Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

"Patty O'Furniture" wrote in message
...
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up
me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Why?


You know what they say about folks who can't take a joke.......;-)

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up
me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just
found one." ;-)

bigot.


Back to your old ways Kevin?

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:57:36 GMT, Patty O'Furniture
wrote:

On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Why?

I would guess that was said in jest!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:57:36 GMT, Patty O'Furniture
wrote:

On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an
important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Why?

I would guess that was said in jest!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

I would guess not. ;-)

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

JimH wrote:
"Patty O'Furniture" wrote in message
...
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up
me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Why?


You know what they say about folks who can't take a joke.......;-)

No, what do "they" say?

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

Patty O'Furniture wrote:
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Why?

If you don't know why, I'd guess it would be a difficult proposition
for someone to get you to understand.....

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

JimH wrote:
"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:57:36 GMT, Patty O'Furniture
wrote:

On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an
important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Why?

I would guess that was said in jest!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

I would guess not. ;-)

I can make it simple, just for you Jim. Why is it an Irishman who's
drunk? Why is this Irishman always called "Paddy" or some such nonsense?

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

basskisser wrote:
.." ;-)
bigot.
Why?

You know what they say about folks who can't take a joke.......;-)

No, what do "they" say?

Bassy,
I have no problem with ethnic humor, nor do most people, including every
ethnic group know to man. Have you ever seen an Irish comedian, a
Jewish comedian or a Black Comedian? They will poke fun at themselves
and everyone else.

I only have a problem with ethnic humor that isn't funny. This joke was
not funny.

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
I would guess not. ;-)
I can make it simple, just for you Jim. Why is it an Irishman who's
drunk? Why is this Irishman always called "Paddy" or some such nonsense?

1 - the subject wasn't drunk.

2 - Why not? Would it have made a difference if it were Sean or Jimmy
or Mobutu?

3 - My ethnic second generation Irish wife drinks Jameson 12 year old
Private Stock - neat. Does that make her a drunk?

4 - Stop being an ass.

Yes, but did you find the joke funny?

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
I would guess not. ;-)
I can make it simple, just for you Jim. Why is it an Irishman who's
drunk? Why is this Irishman always called "Paddy" or some such nonsense?

1 - the subject wasn't drunk.

2 - Why not? Would it have made a difference if it were Sean or Jimmy
or Mobutu?

3 - My ethnic second generation Irish wife drinks Jameson 12 year old
Private Stock - neat. Does that make her a drunk?

4 - Stop being an ass.

Yes, but did you find the joke funny?

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."


Yes I did. As did everyone I told it to, including a couple of folks with
an Irish heritage.

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
basskisser wrote:
." ;-)
bigot.
Why?

You know what they say about folks who can't take a joke.......;-)

No, what do "they" say?

Bassy,
I have no problem with ethnic humor, nor do most people, including every
ethnic group know to man. Have you ever seen an Irish comedian, a Jewish
comedian or a Black Comedian? They will poke fun at themselves and
everyone else.

I only have a problem with ethnic humor that isn't funny. This joke was
not funny.

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."



Go find yourself a sense of humor Reggie. You obviously don't have one.

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
basskisser wrote:
." ;-)
bigot.
Why?

You know what they say about folks who can't take a joke.......;-)

No, what do "they" say?

Bassy,
I have no problem with ethnic humor, nor do most people, including every
ethnic group know to man. Have you ever seen an Irish comedian, a Jewish
comedian or a Black Comedian? They will poke fun at themselves and
everyone else.

I only have a problem with ethnic humor that isn't funny. This joke was
not funny.

--
Reggie

Humor snob.

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"RCE" wrote in message
...

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
basskisser wrote:
." ;-)
bigot.
Why?

You know what they say about folks who can't take a joke.......;-)

No, what do "they" say?

Bassy,
I have no problem with ethnic humor, nor do most people, including every
ethnic group know to man. Have you ever seen an Irish comedian, a Jewish
comedian or a Black Comedian? They will poke fun at themselves and
everyone else.

I only have a problem with ethnic humor that isn't funny. This joke was
not funny.

--
Reggie

Humor snob.




Yep. It is pretty amazing that some folks have to dissect an innocent and
funny joke to find fault with it.

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

On 18 Mar 2006 12:43:46 -0800, "basskisser" wrote:


JimH wrote:
"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:57:36 GMT, Patty O'Furniture
wrote:

On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an
important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Why?

