Irish folk song

Those who have seen "Gangs Of New York" may remember a sliver of a song that is played while the Irish are stepping off the boats and are drafted right away into the Union Army. I liked the lyrics (you only catch a few moments of the song in the movie):

But when we got to Yankee-Land
They stuck a musket in me hands
Sayin' "Paddy, you must go and fight for Lincoln"

Apparently, it's a famous Irish song called Paddy's Lamentation. Sinead O'Connor does it, as do many Irish folk singers.

Full lyrics and an MP3 as performed by Gallowglass.

Do virgins taste better than those who are not?

While looking into the Irish folk songs, came across this gem, a comedic remake by Brobdingnagian Bards of The Irish Washerwoman jig.

Source
MP3 by Bards themselves, it's twice as long as the text here ;)

A dragon has come to our village today.
We've asked him to leave, but he won't go away.
Now he's talked to our king and they worked out a deal.
No homes will he burn and no crops will he steal.

Now there is but one catch, we dislike it a bunch.
Twice a year he invites him a virgin to lunch.
Well, we've no other choice, so the deal we'll respect.
But we can't help but wonder and pause to reflect.

Do virgins taste better than those who are not?
Are they salty, or sweeter, more juicy or what?
Do you savor them slowly? Gulp them down on the spot?
Do virgins taste better than those who are not?

Now we'd like to be shed you, and many have tried.
But no one can get through your thick scaly hide.
We hope that some day, some brave knight will come by.
'Cause we can't wait around 'til you're too fat to fly.

Now you have such good taste in your women for sure,
They always are pretty, they always are pure.
But your notion of dining, it makes us all flinch,
For your favorite entree is barbecued wench.

Do virgins taste better than those who are not?
Are they salty, or sweeter, more juicy or what?
Do you savor them slowly? Gulp them down on the spot?
Do virgins taste better than those who are not?

Now we've found a solution, it works out so neat,
If you insist on nothing but virgins to eat.
No more will our number ever grow small,
We'll simply make sure there's no virgins at all!

Green Sleeves

What a find!

I had no idea Green Sleeves, which I have known since childhood, has been written in its entirety by Henry VIII himself.

Lyrics
MP3 by Brobdingnagian Bards

Health to the company

Last one for today, I will definitely learn it.
Irish traditional song, very slow and nice.

Health to the Company Lyrics
Health to the Company MP3

Kind friends and companions, come join me in rhyme
Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain
For we may and might never all meet here again

Chorus:

Here's a health to the company and one to my lass
Let us drink and be merry all out of one glass
Let us drink and be merry, all grief to refrain
For we may and might never all meet here again

Here's a health to the dear lass that I love so well
Her style and her beauty, sure none can excel
There's a smile upon her countenance as she sits on my knee
Sure there's no one in in this wide world as happy as we

Chorus

Our ship lies at harbor, she's ready to dock
I hope she's safe landed without any shock
If ever we should meet again by land or by sea
I will always remember your kindness to me

Chorus

Sounds much better in Dm as is performed on the mp3, not in F as is written on the lyrics page.

Wilma: lowest recorded pressure in the Atlantic

Hurricane Wilma:

A U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane measured maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, with higher gusts, the U.S.
National Hurricane Center said.

The plane also recorded a minimum pressure of 882 millibars, the lowest value ever observed in the Atlantic basin.

Source

Нормальное атмосферное давление -- 1013 миллибар (101кПа). Во время недавних недельных дождей в NYC давление упало на 21 всего, до 992 миллибар (дождь шёл неделю, и все вокруг валялись -- кто в спячке, кто с головными болями).

А там внутри "глаза" -- 882, т.е. ещё на 100 меньше...

Горский спутник ушел через перевал

Gazeta.ru (source)

Федеральное космическое агентство сообщило о потере контроля над экспериментальным спутником дистанционного зондирования Земли «Монитор-Э»

"Монитор-Э"? КБ Хруничева создаёт спутники с горскими акцентами...