Who wore green for St Patricks Day? If not did you

@ersmommy1 (12588)
United States
March 17, 2008 8:10pm CST
get pinched? I waas remembering when I was in school. i didn't wear green one st Pattys day. And this kid came up and pinched me. Where does this come from Anyone know?
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Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I wore green so I didn't get pinched. My husband also wore green so I couldn't pinch hime either. My daughter wore green to chool and my dog has a green collar. Our little hamspter has green on his house so we could pinch him either, LOL.
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lilybug
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I did not wear green today. I did not get pinched. I am not sure where it got started, but I remember it from when I was in school. Kids were going around all day pinching other kids for not wearing green.
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8769)
• United Kingdom
18 Mar 08
I've never heard of the pinching thing. But as rintintin said, there is no Irish in me so why would I celebrate their day? If I had have worn green it would have been co-incidence but I didn't wear any.
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Angelwriter
@Angelwriter (1954)
• United States
18 Mar 08
I've never heard of people getting pinched for not wearing green. But, I had to wear a uniform when I was in school. It never happened to me in college, either. I do tend to wear green on St. Patrick's Day, though, because it's fun. I'm wearing green right now.
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shell52
@shell52 (144)
• United States
18 Mar 08
My daughter came home today and told me about the pinch thing. I had never heard that before. She did not wear green today, but friends gave her small things with it. She tried pinching me tonight cause I forgot also.
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owatagoosiam
@owatagoosiam (751)
• United States
19 Mar 08
I think it is supposed to be the leprechauns who pinch you for not showing them your respect by wearing green.
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Foxfire1875
@Foxfire1875 (2010)
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18 Mar 08
Must be an American thing, doesn't happen here. Why should everyone wear green anyway, seems a bit silly. I could I suppose, as I do have Irish ancestry but wouldn't as what is the point? I think of myself firstly as being Scottish, then European not Irish.