I would guess that was said in jest!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

I would guess not. ;-)

I can make it simple, just for you Jim. Why is it an Irishman who's
drunk? Why is this Irishman always called "Paddy" or some such nonsense?

Whoops! Guess I was wrong. Bassy, most jokes about drunks on St. Patrick's
Day *will* be about Irish drunks.

Ease up!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On 18 Mar 2006 12:43:46 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:57:36 GMT, Patty O'Furniture
wrote:

On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an
important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Why?

I would guess that was said in jest!

I would guess not. ;-)

I can make it simple, just for you Jim. Why is it an Irishman who's
drunk? Why is this Irishman always called "Paddy" or some such nonsense?

1 - the subject wasn't drunk.

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.

2 - Why not? Would it have made a difference if it were Sean or Jimmy
or Mobutu?

Yes, it would.

3 - My ethnic second generation Irish wife drinks Jameson 12 year old
Private Stock - neat. Does that make her a drunk?

If she's OBVIOUSLY addicted to it, then yes.

4 - Stop being an ass.

Stop being an ass.

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

JimH wrote:
"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
I would guess not. ;-)
I can make it simple, just for you Jim. Why is it an Irishman who's
drunk? Why is this Irishman always called "Paddy" or some such nonsense?

1 - the subject wasn't drunk.

2 - Why not? Would it have made a difference if it were Sean or Jimmy
or Mobutu?

3 - My ethnic second generation Irish wife drinks Jameson 12 year old
Private Stock - neat. Does that make her a drunk?

4 - Stop being an ass.

Yes, but did you find the joke funny?

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."


Yes I did. As did everyone I told it to, including a couple of folks with
an Irish heritage.

If everyone you told that to is that easily amused, they must be some
pretty interesting people! Kids in dayvcare centers are easy to
entertain, also......

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

JimH wrote:
"RCE" wrote in message
...

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
basskisser wrote:
." ;-)
bigot.
Why?

You know what they say about folks who can't take a joke.......;-)

No, what do "they" say?

Bassy,
I have no problem with ethnic humor, nor do most people, including every
ethnic group know to man. Have you ever seen an Irish comedian, a Jewish
comedian or a Black Comedian? They will poke fun at themselves and
everyone else.

I only have a problem with ethnic humor that isn't funny. This joke was
not funny.

--
Reggie

Humor snob.




Yep. It is pretty amazing that some folks have to dissect an innocent and
funny joke to find fault with it.

Sad that you just don't get it, huh?

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Grow up.

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

On 18 Mar 2006 15:26:11 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:

unk.

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.


But the punch line was:

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me Irish Whiskey."

I thought it was funny because of the going to Mass thing.

Why did you zero in on the alcoholism aspect?

Jack

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

JimH wrote:
"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
basskisser wrote:
." ;-)
bigot.
Why?
You know what they say about folks who can't take a joke.......;-)
No, what do "they" say?

Bassy,
I have no problem with ethnic humor, nor do most people, including every
ethnic group know to man. Have you ever seen an Irish comedian, a Jewish
comedian or a Black Comedian? They will poke fun at themselves and
everyone else.

I only have a problem with ethnic humor that isn't funny. This joke was
not funny.

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."



Go find yourself a sense of humor Reggie. You obviously don't have one.


Humor is very subjective. One can have a great sense of humor and not
find a joke funny.

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

RCE wrote:
"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
basskisser wrote:
." ;-)
bigot.
Why?
You know what they say about folks who can't take a joke.......;-)
No, what do "they" say?

Bassy,
I have no problem with ethnic humor, nor do most people, including every
ethnic group know to man. Have you ever seen an Irish comedian, a Jewish
comedian or a Black Comedian? They will poke fun at themselves and
everyone else.

I only have a problem with ethnic humor that isn't funny. This joke was
not funny.

--
Reggie

Humor snob.



I am not a humor snob, I just know good humor when I hear it. ; )
This joke would not have been a good joke on a CD, a DVD or IPOD. It
would not have improved the quality of the joke if you wired the speaker
with a monster cable or you recorded it in mp3 or mpg.

This was not good humor. Anyone who thinks this is good humor is the
equalization of someone who believes McDonald's is gourmet food. For
now on we need to have a moderator to review all jokes before they are
submitted for our approval. I am ashamed that this joke made it into
rec.boats.

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On 18 Mar 2006 12:42:27 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Patty O'Furniture wrote:
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an
important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord,
I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Why?

