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St. Patrick: one of the few saints

Leprechaun — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:08:27 +0000

“St. Patrick: one of the few saints whose feast day presents the opportunity to get determinedly whacked and make a fool of oneself all under the guise of acting Irish.”
by Charles M. Madigan

Who is a friend

Leprechaun — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:21:12 +0000

Who is a friend but someone to toast,
Someone to gibe, someone to roast.
My friends are the best friends
Loyal, willing and able.
Now let’s get to drinking!
Glasses off the table!

Merry met

Leprechaun — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:15:08 +0000

Merry met, and merry part,
I drink to thee with all my heart.

Here’s to women of the Irish shore

Leprechaun — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:01:40 +0000

Here’s to women of the Irish shore;
I love but one, I love not more.
But since she’s not here to drink her part,
I’ll drink her share with all my heart.

When I realized what I had turned out to be – Danny McGoorty

Leprechaun — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:52:52 +0000

When I realized what I had turned out to be was a
lousy, two-bit pool hustler and a drunk, I wasn’t
depressed at all. I was glad to have a profession.
Danny McGoorty – Irish Pool Player

Here’s to the four hinges of society

Leprechaun — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:40:54 +0000

Here’s to the four hinges of society.
May you fight, steal, lie and drink.
When you fight, may you fight for your country.
When you steal, may you steal away from bad company.
When you lie, may you lie at the side of your sweetheart.
And when you drink, may you drink with me.

Here’s to health and prosperity

Leprechaun — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:38:07 +0000

Here’s to health and prosperity,
To you and all your posterity.
And them that doesn’t drink with sincerity,
That they may be damned for all eternity!

Drink is the curse of the land

Leprechaun — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:32:43 +0000

Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you fight with your neighbour. It makes you shoot at your landlord– and it makes you miss him.

When we drink, we get drunk

Leprechaun — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:52:18 +0000

When we drink, we get drunk.
When we get drunk, we fall asleep.
When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.
So, let’s all get drunk, and go to heaven!

May the winds of fortune sail you

Leprechaun — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:48:28 +0000

May the winds of fortune sail you,
May you sail a gentle sea.
May it always be the other guy
who says, “this drink’s on me.”