Another religious holiday augmented by us heathens...
Some people are told that we celebrate St. Patty's day because of Saint Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland, but that's only partly true. The 'snakes' actually refer to pagans, and St. P was responsible for bringing mainstream Christianity to the emerald isle.
Feel slightly more educated now? Good. I'm done with that. ONTO THE BEER!
St. Patrick's day, along with Cinco de Mayo and New Year's eve, is one of the famous "trinity of drinking holiday" days in the US. This is actually funny, because 2 of the 3 holidays is celebrating another country. Even funnier is the fact that Cinco de Mayo isn't even celebrated in Mexico, but we will cover that topic in may.
I'm still under the weather, so I won't be participating in the festivities tonight. However, if you're going out, drink one for me. Pub crawls, "Kiss me I'm Irish" parties, etc are going to be a big to-do tonight.
A toast! To Christianity! For giving us yet another excuse to drink too much, make fools of ourselves, and hook up with strange bedfellows!
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very informative, thanks.
ReplyDeleteHappy Saint Patrick´s Day!
Happy St P's day...Sorry to hear you're still under the weather - I'll have a Guinness for you :)
ReplyDeleteSt. P... is that like the old school religious version of Master P? Because I'd LOOOOOVE to hear some Gaelic rap up in this!
ReplyDeleteAlso, the blond girl in the picture looks ready to do something weird...
You can always count on veggietales impart some knowledge.
ReplyDeleteCheers to drinking and strange bedfellows! It's also the one day a year that everyone who isn't a redhead looks ghastly ill in green!
ReplyDeleteCheers to you sir!
ReplyDeleteBe gone Pagans!
ReplyDeletethe title of your blog "my own private idaho" has a really nice ring to it. your blog really makes me want to visit idaho! i love the countryside but i've never been to that state before. i hear they have a lot of potatoes.
ReplyDeleteanyway, following. get back at me and see if you find anything interesting.
Happy St. Patricks day!
ReplyDeleteI just realized it was St. Patty's day. Good thing I'm wearing green.
ReplyDeleteIf you wanted an excuse to religiously get inebriated or partake in sexual orgiastic rites, stick with pagan religions. Their reverence for creation (symbolized by orgies and observed copulation and Bacchus (yeah bring on the wine!)would have kept you busy every week.
ReplyDeleteTo Christianity!
ReplyDeleteSo American's are just looking for an excuse to drink? =]
ReplyDeleteGreen Beer day is best beer day.
ReplyDelete@Leila: But... that's too expected. When it's christianity, or catholosism, it's more tongue-in-cheek fun.
ReplyDelete@Autumn: I look damn good in green, and I have brown hair. The green eyes help blend it all together. Maybe I'm just the exception to the rule?
@MacAttack: Damn straight. :D
did not even know it was saint patricks day!
ReplyDeleteI don't need an excuse to drink:) Happy St. Patrick's Day from a new follower.
ReplyDeleteYou should at least post hot irish girls.
ReplyDeleteSee, now when you put it that way, St.Patty's day seems worth the time to set up entire aisles at Walmart in green paraphenalia which apparently, people DO buy!
ReplyDeleteThere is a difference between getting rid of pagans and convincing them to be christian or be killed. That said, BEEEEER!
ReplyDeleteLol, that's how holidays work. In my country we have our own share of religious holidays, because it's mostly catholic. I don't enjoy them that much now because I'm currently jobless. Feels bad man.
ReplyDeleteGood post. Always great to have an excuse to drink.
ReplyDeleteShame you couldn't make it out. I dedicate that 'one beer too many' I had yesterday to you.
It's St.Georges Day on April 23rd. How will you be celebrating that?
ReplyDeleteAnd just remember that green beer causes green poop. Happy St. Paddy's day!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat was a wonderfully retarded but very informative little video. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon.