What are you going to do on St. Patrick's Day?
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Sounds like a dull Friday night for you conforming nonconformists. But avoiding college aged drunken Americans is a must on this day.
BTW for you Catholics out there. Our bishop said it was ok to eat meat on this Friday since it is the Feast of St Patrick. However, if St Pat's day fell on Good Friday meat would still be verboten.
Rememebr, this holiday is not about drinking beer and watching the river turn green.
Twist<--too much Irish in him
Is it actually a tradition to have an "Irish" dinner in Irish-American houses on SPD? Thats pretty funny.
I'll be working away all day and then off to a party -which will probably be shit (most Irish parties are- but thats probably an international thing).
I really dislike "Paddys" day. I used to like it as a very small kid - parades and all that jazz. These days, Dublin gets wrecked and the worst excesses of bar-stool-republicanism gets an outing. The country turns into some sort of dodgy tourist board advert, while the entire government go to America to meet some top-rate mass murderers and talk about ending violence in Ireland. Thank christ Clinton is gone though, all those fucking sax solos we used to get on the news on patricks night.
Theres talk of a riot in Dublin this year, a kind of follow up to the "disturbances" of 3 weeks ago. Heres hoping! - at least it would make the day interesting.
Otherwise, Paddys day is a sham. Irish-Americans projecting a perverted view of the homeplace on us, and us projecting some equally disturbed national sense on the world, while a whole lot of projectile vomiting goes on outside the dankest and most famous bars in the world.
Taboo # 7 wrote: That's the 17th, right? Probably be at work after my last class gets out for the day
I'm German, we don't need to make up holidays to get drunk :beer2:
Now watch as I go celebrate "Oktoberfest"...because...it's October....and that's a good month...to be German, apparently
Germany: Two World Wars Lost, Seduced by A Crazy Austrian (Falco) :p
Oktoberfest takes place in September...
Clockwork C wrote: the entire government go to America to meet some top-rate mass murderers and talk about ending violence in Ireland.
they hang out with the manson family?? wow! that's kinda cool....
AgentWood wrote:
Clockwork C wrote: the entire government go to America to meet some top-rate mass murderers and talk about ending violence in Ireland.
they hang out with the manson family?? wow! that's kinda cool....
well... nothing more. I do not want to hurt Irish people, but...
If you take a walk in a French town, you may notice that most of the groceries that are opened late at night are owned by Arabs. Take away are owned by Vietnames or Chinese people... Pubs are owned by Irish.
So, if you say "je vais chez l'arabe", that means that you are to go to a grocery after 9PM. If you say "je vais chez le Chinois" you will bring back nems, chop suey whatever you like and so on. "Je vais chez le Turc / le Grec", means that you are going to have a kebab...
"Je vais chez l'Irlandais" could mean, I gonna drink like a fool and St.Patrick's day is a better day because you HAVE to BE drunk more than the average because it is "cool" to be drunk like an Irishman... No stew, nothing but crap Guinness (compared to the one you can drink in Ireland) - mind a pint of Guinness costs at least 6€ here, so the beer always tastes "out of date" when you are enough crazy to waste 6€ for a single pint !...
I will think of all of you Irish people, hoping you will be fine and happy...
Clockwork C wrote: Is it actually a tradition to have an "Irish" dinner in Irish-American houses on SPD? Thats pretty funny.
I'll be working away all day and then off to a party -which will probably be shit (most Irish parties are- but thats probably an international thing).
I really dislike "Paddys" day. I used to like it as a very small kid - parades and all that jazz. These days, Dublin gets wrecked and the worst excesses of bar-stool-republicanism gets an outing. The country turns into some sort of dodgy tourist board advert, while the entire government go to America to meet some top-rate mass murderers and talk about ending violence in Ireland. Thank christ Clinton is gone though, all those fucking sax solos we used to get on the news on patricks night.
Theres talk of a riot in Dublin this year, a kind of follow up to the "disturbances" of 3 weeks ago. Heres hoping! - at least it would make the day interesting.
Otherwise, Paddys day is a sham. Irish-Americans projecting a perverted view of the homeplace on us, and us projecting some equally disturbed national sense on the world, while a whole lot of projectile vomiting goes on outside the dankest and most famous bars in the world.
