March 2008

In my old home of Chicago, today was the day for head-to-toe green and corned beef and cabbage. While we enjoyed the latter yesterday (with homemade fish and chips to boot), I still plan on a Guinness with friends and the wearin’ o’ the green at the Dog and Duck.

If you’re Irish, enjoy your day. If you’re not, stop being so jealous.

Jokes courtesy of Uncle Don Goeres:

Murphy told Quinn that his wife was driving him to drink.
Quinn thinks he’s very lucky because his own wife makes him walk.
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The late Bishop Sheen stated that the reason the Irish fight so often among themselves is that they’re always assured of having a worthy opponent.
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An American lawyer asked, “Paddy, why is it that whenever you ask an Irishman a question, he answers with another question?”
“Who told you that?” asked Paddy.
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Question - Why are Irish jokes so simple?
Answer - So the English can understand them.
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Reilly went to trial for armed robbery. The jury foreman came out and announced, “Not guilty.”
“That’s grand!” shouted Reilly. “Does that mean I can keep the money?”
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Irish lass customer: “Could I be trying on that dress in the window?”
Shopkeeper: “I’d prefer that you use the dressing room.”
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Mrs. Feeney shouted from the kitchen, “Is that you I hear spittin’ in the vase on the mantle piece?”
“No,” said himself, “but I’m gettin’ closer all the time.”
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Q. What do you call an Irishman who knows how to control a wife?
A. A bachelor.
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Finnegin: My wife has a terrible habit of staying up ’til two o’clock in the morning. I can’t break her of it.
Keenan: What on earth is she doin’ at that time?
Finnegin: Waitin’ for me to come home
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Slaney phoned the maternity ward at the hospital.. “Quick!” He said, “Send an ambulance, my wife is goin’ to have a baby!”
“Tell me, is this her first baby?” the intern asked.
“No, this is her husband, Kevin, speakin’.”
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“O’Ryan,” asked the druggist, “did that mudpack I gave you improve your wife’s appearance?”
“It did surely,” replied O’Ryan, “but it keeps fallin’ off!”

could be a lot easier with the help of Google.

There’s a petition going around to add the “bike there” feature to Google Maps. It already exists for Portland and Madison, two towns that are often compared to Austin (size, vibe, university, etc). Surely we’d be next.

Help us out, will ya? Non-Austinites are welcome to sign.

Thanks for the tip, Lindy.