Richard Dawkins is coming to the RDS next week!

Overblood · 09-09-2009 4:13pm #1

Anyone hear anything about this? I think he's going to be talking about his new book The greatest Show on Earth.

Got myself a ticket anyways.

MagicMarker · 09-09-2009 4:15pm

Where did you get a ticket?

CerebralCortex · 09-09-2009 4:19pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

Where did you get a ticket?

Indeed, I'd love to go.

Overblood · 09-09-2009 4:19pm

A friend got it for me from some Irish Times offer... I'm not sure where the tickets are being sold officially though.

I'm trying to find out some more info, but I read on the Richard Dawkins forum that the tickets are sold out already!!

homah_7ft · 09-09-2009 4:27pm

Txt RDS with your name, address and contact number to 57000 (ROI) and 81108 (NI).

Don't know the exact details. Just found it on politics.ie . No details as to how to buy them

The Irish Times and Hughes& Hughes are holding a "Reader's Evening" with Richard Dawkins in the Concert Hall, RDS, on the 17 of this month for a talk about his new book. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.

The Irish Times is offering free tickets. See yesterdays Times for details (I know, I know). I managed to get my tickets, one of which I will not need because no one I know would be interested so it may be up for grabs. All you need do to secure a place is actually text your details to a number but I do not know if I should post the number on the web.
Closing date for tickets is midnight Monday

Overblood · 09-09-2009 4:34pm

A search of "Richard Dawkins" on the RDS website brings up.... nothing!

Salvelinus · 09-09-2009 4:51pm

I wonder how many brain dead mutants will turn up?

Overblood · 09-09-2009 4:58pm

I'm going to present Dawkins with a human foetus during the Q&A session.

09-09-2009 5:04pm

I'd love to get a ticket to this, I'll try to text that number anyway to see what happens.

bnt · 09-09-2009 6:57pm

According to a post on Dawkins' frorum, this was in the print Irish Times last Saturday, and the tickets all went in a matter of hours.

ChocolateSauce · 09-09-2009 7:24pm

I heard I have tickets, but I asked my friend to apply for me, so I'm not sure!

Overblood · 09-09-2009 7:47pm

By the way, I may not be able to get time off work for this so there might be a ticket to spare if ye want to fight for it.

09-09-2009 7:49pm

I'd kill for a ticket, so if you've one going, you can't go yourself and no body else wants it, I'd gladly take it off you.

Overblood · 09-09-2009 9:32pm

€1,000 via western union, thanks.

Just kiddin. Well jammydodger, since you were the first to reply I suppose I'll give it to you... if I can't get time off work that is.

Don't get your hopes up though, as there may be a queue of people waiting for it amongst my friends...

09-09-2009 9:44pm

Thanks Overblood. If none of your friends want it, and you can't use it, I'll be glad to take it. If you're passing it on to me, PM one of the days and I can get it off you and give you something in return (if it costs, I'll pay that too, of course).

murrayp4 · 09-09-2009 9:49pm

Ahhhh buggering cock. This is the first I heard of it, booo! :mad:

Dades · 09-09-2009 10:06pm

Overblood wrote: »

there might be a ticket to spare if ye want to fight for it.

-JammyDodger- wrote: »

I'd kill for a ticket

Zillah · 09-09-2009 10:44pm

Stop doing awesome stuff when I'm not in the country!

darjeeling · 09-09-2009 10:49pm

Zillah wrote: »

Stop doing awesome stuff when I'm not in the country!

Awesome-ish - he's still not quite big enough to play the Phoenix Park yet. :pac:

Ashlinggnilsia · 09-09-2009 11:15pm

****!! Sorry lads wish i seen this earlier!! My brother told me about it and then said today hed give me a ticket but i told him i would need two.. so he sent me the number to text with the details etc only today at 3 and i got 2! And a friend is taking the spare one!! But maybe chance yer arm and send a text now ya never know!! My brother text yesterday and they were gone... but then he text a while later and got 2 for himself and i only got mine today!! Id chance me arm if i was ye and send the aul text and see if it works!

murrayp4 · 10-09-2009 12:42am

Ashlinggnilsia wrote: »

****!! Sorry lads wish i seen this earlier!! My brother told me about it and then said today hed give me a ticket but i told him i would need two.. so he sent me the number to text with the details etc only today at 3 and i got 2! And a friend is taking the spare one!! But maybe chance yer arm and send a text now ya never know!! My brother text yesterday and they were gone... but then he text a while later and got 2 for himself and i only got mine today!! Id chance me arm if i was ye and send the aul text and see if it works!

