Holy genealogy! It turns out that Skip Gates and the Cambridge cop who nabbed him for being dusky in his own domicile are related! Gates and Sgt. James Crowley are both descendants of fourth century Irish warlord Niall of the Nine Hostages, who was so named because he would niall anything that moved. (Haha, get it?) The article notes that "many famous African-Americans [have] Irish heritage, including President Barack Obama and award-winning author Alice Walker." Also, many unfamous African-Americans have Irish heritage, because back in the slavery era there was a whole lot of raping going on. Anyway, this will surely be a great ice-breaker at the kegger President Obama is hosting tomorrow night. It will also provide further fuel for your racist uncle who has always said that the Irish "are just as bad as the blacks."
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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Also, because the English routinely sold Irish slaves to the same land owners who were buying African slaves and they would all be housed in the same slave quarters.
In which abcnews explains Donovan McNabb
Jesus, i hate it when these inevitable "they're related!" pieces come out.
The Irish will always say things like "Che Guevara was Irish. He had a great-grandmother from Kerry." But they make fun of Americans, here and at home, who say they are Irish because their ancestors are from Ireland. This is because the Irish are celebrity-obsessed bastards.
Argggg. Pug ma hone
Skanger.
Countdown 'til Cindy Adams says "It should only be so good as the Jewish-Cossack Corned Beef and Beer" starts now .
There's *no one* as Irish as Barack O'Bama.
What, no "Black Irish" jokes?