Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.

Is anybody else getting excited about Arthur's Day?!

24567…11

Comments

  • #32
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,383 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    They should actually call it D*ckhead Day because anyone who falls for such corporate propaganda....

    Oxygen / Electric picnic?

    Both heavily sponsored by the booze industry.

    Various comedy festivals as well as theatre too.


  • #33
    charlemont
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,725 ✭✭✭charlemont


    Just another day to me.


  • #34
    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,944 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    When is Methamphetamine day? Thats the good one


  • #35
    charlemont
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,725 ✭✭✭charlemont


    MJ23 wrote: »
    No, im waiting til they establish a Scrumpy Jack day or Dutch Gold day. It'd be a great way of rounding up most of the alcoholics, skobies and bums and shooting them all. A complete drain on society.


    That Sir would be called Linden Village Day.;)


  • #36
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,749 ✭✭✭Corvo


    BunShopVoyeur wrote: »
    Arthur's Day. When students, scumbags and alcoholics come together in a glorious display of black vomit and blood.

    Fúck Arthur's Day. We don't need another Paddies Day.
    Zebra3 wrote: »
    They should actually call it D*ckhead Day because anyone who falls for such corporate propaganda....

    Lol at both of you. As if scumbags and alcoholics only come out every Arthur's Day and Paddy's Day. If you want to avoid scumbags and "black vomit" just find a nice place to have a pint. It's not rocket science Mr. Meldrew.

    You are probably one of those shouting from the rooftops about having the price of drink put up in supermarkets etc. and constantly spout about how much of a sensible drinker you are to those who drink more than four pints.

    Oh and Propaganda? :rolleyes: As if ****ing Christmas and New Years aren't a load of commercialised crap aswell yet it's likely you won't be doing too much moaning around those times.

    I'm looking forward to it anyway. Local pub is putting on a bit of decent music (few local lads, few from elsewhere so a good mix) and for a Thursday night, a good few people turn up around town and just have a good night. There are some cracking free gigs on around also.

    Plenty of doom and gloom around these days and some people just love to add to it. Grow up.


  • Advertisement
  • #37
    charlemont
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,725 ✭✭✭charlemont


    Yakult wrote: »
    When is Methamphetamine day? Thats the good one


    Hash Wednesday is my day to celebrate.


  • #38
    Hackysack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 412 ✭✭Hackysack


    Booked Friday off work ages ago without knowing that Thursday was Guinness day. I'm looking forward to having a few drinks and heading out. Not a Guinness drinker though. Not sure if the other pints I drink are made by Diageo as well...


  • #39
    BunShopVoyeur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭BunShopVoyeur


    Griffin1988 wrote: »
    BunShopVoyeur wrote: »
    Arthur's Day. When students, scumbags and alcoholics come together in a glorious display of black vomit and blood.

    Fúck Arthur's Day. We don't need another Paddies Day.
    Zebra3 wrote: »
    They should actually call it D*ckhead Day because anyone who falls for such corporate propaganda....

    Lol at both of you. As if scumbags and alcoholics only come out every Arthur's Day and Paddy's Day. If you want to avoid scumbags and "black vomit" just find a nice place to have a pint. It's not rocket science Mr. Meldrew.

    You are probably one of those shouting from the rooftops about having the price of drink put up in supermarkets etc. and constantly spout about how much of a sensible drinker you are to those who drink more than four pints.

    Oh and Propaganda? :rolleyes: As if ****ing Christmas and New Years aren't a load of commercialised crap aswell yet it's likely you won't be doing too much moaning around those times.

    I'm looking forward to it anyway. Local pub is putting on a bit of decent music (few local lads, few from elsewhere so a good mix) and for a Thursday night, a good few people turn up around town and just have a good night. There are some cracking free gigs on around also.

    Plenty of doom and gloom around these days and some people just love to add to it. Grow up.


    You said "lol".


    Yep, just the kind of person to fall for this marketing shîte.

    Also "grow up"?

    You're just a kid. If your life still revolves around getting shîtfaced, good for you.

    Some of us have actual lives.


    Pathetic post.


  • #40
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,749 ✭✭✭Corvo


    BunShopVoyeur wrote: »
    You said "lol".


    Yep, just the kind of person to fall for this marketing shîte.

    I know it's marketing shyte, I just see past it and actually go out with a few mates and the girlfriend to have a good time.

    What's it like up there and that fine big horse your on by the way?


  • #41
    Hurricane Carter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 607 ✭✭✭Hurricane Carter


    Griffin1988 wrote: »
    Lol at both of you. As if scumbags and alcoholics only come out every Arthur's Day and Paddy's Day. If you want to avoid scumbags and "black vomit" just find a nice place to have a pint. It's not rocket science Mr. Meldrew.

