Ok I'll bite, shouldn't but I will. So I'm racist it seems................................just for your own information I can trace my Irish roots back to the 8th and 9th Earls of Kildare, heck one of them was the King Of England for a couple of weeks whilst the Brits sorted themselves out when their King died without an heir and around the same time my family had a rather famous battle on a little hill called Knockdoe in 1504, largest loss of life on Irish soil, so my forebears have bled for that land and we very much still call it home. My family is listed in the Doomsday book of 1086 when two brothers and their wives made it through for the count, you can read their names in the book which is in Kew if you ever get out of the United States and this book was commissioned by William The Conqueror, I assume you know who he is. I have extensive family in Cork and Ulster, the latter being just a little militant and would relish hearing you call me a racist.
As for Italians and their pipes, well I have an extensive collection of Italian pipes made by Castello and I love smoking them whilst quaffing Vino as you put it whilst marvelling at their craftsmanship. Do I have any Italian friends, no I do not but I would love to smoke my pipe and drink their Grappa (correct term for a robust Italian wine) and laugh with them if I was lucky enough.
So I can say I have deep Irish/Anglo roots and the fact that you believe speaking about the Irish like I did in my post was racist would surely be cause for the whole of the Emerald Isle to piss itself laughing. Irishmen and women tend not to take themselves to seriously, unlike keyboard warriors whose sensibilities are impinged by such jovial speak.
So next time you think you're cool hand Luke shooting from the hip just remember there are people in this world and on this forum whom are vastly more sage than what you have presented yourself to be and it might be wise to think before you type in the future.............
