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Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 3050
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 9:31 am: |     |
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!
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thegoodsgt
Citizen
Username: Thegoodsgt
Post Number: 408
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 9:47 am: | |
I always have mixed emotions about the holiday. My great-grandmother immigrated from Ireland, but my family never really celebrated or practiced any aspect of our Irish heritage.
I work with several folks from Ireland, and they tell me that while this is a holiday in Ireland, Americans (as we usually do) have taken it to an extreme.
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Duncan
Citizen
Username: Duncanrogers
Post Number: 1661
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 9:58 am: | |
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.
Alex Levine
St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time -- a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic.
Adrienne Cook
Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.
-- Shane Leslie
Never bolt your door with a boiled carrot.
Irish Proverb
Girls need beauty a lot more than brains because guys can see a lot better than they can think.
Irish Proverb
"The truth is always a compound of two half- truths, and you never reach it, because there is always something more to say."-- Tom Stoppard |
clkelley
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Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 182
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 1:54 pm: | |
I have to agree with thegoodsgt.
My husband is from Ireland, and every St. Pat's we get very nice, tasteful cards from his relatives in Ireland. (it is a national holiday there, and people often go to Mass to celebrate the saint's day - none of the green beer we have here.)
We can't reciprocate because the only cards we can find are tacky little leprechauns or cards that aren't really funny and are in some cases offensive - his family are about half teetotalers, and don't appreciate lots of jokes about drinking.
We don't really celebrate the holiday, although we are trying to raise our daughter to appreciate her Irish heritage. (and Scottish - I am half each via Canada.)
I like the parade, though. Too bad I can't get off work to go. 
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Joan
Citizen
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 2594
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 5:18 pm: | |
Happy St. Patrick's Day to one and all!
Is that green snow falling outside or has someone applied a coat of paint to the window?
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Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 3066
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Friday, March 19, 2004 - 7:40 am: | |
Happy St. Joseph's Day!!!
Zeppoli all around!
Hey, I'm part Sicilian, too. Had to give equal time ... |
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