There was a time when the Catholic Church was elevated to the status of a cult and the Pope was God himself and the clergy held more power than any elected official.
My brother-in-law is Irish. We were all staying at my mother-in-law’s house on a multi-family visit. So after being in the house for several days with kids and women, I decided to take him to a bar that I used to frequent in the neighborhood I grew up in.
The place used to be called Morrisey’s but was not called Healey’s. It turns out that the owner was a grade-school buddy and we couldn’t buy a drink.
It was July and there were St. Patrick’s Day decorations everywhere, Irish flags hung everywhere, as Irish music blared from the juke box.
My brother-in-law remarked, “This must be an Irish bar.”
“What gives you that idea?” I asked almost sarcastically.
He pointed behind the bar and said, “It’s the picture of John Kennedy and the Pope.” That made it authentic.
A trip publicized for months in advance and you get around to showing him leave for it a week after he already came back?C’mon, Patrick – if you’re going to dip in to current events, you do need to stay current.
DanFlak about 6 years ago
There was a time when the Catholic Church was elevated to the status of a cult and the Pope was God himself and the clergy held more power than any elected official.
DanFlak about 6 years ago
My brother-in-law is Irish. We were all staying at my mother-in-law’s house on a multi-family visit. So after being in the house for several days with kids and women, I decided to take him to a bar that I used to frequent in the neighborhood I grew up in.
The place used to be called Morrisey’s but was not called Healey’s. It turns out that the owner was a grade-school buddy and we couldn’t buy a drink.
It was July and there were St. Patrick’s Day decorations everywhere, Irish flags hung everywhere, as Irish music blared from the juke box.
My brother-in-law remarked, “This must be an Irish bar.”
“What gives you that idea?” I asked almost sarcastically.
He pointed behind the bar and said, “It’s the picture of John Kennedy and the Pope.” That made it authentic.
rmbdot about 6 years ago
A trip publicized for months in advance and you get around to showing him leave for it a week after he already came back?C’mon, Patrick – if you’re going to dip in to current events, you do need to stay current.
Zen-of-Zinfandel about 6 years ago
Leo is dublin over with laughter and kindness.