Good Friday - no drink - acceptable now?

briantwin · 20-03-2008 03:20PM

Having read alot of the other replies to this.....i have concluded

The point being that since we were all youngsters and im assuming everyone has been 17 / 18 (im 24 by the way) at some stage or another its been a tradition to go and get drunk as a skunk on good Friday. I'd say to 80 - 90 % of us anyway.

For all you nay sayers who are too busy wallowing in your 30 somethingness or premature 30 somethingness or worse, just remember how much fun you've had on Good Fridays in the past!! Out with your friends boozing together, no pubs just together in your group of friends in a house or whatever. Then you have Saturday and Sunday ahead of you....its brilliant if its your thing.

For the others who say anyone who drinks on Good Friday has an alcohol problem, grow the f*ck up really!! I think ,just because you've had or been close to someone who's had a drink problem in the past (some of my friends have had) doesn't mean you should go around pointing the drunkard stick at everyone who doesn't fall into your scope of acceptability. Do you not see the difference with drinking on good Friday every other Friday for that matter with your friends and drinking every morning noon and night Monday to Friday.

sombaht · 20-03-2008 03:20PM

The reason I can't buy alcohol tomorrow is because

I haven't missed the point at all. I'm well aware why you can't buy alcohol on GF I stated so several posts back, its the law of the land. Laws that were based heavily on Catholic teachings yes I will agree with that. What I have trouble comprehending is, is it really going to have such a negative impact on your life?

Cheers,
sombaht

IanCurtis · 20-03-2008 03:38PM

Fremen wrote: »

Well, you can't buy booze on good friday, for one thing.

People in london actually laugh when I tell them about this.

I would be more embarrassed of having that oul one and her clan in Buckingham Jaysus Palace in the middle of my city than no drink on Good Friday.

Joke's on them.

robinph · 20-03-2008 03:46PM

Collie D wrote: »

...same applies for Monday. :cool:

Have the day off on Monday and can go to the pub for a quiet drink or watch a match, I'm sure there is usually something on on the Monday. But I have to "work" on Friday and cannot go for a pint after work, but what will actually piss me off even more tomorow is that I cannot even get any thing for lunch other than a roll from a Spar as because of some daft drink rule the pubs where I'd usually get a feed from are all going to be shut.

I go to a pub far more often and only drink water with my lunch than I do to get pissed in the evening, drink is not the only "service" that they provide but the lack of places being open for drink causes non-drink related activities being unavailable as well.

Lordsnutchi · 20-03-2008 04:11PM

Red Alert wrote: »

I think it's good for us whether the catholic church say so or not.

WHAT? seriously....WHAT?

Raiser · 20-03-2008 04:20PM

I resent those hypocritical, costume-wearing, pontificating freaks for any of their daft rules that happens to impinge on my life.

- I suggest stocking up on beer, wine and spirits tonight and then throwing a massive Crucifixion Party from dawn on Good Friday to dawn on Holy Saturday.

Serve this occasionally too

http://www.ethnic-recipes.net/recipe/2769/fried_steak_with_beer_sauce.html

Gran Hermano · 20-03-2008 04:22PM

robinph wrote: »

I go to a pub far more often and only drink water with my lunch than I do to get pissed in the evening, drink is not the only "service" that they provide but the lack of places being open for drink causes non-drink related activities being unavailable as well.

Careful now, you'll have the god-squad criticising you for contemplating
eating when you should be fasting and partaking in a spot of corporal mortification - regardless of what your religious beliefs are.

eve · 20-03-2008 04:26PM

faceman wrote: »

This is what makes me laugh, and no disrespect to your good self. Its almost for spite that many people have the same view. A bit silly when you think about it.

Yes it is out of spite. Doesn't bother me though.

staker · 20-03-2008 04:31PM

faceman wrote: »

Funny hows these threads recycle themselves every year. And each year its less compelling to make a point about it.

surely missing the point of this site!!
i too will be stocking up later safe in the knowledge that the choice will be mine tomorrow. might even ogle my tinnies in the fridge, take em out and wipe down the condensation,put em back in, ogle some more... time the church stopped telling me what to do

Collie D · 20-03-2008 04:33PM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Careful now, you'll have the god-squad criticising you for contemplating
eating when you should be fasting and partaking in a spot of corporal mortification - regardless of what your religious beliefs are.

