Luck of the Irish as St Patrick's Day Parade escapes cutbacks

Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 02:53 PM

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Snakes alive! The 2010 St Patrick's Day Parade in New York WON'T be getting cut back like the rest of the year's celebrations in the city.

The New York Police Department has ordered all parades to cut their routes back by 25 per cent and make sure the parade clocks in at under five hours.

That means that the Macy's parade, the West Indians, Puerto Ricans and Gay Priders will all have to restrain themselves while the Irish serenely promenade up Fifth Avenue

Why's that? Because the order goes into effect April 1, two weeks after, ahem, NYPD Commish Ray Kelly leads the Irish up the avenue.

Are these two things connected? We're told not.

Anyway, it's a good idea to knock this idea as far forward into the future as possible.

Herding cats at a crossroads would be easier than trying to speed up the Irish on March 17.

Good luck with that NYPD!

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connor32 | Feb 28, 2010, 12:21 PM EST

Citizenwhy, Keep your defamation to yourself! I'm Irish and I DON'T DRINK!

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hancock | Feb 27, 2010, 12:08 AM EST

Kick, take your pill.

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kickstar | Feb 24, 2010, 10:50 PM EST

Thank God I live in a free Country.

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kickstar | Feb 24, 2010, 10:48 PM EST

wooofee Thanks Police for allowing Americans to live for another year....Wow thank God for the Police State and we all say Oink Oink I always thought that The People made the decisions and passed the instructions on to the Police if they needed to know. But in a police state the Police make the decisions and pass their Orders on to their servants as in this case. And all the little piggies everywhere said oinky oinky oink

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CitizenWhy | Feb 24, 2010, 08:15 PM EST

Speed up? I thought the order said sober up.

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Jameegirl | Feb 24, 2010, 08:04 PM EST

Rules, us, the Irish. Not a hope. Longest running parade. I don't think so. We walk slow!!

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