How dare you?
No Irish in me, sonny Jim.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 9:35, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Would you like some?
*winks*
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 9:35, Reply)

*bokes*
My thoughts go out to you on this difficult day - it must be awful being such a horrendous lightweight.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 9:40, Reply)

I'm standing by the lack of Irishness in my own family
Perhaps just in response to the way the Americans decide they're all Irish on this day.

An Irish colleague did just chide me for my lack of dedication to the cause, but as I pointed out, I'm not Irish. I'm just English. I'll do my celebrating on April 23rd*, thank you very much.

Nevertheless, a Happy St Paddy's Day to all of you who are actually Irish.

*_{Having said that, I'm also not in the slightest bit religious, so going for a drink on a Patron Saint's Day might be a tad hypocritical...}
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 9:56, Reply)

Sentimental alcoholism and religious intolerance! Woo!
My best friend is an Irishman who told me that the Irish are biggest racists and most fervently anti-immigration folk he's ever encountered - at which point my irony-ometer burst into flames.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:01, Reply)

"I'm not an alcoholic, I'm just celebrating my country's Patron Saint, whose actual significance I strongly doubt"
(I suppose, at least, dragon-slaying is a good metaphor for continuing to oppress the taffs)
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:03, Reply)

they oppress themselves these days
we can just leave them to it
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:49, Reply)

They DEpress me.
Ever been to Kilburn?

*shudders*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:53, Reply)

I have not

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:59, Reply)

I went into a pub in Kilburn with my brother once
There was a bare-knuckle fight on in the back room.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 11:30, Reply)

And he's been in this country how long?
Having said that, when I went to Derry recently I went for a walk and accidentally strolled into Bogside. I've never felt quite so unwelcome in another country*, to the point where I resolved that the best course of action was to keep calm, walk back in the other direction and not let anyone hear my accent.

*_{Ok, I know NI is technically still British, but...you know...meh}
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:41, Reply)

*weeps with uncontrollable laughter*
There's not a real place called 'Bogside', surely?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:46, Reply)

Yup
Unless I'm much mistaken, I think it's where the Bloody Sunday tragedy occurred. You know, just to add some real gravitas to the story.

So Bogside in Londonderry (sorry, the racist in me must be having an off-day) has lots of murals depicting the incident and "You are now entering Free Derry" daubed on other walls. It's quite frightening to walk round when your own family's so English there's a village with the same name in the East Midlands.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:52, Reply)

Well you wouldn't fucking pay for it.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:53, Reply)

Ha! Very good

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:58, Reply)