# What are your plans for St. Patrick's Day? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102 "2011-03-09T23:24:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/21 "2011-03-10T14:56:27Z")
I’m due to have a baby on Saint Patrick’s Day this year. So I’ll be sitting at home with my feet up, feeling swollen and grumpy. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/22 "2011-03-10T15:18:09Z")
Happy Hour at the bar, then get the hell out of town before the college kids come out. and get off mah lawn!! ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/23 "2011-03-10T15:48:36Z")
This Saturday is the big celebration in Chicago. My day will probably go something like: House party -\> Eat -\> Bar -\> Bar -\> Eat -\> Sleep -\> Bar/Concert -\> House party -\> Sleep Going to be a long day. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/24 "2011-03-10T16:21:17Z")
Nada. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/25 "2011-03-10T17:08:04Z")
St Patrick’s Day is my birthday. Which is handy. (Although I will be at work till late, so celebration will probably have to wait till the weekend.) ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/26 "2011-03-10T17:26:53Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > Corned beef and cabbage is, in fact, Irish-American. The Irish adopted that when they couldn’t find Irish bacon. > > I’ll make it this year, as I always do. Then I’ll go to the grocery store the day after and buy a few more when they go on sale for half-price. We love us some corned beef. 😃 I haven’t had it in a long long time but growing up it was a staple on Saint Patrick’s Day and even though I don’t eat much beef now I am tempted to give it a try again. I made colcannon a few years ago and I ate it for about a week so if I make that again I am definitely cutting the recipe down. Anyway, do have a good recipe for corned beef? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/27 "2011-03-10T17:28:36Z")
Corned beef, cabbage, potatos, carrots, mustard, soda bread, Guiness and John Wayne’s _The Quiet man_, it’ll be perfect, because I’m a really good cook. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/28 "2011-03-10T17:34:06Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > Corned beef, cabbage, potatos, carrots, mustard, soda bread, Guiness and John Wayne’s _The Quiet man_, it’ll be perfect, because I’m a really good cook. I’ll send my better half over to test your hypothesis. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/29 "2011-03-10T17:43:25Z")
I’m presenting at a conference the next day, so it looks like a very sober St. Patrick’s Day. I might reference [this March 18 post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=3148817&postcount=13) by **TwistofFate** : > [@](#): > > Christ, it feels like Bob Dylan slept in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/30 "2011-03-10T17:47:18Z")
I will be attending Day 1 of a two day seminar on foreclosure prevention. And then likely retiring to my hotel room hoping the wifi will let me play WoW. If it works, maybe I can finally get the seahorse mount I can’t seem to get on my regular satellite isp at home. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/31 "2011-03-10T17:52:49Z")
It’s not the actual day, but my vintage scooter club will be riding in the Denver St. Paddy’s Day parade this Saturday. On the actual day, I’ll probably head out for happy hour, then get off the roads before it becomes “Amateur Night”. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/32 "2011-03-10T18:00:15Z")
Going to a bar for Irish Whiskey and Guinness. Traditionally, a group of Irish Folks will sing the “Irish National Anthem”. Not the _real_ one, but one with some nasty lyrics. For many years I actually believed it _was_ the real one, but embarrassed myself a few years ago displaying my ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/33 "2011-03-10T18:41:37Z")
I tried to be all cool and get a bunch of girls together for a “you are the only single people I know anymore” night out. And I wanted to try a fondue restaurant. Everyone was busy until after the 15th so I said “Hey let’s go on the 17th and pretend we’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!” So we decided to go on the 17th, and then someone found a flyer for “double date night” at the fondue restaurant, which was on the 17th. We totally couldn’t get a reservation. _pout_ Now I am officially doing nothing on St. Patrick’s Day, which is not unusual for me. Unless you count my eye doctor appointment at 4:40. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/34 "2011-03-10T18:48:26Z")
Go to work (wearing green if I remember to), go home and play WoW, hope Mrs. Homie remembers to cook corned beef. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/35 "2011-03-10T20:04:42Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > I’ll send my better half over to test your hypothesis. 🙂 She’d be welcome, i’m home at 6:00 pm 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/36 "2011-03-10T20:06:59Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I tried to be all cool and get a bunch of girls together for a “you are the only single people I know anymore” night out. And I wanted to try a fondue restaurant. Everyone was busy until after the 15th so I said “Hey let’s go on the 17th and pretend we’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!” > > So we decided to go on the 17th, and then someone found a flyer for “double date night” at the fondue restaurant, which was on the 17th. We totally couldn’t get a reservation. _pout_ > > Now I am officially doing nothing on St. Patrick’s Day, which is not unusual for me. Unless you count my eye doctor appointment at 4:40. If you are anywhere near Cleveland, you are welcome to pop by. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/37 "2011-03-10T20:58:14Z")
8:30 AM starts the day with breakfast being served at my house for about 10 of my friends. Eggs, bacon, sausage, muffins, fruit, and Guinness and/or Irish Coffee. Around 10:00 some people may head over to watch the St. Patrick’s Day Parade near my house. By 1:00 we are all ready to move on to our favorite pub for the rest of the day and into the night. Much drinking followed by a cab ride home that I’ll probably not even remember. March 18th is usually the worst day at work of the entire year. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/38 "2011-03-10T21:03:47Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > St Patrick’s Day is my birthday. Which is handy. > > (Although I will be at work till late, so celebration will probably have to wait till the weekend.) Mine too! Hopefully will be getting together with my friends.. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/39 "2011-03-10T21:05:24Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > That’s a Thursday? > > Working. Same for me. When I was younger and inclined to care, I’d wear my “Thank God I’m Polish” button on March 17, but I don’t even know where it is now. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102/40 "2011-03-10T21:22:35Z")
> [@Maiira](#): > > Working. And wondering if I could PLEASE have something else besides corned beef and cabbage (since I heavily dislike both). I’ll swap you some lasagna for your share of corned beef and cabbage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-plans-for-st-patricks-day/574102.md?page=3)