Paul McGrath with the loose header out. Unusual for him

Rutger Bregman uses that story as an example to illustrate the main theme in his book "Humankind: A Hopeful History"

From the Irish language, piseog (or pisreog): a charm, spell or superstition

"Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing" - Tommy Sopwith

In Ireland back then, football of the Gaelic variety was just called football, and rural types who preferred the national game called our sport "soccer". Us city boys, regarding ourselves as more sophisticated, simply called our game football, as if there was only one type of boot/ball game

Homework was called "exercise", which, by the same process, became "ekker". Growing up in Dublin, Ireland, I often heard an anxious student ask "Have you done your ekker?". 2/3

I'm surprised that this still causes controversy. The simplest explanation is the correct one. In English public schools, words were shortened and the suffix "er" added. Hence "Rugger" for Rugby Football. The root of "soccer" can be found in another example: 1/3

That ciggie could never have lasted from the start to Ballaugh Bridge (17 Miles)! He must have "stopped to make adjustments" in the previous mile or so 🙂

A rare gem, for sure

Found this, for sale at Bonham's. What it could look like when restored

Thanks for the tip, Isidor. And the best part, Supermassive is a free VST from Valhalla

Common also in Ireland. By the time you are called in, you usually have the full backstory of at least two other patients