First Holy Commotion

DublinWriter · 23-05-2010 10:48PM #1

I've read about people hiring stretch limos etc for their children's First Holy Communion, but what I saw today really amazed and appalled me at the same time.

Driving past a church in Drogheda today at about 1pm I saw parked up, in this order, a white stretch limo, a pink themed playboy stretch limo and wait for it, a Cinderella coach.

I've heard about the whole Cinderella coach thing, but it really has to be seen to be believed. It looks like a large, lacy white confection of a pumpkin drawn by a single white horse.

It's bad enough some parent had thought that a stretch limo emblazoned with the corporate livery of an international porn empire would be an appropriate mode of transport for their seven year old on the day of a major religious sacramental event, but the horse drawn gigantic lace pumpkin brought the kitsch down to a new level of tastelessness.

Forget NAMA, forget the banking crises, if there was any indication for me that we're f*cked as a nation, then it was what I saw today.

ilovecats · 23-05-2010 10:50PM

No wonder the Priests are how they are

peasant · 23-05-2010 10:53PM

DublinWriter wrote: »

Drogheda

/ thread

(that place is seriously weird)

Prof.Badass · 23-05-2010 10:55PM

DublinWriter wrote: »

Driving past a church in Drogheda today at about 1pm I saw parked up, in this order, a white stretch limo, a pink themed playboy stretch limo and wait for it, a Cinderella coach.

:D:D:D:D

Cool story bro!

goat2 · 23-05-2010 10:56PM

the parents who hired those things, must be loaded, have good jobs, to waste that kind of cash on these unnecessary things

bluecatmorgana · 23-05-2010 10:58PM

Theyre usually travellers

pablomakaveli · 23-05-2010 11:00PM

bluecatmorgana wrote: »

Theyre usually travellers

or crime lords.

goat2 · 23-05-2010 11:02PM

aint i right
both these are rich beyond beleif

lil'bug · 23-05-2010 11:02PM

it just goes to show you can't buy taste

Biggins · 23-05-2010 11:11PM

bluecatmorgana wrote: »

Theyre usually travellers

Anyone in a transport is a traveller - like duh!!! :pac:

I agree about the madness though. Pure stupidity.
"fools and their money....easily parted"

FearDark · 23-05-2010 11:13PM

bluecatmorgana wrote: »

Theyre usually travellers

pablomakaveli wrote: »

or crime lords.

Must not type what I'm thinking...

bryaner · 23-05-2010 11:14PM

goat2 wrote: »

the parents who hired those things, must be loaded, have good jobs, to waste that kind of cash on these unnecessary things

Loaded with stupidity

Nervous Wreck · 23-05-2010 11:16PM

bluecatmorgana wrote: »

Theyre usually travellers

pablomakaveli wrote: »

or crime lords.

FearDark wrote: »

Must not type what I'm thinking...

Travelling crime lords? Right there with ya.

WindSock · 23-05-2010 11:19PM

Back in my day, our communion treat was to get to sit in the front seat of the car. And that was good enough for us! :mad:

shoelaceface · 23-05-2010 11:29PM

i remember getting 3 pound coins sellotaped to the inside of the card and thinking i was loaded!! yeah.. €50 today is just about acceptable.. brats!

lets start a campaign to bring back the coins sellotaped to the card

Biggins · 23-05-2010 11:37PM

Folks know how we feel about that superstitious stuff.
Thankfully they don't come around begging.

starbelgrade · 23-05-2010 11:53PM

Biggins wrote: »

Anyone in a transport is a traveller - like duh!!! :pac:

When my Dad was alive & working, his job was mainly to deliver plants, bulbs, seeds, fertilizer etc., from a warehouse in Dublin to many of the hardware & garden type shops around the towns & villages of Ireland and also to take orders for the next delivery & trying to get shop owners to buy more stuff & new products etc.

In modern parlance, he would be considered a travelling salesman, but back in the day, in Ireland, we didn't have such fancy terms... "human resources" were called "workers" and a spade was called a "yoke for doin' de diggin".

When I was born, the registrar asked my Dad what he did for a living & after explaining his job, the registrar wrote down "traveller".

So now, every time I have to produce a copy of my Birth Cert for any purpose, my Father's occupation is written in as "Traveller". It's not even close to funny.

dvpower · 24-05-2010 12:07AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

When my Dad was alive & working, his job was mainly to deliver plants, bulbs, seeds, fertilizer etc., from a warehouse in Dublin to many of the hardware & garden type shops around the towns & villages of Ireland and also to take orders for the next delivery & trying to get shop owners to buy more stuff & new products etc.

In modern parlance, he would be considered a travelling salesman, but back in the day, in Ireland, we didn't have such fancy terms... "human resources" were called "workers" and a spade was called a "yoke for doin' de diggin".

