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Saddam Execuation

Footage of the execution of Saddam has emerged on the internet. I am not entirely sure should I post this as it is the footage of a man being killed. But I think people should be able to see it. To often we can complacent in being anti the death penalty and not releasing the [...]

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2006 Movie Review

THE DOSSING TIMES MOVIES OF THE YEAR

The 5 that just missed out: ‘A Cock and Bull Story’, ‘Breakfast on Pluto’, ‘Brick’, ‘The Proposition’ and ‘The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada’.

10. Good Night and Good Luck: An intelligent, stylish movie, George Clooney’s work treats the audience with respect and is a powerful affirmation of the [...]

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2006-A Year at the Movies

THE DOSSING TIMES MOVIE AWARDS
Top 10 Movies to come tomorrow

Performances of the Year

Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio are obvious choices for acting kudos (‘The Departed’) and despite creating much more interesting characters Meryl Streep is being showered with praise for her turn in the over rated ‘The Devil Wears Prada’. I would contend, Gael Garcia [...]

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Saint Gerry

The Irish Times being very spiritual with their photos.

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Chavez showing how true democracy works

It is great to see that the darling of the socialists, Chavez is sticking to his democratic guns and closing down the main opposition media outlet.

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2006-A Year at the Movies

With history being so repetitive, celebrity so fleeting, science being deemed so un-newsworthy and years end upon us again so quickly let this review of the years movies serve as benchmarks or reminders of 2006. Some terribly monikered awards will follow in Part 2 of the review and The Dossing Times Top 10 Movies come [...]

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Sweet Chilli Smoked Salmon timbales.

Here is what is going to be the starters at the dosing homestead for Christmas.
This was inspired by a Darina Allen thing but I made a few changes namely the chilli.
Smoked Salmon 400g
150 ml Cream
30g Butter
3 Tablespoons Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce
1 lemon
Lakeshore Whole Grain Mustard with Whiskey

White Wine Vinegar
Olive Oil
Pepper
Salt

Take about 150g of [...]

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Heatrow

Just watching some of the scenes from Heathrow. I spent about 5 hours in Gatwick today absolute bedlam. Over an hour queuing for security . But at least I got home I suppose. Hope the weather clears up for everyone and people get home.

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King Herod

All stories need a villain so of course the greatest story in history needs a standout villain and in the Nativity Story King Herod fills the role suitably. He is of course the one who tried to have the infant Jesus Christ killed: “an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream [...]

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New Blog.

There is a new Irish blog on the right Pull out the pin check it out. Another Cork blog. Bloody hell why are there so many Cork people and so few Tipp people. Soon they will be claming it as the “People’s blogosphere of cork or something. He has a critice of CK’s post on [...]

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