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That's interesting! I think she was one of the possible national heroines listed on Wikipedia, but I couldn't find any evidence that she was connected with any medieval Queen Gormflaiths, nor associated with a woman in a blue dress at all, so I assume Cathleen ni Houlihan is a different character entirely from what Lou is thinking of.Not Irish, but Irish literature is one of my areas of study and you kind of have to research the history to figure out some of the references. I think this Flatass Eileen is a reference to/ other name for what's usually called Cathleen ni Houlihan, who's the Irish version of Uncle Sam for the US or John Bull for England--a personification of the country. The legend goes that an old woman appeared at a house to ask for the help of their son in fighting for her, resulting in his martyrdom. After his sacrifice, she is rejuvenated into a young, beautiful woman. It's kind of a folk tale legitimized by the play written by W. B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory, and people really went nuts for the story during the Celtic Revival in the early 1900s. I guess it's kind of like the Irish version of "Remember the Alamo."
Also note the lack of face tattoos, giant muscles, and perfectly spherical hypertits:

Hey Ireland, why you no commission some furry porn artist to redesign your Uncle Sam? Send the reference sheet straight to Michael Higgins, so we will!
(side question: how many Irish people ACTUALLY SAY "feck", as Lou does when he's trying to Be a Boyo? I've heard it was a thing prior to Father Ted, but do Irish people still say that, or is it outdated slang?)
Oh, shit!And comparing Jada having Alopecia to Bruce Willis suffering from debilitating cognitive dysfunction is a pretty brainless take, and extremely insensitive.
I assumed it was a reference to Bruce Willis being bald, but you're right; Bruce Willis has recently been making the news for having that brain condition RLM was speculating about (like, as of today, as of the time Lou was making that comment the announcements were trending), so Lou is almost certainly comparing alopecia to dementia.
Hard archive for that Tweet, because GOD DAMN, that's so much worse now.
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