Our Irish friends missed Burns Day this year so tonight everybody has to attend their Paddy’s Day party in a kilt.
In honor of the wrong holiday, here is the poem that I read at the last Burns Day.
AE fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae fareweel, alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee!Who shall say that Fortune grieves him
While the star of hope she leaves him?
Me, nae cheerfu’ twinkle lights me,
Dark despair around benights me.I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancy;
Naething could resist my Nancy;
But to see her was to love her,
Love but her, and love for ever.Had we never loved sae kindly,
Had we never loved sae blindly,
Never met—or never parted,
We had ne’er been broken-hearted.Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest!
Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest!
Thine be ilka joy and treasure,
Peace, enjoyment, love, and pleasure!Ae fond kiss, and then we sever!
Ae fareweel, alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee!
Chat about whatever.
Rome Again
I just wanted to offer Paddy O’Shea some comfort, since nobody showed up for this party after several hours, at least you got the Irish Spring advertisement on the forum today Paddy. I hope that makes you feel better. ::smiles::
ThymeZone
St. Paddy’s day …. named after the patron saint of Irish Expertise on Potato Plant Genetics?
St. Paddy’s day …. when a little tiny country full of belligerant drunks decides that everybody in the world should wear a fucking green necktie and drink stupid green beer?
Enjoy, everyone. Really, I mean it in the most nurturing way.
ThymeZone
Thanks to Kevin Drum, we know of this, proof that it’s Democrats that don’t understand national security.
Let’s hear it for the strong, trustworthy Republicans who are keeping us safe.
Rome Again
Oh heavens, I’m wearing blue, what now?
Rome Again
I’m so sick of this nepotistic crap. Can we please have a government where family members don’t get preferential treatment?
BIRDZILLA
KISS ME AND I,LL PICK YOUR EYES OUT SQUAWK SQUAWK