If you don't know why, I'd guess it would be a difficult proposition
for someone to get you to understand.....

That's a cop out Bassy and you know it. In other words, you don't
have an explanation.

So I'll ask again - specifically - why is that a bigoted comment?

From the Yahoo! dictionary:
Bigot: One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or
politics and is intolerant of those who differ.

I'm not sure that bigot was the best word choice. Maybe insensitive would
have been a better word choice. Just my $0.02 'cause I'm surprised (not
really) that this discussion is still progressing.

As an American with a bit of Irish blood in me veins, I did recognize the
use of a negative stereotype, alcohol, still I did find the joke mildly
amusing. It would have been funny, but it's such a played out predictable
story line that it only rates a mildly amusing.

This group is full of bigots, and by the definition I offered, I am one, but
I don't see the joke supportive of the claim that the OP is a bigot.

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

Bryan wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message

As an American with a bit of Irish blood in me veins, I did recognize the
use of a negative stereotype, alcohol, still I did find the joke mildly
amusing. It would have been funny, but it's such a played out predictable
story line that it only rates a mildly amusing.

This group is full of bigots, and by the definition I offered, I am one, but
I don't see the joke supportive of the claim that the OP is a bigot.


As a humor snob, for a joke to be funny it really should not have a
predictable punch line. As far as the Irish, we all know they are
drunks who are very rarely sober.

On a serious note, how did "Paddy" become a name for the Irish?


Now for some good Irish Drinking jokes:

1. O'Connell was staggering home with a small Paddy in his back pocket
when he slipped and fell heavily. Struggling to his feet, he felt
something wet running down his leg.

"Please, God," he implored, "let it be blood!"


2. An Irish man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "what'll you
have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please."
So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to
alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone.
He then orders three more. The bartender says, "Sir, I know you like
them cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on
it and when you get low I'll bring you a fresh cold one."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in
Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every
Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have
three Guinness Stouts too, and we're drinking together.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he
came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just
like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, me brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
RCE wrote:
"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
basskisser wrote:
." ;-)
bigot.
Why?
You know what they say about folks who can't take a joke.......;-)
No, what do "they" say?

Bassy,
I have no problem with ethnic humor, nor do most people, including every
ethnic group know to man. Have you ever seen an Irish comedian, a
Jewish comedian or a Black Comedian? They will poke fun at themselves
and everyone else.

I only have a problem with ethnic humor that isn't funny. This joke was
not funny.

--
Reggie

Humor snob.



I am not a humor snob, I just know good humor when I hear it. ; )
This joke would not have been a good joke on a CD, a DVD or IPOD. It
would not have improved the quality of the joke if you wired the speaker
with a monster cable or you recorded it in mp3 or mpg.

This was not good humor. Anyone who thinks this is good humor is the
equalization of someone who believes McDonald's is gourmet food. For now
on we need to have a moderator to review all jokes before they are
submitted for our approval. I am ashamed that this joke made it into
rec.boats.

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

ROTF.......a real joke snob.

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:45:37 GMT, Jack Goff wrote:

On 18 Mar 2006 15:26:11 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:

unk.

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.


But the punch line was:

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and
give
up me Irish Whiskey."

I thought it was funny because of the going to Mass thing.

Why did you zero in on the alcoholism aspect?

Because he made an assumption that all Irishmen who drink alcohol are
drunks.

Kinda bigoted don't 'cha think?

Yep.

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
...
Bryan wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message As an
American with a bit of Irish blood in me veins, I did recognize the use
of a negative stereotype, alcohol, still I did find the joke mildly
amusing. It would have been funny, but it's such a played out
predictable story line that it only rates a mildly amusing.

This group is full of bigots, and by the definition I offered, I am one,
but I don't see the joke supportive of the claim that the OP is a bigot.
As a humor snob, for a joke to be funny it really should not have a
predictable punch line. As far as the Irish, we all know they are drunks
who are very rarely sober.

On a serious note, how did "Paddy" become a name for the Irish?


Now for some good Irish Drinking jokes:

1. O'Connell was staggering home with a small Paddy in his back pocket
when he slipped and fell heavily. Struggling to his feet, he felt
something wet running down his leg.

"Please, God," he implored, "let it be blood!"


