Jayziz, is nuthin' sacred? :-o

CelticRambler

Been listening to RTE Radio 1 from afar and can't get over the number of people on there referring to today as "Stephen's Day". :eek:


















Do they not know it's Stephenssesssss Day? Feckin' returned emigrants. :mad:

The Backwards Man

One of the many reason Boxing Day is a much more suitable moniker for the day at hand, less syllable confusion

NachoBusiness

Do they not know he was a saint? :eek:

cowboyBuilder

I hate "Boxing day" , Stephensons day all the way ...

bobbysands81

The Backwards Man wrote: »

One of the many reason Boxing Day is a much more suitable moniker for the day at hand, less syllable confusion

Eh, what are the other reasons?

RobertKK

In our house we always said St Stephen's day.

RayM

I like to call it Boxing Day, just to see if people are petty enough to contradict me.

mad muffin

As an Aussie I call it Boxing Day. I've been living here for 13 years and I will FOREVER CALL IT BOXING DAY!!!!!!!!

_Kaiser_

Boxing day.. Was always boxing day growing up as my Mam was from close to the border so it's what they always called it.. Plus that's what it said in the TVTimes

Fleawuss

It's Saturday.

The_Valeyard

mad muffin wrote: »

As an Aussie I call it Boxing Day. I've been living here for 13 years and I will FOREVER CALL IT BOXING DAY!!!!!!!!

Probably the same type of person who calls it 'Pattys day' in March.

weldoninhio

The Backwards Man wrote: »

One of the many reason Boxing Day is a much more suitable moniker for the day at hand, less syllable confusion

Today isn't Boxing Day though. It's a Saturday. Boxing Day is traditionally the next working day after Xmas.

mad muffin

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Probably the same type of person who calls it 'Pattys day' in March.

Paddys day. Only the yanks call it Pattys day.

Agricola

Never understood why people can't call it Stephen's Day. There's no confusion when you say that. Why Stephensensensensensens's? Because its idiotic that's why.

Championship Vinyl

If I was living in a country that called it Boxing day, I'd probably refer to it as that out convenience and courtesy.

Otherwise it's St. Stephens' day and should be referred to as such in Ireland.

But I really don't have any strong feelings on it!

RayM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Probably the same type of person who calls it 'Pattys day' in March.

Everyone knows it's 'Patrickseses Day'.

Day Lewin

I've lived here most o' me life and never seen any boxing. All horse-racing round these parts.
On Stephens Day, I mean.

CelticRambler

NachoBusiness wrote: »

Do they not know he was a saint? :eek:

Funny you should mention that. Along the line of the northern Alps, and especially in Austria, it's known as Stephanstag, no mention of poor Stephen's saintliness. Those areas were Christianised by our own Columbanus who must have passed on bad Irish habits. :pac:

Berserker

katemarch wrote: »

I've lived here most o' me life and never seen any boxing. All horse-racing round these parts.
On Stephens Day, I mean.

Maybe we should call it horse-racing day so?

Rightwing

RobertKK wrote: »

In our house we always said St Stephen's day.

Educated people call it Stephen's day, the uneducated call it stephensusseess.

kfallon

katemarch wrote: »

I've lived here most o' me life and never seen any boxing. All horse-racing round these parts.
On Stephens Day, I mean.

Tis great, isn't it

Nodin

Berserker wrote: »

Maybe we should call it horse-racing day so?

Except when its "Water logged course" day.

kfallon

Berserker wrote: »

Maybe we should call it horse-racing day so?

That's the first day of the Cheltenham Festival....

The Backwards Man

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Eh, what are the other reasons?

It winds people up

If you're printing out poster you use less ink.

Doesn't confuse the thousands of visitors that cross the water at this time of year.

List is endless.

Bubbaclaus

Ah, St Stephen's Day. A day where we celebrate a man so intolerant of other religions that he was sentenced to death for blasphemy.

I celebrate it annually by getting absolutely off my face.

Eugene Norman

mad muffin wrote: »

As an Aussie I call it Boxing Day. I've been living here for 13 years and I will FOREVER CALL IT BOXING DAY!!!!!!!!

I've set up the deport mad muffin campaign.

http://deportmadmuffinbecausehesaysboxingday

Turtyturd

Stevens' Day.

ejabrod

Eugene Norman wrote: »

I've set up the deport mad muffin campaign.

http://deportmadmuffinbecausehesaysboxingday

Link broken :P

Eugene Norman

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Ah, St Stephen's Day. A day where we celebrate a man so intolerant of other religions that he was sentenced to death for blasphemy.

