#saint Patrick’s day parade

[ihavenoideahowtodream]

Im so glad Steve Rogers is to America what Hozier is to Ireland.

[mazzy-rockstar]

Happy St. Patrick’s day! 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪

Now go get pissed

[thefrankshow]

We had a little parade in Stroudsburg, this afternoon.

[new30lifestyle]

Lifestyle Parade

Geek TV Episode 2 BTS

Boston Saint Patricks Day

[authortoberecognized]

A NEWARK REMEMBERANCE

                    DOWN NECK ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE                                     A NEWARK EVENT During my youth I live in a section of Newark, New Jersey referred to as the ‘Down Neck’ Section of Newark. The area was also known as the Ironbound Section due to the many factories in the area. The title ‘Down Neck’ was acquired, which I once read, due to the shape of the Passaic River…

[lynxcreations]

“HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY!” – CELEBRATIONS TEES

[maryannmccarra-fitzpatrick]

11th March 2023

[wagabunda-pl]

(via St. Patrick's Day Graphic T-Shirt by Wagabunda)

[sheerfreesia007]

Parade Shenanigans

Pairing: Lee Know x Reader

Word count: 1,484

Content warnings: Fluff, corny pick up lines, mention of alcohol

Summary: It’s St. Patrick’s Day and you spot Minho in the parade that is being held in the city. What happens when you try out a few more pick up lines on the hardened officer?

Part One: Drunken Teasings

You beamed as you walked out of the pub with your group of girlfriends, every single one of you wearing something green for Saint Patrick’s Day as you all bar hopped in the city. Today the city was celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day and your group of girlfriends had planned a whole day of bar hopping while taking in the city parade. 

As you walked along the sidewalk with your friends your eyes kept darting over to the line of metal guardrails that blocked off the parade route. Your group had started early on your bar hop route so the parade was further back but you had made sure to keep track of where the parade was because there was a certain officer who was walking in the parade and you were eager to see him all dressed up in his uniform. Smiling softly to yourself you let your friends drag you into another bar along the route for green tinted beer and hopefully another set of green beads.

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The time had finally come and you were eagerly dragging your girlfriends out of the current bar you had been in with avid eyes as you found a spot along the guardrails. Your hands gripped the top railing tightly as your eyes darted over the people walking in the parade. You had been watching the news feed while in the bar and had spotted your target for today. He had looked so handsome on the television screen and you were excited to finally see him today since he hadn’t been able to come visit you in a week.

Ever since your first meeting with Officer Lee and flirting with him so unabashedly you had captured his attention. When he had met up with you outside of the precinct after you were released from the drunk tank he had taken you out for breakfast at a dinner not too far from the police station. The two of you had spent hours in that diner just talking and laughing with each other. When the waitress had given you both her fifth disapproving frown as the time rolled into the lunch hour, Officer Lee, or Minho as you had come to know him as, walked you home to your apartment and exchanged numbers with you at your door.

That had been three months ago and ever since that morning the two of you had been slowly navigating a tentative relationship between each other. Minho had confessed to you that he wasn’t sure if a relationship would work with his career but he was willing to try if you were. And that was how the two of you had started dating.

It had been a week since the two of you had been able to see each other and you were excited to finally see him even if it was while he was working. Focusing your eyes on the banner that a few junior officers are holding you can’t help but grin widely.

”Hey isn’t that the precinct we were taken to months ago after that night in the club?” One of your girlfriends asks and you nod your head excitedly as your eyes dart around the officers dressed in their parade uniforms trying to spot your officer. Suddenly your eyes landed on him and your grin broadened on your face, he hasn’t spotted you and you find this the perfect opportunity. Just as you open your mouth to call out to him his partner back from that day spots you and grins excitedly as his eyes widen almost comically.

