Top ten people I’d like to have a pint with
Those dead or alive I’d like to sit down and chat to over a pint of Guinness
Published Friday, March 30, 2012, 7:21 AM
Updated Friday, March 30, 2012, 9:18 AM
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johnshiel | Mar 30, 2012, 11:10 AM EDT
brendan dunphy -- that was pretty funny... yeah, I was thinking gerry adams, and martin himself as well...
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BiffSissy | Mar 30, 2012, 11:04 AM EDT
If in Ireland....Michael Collins and/or Kitty Parnell
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BrendanDunphy | Mar 30, 2012, 11:03 AM EDT
But seriously, Brendan BEHAN would be on my list. And Bobby Sands and Gerry Adams (the last of which I have already accomplished ... one down).
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BrendanDunphy | Mar 30, 2012, 11:02 AM EDT
I'm surprised that Brendan Dunphy didn't make your list. Yes, Brendan Dunphy. A fine lad to have a pint with ...
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TheOldPerfessor | Mar 30, 2012, 11:01 AM EDT
Jesus might be intimidating for some, but it would certainly be interesting to get his take on what has gone down in his name.
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johnshiel | Mar 30, 2012, 10:56 AM EDT
oh yeah, gotta add brendan behan and duke ellington... wouldn't be right not to have them in on the caper...
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johnshiel | Mar 30, 2012, 10:54 AM EDT
murph: don't forget, we're talking about having a pint here... with Jesus? wouldn't be right...
some jameson, maybe... and while were at it, why not hold the festivities down in that musty old pub in Dingle town, the one with julia robarts' name in the sidewalk outside???
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Murph46 | Mar 30, 2012, 10:39 AM EDT
Not one Jesus!
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Francis3 | Mar 30, 2012, 10:19 AM EDT
JFK, J.S. Bach and Charles Dickens
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christilcaugh | Mar 30, 2012, 10:11 AM EDT
I'm with you on 7 and 8. Beyond that Harry Truman,Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens - does that count as 2? LOL!), The Chieftains should count as the rest for me!
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TheOldPerfessor | Mar 30, 2012, 10:02 AM EDT
Okay:
Mark Twain
Samuel Beckett
Robert F. Kennedy
Barack Obama
Peter O'Toole
Keith Olbermann
Harry Truman
Babe Ruth
Casey Stengel
Jon Stewart
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johnshiel | Mar 30, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
thoughtful list, jimmy... what about bob dylan, michael collins, buddy guy, julia roberts, cormac macconnell, mark twain, george washington, ben franklin, aldo leopold, and charlie musselwhite?
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