2. An Irish man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "what'll you
have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please."
So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to
alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone. He
then orders three more. The bartender says, "Sir, I know you like them
cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on it and
when you get low I'll bring you a fresh cold one."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in Australia
and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every Saturday
night we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have three
Guinness Stouts too, and we're drinking together.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he came
in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just
like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, me brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."

--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

Get a life Reggie.

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

Reggie Smithers wrote:


On a serious note, how did "Paddy" become a name for the Irish?

snip..


Someone named them after the police 'paddy wagon'?

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On 18 Mar 2006 12:43:46 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
"JohnH" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:57:36 GMT, Patty O'Furniture

wrote:

On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an
important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me
a
parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and
give
up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now
Lord, I
just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Why?

I would guess that was said in jest!

I would guess not. ;-)

I can make it simple, just for you Jim. Why is it an Irishman who's
drunk? Why is this Irishman always called "Paddy" or some such nonsense?

1 - the subject wasn't drunk.

2 - Why not? Would it have made a difference if it were Sean or Jimmy
or Mobutu?

3 - My ethnic second generation Irish wife drinks Jameson 12 year old
Private Stock - neat. Does that make her a drunk?

4 - Stop being an ass.

Being a 2nd generation Irish on my dads side. Most of the family drank. My
grandfather both ran a still and imported alcohol from Canada during
prohibition years. Dad said was the biggest gun he ever saw, when arrested
at 17 for running a whiskey manufacturing plant (still). A lot of the Irish
have a weakness for a little alcohol, some have a weakness for a lot of the
same. But as has been said, the Irish are gods favvorite children, all
their wars are happy and all the songs sad. And I liked the joke when I got
it in an email earlier.

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On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:57:39 -0500, Reggie Smithers
wrote:

Bryan wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message

As an American with a bit of Irish blood in me veins, I did recognize the
use of a negative stereotype, alcohol, still I did find the joke mildly
amusing. It would have been funny, but it's such a played out predictable
story line that it only rates a mildly amusing.

This group is full of bigots, and by the definition I offered, I am one, but
I don't see the joke supportive of the claim that the OP is a bigot.


As a humor snob, for a joke to be funny it really should not have a
predictable punch line. As far as the Irish, we all know they are
drunks who are very rarely sober.

On a serious note, how did "Paddy" become a name for the Irish?


Now for some good Irish Drinking jokes:

1. O'Connell was staggering home with a small Paddy in his back pocket
when he slipped and fell heavily. Struggling to his feet, he felt
something wet running down his leg.

"Please, God," he implored, "let it be blood!"


2. An Irish man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "what'll you
have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please."
So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to
alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone.
He then orders three more. The bartender says, "Sir, I know you like
them cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on
it and when you get low I'll bring you a fresh cold one."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in
Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every
Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have
three Guinness Stouts too, and we're drinking together.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he
came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just
like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, me brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."

*That one* qualifies as funny! LMAO!
--
'Til next time,

John H

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JohnH wrote:
r.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he
came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just
like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, me brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."

*That one* qualifies as funny! LMAO!
--
'Til next time,

John H

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I am glad I could bring some joy to your life, with ethnic humor that is
funny. ; )
--
Reggie

"That's my story and I am sticking to it."

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Try this ethnic-free version instead; still funny?

A man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "what'll you
have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please."
So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to
alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone.
He then orders three more. The bartender says, "Sir, I know you like
them cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on
it and when you get low I'll bring you a fresh cold one."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in
Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every
Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have
three Guinness Stouts too, and we're drinking together.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he
came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just
like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, my brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:35:26 GMT, "Bryan" wrote:

Try this ethnic-free version instead; still funny?

A man walks into a pub. The bartender asks him, "what'll you
have?" The man says, "Give me three pints of Guinness please."
So the bartender brings him three pints and the man proceeds to
alternately sip one, then the other, then the third until they're gone.
He then orders three more. The bartender says, "Sir, I know you like
them cold. You don't have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on
it and when you get low I'll bring you a fresh cold one."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two brothers, one in
Australia and one in the States. We made a vow to each other that every
Saturday night we'd still drink together. So right now, my brothers have
three Guinness Stouts too, and we're drinking together.
The bartender thought that was a wonderful tradition.
Every week the man came in and ordered three beers. Then one week he
came in and ordered only two. He drank them and then ordered two more.
The bartender said to him, "I know what your tradition is, and I'd just
like to say that I'm sorry that one of your brothers died."
The man said, "Oh, my brothers are fine----I just quit drinking."


