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Filthy stories told by a couple of old bed-sharing Irishmen bachelor brothers' urban legends, scary stories and terrifying tales! :-) (On Irish TV and can also be baught on DVD)

Interview with Podge & Rodge

'1.Describe your sense of style?
A. Farmer chic

2.Describe your approach to shopping?
A. PODGE: For clothes and home furnishings, we wait til some fella in the town is dead, then go straight round and make the widow an offer.

3.Do you have a shopping mantra?
A.RODGE: No, but we have a shopping trolley.

4. Do you find it difficult to shop without being recognised?
A.PODGE: Yeah, definitely nowadays with the CCTV, security are onto us in a flash.
RODGE: It's getting more and more difficult concealing 5lbs of Tongue down your caks without getting nicked!

5.Name the last three purchases you've made that sum up your personality the most. Please explain.
A. PODGE: 1.Eau de Tubridy: a new cologne only available from RTE, which I think reflects my showbiz style; haunting and annoying all in one bottle. 2. Fester & Ailin' Greatest Hits album "Two in the Bush" showing my love for Irish Country music. 3. My hand gun 'The Raging Bull' the second biggest handgun available in the world, purchased from a friend of mine in Dundalk. Shows my 'are you looking at me' attitude that I'm famous for!
RODGE: Three tubs of arse cream.showing that I like to.er, take care me hole.

6.Favourite shop & why?
A.PODGE: Two for One, Ballydung's bargain shopping centre. Why? Cause you can't argue with getting two for the price of one!
RODGE: Ann Summers Nearly New Outlet shop, Mullingar! Why?
Why not!

7. Latest bargain buy?
A. side of Panda meat from Farmer Queelin's Exotic Emporium. It tastes just like chicken with a hint of bamboo. His dolphin steaks come pretty close though!

8.Most ever spent on an item. Was it worth it?
A.200 EURO on a holiday. A 'Boob Cruise' around the Aran Islands. Was it worth it? Outstanding!!! It was cold!

9. Describe your relationship with your credit card?
A.We don't own our own credit cards but we have several in our possession!

10. What are you planning for this Halloween?
A.PODGE: Same as usual, elaborate traps at the front door, a lime pit in the back garden and polishing up the Raging Bull for any trick or Treaters that dare approach Ballydung Manor!'


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