Arthurs day discussion mega merge thread.

Pal

Feeling we are going to be subjected to this bolloxology every year from now on.

Becoming very irritating.

Sanjuro

TO MARTHA!

gbee

Pal wrote: »

Feeling we are going to be subjected to this bolloxology every year from now on.

Becoming very irritating.

First time I saw it, what the F?! Next couple of times, ers OK, it's funny and good humoured.

Now, I'm positively hostile to it. I've ad blocked it on all my computers, installing firefox and installing other web browsers, I've got paranoid against it and the black is taking on a sinister meaning and I no longer have any attraction to it.

My stomach is turning right now too.

weiland79

As i said in the other thread on this subject.

What is the problem, once a year pints of Guinness cost 2.50.

This is a good thing!

orourkeda

It's another Paddys day

DOC09UNAM

yeah i know if i was sick of it i'd start the thread, and not only that, but i'd do it a day early.

bonerm

orourkeda wrote: »

It's another Paddys day

We don't get the day off work , so no it isn't.

When Arthur gets me the the day off paid I'll finally embrace this shítfest event.

_feedback_

The power of good marketing is amazing in fairness.

Gone Drinking

To Marketing!

They were saying on the radio, how no ones even noticed its a different date to last years arthurs day.

Wompa1

It's such a tease. I'd imagine most working people couldn't get to a pub by 17:59 anyway. Do the acts start playing at that time? if so I think it's crap!

FortuneChip

Am I right in thinking it's not as bad as Paddy's Day, as people are drinking in Pubs as opposed to the streets?
Plus, although I'm not a regular drinker of the stuff, free pint followed by cheap pints.
I'm definitely a fan

Sea Sharp

don't you know,this is just like how Christmas started with the cocaine coca cola.
Just be happy that this is a celebration day where you have to get drunk

kfallon

They can shove it up their hole!

That is all!

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Sea Sharp wrote: »

don't you know,this is just like how Christmas started with the cocaine coca cola.
Just be happy that this is a celebration day where you have to get drunk on guinness

FYP

mp3kid

weiland79 wrote: »

once a year pints of Guinness cost 2.50.

Where ?

Hackysack

It's people going around celebrating Guinness' marketing strategy! It's a bit sad.

The bigwigs in Guinness are going to be thrilled about this.

**** Arthur.

Guinness is absolutely disgusting. It's got a vile taste and leaves your stomach feeling like **** the following morning.

PaddyBomb

If it took place on the weekend it be grand. Having to work a late night Thursday and then an early start on Friday, I really don't feel the urge to get hammered on some stupid made up day.

Now if I wasn't working it be a different story..... To Arthur!

AAAAAAAHHH

weiland79 wrote: »

As i said in the other thread on this subject.

What is the problem, once a year pints of Guinness cost 2.50.

This is a good thing!

Probably 2.51 this year.

seamus

Gone Drinking wrote: »

They were saying on the radio, how no ones even noticed its a different date to last years arthurs day.

It *should* be the fourth Thursday in September. The date itself doesn't matter....really.

PaddyBomb wrote: »

If it took place on the weekend it be grand.

But then it can be hijacked by some other yearly event or anything random. You have gigs and parties on at the weekend. You don't have big gigs and parties on Thursdays. That's the beauty of the marketing here - it's dominating; there is nothing else going on at the same time.

Thursdays are my "few quiet ones down the local" nights anyway, so this suits me down to the ground. I don't really care that it's a marketing-driven event. I would be drinking Guinness on Thursday anyway, now it's cheaper and I have an excuse to be in the pub.

gbee

Well obviously their ad did not work on me, as in my previous post.

However, even with my high morals, free beer and cheap beer to follow has attracted my attention.

Now to unblock all those ads and find out! :rolleyes:

AAAAAAAHHH

A friend of mine gave me a podcast the other day from Joe Duffy's show where some one was seriously pissed off about them changing the date this year. Turns out she'd named her son Arthur because he was born on Arthur's day last year. Even Joe was laughing at her when he was telling her it was just a marketing ploy.

