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I had two Irish guys (boilermaker / welders) working for my crew this week and guess what..... No show today. Surprise surprise !!!!!!!!
I dont expect them to be too healthy tomorrow after 10+ pints of "the black death"
WOOOOAAHHH GO LEPRECHAUNS!!!!! XD XD XD XD XD ( hmm sorry I have this thing with my freind about leprechauns and fairies....and how leprechauns burn off the fairies wings and send them down the mine digging for gold and they never see the day light again!! Muhuahahaha!!! :P lol!)
^ LOL, I think it's fair to say that anyone who isn't Irish thinks the country is run by Leprachauns...
An actually fact is that Irish people are "small" because there parents smoked while pregnant with their child...
Luckily I escaped as I was born and reared in England til I was 3 then I moved to Ireland and met my first so called
"Leprachaun friends"...
Anyway just wondering if some people would post to say if they get a day off work or school for this holiday, then say where you're from, just to see If anywhere else takes it seriously ( seriously can mean going to a parade or getting completly wacked)
Edger Jr
Last edited: Friday, March 17, 2006 at 5:01:42 PM
The thing is, Patrick was born like half an hour away from my house....and I live in South Wales! Lol so he wasnt even born in irland :P ! Put that in your pipe and smoke it lol! Hehehe
Here I am on St. Pat's day teaching. School is in. The kids are wearing green, but they don't really know why... From the West Coast of the US...
^ Cool!
^^ Lol.. I smoked it, then started coughing, so I stopped... Because I actually looked it up and according to most sites he was born in southern scotland
Here is the story of the Irish patron Saint's life:
only read if interested...
St Patrick - the story
St Patrick was born a Briton under Roman rule - the exact location of his birthplace isn't known but it was either the north of England or southern Scotland.
In his teens he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave by Niall of the Nine Hostages, a famous king of Ireland whose son Laoghaire was later to play a large part in Patrick's mission to convert Ireland to Christianity.
Patrick was taken to Antrim where he was sold to a local landowner, Meliuc, who put him to work as a shepherd.
For six long years Patrick lived upon the Slemish mountain with only his sheep for company. The land was bleak and the conditions harsh but Patrick found solace in the faith that his people had abandoned under Roman rule. He prayed day and night to the Christian God who brought him comfort during this time.
One night he heard a voice calling to him, telling him that the time had come to escape. It told him, "See, your ship is ready." Patrick knew that he had to travel south to seek the ship God had told him of. He travelled for 200 miles until he came to Wexford where, sure enough, a boat heading for Britain was waiting.
Patrick approached the captain, who at first denied him passage. He turned away, praying for God's guidance. Before he finished the prayer he heard a member of the crew calling to him to come with them - they had changed their mind and could provide him with safe passage home.
Patrick did not seem destined to have an easy life - when travelling home through Britain he was captured by a band of brigands, who returned him to slavery. Desperate, Patrick heard God's voice reassuring him that, "Two months will you be with them."
Sure enough, after sixty days in their company, God delivered him from their hands. Patrick then spent seven years travelling throughout Europe trying to determine what his purpose on earth was. Eventually he came to the conclusion that he should study to become a true servant of God, taking his message throughout the world.
He first studied at the Lerin Monastery, situated on an island off the Cote d' Azur. On completing his studies he returned to Britain as a priest. He remained in Britain until a voice came to him in a dream. He recognised it as the voice of the Irish, which begged him, "We beseech thee, holy youth, to come and walk once more amongst us." At this point, Patrick's purpose in life was revealed to him - he would convert the Irish to Christianity.
St. Patricks Day is celebrated every 17th of March (Today)....
Someone Should make an Irish Mod... Actually I should, but I might need some help... Can someone make a giant Shamrock in a blender?
Edger Jr XD
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Last night we did something special.
Our son was all excited about catching a leprechaun since they had been talking about them so much in school. So we build a trap out of an old cardboard box. We put a trip line in it and lined the bottom with duct tape (sticky side up) to catch him when he fell. Next, there was a bin full of gold wrapped chocolate coins and a crayon colored rainbow stuck to the back of the box (to attract the little bugger to the "pot 'o gold").
This morning the coins were gone, gold dust was everywhere and leading down the steps and a small teddy bear with a four leaf cover on his chest was in the bin. My son was pretty excited.
Later at breakfast, he was looking at the bear, thinking, when he finally said to his mother, "I think you guys might have put this out there." Man! He's smart!
Humm... Someone deleted my post about the next-day guinness toiletburns?
Being forewarned is being forearmed... Thats what I always say.
You just wait for the wonderful fragrance... Mmmm... Imagining it now.
If any one of you bastards pinch me one more time..
Not really Irish, but in the spirit. Hilarious tune. The Drunk Scotsman Song.mp3
"seeee yon sleeping scootsman, so strong and handsome buiilt..." I like this song
^^^^^ lol, Gj...
What's the next holiday coming up?
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Hi all,
Just wanted to inform anyone who didn't know that today is XD XD St. Patrick's Day XD XD
And considering I'm Irish, it makes sence to be the one to start this thread...
Edger Jr
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