Official St Patrics day thread.

[SoonerP226]

I had a very Irish lunch--Taco Mayo. It was supposed to be home-made chicken fried steak, but my dad decided yesterday would be a good day to develop gallstones, so he's in the hospital waiting for his gall bladder to become less angry so they can do something about it. As a result, instead of getting chicken fried steak for my birthday, I got Taco Mayo--and had to buy it, to boot.

I never could develop a taste for corned beef (brisket should be smoked; any other use is a waste), and if it weren't for kraut, cabbage would have no use at all...

At the moment, I'm waiting for AXS TV (DirecTV HD 340) to switch over and start showing Gaelic Storm live from Milwaukee. They're currently showing the "3rd Annual L.A. Live Irish Festival," which might be OK if it weren't in Kahleefohneeya...

 

[flatwins]

My Granfather got shot down over Germany on St Patricks Day in 1945. He was a waist gunner on a B-17. He's still with us. It is a special day.

Please tell your grandfather that I have an enormous amount of respect for him and his service. The B-17 was a jewel and the aircrews were heroes.

 

[SoonerP226]

Representatives of the world's beer companies met in Milwaukee for a global convention. After the first, and particularly long, evening of swapping stories and telling lies, they retired to the bar to talk a little treason.

The Aussie steps up to the bar. "Everybody knows that the best beer comes from Down Under, mate, so I'll have a Foster's."

The Dutchman steps up to the bar. "The finest beers are made in the Netherlands, so I will have a Heineken."

The American steps up to the bar. "Hell, we all know that Americans make the best beer, and I make the King of them all, so I'll have a Bud."

The Irishman steps up to the bar. "I'll have a Coke, if you please."

The others look at him, shocked. "Aren't you going to have a Guiness?" they ask in unison.

He takes a drink of his Coke, then says, "Thanum o'n dhoul, if you're not drinking, I'm not drinking, either!"

 

[Cavagan]

Corned Beef and Colcannon for dinner... closing the day out with style.

 

[348]

My St. Patrick's day just got started at 11pm! Drinking alone isn't an issue, is it? Kanpai!

 

[AKJ20]

My St. Patrick's day just got started at 11pm! Drinking alone isn't an issue, is it? Kanpai!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpzqQst-Sg8

 

[348]

Moments like this make me miss Mr. Hooker.

 

[348]

Let's not forget the great Shane Macgowan.