Riamfada

Im pretty sure the black guy in the ad shouts "To NAMA"

.... developer bastards !

Cookie_Monster

Sanjuro wrote: »

TO MARTHA!

To NAMA

Riamfada

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

To NAMA

you snooze you looze.

Also Guiness makes you fat and give you musky farts. In the age of metrosexuals and tight jeans young men are too image conscious to follow the example of their bot bellied, blazer wearing, black toothed forefathers. Should I go out on St Patricks Day MKII it will be WKD and crotch grabbing tearaways.

However I wont be going out as Im not slave to Diageo and to a drop of the drink.

AnonoBoy

Deleted User wrote: »

**** Arthur.

Guinness is absolutely disgusting. It's got a vile taste and leaves your stomach feeling like **** the following morning.

Take. That. Back. :mad:

I love Guinness.






But I do agree that this Arthur's Day nonsense is sh*te. They don't even have any decent bands playing.

Snow Patrol? Ah for feck's sake.

Arthur Guinness would hate them.

Biggins

elviscostello wrote: »

The power of good marketing is amazing in fairness.

...And the ones that use it as a convenient excuse just to sup more drink is amazing too!

Jimmy Bottlehead

Arthur's Day?

What a load of cock. **** off, Guiness Marketing people. Actually, I used to go out with a girl who worked on their marketing campaigns... she was fat and has only gotten fatter. Heffalump. This is not really related, but I hate alcohol advertising, I hate the stupidity of people who buy into this, and I hate fat people. That is all!

Poxy Wednesdays.

orourkeda

bonerm wrote: »

We don't get the day off work , so no it isn't.

When Arthur gets me the the day off paid I'll finally embrace this shítfest event.

I meant in the sense that people will drink themselves into a vomit inducing stupor in the name of irishness.

orourkeda

Deleted User wrote: »

**** Arthur.

Guinness is absolutely disgusting. It's got a vile taste and leaves your stomach feeling like **** the following morning.

That remark is more disgusting than Arthurs Day

_feedback_

Biggins wrote: »

...And the ones that use it as a convenient excuse just to sup more drink is amazing too!

True!

The marketing team in there must be the best around in fairness. If you think back on all the various ad campaigns etc.

I'd imagine any marketing person with Guinness on their CV is regarded as being top notch.

Renn

I'd imagine any marketing person as being a complete pain in the hole.

Dyr

elviscostello wrote: »

True!

The marketing team in there must be the best around in fairness. If you think back on all the various ad campaigns etc.

I'd imagine any marketing person with Guinness on their CV is regarded as being top notch.

I remember there was some program about that showed all these "creatives" (its a term for nancy's in edgy glasses I believe) from some advertising company in that london coming over to croke park to look at hurlers smacking sliotars around so they could get an idea about the GAA for the ould sponsorship ad drive

mstan

Renn wrote: »

I'd imagine any marketing person as being a complete pain in the hole.

Your face is a pain in the hole.

Renn

See, the marketing people really aren't that nice.

Dravokivich

bonerm wrote: »

We don't get the day off work , so no it isn't.

When Arthur gets me the the day off paid I'll finally embrace this shítfest event.

I took tomorrow off...

DOC09UNAM

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Arthur's Day?

What a load of cock. **** off, Guiness Marketing people. Actually, I used to go out with a girl who worked on their marketing campaigns... she was fat and has only gotten fatter. Heffalump. This is not really related, but I hate alcohol advertising, I hate the stupidity of people who buy into this, and I hate fat people. That is all!

Poxy Wednesdays.

If she was fat and you used to go out with her, chances are you're fat, or you love fat people, either way this post is severely overcompensating

Renn

Dravokivich wrote: »

I took tomorrow off...

Just because it's 'Arthur's Day'?

