dumb genius/smart idiot @andrew.mcguiregis.com

For sure "Oh, you're Irish? Whereabouts are you from, because I lived in Dublin for awhile?" is a lot better received than "Oh, my 9x great-grandpa is from Enniskillen"

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Steve Stevers @stevesteverers.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 18:51 UTC

I don't want my own family to tell me about my cousins I've never met Certainly don't want to do that shit to a stranger

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Full Mental Jackass @uncle6.org [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 18:57 UTC

it is handy that all my Irish forbears were mostly Protestant preachers from Antrim because it means I can’t go over there and start to Blarney it up (Inasmuch as I have connections through friends and marriage it’s all Galway with a splash of Kildare)

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