Good Friday Drink related megathread thing.

zenno · 06-04-2012 10:51AM

Judgement Day wrote: »

For the day that's in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATBl4qH9I54

Quality beer drinking tune and video LOL I almost collapsed dancing to this.

Fear not as there is a shop open today and it's in the rivervalley shopping centre beside tony's chipper but at least you can buy food or ciggs or if you are really in part with the guy BEER opens even on christmas day.

SteoL · 06-04-2012 11:12AM

zenno wrote: »

Quality beer drinking tune and video LOL I almost collapsed dancing to this.

Fear not as there is a shop open today and it's in the rivervalley shopping centre beside tony's chipper but at least you can buy food or ciggs or if you are really in part with the guy BEER opens even on christmas day.

If true best to keep to yourself. Why potentially ruin a good thing?

*cracks can open*

Cheers boardsies Happy Easter

zenno · 06-04-2012 11:24AM

some indoor party going on in that peacock, time to gate-crash it but i don't have a pass, just working on one here in photoshop should do the trick. as it always does.

Mint Sauce · 06-04-2012 11:24AM

I can see this from two sides.

So much for the seperation of church and state. You could nearly argue that it was unconstitutional that a church holiday is deciding what we can and can not do, when you can't but alcohol on a good friday or christmas day. I was in England last christmas, and never enjoyed a few midday beers as much before that Chrstmas day. Although that may have been more down to the company and mood at time.

Other side of arguement

FFS, can you not go one or two days without a bloody drink, you only want it cos some stupid law says you cant.

Deus Ex Machina · 06-04-2012 11:26AM

Really you shouldn't be having sex or having a **** on good Friday either, on top of everything else.

SteoL · 06-04-2012 11:31AM

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

Really you shouldn't be having sex or having a **** on good Friday either, on top of everything else.

You should NEVER **** and NEVER have sex For pleasure, it's for procreation only don't you know

DarkJager · 06-04-2012 11:42AM

irish-stew wrote: »

I can see this from two sides.

So much for the seperation of church and state. You could nearly argue that it was unconstitutional that a church holiday is deciding what we can and can not do, when you can't but alcohol on a good friday or christmas day. I was in England last christmas, and never enjoyed a few midday beers as much before that Chrstmas day. Although that may have been more down to the company and mood at time.

Other side of arguement

FFS, can you not go one or two days without a bloody drink, you only want it cos some stupid law says you cant.

This arguement about "it's only a day" doesn't wash. Would you have the same attitude if some religion found it offensive to drive cars on a certain day and imposed that through the laws of the country, even though you don't follow that religion? It's the same thing with today; I'm an adult taxpaying citizen of this country with no interest in this cult or its traditions, yet our dark age law here imposes it on everybody.

The choice should be a simple one: if you are part of that religion, observe the traditons of it yourself and don't expect everyone else to suffer because of it. It's ****ing laughable and embarrasing that a so called "modern society" can still have it's laws stuck in 1950.

Mint Sauce · 06-04-2012 11:50AM

DarkJager wrote: »

This arguement about "it's only a day" doesn't wash. Would you have the same attitude if some religion found it offensive to drive cars on a certain day and imposed that through the laws of the country, even though you don't follow that religion? It's the same thing with today; I'm an adult taxpaying citizen of this country with no interest in this cult or its traditions, yet our dark age law here imposes it on everybody.

The choice should be a simple one: if you are part of that religion, observe the traditons of it yourself and don't expect everyone else to suffer because of it. It's ****ing laughable and embarrasing that a so called "modern society" can still have it's laws stuck in 1950.

I would find it offenceive that I couldn't drive my car, because I need my car for work and other things. But I dont need to drink everyday.

Personally I couldn't really give two hoots if the pubs never opened on good friday, I do think its a stupid law though and pubs should be allowed to make the decision themselve.

I still think though people go on about it, only because their choice has been taken away, and not because they want a drink today anynore compared to another day.

DarkJager · 06-04-2012 11:52AM

irish-stew wrote: »

I would find it offenceive that I couldn't drive my car, because I need my car for work and other things. But I dont need to drink everyday.

Personally I couldn't really give two hoots if the pubs never opened on good friday, I do think its a stupid law though and pubs should be allowed to make the decision themselve.

I still think though people go on about it, only because their choice has been taken away, and not because they want a drink today anynore compared to another day.

Exactly. What sort of country can claim to be a modern society when it removes an adult choice for the sake of a religious day?

maggy_thatcher · 06-04-2012 11:55AM

irish-stew wrote: »

I still think though people go on about it, only because their choice has been taken away, and not because they want a drink today anynore compared to another day.

While there is an aspect of that, Friday is often a common drinking night - a way to unwind after the pressure of working all week.

The daftest thing about the law is that it doesn't actually stop people doing what the god-fearing folk want you to not do - i.e. not consume alcohol.

Mint Sauce · 06-04-2012 11:57AM

DarkJager wrote: »

Exactly. What sort of country can claim to be a modern society when it removes an adult choice for the sake of a religious day?

Hence my orriginal two sides of the agruement post

...that a church holiday is deciding what we can and can not do...

