Comments on: Green With Envy

By: David O'S

David O'S — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:41:15 +0000

How about celebrating St Boniface’s day (June 5th)…he was to Germany what Patrick was to Ireland…but I think it should be celebrated with Bockwurst & Beer

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:03:50 +0000

Love this clever article!

By: Pauline

Pauline — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:12:32 +0000

I love your suggestion. As long as the celebration is solemn and proper, promoting good Christian value and tradition.

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:32:17 +0000

Kurt Vonnegut once asked the German novelist Heinrich Boll what the greatest flaw was in the German character. He said, “Obedience.” I like this article and graphic because they poke fun at this German “failing.” A failing that we Catholics sometimes fall into as well, abandoning the importance of dissent.

By: John

John — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:16:26 +0000

Ausgezeichnet! Excellent!
Can’t wait for St. Goddy’s Day on 4May.

I have to ask, was there a different graphic on this articla in 2009 than there is in 2010?

By: Christy

Christy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:27:03 +0000

funniest thing I’ve read in a long time :)

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:11:36 +0000

Dear Greg- here’s the solution- Marry Irish! Then you are in like Flynn. It worked for my Vogelberger grandmother. :)

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:18:20 +0000

I heart the graphic. You’re punctual, too?!? I want to be German for a day!

I’m marking my calendar for May 4th. :)

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”.