What God squad? Sometimes I don't know who's worse. The Catholic Church or the crowd who wouldn't spit on a priest if he was on fire.

humberklog · 20-03-2008 04:33PM

Taking religion outta the equation and swapping a different factor in. Consumerism. Two days of the year:xmas and new year where the ordinary pulse of the country is put on pause for 24hours. Fraction of atm transactions,pause on bustling social networking,a momentary halt to the clatter of tills recieving tokens created from the past months work. I think it sends a solid chi through the city. Get up early saturday morn and have a wander around the city(if you live in one)and you can sense the chilled out effect it has on a living city. The cities need to put their feet up too. Treat them well and they'll treat you well.

PauloMN · 20-03-2008 04:34PM

Amazing how those whinging about not being able to buy a drink tomorrow and how they hate the Church imposing their views on people (even though it's a State law) never kick up a fuss about having bank holidays over Christian feasts like Christmas/Easter.

Maybe if they feel so anti-Church they should offer to work for their employers for free on Christmas Day and next Monday as a way of protesting.

No, I didn't think so either. :rolleyes:

PauloMN · 20-03-2008 04:38PM

Raiser wrote: »

I resent those hypocritical, costume-wearing, pontificating freaks for any of their daft rules that happens to impinge on my life.

- I suggest stocking up on beer, wine and spirits tonight and then throwing a massive Crucifixion Party from dawn on Good Friday to dawn on Holy Saturday.

Serve this occasionally too http://www.ethnic-recipes.net/recipe/2769/fried_steak_with_beer_sauce.html

And isn't that the wonderful thing about our country? Even people like you have a voice.

Raiser · 20-03-2008 04:45PM

PauloMN wrote: »

Amazing how those whinging about not being able to buy a drink tomorrow and how they hate the Church imposing their views on people (even though it's a State law) never kick up a fuss about having bank holidays over Christian feasts like Christmas/Easter.

Maybe if they feel so anti-Church they should offer to work for their employers for free on Christmas Day and next Monday as a way of protesting.

No, I didn't think so either. :rolleyes:

I'll break it down into concise, manageable portions for you.

Its great to live in an archaic corrupt society where religious loons petition and lobby the government for their own evil ends if it means you get a day off work.

Its irritating to live in an archaic corrupt society where religious loons petition and lobby the government for their own evil ends if it means you can't socialise on a Friday night in a Pub with the juices from a rare steak dribbling from both corners of your heathen, hell-bound, sinners mouth.

P.S. I don't want to hear you say there's other ways to socialise besides going to the Pub, blah, blah, blah, retch - don't miss the fcuking point on me now ya hear [?]

Collie D · 20-03-2008 04:49PM

So Raiser, are you more annoyed that you can't get a drink or because it's a Church rule? Seems to me like you've a bit of a chip on your shoulder, especially looking at your signature.

And before you go off on one, as I have stated I wouldn't in a million years consider myself a Catholic. I have no religious beliefs but people who do don't bother me. People tend to say what about the Protestants/atheists/whatever and their rights to a pint. If you can tolerate their religions, then why not tolerate the Catholic one.

Raiser · 20-03-2008 04:49PM

PauloMN wrote: »

And isn't that the wonderful thing about our country? Even people like you have a voice.

Saul a person like you has never successfully condescended to a person like me.

PauloMN · 20-03-2008 04:51PM

Raiser wrote: »

I'll break it down into concise, manageable portions for you.

Its great to live in an archaic corrupt society where religious loons petition and lobby the government for their own evil ends if it means you get a day off work.

Its irritating to live in an archaic corrupt society where religious loons petition and lobby the government for their own evil ends if it means you can't socialise on a Friday night in a Pub with the juices from a rare steak dribbling from both corners of your heathen, hell-bound, sinners mouth.

P.S. I don't want to hear you say there's other ways to socialise besides going to the Pub, blah, blah, blah, retch - don't miss the fcuking point on me now ya hear [?]

Kinda proves the point. Happy to take the days off but give out about one Friday when the pubs close.

