Posted by:
elderolddog
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Date: April 23, 2024 01:12PM
If one were only to read the title, one might suppose Kentish misspelled "Breast day," which is definitely worthy of celebration.
However, the correct intent is immediately known, so my crude attempt at humor is instantly dismissed.
I am an acknowledged Anglophile, thanks to overdosing on Samuel Shellabarger, Thomas B. Costain, and Daphne du Maurier as an elementary school student...and then repeated readings of all Dorothy Sayers' writings on the younger brother of the Duke of Denver.
This peculiar fondness survived being humiliated and demeaned by my fellow students the day I gave my book report on du Maurier's "The Scapegoat"... For some reason, my brain saw "Scrapegoat" and when I said it out loud the first time Mrs. Anderson burst out laughing, and so naturally so did the entire classroom, though they scarce knew why.
She apologized later...
Wikipedia's explanation of St. George's Day is a good read:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Day_in_England