“Work is paramount and the other thing is the other thing. Sound.”
Ireland, like the rest of the world, has 50 Shades of Grey fever at the moment upon its release in cinemas today.
A DIY store in Donegal is offering cut price deals on cable ties and masking tape. A town in Donegal is crying foul over the whole thing altogether. And word on the street in Westmeath is that cinema tickets to see it tonight are like gold dust.
No doubt inspired by leading man Jamie Dornan reading extracts from the book in a Cork accent on Jimmy Fallon, a Limerick man has done likewise in his native tongue and it’s probably even more entertaining.
http://youtu.be/brPDtCbeo1Y
Granted, it’s not terribly romantic, but his advice for ‘duuuurty bastard’ Christian Grey and his sign off at the end are priceless.
If the makers of the film need someone for the sequel, we think we’ve found their man.
Video via YouTube/Paul O’Shaughnessy
Hat-tip to Paul O’Shaughnessy for sending this one our way
LISTEN: You Must Be Jokin’ with Aideen McQueen – Faith healers, Coolock craic and Gigging as Gaeilge