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Title: The wearing of the green
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on March 16, 2004, 09:43:47 PM
well its official in the motherland, and soon to be official here, St. Patricks day is here. So drive the snakes out of your country and say hi to all yer irish friends.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on March 16, 2004, 09:47:05 PM
Thanks for being late, and reminding me where my roommate is.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on March 16, 2004, 09:51:04 PM
why am I late? its still a few hours yet, ... and why arnt you out with your roommate?

Nate are you ok? Do you require a wake? Or do you still live? If the answer to 2 is no? and 3 is yes then you need to go out and make this girl who ripped the heart right out of your ribcage jeleous...

you require socialization stat...
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on March 16, 2004, 10:11:35 PM
First, who's Nate? Second, my bad, Patty isn't until wednesday. I thought it was wednesday. My super-bad. And thirthly, I'm not out with my roommate beacuse by the time I got back from the newspaper office he wasn't here. Nor were any of my other friends.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on March 16, 2004, 10:13:57 PM
I ould have sworn you name was Nate .... oh and your friends they need a LOJACK...

but where are they likely to have gone?
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on March 16, 2004, 10:40:03 PM
Names Zak. At least I can add "Nate" to my list of "Names I've been called other than my actual name." Funny thing about that is I know usually know when people are asking for me but not using my actual name.

And wtbutt is a LOJACK? Well, my lady friends have returned from wherever they were. My roommate on the other hand is somewhere where I don't really care.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on March 16, 2004, 10:44:52 PM
I wouldn't care with lady friends around either.... time for nekkid twister!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and right hand green for St. Patty's day.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on March 16, 2004, 10:48:30 PM
They aren't all that elligible. In fact, they aren't.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on March 17, 2004, 12:04:53 AM
so?
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Spriggan on March 17, 2004, 12:28:24 AM
WHO HOO! Saint Pattys' day!  Another excuse not to wear pants at work!
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on March 17, 2004, 12:45:55 AM
any excuse is a good excuse!!!!  :P
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on March 17, 2004, 12:46:07 AM
O_o
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: JP Dogberry on March 17, 2004, 12:55:49 AM
Pants are *not* optional!
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on March 17, 2004, 12:56:47 AM
except on Saint Pattys day...
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Spriggan on March 17, 2004, 01:09:46 AM
Whoo hoooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on March 17, 2004, 01:15:11 AM
Would we complain more or less if it were women who were proclaiming their plans to wear no pants tomorrow?
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: JP Dogberry on March 17, 2004, 01:33:20 AM
Nothing wrong with pantless women.


They can wear skirts.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on March 17, 2004, 01:44:24 AM
Good point.  I have a green skirt.  Perhaps I should wear that and make a point of telling people I'm not wearing pants in celebration of St. Patrick's Day.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Spriggan on March 17, 2004, 03:33:50 AM
whoooo hooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on March 17, 2004, 07:18:55 AM
uhm... with the no pants, aren't you thinking of St. Panty's day? The obscure saint who drove the frat hating university administrators out of Ireland.

I'm just gonna wear my bath robe. No pants for me!
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on March 17, 2004, 09:27:37 AM
yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock on March 17, 2004, 09:31:01 AM
Yay, its another day. Oh wait, there's a tad bit of snow on the ground still.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Mad Dr Jeffe on March 17, 2004, 09:34:15 AM
and green beeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Erm not that I drink that is.....
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on March 17, 2004, 10:44:08 AM
Never occurred to me before now, but my husband and I drink a lot of DnL, which is quite green.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Tekiel on March 17, 2004, 03:09:13 PM
From my local newspaper:

"Many people wear green on St. Patrick's Day, but according to Irish superstition, the color green was thought to bring bad luck because it was the favorite color of the fairy folk. . .
  The Good People were unpredictable, and were known to steal people away - especially children - who enticed fairy folk by wearing too much of their favorite color.  
  Better to wear blue, the original color assigned to St. Patricks.  St. Patrick's blue can be seen on ancient Irish flags and on the uniforms the Irish special forces wear to this day."

Oops.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on March 17, 2004, 03:25:08 PM
Also usually ignored is that Green is for Catholics, while Protestants wear orange. (So what do Mormons wear?)
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: House of Mustard on March 17, 2004, 03:40:26 PM
Men: White short-sleeved shirts that are slightly the wrong size.

Women: Floral print dresses that are about five years out of style.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Fellfrosch on March 17, 2004, 03:40:57 PM
Plain black dress and bonnets...no wait, that's Amish.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on March 17, 2004, 05:38:44 PM
Quote
From my local newspaper:

"Many people wear green on St. Patrick's Day, but according to Irish superstition, the color green was thought to bring bad luck because it was the favorite color of the fairy folk. . .
  The Good People were unpredictable, and were known to steal people away - especially children - who enticed fairy folk by wearing too much of their favorite color.  
  Better to wear blue, the original color assigned to St. Patricks.  St. Patrick's blue can be seen on ancient Irish flags and on the uniforms the Irish special forces wear to this day."

Oops.


Sounds like something American immigrants would start, moving to the New World and saying "Ha!  The fairy folk aint gonna steal our babbies here!  Let's wear lots of green!"

I always figured it was a connection to red hair, because redheads tend to look good in green.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on March 17, 2004, 06:36:29 PM
maybe the red heads looking good in green is WHY it was bad luck.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: Entsuropi on March 17, 2004, 08:15:07 PM
Hrm. Maybe i shoulda rang my irish relatives and stuff.

My irish quarter was possibly interested in this, but was most likely aiding my scottish parts in getting irritated and stressed at work.

Oh and i think you guys really should start saying 'trousers'. It really throws me for a loop when you say 'no pants today'.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: fuzzyoctopus on March 17, 2004, 08:19:54 PM
Hey it's not our fault that trousers and pants don't equate the same thing to everyone.

I wore my skirt today, so no trousers for me.
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: JP Dogberry on March 17, 2004, 09:28:16 PM
I'm wearing my trousers that are far too big for me ans so fall down a lot and spend mor time around my ankles than where they should be, does that count at least partially?
Title: Re: The wearing of the green
Post by: The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers on March 17, 2004, 10:28:04 PM
I didn't wear pants!