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Wishing all the Irish and descendants of the Irish a HAPPY St. PATRICK'S DAY. http://www.ewtn.com/art/saints/St_Patrick1.jpg

And I am to poor to go and get absolutely shittered tomorrow (still the 16th here).

Still the 16th here for another 4.5 hours... anyway, I'm roughly 20% Irish? Is that enough?

Still the 16th here for another 4.5 hours... anyway, I'm roughly 20% Irish? Is that enough?

There is no such thing as "part Irish." 20% qualifies you as ALL IRISH. :fluffle:

*wears green* (not really......well, yeah, but anyway)

I am making green food tomorrow, exclusively, it's my own cheesy way to annoy everyone!

I'm skipping work, meeting mates in a bar at 1pm to watch Ireland trounce Italy in the Six Nations, and then will be celebrating later when (not if) we win the title.

Should be a good day. Lots of drinking.

I don't think one has to be Irish to enjoy the day. Many non-Irish will be just as hammered.

There is no such thing as "part Irish." 20% qualifies you as ALL IRISH. :fluffle:
Woohoo!

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Go Saint Paddy's Day :).

ar so thats today as it's the 17th here

Go Saint Paddy's Day :).

I'm sure you don't know so I will educate you;

Pad·dy /ˈpædi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pad-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -dies.
1. Slang: Often Disparaging. an Irishman or a person of Irish descent.

It is St. Patrick's Day thank you. :fluffle:

I'm sure you don't know so I will educate you;

Pad·dy /ˈpædi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pad-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -dies.
1. Slang: Often Disparaging. an Irishman or a person of Irish descent.

It is St. Patrick's Day thank you. :fluffle:

Funny...a lot of people I know here call it Paddy's Day. So "Saint" or anything. Just Paddy's Day.

Yay! Go Padraigh!

Wishing all the Irish and descendants of the Irish a HAPPY St. PATRICK'S DAY. http://www.ewtn.com/art/saints/St_Patrick1.jpg

Happy St. Patrick's Day! *goes off to get wasted*

In America, perhaps.

No, not even in America.

I'm sure you don't know so I will educate you;

Pad·dy /ˈpædi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pad-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -dies.
1. Slang: Often Disparaging. an Irishman or a person of Irish descent.

It is St. Patrick's Day thank you. :fluffle:

But paddies is often an endearing reference now. ;)

But paddies is often an endearing reference now. ;)

In America, perhaps.

In America, perhaps.

No, not even in America.

I don't think one has to be Irish to enjoy the day. Many non-Irish will be just as hammered.

Yeah, like Bart Simpson!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS3TT8R57Jc

I'm down with any holiday that gives me an excuse to get plastered.

No, not even in America.

*shrugs*

I've heard it that way even around Irish people, their hackles didn't seem to rise.

What a dumb holiday. Like I need a reason to get shitfaced... :p

*shrugs*

I've heard it that way even around Irish people, their hackles didn't seem to rise.

I've never thought of 'paddy' as a slur.. hm. I don't think it is in the U.S. at least, unless you're a thin-skinned history major who gets indignant over words with less-than-pure origins.. :p

Although, the police technically aren't supposed to refer to prison vans as "paddywagons," at least publicly. I do recall that usage being un-PC.

As for me getting drunk, I don't think it shall be happening.

*looks out at snow*

Ayup.. I'm stuck here.

*makes mint martinis out of mouthwash and rubbing alcohol*
*drinks*
*calls 911*

22 minutes till St. Patrick's Day! :D

I've never thought of 'paddy' as a slur.. hm. I don't think it is in the U.S. at least, unless you're a thin-skinned history major who gets indignant over words with less-than-pure origins.. :p

Although, the police technically aren't supposed to refer to prison vans as "paddywagons," at least publicly. I do recall that usage being un-PC.

So, I guess the N word isn't a racial slur either? :rolleyes:

Go home. It's not St. Patrick's over here in Jersey for another 16 minutes.

On a side note, if I'm half-Irish, how much am I allowed to drink before passing out?

22 minutes till St. Patrick's Day! :D

Don't tell me you plan on joining in the debauchery? :D

So, I guess the N word isn't a racial slur either? :rolleyes:

Not all derogatory terms are created equal. ****** carries a stronger negative connotation than paddy.


