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<FONT FACE="Verdana">One of my buddies was standing outside his pub as a riot was going on in Derry, as mayhem and fights were breaking out all about him and he turned to his friend and quoted the Van Morrison song, “don’t you wish every day could be like today?” Sometimes it just takes humor (humour) to overcome some things.<BR>
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Cheers,<BR>
Glorko<BR>
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on 8/25/06 8:39 AM, Stray Toaster at groo@stray-toaster.co.uk wrote:<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000098">> On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 08:30:54AM -0500, Chris Schechner wrote:<BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#006600">>> Of course, orange is a big no-no if you?re in Northern Ireland and you?re a<BR>
>> Republican. On the other hand, if you?re a Unionist, you wear it with pride.<BR>
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> I can't see a groo card being worn as a colourette, actually. Do you<BR>
> need a Groo bowler hat and sword then? Actually, the swords work, I<BR>
> suppose. And the Lambeg is a Drum(m), I suppose. And they do wander the<BR>
> Queen's Highway.<BR>
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> Hmm, I wonder if I could string a Groo-is-from-Norn-Iron gag out.<BR>
> Wouldn't be any less funny that the<BR>
> Orangemen-Are-The-Lost-Tribe-of-Israel shtick I heave heard.<BR>
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> Apologies to all for the very regional (*very* regional) jokes there.<BR>
> Yes, there were jokes. Honest, You just need to have grown up through<BR>
> the bombing, maimings, beatings and disruption as I did to get them.<BR>
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> m.<BR>
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