Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto

Seriously: what an awesome song. Every Geek should love it! It's got the famous line "My heart is human, my blood is boiling, my brain IBM". If this is not in every Geeks top ten songs; then I resign! I even listen to it as I type this! Anyways enough sounding like a DJ who just got his Payola check off the RIAA; I'll just post the free video so y'all can watch.... :

Barenaked Ladies also do a cover of it interspersed with their own song (King Of Bedside Manner):

Hurling: Four in a row?

One cannot help but be amazed at Kilkenny; true masters of the Irish Gaelic Sport of hurling. I mean as my previous posts mention I have moved to Kilkenny; and rural South Kilkenny at that. They live and breath Hurling down here: it's literally a way of life. That is why they are so good; no mystery here folks: its is literally bred into children in schools and everyone plays it. More people playing means even though Kilkenny is only around 100,000 people it still has a large amount of people to pick from and they get the best training which equals the best results.

The City's mayor Pat Crotty said (paraphrased as I read it and cannot find the quote): "People say Kilkenny winning all the time is bad for hurling, not with displays like that". That is referring to the utter decimation of the county that adjoins South Kilkenny: Waterford. They were beaten by the biggest scoreline in over 50 years I think it was; yes it was a savage display. I speak as a Kildare man from a county that has achieved little to no success (sorry lads lets face facts!); and I wish they would emulate Kilkenny's prowess and agility. The press raved about how it was the best display of Hurling this century. As things go I was working; but the vibe was unreal. I was also working when over 25,000 people showed up to greet them home.

Anyways in South Kilkenny where my folks live is called Danesfort; and to prove how into Hurling they are they even have a song (bear in mind this is not a town or village; its basically a pub, church and houseS with less than 80 people living here); proof if it's needed Kilkenny are mental about Hurling: