...isn't celebrated by very many people, I'm finding. Including the internationals, it seems. Thus, St. Patrick's Day 2009 is, at the moment, myself, a liter of Jameson's, and this:
(And no, I'm not planning on drinking a liter of Jameson's on my own today... that's just the only bottle size I could find. The four Guinness, however, may very well disappear. We shall see.
Originally, here, I was going to post a link to something describing the truth behind the whole "St. Patrick Drove Away the Snakes" for Beth, but I can't find anything academic enough to pass muster, so just remember as you drink, that St. Patrick converted a nation, and if Christian history teaches us one thing, that it's highly likely that he didn't do it with just shamrocks and a staff.
So be sure to take a shot for the druids!
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Thanks. If I have time to drink tonight, I'll raise a glass to them.
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