Luck of the Irish
Legend has it that Saint Patrick stood atop an Irish hillside and banished these creatures from Ireland, forcing them to slither away into the sea
Snakes
This 'Irish' collegiate basketball team upset UCLA by 1 point in 1974, breaking UCLA's 88 game win streak...
Notre Dame
<This kids cereal>, it’s magically delicious!
Frosted Lucky Charms
“Puny god...”
The Avengers (Hulk)
Goddess on the mountaintop
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
And...
Venus (Bananarama)
This nearby Georgia town is known for their Saint Patrick’s Day celebration every year, including their green pancakes…
Dublin
Billy Tubbs, basketball coach of Oklahoma in the eighties, quipped that the only man to ever hold <this player considered the GOAT b-baller> to under 20 points a game was Dean Smith (that player's college coach at North Carolina)
Michael Jordan
<This green deodorant soap> keeps you fresh and clean as a whistle…
Irish Spring
"Dance Off, Bro."
Guardians of the Galaxy (Starlord)
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me
Somewhere…
Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland)
In Ireland, a common legend asserts that a pot of gold is to be found at the end of a rainbow, guarded by this l’il fantastical creature
Leprechaun
3-time Final Four MVP Lew Alcindor led UCLA to three straight NCAA basketball championships in the late 60's; in the NBA, he became a Hall of Famer under this name...
Kareem Abdul-Jabaar
It’s a lovely day for a <this Irish beer>
Guinness
"Nature Made Me A Freak. Man Made Me A Weapon."
Logan (Wolverine)
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you
With or Without You (U2)
Legend has it that kissing this big rock grants you the gift of eloquence, or as the Irish call it, “the gift of the gab.”
The Blarney Stone
This Charlottesville college is the only #1 seed in NCAA history to lose to a #16 seed in the first round of NCAA basketball tournament
Virginia
All my men wear <this cologne>…or they wear nothing at all…
English Leather
“How many futures did you see?”
“14,000,605”
“How many did we win?”
“One…”
Infinity War (Doctor Strange)
Do you remember when we used to sing?
Sha-la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la tee-da
Just like that
Sha-la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la tee-da, la-tee-da
My…
Brown-Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
An Irish walking stick
A shillelagh
Nicknamed "the Wizard of Westwood", he won a record ten total NCAA national championships in a 12-year period as head coach for the UCLA Bruins, including a record seven in a row.
John Wooden
In the Great Storm of '71, John <this brand name> lost a barrel of his beloved whiskey. He said goodbye to the crew and dove in after it...in hindsight, it was not the best decision..
[Fades to an octopus grabbing John]
Weeks later, a funeral was held at the beach, all of Ireland was there...including John <this brand name>...
[Shows John emerging from the water carrying his lost barrel of whiskey]
Jameson Whiskey
“Better clench up, Legolas.”
The Avengers (Iron Man)
… Oh, Danny Boy
Danny Boy
Danny Boy
… I get knocked down
But I get up again
You're never gonna keep me down
Tubthumping (Chumbawumba)