Should we have a green Spire on St Patricks Day ?

Pal · 10-03-2011 11:52PM #1

The London Eye, New York’s Empire State Building, the Sky Tower in Auckland and Table Mountain in South Africa are among the world renowned buildings and attractions that will have a green light trained on them on 17 March.

Also the Puerta de Alcala in Madrid. Calgary Tower. The White House. The Chicago River and numerous more around the world.

But not the Spire of Dublin.

The clowns that run Dublin City Council will have a white one.

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Overheal · 10-03-2011 11:53PM

Pal wrote: »

The London Eye, New York’s Empire State Building, the Sky Tower in Auckland and Table Mountain in South Africa are among the world renowned buildings and attractions that will have a green light trained on them on 17 March.

But not the Spire of Dublin. The clowns that run Dublin City Council will have a white one.

Because those landmarks are posers

the spire is already Irish

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 10-03-2011 11:53PM

I think we should.

But I still cant believe we have that contraption!

Uriel. · 10-03-2011 11:55PM

I think we should have a green time machine and go back in time before the spire was constructed and assassinate it's creator... With a green gun and bullets of course... Or perhaps a green ninja suit

squod · 10-03-2011 11:57PM

We need something to reflect the culture of the people living near the spire. Chinese lanterns and Nigerian flags etc.

strobe · 10-03-2011 11:57PM

I like the spire. There, I said it.

partyatmygaff · 10-03-2011 11:58PM

Yes I agree with painting the spire in the colour of the Libyan flag.

Dangerous Man · 10-03-2011 11:59PM

I like it too. It's actually quite attractive.

barbarians · 11-03-2011 12:01AM

We should stick Sean Fitzpatrick on top of it to see how it feel to be raped while the population watches on.

I'm sure everybody would enjoy that.

Eathrin · 11-03-2011 12:02AM

We shall repel all giant city crushing feet with our big green thorn

Lapin · 11-03-2011 12:03AM

Whats The Spire ?

Alter-Ego · 11-03-2011 12:07AM

Clean it first.

strokemyclover · 11-03-2011 12:07AM

Why don't we dig out the digital clock we had in the Liffey all them years ago and just paint that green with a pleasant message......maybe we could get them to get it to spell out strokemyclover!!!

(It being the only time of the year I can say my username to someone else without the risk of being smacked upside the head and all!)

deathrider · 11-03-2011 12:10AM

Are you sure about this? It would mean (dun dun duuuuun!) changing the bulb.

bonerm · 11-03-2011 12:11AM

I love the way you can go up to the top of the spire and have a great view of the city. Oh wait, you can't.

chin_grin · 11-03-2011 12:29AM

Lapin wrote: »

Whats The Spire ?

That big eyesore\urinal\her'oin needle on O'Connell Street that I still don't 'get' the meaning of.

How exactly does a big pointy thing sticking out of the ground sum up the feeling of Irish pride and our history and blah blah blah blah rabble rabble etc.

But turn it green? F*ckin stick Twink (insert any annoying Irish "celebrity") at the top of it and see how far she goes down. RED. Turn it REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDD!

Pal · 11-03-2011 12:31AM

ask me arse. its not an eyesore

karlog · 11-03-2011 12:34AM

Ah the spire. The erection at the intersection, the stiffy by the liffey, the big heroin needle which represents the drug problem in Dublin which becomes obvious at O’Connell Street.

WindSock · 11-03-2011 12:35AM

The convention and centre will be green. IT is far more interesting and functional.

chin_grin · 11-03-2011 12:37AM

Pal wrote: »

ask me arse. its not an eyesore

Ok.

Hi Pals arse, is the Spire an eyesore? What's that? Oh, you spend most of the time looking at the ground like 90% of the Dublin population. Ok then.

It is. It's ridiculous and stupid. So THERE! <stomps>

Ok I'm sure it's some 'feat' of engineering. But lo and behold I don't have an Engineering Degree (gasp!). So if\when I do see it my feelings are still the same as when I first saw it.........and that was: meh.

Pal · 11-03-2011 12:38AM

chin_grin wrote: »

Ok.

Hi Pals arse, is the Spire an eyesore? .

NO

garv123 · 11-03-2011 12:42AM

bonerm wrote: »

I love the way you can go up to the top of the spire and have a great view of the city. Oh wait, you can't.

well you could, if you found a way into the underground hatch thing where you get into it, climb the ladder thats all the way up the side of it so they have access to the light on the top, stick your lad out one of the holes and shower everyone in piss

Chaotic_Forces · 11-03-2011 12:42AM

It's Irish enough as it is: constructed with the permission of idiots in Government? Check. Waste of money? Check. Doesn#t serve any source of income (including tourist revenue)? Check. Took far too long to complete that what was quoted? Check. Looks like a piece of rubbish and has no place where it was constructed? Check.

Looks Irish enough as it is!

chin_grin · 11-03-2011 12:45AM

Pal wrote: »

NO

I think you're talking out your ar*e there pal.

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahah! (sorry)

Pretty_Pistol · 11-03-2011 12:50AM

I don't even notice the Spire except when I'm crossing O'Connell Street and it's in the way.

im invisible · 11-03-2011 12:53AM

Lapin wrote: »

Whats The Spire ?

ah, youll see it in town

Firefox11 · 11-03-2011 12:58AM

I think we should blow up the spire for paddy's day. Hey it's not like it would be a first!:D

garv123 · 11-03-2011 01:00AM

they should rename it as the queens dildo for her next visit.

Nothingbetter2d · 11-03-2011 01:00AM

no to green spire...reason is it will go way over budget and be delayed by 6 months.

Gillington · 11-03-2011 01:10AM

We should pay a truck full of money Ronan Keating to write a song about the Spire

strokemyclover · 11-03-2011 01:36AM

Gillington wrote: »

We should pay a truck full of money Ronan Keating to write a song about the Spire

Ronan Keating! Don't you mean "The Shpire"?

"Happy Shaint Patricksh Day Folksh!"

Should we have a green Spire on St Patricks Day ?

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