I hate everything about “the craic”, up to and including:

* Any person who has ever described themselves as “up for the craic.”

* Any activity or undertaking that has ever been carried out “just for the craic.”

* I even hate the way it’s spelt. “The craic.” God, that’s annoying.

It’s bullshit. No one even knows what it means. It’s just another way for everyone to pretend they’re a little bit more Irish.

So anyway, I did a bit of research. And everything I hate about “the craic” can be summed up in the following quotation:

Exactly.

JON