Comments on: A Primer on Irish Culture

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:05:05 +0000

That is what O’Niell’s pub sounded like 11:45 pm March 17

By: mr. steven crane

mr. steven crane — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:25:14 +0000

what about the South Side Irish song?

By: Mary Catherine

Mary Catherine — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:24:00 +0000

21 puts it rather strongly, but I have to agree it’s a bit of a two-way street.

For example, in addition to the green beer and the Hallmark greeting card leprachauns and etc., there’s the Irish PM’s ‘traditional St Patrick’s Day visit’ to D.C.

By: Danny Boy « sans everything

Danny Boy « sans everything — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:04:22 +0000

[...] has been making the rounds, at Crooked Timber and elsewhere, but is worth posting not just in honour of St. Patrick’s day but because [...]

By: Uncle Ira

Uncle Ira — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:32:49 +0000

This is very funny, but it made me wonder…. Do you think this might have been the inspiration for the running bit on Saturday Night Live running with Tonto, Tarzan, and Frankenstein’s Monster singing holiday songs….?

By: Russell Arben Fox

Russell Arben Fox — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:31:07 +0000

Chris (#2), Beaker has never been so soulful. I've always known that Beaker contained huge, untapped reservoirs of emotion within him; he just needed finally get rid of that damn faker Honeydew and let his soul be known. I can't believe I didn't remember this bit from years ago. Bravo, Kieran. And yes, Chuchundra and Geo: the Muppet Show is up there with the very best that broadcast television has ever offered. For a not nearly as soulful or authentic, but still reasonably adequate, bit of seasonal music appreciation, try here.

By: Tired

Tired — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:01:21 +0000

Re: Mr. Bill’s moronic comment at #14.

Just about every Irish pub I frequent in NYC or Brooklyn are owned, run by and staffed with nothing but Paddys. The same effin Paddys who have led the way in “identity/marketing/pseudoethnic set of images and products” of all things Irish. So if you want to blame someone, blame yourself.

By: green day concert « collecting tokens

green day concert « collecting tokens — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:21:28 +0000

[...] tip to crooked timber, via [...]

By: The Journal of Integrity » Racist Muppets

The Journal of Integrity » Racist Muppets — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:18:14 +0000

[...] or at least not to any objectionable degree, but I just wonder about the way it’s presented here, on an otherwise highly reputable blog. Will the blogger be posting a clip of sombrero-wearing [...]

By: geo

geo — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:32:50 +0000

#9:I think it’s arguable that The Muppet Show is the best thing that’s ever been broadcast on television.

I think it’s inarguable.

By: mq

mq — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:59:31 +0000

The purple one sounds a lot like Shane MacGowan.

By: Jacob Christensen

Jacob Christensen — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:18:53 +0000

I'm sure there are lots of intelligent comments I ought to make to some of the other posts (The Economist, open access academic publishing) - somebody even invited me to a FB group promoting the freedom of photographers - but as my brain is completely and thoroughly blitzed right now, all I can say is: Mahnamahna!

By: MR. Bill

MR. Bill — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:29:34 +0000

Beaker also gives the canonical rendering of “Feelings”….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8Q7Fsa_Vs

By: MR. Bill

MR. Bill — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:25:22 +0000

What Americans have done with “Irish” as an identity/marketing/pseudoethnic set of images and products should a warning to the rest of the world, sentimentality and made up tripe about horror almost parallel to the Scots ‘tartan’ marketing in Great Britain. Just go to any ‘Irish’ pub in the States, or get a recent immigrant to tell you about their experience.

And most rock drummers I know are in fact animals..

By: David W.

David W. — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:23:56 +0000

They should have had Eric Bogle as a guest on that one: Plastic Paddy