Kudos to K. Reka Badger’s recommendation of Guinness instead of green beer (“Irish food in the New World,” March 17). The Bleacher Bum’s drinking games however, border on the irresponsible (“The Bleacher Bum Chronicles XII,” March 17).
Drinking multiple shots of whiskey not only ensures an early end to the night, it can also lead to termination of life. I’ve only been to Ireland a couple of times, and in the 20 or so pubs I’ve been in, I’ve never witnessed “shot potato,” “Irish Quarters,” nor “Irish Roulette.”
This article appears in Mar 24-31, 2011.