Shameless Communion day

Knight who says Meh · 08-05-2011 11:29AM #1

Why does a First Holy Communion day make every small town in Ireland resemble scenes from the bar in Shameless?
Pink shirted skin head Dads half cut roaring " Shaniah!!! get outta the middil of de fookin' road", animal print mini skirted Mammys fighting on the foot path , ethnic minorities hurling abuse at each other from white vans cruising the town. You know the deal.
Can any one offer an explanation?

phasers · 08-05-2011 11:33AM

Every town has knackers

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galwayrush · 08-05-2011 11:34AM

You live in a strange area OP/

Micky Dolenz · 08-05-2011 11:34AM

You wouldn't have an issue with organised religion by any chance would you OP?

08-05-2011 11:35AM

I think even the priests don't like some of the antics that go on

hondasam · 08-05-2011 11:38AM

I assume you are talking about Travellers op. It's one day leave them alone.

gbee · 08-05-2011 11:41AM

hondasam wrote: »

I assume you are talking about Travellers op. It's one day leave them alone.

One day for EACH cousin, brother, sister ........ !!!!!!!!!!

Zebra3 · 08-05-2011 11:43AM

Knight who says Meh wrote: »

Why does a First Holy Communion day make every small town in Ireland resemble scenes from the bar in Shameless?
Pink shirted skin head Dads half cut roaring " Shaniah!!! get outta the middil of de fookin' road", animal print mini skirted Mammys fighting on the foot path , ethnic minorities hurling abuse at each other from white vans cruising the town. You know the deal.
Can any one offer an explanation?

This does not happen where I live.

Luckily there doesn't seem to be many religious extremists where I live who put young kids into dodgy cults.

hondasam · 08-05-2011 11:44AM

gbee wrote: »

One day for EACH cousin, brother, sister ........ !!!!!!!!!!

only if they are making holy communion as well.

dvpower · 08-05-2011 11:44AM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

You wouldn't have an issue with organised religion by any chance would you OP?

Organised religion can be blamed for many things, but the OTT behavior of (the parents of) first holy communicants isn't one of them.

Micky Dolenz · 08-05-2011 11:45AM

dvpower wrote: »

Organised religion can be blamed for many things, but the OTT behavior of (the parents of) first holy communicants isn't one of them.

True, but I can see things you can't see. Like God :P

The Orb · 08-05-2011 11:50AM

The explanation is simple, there is a large number of skangers in this country and the communion is only an excuse to go out and get sh1tfaced after which they revert to their primate state.

dvpower · 08-05-2011 11:51AM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

True, but I can see things you can't see. Like God :P

If God was alive today, he'd be turning in His grave.

phasers · 08-05-2011 11:51AM

hondasam wrote: »

I assume you are talking about Travellers op. It's one day leave them alone.

It's not just travellers, not by a long shot.

I remember on my communion, one girl wore a purple cape and a crown. For serious.

Unfortunately, her fat ugly ma wore a lot less.

Panthro · 08-05-2011 11:54AM

Personally, I blame the kids, it wasn't like that back in my day I tell ya.

hondasam · 08-05-2011 11:55AM

phasers wrote: »

It's not just travellers, not by a long shot.

I remember on my communion, one girl wore a purple cape and a crown. For serious.

Unfortunately, her fat ugly ma wore a lot less.

It's just a city and small town thing really. You will not see that at communions in the country churches.

hondasam · 08-05-2011 11:56AM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

True, but I can see things you can't see. Like God :P

stop looking in the mirror.

Pauleta · 08-05-2011 11:56AM

I think its time schools put the foot down and made these things uniform only. The churches also should have Communions on school days, so the kids still go in at 9, make their communion at around 11 and then let them feck off to scab money off relatives.

gbee · 08-05-2011 11:57AM

hondasam wrote: »

only if they are making holy communion as well.

Obviously, and they do too. When circumstances combine one can have the church full to overflowing.

Otherwise they tend to gather each week. Overheard a girl yesterday [at communion] who has already been to 2 confirmations, will be attending a further five communions this May.

blackwolf · 08-05-2011 11:58AM

phasers wrote: »

It's not just travellers, not by a long shot.

I remember on my communion, one girl wore a purple cape and a crown. For serious.

Unfortunately, her fat ugly ma wore a lot less.

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

hondasam · 08-05-2011 11:59AM

Pauleta wrote: »

I think its time schools put the foot down and made these things uniform only. The churches also should have Communions on school days, so the kids still go in at 9, make their communion at around 11 and then let them feck off to scab money off relatives.

No communion Dress No way. It's not up to the schools to say what kids wear.

gbee · 08-05-2011 12:04PM

Pauleta wrote: »

I think its time schools put the foot down and made these things uniform only.

Disgusting. Listen the children spend time enough, TOO much time IMO, in their uniforms already ~ AND, as there is an ongoing septation from the church and schools, this is NOT a time to give schools even MORE power.

Confirmation is already ruined with those godawful gowns, but it's even WORSE in their school uniforms.

People like to dress up and show off ~ I think that's great ~ but it can get a bit OTT ~ but then again we are taking about another culture, it's their choice and they put a lot of effort into it.

im invisible · 08-05-2011 12:04PM

papagormo wrote: »

Personally, I blame the kids, it wasn't like that back in my day I tell ya.

Damn sexy kids... Wait,, what??

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 08-05-2011 12:07PM

hondasam wrote: »

It's just a city and small town thing really. You will not see that at communions in the country churches.

I come from about as rural a place as you can get and I've seen this kinda thing before.

dvpower · 08-05-2011 12:09PM

Pauleta wrote: »

I think its time schools put the foot down and made these things uniform only. The churches also should have Communions on school days, so the kids still go in at 9, make their communion at around 11 and then let them feck off to scab money off relatives.

And further embed the church into our education system?
No thanks.

hondasam · 08-05-2011 12:10PM

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

I come from about as rural a place as you can get and I've seen this kinda thing before.

what kinda thing you on about ?

Smeggy · 08-05-2011 12:12PM

dvpower wrote: »

And further embed the church into our education system?
No thanks.

If your child is making their Communion in the first place you are pretty embedded in the Church already no?

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 08-05-2011 12:20PM

hondasam wrote: »

what kinda thing you on about ?

People wearing ridiculous outfits like the ones described.

gbee · 08-05-2011 12:20PM

Smeggy wrote: »

If your child is making their Communion in the first place you are pretty embedded in the Church already no?

Ya, funny, but I do get his point as meant.

dvpower · 08-05-2011 12:20PM

Smeggy wrote: »

If your child is making their Communion in the first place you are pretty embedded in the Church already no?

If someone wants (their child) to make their communion, that's entirely their own personal choice. I can see no good reason why the state education system should be involved in this at all.

Micky Dolenz · 08-05-2011 12:24PM

dvpower wrote: »

If someone wants (their child) to make their communion, that's entirely their own personal choice. I can see no good reason why the state education system should be involved in this at all.

Probably because without the Catholic Church, our education system would be years behind what it is now.

Shameless Communion day

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