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The horn of plenty

A PERSON tweets (a media person, no doubt) his anger at those who bump their car horns whenever they see a TV reporter doing a piece to camera. Squinter, of course, begs to differ. Technically speaking, Squinter should be on the side of the tweeter, being a skinny-latte-drinking media type and all. But he’s not. Squinter believes that it is every motorist’s bounden duty to sound that horn when a TV crew and camera hove into view. It’s childish

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Let the games begin

JUST as the armies of the world play war games in which dread scenarios and appalling vistas are enacted in an attempt to provide valuable experience and information, so Squinter and his pals down the Roddy’s play imaginary games in which potential conflicts are imagined and possible solutions devised.

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Asbestos liability rests with those who caused the injury

Asbestos- related conditions and possible claims for compensation – what the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 means for the people of Northern Ireland.

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That sinking feeling over Titanic’s 3D premiere

IT WAS a huge maritime success, drawing admiration from across the globe and stunning those who saw it up close.

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Gault’s contract extension just the tonic for brilliant Blues

Linfield comfortably progressed into the semi-finals of the Irish Cup with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Championship 2 leaders Coagh United.

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Rice work if you can get it

When is a crisp not a crisp? When it’s a Snackajack. That’s right, the salted rice cakes that I have been crunching on all week – amid a torrent of abuse – are not crisps.

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