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In March 2007

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...can we all make the effort to call it St Patricks Day this year, and not Paddys Day?

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Dragan wrote:

I'm actually rolling with the opinion that you

a) Have too little to worry about
b) Are some kind of dream i'm having
c) Are too sad and strange to live
d) Combo of the above.

Check the forum rules, there is something there about not getting personal. Forget your opinion of me, in fact maybe you ought not form opinions about people online, you'll find that the real world might be different. Give us an opinion about the post.

Dragan wrote:

It's a day, people can call it what they want. I will call it "Giant Cocks and Cornflakes Day".

If you want it to be a day for giant cocks, that is entirely your prerogative. You can celebrate giant cocks all day. Maybe go on some parade, express your pride for giant cocks. Best of luck with it. But most people here tend to associate the day with the patron saint of Ireland...

[Deleted User]

toiletduck wrote:

Can I call it Saturday?

Ohhhh alright then...

meditraitor

toiletduck wrote:

Can I call it Saturday?

Or saturday week

Dragan

Deleted User wrote:

If you want it to be a day for giant cocks, that is entirely your prerogative. You can celebrate giant cocks all day. Maybe go on some parade, express your pride for giant cocks. Best of luck with it. But most people here tend to associate the day with the patron saint of Ireland...

You forgot about the Corn Flakes.

[Deleted User]

Dragan wrote:

You forgot about the Corn Flakes.

I'm a weetabix man myself...:p

Dragan

Deleted User wrote:

I'm a weetabix man myself...:p

In effort to go even further off topic, have you had Oats-a-bix.

I was upset about it myself.

Stephen

I just call it Paddy's day. All that patron saint gubbins is lost on a heathen like me.

NutJob

Kojak wrote:

How about we call it Shamrock Day??

Its about the only day of the year that stuff is mentioned

How about "Been it the pub since 11 day drunk and depressed looking by 5"

At least thats what made me give up on a quiet 5pm pint last paddys day(people close to falling asleep on the bar mostly).

dr.bollocko

I would argue that this soft English sheep worrier's snake hoarding ways no longer make him a viable patron Saint.
I heard he was also in an erotic play entitled "Niall and the nine sausages."

Actually if some soft ponse with a big stick and a welsh twang came near me with a shamrock talking about Jesus I would either hit him or run.

I certainly wouldnt give the country a day off because he decided to show up here, taking our religions. You know, unless it was so we could all hide till he ****ed off again.

layke

Deleted User wrote:

But most people here tend to associate the day with the patron saint of Ireland...

I don't. When I think of St. Patricks day I see it as Paddy's day, A day off work fueled by Alcohol, a day of fun. Religion and patron saints don't even come into it, they would be the last thing on my mind.

Not trying to jump down your throat here man, but the vast majority of people think the same as I.

Sleepy

As layke says, Paddy's day is nothing to do with religion any more because most of the Irish population are now too educated to be bothered with the Catholic church. Personally, I think of the day as Paddy's day, a tongue-firmly-in-cheek celebration of our nationality so I'd see the 'Paddy' of the day's title as being the generic term used to describe Irishmen abroad rather than some Welsh guy who was a bit soft in the head.

Pherekydes

faceman wrote:

i thought i was the only person who knew that!
my mates usually get violent when i tell them that drinking on 17th march is in honour of an english man! (cos they dont believe me!)

Wasn't he Welsh? Maybe that's why they're getting violent.

Your place of birth is something you can't change; he was living here of his own accord, ergo, he became Irish.

Edited to add: Ok, he was English by birth, born near present-day Carlisle. He's still naturalised Irish, though.

Gaspode

Deleted User wrote:

I'm not sure whatyou are looking for on 'after hours'. I'm sure there's a very interesting debate on the ramifications of the Chinese stock market slide somewhere. Were you looking for real gravitas, and wandered in here by accident?

Takes tongue from cheek...........

Duh!
sorry, forgot to change my font to Sarcastic sans serif there for a minute.

Don Diego

Patrick isnt even a saint. He was never canonised. So "paddys day" would be the more correct term any way.

Pherekydes

Don Diego wrote:

Patrick isnt even a saint. He was never canonised. So "paddys day" would be the more correct term any way.

How would he go from Patrick to paddys? There's no way paddys would be correct.

looksee

There was a question on a travel forum from someone wanting to know about St.Wren's Day.

Unpossible

Paddys day

is a time for me to have fun, to catch up with other Irish that don't live in my city, plus I get to show people a bit of Irish culture (or at least for the last two years I did)

Mossy Monk

Saturday sounds good