Today in H
eritage History, June 18, 1541, the Irish Parliament elects Henry VIII as King of Ireland. It wasn’t until several months later in the early Spring of 1542, when the Irish Parliament quit drinking for Lent that they realized what they’d done. The election was overturned before Easter that year by the now famous Irish Parliament’s “We Elected a Fucking What…?” bill.
Today in Heritage History, June 18, 1994, the Gay Games open in New York City. The games have been held annually and expanded since then from their initial competitions in lesbian drag weight lifting and the men’s riding competition.
LOL @ “We Elected a Fucking What…?” bill.
I have always suspected that even though drinking can be hazardous to our health, that NOT drinking is hazardous to our well being… So I say, eat, drink, and feel up Mary! Unless, of course, you’re married… in which case you should be less obvious about it.
Yo boy, Napoleon surrendered at Waterloo today, 1815.
Drinking must be one of the Irish National Sports. Maybe that’s why I had so much fun when I went to Dublin. Being in Ireland…and at a wedding. Not drinking might have seen me thrown in jail.
It’s always Lent in Ireland. Somebody found out stout is a food group and enough drunken reflection will take care of any of those nasty concience issues.