ST. PATRICK’S DAY: SOBER AND WEIRD AGAIN
The finest version of “Danny Boy” ever recorded, again in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
What? You assumed we’d pull out the stops and actually play Danny Boy? Hell to the blar-NO stone, and with good reason: it’s morbid as hell like all Irish music not focused on the topics murder and alcohol, and even with cultural fatigue from decades of “fuck me I’m Irish” bullshit that has made Red Sox/Pats fans the hemorrhoid on the ass of professional sports culture, it makes us cry like a scalded baby.
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haybeav says:
I would imagine that I am probably as Irish as anyone who reads this blog (both of my parents were born in Ireland) and I have to say that it makes me a little upset to see all these idiots who “celebrate” this holiday by getting shit faced and making asses of themselves. Most have no idea who St. Patrick was or what he did, and for them to “celebrate” his day, makes them ignorant.
And amen to the comment about Red Sox/Patriots fans a.k.a. Sports “Uber-Douche Bags”
March 17th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
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haybeav says:
Also, my family and I wear Orange on St. Patrick’s Day
March 17th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
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Orson Swindle says:
OH HELL NAW YOU DIDN’T BRING WILLIAM OF ORANGE UP IN THIS!!!
March 17th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
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chris says:
Statler and Waldorf were my heroes.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
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Sundawg says:
Big O, wasn’t there some sporting news over the weekend that you need to share with your readers?
You know there was; you know you do.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
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VandyJ says:
Green beer is the devil. If it’s light enough to dye it green, you shouldn’t be drinking it in the first place.
Otherwise, St Patrick’s Day is amateur hour paralleled only by New Year’s Eve, I prefer to knock back a couple of Guinness at home and honor the man who was his era’s Samuel L. Jackson, for getting the mutha-!-ing snakes off that mutha-!-ing island.
(And wear the Celtic FC jersey out looking for fights, of course. I’m not made of stone.)
March 17th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
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AllWhoYonder says:
haybeav, take King Billy and that protestant swill Bushmill’s and, well, enjoy your day. St. Pat’s is no day for discord…
March 17th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
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dork matter says:
So, what, I got Muppet-rolled?
March 17th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
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Rich says:
heybeav,
So I guess you get all pissed off at folks having the fajita platter at Chili’s on May 5th, too?
March 17th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
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Plastic Paddy says:
…Guinness tastes so much better in Ireland…
March 17th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
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Mike and His Four Noble Truths says:
Ah, that video reminded me of when Dora the Explorer and Boots sang The Rifles of the IRA.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
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DanF says:
I must be getting old – St. Patricks has gone from one of my favorite celebrated holidays to my absolute least.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
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Orson Swindle says:
Guinness, according to the Africans we know, tastes way, way better in Africa according to them. Maybe it’s the hint of pesticide that kicks it up a bit.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
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haybeav says:
@ 8
Anyone can celebrate any holiday they want to, whether they are part of that history or not. Just don’t act like an asshole when you do it.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
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DC Trojan says:
Haybeav, I collected the sash my father wore and got here as quickly as I could… only to read the wise words of VandyJ about green beer. Leaving aside his sartorial miscues – if you must go in that direction, c’mon the Hibees! – he is right that we should focus on what unites us, and celebrate the great dark gifts of Guinness and Murphys.
Besides, since St Patrick was Scottish and St Andrew was Greek, and my forebears were bigots and Orangemen (redundant, I know), and I live in the US and went to a Catholic high school, I don’t know who to pick a fight with any more…
March 17th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
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DanF says:
whenever people start the obligitory “you haven’t had a guiness until you’ve had one in ireland” i always tell them “I lived in Dublin for a semester and the best pint I’ve ever had was ina bar below my hostel in amsterdam.course the hallucinogenics, marjuana and hookers breath stew I was bathing in at the time might of added to my enjoyment, but what are you gonna do.”
that is usually enough to end the conversation
March 17th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
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Mike and His Four Noble Truths says:
haybeav,
I know my history. I remeber the day Pope John Paul II canonized SpongeBob’s best friend. (Note to reader: I have a 18 month old daughter and am no longer allowed to watch regular TV.)
March 17th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
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Bryan says:
16,
So when one dude brags about his trip to Dublin, you try to trump him with “I lived in Dublin for a semester…”
Am I reading that right? If so, you are king douche bag for the day.
Oh, and I’ve been to Dublin too. Three times, as a matter of fact… and once on St. Patty’s day…. so there… now I can feel better about myself in front of the EDSBS commenting crowd….. DOUCHEBAG!!!
Happy St. Patty’s day to all!!!!
