Wednesday 6 November, 2024

This excellent risqué letter about Trump and Paddy's Day made The Irish Times today

Quality one-liner.

THE NEWS IN Ireland this week has been dominated by Enda Kenny’s annual Paddy’s Day jaunt to Washington.

And this afternoon, he met Trump in the Oval Office:

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But it was a letter in The Irish Times today that probably had the most concise suggestion in how to up the comedy ante of the visit:

Present Trump with a golden bowl of shamrocks

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A choice reference back to the Golden Show Gate debacle.

Mikey Deasy in Cork, sitting at home delighted with his timely joke getting published in the paper.

hat tip @LianneReddy

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This excellent risqué letter about Trump and Paddy's Day made The Irish Times today

Present Trump with a golden bowl of shamrocks

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