Blarney and Brilliance

Top o’ the mornin’ to y’all! Why, ‘tis a bit of a fine Spring day, with the dew still risin’ apiece o’er the bog and Barry Fitzgerald stumblin’ drunk out of a bar with the sun shining in his eyes and “The Bells of St. Marys” playin’ in his wee noggin from a pint o’too too many of the Guinness, whether he wants to hear it or not…

(yeah yeah, I know - just trying to have some fun...)

OK, so without further ado, here are some memorable quotes for this day:

The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops. The same is true of the laugh.

Samuel Beckett

When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialled in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.

One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough.

Brendan Behan

Apostles of Freedom are ever idolized when dead, but crucified when alive.

The Irishman in English literature may be said to have been born with an apology in his mouth.

James Connolly

Those who are animated by hope can perform what would seem impossibilities to those who are under the depressing influence of fear.

Maria Edgeworth

Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devised for sins committed in previous lives.

I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use--silence, exile and cunning.

James Joyce

The safest road to hell is the gradual one--the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.

C.S. Lewis

And this is a bit of an oldie but goody from the old site last year (Irish personal ads from The Dublin News - hope it all worked out for everyone):

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Heavy drinker, 35, Cork area. Seeks gorgeous sex addict interested in a man who loves his pints, cigarettes, Glasgow Celtic Football Club and starting fights on Patrick Street at three o'clock in the morning.
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Bitter, disillusioned Dublin man, lately rejected by longtime fiancée,seeks decent, honest, reliable woman, if such a thing still exists in this cruel world of hatchet-faced bitches.
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Ginger haired Galway man, a troublemaker, gets slit-eyed and shirty after a few scoops, seeks attractive, wealthy lady for bail purposes,maybe more.
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Bad tempered, foul-mouthed old bastard, living in a damp cottage in the arse end of Roscommon, seeks attractive 21 year old blonde lady, with a lovely chest.
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Limerick man, 27, medium build, brown hair, blue eyes, seeks alibi for the night of February 27 between 8 PM and 11:30 PM.
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Optimistic Mayo man, 35, seeks a blonde 20 year old double-jointed super model, who owns her own brewery, and has an open-minded twin sister.

One more thing - just don't get too loaded today, OK? I don't want to see anything untoward happen to anyone. Besides, I need all the readership I can get!