What's the number??

murrayp4 · 10-09-2009 12:54am

Ok
I texted my details to 57000 and got a text back saying I had a pair of tickets allocated to me. Not sure if it's free or not but I'll be going. Either that or I've just been duped into signing up for a disgustingly annoying ring tone subscription service....we'll see

ChocolateSauce · 10-09-2009 8:29am

Zillah wrote: »

Stop doing awesome stuff when I'm not in the country!

We can't help it.

Quick; to the atheist mobile! I've got science to do!

Mitch Connor · 10-09-2009 8:36am

Just sent a text there myself, and got a message back saying I had two tickets allocated.

CerebralCortex · 10-09-2009 8:37am

Overblood wrote: »

A friend got it for me from some Irish Times offer... I'm not sure where the tickets are being sold officially though.

I'm trying to find out some more info, but I read on the Richard Dawkins forum that the tickets are sold out already!!

Motherfùcker, ought to report you for this epic tease.

Ashlinggnilsia · 10-09-2009 8:45am

no no that is the right number! Im wondering how big this event is going to be.... Its supposed to be starting at 7.30 I think! Tis guna be some trek to make it in time Id say ill be like a b*itch after the drive! Oh well!

DapperGent · 10-09-2009 8:47am

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Just sent a text there myself, and got a message back saying I had two tickets allocated.

What details do you need to text them?

Amalgam · 10-09-2009 8:55am

Be careful with the Irish Times offer, the offer costs 1 euro to send the text, but after 7pm last Monday (7th), the offer in the paper states to send the text, there may be a 'full charge', without being too clear how much that is.. just a heads up.

Texted on Saturday I think, got an SMS reply to say tickets would be out soon. A pair. Anyone got theirs yet?

BlueBandit · 10-09-2009 9:05am

DapperGent wrote: »

What details do you need to text them?

Name, address, and contact number apparently. Sent a text there now but no word back yet, hopefully still some tickets available.

Amalgam · 10-09-2009 9:09am

Sorry!

Page 31 of today's Irish Times has the offer. Lines close Midnight - Friday 11th.

SMS costs 1 euro or 1 sterling.

Text RDS followed by your name, address and contact phone number.

(ROI) 57000

(NI) 81108

Mods, if you feel I'm promoting a commercial service, remove or edit the post.

Not Free tickets as such, there is a charge..

Myksyk · 10-09-2009 9:10am

They did this a couple of years ago with his last book. Drove up from Clare for the evening. Very enjoyable and worth the effort. Decent q&a but usual dimwit YECs there too.

BlueBandit · 10-09-2009 9:16am

Didnt have the Poxy RDS at the beginning of the first text. Just sent another one off now and got a immediate response that two tickets were allocated for me and I will recieve them soon. Happy days:D

Dades · 10-09-2009 9:31am

Going to a wedding on the 17th.

Finding the book a bit, well, boring tbh. :eek:
I'm sure the talk would be interesting though likely to be a bit of heathen idolatry (not to mention a bit of a sausagefest).

stevejazzx · 10-09-2009 9:31am

BlueBandit wrote: »

Didnt have the Poxy RDS at the beginning of the first text. Just sent another one off now and got a immediate response that two tickets were allocated for me and I will recieve them soon. Happy days:D

Same here both myself the missus sent off text and got tics!

stevejazzx · 10-09-2009 9:35am

Dades wrote: »

Going to a wedding on the 17th.

Finding the book a bit, well, boring tbh. :eek:
I'm sure the talk would be interesting though likely to be a bit of heathen idolatry (not to mention a bit of a sausagefest).

I've read four of dawkins books, all very dull except 'The Blind Watchmaker'.
His talks are usually quite intersting though.

eamonpendergast · 10-09-2009 9:51am

Got my tickets, should be an interesting talk...

DapperGent · 10-09-2009 9:54am

Got a text back saying I've got tickets also. What time does it start? Anyone fancy a pint beforehand?

Galvasean · 10-09-2009 10:01am

I'm seeing Jimmy Carr that night...

Bah!

fitz0 · 10-09-2009 10:20am

Yeah I got tickets! Now to find someone to go with.

Overblood · 10-09-2009 10:29am

Ah! So there are tickets left! Good stuff. Turns out I can't get the say off work! Like a bull I am.

fitz0 · 10-09-2009 10:32am

Yup theres still tickets, and for 50c each they're not to be sneezed at. Im considering asking my very religious friend to go just for fun.

robindch · 10-09-2009 10:34am

Tickets still available at the moment.

Amalgam · 10-09-2009 10:59am

fitz0 wrote: »

Yup theres still tickets, and for 50c each they're not to be sneezed at. Im considering asking my very religious friend to go just for fun.

