Author Topic: Happy St. Patrick's Day (Read 408 times)

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 20, 2006, 04:12:23 PM »

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Unfortunately Nirvana and Cpxxx are essentially right. St. Paddys day has morphed into a day in which one celebrates not Patrick, but "Irishness." Unfortunately, the public conception of being Irish largely consists of getting drunk and fighting constantly. So on a day when everyone is Irish, the idea is we all wear green and get hammered and pugnacious. Unfortunately, that's how I used to observe the day when I was working in NYC (then again, I didn't really need much of an excuse to get inebriated.)

You say that like it's a bad thing!

Excel1 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 21, 2006, 06:06:50 AM »

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Originally posted by Octavius
the irish have officially conquered the world.

If only they could have conquered their own country first.

There's very few of my clan left in Ireland, plenty of them in Canada, the US and England though, many of them I've never even met - aunts, uncles, cousins...

Excel

Angus · « **Reply #17 on:** March 21, 2006, 08:38:24 AM »

An Irishman comes home from the pub a bit earlier than usual only to find his wife in bed with a stranger.
"What are you doing" he shouts.
"I told you he was stupid" the wife said to the guy.

nirvana · « **Reply #18 on:** March 21, 2006, 09:48:45 AM »

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Originally posted by cpxxx
Sadly it's true. We are now officially the greatest binge drinkers in Europe maybe the world. Or should that be the worst? Nothing religious about it. Sometimes the cliche is true.

What about American college students during Mardi Gras and Spring Break?

Angus,

cpxxx · « **Reply #19 on:** March 21, 2006, 03:02:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Excel1
If only they could have conquered their own country first.

There's very few of my clan left in Ireland, plenty of them in Canada, the US and England though, many of them I've never even met - aunts, uncles, cousins...

Excel

Same here, my family name goes back to the High King Brian Boru time around 1014 but very few are left in Ireland and far too many of the male line remained batchelors. (I'm working on a successor!). Most with my family name live in the USA. It's a strange situation.

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Sadly it's true. We are now officially the greatest binge drinkers in Europe maybe the world. Or should that be the worst? Nothing religious about it. Sometimes the cliche is true.
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What about American college students during Mardi Gras and Spring Break?

Angus,
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On American beer? Not a chance. Maybe the English could compete you should see Temple Bar in Dublin on an average weekend night or Quay Street Galway and night during the Summer. Half the drunks seem to be English!:O They can't take the Guinness;)

nirvana · « **Reply #20 on:** March 21, 2006, 05:00:41 PM »

I have to admit my ignorance to the Euro-drinking. I've only see college kids drink like flat out idiots. And then you get things like "Guys Gone Wild". Is there even a market for that? Sure there is for Girls Gone Wild but...wow.