Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Dr. Watson · Post by **Dr. Watson** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:30 pm

Yay, for St. Patrick's Day! $\:D/$ I love celebrating my Irish heritage and playing Irish music! $\:D/$

Evil Chick · Post by **Evil Chick** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:33 pm

I had to wear green to bed last night otherwise my roommate would have pinched me this morning.

I wore a green shirt today. But mainly so that my roommate wouldn't pinch me.

Danielle Abigail Maxwell · Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:46 pm

Ms. Whidden, my english teacher, was the only one who like.. celebrated in class.. we had scones and watched some Irish movie.... it was awesome! Oh, and we read Irish blessings and sayings... some where hysterical, or just meaningful....

Most people wore green. A few wore green SHOES! And some did get pinched...

I had to write my own Irish blessing... it's lame, really...

DAM wrote in English class wrote:God's grace be upon you this fair day
May he make your way
Straight and narrow and protected
Love, dream, enjoy what has been erected
Just never forget those who love you
In fatih, hope, and love... for you

Some sayings that were hysterical....

May your home always be too small to hold all your friends.
God is good, but never dance in a small boat.

Haha!!!

As you slide down the banister of life,
May the splinters never point in the wrong direction!

May you be in
Heaven a half hour before the
Devil knows you're dead!

My fav:

Dance as if no one were watching,
Sing as if no one were listening,
And live every day as if it were your last.

YEAH FOR ST. PATTY'S DAY!

King Butter Turtle · Post by **King Butter Turtle** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:58 pm

Why do we celebrate the Irish when they enslaved and attempted to kill the very man that the day is supposedly honoring?

GlennAdams · Post by **GlennAdams** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:03 pm

KODY 105 wrote:That is an oxymoron...

Oh my gosh! No way!

Go Green. It's good for the environment. $\:D/$

PJ · Post by PJ » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:17 pm

I did nothing except tell my dad happy birthday.

J-man · Post by **J-man** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:22 pm

King Butter Turtle wrote:Why do we celebrate the Irish when they enslaved and attempted to kill the very man that the day is supposedly honoring?

Very true. $\:D/$

KODY 105 · Post by **KODY 105** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:22 pm

Happy birthday, PJ's dad!

Laura Ingalls · Post by **Laura Ingalls** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:25 pm

King Butter Turtle wrote:Why do we celebrate the Irish when they enslaved and attempted to kill the very man that the day is supposedly honoring?

But did not Patrick choose to go back to Ireland? Did he not bring Christianity and convert those that used to hate him?

I think the point of celebrating Irish things is just remembering the country where Patrick chose to spend his life serving the Irish people. And shamrocks are supposedly what he used to illustrate the Trinity, so that's where they come in. $\:D/$

KODY 105 · Post by **KODY 105** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:31 pm

He must have used the three-leaved ones...

Laura Ingalls · Post by **Laura Ingalls** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:43 pm

That's....what a shamrock is.

Wikipedia wrote:The four-leaf clover is often confused with the shamrock. While the four-leaf clover is a symbol of good luck, the three-leafed shamrock is mainly an Irish Christian symbol of the Holy Trinity and has a different significance.

Anna><> · Post by **Anna><>** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:08 pm

I wore green today. My social teacher was trying to talk in an Irish accent the whole social class, but then he had to stop cause everyone was laughing and nothing was getting done.

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:33 am

Someone ran into my office and pinched me and ran out at work last night.

SivartM · Post by **SivartM** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:56 am

I'm wearing green today, but I wore brown yesterday.

Nobody pinched me, and that's good because the tradition of pinching those who do not wear green is descended from the ancient worship of the pagan deity Ervose who was green, representing spring and life. As part of a worship ceremony, half the people would wear green, signifying Ervose, and the other half would wear brown, signifying death. The two groups would engage in a mock war, with Ervose slapping death and gaining the victory, therefore bringing new life at springtime. Over time this pagan custom merged with the celebration of St Patrick's Day and turned into pinching those who did not wear green.

I made all that up... but was it believable? $\:D/$

V-lady · Post by **V-lady** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:08 am

SivartM wrote:I'm wearing green today, but I wore brown yesterday.

Nobody pinched me, and that's good because the tradition of pinching those who do not wear green is descended from the ancient worship of the pagan deity Ervose who was green, representing spring and life. As part of a worship ceremony, half the people would wear green, signifying Ervose, and the other half would wear brown, signifying death. The two groups would engage in a mock war, with Ervose slapping death and gaining the victory, therefore bringing new life at springtime. Over time this pagan custom merged with the celebration of St Patrick's Day and turned into pinching those who did not wear green.

I made all that up... but was it believable? $\:D/$

I started to believe you, then got a strange feeling that you were joking.

KODY 105 · Post by **KODY 105** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:31 am

The brown vs. green mock war didn't make much sense. Plus I have never heard of the deity Ervose. You didn't explain how a mock war ended up as a pinching. I think if that were real it would have kept the brown clothes part for the pessimistic/anti-social people.

PJ · Post by PJ » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:49 pm

KODY 105 wrote:Happy birthday, PJ's dad!

Muchas gracias.

Smaug the Dragon · Post by **Smaug the Dragon** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:19 pm

I feel so un-patriotic.

King Butter Turtle · Post by **King Butter Turtle** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:26 pm

Laura Ingalls wrote:
King Butter Turtle wrote:Why do we celebrate the Irish when they enslaved and attempted to kill the very man that the day is supposedly honoring?
But did not Patrick choose to go back to Ireland? Did he not bring Christianity and convert those that used to hate him? I think the point of celebrating Irish things is just remembering the country where Patrick chose to spend his life serving the Irish people. And shamrocks are supposedly what he used to illustrate the Trinity, so that's where they come in. $\:D/$

Right, but if we're celebrating his good works for christianity, shouldn't we be celebrating the English?

Post by **StrongNChrist** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:28 pm

I wore green yesterday but are you allowed to pinch an Irish person? Because if you aren't then I wouldn't have to worry! I'm part Irish $\:D/$