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1st in with Boxing Day

  • 06-12-2012 10:23AM
    #1
    Winty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭


    Every year on AH we discuss topics again and again.

    One annual event is " Irish people and poppies on Remembrance Sunday " as I missed that one I am jumping in first with "Boxing Day"

    As a Donegal man we always call the day after Christmas Boxing Day and I am sick of people from down south correcting me with St Stephens Day

    I say Boxing Day what say you


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  • #2
    seamus
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    Stephenseseses Day


  • #3
    Dr Turk Turkelton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,129 ✭✭✭Dr Turk Turkelton


    Winty wrote: »
    Every year on AH we discuss topics again and again.

    One annual event is " Irish people and poppies on Remembrance Sunday " as I missed that one I am jumping in first with "Boxing Day"

    As a Donegal man we always call the day after Christmas Boxing Day and I am sick of people from down south correcting me with St Stephens Day

    I say Boxing Day what say you

    From the sound of your post I'd say your neighbors wish it was "boxing" day every day!!!


  • #4
    RoyalMarine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,824 ✭✭✭RoyalMarine


    the 26th of December.


  • #5
    P_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Saturday...


  • #6
    seven_eleven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭seven_eleven


    The day after christmas.


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  • #7
    gobnaitolunacy
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    The Ran.


  • #8
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Best night to go out and get pissed.


  • #9
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Hangover day


  • #10
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,948 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    St. Londonstephens day.


  • #11
    Duckworth_Luas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,746 ✭✭✭Duckworth_Luas


    Winty wrote: »
    As a Donegal man we always call the day after Christmas Boxing Day
    How many days a year do you fly the Union Flag above Donegal Co Co buildings?


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  • #12
    The_Kew_Tour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,039 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    Its the day I get buckled with my Friends starting around 3pm. Woop Woop.

    EVENFLOW



  • #13
    summerskin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭summerskin


    The_Kew_Tour wrote: »
    Its the day I get buckled with my Friends starting around 3pm. Woop Woop.

    Woop Woop? Woop fúcking Woop???

    Is that "wiv mA mAd gIrLieZ!! BeBo StUnNahZ 2k12!i! xoxoxo"


  • #14
    Frank Black
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,296 ✭✭✭Frank Black


    I first met my wife on Stephens Day. It was down the country. It snowed and we ran outside after the club and threw snowballs, twas just like living in a Wham Christmas video for one magical night.

    I don't really mind what people call it.

    For me it will always be 'Time I met my wife in Wham-themed Christmas Video setting' Day.
    Not the catchiest title I grant you.


  • #15
    grenache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,477 ✭✭✭grenache


    Winty wrote: »
    Every year on AH we discuss topics again and again.

    One annual event is " Irish people and poppies on Remembrance Sunday " as I missed that one I am jumping in first with "Boxing Day"

    As a Donegal man we always call the day after Christmas Boxing Day and I am sick of people from down south correcting me with St Stephens Day

    I say Boxing Day what say you
    If you want to call it Boxing Day, why don't you take Donegal across the border & be a servant of her majesty.

    I know of no Irish person who calls it Boxing Day. I've two friends from Donegal and neither would ever call it anything other than St Stephens Day.


  • #16
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    grenache wrote: »
    If you want to call it Boxing Day, why don't you take Donegal across the border & be a servant of her majesty.
    Why don't you stick your sectarian bigotry in a deep hole and bury yourself along with it, where ye both belong?

    What someone calls a particular day says absolutely nothing about who they are or what they believe.

    I know plenty of Donegallians who call it Boxing Day.


  • #17
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    Winty wrote: »
    I say Boxing Day what say you


    You're aware that Donegal is not in the UK, right?


  • #18
    annascott
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    BOXING DAY


  • #19
    The_Kew_Tour
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    summerskin wrote: »
    Woop Woop? Woop fúcking Woop???

    Is that "wiv mA mAd gIrLieZ!! BeBo StUnNahZ 2k12!i! xoxoxo"

    Snoop Dog?

    EVENFLOW



  • #20
    Winty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭Winty


    grenache wrote: »
    If you want to call it Boxing Day, why don't you take Donegal across the border & be a servant of her majesty.

    I know of no Irish person who calls it Boxing Day. I've two friends from Donegal and neither would ever call it anything other than St Stephens Day.

    http://www.jacksons-hotel.ie/sites/71/wwwroot/Jackson_Xmas_Bro_Latest.pdf

    Why does Jackson's Hotel call it boxing night


    http://www.abbeyhoteldonegal.com/specials/77-main-menu-top-level


    Why does the Abbey Hotel in Donegal call it boxing night


    Do the people you know read the Donegal Democrat as they have hundreds of articles about events on Boxing Day

    http://m.donegaldemocrat.ie/indd-search-element-7-32532?siteId=2.12440&slotSearch=true&freeTextQuery=Boxing day&submitted=true&action=search


  • #21
    grenache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,477 ✭✭✭grenache


    Winty wrote: »

    http://www.jacksons-hotel.ie/sites/71/wwwroot/Jackson_Xmas_Bro_Latest.pdf

    Why does Jackson's Hotel call it boxing night


    http://www.abbeyhoteldonegal.com/specials/77-main-menu-top-level


    Why does the Abbey Hotel in Donegal call it boxing night
    Yeah. We should definitely give you lot to the North!!


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  • #22
    notfromhere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 327 ✭✭notfromhere


    am from donegal and would never call it boxing day so winty if u want to call it boxing day i think u and ur union jack shorts should go back and live in england
    i dont understant what u mean grenache by talking donegal across the border as we all know donegal is the real rebel county


  • #23
    Winty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭Winty


    notfromhere wrote: »
    am from donegal and would never call it boxing day so winty if u want to call it boxing day i think u and ur union jack shorts should go back and live in england
    i dont understant what u mean grenache by talking donegal across the border as we all know donegal is the real rebel county

    If You don't want to call it Boxing Day that's fine but you cannot lie and say its not common for others in Donegal to say Boxing Day


  • #24
    summerskin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭summerskin


    text speak. text speak everywhere....


  • #25
    BraziliaNZ
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,671 ✭✭✭BraziliaNZ


    Think I'll start calling it Boxing day when I'm at home to annoy people. It's what I say here in UK for obvious reasons but really, who cares?


  • #26
    kfallon
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    The_Kew_Tour wrote: »
    Its the day I get buckled with my Friends starting around 3pm. Woop Woop.

    Lightweight.....first race of the day is on about 12.10pm ffs :rolleyes:

    :P


  • #27
    intellectual dosser
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    I'm from Donegal and it has always been Stephens Day. In fact I think my parents always corrected me when I was a kid and I said Boxing Day (UK TV).


  • #28
    neil_hosey
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    dont work and get paid day.

    they are the best.


  • #29
    SEPT 23 1989
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    Hangoverselectionboxes Day


  • #30
    kfallon
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    St Stephen's Day to adults is what Christmas day is to kids! :D


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  • #31
    grenache
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,477 ✭✭✭grenache


    seamus wrote: »
    Why don't you stick your sectarian bigotry in a deep hole and bury yourself along with it, where ye both belong?

    What someone calls a particular day says absolutely nothing about who they are or what they believe.

    I know plenty of Donegallians who call it Boxing Day.
    Oh get off your moral high horse Seamus!


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