12 pubs madness

Lads we did this last year but instead of pints you had to drink a full bottle of Jameson, each, at each pub. The forfeit was to down a pint in 12 seconds. By the end of the night I had 12 bottles of Jameson and 16 pints (I was deliberately taking my time with the Jameson bottles so I'd have to have more pints). By the end of the night I was trying to get people to go to Coppers with me, but most of them were either sick or unconscious, and they hadn't even finished their 12 bottles. Wusses. Real men wouldn't have any trouble with the wussy version in the OP.

smurgen wrote: »

I worked in bars and nightclubs during college,I know exactly what its like and yes,I've.cleaned up sick of people who drank too much,it didn't leave me mentally scared,its part of the job.

I work extremely hard all year,pay my taxes and keep my head down.I've never had any brushes with the law,never even had my name taken. I love to drink and so do my friends,we're fairly well rounded people so it's not or only social outlet. If I want to go out and get ****faced a few times a year,there ain't no one gonna stop me.
Its one of the few times a year that all of.my friends will be home at the same time,most live in different countries and it's a great way for us all to get reacquainted with one another again. So to summarize , f#@k the begrudgers! If you don't want to see people having fun or.making noise go to a quieter bar or better still stay at home.

You may be able to handle that amount of drink without being a danger to yourself and others, and so might your friends. Ive worked in bars over 25 years and continue to do so. Drinking that amount of alcohol, that fast is asking for trouble. Id hardly begrudge anyone a beer or fun considering my line of work. Having fun and making noise is part and parcel of working in bars, calling an ambulance for someone who doesnt know thier limits is not. People react in different ways when refused drink, most dont just walk away and say ok ive had enough, its time to go home. This is where the fun starts, alot get very abusive and threatening or simply cant comprehend what your trying to tell them.

This 12 pubs at Xmas is foolhardy and irresponsible. Unless of course your saying you need to be **** faced to have a good time, in that case have at it, just dont expect me to give you a beer.

Not so popular on boards it seems...

We do baggot street the Saturday before Xmas every year, this is our 4th year doing it. It's relaxed though, absolutely no rules. Drink whatever ye want, skip a drink in a pub grand, drink water, eat when ye want, no toilet rules. Without the rules it's just 12 pints in 12 pubs instead of one pub (you'd drink quicker in one pub anyway so the moving around means everyone can last till pub 12)

The only thing we do is all stick together, the first pubs are quick enough but it's at least 45 mins between pints.

I can see why people don't like it, but for us it's been the best night out of the year every time - no one has ever missed it, the only time we can all get together with people home from abroad.

As for arseholes in Xmas jumpers...mines homemade with 40 lights stitched into it and it sings when you squeeze the snowman...guess that means I'm a super gigantic Xmas arsehole but if that kind of stuff annoys you, you've little to worry about.

One other thing...if you want a quiet pint, why in gods name would you go to a city centre pub the Saturday before Xmas? Even without 12 pubs the places are manic?

Did my first one last year and managed it - I started at like 2pm and was in the nightclub (pub 14) at around 3am!

So it took us the full day! The rules of your are stupid - no one cares what you do you just head out and by the time your in pub 6 you'll have lost half the crowd, pub 9 some will have been taken home and if you make the 12 your probably too hammered to know who your with anyway!

I am all for the 12 pubs it really is super fun, but maybe tell whoever is organizing it he is a muppet!

Did 12 pubs last year but did it around the Ratoath/Ashbourne area. Got steak and had a beer which counted as the first pub and went from there. In truth, there was a bit of time management for the first few pubs but we got fairly settled once we got back home and took our time and could relax.

We employed some rules but didn't "punish" anybody with a shot. Was just a bit of a laugh.

Have one coming up with my college class in a couple of weeks but I'll be going easy myself. If I'm settled enough in a pub and enjoying a conversation with somebody I'll stick around and meet them in another pub later.

Me bollocks am I going to be herded out if I'm enjoying my drink/surroundings in one of the pubs.

My ex-wife works in a pub thats a usual part of a 12 pubs trail in cork, Shes in about pub number 8 or 9. They know by now whos doing the challenge and don't let them in.

I'm all for a piss up but the abuse shes endured for stopping people is horrendous. Always stupid college students who can't hold their beer and think its ok to roar **** into a persons face for refusing them drink.

Not generalising too much to say drunk college students are ****wits.

Anyone whos lived around barrack street in Cork will agree.

Felicity Moldy Elk wrote: »

This will be my 5th year in a row doing the 12 pubs on Bandon road/Barrack street and we have never been refused from any pub on the street.

That's because most of the pubs on Barrack Street are decrepit sh*tholes full of alcoholic lunatics who wouldn't turn away an axe-murderer.