Rock back to black and amber

birdlake

Just noticed this as I was driving over the bridge earlier, has it been this way for long? Let the war of paint for 2012 begin!

justbored

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cocoshovel

One of these days Im gonna go up there and paint a completely unrelated flag like a north korean one or something.

tombliboo83

birdlake wrote: »

Just noticed this as I was driving over the bridge earlier, has it been this way for long? Let the war of paint for 2012 begin!

Yawn....:0

Kotek Besar

I'm painting the Union jack on it tomorrow.

billythepig

Kotek Besar wrote: »

I'm painting the Union jack on it tomorrow.

god save our queen

Amzie

tombliboo83 wrote: »

Yawn....:0

+1:D:p

Rothko

What I'd like to know is who keeps painting it.

Nypd

Suas11 wrote: »

What I'd like to know is who keeps painting it.

Some totally like mad crazy hip kids

ziedth

I literally couldn't think of one thing in this world I care less about but I really admire both parties dedication to it.

giles lynchwood

Did anyone else read the title,Cock back to black and amber.:eek:

birdlake

Suas11 wrote: »

What I'd like to know is who keeps painting it.

Well on the Kilkenny side it was always a group of lads mostly from Slieverue, they called themselves The K team. Presume it's the same crowd this time around...mad stories of paint shops in KK sponsoring them paint etc...there's a thread somewhere about it I think. Have to say I admire their dedication too! Sure it's only a bit of neighbourly banter!

Kotek Besar

It's back to blue and white now.

S28382

isnt it great how something so silly can catch on yeah definitely gotta love their dedication, long may it continue its always worth a glance up each time you pass just to see what colours are on it...i bet there is some layers of paint on the rock now:D

longshanks

The daffodils are coming up, there's a grand long stretch of an evening, dolphins swimming off the Hook and the paint wars on the rock... Whats not to love about Spring in Waterford?

dark_shadow

I don't know how you get to the rock but from looking at it looks like you have to repel down with a rope or something??? Surely to jaysus it's one of the most stupidest things ever that somebody is taking their life in their just to paint a fcuking rock??? It's all fun and games till someone falls to their bloody death no??

Like you would say something if they where trying to get a valid point across eg. no to the household charge or something like that. But to go up there day after day just to paint the rock a fcuking colour is beyond me:rolleyes:

flutered

birdlake wrote: »

Well on the Kilkenny side it was always a group of lads mostly from Slieverue, they called themselves The K team. Presume it's the same crowd this time around...mad stories of paint shops in KK sponsoring them paint etc...there's a thread somewhere about it I think. Have to say I admire their dedication too! Sure it's only a bit of neighbourly banter!

are you sure that this crowd are not from the seanti

Cake Man

dark_shadow wrote: »

I don't know how you get to the rock but from looking at it looks like you have to repel down with a rope or something??? Surely to jaysus it's one of the most stupidest things ever that somebody is taking their life in their just to paint a fcuking rock??? It's all fun and games till someone falls to their bloody death no??

Like you would say something if they where trying to get a valid point across eg. no to the household charge or something like that. But to go up there day after day just to paint the rock a fcuking colour is beyond me:rolleyes:

Fairly sure they come through a pathway at the back of the golf course.

wellboy76

cocoshovel wrote: »

One of these days Im gonna go up there and paint a completely unrelated flag like a north korean one or something.

What about rock coloured?

deise_boi

It's just a bit of banter really! I'd like our very own Hollywood sign towering over the city... except for when its painted that manky black and amber

dark_shadow

Cake Man wrote: »

Fairly sure they come through a pathway at the back of the golf course.

Can it not be blocked off for oh I don't know, let's say health and safety reasons??:rolleyes:

ex_infantry man

reminds me of the film "The War Of The Buttons"

jayboi

ex_infantry man wrote: »

reminds me of the film "The War Of The Buttons"

But instead of a bunch of preteen kids we have supposedly mature adults.

cocoshovel

Cake Man wrote: »

Fairly sure they come through a pathway at the back of the golf course.

You can walk up from the front too. Its not hard to get up there at all.

leduke

great to see the rock painted with the tricolour!! be cool to see it left that way ... great for both waterford and kilkenny!

Kotek Besar

leduke wrote: »

great to see the rock painted with the tricolour!! be cool to see it left that way ... great for both waterford and kilkenny!

