r/ireland • u/[deleted] • Mar 13 '16

Paddy not Patty

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u/deanreevesii Mar 13 '16

My mom is named Patricia, and was named so because she was born the day before St. Patrick's day.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '16 edited Dec 07 '19

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u/Fortehlulz33 Mar 13 '16

She'd just be called fatty, then. Cause we here in the states don't have Pancake Day, it's a part of Mardi Gras and we refer to it as Fat Tuesday.

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u/thedeclineirl Mayo Mar 14 '16

Mardi Gras is French for fat Tuesday.

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u/Fortehlulz33 Mar 14 '16

I guess I should say the Mardi Gras season, because you are correct.

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u/Nicklefickle Mar 14 '16

Oh my God....