We call it "Stephenzes Day" I love it.

Spanish Eyes

No, not Boxing day, not St. Stephen's Day, but Steevenzes Day.

Brilliant isn't it, and it's all ours.

Happy Christmas.

Butters1979

I'm lost. Is it Stephen's, Stephenzes or Steevenzes?

brevity

Phteven?

endacl

Monday.

Special Circumstances

I don't like raggae no.

Mr. Incognito

Oh look at this ear wax I just pulled out of my ear.

Lets start a thread about it.

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DEFTLEFTHAND

God I don't like Stephens day, I always feel a bit off from overindulging the previous day.

Then you go out that night and run into old bores from school who you only see once a year. The pubs are always thronged also, I hate being in big crowds of people.

Tim76

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Oh look at this ear wax I just pulled out of my ear.

Lets start a thread about it.

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hatrickpatrick

Who da fuq is THAT guy?

Spanish Eyes

So do you all like the individuality of ROI folk calling it Steevenzes Day or what?

I hate the way it's called Boxing Day across the pond. As if there is going to be a great fight in the O2 Arena or something that day.

Ooof.

philstar

whatever its called...no one should work on that day (retail that is)

if i worked in retail i would tell them to get stuffed!!

DEFTLEFTHAND

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

So do you all like the individuality of ROI folk calling it Steevenzes Day or what?

I hate the way it's called Boxing Day across the pond. As if there is going to be a great fight in the O2 Arena or something that day.

Ooof.

It used to be the servants day to celebrate Xmas over there. Their master would give them a box full of gifts and food and tell them to go home for the day.

Jayop

philstar wrote: »

whatever its called...no one should work on that day (retail that is)

if i worked in retail i would tell them to get stuffed!!

My local supermarket is closed so the panic buying of milk and bread will hit epic levels on christmas eve.

Day Lewin

It belongs to Good King Wencesalwas - don't you know anything?

Definitely the feast of Stephen, so that's all cleared up, no issue.

When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even, like a Chicago pizza.

Now, then, next, who is this Wenseslows and who can really spell HIM?

DEFTLEFTHAND

Jayop wrote: »

My local supermarket is closed so the panic buying of milk and bread will hit epic levels on christmas eve.

Running out of cigarettes was always my big fear when I was smoking. I used to buy about 5 packs on xmas eve.

Jayop

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Running out of cigarettes was always my big fear when I was smoking. I used to buy about 5 packs on xmas eve.

You only really need to worry about Xmas day though cos you can always get a pack in a bar on boxing day. I'll buy at least 40 though.

Spanish Eyes

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

It used to be the servants day to celebrate Xmas over there. Their master would give them a box full of gifts and food and tell them to go home for the day.

Yes I know. But obviously we had more Saint Stephens here than servants. :cool:

andekwarhola

I quite like Boxing Day as a name, myself.

Vowel Movement

Most people call it boxing day up here

philstar

boxing the head off each other day in my house

Peregrine

St. Stephenses Day in St. Jameseses is a big occasion.

The Backwards Man

Boxing Day in Donegal, only knobs and blow-ins call it something else.

You can stick your St Stephens's's's's up yer hole

learn_more

I cancelled St Stephens Day

Spanish Eyes

Peregrine wrote: »

St. Stephenses Day in St. Jameseses is a big occasion.

Ah thanks for that. For us Dubs it is and always will be Jamezes.. :P

And Stephenzzzzes.

Gotta keep some things alive!

rainbowtrout

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Yes I know. But obviously we had more Saint Stephens here than servants. :cool:

Other countries follow different customs shocker!

Johnnyjump

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Boxing Day in Donegal, only knobs and blow-ins call it something else.

You can stick your St Stephens's's's's up yer hole

Everybody seems to call it 'Boxing Day' in the UK. Over here, it's almost entirely, 'Stephen's Day' (Just one Stephen!).

Spanish Eyes

Johnnyjump wrote: »

Everybody seems to call it 'Boxing Day' in the UK. Over here, it's almost entirely, 'Stephen's Day' (Just one Stephen!).

No no no.

It has lots of ZZZZs attached. It's tradition!

RobertKK

Johnnyjump wrote: »

Everybody seems to call it 'Boxing Day' in the UK. Over here, it's almost entirely, 'Stephen's Day' (Just one Stephen!).

