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• Hotels are not at the races when it comes to the price of a room

  August 14, 2008 @ 10:58 am | by Conor Pope

  THE RIP-OFF CULTURE that exists in Galway during the races can only be described as “utterly disgusting and opportunistic and extremely short-sighted in these toughening times”, writes Joe McElwee, a businessman from the city. In the middle of race week, McElwee rang a hotel in the city which he uses frequently for business purposes. The corporate rate is approximately €68 per night, he says, but the price he was quoted for a single room on the night in question was €299. He gave his name and the name of his company and pointed out that he had at least 15 of his clients stay in the hotel over the past year alone and asked if he could get a better rate, “but the answer was an emphatic no”.
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• ‘Y’all fat, and y’all eat too much’

  January 4, 2008 @ 10:45 am | by Conor Pope

  A story line from the Simpson’s is being played out for real in the US this week after two men were banned from an all-you-can-eat buffet, apparently because they were eating too much. The drama unfolded in Houma, Lousiana where a 265-pound man and his 277 pound cousin called the police after being charged double for their meals. They were subsequently refused access to the buffet where they had started eating at least three times a week. ‘Y’all fat, and y’all eat too much,” one waitress allegedly told the pair while another told the larger cousin that he looked like he had a “baby in the belly.” The restaurant denies the claim. All that’s missing now is an appearance from I Can’t Believe It’s A Law Firm attorney Lionel Hutz. “Fair and balanced” Fox News has the full story