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...that Irishmen write stories at great speed because they are afraid of being interrupted by another Irishman with an even taller story. Logorrhea may be a Greek word, but the Irish are the most egregious...
Nevertheless, Harvard's Irishmen spent most of their time shaking spectators' hands and acknowledging applause. They sang "10,000 Men of Harvard" for the parade's chief marshal at his reviewing stand and checred Mayor Collins at his receiving stand...
...subway tunnel. When he worked in a subway change booth-an 84-hour week for a $27.72 pay envelope-the need for a union was obvious. With six others, he started the T.W.U. in 1934 and became its first president. "We were dealing with a lot of young Irishmen who came over from secret organizations," he said. "They liked the secrecy and the intrigue. I liked it too. It never left...
...Irishmen drink the rich, dark brew known as Guinness Stout pretty much as a patriotic duty. Of all the stout consumed in the country, 75% is produced by 206-year-old Arthur Guinness Son & Co., which has grown so large that it is a keystone of the Irish economy. Guinness employs 4,300 people, more than anyone else except the government. Indirectly, it supports 26,000 employees of 14,500 pubs-and 16,000 Irish farmers depend on Guinness to buy 100,000 tons of barley annually. The company pays $23 million yearly in excise taxes, has lent the government...
...owns part of the football Cardinals. In addition, many beermen are seeking more effective ad campaigns by shuffling agencies; in one of the best campaigns, Rheingold and Doyle Dane Bernbach now appeal directly to New York's ethnic melting pot ("In New York City, where there are more Irishmen than in Dublin, more people drink Rheingold...