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It's not called St. Patty's Day...

The Absurdities of Life - St. Paddy's Day.

By Conor DarrallPublished 3 years ago Updated 3 years ago 1 min read
Photo of an Irish Patty. Photo courtesy of Dónal Skehan.

It beggars my annual belief

And causes a true sense of grief,

When Yanks call it 'Patty',

I'm not being bratty,

But that word means a slice of ground beef.

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Conor Darrall

Short stories, poetry and some burble . Irish traditional musician, medieval swords guy, draoi and strange egg. Bipolar/ADD/CPTSD/Brain Damage. Currently querying my novel 'The Forgotten 47' - @conordarrall / www.conordarrall.com

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  • Call Me Les3 years ago

    😆 truth!

  • C. H. Richard3 years ago

    lol ☘️💚☘️ That is great!

  • Jo Darrall3 years ago

    Smashing!

  • Such a cute way to rant!

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