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16 March 2006

I just returned from the McDonald's on Varick Street. I asked for a Shamrock Shake. THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT! This demands action! But still tommorow I will indulge in the Wearin' O' The Green, the Drinkin' O' The Guinness, and the Reinforcin' O' The Stereotypes. How 'bout the rest of my fellow mecha Suds-Suckin' Spud-Fuckin' Firebombin' Paddys?

post by: jonmc at: 13:03 | 23 comments

to get you in the mood

posted by jonmc 16 March | 13:04

I don't have any Irish in me, but I'd like some. HA! Ha ha ha ha. Ha.

Thanks for the set up jonmc.

posted by rainbaby 16 March | 13:07

you would, wouldja? How do ya feel about a little Marinara on the side?

Ha, Ha, Ha! I'm a feckin' laugh I am.

posted by jonmc 16 March | 13:09

Those Shamrock shakes are so good they're just wrong.

posted by Frisbee Girl 16 March | 13:09

WTF is in a "Shamrock shake" anyway?

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 16 March | 13:11

It's not really shamrock. It's parsley. ;-)

posted by Incharitable Dog 16 March | 13:12

jonmc - I have red(ish) hair, so when the guy asked me in a bar two years ago "Do you have any Irish in you" it made sense enough for me to say "no." Then he said "Would you like some?" HA HA HA HA HA! Ok, he was very creepy, but maybe it'll work for you - you should try it tomorrow night! With the marinara part. Godspeed!

posted by rainbaby 16 March | 13:14

That's an oldie. My skin chick friend we called birdie responded to that do you have any x in you? flirt with

"Do you have 6 inches of dirty pakistani stainless steel in ya? Would ya like some?"

Then out came a butterfly knife that just screamed lockjaw.

lovely, lovely lady. Very self assured.

I like a cold shamrock shake, myself. I think they stopped making it. I'll pick us up a Cookie O' Puss to make up for it Jon.

posted by Divine_Wino 16 March | 13:19

they did stop making them, i think--something about cancerous green dye? ; >

posted by amberglow 16 March | 13:21

I'm gonna put on my shamrock cap, strap on my everloving green adidas, put on my humongous Fighting Irish ring, eat a mess of fried eggs with the rest of my Jameson, ride my bike downtown, knock back an Irish Car Bomb, watch the parade and then go to Parnell's for a meat pie.

posted by sciurus 16 March | 13:25

amber, we still have them here in California.

weretable, they're these green vanilla minty shakes that are so good. So good. I don't even like sweet and I love these things.

posted by Frisbee Girl 16 March | 13:29

I just had a Shamrock Shake this weekend! They're still available here in the Philly 'burbs. Maybe it's just NYC that's shut out. I could mail you one. All it takes is enough dry ice and the will to do it.

What I really miss is the Mandarin Orange shake. I think they came out when McD's introduced something Asian. Maybe the sweet and sour sauce for McNuggets or some kind of Asian salad or something. They tasted like a Cremesicle. Mmmmm...

posted by jrossi4r 16 March | 13:30

amberglow, aren't you from Woodlawn originally? That neighborhood must've been a madhouse on St. Paddy's.

(I will be wearing my Jameson's Whiskey t-shirt tommorrow. with pride.)

Somebody upload some House Of Pain, dammit!

posted by jonmc 16 March | 13:30

odd note on the 'looking Irish,' front: it's my Eye-Talian mother who has the red hair and green eyes. I get my dark hair from me Irish da. Where the dark eyes come from I'm not sure since Dad had green eyes, too. But, I'm constantly told that I look (as one guy put it) 'as Irish as Paddy's pig.'

posted by jonmc 16 March | 13:34

Who needs a Mandarin Orange shake when you can have an Orange Julius? Or a mildly alcoholic Dreamsicle (Licor 43, orange juice, milk, ice; blend)?

posted by Hugh Janus 16 March | 13:37

Some more St. Paddy's day toonz:

Dropkick Murphys - The Spicy McHaggis Jig

Dropkick Murphys - Dirty Water (live on St. Patricks Day in South Boston)

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar (live in Cork)

posted by jonmc 16 March | 13:44

Ahh...Orange Julius. The only shop in the mall who would employ my punk rock friends. (Them and Mr. Dunderbachs, the weird german place that no longer exists.)

posted by jrossi4r 16 March | 13:45

Tomorrow is also the 23rd anniversary of when my husband and I got engaged. And that is how I got to be a Reagan!

posted by bunnyfire 16 March | 14:38

They still have the shamrock shakes in Buffalo!
Since I already do have more than a bit of irish in me I will be celebrating tomorrow in my green steel toed Docs, with vast amounts of beer, and ending it with getting a bit of english in me. ;>
Let's just say I am doing my part to ease cultural tensions!

posted by kellydamnit 16 March | 16:17

how was your test, bunny?

posted by amberglow 16 March | 16:22

Who needs a Mandarin Orange shake when you can have an Orange Julius? Or a mildly alcoholic Dreamsicle (Licor 43, orange juice, milk, ice; blend)?

My dad used to give an orange to his Irish secretary every St. Patrick's Day. Could've been kind of a dick move, but she thought it was funny. Or so he said.

posted by PinkStainlessTail 16 March | 17:06

It's Monday-at least the first one is. Second one Tuesday, third one Wednesday.

WAAAAAAAAH!

(thanks for asking, tho.)

posted by bunnyfire 16 March | 22:50

ohhhh...i have a theology question for you tho--want it? it's from Skippy--... could you please cite the passage in the Christian bible (I am assuming it is a Christian bible to which the Senator referred but I'll accept a passage from any bible) where marriage was defined as being between a man and a woman? I know that marriage between a man and more than one woman was accepted, but I have not come across the passage in question and I want to know which passage State Senator Nancy Jacobs was citing. ...

posted by amberglow 16 March | 23:16

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