    You are probably one of those shouting from the rooftops about having the price of drink put up in supermarkets etc. and constantly spout about how much of a sensible drinker you are to those who drink more than four pints.

    Oh and Propaganda? :rolleyes: As if ****ing Christmas and New Years aren't a load of commercialised crap aswell yet it's likely you won't be doing too much moaning around those times.

    I'm looking forward to it anyway. Local pub is putting on a bit of decent music (few local lads, few from elsewhere so a good mix) and for a Thursday night, a good few people turn up around town and just have a good night. There are some cracking free gigs on around also.

    Plenty of doom and gloom around these days and some people just love to add to it. Grow up.

    Christmas stemmed from something more important to people than advertising - religion, especially in years past. More about family and getting together in the 'spirit of Christmas' these days and that's a good thing.

    What did Arthur's day stem from? A marketing exec.

    New year's - it's the turn of the year, or can signify the turn of a century. People see it as a chance to 'start over', new beginnings and all that.

    Yes they're commercialised nowadays, but the spirit of the 'holidays' still exists and brings people together with their families and friends etc. like nothing else during the year.

    And you're comparing this to f*cking Arthur's poxy day?

    Edit: if people want to go out fair enough. It's not for me and I refuse to buy into it. It's all too cringeworthy.


  • Advertisement
  • #42
    Sarky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31,967 ✭✭✭✭Sarky


    I think I'd rather develop a case of terminal piles than support Diageo.


  • #43
    BunShopVoyeur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭BunShopVoyeur


    Griffin1988 wrote:
    I know it's marketing shyte, I just see past it and actually go out with a few mates and the girlfriend to have a good time.

    What's it like up there and that fine big horse your on by the way?

    Yeah, I like my pints too. It doesn't mean I'm "Mr Meldrew" or need to "grow up" because my little eyes don't fill with delight because a company tells me to.


    Seems like you're the one that needs to grow up.


  • #44
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,749 ✭✭✭Corvo


    BunShopVoyeur wrote: »
    You said "lol".


    Yep, just the kind of person to fall for this marketing shîte.

    Also "grow up"?

    You're just a kid. If your life still revolves around getting shîtfaced, good for you.

    Some of us have actual lives.


    Pathetic post.

    Well thank **** I don't have one like yours.

    And not once in my post did I mention getting pissed. I just said I would be out to have a good time and have a look at a few bands and have a few drinks.

    Get over yourself, seriously.


  • #45
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,749 ✭✭✭Corvo


    BunShopVoyeur wrote: »
    Yeah, I like my pints too. It doesn't mean I'm "Mr Meldrew" or need to "grow up" because my little eyes don't fill with delight because a company tells me to.


    Seems like you're the one that needs to grow up.

    Did I not just say I know it's a load of marketing shyte no? Or are you too busy sucking on a Werthers Original to read what I'm saying?


  • #46
    iDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭iDave


    Like I get why they did it the first time. 250 years and all that and in fairness any company that lasts that long deserves to celebrate. But why do they have to celebrate the 251st 252nd 253rd 254th birthday?


  • #47
    BunShopVoyeur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭BunShopVoyeur


    Go away. Post was idiotic.


    "Somebody doesn't enjoy a day that I cream my little kacks for therefore they need to grow up and don't know how to have fun."


  • #48
    Brendan Flowers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭Brendan Flowers


    For the most part this thread is worse than an average afternoon of Joe Duffy. "It's a disgrace" "corporate propaganda" "rabble rabble rabble"

    As has been said by a few in this thread very few events now are not backed by companies, used to promote products/brand. But apparently I'm a scumbag/dickhead/alcoholic/etc. just because I intend to go out on Thursday night as its Arthur's Day. What a load of nonsense. I'm going out because its always a good night, most of my mates will be out, there is gigs on around the city, money is raised for charities.

    Is the entire thing a marketing stunt? Of course it is but I couldn't give a fcuk about that. To quote Father Ted "I'll have my fun and that's all that matters". And I must say what a fantastic job the marketing team who came up with the idea have done. Don Draper would be proud of it!

    So feck the begrudgers......TO MARTHA!!


  • #49
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,749 ✭✭✭Corvo


    BunShopVoyeur wrote: »
    Go away. Post was idiotic.


    "Somebody doesn't enjoy a day that I cream my little kacks for therefore they need to grow up and don't know how to have fun."

    Haha. Christ Almighty. And you make me out to be the adolescent here.

    Just leave it there because I have no wish to debate with someone like you.

    Good riddance


  • #50
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    I was going to throw my hat in the ring and say my local has a load of daycent guinness swag in, plus free pints so of course I'll be there. You go in, you meet some mates, you get free stuff, you get some free pints, you have a laugh. Its amazing the number of misery guts on this thread. Well, not that amazing.

