devilsfan26 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 St. Patrick was a guy, not a girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyFan42 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 It's St. Patrick's Day, not St. Padraic's. (I actually went to school with a guy named Padraic. I think we just called him Pat.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsfan26 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 That's true but I don't think Patrick is typically abbreviated Patty, except by people whose name isn't Patrick. Pat, Paddy, or Packie. My link Whatever you call it, hope everyone has a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarDew Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 It is an insult no different than the insult words for other ethnicities. Lots of Irish friends have told me over the years never to make that mistake so it will always be St. Patrick's Day for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyFan42 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 It is an insult no different than the insult words for other ethnicities. Lots of Irish friends have told me over the years never to make that mistake so it will always be St. Patrick's Day for me. Dew, I was thinking "What the heck are you talking about?" until I went and read that Yahoo Answers thread. I never knew about the whole ethnic slur thing. You really do learn something new every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarDew Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Dew, I was thinking "What the heck are you talking about?" until I went and read that Yahoo Answers thread. I never knew about the whole ethnic slur thing. You really do learn something new every day. Yup. Teach me now. What is this Yahoo Answers thread you speak of? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 The one Devilsfan linked to above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarDew Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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