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The Tales Of Ironcock McLongshaft

By Jonathan Kimak

Chapter One: DEATH FINDS A PHALLUS

I could see them in the distance. They were fighting.

Sparks flew into the evening air. I stopped, scratched my itchy ass and began to move closer. The two fighters were still a few rooftops away and I wanted to see this battle up close. I’d never seen a live sword fight before, and even from this distance the sight was entrancing.

I was walking among the rooftops for my own security, I wondered why these combatants were dueling up in my domain. Well, it wasn’t really my domain, but I walked the rooftops most mornings and nights, avoiding some of the tougher residents on my block. They didn’t seem to like me and I quickly found out that I was allergic to punches. I suppose had I been taller everything would have been easier. An extra foot and I’d be 6’6″ or is it 6″6′, I don’t know. At that height my 200 pound frame would be normal and I wouldn’t be constantly out of breath.

I guess I dont really live in that great an area of town.

I guess I don't really live in that great an area of town.

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Mickbusters: Investigating The Drunken Irish Stereotype

Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. The holiday that we like to forget is named in honor of the patron saint of Ireland who supposedly lead all of the snakes out of Ireland despite the pesky little fact that there weren’t any there to begin with, and just get piss drunk and headbutt complete strangers. The wearing of a Boston Celtics t-shirt is optional.

The patron saint of getting bombed in Beantown.

The patron saint of getting bombed in Beantown.

Wait, what? Drunk? Brawling? Are these the things we want to associate with the great island nation of Ireland? Apparently, the answer is yes. The drunken, brawling stereotype of Irishmen has long been perpetuated in literature, song, film and television. But where does it come from?

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