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Johnny Jump Up is an Irish drinking song that tells the story of a man who tries a drink of cider after going into a pub in Youghal, Co. Cork that has run out of porter (stout/Guinness or Beamish down Cork way).
He doesn’t realise that Johnny Jump Up is the name of an extra strong cider made in nearby Clonmel, an area famous for its apple orchards (home of bulmers/magners cider).

Because of the general shortage of materials during World War One, cider was stored in casks which had been used for maturing whiskey. The cider drew the spirit from the wood and the result was 'Johnny Jump-Up,' a very potent cider.

This song is set in Youghal (pronounced Yawl) which is a coastal town in Cork. People who know Cork would realise that 'Up the Lee Road' refers to a mental hospital situated there and the Lee is the River Lee.

Sung by Christy Moore

I'll tell you a story that happened to me
One day as I went down to Cork by the sea
The sun it was hot and the day it was warm,
Says I, a quiet pint won't do me no harm.

I went in and I called for a bottle of stout
Says the barman, I'm sorry, all the porter is out
Try whiskey or paddy, ten years in the wood
Says I, I'll try cider, I've heard it was good.

(Chorus)
Oh never, Oh never, Oh never again
If I live to be a hundred or a hundred and ten
I fell to the ground and I couldn't get up
After drinking a pint of that Johnny Jump Up.

After downing the third I went out to the yard
Where I bumped into Brophy, the big civic guard
Come he to me boy, don't you know I'm the law?
Well, I up with me fist and I shattered his jaw,

He fell to the ground with his knees doubled up
But it wasn't I hit him, 'twas Johnny Jump Up.
The next thing I remember down in Cork by the sea
Was a cripple on crutches and says he to me,

I'm afraid of me life I'll be hit by a car
Won't you help me across to the Railway Mens Bar?
After downing a pint of that cider so sweet
He threw down his crutches and danced on his feet.

(Chorus)

I went up the Lee Road, a friend for to see
They call it the madhouse in Cork by the Lee
But when I got there, sure the truth I will tell,
They had this poor bugger locked up in a cell

Said the guard, testing him, say these words if you can,
"Around the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran"
Tell him I'm not crazy, tell him I'm not mad
It was only a sip of the bottle I had.

(Chorus)

Well, a man died in the mines by the name of McNabb
They washed him and laid him outside on the slab
And after the parlors measurements did take
His wife brought him home to a bloody fine wake,

Twas about 12 o'clock and the beer was high
The corpse sits up and says with a sigh
I can't get to heaven, they won't let me up
Til I bring them a pint of the Johnny Jump Up!

(Chorus)

So if ever you go down to Cork by the sea
Stay out of the ale house and take it from me
If you want to stay sane don't you dare take a sup
Of that devil drink cider called Johnny Jump Up!

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There should be no rep earned for simply posting a comment in a thread or on a wall, instead how about having some sort of like system that is completely unrelated to rep and does not amass anywhere, you don't even have to change the current +/-1 system, just unlink it for rep. Users can like as much stuff as they want (it's nice to show appreciation for a post that made you laugh or think etc...) but as there is no amassing of points there is no rep abuse and rep points are only apportioned to those who make useful contributions to the site.

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The Man with the Golden Gun

Howdy fellow Kat people,
Lately there has been a big increase in the amount of users who have gained access to blogging rights and first of all I want to say congrats to you on your promotion either to VUL, Super User or Translator. This site is growing by the day and its great to have all of your contributions to help the site in its growth.
However what has come to the forefront recently are the amount of blogs that some may consider are not very well planned or thought-out. This has led to the frustration of some users and possibly the embarrassment of the newer bloggers.
Let me explain a few things, The blog roll is precious space as only the last 8 blogs are visible and they do not refresh like the Thread Roll does. So many of the older users consider it that if your are lucky enough to have been recognised and given access to blogging rights you should only blog about things that are interesting, thought provoking or that encourage open and honest discussion and sharing of opinions, as opposed to using it to post jokes or other spammy things that may be better suited in thead format.
I'm not going to preach to you as to what you should put into a blog and what you shouldnt put into a blog as at the end of the day the choice of content is up to you.
I do want to give a few pointers though to try and avoid future possible conflicts between users.

- Have a look at what blogs are already on the blog roll.
- Ask yourself what have you got to blog about, is it going to be informative or thought provoking?
- Are you blogging just for the sake of it?
- What blogs will it push off the blogroll?
- Are there already threads with a similar theme?
- Do I really need to post 3 or 4 blogs in a row?

These are not site rules and and it is not my intention to tell people what to do, I'm just offering some friendly advice to try and stem the recent conflicts that have occured on this issue.

The final thing I have to say is just be respectful of the blogs that are already there and the work that has gone into them.
I like reading peoples blogs on issues that have effected them and other peoples opinions and I like getting into good open discussion so the blogs are normally the first thing I check out when I log on.
Theres not much more to it than that!

Happy Blogging!
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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

this is awesome, Jerry Seinfeld at his best!

As some of ye may be aware, I am doing a 4 year degree course in Accounting & Finance at night time (cos I work during the day). Anywho I had my yr 3 exams at the end of April / start of May. Well I got my results today and I passed everything! I was very surprised because the two weeks study leave I had from work was pretty much spent on KAT instead of studying! It was a pain in the ass. I only managed a 51% average but at least I don't have to repeat any..... Only one year left now, better study hard this time and not leave it till the last minute like always....




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Hi Folks,
Hot off the press (well luke warm actually due to my lack of knowing about this stuff), I'm very excited about creating these shares, I hope you like them.
Also I would like to say a big THANK YOU to wrong user link who gave me some help earlier and got the motor running!!!





There will be more.
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I only realised that yesterday I am officially 500 days using KAT.
Wow.
Also, coincidentally my 500 day anniversary also coincides with the official launch of POO Month.






Happy Poo Month!!!

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