Santa/santy?

Zombienosh

Which one do you say? 

Santy for me.

deco nate

Someone was listening to dermot and Dave today.. .

L'prof

Mam/Dad

Dr Crayfish

In Dublin anyway...

Santy if you're not posh.
Santa if you think you live in an American sitcom, or posh.

That was always my understanding.

Similar to the Great Mam V Mum (V Mom for the real freaks) war that's been raging on boards since its conception.
I'm a Santy Mam knacker btw.

Cortina_MK_IV

Santy (Dub).

Father Christmas if you were posh.

buried

The man from Del Monty

Tom Mann Centuria

Father Christmas for me, Santa or Santy interchangeablely for wife and kids.

mad muffin

Satan claws.

gitzy16v

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

In Dublin anyway...

Santy if you're not posh.
Santa if you think you live in an American sitcom, or posh.

That was always my understanding.

Similar to the Great Mam V Mum (V Mom for the real freaks) war that's been raging on boards since its conception.
I'm a Santy Mam knacker btw.

Santy,Ma and Da ftw

Dr Crayfish

gitzy16v wrote: »

Santy,Ma and Da ftw

These are all totally acceptable too.

fineso.mom

Daidí na Nollaig

Spanish Eyes

Well here in Dublin it was always Santy, but then US and UK tv told all the kids to talk with a question at the end of their sentences, and to say Santa too. I am sad about that.

Anyway was great to see the clip of the little Cork lad on the radio and it was Santy all the way.

FTW.

Zombienosh

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

In Dublin anyway...

Santy if you're not posh.
Santa if you think you live in an American sitcom, or posh.

That was always my understanding.

Similar to the Great Mam V Mum (V Mom for the real freaks) war that's been raging on boards since its conception.
I'm a Santy Mam knacker btw.

Santy Mam knackers unite

Goodshape

Mum, dad, Santa.

There rest of yous are all mad.

Dr Crayfish

Goodshape wrote: »

Mum, dad, Santa.

There rest of yous are all mad.

Mum and yous from the same person. Something isn't right here...

Spanish Eyes

Mam.

Nothing else will ever do.

Cortina_MK_IV

Goodshape wrote: »

Mum, dad, Santa.

There rest of yous are all mad.

• Mum, dad, santa.
  
• Ma, da, santy.
  
• Mummy, daddy, father Christmas.

It's feckin Santy and it's mammy and daddy and would you like a drop of tae before I put the jar in the bed.

JimmyTClarke

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

Father Christmas if you were posh.

Or English.

demanufactured

Santa....
People who say santy should be blasted with piss.

Dr Crayfish

Deleted User wrote: »

It's feckin Santy and it's mammy and daddy and would you like a drop of tae before I put the jar in the bed.

Oh I forgot about culchies

DEFTLEFTHAND

How about just referring to him as Claus.

Dr Crayfish

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

Oh I forgot about culchies

Insect Overlord

I heard they call him Santo on de Nort' Soyid.

DEFTLEFTHAND

An File wrote: »

I heard they call him Santo on de Nort' Soyid.

That's brilliant.

Us culchies love the way northside Dubliners speak.

buried

What I'd like to know is how did his costume end up in this red and white colour? You hear this story that it was a soft drink company what gave it to him, but did it though? That could well be a modern corporate company surplanting its own myth on a already established ancient one. I think the red and white colour comes from the 'Amanita muscaria' (The holy mushroom) This is a hallucinatory 'magic' mushroom, its tip is red with white dots, looks like the ones in the fairytales, cartoons and the Mario Brothers computer games. The reindeers in the artic circle gobble them when they see a patch of them growing underneath evergreen pine trees in the wild. Nordic Shaman tribesmen would eat them and describe the reindeers flying. Maybe thats what the reindeers see too. Even Insects will take bites off these mushrooms and collapse onto the ground in a semi comatose warped state for 15 minutes, get back up and take more bites, thats Christmas in a nutshell right there

Yamanoto

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Well here in Dublin it was always Santy, but then US and UK tv told all the kids to talk with a question at the end of their sentences, and to say Santa too. I am sad about that.

T'was Santa to many Dublin folk a long time before TV was invented.

Maybe not down Coddle Terrace way.

Capt'n Midnight

fineso.mom wrote: »

Daidí na Nollaig

Athair na Nollag.

maudgonner

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Athair na Nollag.

Nah, Gaeilgeoirs are well in with him, no need for formality.

Little known fact, as well as getting extra points in the Leaving, they also get 10% more presents from Santy. Fact!

dd972

lost near the airport OP?...

Atari Jaguar

Santa. Or slanty jaws.


Another poll with that all important option missing. Tut.

ratmouse

Sandy Claws

KungPao

Santy when I was a kid, then Santa when I grew up and realised his name was actually Santa...the clue is in the name...Santa Claus.

But sometimes I say Santy. And other times I say Santa.

Santy.

Santa.

Beanntraigheach

Saint Knickers-less

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

fineso.mom wrote: »

Daidí na Nollaig

Athair na Nollag.

He's a priest?

Atari Jaguar

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

He's a priest?

Well he's not daddy Christmas he's Father Christmas. And the myth was originally spun from St. Nicholas who was a bishop who handed out presents to poor children so technically he is.

_Jamie_

Culchie here. Santy is my default. Though I feel self-conscious saying it at times as apparently people can be secretly (or not so secretly) snooty about it.

_Jamie_

Goodshape wrote: »

Mum, dad, Santa.

There rest of yous are all mad.

You almost convinced us you are posh. Almost. So close. :P:D

DopeTech

deco nate wrote: »

Someone was listening to dermot and Dave today.. .

Or Adrian and Jeremy

L'prof

_Jamie_ wrote: »

Culchie here. Santy is my default. Though I feel self-conscious saying it at times as apparently people can be secretly (or not so secretly) sooty about it.

FYP...I'll get my coat!

The J Stands for Jay

So has someone built the camps we're sending the santy people to yet?

fizzypish

The Mother. Can't remember what I refer to her directly as?
The Father. Dad if referred to directly.
sinterklaas. Just joking he's different. Some heathen dutch impersonator running around with a load of lads in black face. Funniest **** you'll ever see. Santy. Must be said in a most childish way.

LordSutch

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

Santy (Dub).

Father Christmas if you were posh.

Santy if you're from the council estate, and Santa if you're from the better part of town.
Father Christmas if you're from one of the big houses. That's the impression I get.

lawred2

Zombienosh wrote: »

Which one do you say? 

Santy for me.

both

gramar

Mr. Claus.

Cortina_MK_IV

LordSutch wrote: »

Santy if you're from the council estate, and Santa if you're from the better part of town.
Father Christmas if you're from one of the big houses. That's the impression I get.

I am, or corpo as we called them.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Atari Jaguar wrote: »

Well he's not daddy Christmas he's Father Christmas. And the myth was originally spun from St. Nicholas who was a bishop who handed out presents to poor children so technically he is.

Fair point.

I want to meet a priest now with the surname Christmas, just so I can call him Father Christmas...

Caoimhgh1n

I'd say Santa whilst speaking English, and San Nioclás whilst speaking in Irish.

Atari Jaguar

Caoimhgh1n wrote: »

I'd say Santa whilst speaking English, and San Nioclás whilst speaking in Irish.

Thinly veiled I speak Irish comment.

Caoimhgh1n

Atari Jaguar wrote: »

Thinly veiled I speak Irish comment.

Thinly veiled Irish has nothing to do with my heritage and I'm desperate for likes comment.

Train Dragon

Santa = middle and upper class Dublin.

Santy = working class Dublin and rest of the Republic.