Happy St Patrick's Day for our American brethren
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Steve_Harris wrote:
I'm sure I heard somewhere that far more people in the US claim Irish heritage than the number of Irish emigrants could possibly have given rise to, even if they were all devout Catholics.
...and only married other Irish. Fortunately most of us are mutts so the numbers work out. ;) I'm of Scottish-Irish-English-Dutch-French descent. My kids can add German, Italian & Sicilian to the list.
Mike Mullikin wrote:
I'm of Scottish-Irish-English-Dutch-French
Ditto. Well, except for the Dutch. I think most of us are just a bunch of Mongrels. I have never met anyone that claims to be 'pure' bred.
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I see no value at all in St Patrick's Day.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Steve_Harris wrote:
I'm sure I heard somewhere that far more people in the US claim Irish heritage than the number of Irish emigrants could possibly have given rise to, even if they were all devout Catholics.
...and only married other Irish. Fortunately most of us are mutts so the numbers work out. ;) I'm of Scottish-Irish-English-Dutch-French descent. My kids can add German, Italian & Sicilian to the list.
Mike Mullikin wrote:
I'm of Scottish-Irish-English-Dutch-French descent
I'm not, but I love Guinnes. Does that count?
Ko seje so, nicu mu skakavci.
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I'm sure I heard somewhere that far more people in the US claim Irish heritage than the number of Irish emigrants could possibly have given rise to, even if they were all devout Catholics.
Steve_Harris wrote:
people in the US claim Irish heritage
No.... it's not that. People just claim to be Irish for one day as an excuse to get drunk and act stupid. As opposed to just acting stupid.
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Mike Mullikin wrote:
I'm of Scottish-Irish-English-Dutch-French
Ditto. Well, except for the Dutch. I think most of us are just a bunch of Mongrels. I have never met anyone that claims to be 'pure' bred.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
My dad is a pure Swede, but I can't claim it for myself. Then again my family hasn't been over here all that long. It has been only about 5 generations unless you count my nieces and nephews.
Some people sail through life on a bed of roses like a knife slicing through butter.
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My dad is a pure Swede, but I can't claim it for myself. Then again my family hasn't been over here all that long. It has been only about 5 generations unless you count my nieces and nephews.
Some people sail through life on a bed of roses like a knife slicing through butter.
Unfortunately, I am somewhat lacking in my knowledge of Swedish history. Am I correct in thinking of it as one of the Norse/Viking countries? If that is correct, then given the way those boys used to put it about, your father must be quite a rare beast. :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Unfortunately, I am somewhat lacking in my knowledge of Swedish history. Am I correct in thinking of it as one of the Norse/Viking countries? If that is correct, then given the way those boys used to put it about, your father must be quite a rare beast. :)
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
They were one of the Norse/Viking countries, and while I cannot comment on any of the unofficial cousins that I may have had from those years, I do know that when they came to the States the immigrant groups tended to stick together for the most part. In rural areas that is still pretty much true even today.
Some people sail through life on a bed of roses like a knife slicing through butter.
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They were one of the Norse/Viking countries, and while I cannot comment on any of the unofficial cousins that I may have had from those years, I do know that when they came to the States the immigrant groups tended to stick together for the most part. In rural areas that is still pretty much true even today.
Some people sail through life on a bed of roses like a knife slicing through butter.
Alduin wrote:
In rural areas that is still pretty much true even today
The ability to do that is one distinct advantage of all that space. Here in the UK, villages practically merge together.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Steve_Harris wrote:
people in the US claim Irish heritage
No.... it's not that. People just claim to be Irish for one day as an excuse to get drunk and act stupid. As opposed to just acting stupid.
Why is common sense not common? Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level where they are an expert. Sometimes it takes a lot of work to be lazy Individuality is fine, as long as we do it together - F. Burns Help humanity, join the CodeProject grid computing team here
Wes Aday wrote:
No.... it's not that. People just claim to be Irish for one day as an excuse to get drunk and act stupid. As opposed to just
getting drunk andacting stupidwithout an excuse.Fixed that for you.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Wes Aday wrote:
No.... it's not that. People just claim to be Irish for one day as an excuse to get drunk and act stupid. As opposed to just
getting drunk andacting stupidwithout an excuse.Fixed that for you.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
dan neely wrote:
Fixed that for you
lmao... the 'without an excuse' was implied but thanks for making it clearer :-)
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