Smoky Back Room. Florida. 1:00pm
Things have been a little tense. Colm Hennessey, who up to twenty minutes ago was Vice President of Acquisitions, Transitioning and Mission Statements for the Indefinite Article Consulting Group, double-booked our secret location here.
At one end of the room we have the athletes from the country that shall remain nameless learning how to smoke cigarettes while on the asymmetric bars and the pummel horse and other exercises too specialized to go into in this civilian blog.
At the other end is a contingent from the Provisional Ancient Order of Hibernians, Cuffe Street, a splinter group of the Provisional Ancient Order of Hibernians, Upper Gardiner Street, itself an acrimonious splinter group from the Provisional Ancient Order of Hibernians, Lower Gardiner Street. You get the picture.
Anyway, the Provisional Ancient Order of Hibernians, Cuffe Street, is here to train for their St. Patrick’s Day triathlon. For the moment things have settled down and they are all practicing carrying five full pints (imperial measure) through a crowd while smoking a lighted cigarette in each corner of the mouth and shouting: “I think I dropped me peanuts!” So far the athletes are not overly disturbed by the noise and are appreciative of the extra smoke. I do not know who is training Provisional Ancient Order of Hibernians, Upper Gardiner Street this year but they are duly warned that they will face some stiff competition this year.
March 13, 2008 at 12:51 pm
I would like to thank all at The Indefinite Article Consulting Group for all they have taught me over the last two years … but I won’t. They taught me nothing and are only a shower of talentless con men on whose collective grave I cannot wait to dance!
March 13, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Colm, all of us here at The Indefinite Article are saddened that you feel so aggrieved. We would however, remind you that you are nothing but a snotty little upstart who only got a job because you are Tom Stack’s nephew. Further we would remind you the handheld device you are using to post your comments is, and remains, property of The Indefinite Article. You will find a pre-paid return envelope for same in your attractively packaged Sudden Severance Kit..
March 13, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Your precious cell phone is in a ditch somewhere along the turnpike. You will be happy to know there is a pre-paid return envelope full of dog crap on its way to you. Happy St Patrick’s Day.
March 13, 2008 at 8:41 pm
You are a lying cur. You are clearly still posting comments from the company phone. Service will be cut off forthwith and the Indefinite Article server will be wiping the remote memory clean ….. NOW. Happy St Patrick’s Day to you and yours.
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