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Is anybody else getting excited about Arthur's Day?!

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  • 25-09-2012 7:46am
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    MrCreosote
    Registered Users Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭


    No? Anyone??

    Thought not.


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    crazygeryy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,065 ✭✭✭crazygeryy


    MrCreosote wrote: »
    No? Anyone??

    Thought not.

    yea for me the excitement is almost on a Par with the up coming budget.


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    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Arnold? Who's Arnold!?!?


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    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    Nope, but looking forward to christmas :-)


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    Wee Willy Harris
    Site Banned Posts: 563 ✭✭✭Wee Willy Harris


    it has really established itself, counting down the days now


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    Tombi!
    Registered Users Posts: 6,689 ✭✭✭Tombi!


    Ah, a day where we celebrate drinking and go out and have a few pints!

    I for one, am very glad that being Irish, I actually have a day that comes once a year where it's normal to go drinking at 10 in the morning.


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    gobnaitolunacy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,073 ✭✭✭gobnaitolunacy


    About as excited if it were Lidl Day or Tesco Day. Shameless self-serving corporate advertising.

    They should call it what it actually is: Diageo Day.


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    BunShopVoyeur
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    Arthur's Day. When students, scumbags and alcoholics come together in a glorious display of black vomit and blood.

    Fúck Arthur's Day. We don't need another Paddies Day.


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    GTDolanator
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    Not really looking forward to it.....but thursday is the night i tend to go to the pub so ill prob have one in his honour


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    Festy
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    MrCreosote wrote: »
    No? Anyone??

    Thought not.

    Since when did we as a nation need an excuse for a piss up.It's Arthur's day everyday in Ireland sure ffs.


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    Ted_YNWA
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    To Martha !!


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    McBauer
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭McBauer


    Always a good night. I for one am looking forward it! Although I think one pint of the black stuff will be more than enough for me!!


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    MagicSean
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    I'd rather have arthritis day. People could put their money towards finding a cure for a crippling disease rather than making a stereotype of a country come true


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    The King of Moo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    I am! I'll be greeting everyone with " 'ave you seen it!? Eh!? Eh!? 'ave you seen it!? Where's me washboard!? Eh!? Eh!?" and a cheeky snicker!

    'ow queer!! Eh, he, he, he!! Ah've seen ya wrappin' presents when it's nobody's birthday! Eh!? I say, Ah've seen ya wrappin' presents when it's nobody's birthday!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_h0_OUSScc


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    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    I think the whole thing is stupid.
    It's a massive marketing stunt trying to turn some bloke into a hero.
    It stereotypes the Irish yet again, we already had a national holiday where we drink to excess, now we're developing a whole new "day" purely based on drink and nothing else.

    The sad thing is that the marketing is allowed to go ahead. It's repulsive, embarrassing and bad for our reputation.


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    flyswatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭flyswatter


    Couldn't care less. I like Guinness but think it's ridiculous. I've never partaken in it.


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    clappyhappy
    Registered Users Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭clappyhappy


    No interest in it, complete commercialsm. Well done diagio, very successful on their behalf.


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    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,449 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    bbam wrote: »
    I think the whole thing is stupid.
    It's a massive marketing stunt trying to turn some bloke into a hero.
    It stereotypes the Irish yet again, we already had a national holiday where we drink to excess, now we're developing a whole new "day" purely based on drink and nothing else.

    The sad thing is that the marketing is allowed to go ahead. It's repulsive, embarrassing and bad for our reputation.


    It's a disgrace and the only reason they get away with it is because the admission money from the tickets to the gigs goes to charity.


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    SmilingLurker
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    I am. Nothing to do with Guinness, I am off on holidays Thursday. When I get there I might have a cold larger....

    PS I love Guinness, it just hates me.


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    TURRICAN
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    No and never did.
    Load of ****e


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    Gloomtastic!
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    Hoping too. I've missed the last three due to parental commitments so looking forward to celebrating the existence of the world's finest alcoholic beverage. :)


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    Zebra3
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    gobnaitolunacy wrote: »
    About as excited if it were Lidl Day or Tesco Day. Shameless self-serving corporate advertising.

    They should call it what it actually is: Diageo Day.

    They should actually call it D*ckhead Day because anyone who falls for such corporate propaganda....


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    MJ23
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    No, im waiting til they establish a Scrumpy Jack day or Dutch Gold day. It'd be a great way of rounding up most of the alcoholics, skobies and bums and shooting them all. A complete drain on society.


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    Tombi!
    Registered Users Posts: 6,689 ✭✭✭Tombi!


    MJ23 wrote: »
    No, im waiting til they establish a Scrumpy Jack day or Dutch Gold day. It'd be a great way of rounding up most of the alcoholics, skobies and bums and shooting them all. A complete drain on society.

    Dutch Gold day for me is whenever I get me dole (and every day after that).
    But I'm not a cheap scumbag like others on the dole.
    I go for the good stuff. I go for Druids cider.


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    iDave
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    Event junkies around Ireland rubbing their hands about this. Going through town after work you’ll see them queuing to get into exclusive bars like….err…Hogans on Georges St. The same places you could walk into normally any other day. Women dolled up to the nines who wont touch any Guinness all night.


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    sealgaire
    Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭sealgaire


    GTDolanator wrote: »
    Not really looking forward to it.....but thursday is the night i tend to go to the pub so ill prob have one in his honour


    i hope you're joking


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    Dravokivich
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    Yeah can't wait. Few gigs, some pints, be grand.


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    #28
    Archeron
    Registered Users Posts: 6,202 ✭✭✭Archeron


    I have my Guinness tree up already.


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    #29
    kfallon
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    Brutal Deluxe wrote: »
    Ah, a day where we celebrate drinking and go out and have a few pints!

    I for one, am very glad that being Irish, I actually have a day that comes once a year where it's normal to go drinking at 10 in the morning.

    That's most Saturdays tbh

    Arthur's Day is not for me but to those of ye who enjoy it I hope the weather picks up for ye.

    It's cost me my Thursday night football tho cos half the lads who play now have to work :mad:


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    Mr Benevolent
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    Yeah, I'm really excited about the world's best laxative getting another ridiculous publicity boost.


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    Easy Rod
    Registered Users Posts: 1,876 ✭✭✭Easy Rod


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    They should actually call it D*ckhead Day because anyone who falls for such corporate propaganda....
    I presume you don't purchase any brand name products ever?

    I am going to go out for a few pints because there are free gigs on and town will be good craic.


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