WHAT IT MEANS TO BE IN AN IRISH FAMILY ~ Humor

1) You will never play professional basketball.

 2) You swear very well.

 3) At least one of your cousins is a fireman, cop, bar owner, 
funeral  home owner or holds political office.  And you have at  least 
one aunt who  is a nun or uncle who's a priest.

4) You think you sing very well.

5) You have no idea how to make a long story short!

6 Many of your childhood meals were boiled. Instant potatoes were a  
mortal sin.

7) You spent a good portion of your childhood kneeling in prayer.

8) You're strangely poetic after a few beers.

9) Some punches directed at you are from legacies of past generations.

10) Many of your sisters and/or cousins are named Mary, Catherine or  
Eileen .... and there is at least one member of your family with the 
full  name of Mary Catherine Eileen

11) Someone in your family is very generous. It is more than likely 
you.

12) You may not know the words, but that doesn't stop you from 
singing..

13) You can't wait for the other guy to stop talking before you start  
talking.

14) You're not nearly as funny as you think you are... but what you 
lack  in talent, you make up for in frequency.

15) There wasn't a huge difference between your last wake and your 
last  keg party.

18) You are, or know someone, named Murph.

19) If you don't know Murph then you know Mac. If  you don't know 
Murph or  Mac, then you know Sully..  and you probably know McMurphy.

20) You are genetically incapable of keeping a  secret.

 21) 'Irish Stew' is a euphemism for 'boiled leftovers.'

22) Your skin's ability to tan.... not so much.(Only in spots!)

23) Childhood remedies for the common cold often included some form  
of whiskey.

24) There's no leaving a family party without  saying goodbye for at 
least 45 minutes.