Like I said earlier, it absolutely amazes me how blind people are to the fact that they are really, really lucky to live here. Open your fcuking eyes, look at the world's problems and then think about how stupid your ranting and raving about missing a Friday night beer sounds.

humberklog · 20-03-2008 04:52PM

Raiser wrote: »

Saul a person like you has never successfully condescended to a person like me.

No, the christian brothers seemed to have set that bar pretty high in your life.

robinph · 20-03-2008 04:53PM

PauloMN wrote: »

Maybe if they feel so anti-Church they should offer to work for their employers for free on Christmas Day and next Monday as a way of protesting.

Wouldn't have a problem working on christmas or next monday, but only if they give me all of the public holidays as extra days holidays for me to make use of when I want instead.

Raiser · 20-03-2008 04:54PM

Collie D wrote: »

So Raiser, are you more annoyed that you can't get a drink or because it's a Church rule? Seems to me like you've a bit of a chip on your shoulder, especially looking at your signature.

And before you go off on one, as I have stated I wouldn't in a million years consider myself a Catholic. I have no religious beliefs but people who do don't bother me. People tend to say what about the Protestants/atheists/whatever and their rights to a pint. If you can tolerate their religions, then why not tolerate the Catholic one.

Criticising grave wrongdoings of a religious group ≠ intolerance of a groups religion.

- I'd struggle to address you in clearer terms.

Red Alert · 20-03-2008 04:55PM

Would it be such a big problem if the pubs were open on good friday but another non-religious day (for example say sep 1st every year) the pubs were closed and drink couldn't be sold.

Raiser · 20-03-2008 04:57PM

humberklog wrote: »

No, the christian brothers seemed to have set that bar pretty high in your life.

[Ha] [?] [.]

A person like you has never successfully communicated with a person like me

staker · 20-03-2008 04:58PM

y do we need to ban booze for a day? any day? its all down to individual choice..

Collie D · 20-03-2008 04:58PM

Raiser wrote: »

Criticising grave wrongdoings of a religious group ≠ intolerance of a groups religion.

- I'd struggle to address you in clearer terms.

And the Catholic Church is the only guilty of the "grave wrongdoings" as you call them? I'm not for a second saying there aren't bad egss within that particular organisation but there are aslo a hell of a lot of better people than me.

humberklog · 20-03-2008 04:59PM

Red Alert wrote: »

Would it be such a big problem if the pubs were open on good friday but another non-religious day (for example say sep 1st every year) the pubs were closed and drink couldn't be sold.

Not on St.Giles' day! That's made for the boozer!

Raiser · 20-03-2008 05:02PM

Collie D wrote: »

And the Catholic Church is the only guilty of the "grave wrongdoings" as you call them? I'm not for a second saying there aren't bad egss within that particular organisation but there are aslo a hell of a lot of better people than me.

Benchmark this for me please Collie - I need a metric of some description to properly evaluate your statement. On a scale from 1 [depraved] to 10 [cynically evil] - just how bad are you ?

humberklog · 20-03-2008 05:04PM

Raiser wrote: »

[Ha] [?] [.]

A person like you has never successfully communicated with a person like me

I know. I'm jewish and've always felt that too with all christians. (Fervant pro or anti).

Beerlao · 20-03-2008 05:05PM

we're having a Bad Friday party at our house

Collie D · 20-03-2008 05:07PM

Raiser wrote: »

Benchmark this for me please Collie - I need a metric of some description to properly evaluate your statement. On a scale from 1 [depraved] to 10 [cynically evil] - just how bad are you ?

Surely that scale is invalid. Shouldn't there be something like one being angelic to ten being pure evil ie a Gandhi to Hitler. I would be a mere Mussolini - bit of a c*nt but with the ability to do nice things like getting the trains to run (Mussolini not me). Or maybe Tony Blair, usually a nice enough guy but the ability to do something really **** like going to war for flimsy reasons (both of us)

PauloMN · 20-03-2008 05:10PM

Beerlao wrote: »

we're having a Bad Friday party at our house

Why not invite Raiser? He's desperate for a night out... might have been a whole...erm... 24 hours since his last one.

He can bring his rare steaks, his beer and his crucifix.

Good Friday - no drink - acceptable now?

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