The ***OFFICIAL*** Friday/Saturday Night Singles' Thread St Pats Day (March 17th and 18th)

all we WONDERFUL singles folk! | 17 March 2006 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

Find a partner or grab your favorite beverage & listen to some Irish tunes .A couple of wave files - full-length, lilting, Irish melodies - they are so beautiful! I hope you can open them, or "save target as" to your hard drive and listen to them later.

"My Wild Irish Rose" ~ John Gary
"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" ~ John Gary

MIDIS
"Irish Lullabye"
"The Last Rose of Summer"
"When Irish Eyes are Smiling"
"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"
"Danny Boy"

Why Saint Patrick's Day?

Saint Patrick's Day has come to be associated with everything Irish: anything green and gold, shamrocks and luck. Most importantly, to those who celebrate its intended meaning, St. Patrick's Day is a traditional day for spiritual renewal and offering prayers for missionaries worldwide.

So, why is it celebrated on March 17th? One theory is that that is the day that St. Patrick died. Since the holiday began in Ireland, it is believed that as the Irish spread out around the world, they took with them their history and celebrations. The biggest observance of all is, of course, in Ireland. With the exception of restaurants and pubs, almost all businesses close on March 17th. Being a religious holiday as well, many Irish attend mass, where March 17th is the traditional day for offering prayers for missionaries worldwide before the serious celebrating begins.

In American cities with a large Irish population, St. Patrick's Day is a very big deal. Big cities and small towns alike celebrate with parades, "wearing of the green," music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or streams green!



Do you have a favorite :

St. Pat Day Memory
St. Pat Day Movie
St Pat Day Song/music
St,. Pat Day Drink(recipe sharing please)
St. Pat Day Food (recipe sharing please)

[AmishDude]

Oh, yeah. But I had it in the US at a Hungarian festival and it was nothing like in Budapest. Nothing.

[AmishDude]

Hi, gorgeous.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Really? Too cool. Breaking things is FUN.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

I just caught your tagline. LOL

[pcottraux]

I had had enough of that thing not playing. I used a screwdriver. It was all I had at the moment.

[AmishDude]

That is the BEST press release in the history of press releases.

[pcottraux]

Amishdude, servant of the dark lord Xenu.

Oh, my Lord. You must have watched Tom Cruise's couch-jumping episode on "Oprah" backwards and in Latin.

[Supernatural]

Pie? My favorite too.

Is you favorite eating it, making it or both?

My favorite pie is fresh black raspberry, but black raspberries are hard to come by.

[Clemenza]

Amishdude, servant of the dark lord Xenu.

Clemenza, servant of the good lord:

[tuliptree76]

I make pie. I try not to eat much of it though. I can't afford to gain more weight.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Is you favorite eating it, making it or both?

You left out throwing.

[Supernatural]

My mother made the best halubki. She is in a rest home now and will never make any more.

I wish you could have tasted hers. I have tasted them made by many people, but her's were the absolute best and not just because she is my mother. That lady could cook. Homemade pies from scratch and everything. Her blackberry pies were never runny like they are when most people try to make them.

[Supernatural]

Horrors! I'd never waste a perfectly good pie by throwing it at someone.

[AmishDude]

This is the only thread where people notice my tagline.

[Supernatural]

Not too many people can make a good homemade pie.

Do you make your own crust from scratch and roll out the dough with a rolling pin?

[AmishDude]

Abba did participate in wife-swapping, of a sort.

[Supernatural]

Are you a fan of halubki (stuffed cabbage) too?

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Lemon Meringue Pie was MADE for throwing.

[tuliptree76]

Do you make your own crust from scratch and roll out the dough with a rolling pin?

Yes - crust and filling are all made from scratch. My grandmother taught me how to bake when I was 11 or 12. So use a lot of her methods.

[Clemenza]

Yep. My grandmother made it very well. Never had it better since she passed on. Even when I try to replicate the recipe I still can't get it right.