St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Mar 17th 2006, 7:28 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by ironporer
So what- do you know than hardley anyone in Mexico celebrates the Battle of Puebla either...nor know WTF it is? But Cinco de Mayo is a good reason to go out and drink and eat Mexican food...Just like St Pats is (except with Corned Beef...which I understand to be as Irish as Borst is).
Nice to see all the Irish/Americans celebrating their heritage round here by drinking Bud Light because they hate the taste of Guinness and eating Pizza because they hate cabbage.
Mar 17th 2006, 7:28 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by ironporer
So what- do you know than hardley anyone in Mexico celebrates the Battle of Puebla either...nor know WTF it is? But Cinco de Mayo is a good reason to go out and drink and eat Mexican food...Just like St Pats is (except with Corned Beef...which I understand to be as Irish as Borst is).
Anytime we ate it back home it was frey bentos' finest straight from argentina
Mar 17th 2006, 7:29 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by rushman
It has already on web cam #2 mate. The SPG have a van there and are having a friendly chat with someone pinned against the wall.
Ahhhhh English Friday nights.....god how I miss them.
Ahhhhh English Friday nights.....god how I miss them.
Eh, watch out - its the busys
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Mar 17th 2006, 7:36 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Watching it now - quality
Eh, watch out - its the busys
Eh, watch out - its the busys
Mar 17th 2006, 7:37 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Watching it now - quality
Eh, watch out - its the busys
Eh, watch out - its the busys
marvellous stuff.
Mar 17th 2006, 7:40 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Well its 8.30 there so there must be a few scally's bevv'ied up enough to have the obligatory "Handbags at 5 paces" any minute now. Hopefully by 10 PM we'll have seen a "glassin'" or two............and by 11 the men will start.
Mar 17th 2006, 7:42 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by rushman
...........and by 11 the men will start.
Mar 17th 2006, 7:43 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by rushman
Well its 8.30 there so there must be a few scally's bevv'ied up enough to have the obligatory "Handbags at 5 paces" any minute now. Hopefully by 10 PM we'll have seen a "glassin'" or two............and by 11 the men will start.
She hasn't moved in 20 minutes.
Mar 17th 2006, 7:44 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Do you think that the wpc is stuck to the passenger door of the van ???
She hasn't moved in 20 minutes.
She hasn't moved in 20 minutes.
Mar 17th 2006, 7:45 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Being from ireland I don't get the corned beef thing.
Anytime we ate it back home it was frey bentos' finest straight from argentina
Anytime we ate it back home it was frey bentos' finest straight from argentina
Mar 17th 2006, 7:46 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by mickmills
this promotion where if you drank several pints of guinness they gave you this big guinness hat.
Mar 17th 2006, 7:47 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by Kate2112
Yep i was blown away by that one too....it was always bacon and cabbage ???
The old corned beef was nice with a salad though and loads of salad cream.
Mar 17th 2006, 7:47 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by Bob
give 'em 20 odd mins to get booted from the pubs first though
Mar 17th 2006, 7:48 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
All those people standing outside in the street while you can still smoke in the bars........
Mar 17th 2006, 8:08 am
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Re: St Patrick's Day - why all the fuss?
Originally Posted by BlightyBoy
I'm amazed how it's such a big thing here. I scarcely even heard of it in England. I guess the stores have to have something between Valentines and Easter. 
