Simpsons go Blarney on Paddy's Day!

Simpsons go Blarney on Paddy's Day!

DUBLIN, Ireland, March 12/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Many a world statesmen, literary giant and Hollywood legend has performed the ritual and now TV's favourite yellow bellied character Homer Simpson is set to kiss the infamous Blarney Stone, when The Simpson's visit Ireland this St.Patricks Day.

St Patrick's Day this year will be celebrated with a special "Oirish" episode of The Simpsons which will be screened in Ireland ahead of its transmission in the US for the first time in the 20-year history of the show.

Ireland's patron saint of bookies, Paddy Power, has wasted no time coming out with some animated bets on the one-off episode and are betting 6/4 that Homer leans back to kiss the gift of gab wall. However the cheeky bookie isn't ruling anything out with the clumsy character and are also offering odds on him holding baby Maggie out to kiss the wall at 6/1. The odds on Homer writing graffiti on the wall are just 8/1 while it's 25/1 he mistakes the word 'kiss' as 'p%*s' and urinates on The Blarney Stone!

In what promises to be a paddy packed episode of all things Irish Bookies Paddy Power are also speculating on what famous Irish cliche Homer utters first. 'O Beggorah' is the the bookies favourite at 8/1, followed by 'Top O' The Mornin' To Ye' at 9/1, 'To Be Sure To Be Sure' at 10/1 and crude quote 'as gaeilge', 'Pog Mo Hon' also at 10/1.

Paddy Power said: "We're no strangers to betting on The Simpsons. We're still feeling the pain from the massive payout we faced when baby Maggie shot Mr Burns all those years ago! The Simpsons don't miss a trick so there's bound to be lots of Irish colloquialisms and paddy whackery to watch out for!"

The episode will be broadcast on Sky1 St Patrick's Day, Tuesday 17th March at 7.30pm (GMT)

          Simpsons specials      What will Homer do when he visits The Blarney Stone?      6/4 Kiss it     6/1 Hold baby Maggie out to kiss it     6/1 Lick it     8/1 Graffiti on it     8/1 Chisel a piece off the wall to take home     10/1 Slip through the wrought iron bars     10/1 Try to eat it     12/1 Get a bad case of acrophobia     12/1 Stick Gum on it     18/1 Handcuff himself to the bars     25/1 Piddle on it     50/1 Remove it and take it with him      First Irish cliche Homer uses in the St.Patricks Day episode?      8/1 Ah/O begorrah     9/1 Top o' the mornin' to ye!     10/1 To be sure to be sure     10/1 Pog mo hon     12/1 That's grand     12/1 Slainte     12/1 Fair play!     14/1 Cead Mile Failte     14/1 Feck Off     16/1 That's Arthur Guinness Talking     16/1 Fluthered     18/1 There's no home like your own home     18/1 Get Outta That Garden     20/1 Dancing at the crossroads     20/1 Ole Ole Ole Ole     20/1 Not the full shilling     20/1 Thanks a million     20/1 Glocamorra     25/1 Wigs on the green     25/1 May the road rise to meet you     25/1 Soft day thank God     25/1 How's she cutting'?     25/1 Me Mammy said     25/1 Bacon and cabbage     25/1 Story, bud     33/1 Get up outta dat     33/1 Away with ye     40/1 Acting the Maggot     50/1 It's Bucketing down     80/1 You'll Never Beat The Irish!     100/1 Paddy Power      Simpsons Specials      12/1 Grandpa Simpson to marry a lovely Irish Girl in Season 20     33/1 Colm Meaney to move in permanently with The Simpsons     500/1 The Simpsons to relocate permanently from Springfield to Ireland      Number of Viewers?      9/2 Under 600,000     11/10 600,000 - 800,000     7/2 800,001 - 1,000,000     6/1 1,000,001 - 1,200,000     8/1 1,200,001 - 1,400,000     9/2 Over 1,400,000      Next Irish Star to guest on The Simpsons?      3/1 Colin Farrell     4/1 Daniel Day-Lewis     5/1 Bob Geldof     6/1 Gabriel Byrne     8/1 Enya     10/1 Jonathan Rhys Meyers     14/1 Cillian Murphy     16/1 Nadine Coyle     18/1 Louis Walsh     18/1 Cecelia Ahern     25/1 Any of Westlife     25/1 Any of Boyzone     40/1 Samantha Mumba     40/1 Robbie Keane     50/1 Bertie Ahern     50/1 Tommy Tiernan     66/1 Brian McFadden     66/1 Ken Egan     80/1 Rosanna Davison     80/1 Eoghan Quigg     80/1 Pat Shortt     100/1 Grainne Seoige     100/1 Brian Cowen     100/1 Mary McAlesse     150/1 Gay Byrne     150/1 Gerry Ryan     250/1 Dana     500/1 Brian Ormond  

          For more information, please contact:     Ken Robertson (Ire)     +353-1-404-5915 / +353-87-852-8718     krobertson@paddypower.com  

Source: Paddy Power Plc

For more information, please contact: Ken Robertson (Ire), +353-1-404-5915 / +353-87-852-8718, krobertson@paddypower.com

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