Summary: A notice from the Dublin Airport is being spread around the internet with a message to tell Americans and Canadians: Don't call it St. Patty's Day or Patty's day. However, Saint Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Patrick's Day, St. Paddy's Day, Paddy's Day are acceptable. This is because "Paddy" is short for "Padraig", another way of saying Patrick while "Patty" is short for "Patricia" which is a woman's name.
Response: Roger that space cowboy. Don't attempt to even try to think about calling it "Patty" in any variant. Just don't do it.
Source: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/please-dont-call-st-pattys-day-133748940--abc-news-travel.html
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