See? It’s bile. A.Montebello her/himself has said it.

The sentiment has nothing to do with authentic British English idiom about it.

You wouldn’t recognise irony if it dressed up like the purple teletubby with a flashing “Irony” sign, if you call this sort of thing irony.

Feeling strongly about a person is one thing, but allowing oneself to plumb such depths … oh well.

[Daphne – No, Reuben, it’s contemptuous scorn, a word that does not exist in Maltese, because it wasn’t needed, given that people in Malta guard against expressing themselves in this way lest there be comeback.]

I’m sorry, Reuben – would you have preferred it had I diluted my bile?

Unfortunately, that would be a problem because it tends to rise at the mere mention of Jeffrey’s name – and lately he seems to be everywhere.

For the record, I am one of the sorry f**ks who gave him my no. 1 vote last time round, and I have to live with that.

Now, every time he lies – which, let’s face it, is almost daily – more bile rises, so you’ll appreciate my predicament.

As for my last line, I could have used the word ‘fade” instead of “rot” into obscurity – but it wouldn’t have accurately described my feelings towards JPOS. And I try not to lie.

A night on the town with the lads. Woke up dazed and confused and slipped on the bathroom floor.

That’s why they are all ‘creased’ with laughter at your blog.

a) This has nothing to do with irony.

b) This is undiluted bile without going through the trouble of disguising itself as faintly witty.

[Daphne – No, Reuben. It is scathing scorn in the true, authentic British English idiom, especially the final line. This sort of lack of comprehension is the reason I, for one, rarely use my true and authentic voice, though I come close.]

It’s like he hasn’t got many friends left.

Went for a swim, took a shower and now I’m relaxing reading Daphne’s blog. In case Jeffrey was wondering what I did this morning.

Just levered out a type 3 on the Bristol scale, Jeff. Thought you would like to know.

This is scary.

[Daphne – I forget 95% of Maltese people don’t do irony.]