What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of St. Patrick’s Day? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Dillons, 1015 West 23rd St. on March 17, 2011

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“Green I guess is the easy one.”

— Ashley Seibert, administrative assistant, Lawrence

“I’m Native American, so a lot of Caucasians wearing green and being crazy.”

— Dorcella Rowland, business major, Lawrence

“Just people bursting out and being happy.”

— Barbara Limberg, J.C. Penney employee, Baldwin City

“Green beer.”

— Ron Armstrong, maintenance, Lawrence

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deec 6 years, 5 months ago

O'Connor's Pub http://sendagift2ireland.tripod.com//index.html

Pitt_Mackeson 6 years, 5 months ago

I want to be Ron when I grow up; awesome sunglasses, sick beard, beer......

RoeDapple 6 years, 5 months ago

Everybody thinks they're Irish today. Even My Native American friends.

RoeDapple 6 years, 5 months ago

Wow, saying "Irish" kinda feels like I'm getting away with something. Like saying "damn" or "hell" in church when I was 11 years old. I look forward now to April 29 . . . Arbor Day . . .

conservativepunker 6 years, 5 months ago

John Belushi rant

cooltrix 6 years, 5 months ago

Leprechauns

H_Lecter 6 years, 5 months ago

Slàinte

GSWtotheheart 6 years, 5 months ago

green beer and parades!

ranger73 6 years, 5 months ago

corned beef and cabbage! mmmmmmmmmmm makes a person a little gassy though...

Clevercowgirl 6 years, 5 months ago

Why on earth anyone would take their children to a parade in which:

The streets are lined with drunks; and
The parade starts at a strip club.

Cait McKnelly 6 years, 5 months ago

Actually, hon, it's worse. The parade starts at a park and ends at a strip club. And their "queen" is chosen in that very same strip club.

mikeydku13 6 years, 5 months ago

Ohhhh relax u two! Its NOT like the kids r goin in their to watch nor is the queen a stripper! That's the one place following a parade route through downtown and N. Lawrence that accomodates enough room for everyone to turn around and just end things.... Isn't Lawrence supposed to be some liberal town that encourages homelessness and raggidy hair and bad hygiene??? What's wrong with a darn parade ending at a bar??? Hmmmmm? JUST SAYING....

pace 6 years, 5 months ago

It is better than when they started at the bar, drinking and driving floats, bad.

Kris_H 6 years, 5 months ago

Corned beef and cabbage and of course potatoes. You can cook the corned beef in Guiness but make sure you have plenty left for you.

Also, Druids. :)

Bill Lee 6 years, 5 months ago

My two visits to Ireland.

ObiWan 6 years, 5 months ago

Dorcella made my day!

Cait McKnelly 6 years, 5 months ago

The only thing the Lawrence parade has to do with "St Patrick" is the name. Substitute that with "Green Beer and Plastic Beads Day" and you'd have some accuracy. That said, I don't begrudge Lawrence it's giddy spring bacchanal. Have fun guys. To actually answer the MOTS question; I think of white lace and green satin, followed closely by a thatched roof cottage and the scent of a peat fire. (Nothing smells like a peat fire.)

Mary Darst 6 years, 5 months ago

Is that like, Who comes out at Halloween? Jack and Jackie O' Lantern

kernal 6 years, 5 months ago

Michael Collins

mr_right_wing 6 years, 5 months ago

Mike Murphy riding the garbage truck in the KC parade.............if he still even does that.

(WHAT!?!?!?)

Incidentally....you are only supposed to wear a 'kiss me I'm Irish' t-shirt if you are an unattractive person...that's part of the whole joke. I don't have one of those shirts myself, but sure...I qualify (to wear one)!! Beautiful people...don't wear those shirts....whatcha gonna do when someone comes up and says "ok!! pucker up baby!!" defeats the whole purpose.

BigPrune 6 years, 5 months ago

Unfortunately, Mike Murphy died last week. http://www.kctv5.com/news/27219271/detail.html

mr_right_wing 6 years, 5 months ago

Wow....'legend' to say the least. Thanks.

Scott Drummond 6 years, 5 months ago

Agreed. Raised a glass or two in his honor. Great man.

BigPrune 6 years, 5 months ago

Green beer and waiting for the green p** (that never happens).

Sheryl Wiggins 6 years, 5 months ago

the first thing I think of of is that I was just there in January and would give nearly anything to go back. secondly; feck, I'd kill for a Guinness 3.Cead mille failte! D. ni bheidh mo leithed aris ann

that's it for now -Finn McCool

Cait McKnelly 6 years, 5 months ago

Send a pog mo thion on the way out of the door Finn :)

Cait McKnelly 6 years, 5 months ago

This comment (rather apt) from a friend: "St. Patrick's day in America- a day when both non Irish and non Catholics wear lots of green and get drunk. It's sort of like MLK day being celebrated by wearing blackface and drinking malt liquor and eating fried chicken."

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What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of St. Patrick’s Day?

Asked at Dillons, 1015 West 23rd St. on March 17, 2011

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