Perfect lift to the day as no matter how bad my own problems, I'm in good shape at this moment compared with ole Paddy! Talk about being literally hoisted by your own petard.....
The Brits are always making fun of the Micks. Which is especially rich now that the Limeys have installed a gang of authoritarian leftists in Whitehall, and are supinely permitting them to hijack their rights, their little girls and their very nation.
Variation on a theme- the Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem at Carnegie Hall. From a time when the Irish attitude to their Jewish brethren was significantly different. Enjoy
A strength of the Irish is they can laugh at themselves. Too many Irish stories have had sad endings through the years. Humor softens those disappointments.
Somewhere I have a thick book of Irish songs for piano. "Rose of Tralee" is a sad one. "O, the Days of the Kerry Dancing" is even worse.
The original firm version of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" has James Dunn singing "Annie Laurie" in a thin, pure tenor. But I think that one's Scottish. Dunn was not.
(Strange to think he was a stockbroker's son who summered on Shippan Point.)
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Grandma Arrested by Scotland’s Speech Police
Rose Docherty, 74, was handcuffed and taken into custody last month for violating Britain’s censorship laws. She tells The Free Press: ‘I’m an elderly woman. What are they afraid of?’
Rose Docherty, 74, from Bishopbriggs, Scotland, was arrested outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow last month. (Martin Shields for The Free Press)
By Madeleine Kearns PREVIEW
Rose Docherty, a 74-year-old grandmother, was put in handcuffs and arrested in Scotland last month.
Her crime?
Standing outside a Glasgow hospital where abortions are performed and holding up a sign that said: “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.”...
This is the home of Magna Carta, the the English Bill of Rights and the heroes of the skies in the Summer of 1940?? And yet Tommy Robinson rots in solitary confinement and grandmas are arrested? Forget Ukraine. Britain needs to be liberated from tyranny.
Only have a minute, before I head to work. That sounds like inspiration for the movie 'Home Alone'. Yikes! 😳
Funny stuff! A oldie and a goodie.
Was it Hanna-Barbera that produced the first kids’ cartoon from these lyrics?
Priceless!!! Thanks for that light-hearted start to my Monday ❤️
Always gets a smile from me!
Perfect lift to the day as no matter how bad my own problems, I'm in good shape at this moment compared with ole Paddy! Talk about being literally hoisted by your own petard.....
Worthy of a Roadrunner cartoon.
Where’s OSHA when you need it?
The unluck of the Irish!
Poor Paddy got himself over (and under) a barrel...something we all do sometimes! Thanks for sharing the humorous reminder, Celia.
The Brits are always making fun of the Micks. Which is especially rich now that the Limeys have installed a gang of authoritarian leftists in Whitehall, and are supinely permitting them to hijack their rights, their little girls and their very nation.
Free Tommy.
Seems like I read a similar story in the Darwin awards, but that guy ended up dead.
Variation on a theme- the Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem at Carnegie Hall. From a time when the Irish attitude to their Jewish brethren was significantly different. Enjoy
https://youtu.be/EeZsVaHrXzc?si=V8B4cbxWmEdVkV_4
A strength of the Irish is they can laugh at themselves. Too many Irish stories have had sad endings through the years. Humor softens those disappointments.
Somewhere I have a thick book of Irish songs for piano. "Rose of Tralee" is a sad one. "O, the Days of the Kerry Dancing" is even worse.
The original firm version of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" has James Dunn singing "Annie Laurie" in a thin, pure tenor. But I think that one's Scottish. Dunn was not.
(Strange to think he was a stockbroker's son who summered on Shippan Point.)
Where is everyone today?
Maybe everyone is watching replays of the oscars and then doing a Hollywood marathon to better appreciate sex workers and trans drug lords.
Here but late as we are traveling home today.
Not at work.
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EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Grandma Arrested by Scotland’s Speech Police
Rose Docherty, 74, was handcuffed and taken into custody last month for violating Britain’s censorship laws. She tells The Free Press: ‘I’m an elderly woman. What are they afraid of?’
Rose Docherty, 74, from Bishopbriggs, Scotland, was arrested outside the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow last month. (Martin Shields for The Free Press)
By Madeleine Kearns PREVIEW
Rose Docherty, a 74-year-old grandmother, was put in handcuffs and arrested in Scotland last month.
Her crime?
Standing outside a Glasgow hospital where abortions are performed and holding up a sign that said: “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.”...
This is the home of Magna Carta, the the English Bill of Rights and the heroes of the skies in the Summer of 1940?? And yet Tommy Robinson rots in solitary confinement and grandmas are arrested? Forget Ukraine. Britain needs to be liberated from tyranny.