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

_feedback_ · 26-09-2012 4:40pm

Eh, example of what?

Thora · 26-09-2012 4:41pm

Should have mentioned that the locations are being kept under wraps. Otherwise Deco better get the tea on.

starviewadams · 26-09-2012 4:42pm

Hopefully in a burning building from which they can't escape.

phasers · 26-09-2012 4:44pm

Wait wait wait.

Is Example a person or a group? People keep switching from "are" to "is" to "him" to "they"

Where To · 26-09-2012 4:45pm

phasers wrote: »

Wait wait wait.

Is Example a person or a group? People keep switching from "are" to "is" to "him" to "they"

I think they're talking about different examples.

davet82 · 26-09-2012 4:45pm

kfallon wrote: »

Noctors

no no no ellie goulding is playing there

brummytom · 26-09-2012 4:46pm

phasers wrote: »

Wait wait wait.

Is Example a person or a group? People keep switching from "are" to "is" to "him" to "they"

It's a person, called Elliot Gleave. (e.g. -> example. Very clever)

Saw him at a festival thing last year (got given a spare ticket by a mate). He was actually quite good, considering I hate that kind of music. The lad who sings 'Never been afraid of the highest heights, nor afraid of dying' or something.

Where To · 26-09-2012 4:48pm

brummytom wrote: »

It's a person, called Elliot Gould or something IIRC.

Saw him at a festival thing last year (got given a spare ticket by a mate). He was actually quite good, considering I hate that kind of music. The lad who sings 'Never been afraid of the highest heights, nor afraid of dying' or something.

Career taken a bit of a downturn?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihnR30yCGAc

phasers · 26-09-2012 4:48pm

brummytom wrote: »

It's a person, called Elliot Gould or something IIRC.

Saw him at a festival thing last year (got given a spare ticket by a mate). He was actually quite good, considering I hate that kind of music. The lad who sings 'Never been afraid of the highest heights, nor afraid of dying' or something.

Thanks Tom. You keep me young :cool:

dodderangler · 26-09-2012 5:48pm

Heroditas wrote: »

dodderangler wrote: »

I'm off work thank god plan on headin t town at bout 3 ish
Never been out on Arthur's day before I know shockin
What's it gonna be like to get in places?
Is everywhere in town tickets?

You'll need a ticket to get into a large amount of pubs.
I would regularly go to the Stag's Head for pints on a Thursday - AFAIK it's ticket only tomorrow.
Would I buy a ticket to drink there? Would I fukk!!

I would normally drink in ould dubliner on Fridays or Saturday's and sometimes legends but was told this morning that it'd be tickets
It's a joke I'm pretty much a regular there and they aren't my local
Suppose il try it anyway and see

The King of Moo · 26-09-2012 6:00pm

Don't forget Moo Day today, celebrating 16 months of Boards posts. Be sure to get to your local for great events like Thanks-Whoring Competitions (the first to get 10 thanks gets a free drink of water) and zany drinking games (drink a shot for every thank, chug a pint for every PM).

Be sure to check you local paper for events in your area, like the nostalgia of a lie performance of the Manic Street Preachers' CDs.

Be sure you make yourself a part of history by taking part in this joyous, 16-monthly celebration of thinks Creamy and Mooey. Why would you not want to go out? It's a great excuse to have a bit of craic with your mates on a Thursday night, unless you're some kind of dry sh*te who'd prefer to stay in and talk to anonymous strangers on the internet :rolleyes:.

Red Hand · 26-09-2012 6:36pm

The King of Moo wrote: »

Don't forget Moo Day today, celebrating 16 months of Boards posts. Be sure to get to your local for great events like Thanks-Whoring Competitions (the first to get 10 thanks gets a free drink of water) and zany drinking games (drink a shot for every thank, chug a pint for every PM).

Be sure to check you local paper for events in your area, like the nostalgia of a lie performance of the Manic Street Preachers' CDs.

