April Meetup

kingtut · 29-03-2010 12:06pm #1

So for April I plan on steering away from our regular "lets do x activity and then go to the pub" idea...

I am hoping that in April we can focus on activities that have been popular in post polls but never made it to the top spot...this may mean that we have more meetups this month (but with less people at them) but I just want to see how it goes...

Some of the great ideas from the past that we never (or seldom) did were:

Karaoke Night
Photo Walk
Coffee Evening
Attend a show theatre / comedy etc..
Swimming
Paintball
Lunch Meetup
Handball
Weekend Trip (maybe Galway / Dublin)
Train trip to Cobh and then a walk around.
Tour of Fota Wildlife park...

If you anything else to add please do so!

I have added a poll to include a few opinions they may have of the meetups, just to guage what people think, they have been running for a long time now (votes are private and multiple choice - PM me if you want to say something about them).

Last note - If you have something you want to do / suggest then POST IT! (or PM and I'll do it on your behalf and won't give your name if you wish).

29-03-2010 12:09pm

kingtut wrote: »

Some of the great ideas from the past that we never (or seldom) did were:

............
Paintball

Great idea, paintballing :eek: I think not :mad:

Any bit of green in my hair is paint btw

sleepyescapade · 29-03-2010 12:41pm

Firstly I haven't attended any meetings but are intending to in the near future - can only do weekends though due to work placement! I have to say I'd be very interested in any of the following, in particular the photo walk - sounds fun

Photo Walk
Coffee Evening
Attend a show theatre / comedy etc..
Train trip to Cobh and then a walk around.
Tour of Fota Wildlife park...

corkcomp · 29-03-2010 12:53pm

Tutty, there are way too many options there, and now my head hurts

if people dont get to vote on a specific activity how can it be decided?

kingtut · 29-03-2010 12:55pm

corkcomp wrote: »

Tutty, there are way too many options there, and now my head hurts if people dont get to vote on a specific activity how can it be decided?

Someone posts saying "Anyone want to do karaoke on X night"... and we take it from there..

So nothing will happen this month until someone suggests it! That is the difference this month (as normally I would organise something myself which I might still do...)

So corkcomp what do you want to do this month? and when?

smileysurfer · 29-03-2010 12:58pm

I would like a Comedy night please Tut! Chop chop!

mudokon · 29-03-2010 1:05pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Great idea, paintballing :eek: I think not :mad:

Was that from the paintball place down by the Marina? A friend went there & came back looking exactly like that. :eek:

corkcomp · 29-03-2010 1:07pm

kingtut wrote: »

Someone posts saying "Anyone want to do karaoke on X night"... and we take it from there..

I suppose that sort of happens already anyway:D

kingtut wrote: »

So corkcomp what do you want to do this month? and when?

Anything thats on a Friday night is good, or Thursdays at a push. its easier to list the stuff I wouldnt be into - fota, photo walk, theatre AND handball;):D

29-03-2010 1:16pm

mudokon wrote: »

Was that from the paintball place down by the Marina? A friend went there & came back looking exactly like that. :eek:

Nope, 'twas in Liverpool a year or so ago. Also had huge blisters on my hand from the gas in the gun freezing the handle / trigger area. Nasty business, fun at the time though but I was in bits for a week or so after it. Looked like I had some terrible disease :eek:

DWood · 29-03-2010 3:40pm

RoverJames wrote: »

Nope, 'twas in Liverpool a year or so ago. Also had huge blisters on my hand from the gas in the gun freezing the handle / trigger area. Nasty business, fun at the time though but I was in bits for a week or so after it. Looked like I had some terrible disease :eek:

I like all the bruising, it's what paintball is all about. No pain no fun. Otherwise just go play Laser Quest, or on an XBox or something :cool:

DWood · 29-03-2010 3:45pm

My suggestions:

2 drinking nights, 1 weekday and 1 weekend :P
Comedy night

Karaoke night (which itself would provide a lot of comedy)

Roman orgy night (21+ only ROAR) :eek:

corkcomp · 29-03-2010 3:47pm

DWood wrote: »

2 drinking nights, 1 weekday and 1 weekend :P

I like it:D:p my wallet wont though:(

DWood wrote: »

Roman orgy night

ummm :pac:

Purple Lemons · 29-03-2010 3:52pm

Kareoke and/or Comedy night sound pretty good.

