Irish Indo... Cringe...

marty1985 · 14-06-2011 06:36PM #1

There wasn't a sound on the narrow winding country lane, save for the rustle of the evening breeze through the sun-dappled canopy of trees circling the small church

And he made his final homecoming journey in the bosom of his two families

... the rock to which Brian anchored himself when the relentless waves of Irish woes crashed down on him repeatedly.

Outside, the evening shadows lengthened.

Does all writing in the Indo have to always appear to be poetry and prose written by a transition year student? Shouldn't there be, what's the word, re... report... reporting... and... where's my thesaurus? Lise Hand stole my thesaurus Miss!

MistyCheese · 14-06-2011 06:38PM

marty1985 wrote: »

And he made his final homecoming journey in the bosom of his two families

Hehe, bosom.

Dangerous Man · 14-06-2011 06:40PM

This kind of purple prose is nothing new when it comes to Irish journalism. I know - it is embarrassing.

tommyboy2222 · 14-06-2011 06:40PM

A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.

mikemac · 14-06-2011 06:41PM

Lise Hand always writes like that, same for all her articles

marty1985 · 14-06-2011 06:48PM

There wasn't a sound in my room, save for the rustle of the fan inside my computer through the crumb-dappled keyboard of letters at my fingertips as I read her article, in the bosom of my family, the rock to which I anchored myself as the relentless waves of stupidity of the Irish Independent crashed down on me repeatedly. Outside, the evening shadows lengthened.

A foot for every year.

14-06-2011 06:49PM

a chill wind constantly blew abruptly...
maybe they were in the same class?

orourkeda · 14-06-2011 06:51PM

A chill wind made me think this article was a load of me hole

bonerm · 14-06-2011 06:55PM

Irish Indo = Rag written by idiots. Sure look at some of the cretins they had writing for them in recent times before she went off to America.

marty1985 · 14-06-2011 07:01PM

Just read a previous article, also by Lise Hand.

He was a big man -- and yesterday he cast a long shadow over a sun-dappled Phoenix Park

For he was an extremely sociable soul

So much to choose from.

For it is a big apple-dappled orchard from which to choose a quote. Oh, my soul!

jimmycrackcorm · 14-06-2011 07:04PM

There are wasn't a sound....

Fap fap fap

zuroph · 14-06-2011 07:05PM

Sure they cant ALL go and study journalism in, for example, Columbia :rolleyes:

Dionysus · 14-06-2011 07:05PM

marty1985 wrote: »

Does all writing in the Indo have to always appear to be poetry and prose written by a transition year student? Shouldn't there be, what's the word, re... report... reporting... and... where's my thesaurus? Lise Hand stole my thesaurus Miss!

It's awful, awful, an ineffably awful newspaper company. Just unspeakable trash. Superficial, vacuous, low-brow, cultureless, dim, cliquish, badly-written, supertroll, yellow press dross. Always has been, always will be.

{{shudder}}

The Irish Times is still the only hope for quality journalism in this country, even if it has taken a hammering since that Independent Newspapers import Miriam Lord arrived to dim the tone with her vomit-inducing gossip column.

cml387 · 14-06-2011 07:06PM

There wasn't a sound on the narrow winding country lane, save for the rustle of the evening breeze through the sun-dappled canopy of trees circling the small church.Suddenly,with a sudden movement,Trent entered the churchyard holding a gun with glee.

marty1985 · 14-06-2011 08:30PM

She's right, though, you know? About it getting darker in the evenings.

Sir Oxman · 14-06-2011 08:43PM

cml387 wrote: »

There wasn't a sound on the narrow winding country lane, save for the rustle of the evening breeze through the sun-dappled canopy of trees circling the small church.Suddenly,with a sudden movement,Trent entered the churchyard holding a gun with glee.

If only! I miss Trent.

Guill · 14-06-2011 08:45PM

Romantic Ireland is dead and gone....

Naikon · 14-06-2011 08:47PM

Why the surprise? I have known for years that the indo is merely a tabloid masquerading as a broadsheet. As have many others on this site.

Sanjuro · 14-06-2011 08:50PM

You think that's bad? You should have read Anne Harris' piece in the Sunday edition of that rag. Absolute revisionist claptrap.

emeraldstar · 14-06-2011 08:53PM

marty1985 wrote: »

She's right, though, you know? About it getting darker in the evenings.

Nah, not until June 22nd!

marty1985 · 15-06-2011 05:49AM

I stand corrected.

Luxie · 15-06-2011 06:12AM

No mention of the grave unfolding ? Fail.

marty1985 · 15-06-2011 06:22AM

Yes, but she did mention trees circling a church.

Literally moving in a circular motion around the church, like something out of Lord of the Rings.

Maybe she meant "encircle", but she's the journalist, so I take her at her word.

15-06-2011 06:30AM

marty1985 wrote: »

Yes, but she did mention trees circling a church.

Literally moving in a circular motion around the church, like something out of Lord of the Rings.

Maybe she meant "encircle", but she's the journalist, so I take her at her word.

lol! I completely missed that one

:D

Luxie · 15-06-2011 07:12AM

marty1985 wrote: »

Yes, but she did mention trees circling a church.

Literally moving in a circular motion around the church, like something out of Lord of the Rings.

Maybe she meant "encircle", but she's the journalist, so I take her at her word.

Awesome.

Liam Byrne · 15-06-2011 08:42AM

marty1985 wrote: »

She's right, though, you know? About it getting darker in the evenings.

Nope. Not until next week. Equinox is June 21st.

hardCopy · 15-06-2011 08:47AM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Nope. Not until next week. Equinox is June 21st.

Sure it'll be Christmas soon

Pherekydes · 15-06-2011 08:48AM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Nope. Not until next week. Equinox is June 21st.

Snigger.

Solstice.

Sinfonia · 15-06-2011 09:29AM

cml387 wrote: »

There wasn't a sound on the narrow winding country lane, save for the rustle of the evening breeze through the sun-dappled canopy of trees circling the small church.Suddenly,with a sudden movement,Trent entered the churchyard holding a gun with glee.

SKRRK! SKRRK SKRRK!

--Kaiser-- · 15-06-2011 09:43AM

bonerm wrote: »

Irish Indo = Rag written read by idiots

FYP

sensibleken · 15-06-2011 09:49AM

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Nope. Not until next week. Equinox is June 21st.

solstice. Equinoxes are in march and September

Irish Indo... Cringe...

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