I'll personally be driving to Boston in the AM, heading down to Southie, and doing it up right in the best city to be in outside Dublin (For any who don't know, Boston on St. Patricks Day is like New Orleans on Mardi Gras)

So, I guess the N word isn't a racial slur either? :rolleyes:

It's not obsolete.. the "N word" still has a strong negative connotation when used by non-blacks. Paddy is neutral nowadays, at least in the minds of most people.. obviously some will take offense - someone's always offended. The word "chair" probably offends *someone* somwhere.. :p

I'm pretty sure we're allowed to marvel at "indian summers" and play "chinese checkers" with the kids, despite the originally racist meanings to those words.. let the past be the past, I say.

Don't tell me you plan on joining in the debauchery? :D

i think she is

No, not even in America.

Why the hell are you so offended by "Paddy"?

This is the one thing I don't doubt. I wouldn't mind being in Boston tomorrow. :p

I'm missing the parade because of the snow, so I had to put off my drive back up till tomorrow, sadly. But I'll get up around dinner time, bribe my parents to take me and my roommates to dinner, and then pregame. I should be hitting the bar (ie, sneaking in with the help of a bouncer I know) around 11 or midnight.

And St. Patricks Day is a full week long event in Boston, so rinse and repeat as desired ;)

(For any who don't know, Boston on St. Patricks Day is like New Orleans on Mardi Gras)

This is the one thing I don't doubt. I wouldn't mind being in Boston tomorrow. :p

St. Patrick's Day - when everyone is lucky enough to be Irish, if only for one day.

I've noticed that here in Colorado Springs, St. Patrick's day is a big deal. Where I'm from in California, it was largely ignored. Does anyone know if there's a significant Irish population in the Springs?

Personally I see little to celebrate in the destruction of indigineous culture by an oppressive alien ideology. Screw Saint Patrick: can we trade back the Christians for the snakes? It was all a terrible mistake.

Personally I see little to celebrate in the destruction of indigineous culture by an oppressive alien ideology. Screw Saint Patrick: can we trade back the Christians for the snakes? It was all a terrible mistake.

Party Pooper!

Personally I see little to celebrate in the destruction of indigineous culture by an oppressive alien ideology. Screw Saint Patrick: can we trade back the Christians for the snakes? It was all a terrible mistake.

was it destroyed, or did it change? Because if it was destroyed, then technically, we should be giving the entirel island back to the snakes and leaving...

Wishing all the Irish and descendants of the Irish a HAPPY St. PATRICK'S DAY.

Today was St. Patrick's Day?

I'll have to be careful on the rode tomorrow night then.

French kiss me, I'm Irish! :D :fluffle:

Why the hell are you so offended by "Paddy"?

Personally I'd put it on a similar level as (with similar connotations to) "boy".

I'm just going to drink all weekend and not show up for work on Monday...and probably Tuesday.

I'm sure you don't know so I will educate you;

Pad·dy /ˈpædi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pad-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -dies.
1. Slang: Often Disparaging. an Irishman or a person of Irish descent.

It is St. Patrick's Day thank you. :fluffle:

Really? People here call it Paddy's Day....

Yay! An excuse to get riotously drunk. Because I need one of them.

Nah, the best thing about St. Patrick's Day is that Guinness is discounted at every pub in town.

A fine day indeed to wet one's whistle. :D

Really? People here call it Paddy's Day....

Yeah, I did point that out, but it seems to have got ignored amongst all the self-righteousness...

Wishing all the Irish and descendants of the Irish a HAPPY St. PATRICK'S DAY.

Only them? I'm not allowed to get drunk at the Irish pub tonight and wear green? :p

Personally I see little to celebrate in the destruction of indigineous culture by an oppressive alien ideology. Screw Saint Patrick: can we trade back the Christians for the snakes? It was all a terrible mistake.

To paraphrase a paramilitary, 'Our revenge will be the pagan drunken laughter of our delinquents'.


And whether Paddy is offensive not depends on who is saying it and in what context.

And I could have been in Ireland. They had to change the ferry, didn't they. :(

La fheile Padraig shona duit, Statai Naisuinta Ginearal!