”Hey Officer Lee!” You call out loudly as you cup your hands around your mouth to make your voice louder for him to hear. He turns his head and spots you on the sidelines as he continues to walk slowly with his friends. When his eyes land on you they widen slightly before narrowing and then rolling knowing what you’re going to do. “If you were a fine, I’d plead guilty just to spend more time with you!” You call out and he scowls softly at you but you can see the red tint blooming on his ears as his friends burst out into laughter while your girlfriends all duck their heads not wanting to catch his attention anymore than you have.

”Oh my god, can you not?!” Hisses one of your girlfriends. “He’s going to arrest us again.”

”We weren’t arrested, we were held in the drunk tank.” You counter easily as he grin widely at your boyfriend while he shakes his head quickly at you. But there’s no stopping you once you’re on a roll especially when you’re flirting with him, he should know better.

”Hey Officer Lee!” You call out again and Minho ducks his head slightly as his friends all stare at you eager to hear your next pick up line. “Can you call for backup? I need help dealing with my feelings for you!” Minho’s ears are turning a bright red now as he gets closer and closer to you while avoiding eye contact with you as his friends all cheer and holler around him at your pick up line.

”I’ll be backup for you sweetheart!” Calls his partner, the shorter one out of his friends and Minho turns to him with a dark scowl that has his friend giggly loudly as he holds his hands up in faux surrender. You watch Minho with rapt focus as you ready for your last pick up line for him, he’s going to pass you soon and you want to make a lasting impression on him so that he can get through the rest of the parade with you on his mind.

”Hey Officer Lee!” You call out one more time and your girlfriends all groan around you while his friends watch you eagerly. “Can you help me? My heart is under arrest, and you’re the only one who can bail me out!” You call out to him with a triumphant grin on your face. 

But soon the grin is falling from your face as you watch Minho suddenly break away from his friends in the parade and make a beeline for you with a soft scowl on his face. You grip the railing tightly in your hands as you pray that he actually won’t arrest you for harassment or something.

”Ever been cited for being too attractive?” He asks as he gets close enough to you for you to hear him and you tilt your head to the side in confusion before he speaks up again as he stops to stand right in front of you. “Consider this your first warning.” He finishes his pick up line and your eyes widen with delight at the fact that he just flirted with you in public using a corny pick up line.

He surprises you even further when he cups your face quickly before leaning forward and crashing his lips to yours in a heated loving kiss. His friends all cheer and whoop loudly while your girlfriends all squeal with delight around you. You return his kiss just as lovingly as you melt against him and feel his smile through the kiss. When he pulls away from you to breathe he smirks down at you while you stare up at him dreamily with a dazed smile on your face.

”You flirted back finally.” You say happily in a soft dazed tone making him smile softly down at you.

“I just needed to warm up to it a little.” He admits softly and you beam up at him happily. “I’ll see you at the end of the parade? Come to the precinct and I’ll take you out for lunch?” He asks hopefully and you nod your head at his request while still smiling dreamily up at him. He smirks once more at you before leaning down to press a quick kiss to your nose. He then turns and runs back to his friends in the parade and you watch him go.

”So when were you going to tell us that you’re dating Officer Dark and Stormy?” Asks your girlfriend excitedly and he grin as you turn to them as they all watch you.

”Had to make sure I locked him in first.” You say dismissively as you shrug your shoulders and they all grin and giggle at you.

”As if that wasn’t going to happen?” Asks one sarcastically before they all turn to see Minho looking back at you with a soft smile on his face before he turns back to his friends. “Man is simping hard for you.” You grin widely at her words before you link arms with her and begin to guide her towards another bar that they wanted to go to.

”C’mon, let’s keep going before I ditch you all for Officer Dark and Stormy.” You tease them delightedly as they all laugh at your words.

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[master-john-uk]

I was pleased to see that my friend Seamus attended the Saint Patrick's Day Parade at Aldershot Barracks this morning.

Seamus, officially named Turlough Mór joined the Irish Guards at the age of six months in December 2020. (He was described as being the size of a small horse then.)

