I'm OK with St Patty's Day

surpy

I think we all should accept it as the new name for the holiday and move on.

The_Valeyard

surpy wrote: »

I think we all should accept it as the new name for the holiday and move on.

No.

Thank you, now on ya go.

Rubberlegs

Never.

Rosie Rant

What?! No!! Never ever ever ever! No!

TheBrinch

surpy wrote: »

I think we all should accept it as the new name for the holiday and move on.

Get out.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I thought it was being renamed O'Greens Day in the States.

yellowlabrador

I'd rather they moved it to the Summer

Slydice

I can't really remember anyone saying St Pattys Day before people complaining about others saying it.

Sometimes it feels more annoying seeing people complain about it than any annoyance anyone seems to have been caused by it.

Omackeral

In fairness...

Patrick -> Pat -> Patty

Patrick -> ??? -> Paddy


*runs*

Duckworth_Luas

To our ears an American saying Paddy or Patty sounds the same.

Watch an episode of Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

super_furry

What about Pato? We could have a Pato Banton day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSywtiAirKE

hfallada

Its not just St. Patricks they call Patrick, Patty. Im watching an American TV show and they keep calling Patrick, Patty in it

Depraved

Should get rid of all these religious holidays completely and just replace them with beer days. Every 2 months, a Friday and the following Monday should be public 'get pissed' holidays.

super_furry

What about Peppermint Patty? She was a girl.

I hate St Patrick's Day

mad muffin

For me it always has been, and always will be, Paddy's Day.

Mars Bar

Omackeral wrote: »

In fairness...

Patrick -> Pat -> Patty

Patrick -> ??? -> Paddy


*runs*

Patricia - Patty - Pat

Patrick (Padraig) - Paddy (Paudi).

Sir Osis of Liver.

Id rather St.Patsys day.

Might catch on.

endacl

mad muffin wrote: »

For me it always has been, and always will be, Paddy's Day.

I've never been an American. For me it'll always be March 17th. This year, I shall refer to it as 'next Tuesday'.

DEFTLEFTHAND

I don't know why people get riled by it, they get patty out of Patrick where we get paddy out of Padraig. I imagine this developed because immigrants didn't use the Irish version of the name over there.

Wompa1

It's Paddy's Day. I'll correct people over here who say Patty's but I don't get all sh*tty about it. It's not even a holiday here, so the fact they acknowledge it is pretty cool. That goes for the rest of the world too.

I'm in Arizona and they have more on for the day than we had back in Galway

KatW4

It just sounds so silly! I'll never accept it.

surpy

Great to see some sensible people are still out there.

It's a day to get drunk and be advertised to repeatedly by ATA security.

A bit of change can be good. Maybe both names can co-exist somehow

liz lemoncello

Wompa1 wrote: »

It's Paddy's Day. I'll correct people over here who say Patty's but I don't get all sh*tty about it.

Can you actually hear the difference in the pronunciation or are you talking about seeing it written?

Annasopra

http://paddynotpatty.com/

Tearin It Up

It's Paddy's day

But why are we discussing this now when Paddy's day isn't for another three more days?

Except in Atlanta, they are celebrating Paddy's today and have their parade today with Enda Kenny as grand marshall. They do everything arseways over there.

Duckworth_Luas

Celebrating the day in a secular fashion was started in the USA, so we should acknowledge that by using their naming system.

St Patty's Day it is.

Wompa1

liz lemoncello wrote: »

Can you actually hear the difference in the pronunciation or are you talking about seeing it written?

Written! You're right, you can't hear the difference when they say it because they pronounce t's differently to us. They don't say them as hard as us

mad muffin

KatW4 wrote: »

It just sounds so silly! I'll never accept it.

Exactly.

Patty is short for Patricia. Paddy is short for Padrick.

Vandango

surpy wrote: »

I think we all should accept it as the new name for the holiday and move on.

No, I think everyone excepts it's time for you to leave.

surpy

Tearin It Up wrote: »

But why are we discussing this now when Paddy's day isn't for another three more days?

Giving out about it is "going viral" so i thought I'd stage this little sit on boards.ie in protest. I'll be here all the way up to the big day supporting all progressive Patty's day fans

Duckworth_Luas

Anyone got plans for St Patty's Day?

I'll be eating corned beef & cabbage and pinching people not wearing green in adherence with the ancient traditions of St Patty.

Macavity.

America did this because they want a celebration for Patty cakes where they can eat them all day long (because they're fat).

ceadaoin.

I'm going to the St pattys celebrations today. It is slightly annoying but the way they pronounce it sounds like paddy so it's not too bad. I'll make sure my daughter knows it's paddy though!

It's more fun here anyway in my experience, more stuff to do for the kids and less drunken eejits. I'd imagine it's even better in the bigger cities.

newmug

surpy wrote: »

I think we all should accept it as the new name for the holiday and move on.

Yep. And I've no problem with piercing your nipples, and then exiling you to the most magnetic mountain in the world. You can have your St. PaTTys day over there every year.

surpy

newmug wrote: »

I've no problem with piercing your nipples.

You would pierce my nipples? I'm not sure what replies I would get posting this but that definitely wasn't expected

rayself

Just paddys day

Annasopra

mad muffin wrote: »

Exactly.

Patty is short for Patricia. Paddy is short for Padrick.

And Pat is short for both

rayself

Vandango wrote: »

No, I think everyone excepts it's time for you to leave.

Ha straight to the point anyway

bb1234567

God that irritates me so much. All I can think of is Patty and Selma whenever anyone says it

Bowlardo

What's the polish version of st Patricks day and surely it should be celebrated hereo

Rothko

Depraved wrote: »

Should get rid of all these religious holidays completely and just replace them with beer days. Every 2 months, a Friday and the following Monday should be public 'get pissed' holidays.

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Gatling

Don't know whats worse patty or international green day

Badly Drunk Boy

surpy wrote: »

I think we all should accept it as the new name for the holiday and move on.

Why don't the Americans just call it Flattened Piece-Of-Meat Day?

surpy

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Why don't the Americans just call it Flattened Piece-Of-Meat Day?

Doesn't really roll off the tongue i suppose.
Maybe in a few years when we've forgotten the origin of Patty's day it could catch on

polydactyl

It annoys be to be honest but it's St Patty's combined with the four leaf clover on their face while they argue that they are correct that annoys me more.

Ruu

They can change Flag Day to Fleg Day, flegs!

BunkMoreland

It ain't Paddy's day either. St Patrick's Day.

DoYouEvenLift

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

To our ears an American saying Paddy or Patty sounds the same.

Watch an episode of Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

They're actually saying 'Paddy' on IASiP, their pub is named 'Paddy's Pub', if they were saying Patty you'd probably notice the difference

Depraved

Depraved wrote: »

Should get rid of all these religious holidays completely and just replace them with beer days. Every 2 months, a Friday and the following Monday should be public 'get pissed' holidays.

Just read on RTE news that 2 LGBT groups are being allowed to take part in Boston's parade.

Sigh...

Sorry can't link to news story because boards.ie still doesn't trust me enough.

surpy

Depraved wrote: »

Just read on RTE news that 2 LGBT groups are being allowed to take part in Boston's parade.

Sigh...

Sorry can't link to news story because boards.ie still doesn't trust me enough.

What do you mean "sigh"