Trivia…

Before we get to the trivia, let me say thanks to the Marrieds last night for a delightful dinner. Ah, I love the marrieds, such fun kids. Dinner was a delight, only Ms. A and her Rachel Ray like self could make Raman noodles tasty. Yep you heard me correctly Raman noodles. (Sorry Mr. A, I just can’t.)

Ok on with the trivia, today lets play a little game. I have no prizes, except you can pat yourself on the back for a job well done. I guess if I see you out on St. Paddy’s Day, I’ll buy you a pint, deal--if you get the most correct. Ok here we go. Do you know what these Irish related Terms mean?

1. Aer Lingus

2. bangers

3. Bus Eireann

4. Eire

5. Post

6. EU

7. Sláinte (Slawncha)

8. Aisling

9. Craic (crack)

10. Uisce Beatha (Ooshka baha)

11. Leprechaun

12. Blarney Stone

13. Chips


Ok, if you didn't cheat and scroll down already to view the answers, see how well you did.


1. Aer Lingus—is an Irish airline. They offer regular flights from the states to Shannon and Dublin. Super nice people, even got me a flight into Ireland from Paris when I missed my flight. Silly part is, I was in the airport waiting on my flight, but was in the wrong location and did not hear them paging me. The material covering the seats is green with quotes from James Joyce novels.

2. Bangers---we refer to them in the states at sausages

3. Bus Eireann—this is one of the bus services in Ireland. These tend to be for longer trip across the country, not the local service in Dublin or other cities.

4. Eire—this is the Gaelic term for Ireland

5. Post---this is the common reference used for the Irish Postal Service. When I lived in Ireland there was no guarantee the Post was going to arrive and if it did, it did not mean it was your Post (mail). I never did get the Reese Cups sent from the states, oh how I missed Reese Cups and Mexican food while I lived there. However, I did have Kilkenny and Murphy’s so that made up for it.

6. EU---stands for the European Union

7. Sláinte—Gaelic term meaning “Cheers”

8. Aisling---Gaelic term meaning “dream”. This is also a common girls name in Ireland

9. Craic --term meaning to have a bit of fun, to have a laugh

10. Uisce Beatha---meaning The Water of Life---whiskey. This term in used in a few Irish traditional songs.

11. Leprechaun--- In Irish folklore, a leprechaun is a little sprite or goblin. A mischievous sprite or elf. Lou!

12. Blarney Stone---A stone in Blarney Castle near Cork in Ireland said to give anyone who kisses it skills in flattering others. The local teenagers and likely adult drunks are said go travel up the castle and pee on the stone. This does not deter tourists, including myself, making the trip, defining gravity and kissing the stone. The little old man that is there to help you doesn’t look like he could save a small child if they started to fall, but everyone does it and stands in line for a time to get to the desired stone.

13. Chips---we refer to them here in the states as French Fries. There are a few folks that now refer to them as “freedom fries”, however until the golden arches changes the name, I don’t think it will stick.

So how did you do? Just a couple of more days---I can't wait. It's like a kid at Christmas when the gifts are all under the tree just daring to be opened early.