St. Patrick's Day, Green Beer and Dating

A festival is coming and you?e going to be there. One of the world? widest celebrated holidays is upon us and chances are that you will be a willing participant. St. Patrick? Day celebrates the removal of all the snakes from Ireland by Maewan Succat, who later became St. Patrick.

On March 17, you'll be wearing a little green something (maybe a shamrock?), maybe even drinking a little green-colored beer or ale as well. But don't be taken in by all of the sudden Irish accents you are suddenly introduced to. The men you'll meet likely aren't Irish. They may not even always drink green colored beer. And they certainly aren't always so free flowing with the ales.

There is something about the male animal offering a green lager to the courteous female that truly brings out the celebratory flavor of St. Patrick's Day that does not exist for the rest of the year. Pints of ale are freely poured from tall pitchers to any lass that happens to be within standard pouring distance, that is to say, about 6 feet. This is a day to share the spirit of the holiday but not expect a call-back for seconds. Move quickly. Take pints, half-glasses and phone numbers during the beginning stages of the celebrations. Once it comes close to 10pm, prepare your escape into an Irish-green libation free evening. Because for today it'll just a time for the boys to be boys (and many boys to become Irish boys) much as sharing a Superbowl with a lady-friend seems to only really workout in the movies (some movies anyways), green beer does something to the male brain that should not be witnessed by a fair maiden looking for a committed relationship. This is not the time to be on the lookout for Mr. Right. You'll only find Mr. Irish-Accent-Colored-Tongue.

Allow the men this day of wanton green tinged imbibing and move on to a single woman's celebration due March 18, when the men return, somewhat, to normal for the next 364 days.

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