A Story From Irish Myth...

[sandyRoe]

As a punishment a man is condemned by the gods to roll a hogshead of porter up a steep hill. When he eventually reaches the top it rolls down the other side and he has to start all over again. So what at first seemed a minor thing turned into a life sentence.
Anyone know where this story can be found?

[sandyRoe]

Of Forsythe Saga fame?

[humbersloop]

o you were, were you sandy?

and where were you, shoota, when we were considering the fridge, eh?

[shoota]

That's the one Sandy, a task this cissy would happily undertake, for a fee an all...

[albaqwerty]

if you were to push a fridge up a hill, wouldn't it be best to do it length-wise, would take less time than width-wise surely?

[shoota]

Him slumbers?
http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/sidetracked/files/2011/01/Fridge.jpg
You're welcome!

[sandyRoe]

There are so many of the goodly unGodly in R&S that a fraction of them would make light work of pushing a dray load of porter barrels up the steepest of hills. In contrast, apart from Goodlife and my good self, the believers there are as rare as any endangered species. It's only fair that we supervise the descents.

[humbersloop]

look, can we not think this through a bit more??

[Tilly2]

Round Ireland with a Fridge is hilarious. I'd recommend it .

[humbersloop]

..quietly drops a shilling in Tilly's drink

[Psybbo]

Sandy, watch out, everybody is on your case!

[sandyRoe]

Psybbo, could one of the frailer members of the goodly unGodly could carry my case? I travel light so it wouldn't be much of a burden.

[humbersloop]

o, fer f...

..anything else sandy??

[sandyRoe]

One last worry, yes. Would all the churning of the barrels turn their contents into a creamy, Guinness flavoured, butter?

[humbersloop]

I think we can allay that one sandy, the goodly ungodly will have necked it long before that's a problem ;)

[Tilly2]

have I been press ganged, sloopy?

[Psybbo]

I'll use me whip, Sandy

[DTCwordfan]

It sounds like he's in a Guinness brewery, sandy.....

[Tilly2]

'scuse me. Are we forming a gang or not?

[sandyRoe]

Tilly, we'll not call it a gang. How about a pilgrim band? And we could do our first practice barrel roll up the steep and rocky sides of Croagh Patrick, a modest mountain of 2500ft in Mayo in the west.
Some of the more devout pilgrims climb in in bare feet, but there's no need for us to go to such extremes. Anyone who wants can wear their socks.

[Tilly2]

He who would valiant be, 'gainst all...............to be a pilgrim.

Sounds grim.