John Gaughan > wrote in news:107hpvkdadck014
@corp.supernews.com:

> Steve Wertz wrote:
>> Do people do it because they feel some sort of obligation or honor?
>> Do they think they should satisfy some sort of stereotype? Peer
>> pressure from others of the same nationality?
>
> All I know is I love corned beef, cabbage, Guinness, Killian's, but not
> potatoes. So I guess I am not a true Irishman...

Nah -- it means you're a throwback to the times before potatoes were
introduced in the British Isles.

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