Or a nice Gay Bar? Anyone? No, didn't think so

DWood · 29-03-2010 3:57pm

corkcomp wrote: »

ummm :pac:

Hehe, thought I'd throw that in there :rolleyes:

Actually, a house party would be a cool idea, but one of us has to have a place big enough ...

corkcomp · 29-03-2010 3:58pm

DWood wrote: »

Hehe, thought I'd throw that in there :rolleyes:

Actually, a house party would be a cool idea, but one of us has to have a place big enough ...

I can oblige if there is a July house party:D:D

DWood · 29-03-2010 4:00pm

Purple Lemons wrote: »

Or a nice Gay Bar? Anyone? No, didn't think so

Good gay bars can be really fun, used to go to them abroad a lot with girls (some girls find guys kissing really horny). But I think the gay bars in Cork are more cock-fest pulling places :pac:

DWood · 29-03-2010 4:01pm

corkcomp wrote: »

I can oblige if there is a July house party:D:D

Why July?!

Purple Lemons · 29-03-2010 4:06pm

DWood wrote: »

Good gay bars can be really fun, used to go to them abroad a lot with girls (some girls find guys kissing really horny). But I think the gay bars in Cork are more cock-fest pulling places :pac:

Chambers is excellent imo

Go there a lot with my sister and her gf and don't think there are to many guys to be honest, there were maybe a few more guys than gals but not much.

corkcomp · 29-03-2010 4:23pm

DWood wrote: »

Why July?!

Ball and chain r away and my younger sis too!!

Please don't have the meetup in chambers :-( what about going to a female gay bar if such a place exists in cork?

DWood · 29-03-2010 4:27pm

Purple Lemons wrote: »

Chambers is excellent imo

Go there a lot with my sister and her gf and don't think there are to many guys to be honest, there were maybe a few more guys than gals but not much.

Funnily enough a gay guy suggested I go there, so I asked him if it was mixed, he said it was nearly always all male ... :eek:

In Britain (and elsewhere, even Dublin) the gay clubs/bars are normally a bit more liberal than your average club, dancing on tables and such, so there's a good reason for straight people to go, it's a party atmosphere, but unless you're gonna get that here I wouldn't bother personally! But I'm willing to have a look.

Purple Lemons · 29-03-2010 4:28pm

Flux was mainly women, it got closed down but i heard they've opened it up again under a different name or something.

DWood · 29-03-2010 4:32pm

corkcomp wrote: »

Ball and chain r away and my younger sis too!!

Ball & chain?!?!?!?!?!

Dont ya like your sis?!?!

corkcomp · 29-03-2010 4:33pm

DWood wrote: »

Ball & chain?!?!?!?!?!

Dont ya like your sis?!?!

AKA parents (joke:))

we wind each other up:D

stevexo · 29-03-2010 5:18pm

Thursday is the first of April, we gotta start the month as we mean to go on i reckon!
Early enough meet up which means everyone is hammered by closing time of 12am, that is if we go to a pub...?

29-03-2010 5:20pm

Purple Lemons wrote: »

Flux was mainly women, it got closed down but i heard they've opened it up again under a different name or something.

Closed down for what ?

deRanged · 29-03-2010 5:29pm

now that the hour has changed, photowalks in the evening are a possibility!

corkcomp · 29-03-2010 6:00pm

stevexo wrote: »

Thursday is the first of April, we gotta start the month as we mean to go on i reckon!
Early enough meet up which means everyone is hammered by closing time of 12am, that is if we go to a pub...?

sounds like a possibility

:D

DWood · 29-03-2010 6:18pm

i'm not here thu/fri.

anyone doing something saturday night?!

corkcomp · 29-03-2010 6:21pm

off topic alert* how come we cant see who voted in the poll? kingtut:(?

stevexo · 29-03-2010 6:24pm

DWood wrote: »

i'm not here thu/fri.

anyone doing something saturday night?!

i dont know yet if i'll be about, contemplating a 7 hour journey home on friday morning

Cleopatra_Rebel · 29-03-2010 7:56pm

Excuse my ignorance...but what is the 'meet-up' all about??:o do ye guys know one another?? or is this open for anyone to attend?
btw the weekend trip sounds good but why are only Galway and Dublin mentioned??

.....i'd love to see maybe Antrim/Donegal up there too!

29-03-2010 8:10pm

Most people "know" each other through here really, as far as I know the meets are open to all loads of us haven't gone on one

Cleopatra_Rebel · 29-03-2010 8:13pm

And those of ye who have.....any fun??....but i guess nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

kingtut · 29-03-2010 8:45pm

corkcomp wrote: »

off topic alert* how come we cant see who voted in the poll? kingtut:(?

