tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6456161380246946675..comments2024-03-29T08:08:22.769-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Be amazing."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7643681921390355702011-10-27T13:34:21.683-05:002011-10-27T13:34:21.683-05:00Don't Tread 2012 said...
edutcher
I was told...Don't Tread 2012 said...<br /><br /><i>edutcher<br /><br />I was told long ago that black irish meant that you were a mixed breed. Pretty much applies to everybody, no?<br /><br />A search of the term reveals an interesting entry here<br /><br />http://darkfiber.com/blackirish/</i><br /><br />The story of the survivors of the Armada is the one I heard.<br /><br />There's a friend of the family who did a genealogical search on my mother's side and says it's absolutely true, in answer to the ones who discount it.<br /><br />If you predicate it on the idea a couple of guys scrambled ashore clinging to some piece of a mast, it's hard to believe, but, if you imagine ships running aground and crews jumping off, etc., it's not so hard.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91331313795098618422011-10-27T13:26:58.981-05:002011-10-27T13:26:58.981-05:00Maybe the cute little kid should audition for a pa...Maybe the cute little kid should audition for a part in the chorus of River Dance.michaelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370942132583989253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72323413727635267392011-10-27T12:51:54.391-05:002011-10-27T12:51:54.391-05:00Also, McDonald's ruins the act with lame music...Also, McDonald's ruins the act with lame music, staging, LATTES from an ALIEN PLANET, and bad camerawork.<br /><br />Oh, did I mention lame music?Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34246496316662389712011-10-27T12:49:46.217-05:002011-10-27T12:49:46.217-05:00I was so ready to hate the hand dancing ...
And t...I was so ready to hate the hand dancing ...<br /><br />And then I didn't.Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-24141459946519456442011-10-27T12:37:01.101-05:002011-10-27T12:37:01.101-05:00I had to look it up. The italian and spanish voice...I had to look it up. The italian and spanish voiceover is part of the song they choreographed to.<br /><br />The performers? <i>Suzanne Cleary and Peter Harding are world-class Irish dancers, but their dancing sometimes has a unique twist: it's hands-only</i><br /><br />The two competed in irish dance competitions since childhood, joined Riverdance at 17, got to know each other and got married. Now part of the ensemble group "Up and Over It". <br /><br />Other U-tubes of them are out there in full dance as well as their "hand dancing" original venture. And as Maybee said, they did the McDonald's commercial.<br /><br />The act is very difficult, and they are spawning a host of others that want to do it, notably in Korea, Japan, and the Philippines.Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63659134424263280422011-10-27T12:07:11.752-05:002011-10-27T12:07:11.752-05:00The two performers look like they could be Irish (...The two performers look like they could be Irish (very cute babe, BTW) - but I heard Italian in the voiceover. <br />I wonder if the moves were done without sight cues, or if both had a mirror they were looking at off camera.<br />Still impressive, either way.<br /><br />As for goats, they are amazing critters. A vacant property we own had a farmer neighbor and we welcomed the goats he had foraging to keep the grass and underbrush down. We also had a few old apple trees. One visit we found 3 goats had somehow climbed one tree and were out on thin branches eating the apples and the leaf tips.<br />(which solved the mystery of a couple of years ago of seeing chewed branches 10-20 feet up and thinking no way could a deer get up there...squirrels??)Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34216069744142648262011-10-27T08:22:09.175-05:002011-10-27T08:22:09.175-05:00"I met a redneck on a Grecian Isle
He did the..."I met a redneck on a Grecian Isle<br />He did the goat dance very well ..."<br /><br />- Joni Mitchell "California"Lucienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308128768031294392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79713464348239448972011-10-27T08:12:43.616-05:002011-10-27T08:12:43.616-05:00goats love balancing on rocks and outcroppings, y...goats love balancing on rocks and outcroppings, you have too have tree stumps and things for them to keep them entertained.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641405238124268413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21886212290939360982011-10-27T07:41:09.783-05:002011-10-27T07:41:09.783-05:00Anyone who has raised sheep or goats would find th...Anyone who has raised sheep or goats would find the behavior of the goat pretty commonplace. I've never raised anyone Irish.Bob_Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013147654544140102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19577107835480738522011-10-27T07:29:18.434-05:002011-10-27T07:29:18.434-05:00And who doesn't love cute caprine capering?And who doesn't love cute caprine capering?Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16736461252925227611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-92230746117855779152011-10-27T06:24:51.175-05:002011-10-27T06:24:51.175-05:00These comments suggest that there are very few Iri...These comments suggest that there are very few Irish drummers at the Occupy (your city here) Protests, since they can't seem to find the rhythm.Beta Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246756651556769169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46404990730647380772011-10-27T06:12:42.258-05:002011-10-27T06:12:42.258-05:00edutcher FOR THE WIN!
