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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:19 AM
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Poll question: For St. Patrick's Day - green beer or not?
Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 11:20 AM by tigereye
I'm Irish. I don't understand why people drink green beer for St. Patrick's Day. It's usually crap beer with food coloring. There are so many wonderful beers, Irish and otherwise. Why not drink those, or just drink Guiness?

Just sayin.

whoops poll function failed. Sorry. Just say yay or nay or make up your own joke.
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Beer Snob-50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:20 AM
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1. Just drink Guiness!!
although Smithwicks is as good.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:22 AM
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2. actually I like Smithwicks better
:hide:
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:23 AM
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3. No Green Beer!
Guinness is the best option. Not that I wait for March 17 to drink it. On the special day, I'll add a shot of Powers Irish Whiskey.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:45 AM
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10. well, I figured that's what you would say!
:hi:


it's funny because at the Irish Centre I belong to, they have the parade, the mass and THEN the party.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:24 AM
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4. NO
I don't like food coloring pointlessly added to beer. If you're wearing green on St. Patrick's day, that's enough of a personal tribute.

A good Irish beer on St. Pat's is fine enough. No need to change the color.
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:27 AM
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5. Oh, no.
And thanks for the reminder to get the fuck out of downtown as quickly as possible tomorrow night.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:46 AM
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11. glad to be of service
I actually missed the parade here. :hide:

(I went to tai chi class instead.)
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:28 AM
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6. Green beer is for Orangemen.
Guinness or other Irish dark beers are the only acceptable ways to commemorate the holiday in a sectarian setting.

And while we're at it, soda bread is not sugary sweet and covered with glaze, but it should have raisins and caraway.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:47 AM
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12. oh, it's the Orangers who drink it!
you mean they don't drink Faygo? (sorry)

yes, real soda bread is not sweet. That is for sure.
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 12:28 PM
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19. Hey, any chance to get a dig in at the Orangers....
Edited on Thu Mar-16-06 12:31 PM by Gormy Cuss
And a nod to my Connemara relatives.
:beer:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:30 AM
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7. fuck no
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PittPoliSci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:39 AM
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8. NO GREEN BEER!
NO FUCKING WAY!!!
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:49 AM
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13. hey!
this is just preaching to the choir! :hi:

I just really don't understand why people drink green beer. It's horrible. WHY OH WHY OH WHY? I have to go get some good ales and stouts to drink for tomorrow, and it won't be crap. Ick.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:45 AM
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9. Real Irish beer - dont ruin it with food coloring
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:50 AM
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14. Hell no!
a pint of Guinness is all you need...and if the bartender is really good he can draw a shamrock in the foam
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 11:54 AM
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15. well, yes
then why are all these people drinking and selling green beer! :cry: I just don't understand!
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 12:02 PM
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16. It's kind of like asking...
why did so many people vote for Bush. Anyone with any sense knew it was a bad idea...but yet he remains the president.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 12:05 PM
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17. true
but green beer seems even MORE nonsensical. :silly:

Guess it's the same bizarre marketing perspective....
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 12:09 PM
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18. "I'm drinking the same crap Budweiser"...
but it's green...so I MUST be Irish. Fortunately I don't have to try that hard, I'm already half Irish...lol.
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CBGLuthier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 12:56 PM
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20. Beer??? Screw that. I got me a bottle of Bushmills for the day
Of course, it's half gone now so I have to be careful to make it last til tomorrow. :-)
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-16-06 12:57 PM
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21. Bushmills and Jamisons
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-17-06 12:17 PM
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22. but isn't one orange and one green?
I can never remember which is which. I still have a bottle of Bushmills in my liquor cupboard from my wedding. I'm not a big whiskey drinker....
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-17-06 12:25 PM
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25. The hell with Bushmills AND Jamesons:
When it comes to Irish whiskey, THIS is the good stuff (and believe me, I'm an expert :evilgrin: )
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evlbstrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-17-06 12:19 PM
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23. Green beer is a mortal sin!
And for amateurs.
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-17-06 12:35 PM
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26. yeah, that's why I don't understand why people despoil
themselves with it!

ah, I'm just preaching to the converted. ;)

No one has explained why they do drink it, as yet.
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-17-06 12:20 PM
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24. I've never had green beer
If I want something green, there's always a Margarita.
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