He struggled with army life to begin with. When he was walked down the middle of a road, he could not understand why he was not allowed to run and say hello to the watching crowds. He was also a little alarmed by the group of soldiers that followed him around, playing noisy drums and other musical instruments. But, Seamus enjoyed a relaxing evening in the bar... as most Irish Guards do!

At the beginning of 2022 there were concerns that Seamus might not be ready to take part in the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. I had a quiet word in his hairy ear, after which he improved in leaps and bounds... or, perhaps I should say with fewer leaps and bounds!

Seamus did take part in Trooping The Colour in June 2022, and marched almost perfectly in the parade... although he was a little restless as the troops stood to attention at Horse Guards. He also took part in ceremonial events for The Coronation last year.

Well done you, Seamus. You have grown up to be a very good boy!

[nullnvoid911]

A Peekskill police officer sits on his motorcycle during the 2017 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in White Plains, NY.

rivarix, March 11, 2017

[nova--spark]

Earth 101 : A Manual for the Visiting Cybertronian

Chapter Three : Human Holidays Part 1

As a part of most human religions, there are special days celebrated all across planet Earth in accordance to the beliefs of their people.

A number of these holidays have similarities to our own Cybertronian holidays, as their emphasis tends to be that of showing appreciation for the people around them, or for the sacrifices of those that came before them.

A great many interviews were done with our human allies, many of various cultures and backgrounds so that this guide could have many for us to understand.

As the human calendar hosts several holidays within its ranks, this chapter will be divided as to not exceed the word limit and attention span of the reader who may be going over this guide.

We shall begin with the month of January, and will continue in the order of months onward!

Within the month of January, there are a small number of holidays that Earth celebrates.

January 1st is dedicated as ‘New Year’s Day’, a ‘Year’ being what Earths calls a Vorn, but lasts only a singular Orbital Cycle. This particular holiday is celebrated as the beginning of the year, and the day prior, is spent awake till the last minute of that year, then celebration ensues as the New Year begins! 

Well, at least the new year for most Western countries, or at least, those who celebrate it on what I believe sources call the ‘Roman Calendar’.

January 6th is dedicated to a Latin American known as ‘Three Kings Day’, and is also known as the last and 12th night of the Christmas holidays [to be expanded upon later in this chapter]. This holiday is celebrated with exchanges of gifts between families, as well as the sharing and consumption of a special type of holiday sweet known as a ‘Rosca de Reyes’, which appears to have plastic toys of human offspring inside, in a bizarre human tradition of finding it. 

However it would appear often the humans do NOT wish to find these toys and chose to instead hide them in their mouth, rest of their food, or even swallow them.

Editor’s Note: Apparently swallowing these bizarre toys is rare but is still a baffling choice.

Chinese New Year is also celebrated within the month of January and at times in February, and is the beginning of the lunar new year, a cultural difference. These celebrations can last several days, entailing wonderful parades, festivals, family gatherings, gift exchanges, and many many wondrous traditions which are meant to bring in good luck for the new year to come. The ending of these celebrations are sent off with a beautiful lantern festival, which I hope perhaps I may witness.

February is next and is host to an equally beautiful amount of holidays.

Valentine’s Day is a holiday which humans celebrate on the 14th of the month, and is dedicated to the romantic bonds they have with their courted or with their conjux endura, which is known on Earth by the terms of boyfriend/girlfriend/partner and wife/husband/spouse.

Romantic moments are shared on outings of various kinds, and gifts may range from treats like human made sweets, flowers, jewelry and all manner of gift from low cost to expensive.

However, it would appear that non-courted or single humans still celebrate this day, choosing to instead celebrate their bonds of friendship, and Amica, even familial bonds with their Caretakers and siblings. 

Such a holiday to celebrate loved ones in all their forms in a sparkwarming sight, and many a Cybertronian has adopted this holiday into their own lifestyle, myself included.

