tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post4361384969318734201..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: St. Andrews DayShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-29865023784998072942009-12-02T19:42:43.929+00:002009-12-02T19:42:43.929+00:00Oh yeah, Sadie Hawkins' Day. I don't reme...Oh yeah, Sadie Hawkins' Day. I don't remember much about it; I don't even remember wanting to dance with any of the boys.<br /><br />S-e-t-t-l-e-r-s. You had me looking this up cause I couldn't see what was wrong with spelling it that way. And how else would you pronounce it other than SA-it-lurs?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-20267792611110428952009-12-02T17:38:41.850+00:002009-12-02T17:38:41.850+00:00That would be Sadie Hawkins Day. It came from the...That would be Sadie Hawkins Day. It came from the comic strip "Lil Abner" by Al Capp.<br /><br />BTW, we still celebrate 89'er day each year to honor the first land run that was held in 1889. That was when the government took the land that had been assigned to the Native Americans and opened it up to settlers. (Yes, settlers is spelled correctly. That is the way it is pronounced in Oklahoma.)Rick Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771838562627660449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-69889274597173703312009-12-01T11:36:12.506+00:002009-12-01T11:36:12.506+00:00TKW - I, too, am a word-nerd. Good to find a kind...TKW - I, too, am a word-nerd. Good to find a kindred spirit!<br /><br />Struggler - Schools do tend to pick up on this sort of thing, don't they? I remember something about 89ers day in Oklahoma (to do with the land run). <br /><br />Someone help me here, was that the only day at school girls got to ask the boys to dance? Yes, I grew up in the dark ages.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-27531287657097827922009-11-30T17:34:12.586+00:002009-11-30T17:34:12.586+00:00I lived in Scotland between the ages of 3-11 and w...I lived in Scotland between the ages of 3-11 and we were always made aware of the special day at school! I'd never heard the concept of throwing a shoe to get a clue who to marry though, that's very sweet.<br />Happy St Andrew's Day!Pauline Wileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387098614220322595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-72297628427368691022009-11-30T15:19:52.255+00:002009-11-30T15:19:52.255+00:00How interesting to learn where "hodgepodge&qu...How interesting to learn where "hodgepodge" comes from. As a nerd who loves words, I thank you!TKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.com