The Other St. Paddy’s Day Fails

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When you think of Saint Patrick’s Day fails, you usually picture some drunk guy dressed all in green doing something he’ll regret when pictures of his night out hit the internet. There are plenty of those every year. But there are also the more innocent St. Paddy’s Day fails that don’t reinforce the Irish/drunk stereotype, like this one:

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(Source: Failblog.cheezeburger.com)

Okay, maybe this kid is Irish and was drinking in class, I don’t know. Either way, this is my kind of Fail. It’s innocent and creative and no one heads to jail.

The other day I witnessed one such Saint Paddy’s Day fail. I was getting coffee at a nearby market when a guy who was probably in his 60’s walked up next to me. He was wearing one of those wool Irish caps, a sweater vest, and a pair of wide-wale corduroys. He looked liked a loveable English professor who’d recently retired.

While I stirred creamer into my coffee, the guy greeted the woman behind the counter. She had big green streaks dyed into her blonde hair. The guy chuckled and said “Still getting over St. Paddy’s Day, are we?”

He smiled while the woman stared at him. Her eyebrows creased and she said “What?”

“Your hair,” the guy replied, “it’s still green.”

The woman gave him an evil look and said “That’s how I always wear my hair.”

The look of surprise on the guy’s face was precious.

That’s the luck of the Irish right there.

 

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3 thoughts on “The Other St. Paddy’s Day Fails”

  1. Drawing dirty pictures in class has gone a lot more mainstream than it was when I was a kid. 😉

  2. I’m so happy that you call it St Paddy’s Day, Tom and not the other “P” word – the BAD ‘P” word!

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