GLaDOS · 06-04-2012 12:03PM

irish-stew wrote: »

FFS, can you not go one or two days without a bloody drink, you only want it cos some stupid law says you cant.

I personally don't like drinking during the week, so would only usually drink on Friday or Saturday, so it's a pain in the hole that I can't go to the pub today because a religion I'm not part of says so.

kingtubby · 06-04-2012 12:28PM

The law is indefensible imo.
All it has done is it has changed good friday into national house party day.

bamboozle · 06-04-2012 12:29PM

irish-stew wrote: »

I can see this from two sides.

So much for the seperation of church and state. You could nearly argue that it was unconstitutional that a church holiday is deciding what we can and can not do, when you can't but alcohol on a good friday or christmas day. I was in England last christmas, and never enjoyed a few midday beers as much before that Chrstmas day. Although that may have been more down to the company and mood at time.

Other side of arguement

FFS, can you not go one or two days without a bloody drink, you only want it cos some stupid law says you cant.[/QUOTE]

my thoughts exactly. If this is what's bothering people they cant have much to worry about, actually think its a poor reflection on the people who get their knickers in such a twist, if its that much hassle, have a house party, hop on a plane, sure are we not always complaining about the price of drink in pubs anyway.

In saying that i'm off to the RDS tonight for a rugby match, bars are open so i might have a pint or two.

Jezek · 06-04-2012 12:34PM

I'm on medication that doesn't mix well with drink, so I'm glad I don't have to go to a pub full of drunk people while sober. I do probably have to go to a house party full of drunk people while sober, so it amounts to the same thing.

Although last year I took a girl out for dinner and was mightily pissed off when we coudn't order some wine.

GastroBoy · 06-04-2012 12:51PM

If it was Good Monday or Tuesday I don't think anyone would give a toss, but its on a Friday, and the start of a bank holiday weekend at that.
I think thats the biggest reason people are getting annoyed.

As for the whole church and government thing, well we do have a few bank holidays because of religious days.
So would the same people saying "to hell with the church telling us what to do" be happy to give those up as well, me thinks not!!

GLaDOS · 06-04-2012 01:28PM

GastroBoy wrote: »

As for the whole church and government thing, well we do have a few bank holidays because of religious days.
So would the same people saying "to hell with the church telling us what to do" be happy to give those up as well, me thinks not!!

I could be wrong but I imagine we'd get them anyway? They just choose to associate some of them with religious holidays.

GastroBoy · 06-04-2012 01:36PM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I could be wrong but I imagine we'd get them anyway? They just choose to associate some of them with religious holidays.

Which is why i said a few of them........

Biggins · 06-04-2012 01:37PM

I haven't read the whole thread but my feelings on the day called "Good Friday" are as follows.

"Good Friday" from now on should be called "State Backed Religious Discrimination Day"

It don’t bother me in regards to buying drink as I don’t frequent pubs much at all.
However from a legal point of view (if not Irish discrimination then EU laws also), it might be seen as state discrimination against those that are not of a particular faith.

In todays society of equality for all and of what supposedly our government is trying to espouse, here we still have in the statue books, the legal ability to allow businesses to be forced closed just because one religion in as state says so!
What about people of other faiths or who have none at all?
What does it say about a law that picks on one line of business, tells it to close – yet allows all others to continue to operate?
Why?
…Well because one bunch of religious people via Rome, says so! …And whats more, this discrimination, separate picking on one line of business, is additionally backed up by out of date, one sided state law!
A state and constitution by the way that is supposed to be of secular basis, not religious basis – but as we ALL know, this is not the truth.
One religion still holds sway in our state laws it very clearly seems, hell, god as such is still in the constitution.

Supposing the state said we cannot legally buy meat, sugar or cig’s for a day because a law says so – the people would (rightly) be in uproar for its clear victimisation and discrimination against certain people, in favour of others.
…But its drink, so thats different – so lets discriminate and ban our own and visitors to our state from buying a particular line of product!
Anti-secular state daftness!

Suppose tomorrow the government says that on a particular Friday from now on, because just of the feelings of one religious group, hiring of DVD’s will be illegal – would that not be a violation of your human rights to be able to chose with free-will, what you want to do?
Aaa.. but thats different of course isn’t it!

Its clear cut discrimination against those not of a particular religion.
Try and dress it up as “Aaaa sure can’t we give up the drink for one day?” is a poor man’s stupid argument and one that exposes that they completely (and maybe deliberately wish to) miss the point of discrimination against others and their freewill also to have the right to chose how they spend their precious leisure time having possible worked all week!

For a state that at times tries to espouse that all are equal in the eyes of the law and should all be treated fairly, some rules still apply in this state that are antiquated and frankly stupid.

I don't give a rats ass for the ability to have a drink or not - what important to me is that through our state laws, there is a discrimination for one religion and their dictates against 'others', and according to our still non-secular state laws those 'others' can go to hell, they can like it or lump it.
They will be forced into submission and shut off from doing what they wish to do in their free time.

Adyx · 06-04-2012 01:53PM

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Ok, for the people who don't like being told that they're not allowed to purchase alcohol on Good Friday due to a religious belief. Do ye work in jobs that give ye this day off? How about Christmas? Should we be allowed purchase alcohol on Christmas too?

