What It Means to be in an Irish Family

Sent by a good Italian friend...


1) You will never play professional basketball.
2) You swear very well.
3) At least one of your cousins is a cop, fireman, bar owner, or a politician and you have at least one aunt or uncle who's a nun or a priest.
4) You think you sing very well.
5) You have no idea how to make a long story short.
6) There isn't a big difference between you losing your temper and killing someone.
7) Many of your childhood meals were boiled.
8) You have never hit your head on a ceiling.
9) You spent a good portion of your childhood on your knees praying.
10) You're strangely poetic after a few beers.
11) Many of your sisters and /or cousins are named Mary, Catherine or Eileen and there is at least one member of the family with the name Mary Catherine Eileen.
12) Someone in your family is very generous. It is more than likely you.
13) You may not know the words, but that does'n stop you from singing.
14) You can't wait for the other guy to stop talking before you startmtalking.
15) You're not nearly as funny as you think you are but what you lack in talent, you make up for in frequency.
16) There wasn't a huge difference between your last wake and your last keg party.
17) You are, or know someone, called Murph.
18) If you don't know Murph then you know Mac. If you don't know Murph or Mac, then you know Sully. Then you probably know Sully McMurphy.
19) You are genetically incapable of keeping a secret.
20) "Irish Stew" is a euphemism for boiled leftovers.
21) Childhood remedies for the common cold often included some form of whiskey.
22) There's no leaving a family party without saying good-bye for a least 45 minutes.