Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I've never understood this holiday, which seems to consist primarily of getting drunk and pinching people, mostly because I thought that was what Thanksgiving was for.

Lacking a segue, however, I am reminded of a St. Patrick's Day a few years back, during which time I noticed that my friend, Ingrid, clad quite stylishly in pink and black, was glaringly lacking in the green department--Ingrid, who usually was so festive during every other holiday, no matter how insignificant.

I asked her, confused, "Ingrid, you're not wearing any green?"

To which Ingrid responded with a sly wink.

"Girl, did you ever stop to think that maybe I WANTED to get pinched?"