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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Boxing Day? Hell no! #90280 12/29/2002 6:07 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 679 Somewhere outside New York Rubrick addict Rubrick addict 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 12/25/2002 10:22 PM Re: Boxing Day? musick 12/25/2002 10:39 PM Re: Boxing Day? Faldage 12/25/2002 11:21 PM Re: Boxing Day? sjm 12/25/2002 11:37 PM Re: Boxing Day? milum 12/26/2002 12:55 AM Milo Day consuelo 12/26/2002 10:29 AM Re: Milo Day wow 12/26/2002 3:18 PM Re: Milo Day milum 12/27/2002 1:18 AM Re: Milo Day modestgoddess 12/28/2002 6:22 PM Ours go to 11 musick 12/28/2002 9:07 PM Re: Boxing Day? rav 12/26/2002 11:49 AM Re: Boxing Day? wwh 12/26/2002 1:35 PM Re: Boxing Day? Hell no! Rubrick 12/29/2002 6:07 PM Re: Boxing Day? Hell no! modestgoddess 12/30/2002 6:24 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

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