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Cuilin“pickle limes” does not sound appetizing. “Lapse of Lingy” is so much better than dysgraphia. I will be using this from now on. I also want the backstory as to why the Irish kids were foes.7mo
IndoorDameLOVE “lapse of lingy” never really noticed that phrase before. I think I‘ve always been too wrapped up trying to figure out what exactly picked limes actually were… This time I actually found a recipe, and now I‘m even more confused as to what these things might taste like?????7mo
dabbe@Cuilin I'm with you. I can see the Irish-English feud for centuries, but the Marches are American. Or do their ancestors come from GB?7mo
Cuilin@dabbe so many Catholic Irish arrived during and after the famine and were not welcomed at all by the established protestant community. Of course, Massachusetts has such a huge Irish heritage community now.7mo
dabbe@Cuilin I think this idea comes out in SH's VALLEY OF FEAR. If only we could let everyone practice their religion or no religion in peace. 💚7mo
mcctrishMy Nana wasn‘t allowed to play with Catholics growing up and what‘s crazy is they lived in St Boniface in Winnipeg ( French quarter, settled by French Catholics so they‘d be the majority 🙄) her dad went on to be mayor - still not allowed to mix with them ( or be a nurse or hairdresser because those occupations were beneath her )6mo
willafulJust remembered that I grew up with no religious tradition yet awareness that there were “Irish Catholics down the street.“ 🙄 I wonder now if that came from my stepfather because it seems unlike my mother.6mo
Clare-DragonflyYeah, there was a lot of racism among groups that we today don‘t consider to be different races—I‘ve learned that as an Italian, Laurie‘s mother wouldn‘t count as white! That partially explains Mr. Laurence being so overprotective and not introducing himself to his neighbors. Now, can anyone explain to me what Latin phrase “lapse of lingy” is supposed to be? It always made perfect sense as it is to me!6mo
BarkingMadRead@Clare-Dragonfly I have no idea, I just like the way it sounds. Italians not being considered white reminds of that line from the LaBamba movie, when Donna‘s dad thought Richie was “one of those I-Talians” 🙄6mo
kspenmoll@Cuilin Agree- yuk pickled limes; love “ Lapse of Lingy”! I would not have explored that phrase without this group!6mo
kspenmoll@Cuilin My great great grandfather came to Connecticut during the potato famine as 12-year-old. Many Irish & Italians immigrated & by 1860s lived in the city of Hartford in separate areas. By then there was less intense bigotry by the Protestant farmers than when they first arrived.6mo
julieclair@cuilin I wondered about the Irish kids, too. Is there a backstory, or was it just pure prejudice?@mcctrish That is a wild story about your Nana!@dabbe YEs! 💯!6mo
rubyslippersreadsIn all the times I‘ve read this book, I‘ve never noticed #lapseoflingy! 🤣 However, I always thought pickled limes sounded quite unappealing.6mo
Cuilin@kspenmoll how amazing that you have that information. Do you know where in Ireland he came from? I agree, as time went on the Irish worked very hard and were eventually embraced by their communities.6mo
Clare-DragonflyFYI: I googled “lapse of lingy” and found a site saying Amy is trying to say “lapsus linguae,” Latin for “slip of the tongue.”6mo
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