That's only 'cause they heard someone was going to paint the Union Jack on it..

tawdy

they should paint a union jack instead,
we be better off under british rule rather then those dopes who fcuked up the country.

ziedth

Be nice if they kept it with the tri-colour with the euros coming up and all.

Nypd

tawdy wrote: »

they should paint a union jack instead,
we be better off under british rule rather then those dopes who fcuked up the country.

Ya think !

Max Powers

Yeah there is a lil 1848 beside it too. Would be ideal if it was left like that.

CardBordWindow

Max Powers wrote: »

Yeah there is a lil 1848 beside it too. Would be ideal if it was left like that.

You just know that once the Championship starts, it'll be a different colour every day!

cocoshovel

Kotek Besar wrote: »

That's only 'cause they heard someone was going to paint the Union Jack on it..

I thought it was for that festival thing? Anyway, I would laugh if someone painted a Union Jack up there. Anything to piss off the republicans

S28382

Put the chinese flag up there coz they will soon own us all:D

Aquos76

Rock has changed colour today, back to blue and white, must admit though, I thought the tricolour looked lovely up there and would have preferred had they of left it as it was.

leduke

yeah i have to agree ... i'm a true blue but i think the tricolour looked great and should have been left alone!

fricatus

Yet another thing that "Creedon's Cities" could have covered if they had considered Waterford worthy of a programme!

Anyway, they can paint the Tricolour back on it at the next 1848 festival - this is Munster Final season, so Blue and White it is!

Hon de Déise!!!

Kotek Besar

fricatus wrote: »

Yet another thing that "Creedon's Cities" could have covered if they had considered Waterford worthy of a programme!

Anyway, they can paint the Tricolour back on it at the next 1848 festival - this is Munster Final season, so Blue and White it is!

Hon de Déise!!!

Ok, then in two weeks can we have the Union Jack? You know, for the Olympics.. After all, they did let us carry the torch for a bit.

fricatus

Kotek Besar wrote: »

Ok, then in two weeks can we have the Union Jack? You know, for the Olympics.. After all, they did let us carry the torch for a bit.

Hehe, good luck with that. Maybe someone might paint the Olympic rings up there? But in blue and white or black and amber though!

Jason Todd

Kotek Besar wrote: »

Ok, then in two weeks can we have the Union Jack? You know, for the Olympics.. After all, they did let us carry the torch for a bit.

ziedth

There is nothing on the planet I care less about then that rock. It started out as a bit of banter but it got seriously nasty there for a while.

Finnbar01

ziedth wrote: »

There is nothing on the planet I care less about then that rock. It started out as a bit of banter but it got seriously nasty there for a while.

What do you mean it got seriously nasty?

Professey Chin

Finnbar01 wrote: »

What do you mean it got seriously nasty?

Gangland warfare man. 8 deaths, 22 injured.
Put the traveller feud of 08 to shame

fricatus

ziedth wrote: »

...but it got seriously nasty there for a while.

What, did one crew of painters attempt to throw the other to their deaths?

ziedth

Finnbar01 wrote: »

What do you mean it got seriously nasty?

Maybe not seriously but there was a fair bit of graffiti in the area (I'm not suggestimg for a second it was anyone involved with the rock BTW ) and Some people went almost feral over that whole K team craic. I don't mean the rock it self caused any hassle like I said it's s brilliant bit of banter.

I think some people take the whole Waterford/Kilkenny thing to such extremes that it can take away from the good natured rivalry that the vast majority have.

bullpost

Maybe paint it maroon and white - that'll really piss the cats off.

Speak Now

bullpost wrote: »

Maybe paint it maroon and white - that'll really piss the cats off.

Well it has been blue and gold in the past!

old gregg

Personally, I'd be happy to see the rock removed so I don't have to be constantly reminded of how close I live to rednecks of one persuasion or another.

Kotek Besar

Back to black and amber today, with the wording "on the ball".

Cabaal

Just paint the Irish flag on it and be done with it, this goes for both sides.

7upfree

Cabaal wrote: »

Just paint the Irish flag on it and be done with it, this goes for both sides.

They had that done recently. Then it went Blue and White again.....

Nypd

Cabaal wrote: »

Just paint the Irish flag on it and be done with it, this goes for both sides.

Agreed, it looked well when the tricolour was on it.