Pompano
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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Baja Bernie
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Pompano
Burrrrrr! and a green one to you!
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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eetdrt88
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who's Patrick?
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Pompano
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Pat's the boyo who got rid of Ireland's pythons.
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Paula
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soooo subtle..... just the slightest hint of green to come...
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Marinero
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St. Patrick's Day
Now for some historical background....
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
Fish logo from www.usafishing.com, used w/permission.
But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
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Pompano
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Another thing Patrick said was...."May the wind at your back be always your own.".....or was that someone in the Jungla?
[Edited on 3-18-2006 by Pompano]
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thebajarunner
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Actually, St. Patrick was an Englishman, Fourth Century, captured as a youth and sold into slavery to the King of Ireland,
made it back home, became a priest, returned to Ireland as a missionary.
No evidence that the snake thing every happened.
Soooooo, does that deflate all the great yarns, or can we still drink green beer and act stupid in his honor?
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Marinero
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We can drink any color beer and act stupid without a reason/excuse. Go ahead...
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
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But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thebajarunner
Actually, St. Patrick was an Englishman, Fourth Century, captured as a youth and sold into slavery to the King of Ireland,
made it back home, became a priest, returned to Ireland as a missionary.
No evidence that the snake thing every happened.
Soooooo, does that deflate all the great yarns, or can we still drink green beer and act stupid in his honor? |
Saint Patrick was the only one to see the snake  
Therianthropic
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Pompano
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Things you probably don't want to know about St. Patrick and Baja....
He had quite the adventuresome life....like most Baja affecianados. Saint Patrick was born in the later half of the 4th century AD. There are
differing views about the exact year and place of his birth. Again, his birth place is said to be in either Scotland or Roman England. His real
name was probably Maewyn Succat. Though Patricius was his Romanicized name, he was later came to be familiar as Patrick.
Patrick was the son of Calpurnius, a Roman-British army officer. He was growing up as naturally as other kids in Britain. However, one day a
band of pirates landed in south Wales and kidnapped this boy along with many others. Then they sold him into slavery in Ireland. He was there for 6
years, mostly imprisoned.
This was when changes came to him. He dreamed of having seen God. Legend says, he was then dictated by God to escape with a getaway ship.
Finally, he did escape and went to Britain. And then to France...where he MAY have heard about Baja..
In France he joined a monastery and studied under St. Germain, the bishop of Auxerre. He spent around 12 years in training.
And when he became a bishop he dreamed that the Irish were calling him back to Ireland to tell them about God.
The Confessio, Patrick's spiritual autobiography, is the most important document regarding this. It tells of a dream after his return to Britain, in
which one Victoricus delivered him a letter headed "The Voice of the Irish."
So he set out for Ireland with the Pope's blessings. There he converted the Gaelic Irish, who were then mostly Pagans, to Christianity.
Indeed, Patrick was quite successful at winning converts.
Through active preaching, he made important converts even
among the royal families. And this fact upset the Celtic Druids. Patrick was arrested several times,but escaped each time. For 20 years he had
traveled throughout Ireland,
establishing monasteries across the country.
He also set up schools and churches which would aid him in his conversion.
Patrick's doctrine is considered orthodox
and has been interpreted as anti-Pelagian.
By the end of the 7th century Patrick had become a legendary figure, and the legends have continued to grow since then. There are many legends
associated with St Patrick.
It is said that he used the three-leafed shamrock
to explain the concept of the Trinity; which refers to the combination of Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Hence its strong association with his day and name.
Legend also has that, Saint Patrick had put the curse of God on venomous snakes in Ireland.
And he drove all the snakes into the sea where they drowned
True, these are mostly legends. But, after some 1500 years, these legends have been inseparably combined with the facts. And together they
have helped us know
much about the Saint and the spirit behind celebration of the day.
Patrick's mission in Ireland lasted for over 20 years.
He died on March 17, AD 461.
That day has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day ever since.
Sadly for us, he was never ever heard to expound on his love of Baja.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Al G
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Pompano,
In never ending amazement, thank you.
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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rpleger
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I'll drink to that.......................
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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Pompano
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And so ye shall, Richard....with a toast from this kind old gentleman
May you enjoy the four greatest blessings:
Honest work to occupy you.
A hearty appetite to sustain you.
A good woman to love you.
And a wink from the God above.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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