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WE ARE NOT here to entertain talk about ‘St Patty’s Day’.
But there is a tendency to diverge from the official ‘St Patrick’s Day’ moniker in Ireland.
How do you find yourself referring to the national holiday of our patron saint?
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This year, its called ‘Beat the English’ day for me
@Oisin Curry: Hopefully!
@Oisin Curry: yeah lets bury Gollom Eddy!
Irish people can call it what they like all others should call it St. Patricks Day.
Paddy has derogatory undertones as I well know from my time spent in the UK.
@Floyed Pink: w@nker.
@Floyed Pink: Get over it ;)
@thejamer: my father was called Paddy for years in England by friends and family never in a derogatory way we all have different experiences
@thejamer:Well said. Had the same
experience.
It’s Saturday to me too busy working.
@Paddy: The day was literally named after you. Call in a sickie!
@Paddy: same here, in a break with long standing tradition we’re working ‘due to demand’
Arthur Guinness day for me
I was very disappointed in Buenos Aires to hear it referred to as El Día de la Cerveza.
(Beer Day).
All of Ireland’s history and culture reduced to that trite nonsense.
@Joseph Rooney: pretty accurate though these days
I call it St. Partick’s day. But have used “another variation” in the past..”Sesh”
@Maggie O’Connor: Partick is quite good actually… is that a play on ‘party’?
@Joe Phillips: I never even noticed! Well spotted..
@Maggie O’Connor: Thanks!
Both, but Paddy’s Day accommodates slurring better.
St Patrick’s Day.
Couldn’t care less either way.
I’m an atheist and a Paddy, oh yeah it’s my middle name too, so Paddy’s Day it is for me. The Day of the Paddy
St. Pattys day * wooooo go Ireland!!
@Acedeuce: I had an aunt called Patty who was married to a Paddy, and also an uncle called Patsy. I therefore see the importance of differentiating.
@Neal Ireland Hello.: Cool story, bro. Tell it again
@Joe Phillips: Thanks. Maybe I will.
@Neal Ireland Hello.:
If your aunt had a willy, she’d be your uncle
@Tweety McTweeter: although nowadays that might not always be true.
@Tweety McTweeter: How profound.
Anything, as long as it’s not got “Pat’s” or “Patty’s” in it.
Religion reflection day
It is what it is – both.
St Patrick’s Day or St Paddy’s day.
We are paddy’s so paddy’s day ;)
Always paddys with me…
The Paddy’s day crowd should be ashamed
Whatever – just a freakin waste of time¡
@Maxwell Eddizon: You sound like a ball o’ craic.
@Floyed Pink wow you sound really witty are you related to Oscar Wilde
I react every time I hear Paddy. I hate the name and though it comes from Padraig I am unable to like it. Patrick’s Day it is for I can’t refer to Patrick as a mainstream Christian saint. Like Jesus whose loyalty was with Judaism not anything like the religions that have sprung up in his name Patrick has been hijacked for a political social and “religious” agenda.
24hrs of Pa
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