Shrove Tuesday is often celebrated by eating pancakes, and it’s called Pancake Day in the United Kingdom. There was no Saint Pancake, but there are jokes.
“Happy St. Pancake’s Day” was posted on the newsgroup uk.rec.motorcycles on February 24, 2004. “Happy St. Pancake’s Day, everyone!” was posted on Twitter by phl on February 20, 2007. “Pancake day soon, who was St. Pancake anyway?” was posted on Twitter by Angela Fraser on February 15, 2009.
“pfft kids these says probably don’t even know who st. pancake was!” was posted on Twitter by DEANO on February 21, 2012. “Most kids today don’t even know who St. Pancake is” was posted on Twitter by Auld Bryan later on February 21, 2012. “Kids today don’t even know who St Pancake was” was posted on Reddit—Britishproblems on February 12, 2013. “The youth of today don’t even know who Saint Pancake was…” was posted on Reddit—Britishproblems on February 17, 2015.
Wikipedia: Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent), observed in many Christian countries through participating in confession and absolution, the ritual burning of the previous year’s Holy Week palms, finalizing one’s Lenten sacrifice, as well as eating pancakes and other sweets.
Google Groups: uk.rec.motorcycles
Happy St. Pancake’s Day
HooDooWitch
Feb 24, 2004, 4:49:11 AM
Yes, it’s that time of the year when we remember St. Saviour E Pancake and all that he did, selflessly working wih the world’s tossers, lemons, and tirelessly promoting the entire pancake race.
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phl
@phl
Happy St. Pancake’s Day, everyone!
3:46 AM · Feb 20, 2007·Twitter SMS
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Angela Fraser
@Angiedaytripper
Pancake day soon, who was St. Pancake anyway?
7:06 PM · Feb 15, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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Gerry Hayes
@gerryhayes
Just think, if, 687 years ago, Saint Pancake had not defeated a cross Gila monster with some eggs and milk, we’d never celebrate his memory
3:38 PM · Feb 24, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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Trish Walsh
@trishw78
Replying to @elliottucker
@elliottucker didn’t know there was a Saint Pancake
10:46 AM · Feb 9, 2010·Twitter Web Client
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David Stowell
@DAStowell
Pancake day then - excellent! Anyone know what Saint Pancake did?
5:52 AM · Feb 16, 2010·Twitter Web Client
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Killian E. McDuff
@killpundit
<---Still doesn't know who St. Pancake is and still too lazy to search for it. But I enjoy CJ getting bashed.
7:19 PM · Jan 22, 2011·TweetDeck
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Liz Frances Hobbs
@LizFrancesHobbs
Remind me who St Pancake was?
4:53 AM · Feb 21, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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DEANO
@deanow89
pfft kids these says probably don’t even know who st. pancake was!
8:58 AM · Feb 21, 2012·Twitter for Android
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Auld Bryan
@BCollier2012
Most kids today don’t even know who St. Pancake is
9:30 AM · Feb 21, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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Andrew Bryce
@Andyboy94
I bet half the people today don’t even know who St. Pancake is..
3:24 PM · Feb 21, 2012·Twitter Web Client
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Hollie Denby
@HollieDenby
I bet the kids of today don’t even know who St.Pancake is! #HappyPancakeDay
7:24 AM · Feb 12, 2013·Twitter Web Client
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Georgie Unsworth ♎
@GeorgieGina210
Pancake day is so commercialised these days, I bet the kids don’t even know who St Pancake is!
8:21 AM · Feb 12, 2013·Twitter Web Client
Reddit—Britishproblems
Posted by u/NotMud February 12, 2013
Kids today don’t even know who St Pancake was.
Broken Britain.
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Eyeball75
Yes, it marks the day when Baby Jesus told St. Pancake that we should eat pancakes on the second Tuesday in every February forever, or else. Pretty sure that’s it.
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Antony Irwin
@AntonyIrwin
I bet there are some kids who don’t even know who St Pancake is.
1:53 AM · Mar 4, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Britishproblems
Posted by u/BFG_9000 February 17, 2015
The youth of today don’t even know who Saint Pancake was…
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Matt Botting
@mpbotting
Kids these days don’t even know who St Pancake is #brokenbritain
7:16 AM · Feb 9, 2016·Twitter for Android
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Revd Dr Mark Griffiths
@revmarkgriff
“Society has changed so much some people don’t even know who St Pancake is (Jack FM)” Below is… https://instagram.com/p/BREDe09jd9v/
12:17 PM · Feb 28, 2017 from Bracknell, England·Instagram
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The Dad Joke Man
@DadJokeMan
It’s Pancake Day!
I still don’t know who St. Pancake was though?
#PancakeDay
#ShroveTuesday
2:02 AM · Feb 16, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
16 February 2021, Express (London, UK), “Best Pancake Day puns to make you laugh this Shrove Tuesday” by Leah Stanfield (online):
“It’s Pancake Day! I still don’t know who St. Pancake was though!”
Reddit—Ireland
Posted by u/MajorasMask89 February 16, 2021
Disgusting that kids today have never even heard of Saint Pancake.
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
KIds today don’t even know who St Pancake is….
6:59 PM · Feb 16, 2021·Twitter Web App
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Jimmy Ferguson
@JimmyFer1077650
Kids today eh? Not one could tell me who St Pancake is.
11:41 PM · Feb 16, 2021·Twitter for Android