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Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

themetfairy Mar 16 2012 06:25 AM

Have a good one y'all!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 16 2012 07:23 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I think we'll be indoors. With the windows closed, and possibly boarded.

Mets – Willets Point Mar 16 2012 07:48 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Time for me to be embarrassed by people I share ancestry with.

Ceetar Mar 16 2012 07:52 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I'm going to be brewing a Mexican Blonde Ale (also known as Piazza Blonde), watching the Mets, eating Irish Soda Bread, and I dunno, drinking something.

metirish Mar 16 2012 08:19 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Time for me to be embarrassed by people I share ancestry with. Yeah, Throgs Neck had their parade last Sunday , went by that way later than night and saw a girl shit faced falling around the place and a bunch of louts drinking on the street......

Edgy MD Mar 16 2012 08:22 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I don't know where the line break is in your screen. Or yours or yours or yours. But I initially read irish's post as: "Yeah, Throgs Neck had their parade last Sunday , went by that way later than night and saw a girl shit" Anyhow, to Hell or Connaught, babies.

MFS62 Mar 16 2012 08:32 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Happy day for all. Incidentally, MF, thanks for sparing us the image of green bagels. Later

themetfairy Mar 16 2012 08:40 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I'm somewhat confused - I've never bought, photographed or posted any images of green bagels before. Why would I do so now?

Ceetar Mar 16 2012 08:53 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I'm somewhat confused - I've never bought, photographed or posted any images of green bagels before. Why would I do so now? why wouldn't you? Am I a bad New Yorker ( well yes, i live in New Jersey) for liking Green Bagels? Or green beer? (which is more nasty for the quality of beer it's usually put in) This is me, drinking a Green Shock Top, watching the Mets play the Red Sox last year:

MFS62 Mar 16 2012 09:04 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

themetfairy wrote: I'm somewhat confused - I've never bought, photographed or posted any images of green bagels before. Why would I do so now? IIRC, this thread has contained those pics over the years (didn't remember who posted which). But I was thanking you for not doing it. Later

Chad Ochoseis Mar 16 2012 09:18 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I think we'll be indoors. With the windows closed, and possibly boarded. Yeah, this. But maybe I'll put on a Dropkick Murphys CD. Green bagels are just wrong. But when I was in junior high, we had an Irish-Jewish shop teacher named Reilly who would wear a green yarmulke on St. Patrick's Day. That was kind of cool.

themetfairy Mar 16 2012 09:52 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Ceetar wrote: themetfairy wrote: I'm somewhat confused - I've never bought, photographed or posted any images of green bagels before. Why would I do so now? why wouldn't you? Am I a bad New Yorker ( well yes, i live in New Jersey) for liking Green Bagels? Or green beer? (which is more nasty for the quality of beer it's usually put in) No reason at all. And there's nothing wrong with liking green bagels or green beer. It just struck me as odd that MFS62 specifically thanked me for not posting something that I've never before posted.

themetfairy Mar 16 2012 09:53 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Chad Ochoseis wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I think we'll be indoors. With the windows closed, and possibly boarded. But when I was in junior high, we had an Irish-Jewish shop teacher named Reilly who would wear a green yarmulke on St. Patrick's Day. That was kind of cool. Love it!

themetfairy Mar 16 2012 10:31 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Chad's post reminded me of this - D-Dad bought this pin either back when we were in college or shortly thereafter. I always liked how it incorporated the "On St. Patrick's Day, Everybody is Irish" spirit :)

Mets – Willets Point Mar 16 2012 10:47 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Sometimes being Irish is not Irish enough: [youtube:qx2tj41e]QnHn8jWUTIM[/youtube:qx2tj41e]

