St. Paddy's Day Celebration!!

[Catawba Kate]

Everybody's Irish!!!!! Let's start celebrating beginning with Wallaby's side of the world!!

[Wallaby Jack]

That werx fer me....... Just call me Dennis... (fer Friday only)


:wallaby:007:wallaby

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

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[William A.A. Wallace]

Everybody is Irish on Saint Patrick's day? Saint Patrick was SCOTTISH...like me!!! Of course, he did bring Christianity to the pagan peoples of Ireland...and he supposedly rid the country of snakes. Let's drink Irish whisky and some single malt scotch and dance a few jigs to celebrate!!! :)

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

...and he supposedly rid the country of snakes. Let's drink Irish whisky and some single malt scotch and dance a few jigs to celebrate!!! :)

Well, being a girl of Scottish/Irish heritage, I can drink to that! See, I knew St. Patrick was watching out for me.....I hate snakes.:tql

[Kid Sopris]

Hey, I once watched two Irish men walk out of a pub! No, it's true, I really did! :lool :lool :lool :lool :lool :lool :lool :lool :lool

[Lady Fleur]

Dont forget to wear the forgotten orange too (Green and orange are signifing catholic and protestant) A very old war... Hmm green is a bit more prevelent ... tell me who won again?

[Nellie's Mom]

See! Nellie! Everyone is celebrating your birthday. A day early but what the hey! Wallie will start it down under. Happy birthday to my baby. Love, Mom

[Nellie Blue]

OK, everyone have a green beer or preferrably green margarita :tql on me!!!

Happy St Paddy's Day!!

[Macon McLeod O'Smoke]

Dont forget to wear the forgotten orange too (Green and orange are signifing catholic and protestant) A very old war... Hmm green is a bit more prevelent ... tell me who won again?

So I am not the only one who knows about orange. :D

[Catawba Kate]

Everybody is Irish on Saint Patrick's day? Saint Patrick was SCOTTISH...like me!!! :)
All the better!!! Love those Scotts!!! But I come from a long line of Flanagans!!! Erin go Bragh!!:tban :tban :tban

[Garnet Rose]

A paddy wagon, of course!

[Garnet Rose]

Potty training?

[Garnet Rose]

Somewhere under the rainbow...

[Garnet Rose]

Happy St. Pooh-trick day!

[Garnet Rose]

P-p-p-piglet, too!

[Garnet Rose]

Can you see it from here?

[Coffee Em]

A Paddy wagon--by gad, woman, is there nothing you won't stoop to? :lool

Yep, knew about the orange; the Protestant Irish were often referred to as "Orangemen", and I believe it dates from William of Orange (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England">here</a>). St. Pat's being a Catholic holiday, I bet there are neighborhoods where the wearin' of the orange on that day could get you into biiiiiiiig trouble! Me, I just look crummy in orange.

I second the notion of having both Jameson's (or Bushmill's, if you prefer) and a nice Islay single malt to hand for the celebration. Oh, and Guinness, of course. It's not just for breakfast anymore.

Cheers,
Irish Coffee Em

[Allie Mo]

:Nellie, Happy Birthday!

Everybody, Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Regards,

Allie O'Riley Mo (great grandmother's maiden name)

[Garnet Rose]

A Paddy wagon--by gad, woman, is there nothing you won't stoop to? :lool




Of course Not when you keep encouraging me by laughing LOL

Garnet (she stoops to conquer) Rose

[Kid Sopris]

This is the cleanest Irish joke I know!!!

An Irish man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "what'll you have?"
The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please."
So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone. He then orders three more.
The bartender says, "Sir, I know you like them cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on it and when you get low I'll bring you a fresh cold one."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have three Guinness Stouts too, and we're drinking together.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, me brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."

:lool

[not true I got more]

[Garnet Rose]

Oh, and Guinness, of course. It's not just for breakfast anymore.

Cheers,
Irish Coffee Em

Don't forget to make the shamrock when you pour!

[Coffee Em]

Garnet, have you been to The Field in the gaslamp district in San Diego? Best-poured Guinness (and so, the best tasting) on the West Coast, I swear, and maybe the best west of Chicago. (Also wunnerful food.) And yep, the shamrock!

