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Was moved this year, you've missed it, so don't even think about using it for an excuse to boost the Guinness coffers and pretend you are Irish. Why can't they just pick a day that Jesus died, and stick with it? Hmmmm lets see....say 21st March or so - halfway between the longest and shortest day roughly, I am sure it already has a name and ancient religion significance. They did it for Christmas, why not Easter? |
St Patrick's Day 2008!
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DaM 17,459 posts
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DaisyD 11,816 posts
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Registered 15 years agoWe didn't miss it. I told El_MUERkO on Saturday that it had moved to then and, as he's irish, there's no need to pretend! -
DaM 17,459 posts
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Registered 19 years agoThat's fine then!
I told my wife it was the most ridiculous thing she had ever come up with when she told me this one last night - though her reason was that the Pope had changed it for the benefit of the Irish rugby team on Saturday....... -
Vroom 4,643 posts
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Registered 16 years agoHappy Paddies day EG!
/falls over in a pool of warm (for now) wee -
Spanky 15,006 posts
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Registered 17 years agoWhat exactly is it that's being celebrated? -
DaisyD 11,816 posts
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Registered 15 years agoBeer!
Or maybe St Patrick chasing snakes out of Ireland. -
elredeyegrande 2,382 posts
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Registered 13 years agoTBH I don't give a shit what the Church says. Today for me is an excuse to get ossified. -
plok 1,296 posts
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Registered 15 years agoSpanky wrote:
What exactly is it that's being celebrated?
Some non-Irish bloke chasing non-snakes out of Ireland. What's not to celebrate!!
So to celebrate I shall have a few pints of Guinness, because that's most likely his favorite drink. -
DaisyD 11,816 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThis Morning seem to be celebrating by interviewing Dustin the turkey. -
elredeyegrande 2,382 posts
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Registered 13 years agoHe's probably the only one sober enough. -
DaisyD 11,816 posts
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Registered 15 years agoNot judging by his belch. -
So, they changed it to Saturday, but didn't actually tell anyone then? -
DaM 17,459 posts
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Registered 19 years agoDDevil wrote:
So, they changed it to Saturday, but didn't actually tell anyone then?
They are obviously aiming for 2 piss-ups at the Vatican. I can't get the Father Ted Vatican image out of my head, party city. -
PhoenixFlames 9,263 posts
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Registered 13 years agoFruit_Salad wrote:
Why do the English celebrate this?
Cause we're drunks who will take any excuse to get wasted. -
Fruit_Salad wrote:
Why do the English celebrate this?
To show solidarity with our Irish brothers...
Errr, yea, no, cause we get to drink lots and get free silly hats I guess. -
smoothpete 36,988 posts
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Registered 16 years agoFruit_Salad wrote:
It's dumb really, we should celebrate St Georges Day but we don't
Why do the English celebrate this?
St George > St Patrick. St George killed a dragon which is significantly more impressive than doing away with a bunch of snakes -
PhoenixFlames 9,263 posts
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Registered 13 years agosmoothpete wrote:
Fruit_Salad wrote:
Why do the English celebrate this?
St George > St Patrick. St George killed a dragon which is significantly more impressive than doing away with a bunch of snakes
And much more believable too. -
smoothpete 36,988 posts
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Registered 16 years agoPhoenixFlames wrote:
I don't see any dragons around the place so it must be true innit
smoothpete wrote:
Fruit_Salad wrote:
Why do the English celebrate this?
St George > St Patrick. St George killed a dragon which is significantly more impressive than doing away with a bunch of snakes
And much more believable too. -
elredeyegrande 2,382 posts
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Registered 13 years agoThe whole of thing about snakes is something to do with the symbolism of the Druids.
But, then somewhere along the way we got langered and changed the story. -
Spanky 15,006 posts
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Registered 17 years agosmoothpete wrote:
Innit, he rid the whole world. Unlike St Patrick who is an abject failure given the snakes in dublin zoo.
I don't see any dragons around the place so it must be true innit -
smoothpete 36,988 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSt Patrick is the old world equivalent of a cowboy builder
"well I've had a look and the problem is definitely loads of loads of snakes"
"snakes? I've never seen any"
"Well that's the thing you see, stealth snakes. Worst kind. I can get rid of them but it will cost you" -
plok 1,296 posts
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Registered 15 years agoJust be thankful that St Patrick wasn't anything like St David
Wikipedia:
"He lived a simple life and practiced asceticism, teaching his followers to refrain from eating meat or drinking beer."
As for snakes, yeah Ireland doesn't have any evidence of snakes ever crawling its soil...suppose to represent something else. Whatever. I for one like having a Saint who did bugger all....best role model ever..gif)
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elredeyegrande 2,382 posts
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Registered 13 years agoWell, he converted people and was a regular penpal with the Pope. -
JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 14 years agosmoothpete wrote:
It's dumb really, we should celebrate St Georges Day but we don't
The only reason that St Patrick's day is so well-known is because Guiness pimps it so much.
What we need is a big English beer company to latch onto it and make it a national day of drinking. Greene King is the 'official beer of the English rugby team', so perhaps it should promote itself as the 'official beer of St George's day' or something. -
PhoenixFlames 9,263 posts
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Registered 13 years agoLeolian'sBro wrote:
Give me a pint of IPA over that Guinness rubbish anyday.
Leave, now. -
Well I'm off for my annual roll around the gutters in Ashton Lane.
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JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 14 years agoLeolian'sBro wrote:
Give me a pint of IPA over that Guinness rubbish anyday.
+1
IPA is the nuts, Guiness isn't even in the same league. -
I'll be having my first Guinness today after uni's finished.
Ridiculously, the biggest nightclub in Dundee is opening at 12 noon, I think they misunderstood what type of club they are.
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