Happy St. Patricks Day to one and all

Originally Posted by Sythree

Oh I doubt it. After all, he was Irish too

Funnily enough, not. Most think he was Scottish, some Welsh, some think he was from the North of England. Went to Ireland as a slave apparently.

Originally Posted by Well Oiled

Funnily enough, not. Most think he was Scottish, some Welsh, some think he was from the North of England. Went to Ireland as a slave apparently.

So he was a Scot then - what more need I say?

Originally Posted by Sythree

So he was a Scot then - what more need I say?

Aye, so forget the Guinness - six pints of heavy is more appropriate.

Originally Posted by Jelster

I have nothing against St Patricks day, but why does the Government do all it can to keep St Georges day quiet ???

An excellent point.


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Originally Posted by philipMac

Patrick kicked all the snakes out of Ireland. Now you are talking. No shortage of snakes. The logisitics of 100% snake removal are staggering. Respect is due, in fairness.

There you go again...you radical Fascist Right-Wing recidivist reactionary lick-spittle capitalist running-dog lackeys never tire of repeating the same old lies. Where exactly is your proof that there ever were snakes?

In his book on the subject, "Worms of Mass Destruction? The Capitalist Lie", the well known writer Fionnhbarr Greenberg, establishes WITHOUT DOUBT that the Snakes lie was based upon a fabricated sighting of two or three above-average sized nematodes seen slithering across Lansdowne Road, as shown in this site: www.nematodestoglory.com. This was seized upon by the Religio-Militario-Catholic minority to establish regime change and abolition of birth-control.

This nematode-cleansing was just an excuse to establish a Vatican-supporting regime, and to ensure that when the world ran out of worms, all fishing would be done with pre-fabricated Flies sourced through the Politico-Armamento Fly-Tie-ing Industrial Global Giant Rod Network as set out in the Grauniad (passim, see www.grauniad.org.plc). It was for this that Guerrilla activists such as Bill Nudd and Midal Legge gave up their keep-nets to form Trout Resistance - the fight to use worm-bread paste to fish the Armagh Trout that inhabits Ireland Loughs and Rivers (see http://www.troutsofmassdestructionar...ithamerica.org)

And anyone who disagrees with me - particularly motorcycling squirrels or Observer journalists named Milo - is a pedantic sycophant.

Originally Posted by El Boccadillo

There you go again...you radical Fascist Right-Wing recidivist reactionary lick-spittle capitalist running-dog lackeys never tire of repeating the same old lies.

I'm sorry, but on what basis are you calling him that? Please reveal your sources!

Hey... can we stop with the clever intellectual jokes so the p*ssheads amongst us can still have a good laugh?

Not ME of course, I'm standing up for my mates....

[Biker Biggles]

Anyone want a fight?

Well Boc you certainly marked our cards on that baby! :P :P :P :P However I believe it was not the worms that were causing unrest as far as the birth control was concerned but rather the more commonly known Jodphur Jigger or perhaps better known to the English folks as the Trouser Snake. :P

Originally Posted by Jelster

I have nothing against St Patricks day, but why does the Government do all it can to keep St Georges day quiet ???

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What what what!? No it doesnt steve. Perhaps down sarf.. but up here in the north, in York, there is a MASSIVE parade through the city centre celebrating the day. All the forces are there, Army Air force and Navy, including the cadet forces representing the individual forces themselves. Bind that in with Boys Birgade, Girls Guide, Scouts, Cubs, Brownies etc.. theres probably about 3000 people marching through the city.

I know, as i used to be in the ATC band which does it year on year.

Based on feedback from people in the area, i can honestly say, it must just be down south that the who st georges day is forgotten, or not celebrated with Gusto. Up here, its a major celebration.