Ireland

On the plight of the Irish

March 8, 2010

A fascinating comment was posted a short while ago as a response to this post. It’s from a reader named Alan, who gives a succinct and pretty scary rundown of what happened in Ireland. [You remember the joke: Q: What's the difference between Iceland and Ireland. A: One letter and six months.] Some of the [...]

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What’s the difference between Iceland and Ireland?

December 27, 2009

“One letter and six months!” That joke made the rounds earlier this year when Ireland was deemed to be a few months behind Iceland in their economic meltdown. Alas, the “one letter” difference is turning out to be rather more serious than a one-line joke for a bunch of claimants in the insolvent estate of [...]

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