Daragh O'Toole
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Fun Fact of the Day: So it seems one early member of André the Giant’s posse was none-other-than legendary novelist/playwright/poet Samuel Beckett.
Historical Meet-Ups explains:
In 1953, fresh off the success of Waiting for Godot, Beckett bought a plot of land near the hamlet of Molien, in the commune of Ussy-sur-Marne, about forty miles northeast of Paris. There he built a cottage for himself with some help from a group of locals, including a Bulgarian-born farmer named Boris Rousimoff. Over the years, Beckett and Rousimoff became friends and would occasionally get together for card games. Rousimoff had a son, André, known as Dédé, who was something of a physical marvel. By the age of 12, André was over six feet tall and weighed 240 pounds. No school bus could hold him, and his family lacked the means to buy a car big enough to schlep him back and forth to school in Ussy-sur-Marne. Enter Boris’ old card-playing buddy Beckett, who owned a truck and was more than willing to pay his friend back for his help with the cottage by giving a lift to his enormous pituitary case of a son on his drives into town. Years later, when recounting his conversations with Beckett (which he did often), André the Giant revealed that they rarely talked about anything besides cricket.
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No snow, no rain and a working bike. It can only mean one thing. #letsgofindsomehills
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Molly says 'what's with the Yodafone ads?'.
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Photo: theduty: http://t.co/8iB121P4
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@aidenkenny Take it it's not for Dublin Bus so...
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Walk off the Earth. Class. http://t.co/LdRs0Rso
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Video: Friday Music Links Plump DJs - System Addict (by aidanMADRID) http://t.co/NDOM1Yv4
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Video: Friday Music Links The Twang ‘Barney Rubble’ Official Video (by TheTwangTV) http://t.co/9qOpGDHa
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Video: Friday Music Links. Grinderman - Palaces Of Montezuma (by silencer51) http://t.co/OzNncszw
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Also busted my lip as I leapt gracefully onto the footpath. I have a classy trout pout this morning. #cyclingglamour
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Did I mention I destroyed my bike 15mins into the spin yesterday? Rear mech unable to handle my sheer power. http://t.co/PaDhyXOy
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Last day off. Slightly hungover due to Fred Club boozin' last night. Nothing lots of tea, toast and chocolate won't sort out.
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@bradwiggins = little ray of sunshine
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Last hours of our 'annus horribilis'. Fully expect to be hit by a meteorite before the day is out.
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@FoxTwexts hang in there. I'm heading into day 3. Kids seem fine. When do I start tripping? #silverlining
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Santa brought me a Stomach Bug. No Xmas dinner. No Pud. No Brandy Butter. #grumblegrumble
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Proper Chrimbo. http://t.co/PwPNdyiW
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First Sunday AM in months with no bike related activity planned. Feeling guilty.
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Immanentizing the eschaton since 1970.
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