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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Boxing Day? Hell no! #90280 12/29/02 06:07 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York R Rubrick addict Rubrick addict R Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York Does anybody else call the 26th Boxing Day? It's always been known here as St. Stephen's day. We've never accepted the status quo of 800 years of Imperialistic rule.... ahem. I believe Boxing Day is so called because those in service were required to work on Christmas day and received a patronising 'box' on the 26th. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Boxing Day? sjm 12/25/02 10:22 PM Re: Boxing Day? musick 12/25/02 10:39 PM Re: Boxing Day? Faldage 12/25/02 11:21 PM Re: Boxing Day? sjm 12/25/02 11:37 PM Re: Boxing Day? milum 12/26/02 12:55 AM Milo Day consuelo 12/26/02 10:29 AM Re: Milo Day wow 12/26/02 03:18 PM Re: Milo Day milum 12/27/02 01:18 AM Re: Milo Day modestgoddess 12/28/02 06:22 PM Ours go to 11 musick 12/28/02 09:07 PM Re: Boxing Day? rav 12/26/02 11:49 AM Re: Boxing Day? wwh 12/26/02 01:35 PM Re: Boxing Day? Hell no! Rubrick 12/29/02 06:07 PM Re: Boxing Day? Hell no! modestgoddess 12/30/02 06:24 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,007 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 636 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,967 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,956 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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