There is no such thing as "part Irish." 20% qualifies you as ALL IRISH. :fluffle:


Everyone's Irish on St. Paddy's Day ;)

http://www.colors-wind.com/flags/2003Images/02016Irish.jpg

IRISH you a happy St. Patrick's Day!!! http://www.cherryfairy.com/albums/Uploads/guinness.gif http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w107/Cookesland/drinks_drunk.gif

I for one will be coming home with at least a Guinness hat

Everyone's Irish on St. Paddy's Day ;)

*gets beaten up by policemen* :p

I for one will be coming home with at least a Guinness hat



*gets beaten up by policemen* :p

they'll put you in the Paddy Wagon ;)

and thats the origin of that....

I for one will be coming home with at least a Guinness hat



*gets beaten up by policemen* :p

Gardai, not policemen :)

Gardai, not policemen :)

Then your on the wrong side of the border *forms lynch mob*

Then your on the wrong side of the border *forms lynch mob*

The cops here are far superior, they don't shoot you.



Mainly cos most of them don't have guns.

There is no such thing as "part Irish." 20% qualifies you as ALL IRISH. :fluffle:

YAAAAY!
Go me and my minimal amounts of Irish in me.

St. Patrick's Day - when everyone is lucky enough to be Irish, if only for one day.

Are all you guys all also black on MLK day?

Don't tell me you plan on joining in the debauchery? :D

Fluffle Me, I'm Irish!

Wait a minute... I AM Ireland! Muah ha ha ha ha! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin)

Today Is My Birthday, Yea Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*lives in Pancake*

Hehehehehe. You tickle. hehehe. :p

Hurray for green beer...!!! :D

Fluffle Me, I'm Irish!

Wait a minute... I AM Ireland! Muah ha ha ha ha! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin)

*lives in Pancake*

Fluffle Me, I'm Irish!
:fluffle: :fluffle:

:fluffle: :fluffle:

Acually, I'm Ireland, which makes me the ultimate Irishwoman.

Funnily enough, I've never been to Ireland, and I live in the USA. :eek:

Acually, I'm Ireland, which makes me the ultimate Irishwoman.

Funnily enough, I've never been to Ireland, and I live in the USA. :eek:

And I live in Ireland without being Irish. The world is full of mysteries ;)

Thanks, but I don't care for green beer.

And I don't really care that I'm part Irish.

Sláinte!

Green beer is a yanky thing. Irish stout is supposed to be black, but that stuff is vile.

Today is going to suck slightly. The LCBO was out of Harp Lager! I could only settle for my second choice of Smithwick... :( ;)

Happy St. Patrick's Day! *goes off to get wasted*

Are you wearing your green?









i'm not

Are all you guys all also black on MLK day?

Do you want us to be?

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http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/stpat2.gif Happy St. Patrick's Day, NSG! http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/stpat3.gif

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holy......shit................

http://rarebirdfinds.typepad.com/rare_bird_finds/images/pee_pants.jpg

Ronan O'Gara absolute fucking bastard. Paddy's day my foot.

*does absolutely nothing for the entire day, except some homework*

Do you want us to be?

Do I want you to be (ahem) 'Irish' on Saint Patrick's day?

*Continues to be drunk*

Do I want you to be (ahem) 'Irish' on Saint Patrick's day?

I'm Irish every day. And Scottish, English, French, German, Danish, Norwegian and a host of others

Ronan O'Gara absolute fucking bastard. Paddy's day my foot.

:fluffle:

*Buys drink*

:fluffle:

*Shares drink*

:fluffle:

*Falls down*

:fluffle:

*Decides to share Irish soda bread and corned beef and cabbage with everyone. And we'll drown the shamrock after.*:D

*Decides to share Irish soda bread and corned beef and cabbage with everyone. And we'll drown the shamrock after.*:D

Wait a second..

I'm not the only one who had soda bread, and corned beef and cabbage tonight?!

Chris got in about half an hour ago, and is completelyy fucking wrecked.:)

Happy ex-St. Patricks day to y'all.:cool:

:fluffle:

*Buys drink*

:fluffle:

*Shares drink*

:fluffle:

*Falls down*

:fluffle:

I had to stop drinking at 10pm, although I'd been going for 11 hours by that point so it wasn't so bad :)

*Decides to share Irish soda bread and corned beef and cabbage with everyone. And we'll drown the shamrock after.*:D

Well, you can have corned beef and cabbage if you want, but rest assured almost all the people in Ireland have never eaten it in their lives :p

Wait a second..

