Christmas Drinks!

Howdy, was wondering if anyone was up for meeting up this week for some drinks in Doyle's/the Pav/Porterhouse/Gingerman/O'Neills/other pub? Might be an idea to do so since the last time we did was October. Scary.

I was thinking maybe Wednesday or Thursday.

(Incidentally, there's another reason for getting everyone together* which I'm unsure whether I can go into on a public forum.)

What say you?

*No, it's nothing sexy.

John

Some other time in the not too distant future?

Yeah, good plan. Can you PM your super secret sexy plan?

Troglodyte

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

Damn, I won't be able to make it. And your secret reasons for the get together will no doubt intrigue me. Please PM me if you don't mind letting me know.

Pet

After Christmas

Sure, count me in.

Thursday - 21st December

I'm in!!!

Which probably means that no one else is....

Andrew 83

Thursday - 21st December

I'm not free on Thursday but might drop in if it was on Wednesday.

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

Poll added.

gymrabbit

I'm only going if

Agent Smith
Ian
Crash_000
DrIndy
John(2)
Ibid
Myth
Apexaviour (should be coming home soon)
Ed
Chick

go.

If we actually get a good few confirmations on attendance we should do a <5euro chrischringle. Or not. Depends.

I bet you a fiver stargal and Andrew83 don't turn up because they're elitists.

Crash

Friday - 22nd December

I'll be there - preferably wednesday I guess

Andrew 83

Thursday - 21st December

gymrabbit wrote:

I bet you a fiver stargal and Andrew83 don't turn up because they're elitists.

Didn't realise myself!

BrenC

Wednesday - 20th December

hmm I'll be on a plane Thurs morning

Stargal

Thursday - 21st December

gymrabbit wrote:

I bet you a fiver stargal and Andrew83 don't turn up because they're elitists.

Andrew 83 wrote:

Didn't realise myself!

Me neither! Maybe he just means you? I'm as nice as pie

Seriously though, elitists? Is that just a way of making sure that we turn up just so you can be proved wrong? If so, nice work. Appealing to my hyper-competitive nature is always a good way to make me do stuff.

Bren C wrote:

hmm I'll be on a plane Thurs morning

So Wednesday would suit you too?

gymrabbit

I'll be there cos I love christmas and I want to say hello to all my boards.ie/tcd buddies. Slight preference for Wednesday.

europerson

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

I came home for Christmas yesterday, actually, so this is annoying, especially seeing as Enda guaranteed* me that there would be no pre-Christmas TCD Boards event. I'm intrigued by all this mystery. Oh...

Anyway, after Christmas would be good, at least for me.

*= A la agent smith, "may not be true".

Pet

After Christmas

europerson wrote:

I came home for Christmas yesterday, actually, so this is annoying, especially seeing as Enda guaranteed* me that there would be no pre-Christmas TCD Boards event. I'm intrigued by all this mystery. Oh...

Anyway, after Christmas would be good, at least for me.

*= A la agent smith, "may not be true".

Pffh, you're only in Meath, if you want to come it's no great hassle. Come up in the morning, spend a day in the library, then drink away your short term memory and render it pointless. That's the Irish student way.

I second your list, kev, but stargal (who's certainly not an elitist) and Myth will show because I owe them drinks for about 6 months now.

Myth

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

Myth wrote:

(Incidentally, there's another reason for getting everyone together* which I'm unsure whether I can go into on a public forum.)

Hey... What I was hinting at earlier on was to do with one of the oldest security guards in Trinity: Gerry Moles. He was the lovely old man who was at front arch for the past few decades - there was a thread some time ago about 'a walk through Trinity' or something like that which he was interviewed on.

Anyways, he was diagnosed with lung cancer some time ago and I was told tonight that he died last week - plus the flag was at half mast today in memory, apparently.

What the secret was was that I was hoping to get a card for him signed by everyone coming to the beers... given that Gerry loved talking to students... many a time you'd be stopped by him at front arch for ages at a time just chatting about life, exams, college, anything. Thought it might cheer him up getting some merry christmases from students in college. Doesn't really matter now I suppose.

Just after checking ireland.com and unison.ie and I can't find anything, but apparently it was a very private funeral so I just don't know.

Anyways, sorry for dimming the mood a bit (though I hope I'm wrong), but I thought it should be said.

I'll post again in the morning.

Dónal

gymrabbit

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

gymrabbit wrote:

If we actually get a good few confirmations on attendance we should do a <5euro chrischringle. Or not. Depends.

I'd be on for that, by the way.

Andrew 83

Thursday - 21st December

That's terrible news about Gerry, I'd no idea. A lovely man.

John

Some other time in the not too distant future?

Bugger, it was sad enough when you told me he had cancer but now I'm really bummed out. This next tea's for Gerry, he was a very nice chap indeed.

Stargal

Thursday - 21st December

That's really awful, I had no idea. Gerry was a great man - he always had time for everyone. He'll be really missed.

Pet

After Christmas

Oh whoah, I didn't even know he was sick. He was definitely a college legend. That's really, really ****. Bummer.

gymrabbit

Edwardius

Friday - 22nd December

undecided, might show up if not stuck in the basement cursing at fiddly equipment (no, not that kind), in which case I'll be cursing at strange internet folk.

