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P. J. O'Rourke

My wife and I both come from Irish families. There are two kinds of Irish families: the hitting kind and the kidding kind. If you're fortunate - and both of us are - you come from the kidding kind of Irish family.

P. J. O'Rourke

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The author is saying that Irish families tend to be either strict and physical or playful and joking. He feels lucky because both his and his wife's families are the playful, teasing type rather than the harsh, hitting type.

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