Please help Christmas plunge

unkel · 26-12-2003 3:04pm #1

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

unkel · 27-12-2003 3:17am

Any help much appreciated

Lump · 27-12-2003 3:28pm

Why dont you search google/ the papers websites?

John

unkel · 28-12-2003 1:47am

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

Jim · 28-12-2003 1:54am

do we get a cut?

DRakE · 28-12-2003 5:10am

Originally posted by Jimeatsmenu
do we get a cut?

really, do we?

unkel · 28-12-2003 9:22pm

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:

herbie747 · 28-12-2003 9:59pm

http://archives.tcm.ie/breakingnews/2002/12/25/story81985.asp
That's the best I can find.

unkel · 29-12-2003 2:22am

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?

unkel · 30-12-2003 10:39am

Surely there must be better googlers than myself

Exit · 30-12-2003 4:01pm

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...

MarkR · 30-12-2003 4:58pm

Ohh... So close..

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

unkel · 31-12-2003 1:47am

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:

Lump · 31-12-2003 2:13am

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

Agent Smith · 31-12-2003 2:40am

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!

Lump · 31-12-2003 11:42am

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

John

Please help Christmas plunge

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