'bull' as something distinctly Irish, when countless examples of the same kind of blunder, not a whit less startling, are to be found elsewhere." The passage continues, presenting Scottish, English and French specimens in support. Examples "He'll regret it till his dying day, if ever he lives that long." – "Red" Will Danaher, in The Quiet Man "If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive." – Samuel Goldwyn, movie producer (1882–1974) "Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours." – Yogi Berra, baseball player (1925–2015) "I'll cut off'n yer 'ead an' throw it in yer face." – Brian Jacques, Martin the Warrior "There’ll be people dying in this town who’ve never f---ing died before" – Belfast taxi driver See also Footnotes Other references Word play Semantics Ethnic humour Bull