Cheers,
Irish Coffee Em

[Kid Sopris]

Okay you asked for it!

As soon as she had finished convent school, a bright young girl named Lena shook the dust of Ireland off her shoes and made her way to New York where before long, she became a successful performer in show business. Eventually she returned to her home town for a visit and on a Saturday night went to confession in the church, which she had always attended as a child. In the confessional Father Sullivan recognized her and began asking her about her work. She explained that she was an acrobatic dancer, and he wanted to know what that meant. She said she would be happy to show him the kind of thing she did on stage. She stepped out of the confessional and within sight of Father Sullivan, she went into a series of cartwheels, leaping splits, handsprings and backflips. Kneeling near the confessional, waiting their turn, were two middle-aged ladies. They witnessed Lena's acrobatics with wide eyes, and one said to the other: "Will you just look at the penance Father Sullivan is givin' out this night, and me without me bloomers on!"

[Catawba Kate]

:lool :lool :lool :tql :tql :tql Ya gotta love the Irish!! The jokes are too funny!!:fun

[Garnet Rose]

Garnet, have you been to The Field in the gaslamp district in San Diego? Best-poured Guinness (and so, the best tasting) on the West Coast, I swear, and maybe the best west of Chicago. (Also wunnerful food.) And yep, the shamrock!

Cheers,
Irish Coffee Em

http://www.thefieldirishpub.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/events.woa

Yes! Their boxty dishes are sure yummy!

"Boxty on the griddle, Boxty in the pan,
if you can't make a Boxty, you'll never get your man."

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[William A.A. Wallace]

Just remember...real men wear kilts!!! I'll take another pint o' Guinness and a pint o' Harp to wash it down....!

[Catawba Kate]

Just remember...real men wear kilts!!! I'll take another pint o' Guinness and a pint o' Harp to wash it down....!
Wallace, we have a thread burried here somewhere with very handsome men in kilts. But please feel free to post yours here for all of us to see. I'm assuming since you are a "real man" you have a kilt!!:rofl :rofl :rofl

[William A.A. Wallace]

Wallace, we have a thread burried here somewhere with very handsome men in kilts. But please feel free to post yours here for all of us to see. I'm assuming since you are a "real man" you have a kilt!!:rofl :rofl :rofl

Kate,

All men in kilts are handsome, just like all women in corsets are gorgeous!!!
Once again as you are "she who must be obeyed" I will attempt to post a pic of me kilted....

[Macon McLeod O'Smoke]

What tartan are you wearing? The ladies here LOVE men in kilts. I believe I posted my pictures somewhere here. I am not sure. I myself am a McLeod, if you couldn't tell from my alias. Mother's maiden name.

[William A.A. Wallace]

What tartan are you wearing? The ladies here LOVE men in kilts. I believe I posted my pictures somewhere here. I am not sure. I myself am a McLeod, if you couldn't tell from my alias. Mother's maiden name.

That is the House of Gordon tartan...that picture was taken at the Williamsburg, VA Scottish Festival about two years ago. House of Gordon was the honored clan and our clan chief was in attendance all the way from Huntly Castle! Had a great time!

[Iron Ed]

... Ya gotta love the Irish!! The jokes are too funny!!
Used to be an Irish comedian on public tv named Dave Allen. Funnier than Benny Hill, but I've never found any reruns of Dave. :(

[Iron Ed]

...I myself am a McLeod, ...
Just curious... What part of NC are you from? I used to know a Beth McLeod from around Carthage, NC.

[Macon McLeod O'Smoke]

I am from Fayetteville. That whole area, Dunn, Fayetteville, Pinehurst, and including Charthage was settled by MacLeod's starting in the late 1700's, coming up the Cape Fear River. I don't know a Beth MacLeod, but I would be related to her distantly. Most of the MacLeod's that settled in the South come from the Isle of Skye, Harris and the mainland, while those that went to Canada, more than likely came from the Isle of Lewis.

[Kid Sopris]

I be fer sur'n you know this song!
Salting of the Slug

When first I came to Caid my fortune there to find.
I met some jolly countrymen, on barbecue we dined.
The talk soon turned to sport and game as the old style we chugged.
They said lad you have not lived till you have salt the slug.

