The Pint About It

Two Kerrymen were watching a John Wayne film on television. In one scene John Wayne was riding madly towards a cliff.
'I bet you £10 that he falls over the cliff, said one Kerryman to the other.
'Done', said the second.
John Wayne rode straight over the cliff. As the second Kerryman handed over his £10, the first said, 'I feel a bit guilty about this. I've seen the film before'.
'So have I', said the second Kerryman, 'but I didn't think he'd be fool enough to make the same mistake twice".

A Kerryman applied for the job of doing the big dig in Boston. He explained to the authorities that one crew would start digging north of the city towards the center and another crew would start south of the city digging towards the center. He told them that when the two crews met the tunnel would be complete. He was asked what happens if they never meet. "Then", said the Kerryman, "you get two tunnels for the price of one." (In hind sight maybe they should have hired him.)

Hello everybody, this is Mickey. In early September I placed a bet at odds of 28 to 1. The bet was that Europe would win the Ryder Cup, Mayo would win the All-Ireland Gaelic football final and the Red Sox would win the World Series. We all know what happened at the Ryder Cup. From the American point of view choosing a thickhead like Hal Sutton for captain proved a very bad decision. We all know also what happened in the World Series, congratulations Red Sox. We had a great crowd at the pub for the final game against the Cardinals. Check our website www.mickeycassidys.com for some great pictures that capture the excitement of the occasion. So what happened you might ask to Mayo? My son Michael and I hopped on a plane to Ireland to see Mayo hopefully win their first national title since 1951. Unfortunately, we came out second best to County Kerry who are the Yankees of Gaelic football having won 31 or 32 times in the last 100 years. I would love to say that there are no sour grapes but that would be a complete lie and that is why I started the newsletter with Kerry jokes. My revenge is not yet complete so here is a few more.

A Kerryman received a pair of water-skis as a Christmas present and off he went looking for a lake with a slope.

A Kerryman was very proud that he cheated the bus company in Ireland. He bought a round trip ticket to Dublin but he never went back to Kerry.

A Kerryman came into the pub with a book in his hand and his friends asked him what the book was all about. He told them that he was learning how to speak Chinese. He said, "The wife and I are adopting a baby from China and I want to be able to understand him when he grows up."

Trivia is back

This coming Sunday Mickey Cassidy's will host an evening of trivia. As usual teams consist of four people and the entry fee is $10 per person. We are hoping to see all the usual suspects and hopefully some fresh faces. A fun time is guaranteed. There is no Patriots game this Sunday so hopefully we can fill the void until Monday night.

New Year's Eve Dinner & Celebration

Mickey Cassidy's invites you to join us for a special New Year's Eve Celebration. Join us for a four-course meal, a welcome glass of champagne, and party favors to ring in 2005. Bryan Unplugged will be providing acoustic entertainment and we'll watch the ball drop on our 42" tele. Dinner will be served from 7-10 PM. Reservations are $35 per person (children's menu also available). See the hostess or call 508-533-1343 for reservations.

Mickey's Gripes

At the Olympics in Athens 2004 the USA won 103 medals and the general public didn't really get all that excited. Ireland won a grand total of one medal. The event was showjumping. The rider was Cian O'Connor and the horse was called Waterford Crystal. The whole country celebrated appropriately at the great achievement of capturing a gold medal. But, alas, it looks like we are going to lose the medal as the horse has failed a dope test. Apparently the veterinarian, while treating Waterford Crystal for some injury, used a sedative. The drug used was for treating schizophrenia in humans. My theory is that having taken the drug the horse thought he was a kangaroo and sailed about six feet over every fence. Cian O'Connor is severely disappointed at the possibility that he might lose the medal. Waterford Crystal is said to be shattered by the news.

The wife and I went to the movies on Tuesday night. We wanted to see I Heart Huckabees which is being shown in Franklin's Zeotrope Theater. This is not a modern cinema. In fact it is very old but a great place to catch obscure movies. They charge a mere four dollars to see a movie. Better still, Tuesday night is two people for the price of one. On entering the cinema we spotted three ladies who could be aptly described as aging female hippies. They sat at a table in the foyer. One of them went up to buy the tickets and the lady explained that it would be four dollars for two of them and four dollars for the other one. The lady purchased the three tickets for eight dollars. She then went back to the table and informed her friends that they each owed her $2.66 . I think she did her calculations rather hastily and in the process screwed herself as her ticket cost her $2.68 . My question is was it stupidity or generosity. I would value your opinion.

The Irish Emigrant newspaper has announced that it will be soon celebrating its "10 year anniversary". I must take my friends at the newspaper to task. It should be called the tenth anniversary not the 10 year anniversary as the word "year" is inherent in the word "anniversary". The expression one year anniversary, two year anniversary etc. irritates me intensely but it has become the modern trend. What happened to the good old-fashioned first anniversary and so forth. Otherwise, this is a great newspaper and keeps the Irish population abreast of all the news at home and in the Boston area.

Remember Mickey Cassidy's is the place to go for the best in Irish food and drinks. We also have live entertainment every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. For details check the website at www.mickeycassidys.com . We also have a function room available for all occasions. We wish all of our customers a happy and safe holiday season. We are located at 116 Main St. Medway. (508)533-1343

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