The Awl http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:44:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 atipofthehat on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28235 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28235#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:44:08 +0000 atipofthehat http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28235 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28235/feed 0 metoometoo on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28138 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28138#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:13:53 +0000 metoometoo http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28138 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28138/feed 0 Bittersweet on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28083 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28083#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:04:04 +0000 Bittersweet http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28083 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28083/feed 0 Krugmanic Depressive on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28077 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28077#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:01:49 +0000 Krugmanic Depressive http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28077 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28077/feed 0 kitten_witawip on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28073 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28073#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:00:53 +0000 kitten_witawip http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28073 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28073/feed 0 LondonLee on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28068 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28068#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:54:47 +0000 LondonLee http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28068 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28068/feed 0 Patrick M on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28064 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28064#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:52:34 +0000 Patrick M http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28064 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28064/feed 0 My Number Is My Address on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28063 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28063#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:51:25 +0000 My Number Is My Address http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28063 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28063/feed 0 Tuna Surprise on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28062 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28062#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:50:35 +0000 Tuna Surprise http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28062 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28062/feed 0 My Number Is My Address on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28058 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28058#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:47:44 +0000 My Number Is My Address http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28058 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28058/feed 0 atipofthehat on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28053 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28053#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:42:46 +0000 atipofthehat http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28053 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28053/feed 0 kitten_witawip on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28052 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28052#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:40:01 +0000 kitten_witawip http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28052 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28052/feed 0 kitten_witawip on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28051 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28051#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:39:27 +0000 kitten_witawip http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28051 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28051/feed 0 atipofthehat on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28050 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28050#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:39:16 +0000 atipofthehat http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28050 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28050/feed 0 HonoriaGlossop on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28044 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28044#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:33:13 +0000 HonoriaGlossop http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28044 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28044/feed 0 EvilMonkey on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28043 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28043#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:33:01 +0000 EvilMonkey http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28043 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28043/feed 0 Tuna Surprise on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28041 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28041#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:29:23 +0000 Tuna Surprise http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28041 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28041/feed 0 Dickdogfood on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28033 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28033#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:18:51 +0000 Dickdogfood http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28033 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28033/feed 0 iplaudius on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28032 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28032#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:17:09 +0000 iplaudius http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28032 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28032/feed 0 Dickdogfood on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28031 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28031#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:16:20 +0000 Dickdogfood http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28031 There is something Celtic-brittle and vulnerable in the false happy-as-Larry projection from this one. He could be desperately insecure behind the clowning and the dancing. Two conclusions: 1) This guy doesn't seem to realize he's describing a cliché about comedians at least as old as Pagliacci; ergo, he's never seen any professional comedy until he saw Conan. Ireland is such a sad little island. 2) This guy doesn't write, he dictates.]]> There is something Celtic-brittle and vulnerable in the false happy-as-Larry projection from this one. He could be desperately insecure behind the clowning and the dancing. Two conclusions: 1) This guy doesn't seem to realize he's describing a cliché about comedians at least as old as Pagliacci; ergo, he's never seen any professional comedy until he saw Conan. Ireland is such a sad little island. 2) This guy doesn't write, he dictates.]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28031/feed 0 Abe Sauer on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28030 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28030#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:14:48 +0000 Abe Sauer http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28030 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28030/feed 0 Bittersweet on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28028 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28028#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:12:19 +0000 Bittersweet http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28028 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28028/feed 0 johnpseudonym on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28026 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28026#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:09:51 +0000 johnpseudonym http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28026 Blazing Saddles: "We'll take the African-Americans and the Asian-Americans. But we won't take the Irish."]]> Blazing Saddles: "We'll take the African-Americans and the Asian-Americans. But we won't take the Irish."]]> http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28026/feed 0 oudemia on Irish People Are HARSH http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28024 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28024#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:00:26 +0000 oudemia http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28024 http://www.theawl.com/2009/10/irish-people-are-harsh#comment-28024/feed 0