Thanks, VOTN. Fear, none of us will ever be old - we'll all just get older.
For those who mightn't have seen it, this is what I said on Facebook -
Well, now that it's out of the way for another year (St Patrick's Day, that is) can I say that the traditional Irish dinner is NOT corned beef and cabbage, it's BACON and cabbage.
Oh, and when I come to power, use of the term "St Patty's Day" will be punishable by a 100% levy on the offendor's bank accounts.
Finally, when when we've worked so hard (and quite sucessfully) over many years to overcome squirm-inducing stereotypes of Irishness, why do we then, around this time of year, start putting on silly big green hats whilst carrying garishly-coloured plastic hammers?
Bah humbug......