Explain this Ulster thing. Who qualifies as an Ulster person and what are their unique qualities?
where are all the ulstermen/women?
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Knock knock.
laygnrmac: Sure and who might it be?
Irish.
laygnrmac: Irish who?
Irish for another pint! (hic!)
AfafBouardi wrote:
Explain this Ulster thing. Who qualifies as an Ulster person and what are their unique qualities?
An Ulsterman or woman is simply someone from the North of Ireland, in particular from the 9 counties of Ulster. Ireland is separated rightly or wrongly depending on your political view point (which is of no interest to me personally in this forum and not the point in question) into two countries; The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom). Both the Goverments claim territorial rights to N Ireland. Ireland further is dived into 4 Provinces Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connaught. N Ireland is made up of 6 of the 9 counties of Ulster.
Although N Ireland consists of only 6 of the 9 counties of Ulster it is also rightly or wrongly generalised as Ulster depending on the indiviuals political point of view once again.
As for the "unique qualities" - its a good question well presented, I could venture some qualities - butperhaps any Ulstermen or Woman at Chess.com would care to volunteer some? If your out there?
Sigmoid_Flexure wrote:
Knock knock.
laygnrmac: Sure and who might it be?
Irish.
laygnrmac: Irish who?
Irish for another pint! (hic!)
Well Saint Patricks day is next week and well I suppose a pint is a unique quality
Mar 8, 2010
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No, I am pretty sure that even non Ulster and even non Irish people are knocking back a few pints on St. Patty's Day. 
AfafBouardi wrote:
No, I am pretty sure that even non Ulster and even non Irish people are knocking back a few pints on St. Patty's Day.
It's true. It is the one day a year that I can wear my "Kiss me I'm Italian" shirt.
AfafBouardi wrote:
No, I am pretty sure that even non Ulster and even non Irish people are knocking back a few pints on St. Patty's Day.
well its a universal quality cheers!
Gaah. I can't tell a joke, even a knock-knock. Last line should have been
I rish I had another pint (a drunk trying to say "I wish").
Apologies to all the Irishmen and Ulstermen- I will be wearing orange next Wednesday.
[COMMENT DELETED] sorry after a pint or two i deleted this comment and cut/pasted it on direct response to Sigmoid - hey its like my chess sometimes i blunder!
Sigmoid_Flexure wrote:
Gaah. I can't tell a joke, even a knock-knock. Last line should have been
I rish I had another pint (a drunk trying to say "I wish").
Apologies to all the Irishmen and Ulstermen- I will be wearing orange next Wednesday.
Thats ok, I got it, not the issue - but if orange is your thing can you recite all 3 verses ;) ? Have a good one!
I'm an ex pat living and working in France and whilst i dont miss the rain, I do miss a bit of craic from N Ireland/Ulster/County rubble (6 counties or 9 I don't care). I am relatively new to Chess.com and have discovered only two small groups from the north of Ireland with about 10 or 11 members in each and one group created back in 2007. This really strikes me as strange because irishmen (and i say biasedly ulstermen) are in practically every country in the world. Where is everyone?