Edgy MD Mar 16 2012 02:44 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

And one more time from the lovely and briliant Terry Winch. P R A Y E R T O S T. P A T R I C K St. Patrick, snake-hating Brit, forgive us our sins, our wins, our losses, forgive us our employees and bosses, forgive us those stupid four-leaf clovers that idiots confuse with the Holy Trinity-signifying shamrock, especially around this time of year. Forgive us green beer, Hostess cupcakes with green icing, forgive us the moronic greening of hair, food, water. Forgive us the total lack of meaning that now attaches to your name. It is all truly unseemly and insane. Grant us a moratorium on any more news of the triumphs of Michael Flatley or Frank McCourt. God bless Paddy’s pig and Paddy Moloney’s wig, Mickey and Andy Rooney, Rosemary and George Clooney. Requiescat in pace, Versace et Liberace. In nomine Dei, we’ve had enough of Leahy. Dear saint of our isle, we’d like to send ya an urgent plea to abolish Enya. Let the bar owners pay the poor musicians a small fortune. They’re earning it. Banish misfortune for the Irish over here and the Irish over there. Banish “Danny Boy” and “The Unicorn” while you’re at it. Let there be an Irish-American fin de siècle starring Mark McGwire and Margaret Heckler. Grant another eighty-seven years to my Auntie Nora and let history smile upon the Irish Diaspora. Let the music be on the mark. Lead the fiddle players from the dark of orthodoxy. Oremus for my brother Seamus. Let a thousand poems and songs end the battles and undo the wrongs.

Mets – Willets Point Mar 16 2012 02:50 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Irish-Americans Gear Up For 'The Reinforcin' O' The Stereotypes'

Ceetar Mar 16 2012 02:52 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I'm 12.5% Scottish, so I'm gonna drink me some Scotch whiskey tomorrow. Got a problem with that?

metsmarathon Mar 16 2012 07:56 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

just don't order up a black and tan in honor of the emerald isle. that would be uncool.

metirish Mar 16 2012 08:33 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

metsmarathon wrote: just don't order up a black and tan in honor of the emerald isle. that would be uncool. yeah, Nike can't sell a dumb sneaker called " black & tan" but every fucking shithole "Irish" bar can sell a dumb beer called " black & tan". anyway, Nike could have spent more than ten bucks on research.....

Ceetar Mar 16 2012 08:34 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

had Brooklyn's Dry Irish Stout today at happy hour. was pretty good.

MFS62 Mar 17 2012 07:37 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I also posted this in the things I just learned thread, but it fits in both places: This morning, the local weather guy on tv explained that even though he's Irish, he can't wear green. He works in front of a green screen and if he wore green, the weather map would be seen projected on the green he wears. Later

metirish Mar 17 2012 08:36 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

MFS62 wrote: I also posted this in the things I just learned thread, but it fits in both places: This morning, the local weather guy on tv explained that even though he's Irish, he can't wear green. He works in front of a green screen and if he wore green, the weather map would be seen projected on the green he wears. Later now that is interesting and makes sense now that I know.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 17 2012 08:47 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Yeah, cases in point: [youtube:1myzgfuh]Y0CghAKgY4E[/youtube:1myzgfuh] [youtube:1myzgfuh]zsoRgkh0fYo[/youtube:1myzgfuh]

metirish Mar 17 2012 08:52 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

There is nothing that can't be found on youtube ....

themetfairy Mar 17 2012 02:35 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Frayed Knot Mar 17 2012 03:01 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I wore orange today.

metirish Mar 17 2012 06:30 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Frayed Knot wrote: I wore orange today. see in Ireland people wear that , Tipp Town today for instance

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 17 2012 06:58 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Gave in some, tore down our storm boards, went out, and picked up fixins and libations for a pseudo-Irish dinner: Cabbage salad with pea shoots and orange bell pepper (dressing: simmered red-and-white vinegar, dijon, honey, celery seed, chives) "Corned" seared ribeye (with juniper, allspice, ginger and horseradish sauce) "Bangered" (mixed butter with rendered porkfat from a BLT lunch) garlic mash with Kerrygold Irish cheddar Cinnamon-sodabread pudding (made from store-bought sodabread)

Fman99 Mar 17 2012 07:20 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I drank, all day. Also made a corned beef round that came out terrifically. Skipped the local parade in favor of the SU game and a nap.

