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ExperientialTruth t1_is0aflg wrote

Reply to comment by NeroBoBero in "New antibiotic hiding in diseased potatoes thwarts fungal infections in plants and humans" by tonymmorley

How many potatoes does it take to kill an Irishman? Zero

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MoveCarsMotherfucker t1_is0akth wrote

Name something more Irish than potatoes, no potatoes.

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ExperientialTruth t1_is0axev wrote

I told the joke above at my buddy's 50th bday party-slash-roast. His burly 100% Irish-American dad who can trace his family to a tiny Hamlet in the Irish country was not amused. Burly as in, motherfucker worked in Northeastern steel mills, was built like an ox, nearly ripped my arm out of its socket when he shook my hand first time I'd met him. And yet he charmed people with his ever present "what's new in your bailiwick?" RIP JIM, an imperfect man but unforgettable.

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TheDratter t1_is0k1s7 wrote

This is almost the strangest place you could've chosen to write an obituary for your friend's dad, but sometimes it feels good to be strange. Condolences to your homeboy and his family.

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