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Way of the Leprechaun? | 17 comments (17 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Silly question (none / 0)
What's a leprechaun, exactly?

Is it the Lord of the Rings equivalent of the soldiers of the Dark Side of the Force?

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Mon Jul 4th, 2005 at 03:42:12 PM EST
Re: Silly question (none / 0)
One of the varieties of fairy of Irish folklore. The cuddlier versions have pots of gold and grant wishes which they twist to embarrass or chasten you. The less cuddly versions aren't that nice.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Jul 4th, 2005 at 04:42:08 PM EST
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Actually, to top everything off, that reference is border-line insulting if you're sensitive to such things in an Irish context, as many people are.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Jul 4th, 2005 at 04:44:08 PM EST
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