Leprechaun Down On His Luck

Leprechaun Down On His Luck

Seamus, of the Limerick Leprechaun clan, down on his luck in the weak world economy. He invested his entire pot of gold buying a stake in the motion picture John Carter knowing how well Disney movies historically do at theaters.

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Wearing Of The Green On St. Patricks Day

Wearing Green On St. Pats Day

Megan Fox, film star and sexy siren, "Wearing of the green" for St. Patrick's day. Megan's new movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is due out later this year.

Dear Curator: I have heard the expression, Wearing of the green for St. Patrick's day and wondered what it meant.

A very good question indeed. (Attention, all eyes down here instead of on Megan Fox. You can go back and look once you finish reading) There are a few explanations that I will endeavor to answer. First, in Ireland, the color green wasn't normally worn by the people for fear of being taken by the Good People, also known as, the fairies. The fairies loved the color green and if your children wore to much green, they stood the chance of being stolen. Seriously! I'm not kidding you. That was a long ago superstition. Today in Ireland, not so much.

In the United States, wearing green on St. Pat's pays tribute to the Emerald Isle, (Ireland) and it's people and also so you don't get pinched. That's right. If you forget or choose not to wear green on St. Patrick's day, your friends have the right to pinch you for not wearing green.

There you have it, the reason for Wearin O The Green.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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An Irish Fairy Tale

Shannon O'Malley wants to go to the ball, but her wicked stepmother won't let her. As Shannon sits weeping in the garden, her fairy godmother appears and promises to provide Shannon with everything she needs to go to the ball, but only on two conditions.

"First, you must wear a diaphragm." We all know what happens after these balls now don't we Shannon. And what would the priest say when he sees you in church?
Shannon agrees and asks what the second condition is.

"You must be home by 2:00 a.m. Any later, and your diaphragm will turn into a pumpkin."
Shannon nods and agrees to be home by 2:00 a.m.

Of course, 2:00 am comes and goes but Shannon doesn't show up! Finally, at 5:00 a.m. when the cock is crowing, Shannon shows up, looking love struck and very satisfied.
"Where have you been?" demands the Fairy Godmother. "Your diaphragm was supposed to turn into a pumpkin three hours
ago!!!"
Shannon, still panting, replied, "I met a prince, Fairy Godmother. He took care of everything and we had a wonderful time after the ball."

The Fairy Godmother stated, "I know of no prince with that kind of power! I demand that you tell me his name!"

Shannon replied, I can't remember his name exactly,... It was Peter, Peter, something or other eater."

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Legend Of The Leprechaun

Legend Of The Evil Leprechaun

When the word Leprechaun is mentioned, a vision of a happy go Lucky cartoonish figure comes to mind. A cheery old fellow clicking his buckled boots together and smiling. In reality, a Leprechaun is a fiendish and dangerous creature.Legend has it tha a Leprechaun lives alone avoiding all interaction with humans and other Leprechauns as well. A Leprechaun is a shoe cobbler by trade, and can be often seen, if only for a moment, with a shoe and hammer in it's hand.

Leprechauns are ugly creatures, usually under three feet tall, but bulky, but can move as fast and as nimble as the wind. If you do spy a Leprechaun, do not take your eyes off him for if you do, he will disappear and you will never see him again.

A Leprechauns attire is usually a green jacket, stockings, and shiny black shoes with gold buckles. He completes his attire with a work apron, a tall usually colored green hat with stripes, and is sometimes smoking a pipe.

What about the pot of gold Leprechauns keep hidden at the end of rainbows? Leprechauns guard all the world's gold in a place only known to them. No mere mortal could ever find the pot of gold unless a rainbow is in the sky. The pot of gold will always be at the end of the rainbow. Simply follow it and you will find the Leprechaun and his treasure.

He must them demand that the Leprechaun offer him the gold. If he / she wavers in the demand, the Leprechaun can pick up his gold and move it out of the rainbows rays and disappear into the forest.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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