tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post1056768357300122429..comments2023-07-02T19:23:47.154+10:00Comments on scuze i: plastic paddies' dayFruitCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-39131069312728515672013-03-18T22:10:40.070+11:002013-03-18T22:10:40.070+11:00I do remember turning up in school uniform for the...I do remember turning up in school uniform for the march past Daniel Mannix, enthroned on a platform outside the cathedral. The tradition seemed to die roughly the same time he did. Woollen tunic, jumper, blazer and felt hat on a nice sweltering day just before the equinox. Oh joy.<br /><br />But yes, I think it's pretty much an American [commercial] thing - increasingly so as the composition of our own population changes.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-38669441892187546092013-03-18T02:14:29.234+11:002013-03-18T02:14:29.234+11:00St Patrick's day doesn't seem to be observ...St Patrick's day doesn't seem to be observed at all here, except maybe in the only Irish-themed pub further towards town. Is it more of an American thing?MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.com