Friday, April 6, 2012

The hoi polloi on Good Friday

Good Friday
Forty, 50 years ago if individual shops, newspapers opened for business on Good Friday in Ireland the hoi polloi would have expressed disgust and annoyance.

Today if individual shops, newspapers closed for business on Good Friday in Ireland the hoi polloi would express annoyance and disgust.

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