# Happy Saint Patrick's Day

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 17, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621 "2020-03-17T02:00:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/1 "2020-03-17T02:00:37Z")

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ní féidir leat canadh le gloine folamh

(you can’t sing with an empty glass)

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/2 "2020-03-17T09:46:01Z")

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Happy [St Catty’s Day](https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news/2020/03/17)

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**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/3 "2020-03-17T11:11:31Z")

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Work is providing corned beef for lunch today! 😃 \<— That guy is green!

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**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/4 "2020-03-17T13:32:15Z")

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/5 "2020-03-17T14:31:51Z")

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Who’s wearing green today? I am!😃

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/6 "2020-03-17T14:43:17Z")

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Got my green smartwool hiking socks on. Very comfy.

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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/7 "2020-03-17T15:04:41Z")

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Have a new bottle of Jameson’s Cask Strength Irish Whiskey at home, going to crack that puppy tonight and enjoy a couple drams. Make that 3.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/8 "2020-03-17T15:25:49Z")

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Tom Brady quit the New England Patriots today, so we non-Irish have got that going for us, which is nice.

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**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/9 "2020-03-17T15:45:28Z")

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Gawd I miss corned beef/cabbage. Have never seen it here,

And the Chicago, Viking neighbor lady won’t be having a party this year.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/10 "2020-03-17T16:15:09Z")

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☘Happy day, y’all

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/11 "2020-03-17T16:19:12Z")

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> [@TRC4941](#):
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> Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Who’s wearing green today? I am!😃

That’s the weird thing - I had forgotten it was St. Pat’s. I just looked at what I was wearing, apparently I dressed in green today by accident.

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**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/12 "2020-03-17T17:10:51Z")

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Yes, Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! When Americans who think they’re Irish celebrate a Welsh saint’s day with Scottish cultural symbols!

That’s right, ya culture-appropriatin’ arseholes! That pipe band in your parade? NOT IRISH! Kilts and tartan? NOT IRISH! Scoatland! SCOATLAND FIR-EVER! Alba gu brath, ya shilpit wee bastards!

😃

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**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-saint-patricks-day/849621/13 "2020-03-17T17:35:46Z")

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> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#):
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> Yes, Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! When Americans who think they’re Irish celebrate a Welsh saint’s day with Scottish cultural symbols!
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> That’s right, ya culture-appropriatin’ arseholes! That pipe band in your parade? NOT IRISH! Kilts and tartan? NOT IRISH! Scoatland! SCOATLAND FIR-EVER! Alba gu brath, ya shilpit wee bastards!
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> 😃

And by eating an English meal. Corned beef isn’t triditionally considered Irish.

That’s why I’m making bangers and mash tonight.
