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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 12:38 PM
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Happy Belated Boxing Day! - a question.
In honor of Boxing Day (which was yesterday), I have a question: who would you most like to engage with in a street fight?

Oh, and if any Anglophiles want to flame me for not knowing what Boxing Day is, I know damn well what it is...It's some holiday where people but on gloves & fight...
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demnan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 12:42 PM
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1. Wouldn't today be Boxing Day?
Isn't Boxing Day the first day back to work after Christmas (assuming the banks take Sunday off in G.B.)?
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 12:47 PM
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2. I guess so. I always thought it was Dec. 26.
OK, maybe I don't know what Boxing Day is...
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 12:48 PM
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3. Yeah what the hell is the point of boxing day?
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demnan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 12:49 PM
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5. Boxing Day is traditionally a day when
the British exchange gifts with co-workers. Therefore it usually occurs the first working day after Christmas, at least that's what I've always thought.
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ChavezSpeakstheTruth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 12:49 PM
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4. no no - its when everybody dips their hands in tar then broken glass
Edited on Mon Dec-27-04 01:01 PM by ChavezSpeakstheTruth
and then punch and kick each other to death.
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 12:59 PM
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6. it originated when british lords began giving gifts to their servants
sometimes including letting them boss the lords around for one day.

nowadays, it's a holiday to let people return/exchange those less-than-perfect christmas gifts.
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CanuckAmok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-27-04 01:00 PM
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7. Rule number one: You do not talk about Boxing Day.
Rule number two: You DO NOT talk about Boxing Day!
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