Brian G Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 I wanted to wish a merry St. Patty's Day to all of my Irish HI bretheren; even the really ornery ones like Jack Ahern. [:-dev3] Brian G. When Is It "English-German Mutts" Day? [:-party]
Terence McCann Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 Back at you Brian. I took the day off. Will be staying at home with the wife watching some movies we rented. St. Pats day and New Years Eve are amateurs day out. Oh yea, we bought a corned beast for tonight.
mgbinspect Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 Ya beat me to it Brian. English, Irish, Dutch and an alleged dash of American Indian here. (Definitely mutt.) Best wishes to all. PS. My son's up in Boston with his girlfriend celebrating.
kurt Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 Aahhhh yess, the day Chicagoans turn the river green and invite the entire world to come and drink, eat, & urinate on our sidewalks.
Brian G Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Posted March 17, 2006 Originally posted by kurt Aahhhh yess, the day Chicagoans turn the river green and invite the entire world to come and drink, eat, & urinate on our sidewalks. Other than turning the river green, how is that different from any other day? [:-dev3][][:-dev3] Brian G. When Ya Gotta Go, Ya Gotta Go [:I]
kurt Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 Originally posted by Brian G. Originally posted by kurt Aahhhh yess, the day Chicagoans turn the river green and invite the entire world to come and drink, eat, & urinate on our sidewalks. Other than turning the river green, how is that different from any other day? [:-dev3][][:-dev3] Brian G. When Ya Gotta Go, Ya Gotta Go [:I] Every other day they do it on their own; on this day, they're invited.
Jack Ahern Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 May your next Guinness be your best one. Happy St Patrick's Day from Needham,Bridgton, and Cork. Wife's people are from Buncrana, Donegal.It's real easy to be Irish in Boston this weekend.[:-party]. Watch PBS this weekend, the New England ASHI guys will be manning the phones.[8D] Jack O'Ahern Needham on the Green Charles Bridgton,Maine
hausdok Posted March 17, 2006 Report Posted March 17, 2006 Hi All, Happy St. Paddy's day![:-party] This used to be one of my favorite days of the year. With a name like Michael Patrick Joseph O'Handley you'd think I'd be 100% Irish. Truth is, I'm not sure whether the progenitor was Irish, Scotch, English or an Arab trader who jumped ship in Scotland (Although I think I'll just go with Scotch or at least Celt.).[:-paperba We heard for decades that the O'Handley's came to Cape Breton, minus the "O", from County Roscommon. Then a distant cousin emailed me the document below about 5 years ago. What's a mongrel to do when his favorite myth has been destroyed? [:-weepn] Download Attachment: OHandleyFamilyHistory.doc 43.96 KB ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike
Brian G Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Posted March 17, 2006 My, the old spell checker has a hard time with the celtic heritage, doesn't it. I haven't seen that much red underlining since I left high school. [] All of our ancestories are pretty much reduced to charming trivalities in this country anyway. Very few of us have any meaningful connection to "the old country". We're a mutt nation by and large, and it's an important part of our genius and success. Whatever we were once, we're now American-That, not That-American, IMHO. We're Americans first. Brian G. American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God, Ornery By Nature [^]
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