March is host to many a religious celebration, of which I feel that I must not cover at this time, as so to not disrespect the customs which I am currently not well informed of.

However, I may indeed speak of the holiday known of as Saint Patrick’s Day, celebrated on March 17th, which according to a human liaison, entails quite heavily of drinking the human equivalent of high grade Energon throughout the day and well into the night. It originates from the land known as Ireland, if records are correctly noted.

It is celebrated with various parades and also entails of celebrating a creature known as a ‘leprechaun’.

Editor’s note: I have been informed the creature mentioned is not real, and is in fact, just a mythological being in human folklore. I was quite concerned indeed to hear of a mischievous creature smaller than a Mini-Con who apparently carries around a pot of gold.

April is a month which has a rather interesting set of holidays.

April 1st is regarded as April Fool’s Day. As it appears, this human holiday is celebrated by the playing of tricks, pranks and other mischievous acts big and small, and they are done all in good fun. It is a quite enjoyed holiday as it appears practical jokes of this form are often taken well by most humans, though some do not like to do them and do not participate.

It is here I must pause and implore you, my dearest reader of this manual, that Commander Ultra Magnus warns any mech and femme looking to participate in this holiday must abide by certain rules.

We do not want a repeat of last orbital-cycle’s incident where the Wreckers somehow welded a large quantity of the base's furnishings onto the ceilings.

We are still not quite sure how this was achieved and would rather it not be recreated this cycle, as we are still struggling to remove the remaining welded furnishings.

Any pranks of this caliber and their culprits will have to undergo a formal reprimand and undergo a seminar about proper protocol in accordance.

Also in the month of April, is the celebration of Easter, commonly celebrated on a Sunday and is known as a religious holiday in origin.

However, with the passing of time, different traditions have also taken hold, and is now commonly celebrated as a coming of the Spring season.

Families will often hide what are known as eggs, candied, plastic or even hollowed animal eggs filled in with various goodies ranging from miniature toys, confetti paper, and small treats and sugar confections for human sparklings to enjoy. These treasure eggs are often painted in various bright colors, patterns and more, and are collected in equally colorful and delightful baskets.

This celebration is often times connected to the Terran animal known as the rabbit, who in many Terran religions is known to be a symbol of the coming spring and life.

That said, though the holiday of Easter is known to have the ‘Easter Bunny’, these creatures do not in face lay eggs of any kind, and is a common misconception. 

Once again, dear reader, we take this time to inform you that there is indeed no such creature as an anthropomorphic rabbit, the Easter Bunny is often just a human disguised as a large rabbit for the pure enjoyment of the children celebrating this holiday. 

Do not attempt to chase, capture, trap, or in any other way bring harm to said figure should you come across one, as they are harmless and just humans having a bit of entertainment.

This rabbit disguise is used often when hiding the treasure eggs, and so we implore you do not disturb the adult human’s task of doing so.

Lastly, we strongly suggest that any and all mechs do not by any means attempt to disguise themselves as said Easter Bunny, as we do not need a repeat of the last time someone tried to transform whilst wearing said suit.

We sincerely hope your knowledge of Terran holidays has been expanded with this initial dive to the many many celebrations throughout the Terran orbital-cycle!

Any and all queries regarding further analysis and explanation of these holidays and their origins are to be related to the human archivists and liaisons in our ranks who may give differing explanations but nonetheless enlightening.

[talesfrommedinastation]

My redneck neighbor Doug watches 'The Return'

Doug and I have made up for our disagreement regarding Montana. I did not, in fact, go to his St Patrick's Day party (due to the fact I was busy with my daughter's Scout pack being in the parade), but we bonded over the insane weather in our region recently.

He had a lot of strong opinions on this, and it was a little scattered. Kind of like most TV shows, I guess.

CW: Doug Doug's on and continues to have Feelings about Certain Geographic Locations. Enjoy!

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Episode 4: “Redneck Family Bonding”

You know how I know them clone boys is from Florida?

