all of a sudden, a leprechaun jumped up. we're back to the leprechaun theme. he said, top of the morning to you, lad. he says, you're a leprechaun. he says, yes, i am, and you have 3 wishes. three wishes? he says, yes. you have 3 wishes. i want to be a par golfer.. he says, no problem. from now on, par and under. he says, i want a porsche. he says, when you go home tonight, there will be a porsche in your garage. and he says, i want a million dollars. he says, done. when you go to the bank on monday, there will be a million dollars in your account. thank you very much, i have to find my ball. so he goes looking -- hold on a minute, lad. please hold on. i see you are golfing with your wife. do you mind if i go into the shrubbery with her for an hour or so? he says, let me ask her. it's a million dollars. so he goes up and asks the wife and she says, what? you don't mind if i go in the bushes with the leprechaun? he says, no, no, go ahead. it's a million dollars. she says, i don't care about the car but a million dollars that could help us a lot. so she goes int

>> leprechaun. >> bill: two inch leprechaun made shoes. >> made shoes, yes. very big pot of gold. >> bill: leprechaun has a pot of gold. why is he making shoes. >> that's how he spent most of his time. >> bill: he didn't have to he had a pot of gold. >> he was unhappy. very mean. >> bill: mean leprechaun they don't exist, do they? >> no. bill i have seen a few. >> you did old irish word old body. le meaning small. prechaun little body. >> bill: hue-hooligan. >> hooligan which means rowdy troublemakers. >> you damned hooligan. >> it's actually -- you know, an island. it was a family by the last named hooli. was loud. >> i double dare you. >> nobody liked them. but they made a song out of them. >> bill: that's how the world came in from the family name. >> from the family. the family existed. >> bill: here is blarney now from the blarney stone, which is there in ireland. you can kiss it but just remember 8 million people have already kissed it before you. [ laughter ] >> well blarney, you know, is a -- nonsense flattery talk. somebody who talks a lot of blarney

>> leprechaun. >> bill: two inch leprechaun made shoes. >> made shoes, yes. gold. >> bill: leprechaun has a pot of gold. why is he making shoes. >> that's how he spent most of his time. >> bill: he didn't have to he had a pot of gold. >> he was unhappy. very mean. >> bill: mean leprechaun they don't exist, do they? >> no. bill i have seen a few. >> you did old irish word old body. le meaning small. prechaun little body. >> bill: hue-hooligan. >> hooligan which means rowdy troublemakers. >> you damned hooligan. >> it's actually -- you know, an island. it was a family by the last named hooli. was loud. >> i double dare you. >> nobody liked them. but they made a song out of them. >> bill: that's how the world came in from the family name. >> from the family. the family existed. >> bill: here is blarney now from the blarney stone, which is there in ireland. you can kiss it but just remember 8 million people have already kissed it before you. [ laughter ] >> well blarney, you know, is a -- nonsense flattery talk. somebody who talks a lot of blarney. >> you haven't

a leprechaun. >> curiosity leads to large crowds in mobile's community.ing binoculars, cameras. to capture the movement on the street. >> it's a leprechaun. >> eyewitnesses say, it only comes out at night. if you shine a light in its direction, it suddenly disappears. this amateur sketch is what many of you say the leprechaun looks like. >> jimmy: wait a minute? that's an amateur sketch? because it looks very professional to me. and finally -- >> others find it hard to believe and have come up with theories and explanations for the image. >> it's a crack head. they're always around stuff. and they told him to get up in a tree and play a leprechaun. >> jimmy: finally, a voice of reason. it probably was a crack head. a little, green crackhead with buckles on his shoes. not only is this st. patrick's day weekend, it's also the first big weekend for spring break. spring break is the week where college students get a much-needed break from binge drinking in nebraska and go to binge drink in florida. las vegas is the second-most popular destination. and cities

one of a very large number of characters, is a jazz pianist and before he begins playing a black leprechaun appears to him, mr. mcginniss so you can assume it's the ghost of mr. mcginniss. as margaret said, in 1949 we came to the south bronx, which was an irish neighborhood, mostly. i was sort of a spaced-out kid, destined obviously to be a poet. i was this big at 13 and i was a good rollerskater and the kids were amazed and they befriended me. after a while, they recognized that i had some sort of athletic ability and because i was so spaced out, they mistook it for great courage and if they pushed me, i pushed them back. it was just like a game. so they took to me and asked me to join the shamrocks. i even changed my name from ed vega to ed mcveigh. and this is how they passed me

