Nope, but I see that Guinness shite in Irish design stores in Canada and Germany too.
Right, but I would never buy coke stuff unless I visited the headquarters in Atlanta. And please do not shite on the Guinness name!
(I told her specifically not to order a Guinness with a Bailey’s/Jameson boilermaker)
I just find it sad that a British multinational’s brand is so entrenched in the international notion of Irish culture and identity that it is the first thing anyone bloody thinks about when they hear someone is visiting Ireland, not just Dublin. I don’t think any other brand has ever more successfully hijacked a country for its shareholder’s benefit. The stuff is brewed in over 50 countries and most people in Ireland don’t drink it. We prefer American and continental European piss-water instead for the most part.
You told her not to order an Irish car bomb?
Well. . .it wouldn’t be cool, would it? I was kidding around, it took her a minute or two to get the joke and smack me.
That drink isn’t well known here, but typically people in Dublin at least, will call it a Belfast Car Bomb if they know it at all.
I wouldn’t settle for anything less than a genuine pot o’ gold, myself. Except maybe a big box box o’ luck. Nothing else, though. A live leprechaun, maybe. Nothing else will do. Perhaps a 4-leaf clover. Or a 3- leaf. That’s all I would take. I’m picky. Or some coffee. I hear the Irish are good at that. That’s all. I’m really picky. Some stories, I’d take some stories. But only if told in an Irish accent. I’m particular. Or a Brooklyn accent. Midwest will do. Sorry to be such a bother.
I will post an update when she returns. I’m not sure when that is though, and I’m taking some shit over it. I know she’s coming home. I assume the trip is a week, but for all I know it could be two weeks.
In my defense, I wasn’t in on the planning stage and I’m bad with dates. But a friend of hers asked me when she was coming home and I answered, “I don’t know”. And she was all :eek:.
What if it’s lace she can wear?
Sounds like someone is angling for a big ol’ box of Lucky Charms…
Which pub is she in, I’ll go ask her!
Just turned my phone on and saw a text from her telling me she just kissed the blarney stone…pubs nearby??
Hundreds probably, but the Blarney stone isn’t in Dublin!
Whats the deal with Lace supposedly being an Irish gift anyway? Never heard that before, why would anybody want some lace?
My Irish ex gf always warned people to NEVER kiss the blarney stone - the local lads would piss on it regularly.
Never heard of Carrickmacross Lace? Or lacecurtain Irish? 
That’s an old tale people here like to tell. Nonsense I imagine, since the stone isn’t lying in a field on its own. But remember, when you kiss the Blarney Stone you kiss everyone who ever kissed the Blarney Stone before you.
Never, and I’ve had plenty of pints in Carrickmacross in my time. Guess I wasn’t the target audience for the lace industry.
You’ll need something to drink the Jamesons out of.
Yeah, if she comes back with the gift of the gab you’re in trouble.
My mum used to bring back peat briquettes ffs.
Now I’m wishing I went along. Woulda spoiled the mother/daughter theme, though.
(Daughters: spoil your moms)
I figured they were traveling around. Dublin was (I think) where the plane landed? The lace thing could very well been my friend fuckin with me.
ETA: seriously, I’m working here holding the fort. If she came home and handed me lace, I’d start bawlin. But I’m feeling better.
PPS: I’m getting rare updates. My gf is all about enjoying the moment and keeping the electronics powered down. Borderline Luddite.