Renn

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

If she was fat and you used to go out with her, chances are you're fat, or you love fat people, either way this post is severely overcompensating

That's too bad. I'm sure she was great when he could get it.

Dravokivich

Renn wrote: »

Just because it's 'Arthur's Day'?

haha, not exactly, just worked out that way.

Jimmy Bottlehead

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

If she was fat and you used to go out with her, chances are you're fat, or you love fat people, either way this post is severely overcompensating

I was skinny and looked the ****s at that stage. Once I got looks on my side, I stopped chasing chubbies for easy sex... which she was crap at.

Hindsight is a frightening thing.

Renn wrote: »

That's too bad. I'm sure she was great when he could get it.

Oh hai! So how is your sex life Mark? you know what they say... love is blind...

irishtrader

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Arthur's Day?

What a load of cock. **** off, Guiness Marketing people. Actually, I used to go out with a girl who worked on their marketing campaigns... she was fat and has only gotten fatter. Heffalump. This is not really related, but I hate alcohol advertising, I hate the stupidity of people who buy into this, and I hate fat people. That is all!

Poxy Wednesdays.

hahaha heffalump :D:D:D

coco_lola

PIRANHAS!!!

bonerm

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Oh hai! So how is your sex life Mark? you know what they say... love is blind...

Hahaha. What a story Jim.

weiland79

mp3kid wrote: »

Where ?

Well the Lotts on Lower Liffey street for one.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm creamy two fiddy goodness.

Degsy

weiland79 wrote: »

What is the problem, once a year pints of Guinness cost 2.50.

They do in thier hole..they're full price in most pubs.

Its a marketing camapign by those shysters in diagio to fleece people for more money.

flyton5

It's my birthday tomorrow...wouldn't be surprised if I get more Happy Arthurs Day txts than birthday txts...and that's just my immediate family....


*BITTERNESS* :mad:

kfallon

flyton5 wrote: »

It's my birthday tomorrow...wouldn't be surprised if I get more Happy Arthurs Day txts than birthday txts...and that's just my immediate family....


*BITTERNESS* :mad:

Anyone who sends me a "Happy Arthurs Day" text will be, in my view, extending an invitation to come round their house or their local and kick them in the cnut/bollix!

Happy Birthday Flyton btw (In case I forget tomorrow)

aidan24326

Degsy wrote: »

Its a marketing camapign by those shysters in diagio to fleece people for more money.

That's about the size of it alright. It was fine last year in light of the whole 250 yrs celebration but I really don't see the point to it now, and won't be getting involved in any way.

Degsy

I was involved in a marketing focus group a couple of years back where diagio wanted feedback on how to celebrate the guiness aniversary(since called Arthurs day).

Everybody in teh group suggested either free or cheap guinness for the day and the marketing people rejected the idea out of hand.

Instead they actually suggested that we..thier customers remember..don wellies and devote the day to cleaning up irelands rivers and waterways..they suggested mooring a barge in the Liffey and hosting comedians and bands...they suggested everything but would not agree to give away so much as one free pint to the people who buy thier ****te product 364 days of the year,at the highest prices in europe.

I hope sales of guinness continue to plummet and everybody boycot this marketing tripe..we're being played for suckers again and again.

Red Hand

Degsy wrote: »

I was involved in a marketing focus group a couple of years back where diagio wanted feedback on how to celebrate the guiness aniversary(since called Arthurs day).

Everybody in teh group suggested either free or cheap guinness for the day and the marketing people rejected the idea out of hand.

Instead they actually suggested that we..thier customers remember..don wellies and devote the day to cleaning up irelands rivers and waterways..they suggested mooring a barge in the Liffey and hosting comedians and bands...they suggested everything but would not agree to give away so much as one free pint to the people who buy thier ****te product 364 days of the year,at the highest prices in europe.

I hope sales of guinness continue to plummet and everybody boycot this marketing tripe..we're being played for suckers again and again.

I bet you consume only bread and boiled water.:pac: