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Sir Richard Harris
Ricci.Wright
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Had quite a drinking problem in the 1970's. Twenty five years go by, and Sir Richard finds a photo of himself standing next to a Rolls Royce. For the life of him he can't remember ever owning a Rolls. Calls to his two ex-wives shed no light on his dilemma, but a call to his account solved the problem. "Why, yes Richard, you do own a Rolls and it has been parked in a N.Y. City parking garage since 1974. Harris paid the $92,000.00 parking bill and had the car shipped to England.
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Well, he was Irish.
Dang, I'm Irish, maybe I better check. I might have a Volkswagen parked somewhere in Peoria......😜
amazing when you have so much money you forget little things like a RR
it sounds like sounds like the old song by Joe Walsh
lifes been good to me
I have a mansion, forget the price
Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice
I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all
They say I'm crazy, but I have a good time
I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime
Life's been good to me so far
My Maserati does 185
I lost my license, now I don't drive
I have a limo, ride in the back
as for me I have a 1990's something chevy pick up rusting behind the pole barn but I knows it there any way 😲
Can you imagine that parking ticket in today's prices?😱
"Independence Now, Independence Forever."
John Adams
25 year old Rolls probably wasn't worth the parking and shipping costs that he paid back then. Couldn't have been sentimental reasons if he didn't even know he owned it. Makes you wonder how some of these rich folks accrued their wealth. Bob
The Duck in Forbidden and A Man Called Horse.
Got to admire a wealthy drunk.
He was also in "The Wild Geese". Part of his contract was that he was only paid half up front and he couldn't drink until the shooting was finished, then he was paid the rest.
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That was an interesting flick...
Irish, huh? I, too am Irish.
It is so hurtful to us Irish, this cruel stereotype that we are a bunch of drunks.
Like the name of the police vehicle with which they haul the drunks to jail, the "Paddy Wagon."
In 1870, the horse drawn police wagon arrived at the jail in New York City, with 15 drunks on board. Turned out, fourteen of them were Irishmen named Patrick, for which the nickname is "Paddy."
So hurtful.
Perhaps you can get reparations?
"Independence Now, Independence Forever."
John Adams
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My wife is 93% Irish. Been over there MANY times. Fun times. We spent 3 hours once at their "city hall" trying to find birth certificates for her grandparents. A gentleman came over to us and asked in a heavy Irish brogh if we were looking for birth certificates. And asked if they were born prior to 1900 as they were, and told us there wouldn't be any recorded birth certificates as the British didn't keep Catholic birth records prior to 1900🤨
Ireland was neutral during WW II. But thousands of them went to England to work in manufacturing. Angela's Ashes is a good read.
Knocked that one right out of the park, @Lady Rae !!!
Of course, I was being sarcastic.
Ole Gene Hackman sure kicked his butt and ran him out of town in "The Quick and the Dead" !
Duck of death. Unforgiven
I was being facetious when I pretended to be insulted by the stereotype that we Irish like to get drunk.
After all, what is an Irish Seven-Course dinner?
A potato and a six-pack.
And I was back 💗🍀
"Independence Now, Independence Forever."
John Adams
OOOPs! Yup! I got my movies crossed again! English Bob! Thanks @rh29 !
He played a good part in "The Count of Monte Cristo" with Jim Caviezel. A good movie worth watching!