Conor White: St. Conleth’s Chuck Norris?
9 February 2017Back in the days before our culture evolved to the heights of meme creation, we used to pass around little ironic jokes that made us feel smart and smile. Sometimes we even said these jokes face-to-face, and not on Skype or Facetime. A common theme was the omnipotence of certain individuals: Demba Ba and Chuck Norris most notably. Well, if anyone deserves to make that a trinity of awesomeness, especially from a Conlethian perspective, it is Conor White… and in this case, drop the irony. Conor White can actually unscramble eggs.
And, yes, Conor White did count to infinity… twice. When he was serving as School Captain in 2014-2015, the administration basically turned the keys over to him and he ran the school. Apparently, UCD has now done the same: he was recently spotted showing the infamous Jean-Claude Trichet around UCD… and giving him tips about post-Brexit fiscal policy. Somehow, perhaps through the saintly power of bi-location, Conor also found time to run our Debating Seminar for incoming Senior School students and coach Fifth Year duo Harry Mansfield and Tomás Clancy into the Oxford Schools Debating Finals. Oh yes, he also picked up his Ad Astra award, the prestigious scholarship for academic excellence, university involvement and leadership. Just another week for Conor White, the only man on earth who can speak Braille…and make onions cry…and make a snowman out of rain…