7 Responses for "Calling all Irishmen and Other Drunks"

1. D M March 12th, 2007 at 9:22 am 1

   They recently had a similar event in Portland, and there were some mighty tasty beverages there.

2. bckhough March 12th, 2007 at 11:43 am 2

   On an NPR show recently, they were talking to a woman who hosts a party every year on St. Pat’s Day – the theme is “Come dressed as your favorite Irish stereotype”. I have been trying to imagine what I would wear.

3. Aaron March 12th, 2007 at 12:08 pm 3

   My costume would easy, since I already have red hair and little to no skin pigment. All I have to do is throw on a scally cap and a leather jacket, and I can go as “South Boston Sully.”

4. bckhough March 12th, 2007 at 2:40 pm 4

   I would probably go as a maid. I already have the costume. And it’s in my blood – one of my great-great-aunts was head maid in the White House (Celia? Delia? can’t remember).

5. Chris March 12th, 2007 at 6:43 pm 5

   Since I have more Anglo-Saxon blood than Irish blood, I think I’d go dressed as a Black and Tan.

6. Aaron March 12th, 2007 at 6:54 pm 6

   Dressing as a Black and Tan on St. Patrick’s Day, in a town with as many Irish expats as this one, is a fantastic way to get your ass kicked.

7. Chris March 13th, 2007 at 7:56 am 7

   And deservedly so. It would be the equivalent of attending a Kwanzaa party dressed as a Confederate soldier. But I could always say that I was a double agent, selling out my own side because I secretly believed in the noble cause of Irish independence. Of course, I don’t think I’d have time to explain that…