Ah, I'm forced to go away for a couple of days thanks to France Telecom cutting me off and there's a 'Plastic Paddy' controversy on the boil... good stuff. I wouldn't find the term offensive - in fact I extend it to all people born elsewhere who do their best to let their genes shine through - some of my favourites are PPs - Spike Milligan, Shane MacGowan, Swift - then all those fine men that have sweated their guts out on a football pitch in the green - Heighway, Hughton, Houghton, Sheedy, Cascarino, Aldridge, Galvin, MacAteer, Holland, Breen... the list is endless... As to this duo, Pooka, you learn all the other ones, and I'll get working on 'If ye're Irish Come Into the Parlour' - I believe it's an old music hall standard about ethnic sperm banks :-> Who mentioned 'good taste' back there ???
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