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![But when you go the pub it’s full of talkers and that’s the lure for people like [Flann] O’Brien. You’re there listening to all these jokes and stories flying around, and it’s exciting. I was out on Wednesday night having a cigarette outside a pub, and this guy came up and talked to us about the Shamrock Rovers, who were playing over the weekend, and just the idioms that he used—it sounds so poncy and writerly to say “the richness of his language”—but the genuine Dublin vernacular is so rich and full of humor and wit and tricks. (via Paris Review – Paul Murray on “That’s My Bike!”, Rachel Nolan)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxe24cv55O1qb6ut5o1_500.jpg)
But when you go the pub it’s full of talkers and that’s the lure for people like [Flann] O’Brien. You’re there listening to all these jokes and stories flying around, and it’s exciting. I was out on Wednesday night having a cigarette outside a pub, and this guy came up and talked to us about the Shamrock Rovers, who were playing over the weekend, and just the idioms that he used—it sounds so poncy and writerly to say “the richness of his language”—but the genuine Dublin vernacular is so rich and full of humor and wit and tricks. (via Paris Review – Paul Murray on “That’s My Bike!”, Rachel Nolan)
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We are a nonprofit bookstore, cafe, and event space in downtown NYC. All proceeds from every show you attend and everything you buy, down to a record and a PBR, go directly to our mission of fighting AIDS and homelessness. 126 Crosby Street, NYC
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