Irish Affairs
Related: About this forumwell, i've already
trashed key words queen and corgis. tempted to do king, but i hold out a bit of hope for chuck.
we shall see. til no head wears that crown, i'll keep spitting on it every chance i get, tho.
magicarpet
(19,422 posts)No horse drawn 24 carat golden carriage ride for you.
Your name has been promptly scratched from the list of perfered recipients of the same.
So there !
magicarpet
(19,422 posts)mopinko
(73,943 posts)and have a clear shot.
wont be on one of my screens unless i need to force myself to clean it.
mitch96
(15,878 posts)"Don't bow or kiss her ring"... She HATED the monarchy and what they did to Ireland.
That hate runs deep..
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https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-mother-wrote-poems-about-her-hatred-english-people-book-reveals-1678345
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/10/joe-bidens-mother-so-disliked-england-she-refused-to-sleep-in-bed-queen-had-slept-in
mopinko
(73,943 posts)i'm pretty sure they didnt arrive in a gilded carriage.
i still question how irish he is if he doesnt drink, and doesnt hold a grudge. but then my irish diplomacy is the weakest part of my patrimony.
mitch96
(15,878 posts)From a New Yorker piece on Biden:
The President considers alcoholism a kind of family curse. After growing up around hard-drinking relatives, he chose to abstain from alcohol. He also urged his siblings, and, later, his children, not to drink, although all of them eventually didsome in moderation, others to the point of addiction.
From wiki"
Of Joe Biden's sixteen great-great grandparents, ten were born in Ireland. He is descended from the Blewitts of County Mayo and the Finnegans of County Louth.
mopinko
(73,943 posts)2 of my 4 grandparents were born there. gggrandfather came here in about 1800. came straight to chi as far as i can tell. 5th gen chi irish. so, i do have ancestors to talk to. family plot in a lovely catholic cemetery full of irishmen. live here since '87, and never knew til '20.
if i die here, i want to join them.
and yes, it is the curse of the irish. some enjoy it, but many suffer from it.
CountAllVotes
(22,240 posts)Come on now.
Face it would you?
mopinko
(73,943 posts)i have a friend, a dog pro, who's part owner of a pembroke named zeppelin. she trained and shows him, and he's half way to his cde in a year. i'm pretty sure this woman is either part dog, or a powerful witch. she doesnt seem to have much power over humans, tho.
it's youngest's dream dog. but they're a quisling, so i'm deeply suspicious.
CountAllVotes
(22,240 posts)I know you knew better!
Erin go braugh!
mopinko
(73,943 posts)esp not of the sort that's known to consort w the crown.
CountAllVotes
(22,240 posts)I guess you'd need to have brain surgery to make it fit properly eh?
mopinko
(73,943 posts)😜
Scrivener7
(60,076 posts)mopinko
(73,943 posts)but i want to know the instant he either keels over or gets cuffed.
want to see that perp walk live.
Scrivener7
(60,076 posts)But it cuts posts about him down by about half or more.
mopinko
(73,943 posts)have a healthy ignore list, but never trashed a word b4.
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