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To: Jan_Sobieski

There were also signs that said, “No Micks on the grass.” Irish were called Micks, because so many of their last names started with Mc.


2 posted on 08/04/2015 6:25:30 PM PDT by abclily
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To: abclily

As opposed to “Mack” for the Scots.


11 posted on 08/04/2015 6:42:40 PM PDT by HandyDandy (Don't make-up stuff. It just wastes everybody's time.)
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To: abclily

I saw a sign in a cafe window in London in 1995 saying “No Micks”. 1995!!!!


12 posted on 08/04/2015 6:43:27 PM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: abclily

Hmmm. I thought it would be O’s.


16 posted on 08/04/2015 6:45:57 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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To: abclily

Police prisoner transport vans are known as “Paddy wagons” in the northeast, and it ain’t because they’re padded inside.


23 posted on 08/04/2015 6:58:40 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Making harmless people defenseless, does not make dangerous people harmless)
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To: abclily

They were called “Thick Micks”.

No lawsuits,no calling the ACLU,no whining.

The Irish just went ahead and proved everyone wrong.

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44 posted on 08/04/2015 8:16:20 PM PDT by Mears
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