Posted on 06/13/2005 1:45:27 PM PDT by RWR8189
Yes, and if they spoke English they would be a much better developed country.
The fall of England coincides with the rise of the Labor Party and the consequent decline of real English and acceptance of various barbarous dialects.
SO9
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A cute little Irish barmaid of my own... black hair and blue eyes... ahhh... a dream that will never come to pass... *sigh* LOL
Ok, I'll do that!
And then there's Scots Gaelic - As you know, the Irish invaded Scotland in the AD 400s and drove out the Picts (to Hell or to England LOL).
"Those Irish bastards, they took our land, now we're speaking their foreign language" "Paddies out!" "Hurling - that foreign game!" "Up the SRA!" /satire
Sorry, I don't know the Scottish for 'tiocfaidh ar la' LOL!
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