Be sure you make yourself a part of history by taking part in this joyous, 16-monthly celebration of thinks Creamy and Mooey. Why would you not want to go out? It's a great excuse to have a bit of craic with your mates on a Thursday night, unless you're some kind of dry sh*te who'd prefer to stay in and talk to anonymous strangers on the internet :rolleyes:.

Will there be free drink there?

otto_26 · 26-09-2012 6:41pm

Slattsy wrote: »

Anti craic.

That's why I used the words marketing to monkeys. Someone is only any craic when your sitting on a bar stool!

rubadubduba · 26-09-2012 6:44pm

Nope.

Every fkn day in this poxy country is Arthur's day. just some posh twats in diago making a few bucks and whats worse is them twats in dcc gave them the go ahead.

The King of Moo · 26-09-2012 7:23pm

Red Hand wrote: »

Will there be free drink there?

Oh absolutely!!

The King of Moo wrote: »

Don't forget Moo Day today, celebrating 16 months of Boards posts. Be sure to get to your local for great events like Thanks-Whoring Competitions (the first to get 10 thanks gets a free drink of water) and zany drinking games (drink a shot for every thank, chug a pint for every PM).

Be sure to check you local paper for events in your area, like the nostalgia of a lie performance of the Manic Street Preachers' CDs.

Be sure you make yourself a part of history by taking part in this joyous, 16-monthly celebration of thinks Creamy and Mooey. Why would you not want to go out? It's a great excuse to have a bit of craic with your mates on a Thursday night, unless you're some kind of dry sh*te who'd prefer to stay in and talk to anonymous strangers on the internet :rolleyes:.

Red Hand · 26-09-2012 7:43pm

The King of Moo wrote: »

Oh absolutely!!

It's free, is it?

mcwinning · 26-09-2012 7:45pm

Not one bit excited. Halloween is where it's at.

Wee Willy Harris · 26-09-2012 7:48pm

I like the concept of painting the town black but am thinking the goth market just isn't there

The King of Moo · 26-09-2012 8:01pm

Red Hand wrote: »

It's free, is it?

Of course! You'll have to pay for mineral water obviously, but tap water's free.*

*before eight

Red Hand · 26-09-2012 8:03pm

The King of Moo wrote: »

Of course! You'll have to pay for mineral water obviously, but tap water's free.*

*before eight

And, just to be sure, but you can drink it, can you?

(Is it free?):P

The King of Moo · 26-09-2012 8:56pm

Red Hand wrote: »

And, just to be sure, but you can drink it, can you?

(Is it free?):P

You can drink it, in the sense that it's physically possible for an able-bodied person to raise the glass to their lips, and not in the sense that it's advisable from a health perspective to drink it.

Witchie · 26-09-2012 9:24pm

I hate guinness so like last year I will be drinking a baby guinness as the toast. Looking forward to it after being cooped up sick for over a week.

entropi · 26-09-2012 9:35pm

Lillie Wet Stockroom wrote: »

Whats so wrong with people using it as an exuse to meet up.

Also I was talking to the owner of the spot where we usually drink and he said there would complementary Guinness stew and a free pint or two if we called before 6 on Thursday. It wouldn't be happening with out Arthur's day so its even a better idea than I already thought.

So you'd have normally gone out on a Thursday would you? Those one or two "free" pints will be covered by the charge on the door, nobody wins.

syklops wrote: »

To be honest, there is me and about 1 other person on this thread who is in any way looking forward to Arthurs day. The rest is people who want to put it down. Us two aren't the sheep. People like you are.

I didnt mind it the first day it came around, simply because it had a purpose, an "actual" Arthur's Day, if you will. Now its just dragging on like some rotting corpse behind a lorry.

This eejit is no sheep either. I've hated it by the 2nd year it came around, nothing new added to my day at all.

The King of Moo · 26-09-2012 9:37pm

Witchie wrote: »

I hate guinness so like last year I will be drinking a baby guinness as the toast. Looking forward to it after being cooped up sick for over a week.

Do people actually toast Arthur at 17.59, like they do in the ads?

Man, that'd be beyond cringeworthy.

Red Hand · 26-09-2012 10:17pm

The King of Moo wrote: »

Do people actually toast Arthur at 17.59, like they do in the ads?