Because the show opens to Little Orphan Blonde sleeping in their busted work van wearing a puka shell necklace while her brother Daddy Warcrimes is shooting fruit on the beach all while their adopted mutant dog chases critters away from the trash can.

Yup. Average day in Florida. 

Of course Daddy Rambo is sitting on the ledge, watching Daddy Warcrimes and mumbling to himself. Do you think he peeps on the neighbors in the other part of Space Daytona? He totally does. Daddy Rambo, you need a girlfriend, make that fruity robot wear a skirt and take it out on a date or something. 

Hell YEAH, my boy Toaster Strudel is BACK! Look at him hugging everyone. Good man. Love him. Why is Daddy Warcrimes still wearing that fisherman sweater, is it St. Patrick’s Day still? Where’s Rex? Oh well. 

And they’re chilling out on Hoops’s porch, chugging the man’s liquor and eating his sushi. I would, too. Oh man, they’re referencing Ryan-from-Accounting. I’m sad now. Where’s Church Lady? Probably realized she was too good for Ryan-from-Accounting, or maybe she found his bitch wife Laura and now they wine buddies. I guess. 

Aw, Mutant Jimmers is friends with the monkeys. God damn, I love Mutant Jimmers. 

No one can hack into the iPad Little Orphan Blondie took from her internship at the Museum of Science and Industry. Little Orphan Blondie’s a kid, make the kid do it! All kids know how iPads work! 

They still kept Daddy Warcrimes’s armor with the Georgia colors and the skulls! And that’s why Daddy Rambo won’t look at him–look at Daddy Rambo’s colors, man’s a Gator fan and the SEC decides everything now don’t it. 

So…they’re going back to Space Wyoming? Oh man, I remember this dump. I hope they threw THAT BLOND JACKASS’S body in a dumpster and let the bears eat it. 

Back to the walk-in refrigerator where Daddy Warcrimes hung out with….oh. Oh. Sassy Park Ranger. Oh. But hey they found an ATM! How else are they gonna buy weed out here? 

You know it’s a redneck family vacation because someone’s gotta get out of the trailer and turn on the circuit breaker cause there’s no power and they gotta watch the Saints play. At least they ain’t hot wiring the HMS Search Warrant to power shit up. Actually, it would be great if they did–that’s some redneck engineering right there and it’s good bonding for those angry boys. 

Oh the daddy fight! Daddy Warcrimes and Daddy Rambo need the therapy and they ain’t gonna get it so they gonna do what rednecks do when they upset and need to talk…go outside the trailer and scream and shove each other while the dog barks at everything. Someone needs to trip on a rusty rake now. I feel like I’m watching my own family on Christmas.

Of course, turning off the power means the critters are coming! Is it gonna be a snow gator? No? Oh man it’s one of them worms from that sand movie that Bobbie Lee keeps talking about! 

Go go Daddy Warcrimes go! Save Daddy Rambo! 

Once again, they rednecks, because nothing solves a problem like shooting a gun repeatedly into the ground. Don’t none of these folks have a taser? Some bear mace? Come on, there’s a Wal Mart on Space Daytona I know there is. 

Mutant Jimmers is helping everyone out! Go Mutant Jimmers go! When does Mutant Jimmers get her own show? 

Toaster Strudel bitching at everyone as he gonna do. I agree Toaster Strudel, I agree. 

Man look at Little Orphan Blondie go and there’s Julio doing all the work while being chased by the snow critter. Why does every animal on earth wanna mate with Julio I swear to God. 

And they turned the power back on and boom no more critter chasing. This is the most redneck show I swear I’m watching a show about my idiot brother in law and his friends in Wyoming. 

Nothing brings the family together like going out to an abandoned trailer, searching for the power, shooting guns, getting chased by critters and a screaming shove-fight outside while the dog chases a big-assed animal away from the garbage. Yup. Space rednecks. They all need NASCAR shirts. 

