ASIWYFA Cody

And So I Watch You From Afar Cody. I thought I'd solve that puzzle for my many, many readers right away. ASIWYFA are a four-piece instrumental rock band from Belfast. Rory Friers, Tony Wright, Johnny Adger and Chris Wee make the sound. Not a Cody (Christian name or surname) in sight. So who is this Cody fella?

A groupie? Former band member? No. None of those. Cody, Brian Cody, is the most successful hurling manager of all time. He's not in the band because he doesn't have the time. Kilkenny don't afford him the time.

It's Dalton not Walton. John Dalton.

For many years I was a fan of comedian Tommy Tiernan. I still am to a degree but in recent times the man who stands up for a living, the man who has offended more Irish people than any other 'funny man' on the circuit has tended to use a lot of foul language in his routine. Unnecessary language in my opinion. Why? That's what I'd ask him if I happened to be standing behind him in the queue in, let's say, Supermac's on Westmoreland Street.

My initial thinking was that it was language the Navan native used everyday so it made no odds to him to bring it on stage. However, not everyone is comfortable with 'potty talk' or 'the language of the snooker hall' as my parents used to refer to it. In hindsight I don't blame them.

So why use it? Why would Tommy Tiernan use it?