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Please help Christmas plunge

  • 26-12-2003 04:04PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,652 ✭✭✭✭


    Need to find out how many people took the plunge at the Forty Feet in Sandycove on Christmas Day last year (2002). It's for a bet and kinda need proof - link to website would prolly be sufficient :)

    Edit:

    About 1000 swimmers did it this Christmas. The stakes of the bet have just increased to €150. I would greatly appreciate any comments :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,652 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Any help much appreciated :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    Why dont you search google/ the papers websites?



    John


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,652 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Thanks Lump

    I googled for about two hours prior to posting this thread. Had no luck either with the archives of the Irish Times and the Independent. These are very summary and do not include detail on trivial matters like the Christmas plunge at the forty foot :)

    Any help greatly appreciated


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,181 ✭✭✭✭Jim


    do we get a cut?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,810 ✭✭✭DRakE


    Originally posted by Jimeatsmenu
    do we get a cut?

    really, do we?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,652 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Originally posted by Jimeatsmenu
    do we get a cut?

    LOL - yes, I'll reward the first person providing evidence that will lead to me winning the bet :cool:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 590 ✭✭✭herbie747




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,652 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Thanks for that herbie747 - it was the pretty much the best link I found myself before I started this thread :)

    iirc it did state the estimated number of swimmers in the Irish Times of December 27th, 2002. Anybody has access to a copy?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,652 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Surely there must be better googlers than myself ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭Exit


    I don't know about other colleges, but DCU has some kind of program on some computers in the library that lets you search past newspapers, so if you can get hold of someone...


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  • Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,314 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59,652 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Originally posted by MarkR
    Ohh... So close..

    http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2002/1227/

    Yep, looked at that one as well MarkR before I posted this thread. Thanks anyway for your post m8 :)

    OK I didn't materialise on the reward before. I will now. It is €50 :cool:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    There were 567 there, source: My head. I counted last year, cause I went to jump in too but got scared. GIVE ME MY MONEH



    John


  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    lump your such a buller


    i've done it ever year since i was 13 (5 year's now)

    2002 was about 100-150 roughly

    there's no set time to do it but the best is at 11:45 am and 1 pm


    (everyone out from mass)



    for my reward buy me a journel in board's!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,984 ✭✭✭✭Lump


    yes and you apparently are stupid.... I was being sarcastic..... to get meh mits on teh money.




    John


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