My apologies for seconding in with the comedy... I was trying to keep things in a lighter vein amongst all the serious (and at times contentious) threads on the Irish situation.

I've got roots that go back to the start of this all (Orange, if you must know)... but I've come to a genuine feeling of disgust for all sides. The only good thing that seems to have come out of centuries of conflict is the folk music that it's spawned. Other than that, my favorite phrase which sums up a lot of how I feel about the conflict comes from PJ O'Rourke, who refers to N. Ireland as 'That Piece of Ireland Which Passeth All Understanding'.

M