St Patrick's Day

deathrider · 08-03-2011 04:03PM

Used to hate it in my old town, because it just seemed like a glorified reason for scumbags to pick fights with strangers, so I avoided the town like a plague.

Last year, I hit Galway for Paddy's Day and found it a completely different vibe than back home. Still enough gobsh1tes around and all, but it doesn't seem half as hostile as back home. Moved to Galway since, so I'm looking forward to heading out for a few next thursday.

6th · 08-03-2011 04:22PM

I'll be working ..... in The Leprechaun Museum!

Seriously.

tishandy · 08-03-2011 04:44PM

I'll probably bring my daughter to see the parade in Limerick. Then we will walk up and down ,up and down trying to avoid the scum that congregate at any free event in town waiting to pick a fight/break a window/rob a handbag.
We will stand ten deep behind a group of adults who wouldnt dream of letting a child squeeze to the front in the hope of watching the lovely parade that consists of mostly Mr binman trucks E.t.c.
I will again feel sorry for the Americans who came all the way here to take part in a parade where the crowd cant even clap for your effort.
Then we will leave early and Ill vow like i do every year that Im never doing it again, till next year.

S.R.F.C. · 08-03-2011 05:56PM

No, I'll be avoiding people and pubs like the plague

Close race this, don't know about decked out in green but gettin pissed certainly.

sagat2 · 08-03-2011 06:07PM

My 7th St Pat's day since moving to NY, would have sacrificed them all to spend just one at home *cry.

Kimono-Girl · 08-03-2011 06:12PM

i'll be enjoying the parade with my daughter and partner, and then meeting up with family later on

there is nothing like seeing your child's face while they are watching the parade go by.:)

brianthebard · 08-03-2011 06:13PM

I think I might go fishing if its a good day.

blockedPaT · 08-03-2011 06:17PM

I'll probably be out getting pissed hopefully anyway

Latchy · 08-03-2011 06:20PM

I'll be having a few bets at cheltenham then heading out on paddys night to a local Irish pub with karaokee , same craic as last year

Copper23 · 09-03-2011 02:18AM

Downing the pints of American Guinness in Harvard Square again this year I'd say. Awesome.

Dudess · 09-03-2011 02:20AM

It's a bit of a cruel joke because you keep getting that sense of "I don't have to get up for work tomorrow - yay!" throughout the day... but you do.

Best to go out the night before - lots of people don't though.

bernardo mac · 09-03-2011 02:29AM

There is little to celebrate and maybe that's why people get pissed

El Horseboxo · 09-03-2011 02:37AM

It is St. Patrick's Day. And here in Scranton, that is a huge deal. It is the closest that the Irish will ever get to Christmas.

sandmanporto · 09-03-2011 02:39AM

No, I'll be avoiding people and pubs like the plague

orourkeda wrote: »

I f*ckin' hate paddys day

Move somewhere else then if u are here!

Ev84 · 09-03-2011 02:54AM

Something bad always happens me paddy's day. Luck of the Irish my bo**ocks.

Proud to be Irish though we are the best people in the world. Without a doubt.

sdanseo · 09-03-2011 03:17AM

Ah Paddy's day. Where everyone behaves themselves for the sake of the kids until about 6pm and then all shag off to the pubs, get gee-eyed, and show off to all the tourists just what sort of drunken scumbags so many of them are.

The fun and festivities are great but it's just another excuse to get absolutely bolloxed for too many people. Can't abide that part of it.

Gime a quiet night in in front of parade highlights and a live gig courtesy of the sawdoctors, thanks muchly.

Aoifey! · 09-03-2011 03:29AM

No, I'll be avoiding people and pubs like the plague

I love St. Patrick's Day anyway. Watch the crappy local parade, no matter how crappy it is I still love it. Then to the pub.

hondasam · 09-03-2011 05:03AM

I will be working.

Irish Guitarist · 09-03-2011 08:52AM

I hate it. After the crappy parade is finished the town is in a terrible state with rubbish all over the streets and graffiti on the shops. People here seem to think the best way to celebrate being Irish is to leave the town looking like a slum.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 09-03-2011 09:08AM

No, I'll be avoiding people and pubs like the plague

I love our national drinking day, always loved it.

I love wearing the green, getting rat arsed drunk. Rebel songs (Darkey Kellys for the session), corned beef, cabbage & spuds.

Finish the night with gargle & cheese chips and a drunken chat to a Nigerian taxi driver on the way home.

Acoshla · 09-03-2011 09:49AM

Alter-Ego wrote: »

I'll be in Toronto. I've no idea what Paddys day is like over there but they do have a parade.

Not great, parade is okay but the place dies on it's ass after that, just a few straggler Canadian's shouting Happy Saint Patty's Day, the Patty thing really got to me!

I hate Paddy's Day, why exactly is it decided that our national day is celebrated by squishing into a mobbed pub and getting rat arsed? It's embarrassing. I thought Toronto would've had a good big crowd but that they wouldn't be as stupidly drunk as the Irish, instead there was no crowd but the ones that were out were pissed, sigh.

listermint · 09-03-2011 09:52AM

Eever wrote: »

I'll be decked out in green, heading over to my mates house at midday for our traditional full Irish breakfast and then we head over to our favourite beer garden which is a bit out from town so not empty but not manic like most places on Paddys day where we'll chill out for the afternoon with a few drinks. Usually go for a wander into town later but I don't like that part so much.

Beer Garden! Its probably going to snow...

fryup · 09-03-2011 10:56AM

I hate st.patricks day its an outdated load of tripe

the southern equivalent of the 12th of July

kfallon · 09-03-2011 11:05AM

No, I'll be avoiding people and pubs like the plague

Leighton Curved Stepchild wrote: »

Finish the night with gargle & cheese chips and a drunken chat to a Nigerian taxi driver on the way home.

Make sure you mention last night's Arsenal game, they all love the Gunners!

09-03-2011 11:11AM

No, I'll be avoiding people and pubs like the plague

Dudess wrote: »

It's a bit of a cruel joke because you keep getting that sense of "I don't have to get up for work tomorrow - yay!" throughout the day... but you do.
Best to go out the night before - lots of people don't though.

Or take the following day off and watch the racing, I almost always take it off. Its even better this year as your off from Wednesday evening, so 4 day weekend!!

Captain_Generic · 14-03-2011 12:10AM

listermint wrote: »

Beer Garden! Its probably going to snow...

From Met:

THURSDAY (ST. PATRICK'S DAY) will start off cloudy and damp with scattered outbreaks of rain. However it will brightening up from the west, as the rain pushes away into the Irish Sea with just a few showers affecting Connacht and Ulster in the clearance. Rather cool though, with afternoon maxima of just 6 to 9 degrees, coolest across Ulster, with mainly light northwest winds.

Looks like we're getting a fair bit of rain (Dublin) but no mention of snow at least

Ricmil · 14-03-2011 01:05AM

I find it idiotic that Ireland tries to promote this as a 'cultural' celebration. What culture? Ireland's culture is British - just look and listen around you. If you put a foreigner in the middle of London, and then in the middle of Dublin, they would see the exact same culture - there is absolutely no difference.

If green hats and alcohol is your idea of a culture, I find that absolutely pathetic.

St Patrick's Day

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