Said and done
# said-and-done - Sunday 19 May, 2013
The smell of Spring and a begging ass: The week in quotes
“All manner of nasty and seemingly idle minds…said whatever thing first came into their vacant, idle and meddlesome heads.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Pretty white girl and out of the shadows: The week in quotes
“Bro, I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Abortion party and real sea-change: The week in quotes
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA centre. I’m black. And I’m gay.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Get a grip and into a wooden box: The week in quotes
“Just shy of 7,000 job losses a month. That’s their record.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 21 April, 2013
They’re all liars and I love animals: The week in quotes
“So all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 14 April, 2013
Great hurt and sharp elbows: The week in quotes
“People have been comparing apples with pears, and coming up with oranges.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Not a panacea and merciless operation: The week in quotes
“Someone just came in and handed him across the counter to us. It was a really cross swan as well, we had to put him in a cell for a while to calm down.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Butter no parsnips and commode: The week in quotes
“Falling bond yields butter no parsnips.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 24 March, 2013
It was different in the 1970s and Robbie Keane: The week in quotes
“There’s this message that they come out with, that individuals must take responsibility for their own drinking – I just don’t buy that.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 17 March, 2013
May God forgive you and horrific step: The week in quotes
“Then he toasted us and said, ‘May God forgive you for what you’ve done.’”
# said-and-done - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Money tree and immaterial: The week in quotes
“I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 3 March, 2013
Swallow hard and testosterone boost: The week in quotes
“The Troika has done more damage to Ireland than Britain ever did in 800 years.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 24 February, 2013
Dropping like flies and dominant ideology: The week in quotes
“There is nothing so blind as the blindness imposed by a dominant ideology, and a subservient State. A blindness that can subvert what our human intuition knows to be right and wrong.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Gravity of this act and ripped us apart: The week in quotes
“I believe they should be housed in a community of their own.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 10 February, 2013
Taking note and Dáil bar: The week in quotes
“I’m afraid the sight of the deputy in full flight standing on a moral soapbox just makes it a little bit difficult not to totally throw up.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Hot whiskey and cover your ass: The week in quotes
“The Irish government is not going to default.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 27 January, 2013
We’ll see about that and in/out referendum: The week in quotes
“A terrorist shouted ‘open the door!’ with a strong North American accent, and opened fire. Two other Japanese died then and we found four other Japanese bodies.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 20 January, 2013
Proper title and people’s bedrooms: The week in quotes
“We also need to stay out of people’s bedrooms. The party that is for small government shouldn’t be over-reaching into people’s private lives.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 13 January, 2013
Groomed the nation and bulging disc: The week in quotes
“I just had a bulging disc that came out and it’s difficult. What happens is when the bulge comes out it’s like a piece of toothpaste coming out of an onion and that normally hits the nerve and causes you pain.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 6 January, 2013
Disposable items and Mrs Merkel: The week in quotes
“It’s not something I was used to and it’s not something I felt I deserved.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 30 December, 2012
‘A logistical, logarithmic progression’ : The year in 46 quotes
“It’s clear that people are pissed off with us as a government” and 45 other quotes that tell the story of 2012.
# said-and-done - Sunday 23 December, 2012
Double-think and out of touch: The week in quotes
“It would pave the way for the direct and intentional killing of unborn children. This can never be morally justified in any circumstances.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Latin phrases and Rocky: The week in quotes
“Acta non verba!”
# said-and-done - Sunday 9 December, 2012
Disturbing and undemocratic: The week in quotes
“Please desist from insulting the way I dress. Please desist from it.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 2 December, 2012
Deep unease and not an option: The week in quotes
“The Supreme Court is absolutely clear about this issue and the people have been absolutely clear.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 25 November, 2012
Soft target and no way to live: The week in quotes
“We just can’t believe that in the 21st century something like this would happen.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 18 November, 2012
Catholic country and contrition: The week in quotes
“I was out there last night and he’s definitely alive.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 11 November, 2012
Cop-on and women of a certain age: The week in quotes
“He’s obviously a very popular figure, particularly popular with women of a certain age group.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 4 November, 2012
Postponing Halloween and heinous act: The week in quotes
“They took all my money, my company, put my son in jail, put me in jail and they have proven nothing.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 28 October, 2012
Inherent wickedness and tweak my ears: The week in quotes
“Thank you very much Mary for that introduction and you can er, tweak my ears any time.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Binders and crossing the Alps barefoot: The week in quotes
“I went to a number of women’s groups and I said ‘can you help us find folks?’and they brought us whole binders full of women.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 14 October, 2012
Chillaxing and Playboy: The week in quotes
“I do think we need to, I don’t think there’s a parliamentary word for chillax but I think everyone needs to take a step back.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 7 October, 2012
False years and Big Bird: The week in quotes
“The Celtic Tiger years were false years. They were built on a veneer of endless wealth without hard work.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Creepy feeling and red lines: The week in quotes
“It’s a rather creepy feeling that Ireland’s neutrality would be ignored. But then, that’s Hitler for you.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 23 September, 2012
A cow, a goat, a sheep, a flower: The week in quotes
“There are 47 per cent who are with him, who are dependent on government, who believe they are victims.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 16 September, 2012
Diamond bazooka and not be afraid: The week in quotes
“I’ve always felt more British than Irish.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Silly season and big new bazooka: The week in quotes
“I tried my best and I didn’t succeed.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 2 September, 2012
Flagrant abuse and void of principle: The week in quotes
“People across the country are wondering where is their Minister for Health and who is in charge?”
# said-and-done - Sunday 26 August, 2012
Legitimate rape and nonsense: The week in quotes
“Sat by some bins, had a cry and rang my mammy.”
# said-and-done - Sunday 19 August, 2012
Celebration and frustration: The week in quotes
“I’m going to Ibiza with the lads! I’ll probably come back a raging alcoholic.”



























