When I was born, the registrar asked my Dad what he did for a living & after explaining his job, the registrar wrote down "traveller".

So now, every time I have to produce a copy of my Birth Cert for any purpose, my Father's occupation is written in as "Traveller". It's not even close to funny.

could have been worse. He might have been in the trade of rendering animals that are unfit for human consumption.

Shazanne · 24-05-2010 12:13AM

All that stuff about stretch limos and Cinderella coaches is bead - but equally so are the parent who get their daughters tanned, made up and manicured for the day! I've even heard of kids being taken to sunbeds for their communion. That to me is the sickest thing of all:mad:

strobe · 24-05-2010 12:24AM

DublinWriter wrote: »

I've read about people hiring stretch limos etc for their children's First Holy Communion, but what I saw today really amazed and appalled me at the same time.

Driving past a church in Drogheda today at about 1pm I saw parked up, in this order, a white stretch limo, a pink themed playboy stretch limo and wait for it, a Cinderella coach.

I've heard about the whole Cinderella coach thing, but it really has to be seen to be believed. It looks like a large, lacy white confection of a pumpkin drawn by a single white horse.

It's bad enough some parent had thought that a stretch limo emblazoned with the corporate livery of an international porn empire would be an appropriate mode of transport for their seven year old on the day of a major religious sacramental event, but the horse drawn gigantic lace pumpkin brought the kitsch down to a new level of tastelessness.

Forget NAMA, forget the banking crises, if there was any indication for me that we're f*cked as a nation, then it was what I saw today.

Meh....If I had of gotten to have a stretch limo emblazoned with playboy logos for my communion I'm pretty sure I would have loved the fukk out of it. Lucky kids, bet they had a great day, was probably more fun than Christmas for them.

starbelgrade · 24-05-2010 12:29AM

strobe wrote: »

Meh....If I had of gotten to have a stretch limo emblazoned with playboy logos for my communion I'm pretty sure I would have loved the fukk out of it.

Chav.

ballsymchugh · 24-05-2010 12:36AM

strobe wrote: »

Meh....If I had of gotten to have a stretch limo emblazoned with playboy logos for my communion I'm pretty sure I would have loved the fukk out of it. Lucky kids, bet they had a great day, was probably more fun than Christmas for them.

the innocence of it all..

a guy in my class wore playboy cufflinks to a ball one year in college. a girl in my class thought they were cute and started aw-ing the bunny rabbit logo until i told her what they really were.

and yeah, what starbelgrade said.

Professey Chin · 24-05-2010 12:41AM

ballsymchugh wrote: »

the innocence of it all..

a guy in my class wore playboy cufflinks to a ball one year in college. a girl in my class thought they were cute and started aw-ing the bunny rabbit logo until i told her what they really were.

and yeah, what starbelgrade said.

There are so many things wrong with this

El Siglo · 24-05-2010 12:44AM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

There are so many things wrong with this

It could have been worse...

EDIT: I want one of these now!:D

ballsymchugh · 24-05-2010 12:45AM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

There are so many things wrong with this

hmmm. he was from out foreign if that explains things some more?

bluto63 · 24-05-2010 12:57AM

I got a nice meal out of my First Communion. Even that I thought was excessive. I had that communion every week for 4 years after that. I wanted a nice meal after it each time :mad:

ballsymchugh wrote: »

the innocence of it all..

a guy in my class wore playboy cufflinks to a ball one year in college. a girl in my class thought they were cute and started aw-ing the bunny rabbit logo until i told her what they really were.

and yeah, what starbelgrade said.

Cockblocker! :P

ballsymchugh · 24-05-2010 12:58AM

bluto63 wrote: »

Cockblocker! :P

she was my girlfriend at the time!!

Steodonn · 24-05-2010 01:00AM

One of the girls in my sisters class decided to skip the church part because she was getting her hair done :eek:

jd007 · 24-05-2010 01:09AM

The next time most of them will be inside a church again is when they make their confirmation.

jimi_t2 · 24-05-2010 01:27AM

jd007 wrote: »

The next time most of them will be inside a church again is when they make their confirmation.

or praying that daddy's appeal will go well...

(well c'mon now, pink playboy stretch limo's and a Cinderella carriage outside a church in Drogheda?)

MichMich · 24-05-2010 01:29AM

WindSock wrote: »

Back in my day, our communion treat was to get to sit in the front seat of the car. And that was good enough for us! :mad:

I always remember sitting in the front of the car being the biggest deal...I was so excited. And then after we went for dinner, going to Smyths and buying a Polly Pocket with my communion money, the rest of which went straight into the bank...15 years later its still there...I still have the Polly Pocket somewhere as well, come to think of it...

First Holy Commotion

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