Man, that'd be beyond cringeworthy.

I toast Jesus on Christmas. And t'other unnamed prophet at Ramadam.

Witchie · 26-09-2012 10:40pm

The King of Moo wrote: »

Do people actually toast Arthur at 17.59, like they do in the ads?

Man, that'd be beyond cringeworthy.

Ach its a bit of craic. A countdown and a "too Arthur" goes up and everyone skulls their drink.

26-09-2012 11:12pm

Master of Nothing wrote: »

So you'd have normally gone out on a Thursday would you? Those one or two "free" pints will be covered by the charge on the door, nobody wins.

There won't be a charge on the door and even if there was we wouldn't have to pay it as we are good friends with the owners and all the staff.

dublinman1990 · 27-09-2012 1:16am

There was a point made by Brendan Flowers that money would be raised for Charities for Arthur's Day. And other posters raised the point saying that all of the gigs and beers will be for free.

The question I am asking is how is the money raised for Charity if all events and beers are going for free on the day? It is all through Sponsorship's only?

I was watching that TWO Music Arthur's Day gig on RTE 2 HD tonight. I thought IMO your man Craig Doyle did a horrible job hosting horrible music. I watched Jamie Heaslip there at that gig. His reason for being there that he was given off time for the week while playing for Leinster. Did anyone watch Bressie there btw?

Nowadays, I just find the thing a joke just to get free booze for the night.

dodderangler · 27-09-2012 1:23am

dublinman1990 wrote: »

There was a point made by Brendan Flowers that money would be raised for Charities for Arthur's Day. And other posters raised the point saying that all of the gigs and beers will be for free.

The question I am asking is how is the money raised for Charity if all events and beers are going for free on the day? It is all through Sponsorship's only?

I was watching that TWO Music Arthur's Day gig on RTE 2 HD tonight. I thought IMO your man Craig Doyle did a horrible job hosting horrible music. I watched Jamie Heaslip there at that gig. His reason for being there that he was given off time for the week while playing for Leinster. Did anyone watch Bressie there btw?

Nowadays, I just find the thing a joke just to get free booze for the night.

Tickets mate most places are tickets only from what I was told so if it was for charity maybe certain percentage from tickets goes to charity
And I'm sure places would do raffles or somethin aswell
Dunno tho first time celebratin arthurs day tomoro

grenache · 27-09-2012 1:27am

MrCreosote wrote: »

No? Anyone??

Thought not.

I've got better things to be excited about than a cringy marketing ploy.

token101 · 27-09-2012 2:33am

I understand people getting upset over it being a drink to excess day, but the stuff about it being a cringe worthy marketing ploy is laughable! It'll never be a patch on Christmas or Valentines' Day! Even the modern incarnation of Santa was invented by Coca Cola FFS and people rarely complain when they see the adverts with trucks coming, it's a almost part of Christmas in the UK and Britain! And Valentines' day is an even bigger marketing ploy!

dodderangler · 27-09-2012 2:35am

token101 wrote: »

I understand people getting upset over it being a drink to excess day, but the stuff about it being a cringe worthy marketing ploy is laughable! It'll never be a patch on Christmas or Valentines' Day! Even the modern incarnation of Santa was invented by Coca Cola FFS and people rarely complain when they see the adverts with trucks coming, it's a part of almost Christmas in the UK and Britain! And Valentines' day is an even bigger marketing ploy!

Good post yup Santa Claus was actually in a green suit and coca cola changed
Sure look at st Patrick's day
Biggest day of the year for drinkin

patwicklow · 27-09-2012 2:49am

People are worse to celabrate it, load of crap but then there is loads of sheep out there that will follow it Arthurs day my ass who they kidding!

token101 · 27-09-2012 2:51am

dodderangler wrote: »

Good post yup Santa Claus was actually in a green suit and coca cola changed
Sure look at st Patrick's day
Biggest day of the year for drinkin

