With Apologies To My Irish Friends
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See now we know this isn't true. There isn't enough bottles on the floor to have three passed out Irish Women.. LOL
We children of the diaspora can enjoy a good joke, even one that targets us. We grow up with an acute awareness that we are the viewed by many as the "lazy Irish," the "drunk Irish," the "pugnacious Irish," the "superstitious Irish," etc. We also enjoy the fact that everyone wants to Irish on the venerated Saint's day.
So, take your humor where you find it, there is much too little of it in this world today.
So, take your humor where you find it, there is much too little of it in this world today.
An Englishman & an Irishman were driving head-on at night on a winding, curvy road. Both were driving much to fast and hit head-on in the middle of the road. Their cars were totally destroyed but to their amazement, neither driver was hurt! In celebration of their good luck each agreed to forever put aside their dislike for the other: the Englishman for the Irish & the Irishman for the English.
To consummate their good fortune & the agreement the Englishman walked to the trunk of his car and retrieved a bottle of 20 yr old whiskey. He hands the bottle to the Irishman and says, "May the English & the Irish live together in peace & harmony, forever!"
Still trembling over the wreck the Irishman quickly chugs down half the bottle then offers it back to the Englishman who replies, "No thanks...I'll just wait for the police to arrive.
To consummate their good fortune & the agreement the Englishman walked to the trunk of his car and retrieved a bottle of 20 yr old whiskey. He hands the bottle to the Irishman and says, "May the English & the Irish live together in peace & harmony, forever!"
Still trembling over the wreck the Irishman quickly chugs down half the bottle then offers it back to the Englishman who replies, "No thanks...I'll just wait for the police to arrive.
I’m Irish and by that I don’t mean that my greatgreatgreatgreatgrandfather dried the cow dung off his boots on Staten Island a few hundred years ago. I do mean that I was born in Ireland. If fact I was born in the Coombe in Dublin, much akin to a cockney being born within the sound of Bowe Bells.
I’m Irish and I don’t find this thread particularly funny. Crass, puerile and trite are words that come to mind. Not that I’m offended you understand, even if a moderator rows in with a smart comment.
No I’m not offended I just feel it’s all rather shabby and a little disappointing.
Not so long ago there was quite a furore over “engerish”, but it appears that “Oirish” is acceptable.
OP, I wonder that you have Irish friends, here’s something you may enjoy.
http://www.herald.co.zw/alcoholic-dumps-zim-out-of-wc/
I’m Irish and I don’t find this thread particularly funny. Crass, puerile and trite are words that come to mind. Not that I’m offended you understand, even if a moderator rows in with a smart comment.
No I’m not offended I just feel it’s all rather shabby and a little disappointing.
Not so long ago there was quite a furore over “engerish”, but it appears that “Oirish” is acceptable.
OP, I wonder that you have Irish friends, here’s something you may enjoy.
http://www.herald.co.zw/alcoholic-dumps-zim-out-of-wc/
oldreddog, I'd also like to apologize. Yes, this was puerile humor at those of Irish-descent that I waded into knowing that it could be construed as offensive. I probably should've taken the high road and just not commented, but the wine bottles made it so hard and I faltered. Again, I apologize. This said, I'd happily share a bowl and drink a dram with you and johnnyreb any day.
-Jason
P.S.- oldreddog, I have no idea what the hell they are talking about in that link of yours. I think it's cricket, which for Americans is similar to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEH4ahCCrJo
-Jason
P.S.- oldreddog, I have no idea what the hell they are talking about in that link of yours. I think it's cricket, which for Americans is similar to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEH4ahCCrJo
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