Ronan Hourihane Bookmakers, College Court, Castletroy, Co. Limerick To celebrate the new year, this newly launched chain of bookmakers (1 shop/residence) have decided to offer punters a series of novelty bets on events that may or may not occur duing the year 2002. Here is a selection of what is on offer:the bets on offer and their current prices: Sean O'Donnell to get lost in Superquinn 4/1 Darragh Oliver to take up basketball and join Burger King Limerick 50/1 Andy Sugrue & Simon Everard to appear in "Thunderbirds: The Movie" 33/1 Paul Costelloe to die of heat exhaustion brought on by excessive jumper wearing during the summer 100/1 Sean O'Donnell to score a goal during indoor soccer 10/1 Podge to join Queens Park Rangers on loan during the year 25/1 Phil to realise what is actually going on 5/1 John Fallon to head for goal instead of corner flag when playing soccer 12/1 Stephen Everard to cause wordwide shortage of mini mars bars 11/4 Simon Everard to "let off" a shmig 250/1 Robert Desmond to fall asleep (slip into "Rob" mode) during a rugby match 28/1 Donie C to wash the hubcap he robbed the night of my birthday 25/1 House No. 54 Plassey Village to be blamed for worldwide tea shortage 20/1 John Fallon to save another baby seal 50/1 Gary Duffy to play indoor soccer for an hour without running to the jacks to chuck up 8/1 Any of us to be on the TV or the radio during the year 9/2 The Leaning Tower Of Mulan approach to be approved by the Government as a way of preventing people from falling over 66/1 David Lillis to be given the part of Statto on new Fantasy Football League show 50/1 Martin Gormally & Ronan Hourihane to present new Fantasy Football League show 200/1 Ronan Hourihane to win Irish version of "Pop Idol" 100/1 Donie C to leave college and become a full-time poet 80/1 Rob not to break his nose during the rest of the year (because he suspects that it may be broken now) 66/1 Daire Mullan to return to the correct seat after Communion in Milford Church 16/1 Shtevo to get a job in a circus as a stilt man 33/1 Brian to be appointed co-driver in Sugrue Racing team 6/1 John Hogan to get a hair cut 14/1 Fiona Carroll to star in new film -- "The Adventures of Jeff and Doug" 12/1 Martin Gormally to stop (allegedly) talking in his sleep 5/2 Sean O'Donnell to get involved in a fight with some young lad at Sunday evening mass 16/1 The young lad to win the fight 7/2 Shtevo to break world corn flakes speed eating record 10/1 |