St.Patricks Day

**Populus Romanus** · 03-18-2011, 01:16

IT HAS COME.

**Motep** · 03-18-2011, 02:28

I find it amusing that excitement wanes as the day arrives...

**GeneralHankerchief** · 03-18-2011, 02:34

I expect five posts in the Backroom drukn thread. MINIMUM.

**Cute Wolf** · 03-18-2011, 06:29

**gaelic cowboy** · 03-19-2011, 02:08

Didnt get a chance to post yesterday as I was away in Dublin at a match in Croke Park but I can assure everyone the Saint was well drowned.

**Postino** · 03-22-2011, 07:36

As much as i love getting drunk and fighting and enjoying music about getting drunk and fighting, I have some really big issues with celebrating a holiday that is all about how some canonized fellow chased all non catholic people from his sodden isle.

So I just drink to the prosecuted pagans instead.

**johnhughthom** · 03-22-2011, 14:49

Originally Posted by Postino

As much as i love getting drunk and fighting and enjoying music about getting drunk and fighting, I have some really big issues with celebrating a holiday that is all about how some canonized jack-off chased all non catholic people from his sodden isle.

So I just drink to the prosecuted pagans instead.

I didn't know the DUP had members in Chicago.

**gaelic cowboy** · 03-22-2011, 15:47

Originally Posted by Postino

As much as i love getting drunk and fighting and enjoying music about getting drunk and fighting, I have some really big issues with celebrating a holiday that is all about how some canonized jack-off chased all non catholic people from his sodden isle.

So I just drink to the prosecuted pagans instead.

I wouldnt worry about it too much he wasnt even the first christian missionary to Ireland there is a fair amount of archaeological evidence and plenty circumstancial written/oral evidence for far earlier communities before Patrick arrived.

The benefits of christian belief were what ended paganism in Ireland things like the written word etc were eagerly snapped up and Hibernocised