{"id":404,"date":"2005-10-14T00:07:27","date_gmt":"2005-10-14T08:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=404"},"modified":"2005-10-14T00:10:23","modified_gmt":"2005-10-14T08:10:23","slug":"the-luck-of-the-irish-vs-irish-luck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aprilgem.com\/log\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"The Luck of the Irish vs. Irish Luck"},"content":{"rendered":"

H.E. is Irish, and because 2005 has been such a difficult year for him, I’ve learned a very harsh lesson about the difference between the luck of the Irish and Irish luck.<\/p>\n

Now, the two may sound the same, but they’re not. Absolutely<\/em> not.<\/p>\n

The luck of the Irish is Ned Divine<\/a> finding out that he has won the lottery. Irish luck is Ned Divine dying of shock right after winning the lottery.<\/p>\n

I saw Dodgeball<\/a> on TV over the weekend, so here’s another example: Patches O’Houlihan, played by Rip Torn, gave the underdog dodgeball team the luck to win. Even the ESPN 8 broadcaster in the movie said as much, right before the scene where a huge and heavy Las Vegas sign reading “The Luck of the Irish” falls from the ceiling to flatten and kill dear old Patches.<\/p>\n

Yeah. That’s Irish luck.<\/p>\n

I have no idea if these are actual definitions, but this is pretty much how H.E. has laid it out for me, and I’m inclined to believe it.<\/p>\n

But I’m full of Filipino superstitions. I’ll believe anything.<\/p>\nShare this post:

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H.E. is Irish, and because 2005 has been such a difficult year for him, I’ve learned a very harsh lesson about the difference between the luck of the Irish and Irish luck. Now, the two may sound the same, but they’re not. Absolutely not. The luck of the Irish is Ned Divine finding out that he has won the lottery. Irish luck is Ned Divine dying of shock right after winning the lottery. I saw Dodgeball on TV over the…<\/p>\n

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