Somewhat Manly Nerd » st. patrick’s day http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog infrequent blogging from some dude Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:36:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Your Belated Irish Jig Song of the Week http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/03/22/your-belated-irish-jig-song-of-the-week/ http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/03/22/your-belated-irish-jig-song-of-the-week/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:03:00 +0000 CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2523 I doubt this even qualifies as an Irish jig, really. I only know this is where I was on St. Patrick’s Day and people were dancing and there’s video of it and I wanted a catchy title. It all adds up to this blog post.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7N3ux8LXHQ

I went into the city for the parade and ended up not even watching it — unless you count looking at the TV a bit in a random bar. $7 cups of Guinness. Goddamn it, the city is expensive, especially on St. Patrick’s Day. And then I ate too much at some burger/BBQ place, so when I had a shot of Jameson not too long after I almost threw up a half-pound burger and fries. Somehow I managed to hold it all down, even while dancing to the band that is playing in the video above (I am not featured in the video, just to make it clear). The band goes by the name of Scythian and they are a pretty damn fun road band. So I had a decent day, even if my wallet and liver didn’t. I hope you had a nice St. Patrick’s Day as well. I know that sentiment comes a bit late, but I hope you appreciate it.

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- Visibly underaged girls are apparently allowed to drink in bars on this Irish holiday.

- The Boondock Saints is the Irish movie of my generation, as it was playing in the Half Penny (my local Irish pub) the whole night.

- The owners of the Half Penny obviously overheard my criticism of their new couches a week or so ago. They were replaced with tables and stools. An immeasurable improvement. I still don’t know what the hell they were thinking. Couches? In a bar? That’s like crosses in a mosque.

- Whenever I question why I drink, I answer by drinking more.

- “Oh, you don’t want to know what we were talking about” is a creepy thing to say to a chick that has just randomly walked up to your table. We were talking about the policy of isolation. I bet she truly didn’t want to hear about it. I’m just honest!

- Michael Jackson, Rihanna, and Alien Ant Farm — among others — are Irish musicians.

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