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A+A Beer, Friday 20th, 8:30pm, Duke on Duke St

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    #152
    OK-Cancel-Apply
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    If I'm not mistaken, that window in the photo looks out onto Upper Duke Lane. We were sitting next to the stairs. I actually wandered around for a while before finding the table myself.. I went upstairs, came down again and then spotted the little dinosaur. I suppose I could have easily missed it too.


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    #153
    Galvasean
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    OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »
    If I'm not mistaken, that window in the photo looks out onto Upper Duke Lane. We were sitting next to the stairs. I actually wandered around for a while before finding the table myself.. I went upstairs, came down again and then spotted the little dinosaur. I suppose I could have easily missed it too.
    OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »
    Speaking of looking familiar... I could swear that I've seen Dades, robindch and Galvasean somewhere before, and Robindch knew who I was as soon as I walked up and fondled the triceratops!

    Rhino! :mad:


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    #154
    monkeyfudge
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    Yeah how would a monkey be riding a dinosaur?

    We'll have no anachronisms here, thank you.


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    #155
    Zombrex
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    Galvasean wrote: »
    Rhino! :mad:

    if having a horn makes you a rhino then call me a rhino










    ... I'll get my coat ....


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    #156
    Zombrex
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    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    Yeah how would a monkey be riding a dinosaur?

    Very carefully I would imagine


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    #157
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    Ohh ok.... don't know why I had dinosaur on the brain! I don't think I ever looked directly at it either! :p


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    #158
    Splendour
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    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    aabeers.jpg

    Top points for whoever can spot Wally in this photo.

    Just one Wally ..? ;)

    Cool hair Ok-Cancel-Apply.


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    #159
    CDfm
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    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    Top points for whoever can spot Wally in this photo.

    finally spotted - juvenile and very clever:D


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    #160
    Tim Robbins
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    Looks good craic. Well done for organising.


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    #161
    stevejazzx
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    monkeyfudge wrote: »
    aabeers.jpg

    just out of shot were myself and scofflaw...who it turned out looked very familar and then we relaised we had a mutual friend.
    maybe they aren't as many atheists in dublin as i thought


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    Nodin
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    stevejazzx wrote: »
    monkeyfudge wrote: »

    just out of shot were myself and scofflaw...who it turned out looked very familar and then we relaised we had a mutual friend.
    maybe they aren't as many atheists in dublin as i thought

    Theres actually only 3. We pretend theres more by sock puppetry. The person holding the camera and at least one seated at the table actually don't exist IRL.


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    #163
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    Nodin wrote: »

    Theres actually only 3. We pretend theres more by sock puppetry. The person holding the camera and at least one seated at the table actually don't exist IRL.

    Well, the truth is that there are even fewer than that. I'm the only one who went. This photo was faked - I set up and posed four latex dummies at a vacant table. :p The one on the left kept falling over.


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    #164
    Tim Robbins
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    OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »
    Well, the truth is that there are even fewer than that. I'm the only one who went. This photo was faked - I set up and posed four latex dummies at a vacant table. :p The one on the left kept falling over.
    Did anyone bring a Bible?


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    #165
    Nodin
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    OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »
    Well, the truth is that there are even fewer than that. I'm the only one who went. This photo was faked - I set up and posed four latex dummies at a vacant table. :p The one on the left kept falling over.

    Latex men are very expensive, but as the religous tend to hog the straw variety, I suppose its something we'll have to live with....


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    #166
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    Tim Robbins wrote: »
    Did anyone bring a Bible?

    I don't think so. Didn't see one there anyway. Maybe we should organise an atheist Bible reading... it'll be sort of like Mass, except we read from the 'bad' parts! :pac:
    Nodin wrote:
    Latex men are very expensive, but as the religous tend to hog the straw variety, I suppose its something we'll have to live with....

    LOL! Maybe a 'latex man' argument should be like a straw man, only one that somebody keeps using over and over!


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    #167
    CDfm
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    OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »
    I don't think so. Didn't see one there anyway. Maybe we should organise an atheist Bible reading... it'll be sort of like Mass, except we read from the 'bad' parts! :pac:

    That would have to be the "God Delusion" but wouldn't that mean a belief in something collectively -which is bad ?


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    #168
    Galvasean
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    CDfm wrote: »
    That would have to be the "God Delusion" but wouldn't that mean a belief in something collectively -which is bad ?

    Reading = believing?


