Charlie and Annie’s Daily Poll: Have the old negative stereotypes about people of Irish descent disappeared or do you think they are still with us?
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Today is the day that everybody’s Irish, or so the old saying goes. That’s not a stretch for many Americans as a large percentage of the population has at least some Irish ancestry.
Legend says that St. Patrick rid Ireland of snakes. The truth about him may be even more interesting than the legends as he lived at a time when the world was far less civilized than it is now! But, there are still a few barbarians around trying to make life miserable for the rest of us!
While in Ireland St. Patrick’s Day is more of a solemn occasion and holy day of obligation, in America it is mostly a big drunken party. It tends to be an “amateur day” on a par with New Year’s Eve! Some people drink way too much and the celebrations can get out of hand. For instance, in Chicago the long-held “South Side Irish” parade was cancelled this year due to drunken craziness which occurred in the past several editions of the celebration.
Annie: It’s too bad that longstanding traditions have to be cancelled because of the actions of a few “bad apples”!
Charlie: Unfortunately, that’s the way it always happens. 99.9% of the people are just out having a good time and a handful of idiots ruin it for everybody.
Annie: It’s too bad, but the authorities have to do something before somebody gets seriously hurt…or worse!
Charlie: Too bad we don’t have a patron saint like St. Patrick nowadays who can rid our country of nimrods!
Annie: That would be very bad for you if one did appear; you would have to leave with all the other jokers!
Charlie: Very funny.
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Further Reading: St. Patrick
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