the lucky leprechaun. a little bit of fairy gold dust. >> we love you.very much. >> this one's for me. up next, all the girls all over the country are gushing. >> one direction. s >>> the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> that does it for us for "today." come back tomorrow when will ferrell will share a few laughs with us. >> before we sign off, you have a tween or a teen girl in your house and want to keep the peace, set the dvr. the hottest new group across the pond is called one direction, and if you're of a certain and if you're of a certain age, not ours, you probably lost a lot of sleep. >> their first big hit in the u.s. is called "what makes you beautiful." it's off their "up all night," the group's debut cd. terrific band. so much fun outside. here they are, one direction. ♪ ♪ baby you light up my world like nobody else the way that you flip your hair ♪ ♪ gets me overwhelmed but when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell ♪ ♪ you don't know oh, oh you don't know you're beautiful ♪ ♪ if only you saw what i can s

you should check out "leprechaun 4." >> wow. leprechaun? >> jimmy: yeah. >> okay. part four, so -- >> jimmy: right. >> he's done it before. >> jimmy: yeah. this is the fourth time. >> okay. >> jimmy: yeah. let's go in the store. >> yeah. >> jimmy: hi. i want to return this video. i've had it for like 15 years. >> this is a vhs, sir. >> jimmy: yeah. >> we don't rent these out anymore. >> jimmy: i know. i'm returning it. >> do you have "leprechaun 5"? >> jimmy: and "pinocchio 2" if you have it. >> they made a second one? >> jimmy: you know what? we're actually good on the thing. you can keep that. and i think we're all set. okay? >> keep it? >> jimmy: just keep it. give it to a kid or something. an old person? thanks. good night. >> have a good one. >> jimmy: you, too. now, run to the car. run to the car. >> come on. pedal. there you go. >> oh, yeah. >> come on. no, no. no carnitas for you. no, no no. a little bit faster. come on. >> look. look at the flying hamburger. >> oh. >> no is bueno, huh? ped pedal, pedal, to the metal. br

you can't spell leprechaun. if you are planning any parties, i'm available to play a leprechaun.d to get my outfit cleaned. i had an accident last year and i blame the cabbage. >> i love them. >> that was very good. >> it was. >> leep tree cans in my heart. dana, during the break, you were talking a funny story, and i have heard these stories of includes in classrooms getting indoctrinated into this hype. there is something to something, they get it. >> so my friend's daughter was going to bed one night. she's seven years old, was crying in her bed. he went in said what's wrong? she said, they killed a tree to make my bed! he was devastated because in school they had some enviro come in and talk about deforestation. but the thing is movements run their course and they serve a good purpose. we talked about the bald eagle which went electric endangered to threatened and is off of that list because of efforts. now that that has sort of into the society, i think people will start supporting things like keystone more because they're not crazy. >> bob, there is a point, too, that being

it's elvis watching an episode of "house hunters international" on his ipad 3 with the leprechaun frommovie franchise "leprechaun." [ light laughter ] they're in a heated argument because elvis thought the young couple on the show should have chosen house one and the leprechaun thought house two was better. that's what this painting is. i haven't seen the show but i -- >> steve: that's what that painting says to you? >> jimmy: i bet elvis is right. >> steve: yeah. that's what that painting said to you? >> jimmy: that's what that painting says to me. that's -- oh, this is a great one, here. oh man, it's one of my favorites, here. this is elvis putting a minotaur in a sleeper hold because it tried to eat the last cadbury cream egg he had in his easter basket. meanwhile, bobcat goldthwait and paula poundstone look on, pleading with him to stop. [ laughter ] it's interesting how a scene that contains such violence can also contain such beauty. [ laughter ] >> steve: that one doesn't seem current. [ light laughter ] that seems a little bit old. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] oh, this is -- a

