Throwing a Paddy?

jackiebaron

Koloman wrote: »

Just watching ITV there during the Brazil v Chile game and the commentator (Clive Tyldesley I think) said just before half time that the manager was going to "throw a Paddy" when he got his team in!

Maybe I'm naive but I have never heard this expression before! Thoughts?

My girlfriend says it all the time. She's from Manchester. I never heard it until I met her. It's means to throw a tantrum. The "paddy" refers to padded cell for lunatics.

Koloman

fryup wrote: »

and how about the other 5 million+ irish living & working in the uk are they brit stooges as well:rolleyes:

I wasn't suggesting that. There were over 112,000 UK nationals living in Ireland according to the last census so there is a fairly large proportion of the population that originate from Britain living here.

Would you call them Irish stooges?

fryup

Koloman wrote: »

I wasn't suggesting that. There were over 112,000 UK nationals living in Ireland according to the last census so there is a fairly large proportion of the population that originate from Britain living here.

Would you call them Irish stooges?

yes, but the vast majority of them would be of irish decent or retired irish coming back to live here....not i give a f&ck live and let live i say

NoHornJan

Paddy Irishman, Paddy Englishman And Paddy Scotsman!

Which Paddy will we throw today?

Brian Monk

Throw a paddy , cockney slang- go mad . Working class inferiority complex leads to self appraisal and identity complex . Im great because Im it! -a brit , Brr (grr) it , Im it! Your a paddy ,baddy , saddy ,maddy . Its all about vowels and bowels . P = breath = spit . Brit = grit =show your teeth .Vanity the devils favorite ! Th devils favorite never ever will be slaves , naves caves - caves=paddy , ****** , pakies white ****= muslims e.t.c. Lovin it !