Birds and Blokes Lend Me your Ear (country, American, effects)

**right-track** · 08-10-2008, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

It's just drunk Irish people being drunk and Irish.

From what I understand, there wasn't an Irishman in sight...

lucifer_sam · 08-10-2008, 04:46 PM

Then it makes less sense than I originally thought.

**right-track** · 08-10-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

I mean I understand, but my curiosity about what other english people would think or feel was aroused by the fact the when you say the phrase "Irish Car Bomb" to anyone in this country the immediate image that comes to mind is not the death and destruction of English citizens, but of the death and destruction of one's liver.

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

It's just drunk English people being drunk and English.

Somewhere between the two, lies the answer.

**Urban Hatemonger** · 08-10-2008, 08:52 PM

They could always re-address the balance by having a tomato based drink called a Bloody Sunday.

DrunkDrGonzo · 08-17-2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

A very interesting incident happened to me at work last night. I am a sever at an English Pub (in America). Its owned by "liverpudlians" and has come to know in the 29 years that it has been open as a great respite for the american and British-Americans alike. Last night I was serving a birthday party of about 20 "20 somethings". Most were American,but there ere about 4 or 5 English people in the group. The host, in keeping with true American "lets get severely drunk" protocol, decided to buy the entire party the quintessentially American "lets get severely Drunk" drink. Te name of this drink is an "Irish Car Bomb". If you are an american you've no doubt heard of it if not consumed many on afoggy very hard to recall the events of evening but for those of you "across the pond" who havent heard of this drink its 1/2 a pint of Guinness wits a shot of Jameson's Irish whiskey poured into it served with shot glass of Bailey's Irish cream on the side. You take the shot glass of baileys and drop it directly into the glass and then guzzle the whole thing down as quickly as you can. This is what young adults do to annihilate their brain cells in this country. OK, here's the rub. Upon consuming this beverage and then being told the name of the concoction. one of the english gentleman in the party became extremely irate and belligerent toward the gentleman who had ordered the round of drinks. "How would you like it if i served you a drink called an 'Alkida bomb' or a '9-11' " It was all we could do to reason with the man and let him know that there were no political or cultural implications being made, this is just what we drink when we want to get really messed up with our friends. my question to you all is "would you have gotten as offended or offended at all?" I feel I can see both sides. What do you think?

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there is a feeling in England that so called 'Irish/Americans' financially aided the I.R.A. during the troubles, in the mistaken belief they were aiding "freedom fighters".

Only a half pint lol. That Irish Car Bomb aka depth charge (but a nearly full pint and you can drop vodka or Baileys).

The nail has been hit on the head there, the view by alot of people is that, rightly or wrongly, Americans funded/aided the I.R.A. and other groups during the troubles. There is no way to know if said gentleman had a any relations/friends affected by a bomb or any of the other skirmishes.

Personally it wouldn't offend me in the least but I can see why someone would get offended, it would be the same as a drink named after any incident involving loss of life tbf.

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