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You're still not Irish, so stop pretending you are.

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I live in a predominantly "Dutch" community (I'm a minority of sorts), meaning the majority of people who live here had ancestors from the Netherlands. Everyone knows they're Americans and that's what they're putting on their passport, but I find absolutely nothing wrong or arrogant with them referring to themselves as Dutch (especially since many of them are very proud of their heritage).

But I will agree with you that many "Irish" folks forget their heritage for all but one day a year as an excuse to get wasted and do a little partying. I'm not of Irish decent, but hey if there's an excuse to drink some beer--I'm there, so on that note...

:beer:
 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: spiderrasmon
Originally posted by: Skoorb
you remember that next time you call someone "African-American", you honkey pig...
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Euphamisms are for the weak; I call them Black. Mrsskoorb got an "Amen" when she called a black co-worker black the other day, honkey!!
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there is no nation or country called Blackica.

I'm from Brooklyn, so that's what you can call me.
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A Black person born in America is an american. Their skin colour is black, unless you always insist people call you European-American, which I suspect you do not.
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European-American??? where the @$%@!$! did you get that from? trying to be wise just exposed you...

Unless you are going to insist on being a "white-American", don't bother calling me "black". If my skin color was black, you wouldn't see me. I'm brown.
 
I'm 1/4 Irish, 1/4 Welsh, 1/2 English. I have an Irish first name, an English Second name and love drinking pints of stout. Today is just another excuses for having a piss-up (not that I ever need an excuse)
 
Being Irish has less to do with ethnicity than a point of view. It's how you choose your actions and how you look at life... through intoxicated, intoxicated eyes 😛
 
Originally posted by: spiderrasmon
European-American??? where the @$%@!$! did you get that from? trying to be wise just exposed you...

Unless you are going to insist on being a "white-American", don't bother calling me "black". If my skin color was black, you wouldn't see me. I'm brown.
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I'm honestly not even sure what you're talking about, but I suspect this is a big tangeant!
 
Skoorb, your rant only holds true if st Patrick's day was a celebration of nationality, but it's not. It's a celebration of ethnicity. If it were an Irish national holiday, why would we have it here in the states? That'd be like them celebrating July 4th in Ireland. What say you now biatch!
 
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Skoorb, your rant only holds true if st Patrick's day was a celebration of nationality, but it's not. It's a celebration of ethnicity. If it were an Irish national holiday, why would we have it here in the states? That'd be like them celebrating July 4th in Ireland. What say you now biatch!
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OK, so how else do these so-called irish celebrate their ethnicity? They don't at all, in any way, unless you include eating tons of french fries!

 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Skoorb, your rant only holds true if st Patrick's day was a celebration of nationality, but it's not. It's a celebration of ethnicity. If it were an Irish national holiday, why would we have it here in the states? That'd be like them celebrating July 4th in Ireland. What say you now biatch!
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OK, so how else do these so-called irish celebrate their ethnicity? They don't at all, in any way, unless you include eating tons of french fries!
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What about parades? They have a huge one in NYC every year. I think Skoorb is flame baiting today.
 
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Skoorb, your rant only holds true if st Patrick's day was a celebration of nationality, but it's not. It's a celebration of ethnicity. If it were an Irish national holiday, why would we have it here in the states? That'd be like them celebrating July 4th in Ireland. What say you now biatch!
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OK, so how else do these so-called irish celebrate their ethnicity? They don't at all, in any way, unless you include eating tons of french fries!
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What about parades? They have a huge one in NYC every year. I think Skoorb is flame baiting today.
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Yeah at st. patrick's day! Do people even konw what this day is about? It seems to be celebrated mostly by people in their 20's, who top the night off with a trip to the toilet to spew out their guts.
 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Skoorb, your rant only holds true if st Patrick's day was a celebration of nationality, but it's not. It's a celebration of ethnicity. If it were an Irish national holiday, why would we have it here in the states? That'd be like them celebrating July 4th in Ireland. What say you now biatch!
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OK, so how else do these so-called irish celebrate their ethnicity? They don't at all, in any way, unless you include eating tons of french fries!
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They drink like drunk Irish people!
 
