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Michael O'Neill <onq.DeleteThis@bwahahaha.indigo.ie> enriched us with:
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And a happy yule to you, too, and to everybody else here.

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Merry Holly one and all !

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Happy christmas all, enjoy the holidays
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 >And if you're wondering where Suzieflame is this year, she's following me
 >around soc.culture.irish trying to attract my attention.

soc.culture.irish...

isn't that an oxymoron?

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Michael O'Neill wrote:
 > And if you're wondering where Suzieflame is this year, she's
 > following me around soc.culture.irish trying to attract my attention.

Actually, I hadn't given it a thought.

Merry Christmas to you and your family Michael, as well as all at
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 > Merry Holly one and all !

Merry Christmas, everybody!

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mcresq RemoveThis @aol.comjunk.net (Russ) wrote in news:20041223132458.08116.00002548
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  >>And if you're wondering where Suzieflame is this year, she's following me
  >>around soc.culture.irish trying to attract my attention.
 >
 > soc.culture.irish...
 >
 > isn't that an oxymoron?
 >
 > Russ


Oh no, Ireland has culture, and plenty of it, as long as you don't mind
hearing about seeing James Joyce references everywhere. Few TV news stories
- international disasters excepted - are about places outside Ireland, and
most put an Irish spin on it. If JRR Tolkien is in the news, you know they
will mention that he visited Ireland often, and some suggest he may have
drawn inspiration from it. (e.g.
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.mythicalireland.com/mythology/mythsandmovies.php" target="_blank">http://www.mythicalireland.com/mythology/mythsandmovies.php</a> )

But they won't mention this:
"I go frequently to Ireland (Eire: Southern Ireland) being fond of it and
of (most of) its people; but the Irish language I find wholly
unattractive."
-- Letter #212

Plus: don't examine the popular history too closely. Example: it's a point
of pride that Ireland was never invaded by the Romans. So? They didn't need
to "invade", they just landed, set up a fort for a while, then abandoned
it.* I'm a "furriner", so I'm not bothered, but don't think about raising
the topic in a Dublin Pub, not if you have any Guinness left in your glass.

* refs:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba14/ba14feat.html" target="_blank">http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba14/ba14feat.html</a>
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-182451.html" target="_blank">http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-182451.html</a>

(But the modern era is looking more interesting, the success of U2 and the
"Celtic Tiger" has encouraged a lot of fresh cultural ideas. IMHO.)

--
stereoroid
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Barbara
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Michele Fry happily swam across a river of CHOKLIT:
 > Merry Holly one and all !

Everybody, Merry Christmas!

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aelfwina <aelfwina RemoveThis @cableone.net> wrote:
 > Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I'm too late to add Christmas greetings, but will add:

Happy New Year!

Christopher

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"Christopher Kreuzer" <spamgard.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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 > aelfwina <aelfwina.DeleteThis@cableone.net> wrote:
  > > Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
 >
 > I'm too late to add Christmas greetings, but will add:
 >
 > Happy New Year!
 >

Well, here in Scotland it's sometimes said to be *bad luck*
to say that *before* midnight on Hogmanay, without the
qualifier "when it comes".

So Happy Hogmanay to you when it comes.



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On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:44:59 GMT,
Jette Goldie <jet.DeleteThis@blueyonder.com.uk> wrote:
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 > "Christopher Kreuzer" <spamgard.DeleteThis@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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  >> aelfwina <aelfwina.DeleteThis@cableone.net> wrote:
   >> > Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
  >>
  >> I'm too late to add Christmas greetings, but will add:
  >>
  >> Happy New Year!
  >>
 >
 > Well, here in Scotland it's sometimes said to be *bad luck*
 > to say that *before* midnight on Hogmanay, without the
 > qualifier "when it comes".
 >
 > So Happy Hogmanay to you when it comes.

I thought it was bad luck just to live in Scotland!

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On 29 Dec 2004 22:48:37 GMT, in alt.fan.tolkien AC
<mightymartianca DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
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 >I thought it was bad luck just to live in Scotland!
 >
That's why so many Scots have left over the years. Even my ancestress.

the softrat
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