is paddys day all about drink ???

Fallen Buckshot · 09-03-2009 03:17AM

ahh the powers gold shall flow !

Rented Mule · 09-03-2009 08:21AM

banshee_bones wrote: »

which in your opinion is what now????!!

us all driving out snakes... ???

Isn't that what this recession is all about ?

Terrontress · 09-03-2009 09:45AM

Saint Patrick was sold into slavery in County Antrim, became the archbishop of Armagh and is buried in Downpatrick. It's all a Northern thing. I can't see why Dubliners get involved.

Caoimhín · 09-03-2009 09:57AM

Personally, i never go near a pub or even drink on Paddys day. The pubs are full of amateur drinkers and kids.

MIN2511 · 09-03-2009 10:07AM

Caoimhín wrote: »

Personally, i never go near a pub or even drink on Paddys day. The pubs are full of amateur drinkers and kids.

That's quite harsh, if you don't want to drink in a pub on Paddy's play fair enough

I am not an amateur drinker/kid and i'ld be drinking in a pub(maybe)

Micky Dolenz · 09-03-2009 10:20AM

Terrontress wrote: »

Saint Patrick was sold into slavery in County Antrim, became the archbishop of Armagh and is buried in Downpatrick. .

:eek:, you lie. I always thought St Patrick was a made up chracter dreamed up by the marketing people from Guinness.:pac:

Dragan · 09-03-2009 11:08AM

john west wrote: »

i think people are forgetting about irish tradition

To a vast amount of Irish people drinking is the Irish tradition....which is a whole scale of pathetic all of it's own.

The amount of people moaning about how Paddy's Day falls this year is priceless.

Micky Dolenz · 09-03-2009 11:20AM

Dragan wrote: »

To a vast amount of Irish people drinking is the Irish tradition....which is a whole scale of pathetic all of it's own.

The amount of people moaning about how Paddy's Day falls this year is priceless.

Your first comment imo is misguided. the majority of people I know will not go on the p1ss, they will however bring their kids to a parade. Ever wonder why the pub trade here has fallen so much, people don't go to the pubs as much is what I would take from that.

Why is it priceless?
I think it's a valid moan. Mon/fri = Long weekend
wed = nice midweek break
tue/thur least favorable day off.

Caoimhín · 09-03-2009 11:24AM

MIN2511 wrote: »

I am not an amateur drinker/kid and i'ld be drinking in a pub(maybe)

Sir, I consider that to be a challenge to a drinking contest...

the_syco · 09-03-2009 11:26AM

MagicMarker wrote: »

Paddy's day is on a Tuesday.

[Homer Simpson]FOUR DAY WEEKEND! WOO-HOO![/Homer Simpson]

Mossy Monk wrote: »

I wont be drinking. I will wait for a time when the pubs aren't full of idiots not capable of handling their drink.

You're going to go into an early pub at 8am? Respect!

Dragan wrote: »

To a vast amount of Irish people drinking is the Irish tradition....which is a whole scale of pathetic all of it's own.

Aye. But IMO it's better than going to worship Happycat in Invisibuhl airplane.

=-=

A friend of mine used to put on an american accent, and stroll drunkenly around the place asking people if they were his Irish ancestor.

Kiera · 09-03-2009 11:28AM

Its all about the shamrock shakes nyom nyom nyom.....

MOH · 09-03-2009 11:31AM

anniehoo wrote: »

Ah ye know what i mean! The "eejits" who end up in a scrap in temple bar/abrakebab/nitelink..end of the nite idiots who cant make it from the pub to bed without makin a show of themselves!:p

Nitelink? On a Tuesday? Not this year.

Caoimhín wrote: »

Personally, i never go near a pub or even drink on Paddys day. The pubs are full of amateur drinkers and kids.

Wait, you can be a professional drinker now?

Dragan · 09-03-2009 12:02PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Your first comment imo is misguided. the majority of people I know will not go on the p1ss, they will however bring their kids to a parade.

The majority of people i know don't have kids. Not too sure how my comments can be misguided when the majority of people i know will spend that Weekend on the piss?

Remove the kids from the equation of the people you know and i imagine they would be on the piss as well.

Ever wonder why the pub trade here has fallen so much,

Nope. That is pretty self evident and doesn't exactly require a huge amount of thought.

Why is it priceless?
I think it's a valid moan. Mon/fri = Long weekend
wed = nice midweek break
tue/thur least favorable day off.

Because anyone i have heard bitching about it is doing so purely because it will affect their "traditional Paddy's piss up", so, much like yourself i am offering my thoughts and opinions based off what i have seen and heard.

Caoimhín · 09-03-2009 12:06PM

MOH wrote: »

Wait, you can be a professional drinker now?

Yes my child. It is more of a vocation though, one needs to continually practice to stay ahead of new drinking trends and discoveries.

I, for example, am a stage 7 alcoholic.