Not nearly so. Maybe if you used Budweiser instead?
--
'Til next time,

John H

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***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
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Jack Goff wrote:
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Grow up.

Hmm, let's recap. JimH tells a ridiculously not funny joke, which is
bigoted towards a certain ethnic group, and you tell ME to grow up? Now
THAT'S funny!

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On 20 Mar 2006 07:39:45 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Grow up.

Hmm, let's recap. JimH tells a ridiculously not funny joke, which is
bigoted towards a certain ethnic group, and you tell ME to grow up? Now
THAT'S funny!

Nah... here's what's funny.

Bassy wrote:

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.


But the punch line was:

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me Irish Whiskey."

Why did you zero in on the alcoholism aspect? Why not Mass?
Also, in the joke, the Irishman was not drunk. Why do you assume he
was, or that he was addicted?

You, Bassy, are the bigot. And that's not funny.

Jack

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

Speaking of Irish Whisky here's one I like ... Saint Patrick drove the
snakes out of Ireland all right, the thing is, he's the only one that
saw them :-)

Some St. Patrick's Day Humor
 

Jack Goff wrote:
On 20 Mar 2006 07:39:45 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Grow up.

Hmm, let's recap. JimH tells a ridiculously not funny joke, which is
bigoted towards a certain ethnic group, and you tell ME to grow up? Now
THAT'S funny!

Nah... here's what's funny.

Bassy wrote:

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.


But the punch line was:

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me Irish Whiskey."

Sorry, the punch line was:
Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just found one."

Why did you zero in on the alcoholism aspect?

Uh, perhaps because that's the obvious underlying cause and affect that
makes the whole joke work, is just that!

Why not Mass?

See above

Also, in the joke, the Irishman was not drunk. Why do you assume he
was, or that he was addicted?

See above.

You, Bassy, are the bigot. And that's not funny.

What have I said that was bigoted in ANY way?? Perhaps I can clear your
mind. Would it, or would it not be a bigoted joke if, say we made Paddy
into Taniqua, the black crack whore in the ghetto?

Jack

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On 21 Mar 2006 08:53:56 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:
On 20 Mar 2006 07:39:45 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


Jack Goff wrote:
On 17 Mar 2006 11:54:16 -0800, "basskisser"
wrote:


JimH wrote:
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important
meeting and couldn't find a parking place.

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking
place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me
Irish Whiskey."

Miraculously, a parking place appeared!

Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I just
found one." ;-)

bigot.

Grow up.

Hmm, let's recap. JimH tells a ridiculously not funny joke, which is
bigoted towards a certain ethnic group, and you tell ME to grow up? Now
THAT'S funny!

Nah... here's what's funny.

Bassy wrote:

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.


But the punch line was:

Looking up to heaven he said, Lord take pity on me. If you find me a
parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give
up me Irish Whiskey."

Sorry, the punch line was:
Paddy looked up again and said, "No need for you to bother now Lord, I
just found one."

You are correct, I quoted the setup for the punchline. The punchline
itself had absolutely nothing to do alcohol or Mass. It was about the
parking spot.


Why did you zero in on the alcoholism aspect?

Uh, perhaps because that's the obvious underlying cause and affect that
makes the whole joke work, is just that!

Why not Mass?

See above

Sorry. Remove the Irish whiskey and leave just Mass, and the joke
still works.


Also, in the joke, the Irishman was not drunk. Why do you assume he
was, or that he was addicted?

See above.

You see above, please.


You, Bassy, are the bigot. And that's not funny.

What have I said that was bigoted in ANY way??

Let's try these:

Why is it an Irishman who's drunk?
Why did you think the Irishman was drunk? In no way did the joke
remotely imply that he was drunk, or had been drinking. But that's
what YOU thought.

But the subject was OBVIOUSLY addicted to alcohol, or else the punch
line would have been moot.
A joke's punchline is never moot, unless the joke already has gotten
the laugh. Since we've already determined that the punchline had, in
fact, nothing to do with alcohol, that statement is incorrect anyway.
Why would you assume that the Irishman was OBVIOUSLY addicted to
alcohol, when the joke never made addiction an issue, nor depended on
that to get the laugh?

Perhaps I can clear your
mind. Would it, or would it not be a bigoted joke if, say we made Paddy
into Taniqua, the black crack whore in the ghetto?

Why would you assume that Taniqua is a crack whore? Is that your
perception of blacks?

You are more of a bigot than I thought.