getn420 0 #1 March 2, 2004 Saint Patricks day is approaching: question is to get plowed or not. Due to Leap Year the 17th falls on a Wednesday; even though it's my birthday I'm just having trouble with the decision. What the hell to do? I guess I could just stick to the Volcano... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #2 March 2, 2004 Call in sick at work on Thursday. . .the 17th is a DRINKING day. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,995 #3 March 2, 2004 From The Onion: -------------------------------------------------------- BOSTON—Across the nation, Irish-Americans are gearing up for St. Patrick's Day, a day devoted to the wearin' o' the green and the reinforcin' o' the stereotypes. (Above: Boston resident Sean Halloran gets his Irish up--as well as his blood-alcohol content--at a 2002 St. Patrick's Day celebration.) "It's a great day for the Irish," said Sean Halloran, 34, of Boston. "You can bet that, with the aid of a few pints of Guinness, I'll be celebrating my proud Gaelic heritage by singing 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,' getting into bar fights, and urinating in public." Halloran is just one of millions of Irish-Americans who will spend March 17 celebrating their culture by indulging in every loutish behavior associated with it. "There's no place like the blessed Emerald Isle," said Staten Island, NY, firefighter Kevin Leary. "Down at Noonan's, the lads and I will be staying up until the wee hours toasting Merry Old Ireland. And vomiting." Leary declined to comment on his drunken scuffle with fellow pubgoer Seamus Macdougal last St. Patrick's Day over payment for a round of drinks. He did, adopting an Irish brogue, say that "that Macdougal lad" was uncommonly adept at "getting [Leary's] Irish up" on occasion. He then stood on a table and broke out into a stirring, tearful rendition of "Galway Bay." "You've never seen anything like St. Patrick's for bringing the Irish out in people," said P.J. O'Doyle, owner and proprietor of O'Doyle's Pub in Pittsburgh. "For one magical night, all the wonderful things you hear in all the grand old stories come true: the glorious thirst for drink, the endless singing, the pining for the fields of lost Erin. And, of course, the inevitable rollicking donnybrook that ends with a beer glass getting smashed over some poor lad's head. It's possibly the most appalling display of seasonal ethnic conformity you're ever likely to see, and that's including Christmas Mass." "Pride in one's heritage is a complex thing," said Dr. William Shanahan, a sociology professor at the University of Notre Dame. "Immigrant populations, especially those as fully assimilated as the Irish, often take a perverse pride in acting out the stereotypical negative traits associated with their culture while inviting others to join them. As a result, many Irish and non-Irish Americans alike will be drinking to riotous excess this St. Patrick's Day." "I must admit, we're weak for the demon drink, we are," Shanahan said. "This coming Monday, in bathroom stalls across the land, you will hear the joyous sound of Irishmen shouting, 'Erin go blearrghhh.'" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
getn420 0 #4 March 2, 2004 Did I say I was Irish? Guess you could tell from my Irish name. Given it's my birthday and I'm Irish I'll have to fulfill the stereotype. Still like the thought of a Volcano at the bar too… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #5 March 2, 2004 Cool birthday to have! I say drink up! You have more than one excuse! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #6 March 2, 2004 Usually the onion has farce, hyperbole, and a couple comedic lies in its stories....witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #7 March 2, 2004 "I'm Mr. Plow... that's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
getn420 0 #8 March 2, 2004 D'oh, Nice song to live by... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #9 March 2, 2004 My Bday is on the 9th, and in college it was a drinking party from the 9th to the 17th...those were good days. I wish I could remember more of what happened _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,995 #10 March 2, 2004 >Given it's my birthday and I'm Irish I'll have to fulfill the stereotype. Half my family's Irish; St. Patrick's Day was always a day when the men would drink and the women would cluck their tounges. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #11 March 3, 2004 I know that I will be joining in on that Volcano with ya. Dom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