We raised high our shakers full of Morton's finest grain (grind?).
We crept out to the garden damp the creature there to find.
We watched each creature swell and pop, did thrill me to the core.
And every slug did learn that night that when it rains it pours.

So if you're e'er in Caid, quaffing Angel brew.
And hearty lads and lassies fair do salt a slug or two.
Pray join the sporting company forsaking sex and drugs.
God bless us jolly salterers and have pity on the slugs

[Jady]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e381/Jadym/sp5.jpg
May pleasure walk with you,
May luck smile upon you,
And may joy be at home in your heart.

Happy St. Patrick's Day To ALL!!
:) Jady

[Nevada Skye]

And A Happy St. Patricks Day to all of you from the McGrail Clan!! Me Great Grandpa was even the stereotypical Police Chief of a little town in Washington called Centralia in the early 1900's. My husband threatens to change our name to McZimmer because of the fun (sometimes slightly loaded) family I come from! :tql :cheers :chug

[Hugh Damwright]

Have a good one yall!

[Garnet Rose]

Or the corned beets and cabbage...

[Garnet Rose]

Happy St. Pat's!

[Sweet Violet]

Happy Saint Patricks Day Everyone!!! And if you've never met a ditzy-red-head-with-Irish-ancestory, "Hi, my name's Sweet Violet!" I am such a dork. I thought St. Pat's Day was LAST Friday! Hahahahahah. Oh my.

I'm going to go enjoy a little Bailey's Irish Cream now. Ok, maybe I'll wait until noon :rofl

SV

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Happy Saint Patricks Day Everyone!!! And if you've never met a ditzy-red-head-with-Irish-ancestory, "Hi, my name's Sweet Violet!" I am such a dork. I thought St. Pat's Day was LAST Friday! Hahahahahah. Oh my.

I'm going to go enjoy a little Bailey's Irish Cream now. Ok, maybe I'll wait until noon :rofl

SV
You silly girl, they already know me! From one ditzy red-head-with-Irish-ancestory to another. :kiss

[Sweet Violet]

Fannie,

Isn't it fun!!! Being a ditzy-red-head?

SV

[Catawba Kate]

Hey, I'm a red head too!! Does it matter if it comes from a bottle???:rofl :rofl :scared :scared

[Kid Sopris]

No Kate it doesn't at all. That's how some of the Irish came about in the first place! :lool

[Sweet Violet]

Catawaba Kate,

No it doesn't matter. The more the merrier, I always say!!!

SV

[William A.A. Wallace]

No Kate it doesn't at all. That's how some of the Irish came about in the first place! :lool

LOL...I read that and it took me about 5 seconds for it to hit me over the head! Good one!!!!!

:fun

[Catawba Kate]

:rofl :rofl :rofl I knew I'd left myself wide open with that one!!:tql :tql

[Allie Mo]

Hi Sister Ditzs!

I'm part Irish and I have a red wig. Can I play too? :cheers

Hugs,

Allie Mo

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

It doesn't matter if your hair is naturally red, or ir Loreal helps you out, or if you wear a red wig...if you are a red head, and self proclaimed ditz...join right in. :rofl :rofl

[Kid Sopris]

I always thought I wanted another "Redhead" girlfriend....But maybe Fannie is on to something here. Maybe I should settle for a "Ditz"! :lool :rofl

[Four-Eyed Buck]

My Susie went red........:ty

[Sweet Violet]

Ok, how do you do a quote thingy? Until then...

Allie Mo "I'm part Irish and I have a red wig. Can I play too?"

Absolutely!!!!!

SV

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Violet, sugar, you click on the tab that says "quote" in the post that you want to quote. This will open a reply box and have the post already in it, and you can delete any part you don't want to quote. Then, go down past the box [/quote] and start your reply.

[Nellie Blue]

Or do you mean our "signature" line? If you mean that, click on "User CP" up at the top, then click "Edit Signature"...

