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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