Green Chicago River Saint Patrick's Day 2008 (1/2)

[taoaoal]

CHICAGO PAINTING THE WATER GREEN AND GOLD FOR THE PACKERS 

[WhiteSoxFBI]

Im so glad im Irish-Go Floggy Molly!

[coffeefish]

The Roman priests in Ireland have been allowed to systematically abuse the Irish people in the Magdelene Laundries and other Institutions within Ireland and the Irish State refuses to prosecute the Roman Catholic Religious Orders for their crimes against their own people.

Is this stuff true?

[theearthmuffins]

@coffeefish ....nearly true except the roman catholic orders is a worlwide organisation which has not been sanctioned by many countries worlwide that have also suffered abuse.....look at it like the american government that has used other countries to process and torture "prisoners" on the quiet!

[coffeefish]

Very offensive to all non-Catholics.

[jojesaky16]

i'm not catholic and i'm not offended--green or Saint Patrick's day is not just for catholics

[coffeefish]

St. Patrick's day is for IRISH CATHOLICS ONLY.

[ASquid88]

How about it can be for anybody who fucking wants to celebrate it. I'm athiest and celebrate...

[coffeefish]

In your imagination, you can do anything you want. Reality, is an all together different thing.

[EmuinMacha]

@coffeefish - Is é ár lá beagnach anseo

[bboppin]

Thanks for showing us how the dye job was done! I had seen a couple vids that showed the finished product, and wondered how the dye was put in the water. Thanks to you, I got the answer. :>)

Was your excellent vantage point from an office window? Do you happen to know what the "dye" is made of? Whether or not you may post the answers, thanks for sharing your great capture of a fun and fascinating event!

[germata]

No, the view's actually from where I live! I'm moving in 3 months though and I'm gonna miss this view so much.

I'm not too sure what the dye's made off... vegetables or something from what I've heard. It's red when it's dumped in, but when it mixes with water, it turns bright green. They used to use some sort of artificial dye before, but the FDA said they couldn't anymore back in the 70s or something... hope that helps!

[brakpunk]

theres nothing wrong with this tradition per se, but isnt the river green enough already?

[TheGreatBunghole16]

nice view from dat window lol