50 percent of heart attacks not reported – Irishmen refuse to call an ambulance

sirpissypantscreakytool:Your dawg is panting for you...s/he wants it doggy style but don't wet the seat...like a typical Cork man unable to hold his water...or somethin' like that...The Rebel Turd and Incontinence County...Hey wait a minute her old man wants to give you a bone too...you know you like a line up all comers welcome...Guess that's why tou don't wear pANTs p*ss heads so you can the old lady won't know you've been up the park at dogging with your biatch and her pups...You keep mouthing off I'll keep telling the truth about you sad sac...!

Creaky.OK.Considering their job you would think some must have overstepped the mark.But it appears Kings and Noblemen were bound by honour of their rank not to harm them even if the fool insulted them.In any case these insults it appears were taken very lightly.There were famous Jesters of the time, but your right they don't seem to have got officially honoured in any way.If you look at the TV series "The Tudors" you will see how Will Sommers (His Fool) gets Henry VII to roll back the reformation much to the disgust of Cromwell and in the end of the episode you see Will Sommers sitting on the throne with the kings crown on his head and laughing away to himself.The genius of real manipulation is planting seeds of thought in those who are been manipulated.I guess elite Jesters who made it to Court left no trace and therefore got no credit.Maybe that's why.

Cursplut: Of course. The 'silent power' of the official fool was implied in my summation of the role. Funny,though, they must have been bumped off if they went too far as I can't recall any who stand out or were officially honoured in history.

Creakygate.While the Court Jester had a licence to make fun of everyone he also held huge influence over the King or Queen.Because he lacked position in the hierarchy as opposed to everyone else.His advice could be trusted by the King or Queen so he held political influence as well.He was no "natural" fool unlike Thelonelymurphia who is.

Mirror~Mirror!! on the wall who is fairest of them all? Cork~men!!Replied the mirror.Mirror~Mirror!! on the wall who is the most ignorant of us all? The~lonely~murphia!!Replied the mirror.Right again mirror.

sirpetersquelch:You really are an unhappy man aren't you...I expect the only seat wetting you are familiar with is your incontinence...squelch squelch...sitting in your own filth...in all senses of the word...a common trait in broken down old alcoholics I understand...If it wasn't so funny it would be tragic...As for Corkmen I never met more ignorant people in my life so I guess you are typical of the breed...! Fail gain fail better...!

Kinvara7: 'The Fool' is not confined to Shakespeare, of course, as historically The Court Jester had licence to make fun of everyone and anything to highlight any absurdities in Court. He would have had to be a very intelligent and shrewd operator to know how far to push things! The Fool in King Lear, Feste in Twelfth Night and alas, poor Yorick,in Hamlet are notable examples in literature. ~ ~ ~ I feel that the Wise and Dauntless O'Dowd, our great Taoiseach, provides the same facility by inviting our 'tomfoolery' comments on IrishCentral! Maybe even some of our foolish urgings helped steer him away and save him from the Irish Presidential slurry-pit. I like to think so, anyway. Slainte, a chara!

@kinvara7.Well done Sir.You explained the power of the Shakespearean fool very well.American trailer-trash like that silly cow will always get it wrong.A metaphor or an analogy would give her two brain cells a meltdown.She is only wired for in your face confrontation.More to be pitied then mocked.But we'll mock her anyway ;))

@thelonelymurphia.You're babbling woman.Are you having some sort of breakdown? What's Phew..! about?Are you breathing heavy? Corkmen are know to cause alot of seat wetting.Put a towel under ya and keep the dog away.

As you are clearly lacking in the literature department perhaps I could recommend a reading list in case you find yourself with time on your hands...'The Swiss family Robinson' maybe...'The Glass Menageatrois'...or 'The Wife of Bath'...The Bard himself...'What says the married woman you may go'...? You never know what life is going to throw at you next just when you think things couldn't get any better a sudden crisis arises to throw everything into chaos...a loved one suddenly gets a dreadful illness such as cancer and then only family members are needed...Or you need to spend time away from your loved ones for Financial reasons...Life's a bitch eh...?

pANToman:Finally got the message...d*ckhead..Phew...!

Nice doing business with you love. NEXT!

ANToman if you had a brain you'd be dnagerous f*ckwit...!

sirpetersquelch: Sounds a bit like a suppurating sore...I doubt you are in a position to criticise any ones looks... however if that is what you want to believe I could care less...but maybe you should buy a mirror and get a dental plan...I fact in your case only a face/book reconstruction is your only hope...oh and the stench of stale booze...not attractive not attractive at all at all...Manc/y...You probabaly need a Bath...Some desperate old s/hags might be able to stomach it but not someone of my delicate sensibilities...As far as the Bard is concerned I wouldn't sully the genius of the man by replying to your vulgarity...Why don't you you and your intellectually challenged companions reply to other posters...or respond to the topic instead of fixating on what I write and stalking harassing me...Is there a little hidden agenda here..? Continue at your peril...I should worry...it all adds to the measure of damages for your failing rag...Taxing isn't it...?So long suckers...!

There ya go. By the way I always wear clean drawers in case I get knocked down by a car.