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Skoorb, your rant only holds true if st Patrick's day was a celebration of nationality, but it's not. It's a celebration of ethnicity. If it were an Irish national holiday, why would we have it here in the states? That'd be like them celebrating July 4th in Ireland. What say you now biatch!
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OK, so how else do these so-called irish celebrate their ethnicity? They don't at all, in any way, unless you include eating tons of french fries!
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What about parades? They have a huge one in NYC every year. I think Skoorb is flame baiting today.
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*EDIT* This thread is stupid. I will probably make it again in a year or two.
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Confirmed! 😛

 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Skoorb, your rant only holds true if st Patrick's day was a celebration of nationality, but it's not. It's a celebration of ethnicity. If it were an Irish national holiday, why would we have it here in the states? That'd be like them celebrating July 4th in Ireland. What say you now biatch!
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OK, so how else do these so-called irish celebrate their ethnicity? They don't at all, in any way, unless you include eating tons of french fries!
Click to expand...

What about parades? They have a huge one in NYC every year. I think Skoorb is flame baiting today.
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Yeah at st. patrick's day! Do people even konw what this day is about? It seems to be celebrated mostly by people in their 20's, who top the night off with a trip to the toilet to spew out their guts.
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Look at all the young people! 😛

 
Of course I know what St Patty's day is aboot(thats Canadian btw)! He's the patron saint of drunken and disorderlyness.
 
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Skoorb, your rant only holds true if st Patrick's day was a celebration of nationality, but it's not. It's a celebration of ethnicity. If it were an Irish national holiday, why would we have it here in the states? That'd be like them celebrating July 4th in Ireland. What say you now biatch!
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OK, so how else do these so-called irish celebrate their ethnicity? They don't at all, in any way, unless you include eating tons of french fries!
Click to expand...

What about parades? They have a huge one in NYC every year. I think Skoorb is flame baiting today.
Click to expand...
Yeah at st. patrick's day! Do people even konw what this day is about? It seems to be celebrated mostly by people in their 20's, who top the night off with a trip to the toilet to spew out their guts.
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Look at all the young people! 😛
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Oh man! That girl in the first pic? Let me just say, I'd hit it.
 
Leave it to a Canuck to pooh-pooh a whole day that serves primarily as an excuse to get drunk and eat unhealthy food.

I am allegedly descendant of one of the old Earl Marshals of Ireland, so I'm going to exhort my noble bloodlines 😀
 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
I can't bump that thread, but of course given this meaningless holiday of st. patrick's, we've got millions and millions of americans who once again say that fallacious thing "I'm Irish." Will this pretentious idiocy ever cease? I fear it won't.
Born in Ireland? Irish.
Born outside of Ireland? Not Irish.
Oh sure, your long distant roots may in part be Irish, but besides this silly statement you make every st. patrick's day as you hammer down your 9th beer to celebrate a country you'll never visit, you've got no other link to Ireland at all.
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I dare you to visit Boston and start parading around saying that publically. Especially amongst the "Irish-American" communities there. A certain scene from 'Lethal Weapon 3' comes to mind...

So someone may not be of purely Irish political nationality, but that doesn't mean that they cannot be at least partially Irish in terms of genetic descent. For example, I was born here, and I (generally) love this country, but I am of danish and german roots. It's not entirely untrue to therefore make that claim.
Originally posted by: Skoorb
*EDIT* This thread is stupid. I will probably make it again in a year or two.
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Yes, it is. 😛

Go visit a pub, have a drink, and forget about these issues that are (apparently) so bothersome to you.
 
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Say that out loud in South Boston and and you know what that'll get you? A Southies foot up yer ass:laugh::beer:
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You should start doing that, Red. Think of all the money you'd save.
 
I dare you to visit Boston and start parading around saying that publically. Especially amongst the "Irish-American" communities there.
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Poor babies' house of cards can't take a little criticism? Just because these pseudo-irish may jump at an opportunity to get their noses broken doesn't make them right!
 
I don't give a sh!t, everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day. Just an excuse to get drunk, which by all means is fine with me. :beer:😀
 
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