The shame of being Irish on St. Pat's day.
The shame of being Irish on St. Pat's day.
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#1The shame of being Irish on St. Pat's day.
Posted: 3/16/08 at 4:38pm
I know there are a lot of Irish on here. Did any of you go to your local St. Patrick's Day parade? I remember going when I was young and how great it felt. I grew up in a small town and no one I knew was Irish (I found out quite a few were later, isn't that always the way?). Being in a crowd of Irish was dizzzying. I went to Irish bars, of course, but a parade was amazing- thousands of Irish guys all having a great time! Toora loora loora indeed!
But it doesn't feel that way any more. It's all about the guys dressed up like Leprechauns and people with green hair. Most Irish are school teachers or bankers- why don't they show THAT on the news? Most Irish kids don't even go to the parade these days and those that do only care about the green beer and yelling "Kiss me I'm Irish" at the cops and tourists. I wonder if they even know how hard it was to be Irish 20 years ago or the potato famine? Kids today act like there never was a potato famine.
Do we even need a St. Patrick's day parade any more? I mean, we are everywhere these days. Irish Cops, Irish mayors, Irish Congressmen. (Even a couple Irish Senators although they deny it) You can get up and stop for coffee at an Irish Coffee Shop, read your Irish paper on the train and even wear a shamrock in public and no one blinks an eye. After years of trying to guess who might be Irish at work, I'm so sick of sheleighlies every where! I get it guys, you're Irish- I'm so shocked! NOT! I mean, most of you open your mouth and a pot o gold falls out- NO ONE is suprised!
So this St. Pat's day don't mind me if I wear orange and skip the corned beef and cabbage- I'm so over the rainbow.
#2re: The shame of being Irish on St. Pat's day.
Posted: 3/16/08 at 4:42pmI really don't understand the reason why people have to shove being Irish down our throats! It is the Irish agenda I tell you!
#2re: The shame of being Irish on St. Pat's day.
Posted: 3/16/08 at 5:10pmI blame O'Hillary.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#3re: The shame of being Irish on St. Pat's day.
Posted: 3/16/08 at 5:12pmI blame O Bama who is really Irish. He just does not want the electorate to know
#4re: The shame of being Irish on St. Pat's day.
Posted: 3/16/08 at 5:25pm
Black Irish.
*rim shot*
#5the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/16/08 at 5:29pmsomone's been at the black bush.
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#6the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/16/08 at 7:19pmPresident Obama always marches in the St. Pat's parade- I know he's not perfect but I think he's good on Irish issues. Wasn't there some guy with a video accusing him of being Irish in the back of a limo?
#7the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/16/08 at 9:20pmAs The Representive for the Irish People I will say that we don't really care about the St. Patricks Day Parade, we only really care about the beer specials at our favroite bars.
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#8the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/16/08 at 9:39pmI'll drink to that.
#9the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:31am
What is the point of starting this thread? I see no point to it in the least. My partner of 19 years is Irish and has never had a problem with St Patricks Day. It's a chance to celebrate the Irish heritage.
Leprechauns or green haired people. What's the problem?
#10the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 1:23amToday you start accepting the Irish, tomorrow it will be the Danish!!! Wait and see.
#11the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 1:56amI see your point SNAFU. Or do I?
#12the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 9:15amWe're here, drink beer, get used to it!
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#13the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 11:25amWhy does it always have to be about the Green haired Leprechauns? Why can't the news cover the Irish school teachers or Irish authors? There's more to being Irish than green beer!
#14the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 11:29amthe palestinians feel your pain, joe. why must it always be the suicide bombers and the rocket firers and the people dancing in the streets cheering 9/11 who get the news stories?
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#15the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 11:31amBecause Irish school teachers and Palestinian social workers don't "sell."
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#16the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 11:37amchrist, i can't believe you people are going to make me get freakin' serious about the blankin' irish (of which i am half, me sainted mother bein' an o'something and all). the reason that the "good" irish are not lionized is becaue they have fully assimilated into american society and it's a given that they hold positions of authority and are pillars of society and are not all laying on the floor of the dublin house with dark green moustaches from the colored murphy's stout and singing danny boy. they made it. the big joke about them is that they're drunks. whoop-dee-doo. mexicans are lazy, 'ricans are thieves, blacks are morons, jews are cheap, japs are sneaky, wops are all in the mafia, wasps are all in the closet. who freakin' even believes those anymore? it's more of a joke that they can still be perpetuated. get the blank over it and have a blanking beer!
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
brdlwyr
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/14/05
#17the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 11:39am
I plan on having a little corned beef and some Guiness. Cheers!
Updated On: 3/17/08 at 11:39 AM
#18the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:24pmI plan on having a little gas from reading that.
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brdlwyr
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/14/05
#20the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 4:02pmFondle me Lucky Charms, they're magically delicious!
worrell4077
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#21the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 4:16pm
It is funny because apparently I remember hearing this on the radio that alot of native Irish when they come over here, they don't care much for the way Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day and I really don't much either. A day that should be celebrating Irish heritage, is turned into a day focused on Leprechauns, and green things. There is more to being Irish than Leprechauns, shamrocks, and green. Why isn't there anyone dressed as banshees? Banshees are Irish.
It's also sad because a professor of mine said that today's the day that everyone is Irish. Come on, that's just stupid. Why should everyone be Irish on St. Patrick's Day? When it's Passover, everyone isn't Jewish for a day. When it's Christmas, everyone isn't Christian for a day. When it's Kwanzaa, everyone isn't African American for a day, so why should everyone including non Irish people be Irish for a day on St. Patrick's Day?
#22the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 4:50pm
I say who cares if you're Irish or not...drink some Guiness, eat some corned beef, and have the best time of you're lives. St. Patty's day is the perfect excuse. 
#23the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 5:49pmWe Irish don't need an excuse, real Irish (like myself) will drink anytime.
Bluemoon
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/04
#24the shame of being sober on march 17th
Posted: 3/17/08 at 6:08pmI think that some on here have missed the point that Joe made in his intial post. Don't take his editorial literally - understand it as satire, then go back and re-read it. It's really quite clever.
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