St Patrick's Day (Official Thread)

OU812

Despite all the international negative stereotyping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meEUaYrxuoA

And commercialisation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eteWVqVPcTQ

and bitching about minister's international junkets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs8NsZzxQ5M

Despite Green Beer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayHeVqS0Vw

Isn't it absolutely amazing how the world embraces St Patrick's day. Parades & events the world over, international tourism.

I'm normally fairly critical about Ireland & the way it is right now, but we have a unique hook that any other country in the world would kill for.

padd b1975

Official is it??


Laa dee daa.

the groutch

Only 290 days til Christmas! :P

Death and Taxes

padd b1975 wrote: »

Official is it??


Laa dee daa.

Yea , they use stickey shamrock:D

padd b1975

the groutch wrote: »

Only 290 days til Christmas! :P

Grand stretch in the evenings.

SunnyDub1

I actually hate st Patrick's day.

Most places full with drunken idiots including underage teens with flags wrapped around them, face paintings, screaming stupid Irish songs.

Pointless day!

kjl

I will be out of the country for the third year in a row.

Not really a fan of the day to be honest. I don't drink and everywhere you go is packed to the brim.

Henlars67

He brought the catholic church to Ireland and we all know how that turned out. Nothing to celebrate

padd b1975

Henlars67 wrote: »

He brought the catholic church to Ireland and we all know how that turned out. Nothing to celebrate

Ever been bitten in the arse by a snake??


No?



Celebrate that.

GalwayGuy2

Ever been bitten in the arse by a snake??

Enda Kenny's taking a fair chunk of mine:mad:

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:eek:

I Luv Crysis

Why do you get to start the "official" thread, who gave you that permission? I wanted to start the official St Patrick's Day thread...

ashers222

can anybody help me find a green waistcoat can't find one anywhere

cena

it is such a boring day.

Dwork

St Patrick. A great lad. Banished the snakes, all trace of snakes and all fossilised remains of snakes. Very thorough. Also changed the climate to make it too cold for them to come back. Some man. Let's celebrate the big bogus bollix. Sure everything else is based on lies, why differ on this?

GRMA

Think I will stay in this Paddy's day. People just lose the run of themselves - there is always trouble.

Might go to Croker for the matches though - straight home after. Hon the 'mun

Katunga

Shamrock shake is back in McD's.

Dwork

GRMA wrote: »

Think I will stay in this Paddy's day. People just lose the run of themselves - there is always trouble.

Might go to Croker for the matches though - straight home after. Hon the 'mun

Been to 35 Paddys day parades. Never, not once, ever saw so much as a whiff of trouble. No idea where this " people looking for trouble" guff comes from. Usually just people having a laugh and a bit of fun. Never even seen anyone getting vaguely "bollixey". I'm at a loss where the bad rep comes from. It's based on shyte, but it's usually a good day out. I like it.

OU812

Katunga wrote: »

Shamrock shake is back in McD's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GkQvhOtZzI

ejmaztec

Henlars67 wrote: »

He brought the catholic church to Ireland and we all know how that turned out. Nothing to celebrate

Never mind, perhaps they'll give you the day off next year.:(

OU812

Dwork wrote: »

St Patrick. A great lad. Banished the snakes, all trace of snakes and all fossilised remains of snakes. Very thorough. Also changed the climate to make it too cold for them to come back. Some man. Let's celebrate the big bogus bollix. Sure everything else is based on lies, why differ on this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOqWT2tk9Js

dodderangler

Because of saint Patrick Ireland doesn't have a whacking day
And I have a perfect snake bat
It sucks

Dunny

Working.

Dwork

I prefer the harlem shakes.

Andersonisgod

Everything I hate wrapped up nicely in one day. Drunken idiots, Irish stereotyping (which we seem to go out of our way to promote), the horrid sing-songs in pubs, the sudden surge in national pride (because the other 364 days of the year all you hear is how the country is in a terrible state) and all in honour of the man who brought the Catholic church (the real life version of the evil empire) to Ireland.

I wont be taking part.

kabakuyu

Henlars67 wrote: »

He brought the catholic church to Ireland and we all know how that turned out. Nothing to celebrate

Not really,surely he brought a form of christianity to Ireland but not what we came to know as catholicism.

ejmaztec

There seems to be a shortage of party animals on here, outnumbered by people with enough misery to drag the entire population of the world into the depths of despair.:(

It must be time to ring the Samaritans.

ashers222

ejmaztec wrote: »

There seems to be a shortage of party animals on here, outnumbered by people with enough misery to drag the entire population of the world into the depths of despair.:(

It must be time to ring the Samaritans.

I'm sure they'll be kept busy posting about how crap Ireland is on boards on P diddy day

Lapin

I hate St Patrick's Day with a passion.

It makes me laugh to see people who regularly moan about the influence of religion and the power of the Catholic Church in this country readily embrace the feast of the prick who allegedly brought Christianity to this island by getting píssed and making complete arseholes of themselves.


****in hypocrites.

ejmaztec

ashers222 wrote: »

I'm sure they'll be kept busy posting about how crap Ireland is on boards on P diddy day

Guaranteed, and also criticising the Samaritans for using a name with biblical connotations.:(

Dwork

Lapin wrote: »

I hate St Patrick's Day with a passion.