I celebrate it annually by getting absolutely off my face.

Or maybe the other faith was the intolerant one in this case.

kfallon

Nodin wrote: »

Except when its "Water logged course" day.

Ah poor ould Limerick!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

CelticRambler wrote: »

Do they not know it's Stephenssesssss Day? Feckin' returned emigrants. :mad:

There was more than one St. Stephen...?

Badly Drunk Boy

Eugene Norman wrote: »

I've set up the deport mad muffin campaign.

http://deportmadmuffinbecausehesaysboxingday

Correct. I despise Mad Muffin. The 'Q'ueen invented chloera, and typhoid.

Nodin

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

There was more than one St. Stephen...?

Three - Stephen John Mary, Stephen Joeseph Mary and Stephen Mary Majella.

Lisha

RobertKK wrote: »

In our house we always said St Stephen's day.

Posh gits

bobbysands81

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It winds people up

If you're printing out poster you use less ink.

Doesn't confuse the thousands of visitors that cross the water at this time of year.

List is endless.

The list is useless more like.

You celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Nodin wrote: »

Three - Stephen John Mary, Stephen Joeseph Mary and Stephen Mary Majella.

I thought they were the Clonsilla Three that were arrested for drug-smuggling in Peru?

Nodin

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

I thought they were the Clonsilla Three that were arrested for drug-smuggling in Peru?

No, these are the Mullhuddart three who were in the Pub at the time of various alleged incidents and have many witnesses who will testify to that effect.

The Backwards Man

bobbysands81 wrote: »

The list is useless more like.

You celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

Would it bother you if I did?

Ruu

I'm just back from the hunt.

Graces7

mad muffin wrote: »

Paddys day. Only the yanks call it Pattys day.

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Hate both of those names; makes me cringe

Graces7

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

Ah, St Stephen's Day. A day where we celebrate a man so intolerant of other religions that he was sentenced to death for blasphemy.

I celebrate it annually by getting absolutely off my face.

Ignoramus... Saint Stephen first Christian martyr.

RobertKK

The wren, the wren, the king of all birds,
St. Stephen's Day was caught in the furze,
Although he was little his honour was great,
Jump up me lads and give him a treat.

MonkieSocks

it's actually......................An Lá Tar Éis An Nollag

Pherekydes

Graces7 wrote: »

Ignoramus... Saint Stephen first Christian martyr.

Yes, but this is a secular republic, not a Christian theocracy. Not recognising his saintliness does not make one an ignoramus!

Sunnyisland

I got many watsapp and texts today from my English friends wishing me a happy boxing day etc. and I just replied and a happy st Stevens day to you...simple.

Rolllo

In Galway it's 'StaintSteevenzezDeh' No pauses allowed.

Sh1tbag OToole

CelticRambler wrote: »

Been listening to RTE Radio 1 from afar and can't get over the number of people on there referring to today as "Stephen's Day". :eek:









Do they not know it's Stephenssesssss Day? Feckin' returned emigrants. :mad:

What do they call it in France out of interest? They probably had to brush the old name under the carpet and got a hundred bureaucrats to decide on a new gender-neutral feminist-approved pro-abortion name for the day

wendell borton

Pherekydes wrote: »

Yes, but this is a secular republic, not a Christian theocracy. Not recognising his saintliness does not make one an ignoramus!

The history and traditions of a place do have cultural significance though, let's not throw out the baby Jesus with the dirty bathwater of dev, mcquad et al.

Eugene Norman

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

What do they call it in France out of interest? They probably had to brush the old name under the carpet and got a hundred bureaucrats to decide on a new gender-neutral feminist-approved pro-abortion name for the day

The French keep many religious holidays. Saint-Étienne

CelticRambler

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

What do they call it in France out of interest? They probably had to brush the old name under the carpet and got a hundred bureaucrats to decide on a new gender-neutral feminist-approved pro-abortion name for the day

"Le 26"

Seriously!

Every day in France is a saint's feast day - they're printed on all the standard calendars. As for the PC-stuff, you must be joking!!! :eek: When the government decided to abolish the Lundi de Pentcôte holiday a while back, there was a (very successful) mass civil disobedience protest - no-one went to work, except the teachers (who had no pupils to teach because their parents refused to send them to school).

The French love their religious holidays. Easter Monday, Ascension Thursday, Pentecost Monday, the feast of the Assumption, All Saints Day and Christmas Day: woebetide any minister who tries to do away with them. :mad:

And they even go Mass! :pac:

bobbysands81

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Would it bother you if I did?

No but I'd probably wonder why you're craving attention like you are now.