process. And with less money going to legal aid the moost vulnerable will be legally

Mackers, You are so much better at this than me. ...

2012-02-02T23:13:15.093Z

Mackers,
You are so much better at this than me. Anyway, I tried to hold my own and I seriously meant no offence to Mick.
I think an appeal has been lodged by the two who murdered Stephen Lawrence. I suppose all we can hope for is the new DNA evidence holds up.

From Helen McClafferty: Gerry McGeough had a vis...

2012-02-02T19:21:54.675Z

From Helen McClafferty:

Gerry McGeough had a visit yesterday from an AOH delegation from the USA. Gerry was very pleased with the visit and how well informed the delegation was regarding his plight. Gerry said “the delegation expressed their genuine commitment to continue to campaign for his release.” Gerry thanks the delegation, for taking time away from their hectic

Marty, it is a good book. Very detailed and deman...

2012-02-02T13:37:29.830Z

Marty,

it is a good book. Very detailed and demands the concentration

Marty which reminds me whats the difference betwee...

2012-02-02T13:25:11.165Z

Marty
which reminds me whats the difference between an Irish exorcism and a normal one? for an Irish one you have to call the devil to get the priest out of the child.

I would say that is a very logical piece.
If the vatican sold everyone of its Stolen Treasures, it would still not have enough to pay all those abused compensation.

delighted cilin got out. there's a wee gang in...

2012-02-02T09:54:26.250Z

delighted cilin got out. there's a wee gang in lurgan police station who are UVF to the hilt. Lindsey Robb case and slander of and murder of Rosemary Nelson just the more recent examples of their work.

unfortunately they weren't all on the chinook for the 'all-inclusive' to scotland. PSNI is the same force with the same agenda. They just have SF support now.

Well Tain bo a cara bangers is the man who crawled...

2012-02-02T08:44:27.160Z

Well Tain bo a cara bangers is the man who crawled through the mud of Glastonbury to shake the hand of the colonel in chief of the parachute reg.and not as much as an obe yet.

Nuala, having said all that, it remains indisputa...

2012-02-02T08:06:18.369Z

Nuala,

having said all that, it remains indisputable that advances in science have allowed for the possibility of forensic discovery many years down the line. And it would be foolish to ignore new evidence. I just think there has to be a threshold that protects the innocent.

Sounds like an interesting book Anthony mind you t...

2012-02-01T22:15:02.547Z

Sounds like an interesting book Anthony mind you the description of the holy c###s(my interpretation)as a santa claus state is a bit dodgy I mean really would you let a kid sit on their knees?which reminds me whats the difference between an Irish exorcism and a normal one? for an Irish one you have to call the devil to get the priest out of the child.

Nuala, no doubt there is a world of difference be...

2012-02-01T21:07:09.379Z

Nuala,

no doubt there is a world of difference between the people on trial in either case. But that is a separate issue from the evidence. I know if that evidence had been presented in the Duffy/Shivers trial I would feel the same way. I can't switch track because it was presented to secure a conviction against racists.

Juries always claim to be convinced beyond all

Mackers, I would just like to speak about the Step...

2012-02-01T20:53:25.143Z

Mackers,
I would just like to speak about the Stephen Lawrence trial as I think there is a world of difference between the defendants in these seperate trials and a world of different in the motives and methodologies which resulted in them standing trial.
I understand that the cross-contamination theory was over-ruled because the scientific experts had proved beyond all reasonable doubt

Nuala, if the same evidence was presented in the ...

2012-02-01T20:07:10.732Z

Nuala,

if the same evidence was presented in the Duffy/Shivers case would you be satisfied that it justified a verdict of guilty? I would not.

I think DNA is subject to manipulation and cross contamination. I don't think these guys are innocent of killing Stephen Lawrence. But I am uncomfortable with the evidence used to convict. I think in time the focus of this case

Mackers, There are absolutely no similarities bet...

2012-02-01T19:55:46.912Z

Mackers,
There are absolutely no similarities between these two cases.
The killers of Stephen Lawrence were eventually convicted because new evidence caused the court of appeal to do a complete u-turn.
Compelling new evidence which apparently had been unearthed in private scientific lab was the reason a new trial went ahead.
This 'compelling' new DNA evidence was