Comments on: Green With Envy

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:01:53 +0000

I was appalled to see the graphic attached to this article. Why would a picture with such a blatant anti-Semitic message have any place with this article or this website? I would hope that in calling for a legitimate celebration of German culture and heritage, you would have been sensitive to the negative associations such a holiday may raise for some people, and addressed them with sensitivity and tact.

By: Max Lindenman

Max Lindenman — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:06:28 +0000

Greg: I feel your Weltschmerz, baby. What’s more, I’d like to call the world to account for having ignored the longstanding cultural symbiosis between the Germans and the Irish. When Kapitan von Whateverdorf sank RMS Lusitania off the Old Head of Kinsale, the majestic scenery so moved him that he sailed straight home and wrote an opera about it. Titled “A Lovely Place for Schrecklichkeit,” it combines the playfulness of Wagner and the gravitas of The Unicorn Song. But does anyone think to perform it here? Ach, nein.

By: Boomer

Boomer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:33:59 +0000

St Patrick’s Day is an embarrassment to the Irish and to all the “amateurs” who come out drinking that day.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:52:10 +0000

My absolute alltime favorite Busted Halo article. Glad to see you’ve brought it back out.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:54:46 +0000

Many of us who are deeply involved with our Irish culture also harbor disdain for the way St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated as well. Alcohol is a miniscule part of a rich and diverse culture. It’s a shame the “plastic pattys” who make fools of themselves once a year, are the ones who also form most peoples’ impresions of the Irish.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:15:11 +0000

Well you’ve now met someone who doesn’t like St. Patrick’s Day. Although I don’t hold it against the Irish who want to celebrate their beautiful heritage, I HATE the drinking and rowdiness on saint’s feast day. All right, call me an old fogey….but I don’t care for this “holiday”.