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Old 03-17-2009, 04:14 PM
 
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Hope everyone has a Happy and safe day..and night...

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Old 03-17-2009, 09:15 PM
 
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Thanks for the St. Patty's day wishes! We had our corned beef (yes, I know it it an American dish) and cabbage, carrots and boiled potatos. I was the only one interested in the soda bread (my sister makes the best!)

What's the deal with ham and cabbage on St.Patricks day here?

BTW...no beer here, we tend to be a dry household, but the leprechan (sp?) did bring lil man his green milk this morning!

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Old 03-18-2009, 04:22 AM
 
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Default Better Late Than Never....

Hope y'all had a great St. Patty's Day!!!

You Gotta Love The Irish

The Errand

McQuillan walked into a bar and ordered martini after martini, each time
Removing the olives and placing them in a jar.

When the jar was filled with olives and all the drinks consumed, the
Irishman started to leave.

"S'cuse me", said a customer, who was puzzled over what McQuillan had done,
"what was that all about?"

"Nothin' , said the Irishman, "me wife just sent me out for a jar of
Olives!"

***********************************************

The Lost Luggage

An Irishman arrived at J.F.K. Airport and wandered around the terminal with
Tears streaming down his cheeks.

An airline employee asked him if he was already homesick.

"No," replied the Irishman. "I've lost all me luggage!"

"How'd that happen?"

"The cork fell out!" said the Irishman..

***********************************************

Water To Wine

An Irish priest is driving down to New York and gets stopped for speeding.
The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and then sees an
Empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.

He says, "Sir, have you been drinking?"

"Just water," says the priest.

The trooper says, "Then why do I smell wine?"

The priest looks at the bottle and says, "Good Lord! He's done it again!"

***********************************************

The Brothel

Two Irishmen were sitting in a pub having beer and watching the brothel
Across the street. They saw a Baptist minister walk into the brothel, and
One of them said, "Aye, 'tis a shame to see a man of the cloth goin' bad."

Then they saw a Rabbi enter the brothel, and the other Irishman said, "Aye,
'tis a shame to see that the Jews are falling' victim to temptation."

Then they saw a Catholic priest enter the brothel, and one of the Irishmen
Said, "What a terrible pity... One of the girls must be quite ill."

***********************************************

Lost At Sea

Two Irishmen, Patrick & Michael, were adrift in a lifeboat following a
Dramatic escape from a burning freighter. While rummaging through the boat's
Provisions, Patrick stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping that a
Genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously. To the amazement of
Patrick, a genie came forth.

This particular genie, however, stated that he could only deliver one wish,
Not the standard three.

Without giving much thought to the matter, Patrick blurted out, "Make the
Entire ocean into Guinness Beer!"

The genie clapped his hands with a deafening crash, and immediately the
Entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals.
Simultaneously, the genie vanished.

Only the gentle lapping of Guinness on the hull broke the stillness as the
Two men considered their circumstances.

Michael looked disgustedly at Patrick whose wish had been granted. After a
Long, tension-filled moment, he spoke: "Nice going Patrick! Now we're going
To have to pee in the boat!

***********************************************

The Fall

Murphy was staggering home with a pint of booze in his back pocket when he
Slipped and fell heavily. Struggling to his feet, he felt something wet
Running down his leg. "Please Lord," he implored, "let it be blood!!"
***********************************************

You've Been Drinking Again

An Irishman had been drinking at a pub all night. The bartender finally said
That the bar was closing. So, the Irishman stood up to leave fell flat on
His face. He tried to stand one more time; same result.. He figured he'll
Crawl outside and get some fresh air and maybe that will sober him up. Once
Outside, he stood up and fell on his face again. So he decided to crawl the
Four blocks home. Again, he fell flat on his face. He crawled through the
Door and into his bedroom. When he reached his bed he tried one more time to
Stand up. This time he managed to pull himself upright, but he quickly fell
Right into the bed and is sound asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

He was awakened the next morning to his wife standing over him, shouting,"SO
YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING AGAIN!"

Putting on an innocent look, and intent on bluffing it out he said, "What
Makes you say that?"

"The pub just called; you left your wheelchair there again."
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Old 03-18-2009, 07:32 AM
 
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The deal with ham and cabbage. That is an irish dish. Corned beef and cabbage is not. We ahd boiled bacon(no, not the greasy stuff) but more of a ham taste. We did it with potatoes and cabbage.

My sister in Ireland had the same.

But we also had Murphys to drink!!

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Old 03-18-2009, 08:07 AM
 
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Corned beef is an Irish American thing. The Irish were so poor when they came over to America, they had to eat cheap stuff like corned beef.

I don't think they eat much corned beef in Ireland.
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Old 03-18-2009, 08:09 AM
 
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But we also had Murphys to drink!!
MMMM....Murphy's. Good stuff.
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Old 03-19-2009, 03:25 AM
 
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The deal with ham and cabbage. That is an irish dish. Corned beef and cabbage is not. We ahd boiled bacon(no, not the greasy stuff) but more of a ham taste. We did it with potatoes and cabbage.

My sister in Ireland had the same.

But we also had Murphys to drink!!

d
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