Barbara Lipp asked Rashers Tierney:

What's the correct protocol when encountering a leprachaun?

Rashers Tierney Dear Barbara,

Please note that it is extremely rare to meet a real leprechaun... Most of them you meet at parties and at St. Patrick's Day parades are imposters! Beware: do NOT go back to their place to "gaze upon my pot of gold."

Under no circumstances consume any substance they offer you that they refer to as "lucky charms." These pseudo leprechauns are part of the infamous Darby O'Gill criminal organization, operational along the East coast from Maine to Florida.

So, pretend you have to call your bookie about the results of the 3PM at Santa Ana and disengage from the conversation as soon as possible. Details of how to deal with genuine leprechaun encounters are too complex to explain here but are covered in my new book "F*ck You I'm Irish" available now as an ebook on Amazon.com...
http://www.amazon.com/You-Im-Irish-Wh...

Yours,

Rashers Tierney, author and itinerant anthropologist

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