jape

A conspicuous, and it is hope not unpleasant, feature of the book is its abundant illustrative quotations from eminent poets, chief of whom is that learned and ingenius cleric, Father Gassalasca Jape, S.J., whose lines bear his initials.

Item, that after sundry japes and jokes the said brother John did lift up the said Mary Sowley and did take, carry, and convey her across a stream, to the infinite relish of the devil and the exceeding detriment of his own soul, which scandalous and wilful falling away was witnessed by three members of our order."

Jape, or Richie Egan as he's known to his friends, could win for a record third time at Thursday's ceremony for his most recent album This Chemical Sea.

This special issue of JAPE contains twelve articles that are directly relevant to these concerns.

The latest ConDem jape is to con the long suffering taxpayer who will stump up pounds 13 a head to give Richard Branson the "good" part of Northern Rock which was rescued by the last government.

Bannatyne was flooded with messages from fans, who fell for the jape, including John Smith, who wrote: "Money can't buy taste or brains."

If you're a diehard fan, then yes, particularly for covers of Troubled So Hard (you'll recognise it from Moby's Natural Blues) and jolly Jungle Book jape I Want To Be Like You.

IT'S bad enough that wee Harry Windsor and his Hooray Henry prat pack think it's still a wizard jape to throw a Colonial and Natives fancy dress bash.

It is a good jape,but the trustee felt we had got to make a point.''

Most political leaders would eat their own spin doctor before humiliating themselves with such a picture - and yet he seemingly volunteered for the jape.

If someone tried that little jape at an airport they would be instantly hauled off to the cells.

And their latest jolly jape is targeting the Assembly seat to be vacated by Dafydd Wigley next year.