Good question. The reason for this is because I am asking for peoples opinions of the meetups and the poll contains positive and negative responses such as "I went to a meetup and hate it", if the votes are public people will be less likely to vote / be honest.

Cleopatra_Rebel wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance...but what is the 'meet-up' all about??:o do ye guys know one another?? or is this open for anyone to attend?
btw the weekend trip sounds good but why are only Galway and Dublin mentioned?? .....i'd love to see maybe Antrim/Donegal up there too!

Umm well the meetup is just that, meeting up with people!

If people on here know each other it is only because they met each other at a meetup, the meetups are open to everyone! We always get new people at them so feel free to come along!

Cleopatra_Rebel wrote: »

btw the weekend trip sounds good but why are only Galway and Dublin mentioned?? .....i'd love to see maybe Antrim/Donegal up there too!

It is merely a suggestion and not set in stone. If you wish to go to Antrim / Donegal then by all means post and see who is interested. Threads like these do not work unless lots of people come up with ideas. Mine were just examples. Tell us, what interests you?

Cleopatra_Rebel wrote: »

And those of ye who have.....any fun??....but i guess nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

Oh they are great fun, anyone who says otherwise will be punished :pac:

Purple Lemons · 29-03-2010 11:40pm

Ever held a meet in a strip joint? :pac:

kingtut · 29-03-2010 11:56pm

Purple Lemons wrote: »

Ever held a meet in a strip joint? :pac:

Nope but all suggestions are welcome

Purple Lemons · 29-03-2010 11:58pm

A nice wholesome evening :cool:

DWood · 30-03-2010 8:03am

Purple Lemons wrote: »

A nice wholesome evening :cool:

Holesome more like

But let me get this straight, you look 12/13, like to hang out in gay bars and strip joints ...

Purple Lemons · 30-03-2010 8:24am

No no, I've never actually been to a strip club.

But yeah, I like the gay bars.

DWood · 30-03-2010 8:38am

Gaaaaay bar gay bar gay bar

OK, I stand corrected, you look 12/13, like to hang out in gay bars and wanna have a meetup in a strip joint ...

I'm in. Perhaps after the strip joint we can have the Roman orgy party as well

Purple Lemons · 30-03-2010 8:41am

No deal, I seen the post for the Roman Orgy..

You said (21+)

That right there is ageism!

DWood · 30-03-2010 9:45am

Purple Lemons wrote: »

No deal, I seen the post for the Roman Orgy..

You said (21+)

That right there is ageism!

Hehe, no no, I meant 21+ people, proper roman style orgies gotta have lots of people. All (legal) ages welcome. Roman orgies are an equal opportunity confukeration :rolleyes:

440Hz · 30-03-2010 1:02pm

Oooohhh it's all getting rather seedy in here!

:angelic face:

corkcomp · 30-03-2010 1:06pm

440Hz wrote: »

Oooohhh it's all getting rather seedy in here!

:angelic face:

i know!! some people would drag any discussion into the gutter .. myself excluded lol

oeb · 30-03-2010 1:26pm

This is all going a bit too far for me.

Tutty, can you add my suggestion to the poll please?

I think for our next meetup we should all go to mass.

kingtut · 30-03-2010 1:34pm

oeb wrote: »

This is all going a bit too far for me.

Tutty, can you add my suggestion to the poll please?

I think for our next meetup we should all go to mass.

Only a moderator can edit the poll. Anyway this months poll is only for people to express their opinions of the meetups, if you have an idea you have to post it this month!

Pick a church, day and time and see who is free

deRanged · 30-03-2010 1:34pm

there's either going to be way more people or no one at all at the next meetup!

kingtut · 30-03-2010 1:46pm

deRanged wrote: »

there's either going to be way more people or no one at all at the next meetup!

In church? When is the next photowalk that *cough* you *cough cough* are organising?

corkcomp · 30-03-2010 1:53pm

oeb wrote: »

I think for our next meetup we should all go to mass.

PFFFT :pac:

DWood · 30-03-2010 3:23pm

Right, to get back on track.

Kingtut, how is this gonna work. Do you want us to suggest an activity, with a date/time, in this thread? Surely it'll get confusing then. Or do we suggest an activity here, then you (we?) setup a new thread just for that event?!

corkcomp · 30-03-2010 3:31pm

it will probably end up as a few different meet ups? other than that, it will be impossible without having a poll of some sort.

April Meetup

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