March 17 Is Saint Patric's Day! Now Where's Me Fucking Gold?

[Fat Man]

HAPPY SAINT PATRIC'S DAY!

NOW, WHERE'S ME FUCKING GOLD?

Aw! Now ain't he cute!!!

As for me, I never celebrate St. Patric's day.

Mainly because it's a Catholic holiday.

In the past, not so much today, at least not that I know of, but in the past, it was just another excuse for bullying.

Yeah! That's right.

When my mother was a teenager going to high school in Milwaukee Wisconsin, St. Patric's day was some kind of really big deal.

All the Catholic kids in school wore something that was green, while the Protestant kids either wore something orange, or else, didn't wear any particular color other than what they usually wore on any typical day.

Green was the symbol for Catholics and orange was the symbol for Protestants.

Well, anyway . . . . .

Back when my mother was in high school, she didn't wear green because she was not Catholic.

And back then, anybody who didn't wear green was subject to verbal harassment, and sometimes even physical bullying.

Nice! Eh?

St. Patric's day was just another excuse for bullying!

Yeah! A religious holiday for religious bullies!!!

And it was the catholic kids who did most of the bullying in my mother's high school. There was even an incident where some girl who was not wearing green, some Catholic kids ganged up on her, and held her head under-water and she nearly drowned!!!

Yeah! Don't ya just love it???

And so . . .

As for St. Patric's day, and that psychopathic little leprechaun which of course perfectly
symbolizes St. Patric's day, the Bully's Holiday, as far as I'm concerned . . . well . . . . .

FUCK YOU LUCKY CHARMS!!!

[Solaris]

Exactly what the Bible tells people not to do.....

Luke 6:31 "Do to others as you would have them do to you"

If these guys are going to do all the stuff the Bible says to not to... why be a Catholic in the first place?

In other news....

St. Patrick's day is my least favorite holiday, I decided to wear red instead, for it is my favorite color, and really pissed off a lot of people...
Our school has this school spirit trophy awarded on holidays to the class with the most participation in the holidays... and well... I pretty much ruined the chances of winning...
So, obviously everyone was pretty pissed off. But, I wasn't hurt at all, but nearly by this one kid, about half my height, who just pinched everyone. ( You should have seen what he did to some of the females in my class )When he came to me, I just grabbed his arm and turned him around, and he pinches the really annoying person right in front of him, who obviously starts screaming, just to get others in trouble, like he always does... So... that was my day...

I hate St. Patricks day!

[i_like_1981]

I actually went through Saint Patrick's Day without knowing about it. Now that's pretty shameful ignorance on my part considering my geographical proximity to Ireland, whereas all of you lot across the sea took time out to acknowledge it. I need to start paying more attention. *pulls his head out the sand*

Best regards,
i_like_1981

[Fat Man]

I actually went through Saint Patrick's Day without knowing about it. Now that's pretty shameful ignorance on my part considering my geographical proximity to Ireland, whereas all of you lot across the sea took time out to acknowledge it. I need to start paying more attention. *pulls his head out the sand*

Nah! You don't know how lucky you are!

I wish I had been unaware of it as well.

[ChrisOH]

I actually went through Saint Patrick's Day without knowing about it. Now that's pretty shameful ignorance on my part considering my geographical proximity to Ireland, whereas all of you lot across the sea took time out to acknowledge it. I need to start paying more attention. *pulls his head out the sand*

Nah! You don't know how lucky you are!

I wish I had been unaware of it as well.

As with all religion-themed holidays, the only reason I pay any attention to them is...the food! My wife made a corned beef and cole slaw dish last night, which was delicious, and I bought her and myself "Shamrock Shakes" from McDonald's. (Just a tradition I do for her each March 17 -- a McD's milkshake, am I a romantic or what? ) One of my wife's friends from high school is in a rock/blues cover band that was playing a local tavern, but we opted not to go -- one, I wasn't in the mood to sit in a loud, crowded bar and two, the "March Madness" basketball tournament was going on, and we figured the bar would be filled with loud, drunk, obnoxious sports fans and blaring TVs as well.

Same deal with Easter and the food-- usually will have a good ham dinner with one side of the family or the other, and the day after, candy is heavily discounted at most stores (and it's usually a bit better than Halloween candy).