I'm not the only one who had soda bread, and corned beef and cabbage tonight?!

*Beats with slipper*

*Buys beer of Ruffy's choice*

*Beats with slipper*

*Buys beer of Ruffy's choice*

Guinness!


I feel weird being sober.. :(

Are all you guys all also black on MLK day?

Yep.

We get fried chicken and cornbread!

Are all you guys all also black on MLK day?

I'm all for it, but colleges tend to expel you for trying.. :p

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0130072clemson1.html

Although you gotta admire the full-body blackface guy.. that must've taken some time and concentration to get right. :)

I'm Irish every day. And Scottish, English, French, German, Danish, Norwegian and a host of others

I'm Scots-Irish, English, Dutch, German, Indian (feather variety).

And I'm Ireland. Buah ha ha.

What a great day it was.
Ireland even managed to knock Pakistan out of the WC haha.

What a great day it was.
Ireland even managed to knock Pakistan out of the WC haha.

Why hello, there, stranger.

Why hello, there, stranger.

Oh, hi.
How are we today?

I'm Scots-Irish, English, Dutch, German, Indian (feather variety).

And I'm Ireland. Buah ha ha.

You are Ireland?

Does this mean I live on you?

Oh, hi.
How are we today?

I played with legos and watched the History Channel today. You?

You are Ireland?

Does this mean I live on you?

You are just a chocolate chip in the Pancake :D

You are Ireland?

Does this mean I live on you?

Have you ever been in her? There must be caves..

Have you ever been in her? There must be caves..

That innuendo was just awful... :p

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m209/gswelcome/goggles.jpg

That innuendo was just awful... :p

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m209/gswelcome/goggles.jpg

I needed to.

Have you ever been in her? There must be caves..

:eek:

*slap*

I'm at a st. patrick's day party right now and I'm havign bailey's irish cream. Its not bad

Well, you can have corned beef and cabbage if you want, but rest assured almost all the people in Ireland have never eaten it in their lives :p

But all the Irish in America have. It's because they couldn't find Irish bacon. Tell me where I can get Irish bacon and I'll have that with cabbage and colcannon instead.

Once on a St Patricks Day year in Chicago,
I was at an Irish Pub drinking and toasting the Irish, here is to the Irish,
an Irishman who was sitting next to me asked me
are you hispanic, I said yes, he said would you like me
to tell you an Irish yoke, I said yes,
he said, why are there Irishman with dark hair and blue eyes,
because the spanish came and raped all our women.

There is a historical fact on this joke, Spain sent an armada of ships to invade Ireland, the ships sank and some Spaniards are said to have reached the shore and survived & intermarried with the Irish, therefore the Black Irish,
are you a black Irishman or women?

This thread shoud have included a St Patricks Day Public Poll,
Here is to the Irish.

i'd raise a mug of green beer to the land of ire if i drank beer. as it is i'll settle for cream soda and a little food coloring.

to those jolly good fellows, the irish druids that is, and dam patricius back to whatever roman hell he crawled out of.

=^^=
.../\...

There is a historical fact on this joke, Spain sent an armada of ships to invade Ireland, the ships sank and some Spaniards are said to have reached the shore and survived & intermarried with the Irish, therefore the Black Irish,
are you a black Irishman or women?

Nah, the story is somewhat different (although not in outcome). The Spanish sent an armada to invade England. The English sent it up the Channel, and a storm forced them into the North Sea. The only way for them to get home was to go around the top of Scotland and down the west coast of Ireland, but they didn't have accurate maps of Ireland (for example, they thought the west coast was more or less flat, with Donegal being the furthest west point; imagine their shock then they came across Sligo and Mayo!). This led to many ships being lost along the north and west coasts of Ireland.

Interestingly, there's another anecdote concerning this. The Girona was wrecked along the north coast of Antrim during the armada, with the lost of about 1300 lives. The place it sank, near Dunluce Castle, became known as Port na Spaniagh.

For many, many, years people searched for the wreck of the Girona, but it wasn't until the 1960s that somebody thought to ask what Port na Spaniagh meant. When they found that it meant what they thought it might (Port of the Spanish), they looked for the ship and found it there, bringing up the greatest haul of armada gold ever discovered.

Gosh! :eek:

I'm sober!