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Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: dougstaples@gmx.com (LionelEdwards) Newsgroups: sci.lang,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: George Orwell died (21-1-1950) Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:51:32 +0000 Organization: novaBBS Message-ID: <ffc991078f301fd574ce9f301b8e2a9c@www.novabbs.com> References: <87a5ozuj2z.fsf@parhasard.net> <875xznufak.fsf@parhasard.net> <v8lpo0$3hvba$3@dont-email.me> <87ed6tue7g.fsf@parhasard.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2453070"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="RCtv0vBD20+/ouRI12+nk24d9y+Z94Bz5a1GbuXMba0"; User-Agent: Rocksolid Light X-Rslight-Posting-User: d25cf7b1a5e17facdba0f576df80901e69e346a8 X-Rslight-Site: $2y$10$nnSi8iAFvOmQ9fzdKdd5Z.h9/wIuGwUiMXl5CDHTRA98g6vDJGE2O X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Bytes: 1786 Lines: 25 On Tue, 13 Aug 2024 6:30:43 +0000, Aidan Kehoe wrote: > > Ar an triú lá de mí Lúnasa, scríobh HenHanna: > > > > ‘As I sat looking up at the Guinness ad, I could never figure out / > > > How your man stayed up on the surfboard after fourteen pints of > stout’ > > > (C. Moore) > > > > -------- what's so funny or clever about this > quote??? > > It’s from a song a lot of people have a lot of affection for in this > country: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b82sl_UFDgE Irish music is loved the world over. This is one of our favourites in this group, played on a traditional Irish bouzouki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OALDX4kcjuI This is my personal favourite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4v6aNjGFFk