Happy St. Patrick's Day

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 3/17/2006, 7:56 am

I'm half Irish so I'm going to get half hammered tonight at a party downtown

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 3/17/2006, 8:18 am

Me and Melissa wore green today and didn't even mean to!!

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 3/17/2006, 10:12 am

magicseamonkey · Post by **magicseamonkey** » 3/17/2006, 12:33 pm

I'll be drinking with the rest of Milwaukee tonight.

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 3/17/2006, 1:05 pm

So I go to class today like nothing is happening and totally forget its St. Paddy's day, and I'm looking around class and thinking 'boy theres an awful lot of green today.' Then my prof comes in and says 'oh my god, I'm amazed you're all here. I guess this is the break between drinking at the breezeway and drinking at the breezeway.' (the breezeway is the on campus bar) and tells the class this story of her running into a former student who went to a bar (O'Reillys) this morning at 7:30 for brunch and there was a band playing there by 9:00. When my prof saw her she was like "are you already drunk then?" and the girl was like "of course totally!" Haha. So yeah. Then she did attendance and told us all to go drinking.

I like how this is a reason to cancel class now.

Soozy · Post by **Soozy** » 3/17/2006, 1:11 pm

I do find it funny how this seems to be celebrated much more in north america than here.

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 3/17/2006, 1:16 pm

!!!!!!

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 3/17/2006, 1:30 pm

When I was in 3rd year university, we were all drinking at 11am when the campus pub opened. Very few people were in class, everyone was loaded. And somehow... someone screwed up and planned for that to be the day that high school students and their parents visited campus to take a tour, see the residences, sit in on class (which were mostly empty).

I will never forget the confused and disgusted looks on parents faces when they walked past the pub and saw drunk students dancing to Irish music on the bar before noon. I have a feeling many of those high schoolers that day did not come to my uni :lol:

tasha · Post by **tasha** » 3/17/2006, 2:34 pm

OMG!!!! TODAY IS LAURIER DAY AT MY SCHOOL!!!!!

(the day where high school kids come visit!!!!!!!)

hahahahhaha... i wish i was there.. just to see their faces!! that was such poor planning... lol

I AM ME · Post by **I AM ME** » 3/17/2006, 2:45 pm

Woooo.

Today I claim my birthright of getting smashed and getting free kisses.

Dr. Hobo · Post by **Dr. Hobo** » 3/17/2006, 2:53 pm

i'd love to be in TO tonight hehe :love:

i love st. patty's day haha

dream in japanese · Post by **dream in japanese** » 3/17/2006, 3:10 pm

mmm...good ol'irish guinness in Belfast

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 3/18/2006, 12:19 am

look what i made, because, it's very true :drool:

Fras · Post by **Fras** » 3/18/2006, 12:51 am

I AM ME · Post by **I AM ME** » 3/18/2006, 2:11 am

officially smashed

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 3/18/2006, 7:35 am

*attacks Fras* HI!!!

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 3/18/2006, 10:17 am

Soozy wrote:I do find it funny how this seems to be celebrated much more in north america than here.

That sort of makes sense though, doesn't it. Emigrants from a country are more likely to bolster traditions related to their homeland, to maintain the connection.

Soozy · Post by **Soozy** » 3/18/2006, 10:31 am

Well, there are lots of Irish people here too - though they can jump on a 'plane and go home for the weekend, so yeah, it's totally different.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 3/18/2006, 10:33 am

In Ireland... "in the recent past, Saint Patrick's Day was celebrated only as a religious holiday. Until the 1970s, Irish laws actually mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Although secular celebrations now exist, the holiday is still a religious observance in some areas."

So it was technically more of a holy day, while already North America had turned it into a day of drinking :lol:

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 3/18/2006, 11:06 am

seems about right