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The emotion flooded out as he jigged and wheeled across the green.

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The design depicts a man dancing a jig while holding a Christian cross above a symbol linked to the Norse god Odin.

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But though they’re different in many respects, the two best friends can see right through each other, and there’s a clock ticking until the jig is up.

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He did not demand that Martin dance the Lucky Charms leprechaun jig, and did not indulge in blatantly offensive stereotypes about Ireland or Irish people in expressing his affection.

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“As soon as the sheriffs were called, they walked out of the building. They knew that their jig was up.”

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