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

I always thought I wanted another "Redhead" girlfriend....But maybe Fannie is on to something here. Maybe I should settle for a "Ditz"! :lool :rofl
You are Guardian Angel to four redheads, what else could you ask for? We're all ditzy, too....well, at least sometimes we are. So, your dream has come true. :rofl :rofl

[Kid Sopris]

:lool :rofl :lool :rofl :ty :rofl :lool :rofl :lool

[BayouBlessings]

William Wallace.... fantastic kilt! I am from Scottish roots. Maiden name Kerr, in fact, my dad's name is William Wallace Kerr!! http://www.out-post.net/phpbb/images/smiles/scots.gif

~BayouB (a red head!)

[William A.A. Wallace]

William Wallace.... fantastic kilt! I am from Scottish roots. Maiden name Kerr, in fact, my dad's name is William Wallace Kerr!! http://www.out-post.net/phpbb/images/smiles/scots.gif

~BayouB (a red head!)

That's quite interesting, my wife had a Grandmother Kerr in her family history! Thanks for the kilt compliment! :ty

[Sweet Violet]

No Kate it doesn't at all. That's how some of the Irish came about in the first place! :lool

I just NOW got that. Oh help!

(Look Fannie!! I did it! Thanks.)

SV

[Garnet Rose]

:bump

Back to top since St. Paddy's day is coming again soon!

(If you liked it once, you'll love it twice! Right?)

[Black Jack McGinnis]

I remember two years ago, our group played at a bar in downtown Springfield. Actually we played on the bar. It felt kinda funny at first and my drones kept scraping the ceiling. There was also a ceiling fan to contend with. All of a sudden right in the middle of a tune, a rush of women came to the bar and laid their cell phones on the bar at our feet. The first thing that came to mind was that they had friends on the other end and they too were listening to us play. When a got a better look, I seen they all had camera phones.

I guess their friends weren't listening in!

[Slick Vic Ulster Ranger]

St Patrick was in fact English and not Scottish see link

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e253/scotty350/P1010079.jpg


http://www.who2.com/saintpatrick.html

Here is a pic of his grave he is buried in Downpatrick Cathedral

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e253/scotty350/P1010082.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e253/scotty350/P1010077.jpg

Here is Joyce and i with the man himself and the cathedral in the back ground
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e253/scotty350/P1010089.jpg

[Slick Vic Ulster Ranger]

William Wallace.... fantastic kilt! I am from Scottish roots. Maiden name Kerr, in fact, my dad's name is William Wallace Kerr!! http://www.out-post.net/phpbb/images/smiles/scots.gif

~BayouB (a red head!)

Hello Lass, great ta hae some Scots kin on this site. We hae some Kerrs around here and married into our clan.

[Lady Dallas]

Happy St Pats day from a real Colleen (only I spell it Coleen)...

May your neighbors respect you,
Troubles neglect you,
The angels protect you,
And Heaven accept you.

[Cat Cimmaron]

Lady Dallas, that's a cute poem, I've never seen that one before. Happy St. Patrick's Day Everybody!

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

Happy St Patricks Day everyone!!

I knew about the orange

Now thats a Handsome gent in kilt

Kidd quit it my sides hurt

I am ditzy enough without the red hair!

Vandenberg looks like Ireland in March...very green very foggy on the hill...sadly there is no lilt to be heard.

this is someones lively little "cowboy jig"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHXJGTcqfTY

[Prairie Wildflower]

A little late in reading this thread.........guess this proves it......yup, I'm yet another ditzy-redhead of Irish/Scottish ancenstry. My brother plays bagpipes in a Scottish band - they do weddings, funerals, parties, etc., so he has an assortment of kilt outfits in our clan tartan. VERY COOL. I LOVE Irish/Scottish music - the jigs are great fun to dance to.

So, can I join the "ditzy redhead club"? Aw come on, can I please? Pretty please????

[Prairie Wildflower]

And SW, hon, I think I'll join you with a glass of Bailey's Irish Cream - love that stuff!! However, my cowboy thinks that's a "fru-fru girly drink", so he sticks with his "manly" glass of Guiness :lool

[Allie Mo]

:tban Dear "Nelle Belle,"

I know that's not your real name but it has a nice ring to it.

Hoping you have a great and fantastic Birthday!

