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)

[Supernatural]

Movies and music are both pretty good hobbies.

You are well educated and will probably not have too much trouble finding a job teaching at a University.

Illinois gun laws are too restrictive for my taste. I passed through IL on my way to Wyoming from PA several times. Saw nothing wrong with the state. Probably as good a place as any. Home is where the heart is.

[tuliptree76]

The rifle pic that I posted is of a "Crickett Model 253 Red, White, & Blue Laminate / Blue 22LR Youth Rifle" sold at Walmart.

[RockinRight]

-Why do we park on driveways, and drive on parkways?
-Why do they call it a near miss? Isn't it a near hit?
-Why does Wynonna Judd look older than her mother?
-Why is the guy that handles your money called a "broker?"

[RockinRight]

You're joking, right?

[Supernatural]

I've got a riddle for you.

Why do more than one woman have to go to the bathroom together ALL THE TIME?

I've always wondered...

[tuliptree76]

It depends on the sporting goods store. I think Outdoor World and Gander Mountain sell rifles.

[Supernatural]

They call a boxing ring the "square circle".

Go figure!

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

To pee, gossip, and fix our makeup. :P

[proud_yank]

.... come back to class and discuss how that made us feel.

"Feeling" is the key point to these morons. What you were doing is called "thinking".

These people were criminals, why were we treating them to work out gyms, game rooms, library books, unlimited resources...etc.

Thats nothing!! This will turn your stomach!

[TheresaKett]

For some reason, I never had trouble understanding the KJV. I liked other translations better, but I read KJV on my first half-dozen or so times through the New Testament and never had a problem with understanding things. Of course, that was years ago, and I haven't done any Bible reading in a long time.

I do read the Bible, prefer NKJV or NASB or NIV. My husband always preferred KJV and I never understood why, when there were others written in modern English. Some say you loose the original meaning, but you can always look up the greek words in a Lexicon.

[pcottraux]

Well, with sporting goods stores I'm thinking baseball bats, gloves, footballs, uniforms...

[proud_yank]

...Walmart rifles are relatively inexpensive.

Bravo, way to know your gun prices!!

[tuliptree76]

Illinois gun laws are too restrictive for my taste.

IL is more restrictive than other states. You need a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) in order to buy guns or ammunition, or to transport them. And the FOID doesn't allow you to carry concealed weapons.

[Kate of Spice Island]

I am officially no longer single, but will be by from time to time to chaperone all y'all...

[ilovew]

Yay! :P

My favorite kind of music is country. I LOVE Johnny Cash. When I was younger, I hated the stereotype of Southerners and refused to listen to country music. Now it's almost all I listen to.

You can't tell what my major is? :) Political science, of course! I'm addicted to politics. In the fall, I'm going on the DC Semester. It's a program with my school and I get to do an internship for the entire fall semester.

I'll graduate next spring. I'm hoping that whatever internship I do next fall will lead to a real job after I graduate.

I love love love LOVE the South. But I want to go into national politics. (NOT run for office, btw.) So I'll probably end up in the Virginia side of DC.

Job? Have you seen my profile? I'm going to be the next Karl Rove :)

I seriously thought about joining the Air Force last year. It's still a possibility after I graduate. I'm sorta waiting to see what happens.

Hobbies...I like to read. I used to write poetry but it's been a while since I wrote anything. And anything related to politics.

[RockinRight]

I got ya. Depends on the store, really.

[tuliptree76]

Why do more than one woman have to go to the bathroom together ALL THE TIME?

I'm not sure about that. I've always been able to go by myself.

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?

[pcottraux]

Not that I would know, but why do women always have such nice bathrooms?

Typical conversation heard from a man's eavesdropping:

"Hey girls! I just rented 'Gone With the Wind!' Let's go to the Ladies Room and watch it on the big screen TV!"

"Should we turn on the surround sound?"

"I want the red sofa!"


A few minutes later, another guy approaches.

"Hey, look! The Men's Room has soap now!"

[tuliptree76]

So do I get an A on the quiz? ;-)