March 17th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
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berdingo says:
As someone who is genuinely of Irish descent, I’m all for celebration of the day. Not necessarily getting completely wasted on green beer, but celebrated heartily nonetheless. And there shouldn’t be any discrimination on who is allowed to celebrate. The more celebrations (no matter the occasion/origin/ethnicheritage/etc…), the better, as far as I’m concerned. A pseudo-irish toast for the occasion:
May you all have nicer legs than yours under the covers before the new spuds are up.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
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Out of Conference says:
Work Nazi’s prevent youtube from reaching my computer here. I assume by the comments this is Animal, Swedish Chef, and Beaker’s rendition. Nice choice.
March 17th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
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The Conscience of a Nation says:
TRANSITIONAL FOSSIL
COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION
BIRTH CONTROL
HUMANISM
NO-FAULT DIVORCE
*trying to tweak the ads*
March 17th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
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Carlinthemarlin says:
I’m just glad the pinching thing stops in about eighth grade. I happen to be wearing green today, but usually I don’t even think about it, and if people had been coming up to me and pinching for the last ten years or so, I probably would have lost it.
March 17th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
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DC Trojan says:
Mike & His Four Noble Truths @ 17 – I missed that episode, I think we were watching the Angelina Ballerina where Henry is kneecapped outside a loyalist pub on Shankill Road, and Angelina heaves a petrol bomb into a nationalist pub in revenge.
March 17th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
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haybeav says:
Just a funny side story: In St. Louis, we have the Hibernian parade on the actual St. Patrick’s Day (as opposed to the “Big” parade on Saturday). The Hibernain Order, at least in St. Louis, are known financial supporters of the Irish Republican Army. Every year my Dad hopes in rains on St. Pat’s day because, as he says, “It’s God pissing down on the IRA”
March 17th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
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DanF says:
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Wow a guy tries to make a(possibly poor) joke and he gets some caplocks and a bunch of exclamation points thrown at him.
I think you may have completely misunderstood what I was getting at – which could be my fault- but your response reeks of pots and kettles
March 17th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
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sonofsamford says:
It was all cute and funny until Animal started singing. Then I was reminded about DACOACHO being taken away from us.
OH REBBAWILEBOY….
March 17th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
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Bryan says:
25,
My bad. I thought you were trying to be a jerk. If it was all in gest, one hundred appologies to you sir.
March 17th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
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DanF says:
27 – Not a problem at all – An attempt at humor on my part that must have hit the front of the rim.
March 17th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
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Tater Salad says:
@21:
SHOW ME A TRANSITIONAL FORM!!!! YOU CAN’T DO IT!!!!
/”creationist”
I seriously laughed out loud at that post. Well played.
March 17th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
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Rich says:
WE’RE IN YER “COLOURS,” TRIVIALIZING YOUR ANSHUNT HATREDZ.
(Devlins in County Tyrone… greetings from your distant cousin)
March 17th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
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DC Trojan says:
Rich @ 30 – I can haz carbombz?
(yeah I went there, and it felt great.)
March 17th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
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DC Trojan says:
TCOAN @ 21 – now it’s showing some middle aged male Christian bachelor… maybe the net needs to be cast wider?
Mandatory HPV vaccinations (odd that’s the first thing that came to mind…)
Civil Unions
Big Bang
Socialized health care
Open marriages
tax breaks for single mothers
Open borders
Immigration amnesty
Gay adoption
Perhaps that will make a difference…
March 17th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
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Go Blue, Eh says:
I never get those Christian dating service ads. Maybe because I’m north of the border and whatever it is that decides what ads to show just assumes I’m some kind of heathen.
March 17th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
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NewAZTiger says:
Some of you people don’t understand what American Tradition is.
The American Tradition is to take someone else’s tradition, bastardize it, and drink like snot on it.
St. Patty’s Day – Check.
Cinqo de Mayo – Check
Kwaanza – Check (so what if we had to make that up because Africa is too war-torn to have a good holiday to celebrate)
Mardi Gras – Check
College Football – Check (bastardized Rugby which was bastardized Soccer)
March 18th, 2008 at 6:11 am
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Out of Conference says:
DC Trojan – You allow ANgelina Ballerina in your house? Sprout goes back to the History Channel after Jakers goes off- kids are either in bed or well on their way by then. I wonder how Tiddley, Dannon, and Fernie celebrated yesterday.
March 18th, 2008 at 8:48 am
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the croominator says:
And don’t forget, NewAZTiger, the other American Tradition…creating our own holidays as an excuse to have massive close-out sales (if we can’t get drunk, we’ll buy stuff, either way we spend money):
Columbus Day
Presidents Day
Memorial Day
Veterans Day
March 18th, 2008 at 8:51 am
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DC Trojan says:
OOC @ 35 – so far as my kids know, children’s programming only exists via On Demand in the middle of the afternoon, and live television only broadcasts college football and soccer.
So of course what they do is wait until my parents come to visit, and then claim that they are allowed to watch Show X, and count on grandparental indulgence to over-ride parental censorship.
March 18th, 2008 at 9:40 am