Some Donegal people letting us know they have been polluted by their neighbours.

rainbowtrout

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

No no no.

It has lots of ZZZZs attached. It's tradition!

Since when? I've always called it St. Stephen's Day, no extra Zs

MadDog76

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Running out of cigarettes was always my big fear when I was smoking. I used to buy about 5 packs on xmas eve.

Cigarettes, alcohol, bread, milk, butter and phone credit ......... used to buy enough of all of these to last a month on Christmas Eve just in case the shops never ever opened again!

RayM

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Since when? I've always called it St. Stephen's Day, no extra Zs

The correct pronunciation is "Stephenses Day" - just like "Patrickses Day".

neonsofa

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Since when? I've always called it St. Stephen's Day, no extra Zs

I've found that when people say the Saint part they just say St. Stephen's day, but if they don't say saint it's stephenzes day. I do the whole shebang- St. Stephenzes day.

Spanish Eyes

Here in Dubland it is Steevenzzz day. No saint ever mentioned lol.

The Backwards Man

RobertKK wrote: »

Some Donegal people letting us know they have been polluted by their neighbours.

Unbeholden to born-again Greeks more like

LordSutch

I like the idea behind Boxing day. The poor box being handed out to those poor souls who didn't have all the food, the presents and happiness that so many of us take for granted at Christmas time.

Cortina_MK_IV

Steevenzes Day..... The day after santy calls.

Cee-Jay-Cee

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

God I don't like Stephens day, I always feel a bit off from overindulging the previous day.

Then you go out that night and run into old bores from school who you only see once a year. The pubs are always thronged also, I hate being in big crowds of people.

And yet you go out on Stephen's night? Isn't that like some one who doesn't like animals going to the zoo?

Mister Vain

All I want for Christmas is Stephen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI-yr1wOp0k

DrumSteve

brevity wrote: »

Phteven?

Yes?

Spanish Eyes

And the DART doesn't even run on STEEVENZZZs day.

Feck that.

railer201

LordSutch wrote: »

I like the idea behind Boxing day. The poor box being handed out to those poor souls who didn't have all the food, the presents and happiness that so many of us take for granted at Christmas time.

And at least there's only the one pronounciation.

Johnnyjump

rainbowtrout wrote: »

Since when? I've always called it St. Stephen's Day, no extra Zs

You and everybody else I know. Never heard of St. zzzzz

railer201

St. Stephen's Day is the correct pronounciation - no need for all the sez/ses nonsense. Example: Stephen has a football - it is Stephen's football, not Stephenses or Stephenzes or whateverses football.

dd972

Me F***ing loves it!! :D:D

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Kermit.de.frog

Oh I don't know - I have always been partial to calling it Boxing Day like they do in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Will that make me friends here?

me_irl

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

YAY MONOTONY ! Whatever dribble comes into my head. I have opinions !!

"DRIVEL" for feck sakes!

But I'll say up here on my pedal stool. Being the damp squid that I am.

Bleedin' protomartyr wha?!

schizo1014

The day after Christmas its called until someone corrects me "ya mean boxing/stephans/stephenses day". Fecking Grinches everywhere!

Spanish Eyes

schizo1014 wrote: »

The day after Christmas its called until someone corrects me "ya mean boxing/stephans/stephenses day". Fecking Grinches everywhere!

It is a day of rest, of going to the races in Leopardstown, of going into town to have an Irish Coffee in Davy Byrnes, to walk up Killiney Hill, whatever. Anything but being stuck in the house all day with visits to this and that person all morning tacked on aswell.

I think Steevenzzes Day is so relaxed compared to Christmas Day really. I love it.

sdanseo

I'm just happy they named a day after me.

Spanish Eyes

sdanseo wrote: »

I'm just happy they named a day after me.

A Christmas baby!

railer201

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

It is a day of rest, of going to the races in Leopardstown, of going into town to have an Irish Coffee in Davy Byrnes, to walk up Killiney Hill, whatever. Anything but being stuck in the house all day with visits to this and that person all morning tacked on aswell.

I think Steevenzzes Day is so relaxed compared to Christmas Day really. I love it.

That's because Christmas is not a holiday, just a series of deadlines. The stress ends when the Christmas dinner ends and all the relatives, that you don't really get along with, go home.