dublin doors

I bring you today a photo of the famous Doors of Dublin. While I was in Ireland many years ago, Brendan, our personal tour man, and Irish prophet at large told us a wee tale as we flew by this colorful sight in our tiny yellow half-bus packed with stinky college wanderers. When asked why the doors were each painted a bright, and distinctly different color he replied, "Well, it is well known that men in Ireland enjoy their drink, and their pubs. And as you can well see, each home here looks much like the other- so much that on some nights when the men would wander home soused from the pub they sometimes let themselves into the wrong house. Imagine waking up and finding a strange man passed out on your floor or in your bed! So they painted all the doors a different color so that the men could find their way home when the pubs close down and prevent embarrassment." Happy St. Patrick's Day!