I so admire dancers. Wish I...edutcher FOR THE WIN!<br /><br />I so admire dancers. Wish I were one. Am not one.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623031374944444521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82509333042201219692011-10-27T06:11:27.059-05:002011-10-27T06:11:27.059-05:00edutcher
I was told long ago that black irish mea...edutcher<br /><br />I was told long ago that black irish meant that you were a mixed breed. Pretty much applies to everybody, no?<br /><br />A search of the term reveals an interesting entry here<br /><br />http://darkfiber.com/blackirish/Toad Trendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113877205525601966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50444944897482785492011-10-27T06:03:54.710-05:002011-10-27T06:03:54.710-05:00Like the goats better.
Tim said...
We Irish are ...Like the goats better.<br /><br />Tim said...<br /><br /><i>We Irish are noted for our sense of rhythm.</i><br /><br />We Black Irish are noted for our sense of rhythm.<br /><br />FIFY.<br /><br />And, yes, I'm Black Irish.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44491213326439220162011-10-27T06:03:37.935-05:002011-10-27T06:03:37.935-05:00Waaay too much time on their hands.
I appreciated...Waaay too much time on their hands.<br /><br />I appreciated the goat dance. Quite understandable.<br /><br />Who is Sined O'Conner? Is this some new deaf irish democrat on the scene?<br /><br />Or are you referring to the cue ball eurotrash Sinead O'Connor???Toad Trendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113877205525601966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86096784374803886092011-10-27T03:12:52.614-05:002011-10-27T03:12:52.614-05:00Goats are basically an approximation, according to...Goats are basically an approximation, according to Francis Ponge.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20353612641562983692011-10-27T03:09:49.844-05:002011-10-27T03:09:49.844-05:00I wonder if goats have the same body language as d...I wonder if goats have the same body language as dogs. If so, that was very clearly "Play with me. Plaaaaaaaaaay with me. PLAY WITH ME. Play play play play play play play PLAY. WITH. ME."Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824506338738265111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78999965883211361792011-10-27T02:15:10.463-05:002011-10-27T02:15:10.463-05:00"That was amazing. Irish dancing is in the DN..."That was amazing. Irish dancing is in the DNA for sure. It comes so naturally to Irish."<br /><br />Yes, like eating potatoes, getting drunk, or voting Democrat, its all in the Irish Genes.<br /><br />Just ask Chris Mathews, Alec Baldwin or Sined O'Conner.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90204064303503326982011-10-27T01:21:23.793-05:002011-10-27T01:21:23.793-05:00@traditionalguy
Goat dancing is more a learned tr...@traditionalguy<br /><br /><i>Goat dancing is more a learned trait done among the non-Irish.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://youtu.be/aGZH5xTrbaQ" rel="nofollow">Heh.</a> <br /><br />What the cloggers from old Blighty lack in rhythm they make up with enthusiasm and costuming.BJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447134335568803085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58037905652849005202011-10-27T01:02:03.370-05:002011-10-27T01:02:03.370-05:00Oh it's them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...Oh it's them:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1QdH6ZgJ3M<br /><br />I always hated the ad because the latte was so obviously fake.MayBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966319657113124861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33181141093369527992011-10-27T00:57:59.738-05:002011-10-27T00:57:59.738-05:00The dancing hands reminds me of my most hated McDo...The dancing hands reminds me of my most hated McDonalds commercial. I think it's even the same girl. Ick.MayBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966319657113124861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17536938747433355462011-10-26T23:28:25.885-05:002011-10-26T23:28:25.885-05:00I don't understand the video with the goat. Wh...I don't understand the video with the goat. Why is that interesting?<br /><br />I do get the dancing hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81748160200934576542011-10-26T23:00:30.838-05:002011-10-26T23:00:30.838-05:00It's the addition of the second person that ma...It's the addition of the second person that makes it amazing and is the proof of effort. There was only one goat dancing. Get two in sync and I'm impressed, but she was cute little kid. The humans were attractive too.<br /><br />One of the few benefits of having too many people in the world is that many have time to do stuff like this to entertain the rest of us between our chores.bagoh20https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915174575358413637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61126746637681766262011-10-26T22:57:43.379-05:002011-10-26T22:57:43.379-05:00The Hand Dancing seemed to have a interesting came...The Hand Dancing seemed to have a interesting camera effect that chopped and blurred the motion of their hands, similar to what I think used to be called pixelation at a time before digital imagery, like in the movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy."<br /><br />Boy, those goats are sure born sure footed!Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13747160123486318592011-10-26T22:52:47.748-05:002011-10-26T22:52:47.748-05:00Drudge has another photo juxtaposition..
Its in t...Drudge has another <a href="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/drudge-photo-juxtaposition-presented.html" rel="nofollow">photo juxtaposition</a>..<br /><br />Its in the hands.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.com