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Shawn Patrick Farrell

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I can't complain, but sometimes I still do.

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Shawn Patrick Farrell @shawnfarrell.bsky.social · 49m

If Jim Carrey is playing George Jetson, that means he'll be a 63 year old man playing a character with a son in the first grade. What are the odds the woman playing Jane will be half his age?

Shawn Patrick Farrell @shawnfarrell.bsky.social · 58m

10 years ago today, with our remarkable @ricksteves.bsky.social "Best of Ireland" tour winding down, our group had a photo taken in Belfast's Titanic Quarter, just steps away from where the ship first launched, after its construction was finished in Harland and Wolff's shipyard.

Shawn Patrick Farrell @shawnfarrell.bsky.social · 1h

10 years ago, after spending the night in Portrush, we made our way to Belfast for a visit to its Titanic Quarter, before returning to Dublin for a final night's stay. I do wish more time had been spent in Belfast, but all in all, the trip was absolutely fantastic.

Shawn Patrick Farrell @shawnfarrell.bsky.social · 1h

Shawn Patrick Farrell @shawnfarrell.bsky.social · 8h

What kind of publisher would sign off on that pope's memoir?

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Shawn Patrick Farrell @shawnfarrell.bsky.social · 23h

So, I think the latest news about this desperate cash grab Harry Potter remake is Tilda Swinton saying "hold my beer" to Keira Knightley, when it comes to disappointing British performers.