Well, they got the iPad working again….back to Space Florida! And they all getting along.

Meat Muffin, why did this episode make me so happy?

Tagging Doug's fans because yes: @skellymom @cdblake1565 @megmca @sued134 @eyecandyeoz @amalthiaph @yeehawgeek @eelfuneral @thecoffeelorian @lightwise @archivistofnerddom @askyourfox @heavenseed76 @totallyunidentified

[good-life-cat-sanctuary]

History of St. Gertrude: The Patron Saint of Cats

St. Gertrude of Nivelles’ patronage was never made official by the Vatican, but her association with whisking away mice and rats made her, by default, the saint that all cat lovers worshipped. While modern media has associated her with cats in most portrayals, there’s a lot more to the patron saint of cats than just being deemed the cat lady of the Catholic church.

According to history records, St. Gertrude was born in the city of Nivelles in 626, which we now know as modern-day Belgium. As the youngest child of four, St. Gertrude was meant to follow in the footsteps of her eldest sister Pepin when it came to agreeing to an arranged marriage. Devoted to her faith and with the help of her mother, St. Gertrude escaped the bindings of having to agree to an arrangement by opening a separate female-only monastery. Here, she devoted herself to her faith until she left the monastery to tend to those in need.

Most claim her association with cats stems from a feline’s predatory instinct to catch and chase away rodents. During her time serving in her city, St. Gertrude was frequently summoned by the townsfolk to ward off illness and rodent infestations. People swore by her energy to chase away anything disease-ridden, and ultimately this is why she was canonized after she passed away on March 17 at age 33. Many churches were built in her memory, and many claims of miracles have happened at her hands.

In remembrance of her, many Catholic people also celebrate St. Gertrude’s feast day on March 17 alongside St. Patrick’s Day. Each fall, Nivelles holds Le Tour Sainte-Gertrude, a parade around the city that draws many pilgrims and features a mass in honor of St. Gertrude. When you’re donning your favorite green gear for the lucky holiday, give your furry friend an extra pet in honor of our favorite cat lady!

If you want to donate:

Ko-fi.com/goodlifecatsanctuary

we always need food and cat litter and other supplies.! Thanks

we also have an Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2656NCWR1XQD7?ref_=wl_share

[kaizey]

Forgive the ignorance, but what exactly is the irish problem with irish-americans or members of the diaspora? Ive never seen it until the last year with Saint Patricks day. Im confused, kinda?

Its not a "every irish person has a problem with irish americans" thing. Not all of us take issue. But a fairly big chunk do. Its specifially with those of them who show off that well-known yankee trait of doing fuck all research beyond the superficial, making no attempt to look deeper into the actual meanings of other cultures or actually engaging with them

"My great-great-great granpa was from DAHN-EE-GAL. Im like, pure irish". And then have no knowledge of our history, language, culture or politics beyond what they get from shitty american football team mascots or lucky charms ads. Its the parading of a cartoon of a culture as a fashion icon, trying to desperately believe that just having some long dead blood tie to somewhere is enough to make them a fully ingrained member of a place theyve never been to or engaged with because so many want to be more than "just american". Want all the recognition without putting in fuck all effort

And besides just being very fucking annoying and like they delusionally view Ireland as "the old country" where everything is simpler and better and they'll automatically belong, alot of plastic paddies have this disgusting habit of somehow taking the centuries of solidarity that we're well known for and deciding to say fuck that, and just fell into the american system of homogenisation and become part of the racism problem in the US and beyond. So spitting in the face of the ancestors they love to gawk over

Tl;dr Not all of us have problems with irish americans. Not all irish americans are bad. But a fair view of them are gormless yankee ignorant pricks who think Ireland is still a developing country and their own cultural theme park they have the keys to because of some dead fucking ancestor who moved to Boston and became a police officer and who Daniel O'Connell would have slapped across the face

[maryannmccarra-fitzpatrick]

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