    And I have to laugh at:
    Christmas stemmed from something more important to people than advertising - religion, especially in years past. More about family and getting together in the 'spirit of Christmas' these days and that's a good thing.

    What did Arthur's day stem from? A marketing exec.

    And how did Christianity get so popular in the first place? By marketing the cr@p out of its self, and by setting aside a few days of the year to certain "christian" holidays.

    Maybe Arthurs day is the bedrock of a new religion. If celibacy is out, and confession is done to a barman over a pint, sign me up.


  • #51
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,749 ✭✭✭Corvo


    :mad: Triple post!

    Sorry, computer acting up


  • Advertisement
  • #52
    Corvo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,749 ✭✭✭Corvo


    Double post


  • #53
    BunShopVoyeur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭BunShopVoyeur


    Griffin1988 wrote: »
    BunShopVoyeur wrote: »
    Go away. Post was idiotic.


    "Somebody doesn't enjoy a day that I cream my little kacks for therefore they need to grow up and don't know how to have fun."

    Haha. Christ Almighty. And you make me out to be the adolescent here.

    Just leave it there because I have no wish to debate with someone like you.

    Good luck


    Toddle off there so like a good boy.

    Banned. Quit the trolling.


  • #54
    Hurricane Carter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 607 ✭✭✭Hurricane Carter


    syklops wrote: »
    And I have to laugh at:



    And how did Christianity get so popular in the first place? By marketing the cr@p out of its self, and by setting aside a few days of the year to certain "christian" holidays.

    Maybe Arthurs day is the bedrock of a new religion. If celibacy is out, and confession is done to a barman over a pint, sign me up.

    Yeah I'd hardly call it marketing in those days. Spreading the word and believing in the teachings of Christianity isn't really marketing is it? In the sense that Arthur's day uses it. C'mon!


  • #55
    FutureGuy
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 15,255 Mod ✭✭✭✭FutureGuy


    It's a pile of sh!te. A Paddy's Day in September. The most commercialised day this side of Valentines. Myself and most of my friends see it for this.

    But that doesn't matter. In five years, it will be bigger and more accepted than Paddy's day when the next generation of guzzlers get into bars.

    That's the point. Best piece of marketing I have seen in a decade.


  • #56
    buried
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,980 ✭✭✭buried


    Not me. Dont see why I should go out on a random night to spend my hard earned cash to 'celebrate' a drug peddled by the vintner cartel. Good idea though, who was the person that said if you wanted to create huge wealth for companies, just 'create' an extra Christmas day in the year? This is pretty much what Diageo are doing for themselves, an extra St. Patrick's day. Getting everyone and their wallets in the pub doors for 17:59 pm too........genius

    Bullet The Blue Shirts



  • #57
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    I Am Kong! wrote: »
    Yeah I'd hardly call it marketing in those days. Spreading the word and believing in the teachings of Christianity isn't really marketing is it? In the sense that Arthur's day uses it. C'mon!

    Why is spreading the word and believing in the teaching of Christianity not marketing but spreading the word and believing Carlsberg when they say "Probably the best beer in the world... ever" is marketing? Whats the difference? Not a lot. Neither are based on any fact either.


  • #58
    ghogie91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,121 ✭✭✭ghogie91


    Its a pure media spin of a day

    But its just enjoyable, something to look forward to for the craic, lift heads for a day anyways


  • #59
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Brendan Flowers wrote: »
    For the most part this thread is worse than an average afternoon of Joe Duffy. "It's a disgrace" "corporate propaganda" "rabble rabble rabble"

    As has been said by a few in this thread very few events now are not backed by companies, used to promote products/brand. But apparently I'm a scumbag/dickhead/alcoholic/etc. just because I intend to go out on Thursday night as its Arthur's Day. What a load of nonsense. I'm going out because its always a good night, most of my mates will be out, there is gigs on around the city, money is raised for charities.

    Is the entire thing a marketing stunt? Of course it is but I couldn't give a fcuk about that. To quote Father Ted "I'll have my fun and that's all that matters". And I must say what a fantastic job the marketing team who came up with the idea have done. Don Draper would be proud of it!

    So feck the begrudgers......TO MARTHA!!

    Here, here!

    Here.

    Here, wheres me pint gone?


  • #60
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    iDave wrote: »
    Like I get why they did it the first time. 250 years and all that and in fairness any company that lasts that long deserves to celebrate. But why do they have to celebrate the 251st 252nd 253rd 254th birthday?

    I get why you had an 18th birthday, coming of age and all that, but why did you bother having a 19th and a 20th and 21st etc?


  • Advertisement
  • #61
    Hurricane Carter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 607 ✭✭✭Hurricane Carter


    syklops wrote: »
    I get why you had an 18th birthday, coming of age and all that, but why did you bother having a 19th and a 20th and 21st etc?

    Seriously?


Advertisement