This is what happens when the Irish are allowed Sun

[Cuchulainn]

Dear Jeebus,

You know full well we dont' know what to do when you allow us to see that shiny yellow thing for those 1/2 days of the year of your choosing. This is what we do. We crawl out on Sunday morning with a hang over, find a bench and fall asleep.



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What's the worst sunburn any of you hoors have had?

[Jinx]

I went to the beach when I was 16 and didn't wear sunscreen. We were there for hours, and I am extremely pale, probably as pale as you.

It was so bad I couldn't wear a bra or shoes.

[Shorty]

I also have the pale pale pale pale BURN BURN smurfING BURN thing with my skin it suuuuucks

I've had friends who burn and their skin bubbles and boils and trout, though. Thankfully, I'm not that bad.

[noxious.sunshine]

I'm mostly Irish. Once upon a time, though, I had a tan. When I was younger, on the swim team, and in the pool all day errday. Even with sun screen. I still got a tan.

ONE TIME though, when I was in like 6th grade, I did -not- wear sunscreen, and I probably had 2nd degree burns on my back. It was -terrible- and extremely painful. The only thing I could wear that wouldn't agitate my back was this "backless" halter dress my sister had bought for me that I -loved-. I'd been staying with her for spring break. We argued over me wearing it out to eat and she was like "Omg it looks -so- bad and -so- embarrassing!" and I'm like "IDGAF beesh! My back -hurts-!" My sister is evil.

Put vinegar on that mess. It helps. Soak some paper towels or uh. wash cloths in white vinegar and lay it all out on yer back. Mmmhhhhhhmmm. Feels goooood.

[Shauna]

I do alright in the sun, despite being from Ireland's similarly sunless cousin.

I did managed to burn one arm on Sunday. So now I am wandering around looking like an absolute tool with one tanned arm and one looking as pale as ever.

[Chris]

I just become the color of dark chocolate, and I'm not even kidding.

[Cuchulainn]

I do tan, eventually. I have tannable skin. I learned this in 1988 when i won a prize at school. An American family would take in a Belfast kid for a summer to take them away from the fighting. Out there i tanned like farmer. It's just that my skin so unused to sun that if you surprise it like that it panics and gives up.

My chest is almost as bad. I'm now itchy. itr's not flaking though

[Rocket Edge]

Went to the bog for two days last week stacking turf and burned the back of my neck to crisp. I have sallow skin though so the rest of me tanned but my neck was so bad that it started peeling a few days ago. Doesn't get more Irish than that folks.

[Jinx]

I do tan if I give it the right sort of patience.

Shauna--I drove for 4 days cross country. When I made it to PA, my left arm was considerably more brown than my right, and I had a bit of a farmer's tan where my t-shirts would cut off. xD

[Pike]

I tan more often than I burn, good thing I never go outside so I don't have to deal with either.

Top of my scalp will burn like a bitch though, if I don't wear a hat.

[Bunny]

I prevent burning by never going outside long enough to burn.

[Faris]

I prevent burning by never going outside long enough to burn.

This or being in the shade.

[NorthernChaosGod]

I'm Mexican; what's sunburn?

[Shiny]

I am a fair skinned black person so I do burn but then after the pain and red go away I gleam golden like Beyonce. So honestly, the initial burn is worth it.

[Quindiana Jones]

I used to be quite podgy (fat bastard). I got sunburn arches over my mantits.