Funny you should say that, I am doing the same. Not maliciously mind you, but the person has very clear, defined views, somewhat at odds with the speaker.

pts · 10-09-2009 11:31am

Any one considered inviting J C yet?

DapperGent · 10-09-2009 11:36am

You can be guaranteed an evolution denier or two will make an appearance.

Sam Vimes · 10-09-2009 11:43am

pts wrote: »

Any one considered inviting J C yet?

I wonder will he keep raising and lowering his voice and making funny faces while he's talking?

MrPudding · 10-09-2009 11:56am

He won't go. Given that the Atheist Materialist Conspiracy Axis of Evil (TM) will probably have spotters at the event, I would expect him to be too fearful of being identified and thereby forced out of his science type job due to the fact that he does not believe in actual science, a fact which he has apparently thus far managed to hide form his employers.

MrP

ajhalpin · 10-09-2009 12:05pm

Richard Dawkins is wandering through the woods one day marvelling at all the wonders of evolution. "Look at the beautiful woodland animals, millions of years worth of evolution", he ponders. "How preposterous to think that a god could have created all this in six days", he laughed to himself, when suddenly he is aware of a presence that seems to be stalking him. Turning around to look he sees a giant grizzly bear looming over him readying itself to deliver the killer blow. OH GOD PLEASE NO! he whimpers. All of a sudden the forest and the bear are frozen in time and light beams in through the forest thicket from above. A deep majestic voice booms. "So, Richard, you believe in me now do you, now that you are faced with your own mortality." "Am I to believe that you want to become a Christian now?" Dawkins, on his knees all of a quiver, sheepishly replies, "I think that might be a bit hypocritical of me." "How about you just make the bear a Christian?". "Have it your way" replies God. Suddenly the forest springs back to life and Dawkins looks up to see the giant bear kneeling, with his giant paws pressed together and his huge head looking up towards the sky, speaking in a gruff bear like voice..."Heavenly Father, thank you for the food I am about to receive":D

adamd164 · 10-09-2009 12:17pm

DapperGent wrote: »

Got a text back saying I've got tickets also. What time does it start? Anyone fancy a pint beforehand?

There's an Atheist.ie gathering in the Horseshow House at 6, but I'm not sure if you want to associate with us!:p

pts · 10-09-2009 12:18pm

ajhalpin wrote: »

Richard Dawkins is wandering through the woods one day marvelling at all the wonders of evolution. "Look at the beautiful woodland animals, millions of years worth of evolution", he ponders. "How preposterous to think that a god could have created all this in six days", he laughed to himself, when suddenly he is aware of a presence that seems to be stalking him. Turning around to look he sees a giant grizzly bear looming over him readying itself to deliver the killer blow. OH GOD PLEASE NO! he whimpers. All of a sudden the forest and the bear are frozen in time and light beams in through the forest thicket from above. A deep majestic voice booms. "So, Richard, you believe in me now do you, now that you are faced with your own mortality." "Am I to believe that you want to become a Christian now?" Dawkins, on his knees all of a quiver, sheepishly replies, "I think that might be a bit hypocritical of me." "How about you just make the bear a Christian?". "Have it your way" replies God. Suddenly the forest springs back to life and Dawkins looks up to see the giant bear kneeling, with his giant paws pressed together and his huge head looking up towards the sky, speaking in a gruff bear like voice..."Heavenly Father, thank you for the food I am about to receive":D

Reminds me of an anti-joke I just made up.
A Christian is wandering through the woods one day marvelling at all the wonders of evolution God's creation. "Look at the beautiful woodland animals, millions of years6 days worth of evolution God changing things", he ponders. "How preposterous to think that a god evolution could have created all this in six days millions of years", he laughed to himself, when suddenly he is aware of a presence that seems to be stalking him. Turning around to look he sees a giant grizzly bear looming over him readying itself to deliver the killer blow. OH GOD PLEASE NO! he whimpers. The bear eats the Christian because God had realised that it'd be slightly hypocritical to help western Christians with things like finding parking spaces, job interviews and not being eaten by bears, while letting millions die in the developing world.

Tyler MacDurden · 10-09-2009 12:27pm

Galvasean wrote: »

I'm seeing Jimmy Carr that night...

Bah!

...And I'm going to see Tim Minchin in Vicar Street. Bugger. Two of my favourite heathen heroes appearing at the same bloody time.

The Gods Random chance are mocking us is utterly indifferent to our plight.

(Anyone else going to see Timmy btw?)

Richard Dawkins is coming to the RDS next week!

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