Degsy · 09-03-2009 02:15PM

The parade isnt an irish tradition anyway,it was invented by the americans and adopted by us..just like Tall Lattes and saying "like" every couple of seconds.

Caoimhín · 09-03-2009 02:26PM

Degsy wrote: »

just like Tall Lattes and saying "like" every couple of seconds.

Like Ohh mi gaaudd... your, like, so uncool like, Degsy.

john west · 09-03-2009 02:43PM

and everyone gets so pissed theey dont know where they are ! thats a but much! its an ugly picture to be honest to see everyone gettin sick all over the place! and people goin to the toilet in pub corners, streetss, windows on cars etc!! its sickening! i enjoy the USA st patricks day last year alot more! it was much more controled in NY .no 16 yr olds goin around with cans and bottles!! rightly so!
i think of it as a day to be proud to be irish! not so much about if u can beat urr all time drinks record!!

Roadend · 09-03-2009 02:56PM

john west wrote: »

and everyone gets so pissed theey dont know where they are ! thats a but much! its an ugly picture to be honest to see everyone gettin sick all over the place! and people goin to the toilet in pub corners, streetss, windows on cars etc!! its sickening! i enjoy the USA st patricks day last year alot more! it was much more controled in NY .no 16 yr olds goin around with cans and bottles!! rightly so!
i think of it as a day to be proud to be irish! not so much about if u can beat urr all time drinks record!!

Lighten up and get yourself a drink

Degsy · 09-03-2009 03:19PM

john west wrote: »

and everyone gets so pissed theey dont know where they are ! thats a but much! its an ugly picture to be honest to see everyone gettin sick all over the place! and people goin to the toilet in pub corners, streetss, windows on cars etc!! its sickening! i enjoy the USA st patricks day last year alot more! it was much more controled in NY .no 16 yr olds goin around with cans and bottles!! rightly so!
i think of it as a day to be proud to be irish! not so much about if u can beat urr all time drinks record!!

Were you the worse for drink when you wrote that?

Kork Boy · 09-03-2009 03:29PM

Degsy wrote: »

Were you the worse for drink when you wrote that?

lol

Mr.Lizard · 09-03-2009 03:34PM

Kiera wrote: »

Its all about the shamrock shakes

Apparently that was an early favourite for the name of the Irish Epilepsy Association.

Nodin · 09-03-2009 03:58PM

john west wrote: »

i enjoy the USA st patricks day last year alot more! it was much more controled in NY !!

Yeah, they try to keep the irish and the gays to a minimum.

Don Diego · 09-03-2009 04:11PM

mikemac wrote: »

If you were concerned about tradition then you'd be calling it St. Patricks Day.

But you call a saint paddy and then wonder where everyone else went wrong but not you :rolleyes:

:rolleyes: Yeah, but Patrick is not a saint. He was never canonised so it is correct to call it paddy's day.

Kiera · 09-03-2009 05:06PM

Mr.Lizard wrote: »

Apparently that was an early favourite for the name of the Irish Epilepsy Association.

Oh you're going to hell for that

Ruu_Old · 09-03-2009 05:12PM

Not much fun if you don't drink. Used to be good fun when I was a young lad because you would get some free sweets, going out to the parade in a small town (a few tractors with some balloons stuck to the front and cars with their hazard lights on!).

MOH · 09-03-2009 05:32PM

Caoimhín wrote: »

Yes my child. It is more of a vocation though, one needs to continually practice to stay ahead of new drinking trends and discoveries.

I, for example, am a stage 7 alcoholic.

What's the pay like?

BaconZombie · 09-03-2009 05:57PM

So not Boards pissup in a park somewhere on paddy's day them op?

Overheal · 09-03-2009 05:58PM

Paddy's Day is about wearing green, liking the Irish, getting drunk and racing horses.

Easter is about sweets and candy. Halloween is about sweets and candy. Christmas is about presents and throwing big family get-togethers. Nobody ever really cares about the Meaning behind these events, they are just happy to perform these chores, like eating chocolate, buying presents, getting drunk, and racing horses.

Now would the rest of you women ever not forget about your solemn duty to uphold Steak and Blowjob Day.

Kiera · 09-03-2009 06:00PM

Overheal wrote: »

Paddy's Day is about wearing green, liking the Irish, getting drunk and racing horses.

Easter is about sweets and candy. Halloween is about sweets and candy. Christmas is about presents and throwing big family get-togethers. Nobody ever really cares about the Meaning behind these events, they are just happy to perform these chores, like eating chocolate, buying presents, getting drunk, and racing horses.

Now would the rest of you women ever not forget about your solemn duty to uphold Steak and Blowjob Day.

What would you know, you're only a plastic Paddy!

Caoimhín · 09-03-2009 06:05PM

BOFH_139 wrote: »

So not Boards pissup in a park somewhere on paddy's day them op?

Im all on for that. I will bring the methylated spirits and you bring the brown paper bags..

is paddys day all about drink ???

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