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You know the saying, “everybody’s Irish on St Patrick’s
day?” Well in South Boston, that might be more truth than cliché. The small
neighborhood affectionately referred to as “Southie” is home to the Boston
stereotype; tight-knit, Irish, working-class, hard-drinking, wicked tough
people. While yuppies and high-rise condos slowly erode the Southie of old, one
tradition holds strong - the St Patrick’s Day Parade.
Most parades are passive events. You sit, watch, and wave as
the floats pass by. Maybe you catch some beads or candy if you’re lucky. In
Southie, there is active, alcohol-fueled participation. I saw people dancing
through bagpipers, high-fiving the pope, and one inebriated patriot charging
down the street waving an American flag that had been dropped off a fire truck.
Public drinking is barely concealed and there is an ominous feeling that we are
a couple spilled beers, racial slurs, and a head butt away from a riot. A
friend of mine from Dublin chose to hop a flight across the pond to celebrate
his patron saint’s holiday in Boston rather than the motherland. It’s not the
dyed green river of Chicago or the extravagant parade of New York City, but St
Patrick’s Day in Southie is definitely a bucket-list experience. Here are some
highlights from this years debauchery.
Carbanion (kahr-ban-ahy-uhn) noun An organic ion containing a negatively charged carbon atom. "The negative charge of the carbanion causes it to react with other compounds as a nucleophile, meaning it readily donates its electrons." Alternative definition noun A partner or companion to take an Irish Car Bomb with. "Kevin was everybody's carbanion at the St. Patties Day party until he inevitably went cross-eyed and tackled a bookcase."
Diatribe (dahy-uh-trahyb) noun A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism. "The journalist wrote a lengthy diatribe about the politician's abuse of funds." Alternative definition noun A group of females who go on a diet together. "In the weeks leading up to spring break diatribes ruled the campus, leaving a trail of empty Slimfasts and self-tanner in their wake."
