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Obverse English and Irish wit in 1981 Boston to Dublin
AP special correspondent Hugh A Mulligan surveys humorous misuses of language from Bud Adams to Bob Cousy, Irish barbs, and quirky legal misstatements. The piece wanders through obverse English jokes, court quibbles, and a Dublin store touting Guinness and Jameson, ending with a note on memorable lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent Boston
Bud Adams
Houston Oiler
Bum Philips
Houston
Boston
Bob Cousy
Channel 4
Robert Parish
Hartford
Cambridge
Harvard Yard
New England
Dublin
County
Kerry
Tacitus
Cork
Dail
Boyle Roche
Boyle
Tom Watson
County Galway
Guinness
Jameson