Why Do WE Celebrate St.Patrick's Day?

[el punal]

Throughout the world people are putting on green wigs, stupid leprechaun hats, Elton John-style shamrock glasses to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland - why? Is it just one gigantic marketing gig so that every shop, supermarket, pub, bar, club can come up with a ploy to sell the biggest load of tat going?

For me, the only reason(s) to celebrate the 17th of March is it's the anniversary of a certain 3-0 stuffing administered to "those up the road", and that Guinness might be on special offer somewhere nearby. I'm a bit partial to Guinness by the way.

Right, rant over. Bring on St.George's Day - nearer to promotion time (hopefully!), now THAT will be worth celebrating.

Cheers!

 

[studio150]

I don't its no more than an excuse to spend the afternoon at the bar.

 

[kentgully]

Throughout the world people are putting on green wigs, stupid leprechaun hats, Elton John-style shamrock glasses to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland - why? Is it just one gigantic marketing gig so that every shop, supermarket, pub, bar, club can come up with a ploy to sell the biggest load of tat going?

For me, the only reason(s) to celebrate the 17th of March is it's the anniversary of a certain 3-0 stuffing administered to "those up the road", and that Guinness might be on special offer somewhere nearby. I'm a bit partial to Guinness by the way.

Right, rant over. Bring on St.George's Day - nearer to promotion time (hopefully!), now THAT will be worth celebrating.

Cheers!

Too right mate

 

[Wellesley]

We are celebrating the fact that we are not Irish.

 

[T soprano]

We don't celebrate it
Just an excuse to get pissed and pubs sell shit loads of Guinness
Really nothing more than a massive Guinness promotion day in England

 

[GT49er]

Throughout the world people are putting on green wigs, stupid leprechaun hats, Elton John-style shamrock glasses to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland - why? Is it just one gigantic marketing gig so that every shop, supermarket, pub, bar, club can come up with a ploy to sell the biggest load of tat going?

For me, the only reason(s) to celebrate the 17th of March is it's the anniversary of a certain 3-0 stuffing administered to "those up the road", and that Guinness might be on special offer somewhere nearby. I'm a bit partial to Guinness by the way.

Right, rant over. Bring on St.George's Day - nearer to promotion time (hopefully!), now THAT will be worth celebrating.

Cheers!

I suppose we have to celebrate St. Patrick's Day because we can't celebrate St. George's Day because everybody knows that would be racist.


If we have to share someone else's day, would you rather it was the Scots or the Welsh?

 

[BN9 BHA]

I don't celebrate it, or go out drinking on St Patrick's Day.

 

[crookie]

Watching England Under-20's beating Ireland Under 20's, warm up for the seniors tomorrow

 

[Wellesley]

I don't celebrate it, or go out drinking on St Patrick's Day.

Exactly. I've got two cans of Guinness in my fridge and I am deliberately refusing to even consider drinking one tonight.

 

[portlock seagull]

Probably because there's more Orish 'ere than there! Same in most countries around the globe, they're the greatest travellers.

This is an annual moan isn't it? Why not bounce 2016...2015...2014...threads? See you next year!

 

[Bob!]

WE don't

 

[Is it PotG?]

Well I've got a nice French Malbec on the go, France played Ireland recently in the egg-chasing so that's my tribute.

 

[Driver8]

I don't. Why would I?

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Liverpool was rammed with fake Oirisch this evening - couldn't move for pissed up leprechauns and twiddly-twiddly musack

 

[wellquickwoody]

One reason I have never been to the Cheltenham Gold Cup week.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

I'm not Irish and I don't like Guinness, for those reasons, I'm out.

 

[melias shoes]

I don't. I'm English.

 

[melias shoes]

WE don't

Some seem to jump on the bandwagon.

 

[Hugo Rune]

St Patrick's day is little more than a Guinness marketing campaign. Thank god their sales are in massive decline and drinkers are moving to English craft stouts and porters.

 

[Stat Brother]

Some seem to jump on the bandwagon.

PCL's

(Paddy Come Lately)