http://www.manolith.com/2009/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/ Man Guide Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:58:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.manolith.com/2009/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-9968 kevin Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:48:33 +0000 http://www.manolith.com/?p=22823#comment-9968 Luck can be either good or bad; e.g. working in a nice building could be considered good luck, working on the 13th floor of that same building could be seen as bad luck. That's why we don't just say "Luck" when wishing wellness to someone, but preface our wish with the condition "Good". So, calling someone lucky leaves open the question of whether their luck is ultimately good or bad. In the case of Irish luck, it appears to be good at first, "Hot diggity, Coleen, I've won the lottery", but later is unmasked as a trick or jinx, "Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the saints, wife, sure they've taken you for a ride and sold to you from yesterday's rolls", thus exposing the ultimately insideous nature of the luck. Otherwise, why not "Luck of the English" or "Luck of the Flemish", etc., etc. Luck can be either good or bad; e.g. working in a nice building could be considered good luck, working on the 13th floor of that same building could be seen as bad luck. That’s why we don’t just say “Luck” when wishing wellness to someone, but preface our wish with the condition “Good”. So, calling someone lucky leaves open the question of whether their luck is ultimately good or bad. In the case of Irish luck, it appears to be good at first, “Hot diggity, Coleen, I’ve won the lottery”, but later is unmasked as a trick or jinx, “Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the saints, wife, sure they’ve taken you for a ride and sold to you from yesterday’s rolls”, thus exposing the ultimately insideous nature of the luck. Otherwise, why not “Luck of the English” or “Luck of the Flemish”, etc., etc.

]]> http://www.manolith.com/2009/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-1224 mike Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:00:05 +0000 http://www.manolith.com/?p=22823#comment-1224 my wife's been running around saying 'luck of the irish to ya!' where's my beer? HSPD everbody! my wife’s been running around saying ‘luck of the irish to ya!’ where’s my beer? HSPD everbody!

]]> http://www.manolith.com/2009/03/17/luck-of-the-irish/comment-page-1/#comment-1217 Eric Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:41:37 +0000 http://www.manolith.com/?p=22823#comment-1217 it means, you go to the bar, drink your guiness, and hope to get lucky! it means, you go to the bar, drink your guiness, and hope to get lucky!

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