Bostonist: Kiss Me I'm Irish!

ken

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:53:10 -0500

wow. the mit article is actually really interesting...thanks.

jon

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:00:46 -0500

Actually, the official holiday here in Suffolk County is "Evacuation Day" going back to the revolutionary war...kids get the day off from school (for the most part) and governing bodies get to take a day of r&r (or heavy drinking), see http://www.doe.mass.edu/resources/holidays.html for a list, and http://www-tech.mit.edu/V118/N14/ring.14c.html for some more information on the confluence of St. Patty's day and Evacuation day. Why 5/6 of our posts have been about St. Patty's day...well, we've all been a little too drunk to type in preparation for the holiday.

Ken

Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:43:39 -0500

is st patty's day a state holiday in boston? 5/6 posts in the last 2 days have been nothing but st patty's day. if notre dame made it into the big dance, i bet it would have been 6/6. i'm not trying to be facetious, but is there anything else going on in boston, the city neighboring my alma mater?