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March 17, 2006
"The purpose of the Irish guy is to drink and wear trousers."
A passion for excellence, indeed. The Official Irish Guy Webpage--from where this wisdom comes--is not for everyone. But as a partly Irish guy, I couldn't have said it better myself; nothing like a line from another Irish overachiever to put things in perspective on St. Patrick's Day. This day is actually in honor of a religious Brit captured and sold into slavery by "Irish marauders" to the chieftain Milchu in the year 403 to work in what is now the County of Antrim. SP died on March 17, in either 493 or 460 (drink, wear pants and argue). We tried but we can't find any news items on marketing, serving Fortune 500 clients or providing better client services on any of the Irish wire services today. So instead we have, from the SP poem/prayer "St. Patrick's Breast Plate":
I bind to myself today
The power of Heaven,
The light of the sun,
The brightness of the moon,
The splendour of fire,
The flashing of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of sea,
The stability of earth,
The compactness of rocks.
I bind to myself today
The strong virtue of an invocation of the Trinity,
I believe the Trinity in the Unity
The Creator of the Universe.
Don't underestimate Irish guys.
Posted by JD Hull at March 17, 2006 04:13 PM