Why do we claim some people as irish..

7sr2z3fely84g5 · 26-06-2011 09:55PM #1

If someone is born abroad but lives here and stars in a hollywood movie or in a famous band,we claim them to be irish

Chuck Stone · 26-06-2011 09:56PM

?.

YFlyer · 26-06-2011 09:56PM

Who?

ahyeahok · 26-06-2011 09:58PM

cos they live here maybe....

Spacedog · 26-06-2011 09:58PM

ok, I'll bite, example? who are we talking about here.

patmac · 26-06-2011 09:59PM

That's probably because they are. Could be a bit more specific op.

Turtyturd · 26-06-2011 10:01PM

We is such an overused word.

galwayrush · 26-06-2011 10:01PM

More than likely, they are the ones claiming to be Iirsh.

MickShamrock · 26-06-2011 10:01PM

Such as?

Kevin Duffy · 26-06-2011 10:02PM

Do we? Such as?

Yahew · 26-06-2011 10:05PM

Apparently we dont.

Mr. Denton · 26-06-2011 10:06PM

We work out who Englands best footballers are and then we steal them for our team.

Guys like Kevin Kilbane, Caleb Folan and Paul Green for example.

hondasam · 26-06-2011 10:06PM

who did we claim ?

Kevin Duffy · 26-06-2011 10:08PM

Mr. Denton wrote: »

We work out who Englands best footballers are and then we steal them for our team.

Guys like Kevin Kilbane, Caleb Folan and Paul Green for example.

Just think, we stopped England from winning the last 3 World Cups and Euro Champs by taking those lads from them.

Fratton Fred · 26-06-2011 10:08PM

Mr. Denton wrote: »

We work out who Englands best footballers are and then we steal them for our team.

Guys like Kevin Kilbane, Caleb Folan and Paul Green for example.

Errr, best footballers??

Sweatynutsack · 26-06-2011 10:09PM

Barrack??

Mr. Denton · 26-06-2011 10:09PM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Just think, we stopped England from winning the last 3 World Cups and Euro Champs by taking those lads from them.

Too true. I think Green alone could have prevented that 4-1 mauling against the Germans.

Duckworth_Luas · 26-06-2011 10:11PM

Does somebody stick an Irish flag into them and say, "I claim this foreign tax-dodger for Ireland"?

OPENROAD · 26-06-2011 10:12PM

Mr. Denton wrote: »

We work out who Englands best footballers are and then we steal them for our team.

Guys like Kevin Kilbane, Caleb Folan and Paul Green for example.

That's why Ireland always qualify for tournaments and play really attractive football, oh wait :pac:

Mr. Denton · 26-06-2011 10:14PM

OPENROAD wrote: »

That's why Ireland always qualify for tournaments and play really attractive football, oh wait :pac:

What are you on about? I heard Xavi and Messi have dvd's of all the Ireland games sent to them so they can watch football as it was meant to be played.

Duckworth_Luas · 26-06-2011 10:16PM

Mr. Denton wrote: »

What are you on about? I heard Xavi and Messi have dvd's of all the Ireland games sent to them so they can watch football as it was meant to be played.

Didn't realise they are GAA fans!

El Horseboxo · 26-06-2011 10:17PM

I got drafted to the nba last Thursday. MY parents are Irish. Expect newspaper reports if I do well.

Mr. Denton · 26-06-2011 10:18PM

El Horseboxo wrote: »

I got drafted to the nba last Thursday.

You can avoid that by emigrating to Canada.

Bottle_of_Smoke · 26-06-2011 10:22PM

Think the op means people like Rory McIlroy/Obama etc. I even know someone who always comments about how Wayne Rooney should be playing for Ireland

Football's one thing - it is logical because we get players like John Aldridge to improve the Irish team.

Obama etc.. - well I guess its sort of a self compliment. The thinking behind it being Obama is awesome. Obama has Irish genes. *I* have Irish genes too. Therefore I am awesome like Obama.