It doesn't bother me either way (i don't get a choice for public/bank/religious holidays). But if people want the law changed that they want to buy alcohol on these days, then it shouldn't be a public holiday. Simples.

It's not a public holiday...

leonidas83 · 06-04-2012 01:57PM

anyone know if there is any pubs/clubs open after 12 tonight in galway? I can get my hands on booze beforehand, no probs there,

Witchie · 06-04-2012 02:41PM

So proud of my 17 year old son. He had bacon and sausages washed down with a bottle of beer for his brunch there.

He's such a good kid.

stupidusername · 06-04-2012 02:57PM

Just been to my butchers, it was empty. weird for that place on a friday. hmmm.

06-04-2012 03:17PM

GastroBoy wrote: »

As for the whole church and government thing, well we do have a few bank holidays because of religious days.
So would the same people saying "to hell with the church telling us what to do" be happy to give those up as well, me thinks not!!

Ah yes because the real reason for Good Friday is to celebrate the day of the crucifiction of Jesus Christ. Which just so happens to be on a different day every year.

The Friday before the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox.

Yup that definitely doesn't sound like a pagan spring fertility festival that we would all probably be celebrating ayway if Christianity had never been invented.

We have plenty of bank holidays/public holidays without mythological reasons behind them. If people wish to treat Good Friday as such they should be free to do so.

DebDynamite · 06-04-2012 03:53PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah yes because the real reason for Good Friday is to celebrate the day of the crucifiction of Jesus Christ. Which just so happens to be on a different day every year.

The Friday before the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox.

Yup that definitely doesn't sound like a pagan spring fertility festival that we would all probably be celebrating ayway if Christianity had never been invented.

We have plenty of bank holidays/public holidays without mythological reasons behind them. If people wish to treat Good Friday as such they should be free to do so.

No, I'm sorry but this whole "Easter and Christmas were pagan festivals originally" gets on my nerves a bit. Christmas and Easter as we know them in their current form are religious festivals. Why would Catholic Ireland in the past have celebrated pagan festivals in the way they did (not so much now)?

efb · 06-04-2012 03:57PM

Good Friday isn't even a public holiday with all the goodness of the entitlements which they bring!

06-04-2012 04:08PM

DebDynamite wrote: »

No, I'm sorry but this whole "Easter and Christmas were pagan festivals originally" gets on my nerves a bit. Christmas and Easter as we know them in their current form are religious festivals. Why would Catholic Ireland in the past have celebrated pagan festivals in the way they did (not so much now)?

...and Jesus came out of the temple and said: "Thou shalt mark my birth by celebrating the coming of a fat man in a red suit in a magic flying sled and giving presents to each other. Thou shalt also drink too much at the work christmas night out and make a tit of yourself. Thou shalt also eat drink and be merry and endeavour to become more like the one true saviour, Santa Claus."

...when Jesus emerged from the tomb he said to his disciples:" Thou shalt celebrate my magical resurection by buying each other big chocolate eggs and telling children that some sort of magic giant rabbit hid them in the garden. Furthermore, thou shalt definitely not have a pissup on Good Friday. Furthermore I shall use my magical powers to change the date of Good Friday every year, and it will totally **** up your plans. Thou shalt not whinge about it, because I had nails driven into my hands and legs and had a thoroughly unenjoyable time. The prophet that will be named Mel Gibson shall reveal these facts unto the world."

I'm sorry but if you think that for non religous people Easter and Christmas have much to do with God impregnanting a virgin, so she could give birth to him, so that he could sacrifice himself to himself to atone for a sin that was implanted in mankind because a rib woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat a magical fruit from a forbidden tree, and the subsequent resurecction of himself so he could ascend to heaven and join himself with the other third part of himself who didn't get such a major starring role in the bilbe, you are somewhat mistaken.

DebDynamite · 06-04-2012 04:14PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm sorry but if you think that for non religous people Easter and Christmas have much to do with God impregnanting a virgin, so she could give birth to him, so that he could sacrifice himself to himself to atone for a sin that was implanted in mankind because a rib woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat a magical fruit from a forbidden tree, and the subsequent resurecction of himself so he could ascend to heaven and join himself with the other third part of himself who didn't get such a major starring role in the bilbe, you are somewhat mistaken.

Yes, the meaning has got lost along the way but the reason Easter and Christmas are celebreted the way the are in this country stems from religion. It would be wrong to claim otherwise. I'm off work today and it seems the majority here are too. Is that to celebrate some pagan festival?

stupidusername · 06-04-2012 04:16PM

put it this way... how many people are going to go to mass today or sunday, whichever is the done thing? versus how many people are buying/going to get easter eggs?

DebDynamite · 06-04-2012 04:19PM

stupidusername wrote: »

put it this way... how many people are going to go to mass today or sunday, whichever is the done thing? versus how many people are buying/going to get easter eggs?

I completely agree. I won't be going to mass myself and will stuff my face with Easter eggs on sunday but you cannot deny Easter is a religious festival.

Good Friday Drink related megathread thing.

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