Love ya!:tban

[Slick Vic Ulster Ranger]

Used to be an Irish comedian on public tv named Dave Allen. Funnier than Benny Hill, but I've never found any reruns of Dave. :(

Here is a link to the late Dave Allen


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cT-BQLX6nU

[Slick Vic Ulster Ranger]

St Patrick was in fact English and not Scottish see link

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e253/scotty350/P1010079.jpg


http://www.who2.com/saintpatrick.html

Here is a pic of his grave he is buried in Downpatrick Cathedral

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e253/scotty350/P1010082.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e253/scotty350/P1010077.jpg

Here is Joyce and i with the man himself and the cathedral in the back ground
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e253/scotty350/P1010089.jpg

Did anyone look at these Pics?

[Duzy Wales]

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY TO ALL!

[Madame Olive Yew]

GREAT PICS SLICK VIC!! I really like the one of you & your Missus in front of the Cathedral. Your a great looking couple.
They just dont build anything like they did in the old days. :tap The Cathedral is magnificent!

[Macon McLeod O'Smoke]

I have a wonderful book on St. Patrick, "St. Patrick of Ireland" by Phillip Freeman. It is a very good book on his life, conversion to Christianity, and his mission. It also includes several of his letters.

[Slick Vic Ulster Ranger]

A wee bit of a yarn.




Murphy showed up at Mass one Sunday and the priest almost fell down when he saw him. Murphy had never been seen in church in his life.

After Mass, the priest caught up with Murphy and said, "Murphy, I am so glad ya decided to come to Mass, what made ya come?"

Murphy said, "I got to be honest with you Father, a while back, I misplaced me hat and I really, really love dat hat. I know that McGlynn had a hat just like me hat, and I knew that McGlynn came to church every Sunday. I also knew that McGlynn had to take off his hat during Mass and figured he would leave it in the back of church. So, I was going to leave after Communion and steal McGlynn's hat."

The priest said, "Well, Murphy, I notice dat ya didn't steal McGlynn's hat. What changed your mind?"

Murphy said, "Well, after I heard your sermon on the 10 Commandments, I decided that I didn't need to steal McGlynn's hat after all."

The priest gave Murphy a big smile and said; "After I talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' ya decided you would rather do without your hat than burn in Hell, right ?"

Murphy slowly shook his head and said, "No, Father, after ya talked about 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' I remembered where I left me hat."
:rofl :lool

[Coffee Em]

:lool :lool :lool :lool

[Ida Hands]

:lool :lool :lool :lool Those were GREAT pictures! They certainly needed a BIG rock to keep those three down! THANKS for the great pictures and the great laugh!

[Nellie Blue]

I was havin' a wee lil DE JA VOUS!!!! Flash backs! :lool :lool :lool

Here's wishin' ya lots a gold at the end of yer rainbow.

[Catawba Kate]

Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said, "Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!"

Miraculously, a parking place appeared.

Paddy looked up again and said, "Never mind, I found one." :lool



Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and says to the first man he meets, "Do you want to go to heaven?"

The man said, "I do, Father."

The priest said, "Then stand over there against the wall."

Then the priest asked the second man, "Do you want to go to heaven?"

"Certainly, Father," was the man's reply.

"Then stand over there against the wall," said the priest.

Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and said, "Do you want to go to heaven?"

O'Toole said, "No, I don't Father."

The priest said, "I don't believe this. You mean to tell me that when you die you don't want to go to heaven?"

O'Toole said, "Oh, when I die, yes. I thought you were getting a group together to go right now." :lool



Gallagher opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend, Finney.

"Did you see the paper?" asked Gallagher. "They say I died!!"

"Yes, I saw it!" replied Finney. "Where are ye callin' from?" :lool



An Irish priest is driving down to New York and gets stopped for speeding in Connecticut . The state trooper smells alcohol on the priest's breath and then sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car.

He says, "Sir, have you been drinking?"

"Just water," says the priest.

The trooper says, "Then why do I smell wine?"

The priest looks at the bottle and says, "Good Lord! He's done it again!" :lool



Walking into the bar, Mike said to Charlie the bartender, "Pour me a stiff one - just had another fight with the little woman."

"Oh yeah?" said Charlie, "And how did this one end?"

"When it was over," Mike replied, "She came to me on her hands and knees.

"Really," said Charles, "Now that's a switch! What did she say?"

She said, "Come out from under the bed, you little chicken." :rofl :rofl :rofl