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« on: February 08, 2010, 11:22:56 PM » |
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I still can't believe -- in some small part of my brain -- that I'm going to Ireland next week. I imagine I won't be squeeing with glee until I actually set foot in my ancestral homeland... But at the very least, I'll be certified in pouring a perfect pint of  |
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wolfnoma
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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2010, 08:01:03 AM » |
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Enjoy the Emerald Island! Don't forget to get the obligatory wool sweater.
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2010, 10:54:19 PM » |
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You're making the pilgrimmage to the most holy of holies, right?  |
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"You are not alone. We are all the same, all in this fragile skin, suffering the ugliness of simply being human, all prey to the same mortal dreads." Harlan Ellison.
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MikeBrendan
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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2010, 08:58:46 AM » |
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That's where I'm going to get certified in pouring the perfect pint of . Also thinking about visiting the place where they make Jameson's.  |
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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2010, 10:53:16 AM » |
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I'm officially jealous. That'll be so cool!
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« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2010, 11:07:45 AM » |
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Don't kiss the Blarney stone. The locals pee on it at night.
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« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2010, 12:26:00 PM » |
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The fact that one has to position one's self over a sheer drop to do it is more than reason enough me not to try it, Almighty. Even if they did have safeguard, I can't stand heights.
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« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2010, 06:17:12 PM » |
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I'm looking forward to going to Dublin in 2012, so I envy you.
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« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2010, 07:55:42 PM » |
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The fact that one has to position one's self over a sheer drop to do it is more than reason enough me not to try it, Almighty. Even if they did have safeguard, I can't stand heights.
Oh come one MIke, my Mom did it when she was 63. If she can, you can. |
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MikeBrendan
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« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2010, 10:47:47 PM » |
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Nope. No fucking way I'm suspending myself out there to do it. That's why it's called a phobia.
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« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2010, 04:21:23 PM » |
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Just remember that the correct way to say, "Please give me a beer" in Irish Gaelic is "Póg mo Thóin." It's pronounced POAG MA HOAN. Try it out.  |
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« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2010, 04:29:53 PM » |
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Nice try, but I know what means...  |
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« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2010, 04:39:28 PM » |
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Just remember that the correct way to say, "Please give me a beer" in Irish Gaelic is "Póg mo Thóin." It's pronounced POAG MA HOAN. Try it out. Yep. The Pogues were named for a beer. |
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MikeBrendan
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« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2010, 01:00:47 AM » |
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Look. I do not need any of your help in making an ass of myself. I do that just fine on my own.  |
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Ron
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« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2010, 07:10:12 AM » |
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Look. I do not need any of your help in making an ass of myself. I do that just fine on my own. Having met Mike in person, I can verify this statement as true.  |
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