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Under the Influence : Des Bishop

CatEyed92

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

Anybody just watch this?

What did you think?

Everyone loves a drink and a great night out!
But from what I have seen myself, I find it scary. I'm in college, and yada yada, it's normal to party - of course!!
But, alot of people I have been friends or acquaintances with over the last few years most definitely had drinking problems and would look at me cross eyed if I wasn't planning to vomit my guts out...

I think it's a major problem, giving rise to a generation of alcoholics.

But that's my humble opinion.. What's everyone else's?

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admiralofthefleet

the work experience was great telly

castletownman

I tuned in near the end when he was on work experience with paramedics. What I basically gathered from it was a Yank giving out about Irish emergency services being over-stretched by Ireland's drinking culture. Yeah, because America's emergency services never have to deal with anything serious.

wp_rathead

was nothing we didn't already know..
..just some publicity for Des really

Tin Foil Hat

I didn't watch, and won't be watching.
That condescending gowl is the last person in the world I'll be taking lectures from.

TeddyTedson

We need to drive alcohol underground, it is a drug after all.

CatEyed92

wprathead wrote: »

was nothing we didn't already know..
..just some publicity for Des really

Hmm, we know it already but is the drunk culture just one of those things people are gonna just accept as normal?

Max Power

He should fuck off back to America and do a documentary on gun control. Don't worry about us over here on our little island.

ColeTrain

there is no better way to delve into Irelands love of drink by using one of own 'comedians'. Who needs someone qualified when one of the lads was looking for work. Well played again RTE

My name is URL

The problem is worse than I expected if it takes Des Bishop to make people aware of it.

emer_b

I tuned in tonight as there were a lot of ads for it during the past week, also heard him promoting it on Ray Darcy.

Although I agree with the point he's making, the show was pretty poor. Lots of blurry footage of p!ssed people staggering around, snippets from mostly unknown comedians and promotion of his own comedy show.

Pretty boring.

mark renton

Good man Des, dead right. Abnormality has become the norm.

Pottler

I've no idea. I'm too drunk to follow complex shyte like that.

CatEyed92

My name is URL wrote: »

The problem is worse than I expected if it takes Des Bishop to make people aware of it.

I think he's the only person to make a documentary *on it though? Could be wrong!

Hande hoche!

Made me want to drink.

Doc Ruby

Jaysus he looks terrible, looks like he's been hitting the oul crystal meth himself.

Lenin Skynard

Could have been interesting but RTE's obligatory addition of celebrity talking heads put me off. I don't want to know what fúcking John Waters or Glenda Gilson think about these things. It's pure laziness to keep sticking that in everywhere.

Hande hoche!

Seemingly he is off to China, maybe they will keep him?

admiralofthefleet

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Jaysus he looks terrible, looks like he's been hitting the oul crystal meth himself.

he does/did have cancer i think

DEFTLEFTHAND

TeddyTedson wrote: »

We need to drive alcohol underground, it is a drug after all.

Driving it underground won't curtail it's usage, it will just put people out of business and deny the State a tax revenue. For example it didn't stop anyone from drinking during the prohibition era in the States.

The problem is the wide spread abuse of alcohol in this country and it's a problem that I can't see a realistic solution for but I do know banning it outright is not feasible or equitable.

Where To

Didn't see it, haven't a clue who he is, but I think he's dead right, whatever it was he said.

drunkmonkey

What did he suggest as an alternative?

Lenin Skynard

drunkmonkey wrote: »

What did he suggest as an alternative?

Sniffing glue. Might give it a go this weekend.

CatEyed92

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The problem is the wide spread abuse of alcohol in this country and it's a problem that I can't see a realistic solution for but I do know banning it outright is not feasible or equitable.

Banning it ? But it could be the motivation people need! It might actually trigger a revolt against the government FINALLY!

Take everything... BUT NOT THE DRINK!!!! :rolleyes:

Doc Ruby

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

he does/did have cancer i think

...aaand that's me feeling like a bastard.

NegativeCreep

If people want to get really drunk and fall about the place then it's no one elses business. f*ck off Des.

Pottler

Where To wrote: »

Didn't see it, haven't a clue who he is, but I think he's dead right, whatever it was he said.

Pottler

Doc Ruby wrote: »

...aaand that's me feeling like a bastard.

It's ok, it's Des we're talking about.

Max Power

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Could have been interesting but RTE's obligatory addition of celebrity talking heads put me off. I don't want to know what fúcking John Waters or Glenda Gilson think about these things. It's pure laziness to keep sticking that in everywhere.

Didn't watch the show but Glenda Gilson? What would she know, she's famous for getting her clothes off and riding BOD.

Czarcasm

With a surname like Bishop what else would he be but a pontificating prick.

Is there no money in the Irish comedy circuit any more that we have comedians doing documentaries now?

We've had Hector on travellers, Des on drink, what next- Tommy Tiernan on the property boom?

DEFTLEFTHAND

CatEyed92 wrote: »

Banning it ? But it could be the motivation people need! It might actually trigger a revolt against the government FINALLY!
Take everything... BUT NOT THE DRINK!!!! :rolleyes:

True it probably would spark a revolt.