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Post by jono on Jun 27, 2011 15:05:18 GMT -5
It makes me think of people misinterpreting the bible to use it for their own agendas.
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Post by Niop on Jul 12, 2011 12:01:50 GMT -5
Kevin postet another hint some days ago: www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=247136288637282query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0B12FF3E5B11728DDDA90A94DA405B8184F0D3So it is about the battery boatman "Big Ned Fitzpatrick". The family name "Moore" appears two times in that article - I don't know is that has any meaning (relatives?). I found this text about Ned Fitzpatrick (probably the same guy?)here ( www.archive.org/stream/withumorofage00landuoft/withumorofage00landuoft_djvu.txt ) WIT AND HUMOR.
The Irish Letter.
ftJLLYMUCCLESCRAG, Parirh of Ballyraggett,
near Ballysluggathey, County of Kilkenny,
Ireland, Jinuary the 1th,
MY DEAR NEPHEW : I haven't sent ye a letther since the last time I wrote to ye, bekase we have moved from our former place of livin' and I didn't know where a letther would find ye ; but I now wit pleasure take up me pin to inform ye of the death of yer ownly livin' uncle, Ned Fitzpatrick, who died very suddenly a few days ago afther a lingerin' illness of six weeks. The poor fellow was in violent convulsions the whole time of his sickness, lyin' perfectly quiet and intirely Speechless all the while talkin' incoherently, and cryin' for wather. I had no opportunity of informm' ye of his death sooner, except I wrote to ye by the last post, which same went off two days before he died ; and then ye would have postage to pay. I am at a loss to tell what his death was occasioned by, but I fear it was by his last sickness, for he was nivir well ten days togither during the whole of his confinement ; and I believe his death was brought about by his aitin' too much of rabbit stuffed with pais and gravy, or pais and gravy stuffed with rabbit ; but be that as it may, when he brathed his last, his docther gave up all hope of his recovery. I needn't tell ye anything about his age, for ye well know that in June next he would have been just seventy-five years old lackin' ten months, and had he lived till that time, would have been just six months dead. His property now devolves to his next of kin, which all died some time ago, so that I expect it will be divided between us ; and ye know his property, which was very large, was sold to pay his debts, and the remainder he lost at a horse race ; but it was the opinion of iverybody at the time he would have won the race, if the baste he run aginst hadn't been too fast for him.
I niver saw a man in all my life, and the docthers all said so
'It's a fine ear the bird has got for music, but he'* got a wonderful cowld." (See page 283.)
283 IRISH BULLS AND BLUNDERS,
that observed directions or took medicine betther than he did. He said he would as leve dhrink bitter as sweet if it had only the same taste, and ipecakana as whisky punch,, if it would only put him in the same humor for fightm'. But, poor sowl ! he will niver ate or dhrink any more, and ye haven't a livin' relation in the world except meself and yer two cousins who were kilt in the last war. I cannot dwell on tho mournful subject any longer, and shall sale me letther with black salin wax, and put it in yer uncle's coat-of-arms. So I beg ye not to brake the sale when ye open the letther, and don't open it until two or three days afther ye resave this, and by that time ye will be well prepared for the sorrowful tidings. Yer old sweetheart sinds her love unknownst to ye. When Jarry McGhee arrives in America, ax him for this ietther, and if he don't brung it from amongst the rest, tell him it's the one that spakes about yer uncle's death, and saled in black. I remain
yer affectionate ould grandmother,
BRIDGET O'HooLEGom,
P.S. Don't write till ye resave this.
N.B. When yez come to this place stop, and don't rade any
more until my next
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An English gentleman was writing a letter in a coffee-house, and perceiving an Irishman stationed behind him reading it, said nothing, but finished his letter in these words :
" I would say more, but a big, tall Irishman is reading over my shoulder every word I write."
" You lie, you scoundrel ! " said the self-convicted Hibernian.
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Two Irishmen, in crossing a field, came in contact with a jackass, which was making "daylight hideous "with his un- earthly braying.
Jemmy stood a moment in astonishment, then turning to Pat, who was also enraptured with the song, he remarked :
" It's a fine ear the bird has got for music, but he's got a wonderful cowid. 1
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Post by jono on Nov 30, 2015 22:21:45 GMT -5
Bump because "Let's Get Dark Out" is the title of CK's patreon page!
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Post by lukeduke on Dec 10, 2015 8:05:17 GMT -5
interesting!
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