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Aunty Mary

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  • 26-03-2008 6:04pm
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    [Deleted User]
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    On the radio yesterday somebody said that approx. 70% of Irish people have an Aunt or Aunts called Mary. After a quick survey of the people in studio, they discovered that it was only 20%, but with such a small sample size, it's hard to tell.

    I have one, do you?

    Do you have an Aunty Mary? 181 votes

    Yea
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    Nay
    100% 181 votes


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    RedXIV
    Registered Users Posts: 8,408 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    lol yup


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    #3
    Baldie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭Baldie


    I kind of have an Auntie Mary, she's a step Aunt, if that counts....


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    gcgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,044 ✭✭✭gcgirl


    I don't have an aunty Mary!:)


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    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    Nope.


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    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    No... But I do have an uncle called Bob.


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    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    Yep, one Aunty Mary and my mums name is Mary as well.


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    folan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭folan


    +1. and a granny!


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    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    I have 2 Auntie Marys if your uncle's wife counts as an aunt, none otherwise.

    Edit: I've read the word aunt so many times in this thread that it now looks really weird and meaningless, is this happening to anyone else?


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    Al_Fernz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭Al_Fernz


    Yup - a great-auntie Mary. She looks/acts like Mr. Burns from the Simpsons too.


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    Fizman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭Fizman


    Yup! We called her Mary Poppins (not to her face) as kids......she is one of those aunts who always has a smile on her face and puts a smile on yours too. Savage cook too btw! :)


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    cornbb wrote: »
    I have 2 Auntie Marys if your uncle's wife counts as an aunt, none otherwise.

    WTF would she be if she wasn't your Aunty?


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    6th
    Registered Users Posts: 17,247 ✭✭✭✭6th


    I have one.


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    #14
    [Deleted User]
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    Yep lol


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    monkeyfudge
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    WTF would she be if she wasn't your Aunty?

    Secret lover?


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    Schism
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Schism


    I do actually!


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    themadchef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,813 ✭✭✭themadchef


    Yes! Love my Auntie Mary.

    With 18 grand kids for my parents in total (so far) not one Mary in sight. Don't remember the last time i heard someone call a young child "Mary". So i'm guessing it's not that popular anymore.

    Lots of Auntie Ann's out there too i think.


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    cornbb
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    WTF would she be if she wasn't your Aunty?

    I always took aunt to mean "a parent's sister", not "a parent's sister-in-law", I have no idea of thats the proper definition.


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    Schism
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    themadchef wrote: »
    Yes! Love my Auntie Mary.

    With 18 grand kids for my parents in total (so far) not one Mary in sight. Don't remember the last time i heard someone call a young child "Mary". So i'm guessing it's not that popular anymore.

    Lots of Auntie Ann's out there too i think.

    Have one of those too, what else you got for me?


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    Creature
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    Nope don't have one.

    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    No... But I do have an uncle called Bob.

    Is he a Terminator by any chance?


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    wixfjord
    Site Banned Posts: 5,346 ✭✭✭wixfjord


    Yip!


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    [Deleted User]
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    Schism wrote: »
    Have one of those too, what else you got for me?

    I've an Aunty Ann as well. How bout Aunty Margaret? (though mine is called Margie)


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    Lazare
    Registered Users Posts: 4,412 ✭✭✭Lazare


    Why are so many 50+ Dublin women called Bernie? That's what I want to know.


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    monkeyfudge
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    Creature wrote: »

    Is he a Terminator by any chance?

    I'll try setting fire to him and get back to you on that.


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    Schism
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I've an Aunty Ann as well. How bout Aunty Margaret? (though mine is called Margie)

    Yes I do, married to my uncle Mike. I have many many aunts and uncles :o


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    #26
    Fizman
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I've an Aunty Ann as well. How bout Aunty Margaret?

    Yup......and yup. Ann and Margaret here too


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    Spaceman Spiff
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    I have an Auntie Mary and Auntie Ann as well.

    How many Uncle Danny's are there kicking around I wonder?


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    whatsgoinon
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    My auntie mary died in 1988 :(


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    Popinjay
    Registered Users Posts: 507 ✭✭✭Popinjay


    Mary, Ann, Bernie - No Margaret or Margie or anything. Got a Brenda though :cool:.


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    Ruu_Old
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    Yep, one Ann and one Anna as well. :)


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    armour87
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    1 Full proper genuine authentic aunt Mary here


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