Well, if anyone had spotted us driving towards Galway recently, in the knots laughing! we were listening to a lovely radio piece about an American reporter having put a video of a homeless man, Ted Williams, on youTube. The case was sensational. This poor man's claim to thirty seconds of fame was his wonderful "radio voice". the video had over 10 million hits! Within a few days he was being interviewed on national TV stations, and I believe subsequently got work. Marvelous, isn't it?
So, why were we crying with laughter? I'll tel you why. As the radio piece was nearing an end, the host happened to mention that it was unlikely that this man will have a "stable life" ahead, but we both misheard the phrase as "stable wife". Now, there's a thought...
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