# Ireland : Shut yer hole about being the "Emerald Isle"

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-shut-yer-hole-about-being-the-emerald-isle/257832
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [August 1, 2004, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-shut-yer-hole-about-being-the-emerald-isle/257832 "2004-08-01T12:32:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2004, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-shut-yer-hole-about-being-the-emerald-isle/257832/21 "2004-08-02T10:23:00Z")

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I keep my emeralds in a pot but I’m not telling you were.

Begorrah.

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### Author: ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2004, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-shut-yer-hole-about-being-the-emerald-isle/257832/22 "2004-08-02T10:31:37Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> What about those alleged 40 shades of green? I’ve counted exactly 2,547 shades of green here. This is misrepresentation of the highest order.
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> Bunch of fucking arse.

Meh! Ireland is just a wannbe green place. We have 40+ million sheep and a gazillon possums! You think they all like the same green? I claim NZ as the greener place the the green place 😃

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### Author: ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2004, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-shut-yer-hole-about-being-the-emerald-isle/257832/23 "2004-08-02T10:41:04Z")

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> [@furt](#):
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> And here I thought it was the Emeril Isle. Isn’t he from there?  
> Robyn, you’ve been [wooshed.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=268833)

[size=1]A link would’ve been helpful.[/size=1]

Robin

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### Author: ![Ponster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponster/32/17081_2.png) [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2004, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-shut-yer-hole-about-being-the-emerald-isle/257832/24 "2004-08-02T11:16:34Z")

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Pit theads aren’t what they used to be eh?

Where are the flames, the malice, the vicious attacks ?  
And…

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> First off: let’s not turn this into Ireland v. The World, as that seems to be the way the wind is blowing anyway

Really? WOW! I had better call home and tell them to expect the napalm and UN forces pretty soon then.

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### Author: ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ireland-shut-yer-hole-about-being-the-emerald-isle/257832/25 "2004-08-02T17:39:52Z")

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All right. I think one of these threads is enough, to be honest.

Besides, if you want to post a parody, you’re requested to include a link to the thread you’re parodying in the OP.

This thread is closed.

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