Does anyone else make it a point to wear orange on the 17th? I’m not Protestant, I just went to Catholic school for 13 years and liked watching people flip their shit when I wore orange.  Religiously speaking, I’m apathetic, but it’s amazing how worked up some Americans get when you wear “that damn Protestant color”.

Facts & Myth: Fact: We really do all get very drunk on Paddy’s Day in Ireland.
Myth. We all speak like Darby O’Gill
Fact: We normally focus on not wearing green.
Fact: McDonalds & Starbucks force green coffee and shakes on us too.
Myth: Irish alcoholism is a myth.
Myth: Leprechauns are real.
Fact: 99% of costume (novelty) leprachauns in Dublin are Eastern European and don’t speak English.
Myth: Irish people take kindly to American tourists who wear green hats on any other day than St. Patrick’s Day.
Fact: I have lived here my entire life and have never once heard someone say ‘top o’ the mornin’ to ye’ (I have also never heard anyone speak Irish who wasn’t a complete douchebag). Now, you’re ready to celebrate Paddy’s (NOT Patty’s) Day. Begorrah.

If only there was a square for ‘co-worker points out your real Irish heritage as a reason for you to care more about this day’

Awesome! This will come in handy tomorrow when I’m not wearing any green and “not being a team player”.