So what are you doing for women's Christmas? (2night)

simu · 06-01-2005 8:57pm #1

Well?

Me, nothing in particular but I was wondering if other people observe this.

Sarky · 06-01-2005 9:00pm

Explain, please. I've never heard of it until now.

Regardless, I'll be going home after work, lighting a fire, drinking some beer, and wondering how early I should get up tomorrow to complete cleaning the house before the person interested in moving in gets there.

koneko · 06-01-2005 9:03pm

wtf? Women's Christmas? Have you gone mentalist?

The Sweeper · 06-01-2005 9:03pm

Little Christmas? Little Women? Some sort of badly aimed pun?

simu · 06-01-2005 9:03pm

See here for brief explanation

[edit] I'm amazed people haven't heard of it - they even used to have special nights for it in clubs in Cork a few years ago [/edit]

Bogger77 · 06-01-2005 9:05pm

I phone my mammy and said Hi

Chucky the tree · 06-01-2005 9:09pm

when the fellas christmas?

do we even get one?

DEmeant0r · 06-01-2005 9:10pm

It is so called because of the tradition (still surviving, though only just) of Irish men taking on all the household duties on that day and giving their spouses a day off

Lol! Not going to happen...

Sarky · 06-01-2005 9:21pm

Chucky the tree wrote:

when the fellas christmas?

do we even get one?

Of course not. Bloody feminists...

Cake Fiend · 06-01-2005 10:01pm

Must be a country thing...

cregser · 06-01-2005 10:25pm

The mother said it to me today actually as she was cleaning the sitting room. Never heard of it, so I kinda laughed it off ...oh dear.

Well as men we could argue that it's sacrilegious and you'll never see a housewife get a job for a day to give the breadwinner a rest... I'm not chauvinist, honest!

rainbow kirby · 07-01-2005 12:06am

Tonight? On here, then off to play more MP2E.

Stephen · 07-01-2005 12:14am

Never heard of it before.

That site with the info about it is a total rip of content from Wikipedia - everything's copied and pasted out of wikipedia.