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)

[Paul_Denton]

That is a very interesting history. Glad he told his son to get out of russia.

[Paul_Denton]

LOL can you give an example?

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

I remember constantly running down to our second basement. We had a battery powered radio and some flashlights. We'd all huddle under the choo-choo train table and listen for the announcer to tell us it was safe to come out again.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Um...... let's see.........

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hey AAC. OK, have a good time. :-)

[Army Air Corps]

I won't spoil any bits, but it is pretty cool. The new Dcotor is like a manic Tom Baker.

[Paul_Denton]

LOL

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

http://fatboy.cc/

[Army Air Corps]

Side note - I have always wanted a sonic screwdriver...

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Tom Baker was my favorite. I got to meet him in person and have my picture taken. I also got to meet Peter Davison and Colin Baker.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

I always wanted a K-9.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Oh, wow. Thanks bro!

[Army Air Corps]

Pertwee was another favourite of mine. I also thought that Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart was one of my favourite friends o' The Doctor.

[Army Air Corps]

K-9 was cool, but I really want a TARDIS; think of how much you could save on property tax!

[Ciexyz]

Happy St. Paddy's Day, everyone!

[Clemenza]

One man's Obscenity is another person's work of art.

[Paul_Denton]

LOL unrelated but I want a Kadeshi multi-beam frigate (from the game Homeworld)

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Neat.

:)

I think my favorite Disney film-aside from Dumbo-was "The Land Before Time," or the original Fievel film, which I watched as a kid.

The only recent one I've seen was that "Lilo & Stitch" movie, which I watched with my niece and nephew about a year ago.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

No problem.

;-)

[Army Air Corps]

Happy St. Pat's!