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Social Pic of the Day

Here's what's right with this picture:

- A classic Dublin hospitality welcome for Lord Vader, despite his nefarious deeds in the past, like blowing up Alderaan.

- Lovely shoes on "Leia".

- It's all to promote the smashing Invasion Dublin event this weekend at Citywest.

Now, here's what's wrong:

Moanday, Tearsday, Wailsday, Thumpsday, Frightday

Is it slightly worrying...

... that Iarnród Eireann, an organisation charged with organising the timetables and schedules of the nation's railway services, can't spell the word Saturday?

Or perhaps Sarturday is a new initiative from CIE to make it compulsory for commuters to dress up a bit on the holy day.

That'd be nice!
 

Rocking Gibberish

What English Sounds Like to Foreigners

It may come as a surprise to you English speakers that the language you be spitting out of your gob is pretty complicated phonetically-speaking.

Pat yourself on the back because you have mastered 44 different phonemes or sounds that you use to construct everything you say.

By comparison our friends in Italy only use about half that number.

It doesn't stop them though from doing a pretty good impression of how English sounds when they want to, as in this song by comedian Adriano Celentano from 1972.

Called "Prisencolinensinainciusol", it's basically three minutes of nonsense lyrics wrapped up in a pretty rocking track. Enjoy!

See more funny videos and Music Videos at Today's Big Thing.

The Dubliner Approved Friday Floorfiller

Er, have we done this one already? Ah who cares.

Three Men and a Little Dinghy

Fiachra McCarthy is well impressed by the new three-man show at the Project

You don't get many examples of musicals featuring multiple murderers any more. We feel certain that Mamma Mia! would have benefitted from a good sprinkling of axe murdererings and such. But Coconut Raft, which has just started a 12-night run at the Project Cube, is pretty extraordinary in this and many other regards.

It jumps between a jail-break and a 1930s musical revue about...a jail-break. Expect to be flung from toe-tapping to nail-biting as the tension builds around the increasingly blighted breakout; the good-time, all-singing-all-dancing interjections start to take on a surreal and sinister bent.

Strong performances from all three cast members mean that the constantly transforming narrative never confuses, and the musical numbers are clever, funny and damn catchy. Some of the songs are real ear worms and easily stand up on their own, rather than being just a novelty on the side.

Keep an eye out for the pitch-perfect 1930s cabaret spiel – the timing is spot-on and the delivery wonderfully throw-away. Brilliant to see three young performers throwing their mixed bag of talents together in such a clever and original way.

Until April 3rd at the Project Cube. 8.15pm nightly, tickets €12/€15. projectartscentre.ie

Available...

For weddings, birthday parties, christenings, bar mitzvahs, funerals...

And keep watching for the synchronised hand wiggling. Who says dance music in Dublin is dead?

Boorm Boorm!

The smiliest man we've ever seen on a Harley, Charlie Boorman, will be spinning yarns in Vicar Street on Sunday night. Still some tickets left at time of press... Amanda Kavanagh caught up with him a couple of weeks ago to talk tents, TV and touring

How would you describe the live show?
It's a kind of a Q&A session where I'll be interviewed on a stage full of motorbikes by Billy Ward, who runs biketruck.com. It'll be an opportunity to voice all the things that didn't get included in the TV show or books.

Like what?
More than anything, there's a lot stories and stuff that happened when the camera wasn't quick enough to catch it. Funny things and silly situations you get yourself in and you think, "Oh God, what am I doing here?"

Where is the most exotic place on the tour?
That's a tough one. Maybe Glasgow? That's probably the only exotic place in the UK, aside from Cornwall.

What kind of questions are you asked in the Q&A audience session?
I'm always asked what happened in the tent with Ewan [McGregor]. But you know, what happens in a tent, stays in a tent.

Jedward Easter Eggs

The perfect quiff this Easter

We just can't wait for our Crystal Swing Christmas stockings or Richie Kavanagh's  rocking Hannukah Menorah.

A note from The Dubliner...

Big changes

Hi guys.

A few of our regular subscribers have been in touch wondering where the March issue is. Well, we can finally reveal the reason behind its delay. And it's good news.

As of April 8th, the Dubliner will become a weekly publication. You'll be able to find us inside every Thursday's Evening Herald. Still glossy, still The Dubliner you know and (hopefully) love, still packed full of features on everything from Dublin's best restaurants to the city's amateur wrestlers.

Are you a subscriber? Sorry we haven't been in touch for a while, we've been waiting for all the contracts and what not to be signed, sealed and delivered. Letters are in the post to you now, with an offer to cover what was left of your subscription.

We hope you guys will stay with us, and will enjoy more of the brilliant features, reviews and nonsense you've been reading on a monthly basis up to now.

The 17th

Now that the power hoses are on in Temple Bar, the carnival in Merrion Square is being dismantled and people are reverting back to the English version of their names on Facebook, we take stock as a city.

How was St.Patrick's Day 2010 for you?