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27th Apr 2016

ITV lawyers struggle to translate Irish swears for Rubberbandits’ telly appearance tonight

Tony Cuddihy

“Can’t find a definition for this, presume it’s made up.”

Piss Snail…Gammon Wrangler…Shandy Dancer?

If you’re not aware of them, the Rubberbandits are an Irish comedy duo with a difference. They combine hip hop, humour and social commentary to hilarious effect. Oh and they wear masks made out of plastic bags.

As well as being huge over in the Emerald Isle, they’re known for their fairly salty language. And so ahead of their appearance on ITV2’s Almost Impossible Gameshow at 9pm on Wednesday evening, the ITV legal department were keen to get to grips with their Irish slang.

So unintentionally hilarious is their subsequent memo to the boys, that they posted the document online. The lawyer who compiled the list did his or her very best to get to the bottom of the duo’s slang, but came unstuck more than once.

At least they know an Arse Biscuit when they see one…