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    Dades
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    CDfm wrote: »
    wouldn't that mean a belief in something collectively -which is bad ?
    Only if it's made up!


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    #170
    Goduznt Xzst
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    Tim Robbins wrote: »
    Did anyone bring a Bible?

    a friend of mine used to always carry a pocket bible with him on nights out, especially if we where heading out to the beach for a fire and a few beers. Never knew why he did so as he was an atheist until one night when a bunch of drunken teen yobs stumbled over to our fire to hassle us. Out came the Bible and my friend flicked open a random page and said "oh good, we where about to begin a bible study, would you's like to sit down and listen to a few scriptures". The horrified looks on their faces followed by their silently leaving and walking away led to an applause from the rest of us for our friend to which he responded "all other things being equal, religious weirdos trump all other weirdos hands down"


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    #171
    CDfm
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    Goduznt Xzst wrote: »
    Out came the Bible and my friend flicked open a random page and said "oh good, we where about to begin a bible study, would you's like to sit down and listen to a few scriptures". The horrified looks on their faces followed by their silently leaving and walking away led to an applause from the rest

    Mighty - a few years back a monk i know monastary had part of is garden buldozed in an the local bar/hotel put a beer garden in. Beer and music being kind of against the retreat business -tempers got freyed. CD arrives from yonder and had a great night putting the world to rights in Toners on Saturday night. Sunday 12 o clock a crowd of hungover people plus monk (who hadnt been that keen to start with) assend on monastery for the outdoor rosary- for a few weeks it was a sort of an underground thing and a pilgrimage by trainee nurses. You even had a bunch of Roscommon or Cavan football supporters( I think) showing up in a minibus on their way to a match one Sunday to meet the nurses and pray -at which time the Prior put a stop to it.


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    #172
    CDfm
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    Galvasean wrote: »
    Reading = believing?

    Ah bless ya - you are getting all allegorical.


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    #173
    Tim Robbins
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    OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »
    I don't think so. Didn't see one there anyway. Maybe we should organise an atheist Bible reading... it'll be sort of like Mass, except we read from the 'bad' parts! :pac:
    That would be hillarious. Regular meetings, reading the very worst part of the Bible.


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    #174
    CDfm
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    Tim Robbins wrote: »
    That would be hillarious. Regular meetings, reading the very worst part of the Bible.

    Tim are you comin out of the closet as a christian -you know a member of group of people ,reading bible etc regularily for enjoyment.


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    #175
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    You know something? I think we've stumbled upon a great idea! An 'alternative' Mass, to help people make up their minds about Christianity, or for people who are too scared/guilt-ridden to break free... Only genuine Bible passages, and sermons derived from those teaching should be read. It could be in a disused church or hall. Whoever looks the most like a priest could dress up and do the readings. :)


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    #176
    robindch
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    CDfm wrote: »
    reading bible etc regularily for enjoyment.
    People read it for enjoyment? It's about as much fun as Vogon poetry...


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    #177
    CDfm
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    robindch wrote: »
    People read it for enjoyment? It's about as much fun as Vogon poetry...



    Four guys got on a bus on Friday joined together by religion and got of at the next stop as they had left Wally in the Pub. How Christian is that?


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    #178
    robindch
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    CDfm wrote: »
    How Christian is that?
    Somewhere between a four and a six I'd say.

    What do you reckon?


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    #179
    DapperGent
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    It talks so much and says so little.


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    #180
    CDfm
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    OK-Cancel-Apply wrote: »
    You know something? I think we've stumbled upon a great idea! An 'alternative' Mass, to help people make up their minds about Christianity, or for people who are too scared/guilt-ridden to break free... Only genuine Bible passages, and sermons derived from those teaching should be read. It could be in a disused church or hall. Whoever looks the most like a priest could dress up and do the readings. :)

    OK-Cancel-Apply - they should coin the phrase Liberal Atheist just for you.

    IN the USA Atheist groups are paranoid about being infiltrated by Christians and there you are doing the atheist "blasphemy" thing and making it Christian friendly.


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    #181
    Galvasean
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    CDfm wrote: »
    OK-Cancel-Apply - they should coin the phrase Liberal Atheist just for you.

    IN the USA Atheist groups are paranoid about being infiltrated by Christians and there you are doing the atheist "blasphemy" thing and making it Christian friendly.

    That's teh thing about atheists, yo'd never know what you're gonna get! :pac:


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