Head Tale

I know I do a lot of “does this only happen in Saskatchewan?” posts and comments so I thought I'd pass along a recent AskMetaFilter question about “stag & does”, namely “are they only an Ontario thing or do they exist elsewhere?”

And the answer is…Ontario-only and specifically SW Ontario and even more specifically rural SW Ontario for the most part.

I first heard the term in London but thought it was like the joint stag/stagettes that have become increasingly popular here (and elsewhere?) for couples who don't want to do their last pre-marriage party apart. 

But apparently I didn't glean the full uniqueness of stag & does which are more like pre-wedding fundraisers for the couple with games and drinks at a local hall or whatever.  (The similarity to Manitoba's “socials” is pointed out in the thread a couple times but again, I don't think we use that term in Saskatchewan – at least as a reference to parties for engaged couples.) 

Anyhow, it was fun seeing a topic on AskMF that never would've caught my eye if I hadn't lived in SW Ontario!