Jeez, for someone which such a brilliant record at stating fact, i'm surprised you've gone on record and said that the entire government is off on its jollies to the US. This is basic stuff conor, as if you'd did your research you'd find that twenty nine members of the Irish Government are off to twenty two different countries. Two senior members of the administration will be staying at home for the week.
i have now decided to have a reasonably quiet one. i plan to drive to sydney on saturday and hit some record shops. i haven't been out of canberra in ages.
Yes, government ministers go all over the place, but the most senior go to Washington, and get all the exposure
Nice one Liam. As usual, instead of dealing with the thrust of any argument (it was more of a bullshit aside) you substitute something ANYTHING else (in this case, pedantry). Reason: you're not qualified to comment on or refute anything with a coherant and articulate position. You dont even try anymore. Go on back now, and write it up on your little blog (which I must check out someday when I'm feeling really down-its sure to be full of bellylaughs).
I can see myself getting sucked in here, so I wont. I'll just fuck off for a while more.
Go on now kids, back each other up!
and so on. Reactionary simplteons of the world, Unite on NOOL, you have nothing to loose but your self importance!
reactionary simpleton here.
i believe that is the first time i've been called that and yes i am full of self importance. whereas mr C is the fountain of socialst "truth". how about looking past your own propaganda organs one of these days.
Clockwork C wrote: Yes, government ministers go all over the place, but the most senior go to Washington, and get all the exposure
Nice one Liam. As usual, instead of dealing with the thrust of any argument (it was more of a bullshit aside) you substitute something ANYTHING else (in this case, pedantry). Reason: you're not qualified to comment on or refute anything with a coherant and articulate position. You dont even try anymore. Go on back now, and write it up on your little blog (which I must check out someday when I'm feeling really down-its sure to be full of bellylaughs).
I can see myself getting sucked in here, so I wont. I'll just fuck off for a while more.
Go on now kids, back each other up!
I think you'll find I am qualified! I'm looking at the certificates right now! 
EDIT: And whats your obsession with my blog? Thats about the fifth time you've made reference to it, yet you say havent even read it? Hmmmm, would this mean that your presuming whats mentioned in it? Surely not?!?!
Managed to get a couple of freebies for the Ordinary Boys gig on St Patricks night, happy days 
you into them snoop? I saw them at the limelight ages ago.
First album is brilliant. second album is shite.
Have always liked the singles they've released. I haven't got the 1st album but Radio 1 chucked me in a copy of Brassbound as part of a competition I won, don't mind it to be honest. The gig is at the Mandela Hall so i'll probably just end up getting pissed upstairs if its open.
ghost rider wrote: horribly, i'm to going to a funeral for a very close friend who died way too young.
ouch- 
h-a-p-p-y s-a-i-n-t Patrick's to everyone overseas in the UK -past midnight.
The Boy wrote: Yeah I don't know what to do on St paddy day,just like Ramadam,Diwali,Australia day. And then I remember im not a plastic wannabe. If your Irish,fair enough otherwise celebrate your own culture. April 23rd St Georges day
...happy st georges day to one and all!!!!!!
cuddles wrote:
The Boy wrote: Yeah I don't know what to do on St paddy day,just like Ramadam,Diwali,Australia day. And then I remember im not a plastic wannabe. If your Irish,fair enough otherwise celebrate your own culture. April 23rd St Georges day
...happy st georges day to one and all!!!!!!
...i celebrate the fact im english everyday of my life. i may well have a drink with some paddys though, fine ulstermen they be too!!!!
Burt Reynolds wrote:
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote: Even though I don't have Irish blood, my family and I eat corned beef, potatoes, carrots and cabbage for the holiday. I don't know what else I'm going to do.
Corned beef is an Irish thing?..hmmmm..
I'll prolly just get pissed as a c___ down me local, but then i do that every Friday
Glad Burt questioned this. I found out in this morning's paper that corned beef and cabbage is not Irish, but an American idea. The Irish prefer ham or bacon.
Just finished work, off to play a bit of five-a-side-football, might have a few pints of Guinness to celebrate my (albeit very small amount of) Irish heritage, home, dinner, settle down with the hi-fi on, few more beers, fall asleep in the chair... I love Fridays...
Snorri xxx
[magenta]cozmonite61[/magenta] wrote:
Glad Burt questioned this. I found out in this morning's paper that corned beef and cabbage is not Irish, but an American idea. The Irish prefer ham or bacon.
Thought they liked Beef Or Salmon.
And why would anyone pretend to be Irish as an excuse to go for a drink? 