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

Anyone any preference where we go?

Pet

After Christmas

In this freeze-your-cock-off, nipples-which-could-cut-glass weather, I vote somewhere warm. Kennedy's?

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

The Kennedy's at the corner of Westland Row? Sounds like a plan. 'Tis near enough to Seashell too for some food after.

Edwardius

Friday - 22nd December

Bah, windjammer!

John

Some other time in the not too distant future?

Kev's apartment, he could cook us dinner

gymrabbit

monday to thursay 2 for 1 16 inch pizza voucher for apache.!

I say pav. or gingerman. or pav. not kennedys. there's something about kennedy's i don't like. too geneticy.

Myth, seashell is imo a **** chipper. The lido on pearse street is much better.

the windjammer, the windjammer is a nice place to buy wine and cans when the pubs close. other than that, don't go there.

xebec

Some other time in the not too distant future?

gymrabbit wrote:

I say pav. or gingerman. or pav. not kennedys. there's something about kennedy's i don't like. too geneticy.

The Pav is closed. Kennedy's too geneticy?! (took me a minute to realise what you meant) Don't think so. My vote would be for Kennedys too, but can't make it

gymrabbit wrote:

Myth, seashell is imo a **** chipper. The lido on pearse street is much better.

I like the Seashell! And it's closer than Lido.

gymrabbit

You sure the pav is closed? i think it's open. Are you calling me a liar?

The seashell nicer than lido? You're obviously just trolling me, nobody actually think's that's true.

xebec

Some other time in the not too distant future?

Was told last week that Pav was closed, never actually went and checked but the source was reliable! (or at least I thought she was!!)

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

Mr. Easy mentioned Doyle's. Any objections? 6:30pm today?

It's near all major bus routes, which means less walking (and therefore less coldness!)

John

Some other time in the not too distant future?

I won't be making it today. Second highest vote was for after Christmas, I went with that and I suggest you all do too.

ZWEI_VIER_ZWEI

I haven't gone to a single one of dese and I know like 3 of you...but yeah I might go...I'm good for whenever.

gymrabbit

Fs. Have all the boggers fecked off home already?

I'll be in and around doyles then around 7 have training beforehand.

Time Magazine

Some other time in the not too distant future?

I think today is a crap day for it, such little notice means feck all will go. Might head over though, am in College now.

Should be after Christmas tbh, maybe the first week back.

Well there's nothing stopping us having two, I suppose .

Awayindahils

Friday - 22nd December

Myth wrote:

Mr. Easy mentioned Doyle's. Any objections? 6:30pm today?

It's near all major bus routes, which means less walking (and therefore less coldness!)

Yay alcohol. I'll be a bit late..but I will be there evntually.

Crash

Friday - 22nd December

Hrmmm - do we have most of these peoples numbers between us? : Andrew 83, b.ie curious, çrash_000, kazbegi, Myth, original_psycho, Passport, Pet, stargal, agent smith, Ronny Mitchell - as they're the ones who said they could come today, or were easy.

hrmm - ok andrew knows me and donal, b.ie.curious would recognise enda or hils, original_psycho knows us, pet does too, as does stargal agent smith and ronny mitchell.

Kazbegi and passport, check your pm's if you get this - i'll pm yee my mobile and yee can ring if lost.

paperclip

Some other time in the not too distant future?

I say after christmas. Mostly because I'm at home in mayo now.

Pet

After Christmas

I will not be able to make it, unfortunately. But, we should organise one after Christmas, and hopefully everyone will be able to show up, including me (the life and soul of the party, didntcha know).

Stargal

Thursday - 21st December

Yeah I'm stuck at home waiting for the rest of my group to mail me their parts of a project that's due in tomorrow. Exciting times.

Can we make it post-Christmas? Or maybe this can be mini-beers, as a precursor to Mega-Beers some time in January?

Time Magazine

Some other time in the not too distant future?

Anyone heading over? Send me a text/PM if ye are.

Nietzschean

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

i won't be there either down in clare...after xmas sounds good

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

Only heading over now - Enda, I have your pink pencil case!

gymrabbit

i'll be over in about an hour.

Stargal

Thursday - 21st December

Andrew's gone over as well

Edwardius

Friday - 22nd December

wandered over after maiden gig, didn't recognise anyone so I left and got some sleep instead. Think I'm getting old.

Troglodyte

I'm crash_000 (aka easy)

So guys, how did the beers go? I'd be interested to hear.

Andrew 83

Thursday - 21st December

I enjoyed it.

DrIndy

After Christmas

Andrew 83 wrote:

I enjoyed it.

I was working in fecking monaghan - but........... Now OFFICIALLY finished there and back in dublin today for some R&R. Off to donegal for crimbo and new year with the folks.

Caused SO much trouble at the christmas party including stealing the out of order sign off the lift doors and sticking it on everyone and sundry and then finding a "press and hold" sign.

Working in Tallafornia in the new year for 6 months.....

Hope it was grand and people have more stories to tell than "I enjoyed it".....