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Apostle to the Irish: The Real Saint Patrick
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| March 17, 2006
| Charles Colson
Posted on 03/20/2006 6:23:45 AM PST by Mr. Silverback
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A belated Happy Saint Patrick's day to you all.
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03/20/2006 6:25:28 AM PST
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Mr. Silverback
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To: Mr. Silverback
As it is with many Christian holidays, Saint Patrick’s Day has lost much of its original meaning. Here in Santa Cruz, CA, the local mediots give equal time to "Diversity Day," celebrated the same day.
When watering something down with green beer isn't enough, you just displace it.
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posted on
03/20/2006 6:34:16 AM PST
by
Carry_Okie
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To: Mr. Silverback
"How the Irish Saved Civilization" by Cahill is an excellent read. I highly recommend it.
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posted on
03/20/2006 6:34:45 AM PST
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kellynla
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To: Mr. Silverback
You mean he didn't invent green beer?
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posted on
03/20/2006 6:35:00 AM PST
by
2banana
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To: 2banana
The ancient Egyptians invented beer, something like 3,000 BC. As for who started dying the beer green...I'm clueless.
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03/20/2006 6:51:47 AM PST
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Mr. Silverback
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To: Mr. Silverback
You certainly can't fault God's sense of the ironic can you - St. Patrick being an Englishman!
It puts a different light on St Paddies day with all those Irishman praising and Englishman, doesn't it? :D
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posted on
03/20/2006 6:56:02 AM PST
by
Vectorian
To: kellynla
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll keep it in mind.
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posted on
03/20/2006 6:57:02 AM PST
by
Mr. Silverback
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To: Vectorian
'an' not 'and' - must learn to type one day. . .
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posted on
03/20/2006 6:57:08 AM PST
by
Vectorian
To: Vectorian
Thank God they didn't have "England out of Ireland bumper stickers back then!" :-)
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posted on
03/20/2006 6:58:26 AM PST
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Mr. Silverback
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To: Mr. Silverback
Ooops, that should have been...
"England out of Ireland" bumper stickers back then! :-)
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03/20/2006 7:01:57 AM PST
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Mr. Silverback
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To: kellynla
"How the Irish Saved Civilization" Also read "The Gifts of the Jews" by Cahill.
Subsequent "how the..." by other authors don't compare.
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03/20/2006 7:01:57 AM PST
by
norton
To: Mr. Silverback
Well, they wouldn't have had any bumpers to stick them too would they? :D
It always makes me smile on St Paddies day when I see Irish-Americans swigging back pints of Guinness as if it were an Irish drink, rather than the product of an English protestant family who set up a brewery in Dublin. . . . :D
To: Vectorian
"St. Patrick being an Englishman?"
For the record, St. Patrick was born in Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in SCOTLAND.
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posted on
03/20/2006 7:30:05 AM PST
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kellynla
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To: Mr. Silverback
Thank you kindly for this uplifting post.
To: Vectorian
I've got blood from both sides, and Scottish and french in the mix as well. A volatile mix!
I avoid the issue by being a teetotaller.:-D
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posted on
03/20/2006 7:30:49 AM PST
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Mr. Silverback
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To: Mr. Silverback
I know for sure that St. Patrick never ate corned beef.
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03/20/2006 7:33:59 AM PST
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To: norton
Also read "The Gifts of the Jews" by Cahill. One of those gifts was giving Irish folks corned beef to replace the lame bacon they ate with their cabbage on St. Patrick's Day.
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03/20/2006 7:35:06 AM PST
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To: Vectorian
Just for reference...
Bushmills: Protestant
Jameson's: Catholic
Murphy's is a good alternative to Guinness, and it's Cork-based.
When celebrating St. Patrick's Day this past Friday, there were lots of Good Irish Catholics in the room and they were all drinking Guinness and Bud Light - the Bud was in some special Green aluminum bottles.
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03/20/2006 7:41:29 AM PST
by
Bosco
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