Reflections From a Murky Pond

And here we have an Edwardian period Irish Butcher’s diagram showing how to make the most and best cuts from potatoes. 😆

And yeah, as I posted before, this is funny because, unlike certain sorts, we Irish and descendants of the Irish Diaspora aren’t fecking, skittering, perennially cheesed off omadhauns.

Tags: Food & Drink | Humor | Ireland | Irish Food | Potatoes | Society

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I present you the Irish Food Pyramid. 😆 And yes, while you can easily get just about any cuisine that you want in Ireland’s cities, this does sum up classic Irish food in general, or so personal and anecdotal evidence, as well as lived experience, strongly indicates.

Oh, and why can I make fun of my own friends and relatives in Ireland? It’s because, unlike certain sorts, the Irish aren’t fecking, skittering, perennially cheesed off omadhauns.

Tags: Food | Food & Drink | Humor | Ireland | Irish | Irish Food

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So today is St. Patrick’s Day. It seems to some of us that there’s been a long, slow degeneration of the nature of Irish heroes. 😉

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Within America’s borders certain sorts hate the Flag of the Confederacy and others love it. Both groups, however, seem to have little true understanding of it or its symbolism. Instead, they project their own feelings upon it.

Liberals, Progressives, and the ever-angry Blacks claim the Flag of the Confederacy is about nothing but hate and racism. Southerners claim it’s all about history and heritage. Insofar as I can see – and I’m a born and raised Southerner – both groups fail to truly understand. The Flag of the Confederacy of the Confederacy is called the Rebel Flag for a reason.

There truly is a direct equivalency between the Confederate Flag, the Republic of Ireland’s flag, and the flag of the Palestinians. All are “rebel flags” and all represent people and forces that engaged in violent rebellion, though, fortunately for Americans, only the last two can be truly linked to ongoing terrorism and insurrection.

Remember, “The South Shall Rise Again” are not merely empty words anymore than “Sinn Féin,” or “Palestine!” are merely empty words. Those words are the motto, mantra, and promise of people’s who want to determine for themselves how live and govern the lands that they claim as being their own.

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Britain’s ever-delightful and voluptuous Stacey Poole is showing us all that St. Patrick’s Day isn’t just an Irish holiday and that there’s a lot to be said in favor for rapprochement between the peoples of England and Ireland.

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