Ridski

Ah, shit. That's this week, isn't it?

Bob

Yeah, glad I'm not heading into beantown till next week

On the plus side, Trader Joes were selling pretty good bangers for paddy's day

kimilseung

I'm not Irish
I'm not in Ireland
so why the hell is Paddys night being celebrated by a bunch claiming to have some vague irish link, which just so happens to be far far less than any irish links I may have (and bring up when the situation demands)
and why corned beef, which isnt corned beef.

it surreal

and not a thing on the 12th of July when people with vague irish (of sorts) links; did celebrate back in the old country, though again not me (old country being Liverpool)

Zonie

Well, what you've written seems all Irish to me.

cindyabs

They are getting ready to swarm into Savannah for the parade and all. Good reason to stay at home.

chartreuse

Cos they're thick as pigshit* tossers. Like the twat who came up to me last week, telling me he was Scottish and might decide to live in his people's homeland one day.



* which aspect, at least, is authentically Irish.

ironporer

It's as good an excuse to go get drunk as any I suppose; as good as Cinco de Mayo (even though were not Mexicans).

Corned beef?? Simple, poor Irish immigrants in NYC lived in poor neighborhoods alongside poor Jewish immigrants and corned beef was the cheapest protein available.

Dan725

As ironporer says, its just an excuse for a pissup. Noone really cares about the Irish link, other than that. Have fun!

SultanOfSwing

It never really did make much sense to me, even when I lived in Northern Ireland, but at least we got a day off work there. And two for the 12th of July

What bothers me more here is how people get all surprised that I don't get into it and go all "but you're Irish aren't you', which then means I have to explain all over again that I identify myself as British but I might as well be talking to a brick wall, and for some reason I always come off as a whiner but hey ho.

It makes no sense that they would ignore St George, St Andrew and St David though - that's 3 more piss ups right there, and none of that awful looking green beer that looks like a glass of Fairy liquid

robin1234

Oh no, Paddy's day coming up again? Thanks for the head's up -- I'll have to dig out my orange shirt again I suppose..

SultanOfSwing

Now there's a good idea!

Ridski

I wouldn't mind if people just got drunk like they do on Cinco De Mayo, but they don't. They get fracking shitfaced. And worse, they get fracking shitfaced before I'm even on my way home from work. I have to deal with these plastic paddy bastards on the commute home from NYC tomorrow, and those are the lightweights who have wimped out at 7pm. Maybe I'll just take the day off. I'd get drunk with them if I could even find a bar I can get into without being thrown up on.

Dan725

Yep; if you can't beat 'em, might as well join 'em...might make your commute back a bit more bearable if you are in the same state!

ironporer

Emulating the true Irish perhaps?

I never understood it myself; as a German/English/Dutch/irish/+a bit of god only knows what mutt I really can't identify myself as an _____ American of any type; but then again I really don't need a 'good' reason to get drunk...

Ridski

Like I said, I probably would, if I could ever make it to the bar. Every place in Midtown Manhattan is heaving by the time I finish work.

Maybe I'll buy a couple of tinnies and drink them in a paper bag with the other saddos.