Charles Dickens leased a house then had it remodeled. When the work was complete, he would write Bleak House. He made this observation during the remodel.
"Yesterday week, I saw a hairy Irishman cultivating mortar with spade-husbandry in the room I am to write in!"
I have often been the hairy Irishman in rooms practicing some form of husbandry while the client hung around with curiosity -- "that's what they do" -- or with the satisfaction of having one's property attended to as an extension of one self.
Unfortunately, no client has ever been great at anything -- least of all empathy for other human beings. They've just made or inherited money.
Hairy Irishmen who have worked for celebrities always come to the same conclusion --"asshole." A famous a journalist, a leftist, was such an asshole that his contractor had to punch him to bring him to his senses or just knock him down.
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Irishmen are not all that hairy -- like Sccotsman -- at least that has been my experience on the Mediterian beaches.
I take exception (good natured)with the hairy Scotsman observation. I'm a Scot and I have very little body hair -- very little.
I'm almost embarrassed to write this, but I was once at a parade in Glasgow and contingent of men in kilts went by. Yes, there were pipes. Suddenly, a great gust of wind swept down the street and I must say that Scottish men are hairy.
In the last year I've studied the comparative hairness of Scottish and Irish men. I will use this blog to release the results. This is an informal study. I developed a drinking problem during the course of the study.
Beth,
My husband is a hairless Irishman. There's is never any hair in the bathtub! If you can find one, go for it.
Betty
I love the bagpipes. I'm less in love with kilts -- too primitive. They are not proper Christian attire.
We had an Irish plumber working on his knees with very immodest workpants and I can attest that he was very hairy.
I'm an Irish plumber and I take great care to avoid plumbers crack. The right size pants and not letting myself get fat have taken care of the problem. Hair is a private matter.
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