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To: Vendome

It’s Ireland, not Scotland, so it should be O’Stupid...


11 posted on 05/14/2018 7:01:48 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.arare)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

Oh’Righty...


12 posted on 05/14/2018 7:06:32 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

The Irish use “Ó” (means “of”; similar to German “von”), “Mac” (means “son” in all forms of Gaelic) and “Fitz” (also “son”, but from French/Norman “fils” and is often translated “Mac” in Irish forms of the names).


18 posted on 05/14/2018 7:16:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

No. It would be McSthoid, as used, as opposed to MacStupid, which would be scots

As in Mick as a nickname for the Irish. As in ‘you stupid mick’ which was used by Garniere in Band of Brothers


21 posted on 05/14/2018 7:23:58 PM PDT by stanne
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"... O'Stupid ... O'Righty ... McStupid ...."

A British classmate in the late 70s was a font of ethnic jokes, most of which would cause massive snowflake meltdown if repeated today. Many were of the "Paki-bashing" genre. But there was one he told that went like this: "Did you hear about the two Irish gays --- Patrick FitzWilliam and William FitzPatrick?" And he told a companion joke that started with "Did you hear about the two Scottish gays ....." and I can't for the life of me remember the punchline. Any ideas?

29 posted on 05/14/2018 7:29:11 PM PDT by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC ("Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt" - Pr. Herbert Hoover)
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To: GreenLanternCorps; Vendome

A Mc would more likely be from Ireland, and a Mac, from Scotland.


49 posted on 05/14/2018 10:34:17 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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