Saint Patricks Day

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 14 Mar 2011, 15:52

Saint Paddy's Day is just 3 days away, we pay tribute to the man who banished snakes from this country by drinking copious amounts of alcohol and dressing up large cardboard structures to resemble dragons and leprechauns! I love the tradition and wish everyone here a very Happy St Patricks Day. Not doing a huge amount for it myself, just a few drinks with the family, but whatever you get up to enjoy it!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 14 Mar 2011, 16:03

We'll be having lunch early & then go to our local parade @ 3pm ... small and fairly amature but you have to support local community effort & cheer on the kids (of all ages!).
Then we adjourn to our local to try and thaw out with a few Irish Coffees ... all that standing around while trying to be enthusiastic can be very trying. Then we'll have a few tunes & a song or two.

Happy Paddy's Day to all you Paddy's & wannabe Paddys

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 15 Mar 2011, 04:43

^ Nice one, Fran, you may also be standing in the pub, too, what with the crowds. The smaller communities all over the country make a great effort and it brings out the good in everyone, are you taking friday off work? Almost all the lab have taken that day off as they want to just drink and go crazy thursday night.

Stinkin' Fascist · Post by **Stinkin' Fascist** » 15 Mar 2011, 14:21

I wish we got the day off for St. Patrick's Day, it's one of my favorite holidays... Oh wait haha, I technically do... now.
All people really do here is wear green and pinch people that aren't wearing green, kind of boring...
I wear tons of green (I guess that goes well with it being my favorite color), and sadly a lot of people either don't or just use a marker and put a spot of green on their hand or cheek.
Some spirit huh?
Someday I'm going to go to Boston to watch the river run green for St. Paddy's Day (plumbers coordinated years ago and dyed the river safely green in honor) and have a green Guiness haha. Guiness colors their beers (at least on tap) green for the holiday.

I usually just compete with my twin on who can wear the most green that day without fully blending in with the hills...

Ah! my friend is in Ireland right now, she'll be there Thursday, what luck she has.