The Case for Vegetarian T-Shirts 31 December 201223 October 2024 From sometime between 2004 and 2012. That’s all I know. I’ve always had a massive aversion to pillows. I’ve just never understood them. Why would you want your head to be higher up than the rest of your body? That’s just asking for trouble. I mean, let’s suppose there’s a drop in air pressure. What are you going to do then? The air you are breathing will be from quite high up, where your face is, but your lungs will be begging for more air because they are lower down where there’s bad atmosphere stuff going on, so your lungs will mistakenly think that there is a problem with the air, because they don’t have the benefit of being as sensitive as your nose, so they’re obviously going to panic and start running around inside your body cavity, all in a tizzy. And then they’ll probably hyperventilate and have to help each other to breathe into little paper bags. But all the acid inside your body will dissolve the paper bags, and then where will you be? I don’t mean to scare monger, but I do think somebody has to worry about these things. And I don’t claim to be an expert in this field, but then who is? I’m as qualified as the next man to talk about it. I’ve got a diploma in web design and a beaver’s badge. Well, that’s not quite true. I lied about the beaver’s badge. I don’t even know what a beaver’s badge is, it just sounded like a cool thing to have, so I decided to lie to you, and pretend I have one. Pardon me for having a little pride that I want to protect. I was, however, a member of the Beavers until the age of six and a half, when we moved to a less rural neighbourhood. You know, I was once a member of the top secret organisation known as the Men in Black. I can’t tell you very much about it I’m afraid, but I left because I had a problem with the dress code. I don’t do suits I’m afraid. Especially black ones, unless it’s a funeral. Now, sweatshirts, that’s a concept I can deal with. Sweatshirts are fine. You pull them over your head and down over your torso and that’s it. What could be simpler. That’s a rhetorical question by the way, I don’t need you to write in and tell me what could be simpler. If I did, I would have added a question mark. But I do have a point here. Please bear with me. The point is, I don’t understand why all clothing is made out of animals, but none is made from of trees or vegetables. In the food world, we’ve got meat and we’ve got vegetably stuff. But with clothes, there’s just no room for vegetarianism. We need to consider those among us who don’t want to wear a t-shirt that’s made out of mutton. We may not agree with them, but surely it’s appropriate that we facilitate their way of life, as long as they are not doing any harm? And that’s all I wanted to say. Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
Vintage IYH – 649: Cooking with Frankincense 22 December 20127 June 2025 https://IntoYourHead.ie/show649.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:05 — 64.3MB)| Follow Podcast in Any App Neal discusses coke obsessed polar bears, a noteworthy dog, a cooking with frankincense, roast monkey chestnuts, what to get the king who has everything and more. There’s also a seasonal edition of Athy Weekly World News with Shainne Greoige. Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
226: Shakespeare’s Filler 21 December 201220 February 2025 Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
225: Cleaning up Christmas 20 December 201220 February 2025 Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
224: Nonologue 20 December 201220 February 2025 Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
Vintage IYH – 648: The Mug Humbling 19 December 20127 June 2025 https://IntoYourHead.ie/show648.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:34 — 72.3MB)| Follow Podcast in Any App The physics of coffee making, dressing up to play sports, alleviating listener blame, why Sting is not a punk, Tony Hawks “Round Ireland with a Fridge”, round the word with Ruben from Rubenerd.com, child-based families, how Jon Stewart gets respect despite being a clown, discussing human resources with cutlery, being humbled by inanimate objects and more. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International – It is mandatory to reproduce this attribution for each episode: “Neal O’Carroll via IntoYourHead.ie – Many episodes findable forever on Archive dot org.” Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
223: Lightbulb Talk 19 December 201220 February 2025 Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
222: A Generic Christmas 18 December 20126 September 2024 Share this post: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket