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I happened to be in Ireland when the LSJUMB Notr.e Dame show hit the Irish newspapers.  The Irish were not amused.  Of course all they heard were snippets about the famine, stereotypes of Irish fighting and "Eamon McHungry" (the main character in the script).

When I actually got a couple of them to read the script they agreed parts were pretty funny but they have no local touch points for college football halftime shows let alone LSJUMB.  They also don't get why an American football team is called the Fighting Irish and roll their eyes when Americans make leprechaun jokes.

The Irish I met DID have a sense of humor and will forgive much if the joke is funny enough.

The native Irish and Americans of Irish descent are separated by more than an ocean, I would say.
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On the docks of Dublin (I think) there is a memorial installation of bronze statues, proceeding along the wharf memorializing the desperate souls who risked death at sea rather than death at home, some clutching babies, that is quite moving, even without narration.  When we were there we were struck by the animosity of Irish tour guides towards the English.  Found the same thing in Scotland.  If I remember rightly, when B. Franklin toured Ireland before the revolution he saw people living in caves and in underground hovels, and asked his English guide who they were.  The Irish, he said, they like it that way.  Hardened his resolve not to let the English rule America in a similar manner.

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[quote author=leftcoast link=topic=12143.msg118485#msg118485 date=1431811509]
I happened to be in Ireland when the LSJUMB Notr.e Dame show hit the Irish newspapers.  The Irish were not amused.  Of course all they heard were snippets about the famine, stereotypes of Irish fighting and "Eamon McHungry" (the main character in the script).

When I actually got a couple of them to read the script they agreed parts were pretty funny but they have no local touch points for college football halftime shows let alone LSJUMB.  They also don't get why an American football team is called the Fighting Irish and roll their eyes when Americans make leprechaun jokes.

The Irish I met DID have a sense of humor and will forgive much if the joke is funny enough.

The native Irish and Americans of Irish descent are separated by more than an ocean, I would say.
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On the docks of Dublin (I think) there is a memorial installation of bronze statues, proceeding along the wharf memorializing the desperate souls who risked death at sea rather than death at home, some clutching babies, that is quite moving, even without narration.  When we were there we were struck by the animosity of Irish tour guides towards the English.  Found the same thing in Scotland.  If I remember rightly, when B. Franklin toured Ireland before the revolution he saw people living in caves and in underground hovels, and asked his English guide who they were.  The Irish, he said, they like it that way.  Hardened his resolve not to let the English rule America in a similar manner.