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Happy Saint Harry's Day!

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yes, i said Saint Harry's Day...

harold was saint patrick's younger brother -- sort of a medieval indiana jones (substitute tonsure for fedora), in that he was deathly afraid of snakes... having heard tell of the plague of snakes which infested ireland, he told patrick he'd catch up with him, set out in a seperate barque, took a wrong turn, and consequently fell off the face of the earth.

he's the patron saint of liars, people with two left feet, and still holds the world's freefall record...

he's also the soggiest saint in christendom...

Beware the Ides of March (or, Born Under A Bad Sign?)spring has sprung!

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Mick-E 30. April 2007, 00:40

You learn something new every day. Shame I only stumbled across this now.

Would Saint Harry be a friend of Jesus' brother Bob?

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Jesus'-Brother-Bob-lyrics-The-Arrogant-Worms/2206F065EE6C70E948256B260026C11E

Gregory J. Rosmaita 30. April 2007, 01:05

would that be the same bob venerated by the subgenii
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Mick-E 30. April 2007, 09:52

I don't think so, I'd say the Bob I'm talking about is patron saint of the under-appreciated.

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