I once wrote a white paper on the effects of pinching on the school playground
March 13th, 2008 . by Shara
I used to hate St. Patrick’s Day as a child. I was always so scared of the boys on the school playground who didn’t really care whether or not the girls were wearing green… we all got pinched. All day long. We could have dressed as asparagus stalks and they’d still have tormented us with pinches.
I’m not bitter.
It did get better though. Once I got to university, the holiday turned into an excuse to drink and dance and try to speak with an Irish accent. No one really pinched anymore. And now I’m a few years out of university and we still drink and dance and try to speak with Irish accents…responsibly, of course.
Doesn’t it seem funny that people outside Ireland celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with such vigor? Where did the holiday originate and why/how has it become such an international affair!? Thanks to WikiAnswers, I wonder no more!
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shara, where and when did you graduate? maybe we went to school together!
Oh sweet Ben…I don’t think we graduated together. I am a Tar Heel…an old one at that ;)
Good luck in the tournament, but I think it’s UCLA’s year.
Ben…please be advised that this site does not allow the publication of FALSE and MALICIOUS statements. Especially if it’s against the beloved Tar Heels. If you do not cease the spreading of these evil lies, then you will be found…and pinched.
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