He looks better in red though

chrissb7 · 27-09-2012 2:58am

I don't get it really.I think the whole thing reeks of desperation.People who have an excuse to get collapsing drunk and call it plausible because its such and such day.Do what you want when you want ya bunch of sheep.Just don't expect me to excuse the fights,the blood,the mess and general trouble that comes with such a day because of your pathetic excuse.That said I can get messy myself and I think it can just happen in the spirit of the occasion.But downing pints of guinness and puking up can only make me laugh and think how pathetic and desperate people are to have "fun" on such a forced occasion. Anyway enjoy your day but please, don't try and get in the "spirit" of things by wrecking yourself.You're your own person and if you ain't feeling it then don't bother.

starviewadams · 27-09-2012 3:01am

Against The Grain on Wexford Street are doing free pints of Dark Arts (brewed by an actual Irish brewery) tomorrow at 17:59.Lovely stuff it is too!

Not sure if The Brew Dock are doing the same thing,only saw it on ATG's Facebook tonight.

Cookie_Monster · 27-09-2012 3:19am

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.

while we're at it we can Rename St Patricks day to "Non Irish Saint from an Oppressive Damaging Cult Day", has a nice ring to it actually...

At least Arthur's day celebrates an Irish product rather than the drivel of Rome

syklops · 27-09-2012 10:15am

Happy Arthurs Day everybody! Wohoo!

To make it even more epic, Czech prohibition has been relaxed. High five!

De Hipster · 27-09-2012 11:09am

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

while we're at it we can Rename St Patricks day to "Non Irish Saint from an Oppressive Damaging Cult Day", has a nice ring to it actually...

At least Arthur's day celebrates an Irish product rather than the drivel of Rome

Kind of: The company had its headquarters in London from 1932 onwards. It merged with Grand Metropolitan plc in 1997 and is now part of the multinational alcohol conglomerate Diageo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness

Slattsy · 27-09-2012 11:09am

Today is gonna be a good day :-)

Need to pick what boozer I'm scooping in though. Tough decision.

lee_baby_simms · 27-09-2012 11:41am

starviewadams wrote: »

Against The Grain on Wexford Street are doing free pints of Dark Arts (brewed by an actual Irish brewery) tomorrow at 17:59.Lovely stuff it is too!

That's where I'll be so.

lee_baby_simms · 27-09-2012 11:43am

Witchie wrote: »

Ach its a bit of craic. A countdown and a "too Arthur" goes up and everyone skulls their drink.

God that's shameful.

BlimpyBoy · 27-09-2012 11:46am

lee_baby_simms wrote: »

That's where I'll be so.

Don't do it! That post was just a big marketing scam for Dark Arts.

All the sheep will be in Against the Grain drinking their Dark Arts stout!

I prefer the Golden Ale tbh. Not a fan of stout really. :pac:

27-09-2012 12:25pm

T-minus 5 hours to the high stool and some lovey Guinness!! Happy Arthur's day

Slattsy · 27-09-2012 12:35pm

Lunchtime pints :-D

otto_26 · 27-09-2012 11:40pm

marco_polo wrote: »

If you don't like people making sweeping generalisations about you then perhaps you shouldn't make them about others?

I didn't make any sweeping generalisations???

I making the point that I find Arthur's day as just a big corporation marketing to monkeys... this isn't generalisation this is fact!

Monkeys who will gladly change their plans on a Thursday night because a big corporation told them it's Arthur's day The poster earlier stated he had changed his plans on Thursday night because it's Arthur's Day!!!!

Wee Willy Harris · 28-09-2012 12:12am

got my Mika ticket..

fitting soundtrack to the black stuff I think him; n Texas were more than available.

tan11ie · 28-09-2012 12:15am

Seriously do we really need any more excuses for a piss up here in Ireland? total rubbish ..sure money to be made...

Slattsy · 28-09-2012 9:23am

What a great night. Dublin was buzzing last night, great atmosphere.
And not dying today either - result.

28-09-2012 10:10am

Good craic around Cork last night, place was wedged. Sick as a pig today though I've yet to make an appearance in work though I'd say there are a lot in the same boat, I will sneak in after a bit

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

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