The
Luck of the Irish
By JudyL
March 17, 2013
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And this week's theme is... Luck of the Irish
# No shorter than 100 words and no more than 1000 words
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Vin shook his head as Ezra counted his
money. “You were pretty lucky there, Ez. Thought he had you beat in that last hand.”
Ezra
looked up and grinned, his gold tooth glinting wetly. “Tis
the luck of the Irish, me boyo, the luck of the
Irish,” he said in a fairly good imitation of an Irish brogue.
Vin
frowned and looked
at Josiah who was chuckling softly. “I don’t get it, he’s not Irish,” he said,
hooking his thumb in Ezra’s direction. “What does the luck of the Irish have to
do with it?” If it was possible, Ezra’s grin widened.
“Well,”
Josiah said, leaning back in his chair and stretching his legs out in front of
him, “the saying ‘the luck of the Irish’ refers to the notoriously bad luck
that the Irish people have had throughout history. It’s meant ironically.” At
the questioning raise of Vin’s eyebrows, Josiah
continued. “When someone says something but means the exact opposite as a means
of emphasis.”
Vin scowled. “Still don’t explain it.
Ezra’s not Irish and he had good luck winning that game.”
Ezra
tucked the folded bills into his inner jacket pocket and stood. “Ah, but my
esteemed opponent, Mr. O’Hanrahan is most definitely
Irish and is unquestionably having a very bad streak of luck,” he said with a
wink and a tip of his hat before he walked away whistling.
The
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