Karl Gallagher ([info]selenite) wrote,
@ 2007-03-18 22:36:00
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The Wearing of the Green . . . Or Not
Poll #949348
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 51

Did you wear green on St. Patrick's Day?

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Yes, to show I'm Irish
2 (3.9%)

Yes, to pretend I'm Irish
0 (0.0%)

Yes, because that's what you do on that day
14 (27.5%)

Yes, because I don't want to be pinched
3 (5.9%)

No, I don't like St. Patrick
3 (5.9%)

No, I'm Irish every day
3 (5.9%)

No, I wasn't paying attention
11 (21.6%)

No, around here the day is about drunkenness, not Irishness
1 (2.0%)

No, I wore orange because I'm Royalist scum
0 (0.0%)

No, I wore orange because I enjoy annoying people
0 (0.0%)

No, I wanted to be pinched
0 (0.0%)

No, I stayed naked all day
3 (5.9%)

Other--I'll explain in a comment
11 (21.6%)


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[info]kd5mdk
2007-03-19 04:50 am UTC (link)
I wore a blue blazer, grey slacks, white shirt and navy blue tie because that's what referees wear (well, the color of shirts and ties is optional, but I don't have, nor thought of, green ones) and so I voted other. If I'd have thought of it I'd probably have chosen option 8 to do. For the contrariness only, of course.

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[info]jazz007
2007-03-19 12:54 pm UTC (link)
Remember, we did do 8. If I counted right.

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[info]kd5mdk
2007-03-19 03:25 pm UTC (link)
Right, so we did. I actually meant 9...

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[info]ironhammer
2007-03-19 05:24 am UTC (link)
I wore my work uniform with a green wooden snake toy wrapped around my neck. Too bad folks didn't get the humor in that.

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[info]jenna_thorn
2007-03-19 01:56 pm UTC (link)
They may not have, but we do and thanks for sharing.

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[info]selenite
2007-03-19 03:18 pm UTC (link)
Yep, that's a good one.

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[info]lolleeroberts
2007-03-19 06:03 am UTC (link)
I wore a shirt that had green in it, but it wasn't intentional. It was just a Hawaiian print polo shirt.

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[info]marymont
2007-03-19 06:39 am UTC (link)
I wore underwear with green and orange print on them. I'm an Episcopalian, which is Protestant catholic. I don't cater to the Papists.

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[info]autographedcat
2007-03-19 10:35 am UTC (link)
My family is Welsh. I ended up wearing lavender for no particular reason than it was a nice shirt.

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[info]dekarch
2007-03-19 11:44 am UTC (link)
I'm more Welsh than Irish, and I don't particularly like either the Prods or the Catholics. Oh, and I happen to venerate St. Patrick as a saint rather than as an excuse to drink beer or a celebration of a culture that I'm not part of.

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[info]archangelbeth
2007-03-19 11:52 am UTC (link)
I wore greenish turquoise because I didn't have any green clothes! Because green is the color to wear...

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[info]9thmoon
2007-03-19 12:16 pm UTC (link)
It didn't work. I got pinched anyway.

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[info]xinef
2007-03-19 12:30 pm UTC (link)
I have no known Irish blood and come from a long line of Protestants, so I don't wear green. Orange looks hideous on me and I don't own anything orange right now, so that wasn't an option. Have worn clothes with some orange in them in the past on St. Patrick's Day.

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[info]stellar_dust
2007-03-19 01:35 pm UTC (link)
Half my pants are green! I'd have been wearing green pants that day, St. Pat's or no. :D

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[info]snippy
2007-03-19 02:19 pm UTC (link)
Not during the day. But by accident, for a party Saturday night, I got some green on. I wore a shirt with multiple GIRs dancing all over it, in his dog suit. Got lots of geeky admiration for the shirt from guys at the party, too.

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[info]countrycousin
2007-03-19 02:33 pm UTC (link)
Actually my paternal line went to Canada from northern Ireland. I suspect that if I investigated, I probably should have worn Orange, but why be a spoilsport? :<)

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[info]selenesue
2007-03-19 02:53 pm UTC (link)
I would have loved an opportunity to stay naked all day... but what I did was visit with friends who had an 8 year old, so pinching-avoidance was an option. I wore a Green Lantern tee shirt and matching ring because I am a comic book geek.

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[info]joyeuse13
2007-03-19 03:08 pm UTC (link)
I stayed home all day, so I was likely in pajamas or a robe. Don't actually recall.

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[info]selenite
2007-03-19 03:18 pm UTC (link)
And here we were going to host a party next year just to invite you ;)

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[info]friday18
2007-03-20 04:08 am UTC (link)
I wore green velvet and we hosted our annual Beer Tasting Party. It was quite the celebration.

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[info]selenite
2007-03-20 02:23 pm UTC (link)
Glad to hear you had a good time. Back when I lived in Massachusetts and NY I liked the tradition a lot more. I think having the immigrant connection keeps it more on the Irish than the beer.

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[info]carbonelle
2007-03-24 02:17 am UTC (link)
Yes--by accident.

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