[meteorite-list] clarification on st.paddy's (AD)

From: Trace <temetnosce_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:27:07 -0700
Message-ID: <014501c769e7$3c848c70$b2ea5218_at_userdb9uc8zjg7>

Yay for the Newfies!

I concur.


----- Original Message -----
From: "dean bessey" <deanbessey at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] clarification on st.paddy's (AD)


>I think somebody has had one to few guiness this st
> paddys day.
> Sounds like St Paddys is an offensive" word only to
> pollitically correct people. Sort of like the word
> "newfie" which is offensive only to non newfie's (Also
> known as "mainlanders") in their efforts to find a
> problem for a solution.
> I remember an ad on a sign in Toronto (next to the
> outdoor guinness tap that was located inside a canvas
> tent covering the front of the bars with fire heaters
> to heat up the outdoors in the minus 40 degree
> canadian winters for st paddys day - damm I miss St
> paddys day in Canada - the one time when I feel sad
> about leaving Canada in the winter) said "364 practise
> days, one St Paddys day".
> I have been to a lot of irish bars (havent everybody)
> and I have never herd a bartender have to defend the
> shamrock shaped "St Paddys" sign that is often shown
> in irish bars (Next to the guinness tap).
> If Irish people are not offended, people who work in
> irish bars (With a guinness tap) are not offended and
> only non irishmen are offended then it is not
> offensive. The solution doesnt have a problem - no
> matter what politically correct people say.
> Comments made in a friendly manner is not offensive.
> Next time we are together lets find an irish bar (With
> a guinness tap) and see if anybody is protesting the
> sign outside the bar (Or near the guinness tap).
> We can all sit down and enjoy ourselves (Near the
> guinness tap)
> Sincerely
> DEAN
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- steve arnold <stevenarnold60120 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello list.I know I can go anywhere on the internet
>> and look up bad words that offend people.But in this
>> case I did not.I have always said,ST.PADDY'S day.I
>> know I did not do it intentionally.All I said,I hope
>> everyone had a nice st.paddy's day.Nothing was meant
>> buy it.I wish some people were not so damn
>> sensitive.Also I added a few more items to my
>> sale.And
>> thanks to those who knew I was not saying anything
>> wrong.
>>
>> Steve R.Arnold,chicago,Ill,Usa!!
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Received on Mon 19 Mar 2007 01:27:07 AM PDT