Re: OT - Saint Paddy's Day Greetings!

[Jesse Lucas <jlucas@neoprimitive.net>]

Someone please get this troll a drink.

-J


Stephen Goodman wrote:
> Warning!  Abrasive, provocative text follows!
>  
> If there is any Irish in me it's because of cross-channel raids, and 
> thereby undocumentable except through DNA studies.  In any event I 
> reject the notion of bureaucratically-assigned "Saints", much less the 
> notion of celebrating ANY ethnic group over others, least of all via the 
> only singularly-sanctioned ethnic holiday forced upon us just about 
> everywhere there are English-speaking folks.  I'd propose the renaming 
> of "Saint Patrick's" Day to Human Day, or Individuals' Day (a delightful 
> near-conflict in terms there), or how about "Green Shirt Day"?  I'd say 
> "Tree Day" but we've already all but FORGOTTEN Arbor Day, so that'd be a 
> waste of time, wouldn't it?
>  
> So I'll just relax tonight and take part in a little "smokin' of the 
> green", and listening to "Several Species of Small Furry Animals 
> Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict".  Aye!