Anyone have any plans?

 

This year, I'll be attending the festivities in Savannah, GA. Apparently they are known for their St. Patrick's Day parade and celebrations. Bars are open all day, you can drink on the streets, and they have to-go cups. Works for me.

St. Patrick's Day and the week leading to it are a busy time at my house. Both of my girls are Irish dancers, and beginning this Sunday they have about 8 shows to do at various bars and restaurants. On St. Patrick's Day alone they have three shows: early afternoon, late afternoon, and evening.

NCAA third round.

 

All day.

NCAA third round.

 

All day.

 

This.

 

Plus drinking.

 

And wearing red for Poland.

We're taking the kids to our local St Pats parade tomorrow. Other than that, nothing to speak of.

Anyone have any plans?

 

This year, I'll be attending the festivities in Savannah, GA. Apparently they are known for their St. Patrick's Day parade and celebrations. Bars are open all day, you can drink on the streets, and they have to-go cups. Works for me.

Right on. I'll be in Savannah as well. Supposed to be a great time.

Eating nachos out of a green Sox batting helmet and watching the Sox hopefully beat the Mariners.

Right on. I'll be in Savannah as well. Supposed to be a great time.

Apparently they are expecting their biggest festivities ever this year. The parade festivities might be bigger than New York's.

This.

 

Plus drinking.

 

And wearing red for Poland.

 

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Wearing green, drinking Guinness for breakfast, going to a parade, having corned beef and cabbage. Then going to a party.

Yes, I'm Irish.

Meh.

Apparently they are expecting their biggest festivities ever this year. The parade festivities might be bigger than New York's.

Yep, that's the word. Because of it falling on a Saturday, many more people will be able to go. I can't freaking wait. Leaving work in about 5 hours to get down there.

Not Irish. No need to celebrate.

Eating nachos out of a green Sox batting helmet and watching the Sox hopefully beat the Mariners.

 

That sounds like a fantastic idea. All I'm lacking are nachos, a green Sox batting helmet, and a Sox team capable of beating the Mariners.

 

Not Irish. No need to celebrate.

 

Same here. It's just another day to me.

Tomorrow starts at 10 am, ending time unknown. There is a lunch reservation and then Wisconsin v Vanderbilt.

 

Should be plenty of girls crying, which is a St Patrick's day trademark.

ill be avoiding the frat boy wrigleyville d-bags as much as I possibly can until they start peeing on my front yard.

Just remember corned beef and soda bread have nothing to do with Ireland.

Apparently they are expecting their biggest festivities ever this year. The parade festivities might be bigger than New York's.

 

NY's parade has over 200,000 marchers alone.

Just remember corned beef and soda bread have nothing to do with Ireland.

 

 

Saint Patrick's Day

 

In the U.S. and Canada, consumption of corned beef is often associated with Saint Patrick's Day. Corned beef is not considered an Irish national dish, and the connection with Saint Patrick's Day specifically originates as part of Irish-American culture, and is often part of their celebrations in North America. In Ireland, the closest traditional dish is bacon and cabbage (more akin to Canadian style bacon or ham). Corned beef and cabbage became popular in the U.S. after Irish immigrants in the northeast used corned beef instead of pork in the dish. This substitution was likely due to the low cost of corned beef in the U.S.

 

Corned beef was used as a substitute for bacon by Irish American immigrants in the late 19th century. A similar dish is the New England boiled dinner, consisting of corned beef, cabbage, and root vegetables such as carrots, turnips, and potatoes, which is popular in New England and parts of Atlantic Canada.

 

Yeah most people don't know the story of Irish immigrants having to substitute foods when they came here.

 

Irish brown bread and colcannon are both really good.

 

 

 

Just remember corned beef and soda bread have nothing to do with Ireland.

 

They're still pretty good. I'm half Irish, but I couldn't give two s***s less about that day.

 

Yeah most people don't know the story of Irish immigrants having to substitute foods when they came here.

 

Irish brown bread and colcannon are both really good.

 

Actually, I think a whole lot of people know that corned beef isn't really an Irish thing, so much as an Irish-American thing.

I would have to imagine bars are going to be a mess tomorrow.

 

 

I would have to imagine bars are going to be a mess tomorrow.

 

Its another amateur night with nights like Cinco.

IF weather holds a nice BBQ on the deck. Lived large for SS Irish parade last Sunday great event revitalized.