a family friend the parade featured leprechauns on stilts men wearing kilts. >> it is different. >> the parade wrapped up with guinness. and march 17 is the biggest day of pipers. for that across midwest d.c. -- >> we have only irish here. i am 0% irish. >> washington residents enjoyed pint or two. and some wondered if today's weather would lead to a wild night. everyone might get along for once in their lives. off ofeep drunk drivers xi.ll 1-800-200-ta >> thank you. hope it continues to be safe for a lot of people. as runnersea of green up to participate in the -roll national marathon. alsoalf marathon was run today. began and ended at arlington stadium. roads were closed, but they have since reopened. nice weather. r meteorologist joins us now. >> temperatures about 20 degrees above average for this time of year. these highs. a bit cooler in annapolis. their temperatures or only in the middle 60's. expect a cooler day tomorrow. as we move through the seven-day look for another round air.rm full details coming up in a few minutes. --could be a retrail in in the george huguely trial. th

first of all, i have got a leprechaun frap trap. your milk green, leave footprints on your countertop. readers decided to put a stop to that and started making these traps. this is our hat trap. this is just an oatmeal container. the trick is you're going to cut a hole in the top that's smaller than the actual container, cover it with felt. you can decorate it as elaborately or simply as you like. but the trick is you put a piece of felt on the top after you cut the hole. >> they're going to go right into it. >> exactly. >> gold foil. something up there to lure them to the top. if you catch a leprechaun, they have to share their gold with you. even if they don't, they usually leave you a treat behind. you can't lose. they climb up to the top, step up to get the treasure -- >> down the hatch. >> drew, good job. >> thank you, drew. all right. next, we have got our shamrock smoothies. these are super delicious, super healthy. and very green as you can see. >> what's in that? >> a cup of frozen vanilla yogurt in there already. the secre

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the leprechaun is happy, st. patrick's day will be warm and dry. in other warmup begins next week. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >> are the redskins going to get mr. griffin? >> this is a done deal, and they are moving around to get other pieces. they have been aggressive in free agency. now they are pursuing ben glove. the cornerback aaron ros on friday. they were close yesterday to signing him. talks broke down. he is talking to other teams. mike shannanhan originally drafted him in denver and he was like in here to play with the redskins. so for cornerback josh wilson likes the free agency game plan. >> last year they went and got all the defense of people we needed. we were a good defense. now we get a lot of dynamic offensive people with wide receivers and rgiii, we have some things happening over here in the nation's capital. >> josh wilson likes it. calvin johnson is the highest- paid receiver now in the league. he will get $132 billion over eight years with $60 million guaranteed

out your leprechaun, al.l be like for him tomorrow on st. patrick's day. what about movies? you have some movies in the works? >> a movie called "ted" coming out this summer written and directed by seth mcfarland. >> so hot. >> a guy named mark wahlberg, mila kunitz, giovanni ribisi. i they comes out in july. then i have a paper route. >> you are the hardest working guy. >> i'm going to give blood. other than that, nothing. i don't really see my children anymore. it's great. >> we don't think of you as a father anyway. >> what? >> yeah. >> i told matt earlier i wrestled with my 7-year-old and he chipped my tooth and made my nose bloody. there they are. look at that one wearing the blue shirt. >> they're adorable. >> no. they're props. >> i know. mine were. >> how many do you have? six? >> six. >> good for you. >> no longer. they're out on their own. >> hoda, do you have any kids? >> no. >> one in prison. >> we have to say good-bye now. >> i don't think so. this is going way too well. >> we would love you to s

leprechauns. gregory day and line up all my animals on a twister map. >> that sounds like fun. >> better than being wasted on 9th avenue. >> i think it is nice to celebrate your heritage and the irish are welcoming. >> i don't want people throwing up on me. >> stay inside where it is safe. >> i am. is that an invitation. >> yes. but not with me. did anybody know that st. patrick was actually born in britain. we have some brits here. >> no, we have scotts here. the brits have stolen their country. >> i thought we had brits, too. >> we have canadians, too. >> and bob as a weird big bow on. >> i think about st. patrick's day as, first of all, when i was drinking i never saw much of st. patrick's day because i usually would pass out about noon. now, believe it or not it is such a serious drinking day we have aa meetings all day long. two days a year aa meetings are 24 hours a day, new year's and st. patrick's day and for a good reason. but the thing i like about them, is when they talk about the luck

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second part has to do with having in front of you a very odd-looking sort of leprechaunish -- latino leprechaun. as a matter of fact, in my novel that margaret spoke about, about jazz, in it, billy farrell, who is one of a very large number of characters, is a jazz pianist and before he begins playing a

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