Ashie62 Mar 17 2012 07:23 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

metirish wrote: metsmarathon wrote: just don't order up a black and tan in honor of the emerald isle. that would be uncool. yeah, Nike can't sell a dumb sneaker called " black & tan" but every fucking shithole "Irish" bar can sell a dumb beer called " black & tan". anyway, Nike could have spent more than ten bucks on research..... They don't..its a half and half.

metirish Mar 17 2012 07:54 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I've been in plenty of Irish bars in NYC and most of them sold black & tan.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2012 08:18 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Had a shamrock shake this afternoon. Cormed beef and cabbage at home, now I'm extra farty.

Methead Mar 17 2012 08:20 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Frayed Knot wrote: I wore orange today. Same here!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 17 2012 08:47 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

metirish wrote: I've been in plenty of Irish bars in NYC and most of them sold black & tan. Yeah, Americans tend to be pretty stupid about any history that doesn't involve Americans.

Edgy MD Mar 17 2012 09:08 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Oh, hey, wait. That snake bit wasn't us.

Ceetar Mar 17 2012 10:29 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: metirish wrote: I've been in plenty of Irish bars in NYC and most of them sold black & tan. Yeah, Americans tend to be pretty stupid about any history that doesn't involve Americans. Not sure we're real smart about history that DOES involve Americans.

Ceetar Mar 17 2012 10:29 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

themetfairy wrote: Happy St. Patrick's Day! yay! green beer in a chalice ( to learn why a chalice is a chalice and not a glass, press 3..)

Frayed Knot Mar 18 2012 08:47 AM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

metirish wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: I wore orange today. see in Ireland people wear that , Tipp Town today for instance Is the Tipperary Protestant contingent?

metirish Mar 19 2012 12:03 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Ha! , plenty of prods in the area alright.....meanwhile, a time honored tradition in american sports http://www.uni-watch.com/2012/03/19/a-r ... -uniforms/

Edgy MD Mar 19 2012 12:11 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Amazin' that the Reds went only with hats. The swinging friar on the Padres uniform should be replaced by a swinging St. Patrick.

metirish Mar 19 2012 12:13 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

I liked the shamrock baseball paths the Mets used, looks hand painted though I wonder if Pete Flynn will be around the team at all this season.

Ashie62 Mar 20 2012 04:51 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

metirish wrote: I've been in plenty of Irish bars in NYC and most of them sold black & tan. What do they call your Harp and Guinesss back home.

Ashie62 Mar 20 2012 04:53 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: metirish wrote: I've been in plenty of Irish bars in NYC and most of them sold black & tan. Yeah, Americans tend to be pretty stupid about any history that doesn't involve Americans. You would know

Edgy MD Mar 20 2012 06:02 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

OH! History bee. Leiter vs. Ashie. Throwdown. Let's go!

metirish Mar 20 2012 06:38 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Ashie62 wrote: metirish wrote: I've been in plenty of Irish bars in NYC and most of them sold black & tan. What do they call your Harp and Guinesss back home. I'm certain I never saw anyone ordering it in Ireland and most certainly never in Tipperary which has a strong history of Black and Tan paramilitary presence. It might sound trite to people that we have such strong feelings about the Black and Tans but the history of them operating in Ireland is quite vicious. Indeed my grandfather who was born in 1901 used to tell us about them,what they did to the people. A good tip might be to no order one in a rural pub in Ireland.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 20 2012 08:43 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Ashie62 wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: metirish wrote: I've been in plenty of Irish bars in NYC and most of them sold black & tan. Yeah, Americans tend to be pretty stupid about any history that doesn't involve Americans. You would know No, I don't. U-S-A! U-S-A! [Waves upside-down flag]

Ashie62 Mar 20 2012 09:05 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: metirish wrote: I've been in plenty of Irish bars in NYC and most of them sold black & tan. Yeah, Americans tend to be pretty stupid about any history that doesn't involve Americans. You would know No, I don't. U-S-A! U-S-A! [Waves upside-down flag] Thanks Irish and LWFS!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 20 2012 09:24 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

Psst!

metirish Mar 21 2012 01:24 PM Re: Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend

If anyone is interested here is an excellent podcast "Takling History" from Newstalk.ie http://www.newstalk.ie/programmes/all/t ... /podcasts/ direct link to show on the Black and Tans http://media.newstalk.ie/podcast/54779/popup This is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to , excellent thought provoking shows.