By Bob Eckstein
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It’s St. Patrick’s Day, or PaDDy’s Day, never Patty
“St. Paddy’s Day”
Love the misspellings! That’s about it.
I like your cartoons but wish you wouldn’t use the word “Patty” in place of “Patrick.” Patty is a female name and not the name of a Saint, as far as I know.
C’mon, guys. It’s “Paddy’s! Patty is a girl’s name.
It isn’t St. Patty’s Day! It is St. Paddy’s Dsy!
Ugh…It’s St. Paddy’s Day, not St. Patty’s Day!
“Itineria? “
In my book that counts as three places 🙂
The holiday is St. Patrick’s Day. If you shorten the Patron Saint of Ireland’s name, then it’s “St. Paddy’s Day,” never “St. Patty’s Day.”
And the holiday is about celebrating Irish heritage, not putting forth the trope that Americans with Irish heritage go drinking at bars to celebrate. Are you aware that “hooligan” is a derogatory term ?
Please — on the UWS we use the formal name Saint Patricia. St. Patty and the Shenanigans are her rock group.
Hamburger patty day?
irish bars on st pats day is amatuer hour, it is on a level of brunch on mothers day.
LOL!!!
So the Irish are unruly and violent?
It’s Pádraig!
Use of the word ‘paddy’ is offensive and inappropriate. It’s a derogatory term used against Irish immigrants..
Not as a nickname for Patrick as in St. Paddy’s Day. Here is a list of some people named Paddy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_(given_name)
Ohhhh, so these places don’t exist…duh.
As much as I love an Irish bar/pub (hello, Dublin House!), on that night I’m once again going to Nice Matin for their Irish “pot-au-feu” instead. Not because of shenanigans or hooligans, but because of the crowds!