It makes me laugh to see people who regularly moan about the influence of religion and the power of the Catholic Church in this country readily embrace the feast of the prick who allegedly brought Christianity to this island by getting píssed and making complete arseholes of themselves.


****in hypocrites.

I go to the Parade to see what new trucks the competiton has bought. TBH.

Lapin

Dwork wrote: »

I go to the Parade to see what new trucks the competiton has bought. TBH.

I go to the parades to see if the competition are still using the trucks I sold them.

WoollyRedHat

Ah the St. Patrick's day parade... remember when that used to be good? No? Me either...

Dunny

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Ah the St. Patrick's day parade... remember when that used to be good? No? Me either...

They used to be good when I was a kid and when I was in the scouts about 10yrs ago

BillyMitchel

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

Enda Kenny's taking a fair chunk of mine:mad:

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:eek:

Mine too. Maybe we should call him Enda 'anaconda' Kenny?

Ah I used to love it but sort of grew out of it as I don't drink much these days. One day a year let the folks who like to go out and get drunk enjoy the day. Something needs to be done about drunk kids though, they are a disaster on Paddys day.

OU812

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Ah the St. Patrick's day parade... remember when that used to be good? No? Me either...

Actually, I think the parade has really improved over the years. The one last year was a bit "meh" but the last three or four before that were spectacular.

0ph0rce0

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Ah the St. Patrick's day parade... remember when that used to be good? No? Me either...

When i was a kid its was great, all the floats were classic homemade stuff and they were always throwing out free stuff and having the craic with the crowd. The bands were good too drums getting belted out of it, and all the american chicks that used to come over in cheerleader gear was nice

Now its all this pretentious arty type shyte that just has no life to it, boring as ****.

the keen edge

I like to imagine what it would be like to go back in time and try to explain to a living St Patrick what he will come to represent in the future.

Not because I feel his name is now synonymous with drunken debauchery; just really to see the WTF are you on about look on his face when someone from the future would attempt to explain how over time the perception of his life, that he dedicated to something he thought divine, can change so dramatically.

I imagine he would be very confused and very horrified.

Pumpkinseeds

Not having kids means we can avoid going to parades, thankfully. We usually put the tv on and watch a bit of the Dublin parade, although there comes a point when we just can't stand the cringe worthy presenters and the fact that so many of the parade entries are some sort of contemporary something or other. We're both off booze until Easter as well so will be kind of a 'meh' day for us.

Yada yada yada, sense of community etc, but that won't change the fact that on monday walking to the local shopping centre will mean avoiding puddles of vomit from the 'celebrations',and the town will be well and truly littered.

citytillidie

Ahhh Las Vegas on St Patricks weekend should be fun

Legs.Eleven

I find that embracing the fook out of the day instead of fighting with pretend vitriol is a lot more fun and less likely to give you a stroke before you're 30. I use the day as an excuse to dress in green (one of my favourite colours) and have drinks with friends....as most people do. Can't see the problem.


I hate those stupid Guinness hats they give out though.

brimal

I will be celebrating St Patrick's Day in Jerusalem. There is several events planned in the pubs across the city, so should be a good laugh.

rainbow kirby

Cannot stand the day in Dublin, so I'm off to London for that weekend, taking advantage of the bank holiday.

Ruudi_Mentari

St Patrick's season officially started on friday with a 1-0 win

fryup

i don't like St patrick's day, i think it brings out the worst in the irish

drunkeness, rowdyness, rebel rousing, thuggery

nah i'll think i'll stay indoors for the day

Pumpkinseeds

I think the Vatican have piddled on the parade this year. The rest of the world will be focused on Rome. Doesn't your heart just bleed for Enda Kenny, he won't be the centre of attention this weekend:P

kraggy

Lapin wrote: »

I hate St Patrick's Day with a passion.

It makes me laugh to see people who regularly moan about the influence of religion and the power of the Catholic Church in this country readily embrace the feast of the prick who allegedly brought Christianity to this island by getting píssed and making complete arseholes of themselves.


****in hypocrites.

Do you have a drink at Christmas?

My name is URL

RTE doing their bit to fill us all with joy on this wonderful occasion.

Money well spent, I say.

Kill me now

chrissb8

Every year I just hang with friends in a house have beers get nice and drunk and that's it.If people want to go out and blow their money in lines at pubs going 4 or 5 rows deep then let them.I still think paddys day is a good holiday.I like being Irish and I want to celebrate it.I see no better way then doing that with some good food and drink with a couple of friends dressed in green and the parade on in the background.You know, actually celebrate it and remember it.

TheLastMohican

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

I actually hate st Patrick's day.

Most places full with drunken idiots including underage teens with flags wrapped around them, face paintings, screaming stupid Irish songs.

Pointless day!

Thinly veiled, "I'm a self loathing Irish person" post.

Ruudi_Mentari

Oh? This is the official one, is it

DEFTLEFTHAND

TheLastMohican wrote: »

Thinly veiled, "I'm a self loathing Irish person" post.

No I don't think that poster is a self loathing Irish man/woman. Some of us despise certain Irish thugs making a show of us on our national day. Some of us are a better class of person, we're aren't all like the punch magazine apes wearing tattered suits and carrying a pig under the arm.