Comments on: Happy Paddy's Week -- Saint Patrick And The Snakes http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/03/17/happy-paddys-week-saint-patrick-and-the-snakes/ Reality-based political commentary Wed, 13 May 2026 04:47:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/03/17/happy-paddys-week-saint-patrick-and-the-snakes/#comment-58122 Michale Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:54:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10439#comment-58122 <I>PS. What's this about Biden saying something that got him in trouble?? Heh...</I> Something about Orange Men... :D Michale PS. What's this about Biden saying something that got him in trouble?? Heh...

Something about Orange Men... :D

Michale

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/03/17/happy-paddys-week-saint-patrick-and-the-snakes/#comment-58105 Chris Weigant Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:00:08 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10439#comment-58105 Greetings from Erin, everyone! Yes, they've actually got the internets and everything now! Of course, you have to get up every now and then and throw another peat briquet on the power source, but... Heh. Trip so far has been a lot of craic (look it up on an Irish phrases website), and free-flowing Guinness, so I certainly can't complain. The parade was fun (and packed), the people are the friendliest anywhere, and it didn't even rain on the parade-goers. I'll try to post a photo or two, maybe by the weekend. David, happy belated birthday! For all you Americans (and David in particular, re: school days on Paddy's Day), the Irish are mystified by the tradition of getting pinched for not wearing green. Much like beans in chili or hard-shelled tacos being "Mexican American," or fortune cookies being "Chinese-American," getting pinched is unheard of in the Ould Country. Another footnote to impress your friends with! More later when I get a chance, the screen is fading and I have to go throw another chunk of peat on the fire... :-) -CW PS. What's this about Biden saying something that got him in trouble?? Heh... Greetings from Erin, everyone!

Yes, they've actually got the internets and everything now! Of course, you have to get up every now and then and throw another peat briquet on the power source, but...

Heh.

Trip so far has been a lot of craic (look it up on an Irish phrases website), and free-flowing Guinness, so I certainly can't complain.

The parade was fun (and packed), the people are the friendliest anywhere, and it didn't even rain on the parade-goers. I'll try to post a photo or two, maybe by the weekend.

David, happy belated birthday!

For all you Americans (and David in particular, re: school days on Paddy's Day), the Irish are mystified by the tradition of getting pinched for not wearing green. Much like beans in chili or hard-shelled tacos being "Mexican American," or fortune cookies being "Chinese-American," getting pinched is unheard of in the Ould Country. Another footnote to impress your friends with!

More later when I get a chance, the screen is fading and I have to go throw another chunk of peat on the fire...

:-)

-CW

PS. What's this about Biden saying something that got him in trouble?? Heh...

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/03/17/happy-paddys-week-saint-patrick-and-the-snakes/#comment-58101 Michale Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:28:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10439#comment-58101 Seriously though... The highlights of any CW.COM visit are the history lessons.. :D Michale Seriously though...

The highlights of any CW.COM visit are the history lessons.. :D

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/03/17/happy-paddys-week-saint-patrick-and-the-snakes/#comment-58100 Michale Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:41:21 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10439#comment-58100 <I>By bringing Christianity to so many of the Irish people, Patrick was a major instrument of Christianity supplanting the Druids. And, by doing so, Patrick "drove the snakes into the sea" in a metaphorical way.</I> Oh com'on!! Next thing you'll be telling us is that Whacking Day (May 10th) in Springfield is NOT about whacking snakes, but rather about just beating up the Irish!! Who would believe THAT load of malarkey!! :D Michale By bringing Christianity to so many of the Irish people, Patrick was a major instrument of Christianity supplanting the Druids. And, by doing so, Patrick "drove the snakes into the sea" in a metaphorical way.

Oh com'on!! Next thing you'll be telling us is that Whacking Day (May 10th) in Springfield is NOT about whacking snakes, but rather about just beating up the Irish!!

Who would believe THAT load of malarkey!! :D

Michale

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/03/17/happy-paddys-week-saint-patrick-and-the-snakes/#comment-58098 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 18 Mar 2015 03:39:16 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10439#comment-58098 Happy Birthday, David! Happy Birthday, David!

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/03/17/happy-paddys-week-saint-patrick-and-the-snakes/#comment-58096 Michale Tue, 17 Mar 2015 23:53:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10439#comment-58096 <I>Seein' as it's me birthday, I think I might sneak out for a wee pint.</I> Born on St Patrick's Day, eh David?? Bet you had fun in High School!! :D Happy B-Day, my friend.... Michale Seein' as it's me birthday, I think I might sneak out for a wee pint.

Born on St Patrick's Day, eh David??

Bet you had fun in High School!! :D

Happy B-Day, my friend....

Michale

]]> By: akadjian http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/03/17/happy-paddys-week-saint-patrick-and-the-snakes/#comment-58095 akadjian Tue, 17 Mar 2015 23:14:46 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10439#comment-58095 Seein' as it's me birthday, I think I might sneak out for a wee pint. Hope you're having a grand time in Ireland, CW! -David Seein' as it's me birthday, I think I might sneak out for a wee pint.

Hope you're having a grand time in Ireland, CW!

-David

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/03/17/happy-paddys-week-saint-patrick-and-the-snakes/#comment-58092 Michale Tue, 17 Mar 2015 19:26:02 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10439#comment-58092 <I>As they say in Ireland: "May the road rise to meet you, may the wind always be at your back. And may your soul be in Heaven a half-hour before the Devil knows you're dead."</I> Or as the CW version might go... <B>"If yer going thru hell, keep on moving, don't slow down, if yer scared, don't show it, ya might get out before the Devil even knows yer there.."</B> :D Michale As they say in Ireland: "May the road rise to meet you, may the wind always be at your back. And may your soul be in Heaven a half-hour before the Devil knows you're dead."

Or as the CW version might go...

"If yer going thru hell, keep on moving, don't slow down, if yer scared, don't show it, ya might get out before the Devil even knows yer there.."

:D

Michale

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