Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vbrtrmn 167 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Sláinte! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 (edited) I'm American, not Irish, so I don't celebrate it. None of that hyphenated "American" bullshit for me. Edited March 17, 2009 by patriot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'm American, not Irish, so I don't celebrate it. Well phooey on you then...lol I'm Irish AND American. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWho 10 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Its whats for Dinner... :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bayoupiper 738 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'm American, not Irish, so I don't celebrate it. Pog ma thoin'! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juggernaut 11,054 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Well, like any other blue collar American/Irishman.... I'm spending the day workin'....... Gonna pass on the green beer too...... I punch people a lot less after I quit drinkin'...... Anyhow: Erin go bragh! Go where Glory waits you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted March 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 Well, like any other blue collar American/Irishman.... I'm spending the day workin'....... Gonna pass on the green beer too...... I punch people a lot less after I quit drinkin'...... Anyhow: Erin go bragh! Go where Glory waits you! Me too.... http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showto...mp;#entry333911 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juggernaut 11,054 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 St Patty History Lesson 101: St. Patrick's Blue, not green, was the colour long-associated with St. Patrick. Green, the colour most widely associated with Ireland, with Irish people, and with St. Patrick's Day in modern times, may have gained its prominence through the phrase "the wearing of the green" meaning to wear a shamrock on one's clothing. At many times in Irish history, to do so was seen as a sign of Irish nationalism or loyalty to the Roman Catholic faith. St. Patrick used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish. The wearing of and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the saint's holiday. The change to Ireland's association with green rather than blue probably began around the 1750's. Some Protestants have begun wearing orange on St. Patrick's Day as a mark of defiance. This relatively new tradition has its roots in William of Orange (William III), the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, who defeated King James II, a Roman Catholic, in the Battle of the Boyne near Dublin. William's victory would ensure Protestant military dominance on the island and has been a source of tension ever since. Although the "Orange" in William's name actually referred to a province in southern France, the colour reference of orange for Protestants stuck. This is why orange now appears in the Irish flag - to symbolize the Protestant minority in Ireland. The first group to take part in the tradition of wearing orange on St. Patrick's Day appears to have been the Orange Institution, a Protestant fraternal organization more commonly known as the Orange Order. Some members of the order wore orange in various parades on St. Patrick's Day as a mark of defiance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saigafan12345 21 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 happy st. patty's day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azrial 1,091 Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'm American, not Irish, so I don't celebrate it. Well phooey on you then...lol I'm Irish AND American. Hell, everybody is Irish on Saint Paddy's Day! I hope everyone has a great one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
22_Shooter 1,560 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I gorged on corned beef yesterday, and I just did it again this morning when I got out of work. Nom nom nom nom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bayoupiper 738 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I did the required bagpiping thing. What really makes me laugh is all the "Irish-for-a-day" cheer when I play Scotland The Brave...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juggernaut 11,054 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I did the required bagpiping thing. What really makes me laugh is all the "Irish-for-a-day" cheer when I play Scotland The Brave...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bayoupiper 738 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 (edited) These guys opened for Dropkick Murphys in New Orleans Edited March 18, 2009 by Will Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Juggernaut 11,054 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 These guys opened for Dropkick Murphys in New Orleans COOL! There local to you... have you seen them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scoutjoe 276 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I wasn't Irish, but dammit I was tryin! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joelrod47 373 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Anybody know the difference between St. Patrick's Day and Martin Luther King Day ????? ,,,,,,,,,,On St. Patrick's Day, everyone wants to be Irish............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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