Author Archive: The Portly Irishman
One liners
Middle age is when you are warned to slow down by a doctor instead of a policeman. A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer. Anything worth taking seriously is worth making […]
Continue readingIf you happen to be a cop
Nine Ways NOT To Start Your Police Report: 1. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times … 2. The names contained in this report have been changed to protect the […]
Continue readingSongs of love, peace and healing
A mix of songs that touch on peace, love, healing and human kindness. I like to listen to tunes like this when I need to put things back into perspective and maybe heal my soul […]
Continue readingA toast to the wife
Paddy Reilly hoisted his beer and said: “Here’s to spending the rest of me life between the legs of me wife!” – and he took home the top prize for the best toast of the […]
Continue readingSausage
Murphy and Seamus are planning to go out on a Saturday night, but only have 50 cents between them. Murphy has an idea, he takes the 50 cents of Seamus, goes to a butcher shop […]
Continue readingShort Ireland Jokes
Q: Whats the difference between an Irish wedding, and an Irish funeral? A: There’s one less drunk. Q: How does every Irish joke start? A: By looking over your shoulder.
Continue readingDropkick Murphys Shipping up to Boston
A nice little tube by Boston’s one and only the Dropkick Murphys
Continue readingAerospace Industry
My job is in the Aerospace Industry, and it’s always been a challenge to explain just what kind of work I do.
Continue readingTommy and Math
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything; tutors, flash cards, special learning centers, in short, everything they could think of. Finally in a last ditch effort, they took Tommy […]
Continue readingWhat this Retired Man has to Say about Life…
I was thinking about how a status symbol of today is those cell phones that everyone has clipped on. I can’t afford one. So, I’m wearing my garage door opener.
Continue readingPhysics
One day our physics professor was discussing a particularly complicated concept. A pre-med student rudely interrupted to ask “Why do we have to learn this stuff?”
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