Orange
When I was young, maybe 7 or 8, my grandmother (the great Mary Anna Bella Minnie Hanton Tobias) told me that when Scots celebrate St. Patricks’ Day, they wear orange, not green. So for years, I did just that.
Anybody who is Scottish or Irish knows where this story is headed, but the rest of you probably do not. This is secret insider information that I hope the Scottish Illuminati doesn’t come and shut my website down.
So, one day at college in Kalamazoo, I go out with friends and head home when three Irish guys jump me.
I find out later that the Orange Order was a group of Scottish Protestants that terrorized Irish Catholics and that wearing orange on St. Paddy’s Day was a big up yours to the Irish. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Institution. I wish we had Wikipedia growing up!
I bet I am one of the few people who got beat up because their grandmother played a practical joke on them. If your grandma tells you to wear orange on St. Patrick’s Day, gonnae no’ dae that!
Ha! I did not know you had a blog Eric!
You know orange is my favorite color, but as a scot-Irish, I never wear it on SPDay silly boy…always green!
Love this…
Chef E
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lmao, great story!
Great story Eric. I think you told me that before. Our Irish cousins would be interested I am sure! Dan
Your Great grandmother, Mary Ann did the same to me. When I started reading more about our ancestors, it is a good guess that on her side of the family they came from Ireland. so throw out the Orange and put on the green.
Gloria
Eric,
Yep – that’s funny! Gotta love a Grandma with the sense of humor that will cause you to get your ass kicked! Wish I had been there in K-Zoo at the time, Ida had yo back!
Schultzie