That's really funny actually as I have just picked the colour I'm going to paint my entry porch and its Green Tea

Well if St. Patrick's Day gets up your nose, just wait till Christmas. The fuss that's made about that Jesus dude is ridiculous.
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I think I get an exemption. My dad's cousin is a Catholic Priest but my Uncle (my mum's brother) was head of the Orange Order in Larne. Can you see why I never did give a monkeys

Really? I hadn't noticed anyone mentioning Jesus in relation to Christmas for a long time. I don't think many people are really into the whole "son of god" thing anymore.

Is that the Catholic Jesus or the Protestant Jesus?

This might help you decide:

http://www.jesusdressup.com/

Absolutely, I think I would feel more inclined to give someone a pat (scuse the pun) on the back for doing something they have had to work at rather than for having distant relatives who wore green, sat on mushrooms and played the fiddle.

Now - I am not saying I hate the Irish / welsh / Israels or anything tbh I couldn't give a f**k if you came from the moon, but how do these people want me to answer the old

"Oooooh my great grandfathers dog was Irish"

So What, you want a medal or something!!!!!

We have found it a lot over here, when you are asked where you are from, you reply "Insert country" then the answer is inevitably - "I have family from there", you say "Oh really where abouts?", they normally say "I'm not sure"

AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrghhhhhh

What is the best they hope can happen here???? What do you want us to say

"Oh good lets be mates then!" :curse:

Sorry it winds me up

Sad really - after all that is the real meaning behind Christmas to celebrate the birth of the "Son of God".

Well I just got back from my kids school and one of the teachers ws dressed like a Lephrecan.. There were Shamrocks everywhere!!

God I went to a Girls Catholic Convent School in London, i'd say 60% of the school was Irish or Irish decent and we NEVER celebrated like that!! A few of us used to come in with a little spig of real shamrock our Nanny's from Ireland had sent us.. That was about the extent of it! (the fact that we wore Bottle Green uniforms covered most bases )

We have a running joke in our Family about my 'Irishness'.. Its a good debate.. what actually dictates our 'Irishness' ??

Both my parents were born in Ireland, 5 of my 10 brothers and sisters were born in ireland... 90% of my Family are still in Ireland. BUT I was born and grew up in England.. Am I English or Irish..

My cousins say i'm english until I change my passport to an Irish one!! One of my cousins was born in England but my aunt and uncle decided to go back to Ireland, so he grew up there... Is he English or Irish.. ??

I think some feel its where they are born.. some where their Heritage derives from.. Its whatever you wanna feel...

Me.. I feel its Geography where your born, and Heritage is who you are... I love England and I love my Irish Heritage, I think I can have a bit of both... I'm a bit greedy like that

I just tried to put the Easter Bunny outfit on Jesus and then my computer crashed

It all comes down to who you root for during the World Cup, England or Ireland?

Nah, it's about getting pissed and eating your own body-weight in chocolate.

Oh I know, I know... and heres the thing.. BOTH.. but if there playing eachother.. Truely and honestly.. I think i would.. ermmm... It would have to be... England... I think!!

Well all my uncles/cousins support English Premier League teams.. so ya know.. theres my defence!!!!

I always root for the underdog - one year I was Nigerian

ah well in that case i'd be rooting for Ireland!