Paddy had long heard the stories of an amazing family tradition. It seems that his father, grandfather and great-grandfather had all been able to walk on water on their 18th birthday. On that special day, they'd each walked across the lake to the pub on the far side for their first legal drink. So when Paddy's 18th birthday came around, he and his pal Jim took a boat out to the middle of the lake, Paddy, stepped out of the boat... And nearly drowned! Jim just barely managed to pull him to safety. Furious and confused, Paddy went to see his grandmother . "Grandma," he asked, "Tis me 18th birthday, so why can't I walk across the lake like me father, his father and his father before him?" Granny looked deeply into Paddy's, troubled blue eyes and said, "Because ye father, ye grandfather and ye great-grandfather were all born in December, when the lake is frozen, and ye were born in August, ya fookin idiot!"
Yep, Walking on Water is really easy..... You just gots to wait for it to get "Stiff".... We do it every winter,up on the Lake....
I just got a new T-shirt for St. Paddy's Day. It is Irish Green and has these words stacked vertically: Whale Oil Beef Hooked. Took my sister several minutes to work it out.
Errrr...I don't get it....even googled it and google doesn't get it...and what the great Google God doesn't know cannot exist in the verse so...so what does it mean?????
Took me just under half a minute. But then again, there were a LOT of first generation Irish where I grew up. I hate to steal the thunder from Wolfie, so will let it ride for now. Will translate completely later today if needed. But for now, mispronounce "well" and go from there.
