its oh so very close

Raphael

W00t

*dances around happily, then looks at the nevermores apologetically*

Crash

Originally posted by It wasn't me!
Right up your alley then Neil!:D *I smell retribution but it was worth it. That had to be done!*

i'm sorry, i have a penis. if you've left yours behind you may want to check the lost and found.

oh wait, its probably between your legs - like a dogs tail when its been chastised.

Raphael

Its gonna be so much fun when he's not a mod any more, and he's free to flame people without responsibility

gigglingrat

I smell a lovers tiff.

It wasn't me!

Originally posted by crash_000

oh wait, its probably between your legs

If it was anywhere else, that's when I'd start to worry!

J Campion

Oh somebody think of the children for the love of god!!!

Peterfing

Happy Bloomsday everybody.

Also, only 24 days 3 hours left to CTYI! WOOO

the_only_Ali

Yeah, happy Bloomsday! Anyone else bother to do anything even vaguely James Joycian? I wandered down to the tower in Sandycove, saw people in straw boaters, then decided I needed ice cream. So I left. Still, I tried... I probably should have read past page 66 of Ulysees though, it might have been more interesting that way.

24 days, 2 hours and 49 minutes (I think) left til CTYI!

Raphael

Word of advice, countdown only make it seem further away. I plan on going on insane gaming binges after the JC, that should help me forget that time is passing between now and CTYI

Also, could someone explain this bloomsday phenomonom to me?

/me is a non dubliner

J Campion

What kind of games?

Barry Aldwell

Originally posted by Raphael
Also, could someone explain this bloomsday phenomonom to me?

/me is a non dubliner

Seems some lad by the name of Joyce wrote a book. A terribly long and boring book, I'm told, which makes absolutely no sense. In this book he describes the antics of a lad by the name of Bloom, from whose name we get "Bloomsday". This lad goes on a bit of an Odyssey around Dublin, for no real reason. Now, for some strange reason, people are feeling the need to reenact scenes from the book. They are helpfully given financial backing in this by Dennys, who got the kind of plug money can't buy when Bloom bought some of their sausages (at least I think it was him, but he was Jewish. Not very kosher) in some historical butcher's shop. The relatives of Mr Joyce don't like this at all, though, having sought to block all references to the book, a move which required government intervention to allow the "festivities" to go ahead. All in all, it's a way for middle class types to pretend they're civilised and intelligent, despite having absolutely no knowledge of the book. There's also some stuff about how much Dublin has changed in 100 years, but that mainly takes a back seat to the shameless plugs of Denny

Raphael

Ah. commercialism taking over art. Thanks barry

J Campion

I think eating a breakfast consisting of kidneys tasting of urine (naturally) is also part of the experience :eek: (man vomitting) Mind oyu, that's supposed to be a good hangover cure (don't quote me on that, I don't want a load of drunk/hungover people breaking into my house in the middle of the night to kill me coz they hgave a "sour taste in their mouths")

Crash

also he took a **** on the beach. lets not forget that part.

nosmo

Originally posted by Barry Aldwell
Seems some lad by the name of Joyce wrote a book. A terribly long and boring book, I'm told, which makes absolutely no sense. In this book he describes the antics of a lad by the name of Bloom, from whose name we get "Bloomsday". This lad goes on a bit of an Odyssey around Dublin, for no real reason. Now, for some strange reason, people are feeling the need to reenact scenes from the book. They are helpfully given financial backing in this by Dennys, who got the kind of plug money can't buy when Bloom bought some of their sausages (at least I think it was him, but he was Jewish. Not very kosher) in some historical butcher's shop. The relatives of Mr Joyce don't like this at all, though, having sought to block all references to the book, a move which required government intervention to allow the "festivities" to go ahead. All in all, it's a way for middle class types to pretend they're civilised and intelligent, despite having absolutely no knowledge of the book. There's also some stuff about how much Dublin has changed in 100 years, but that mainly takes a back seat to the shameless plugs of Denny

You forgot the drinking

Liquorice

Apparently Joyce was a wanker. Apparently many human beings would be more than willing to boot him up the arse if he was still alive. Apparently he was one of those people who made everything he knew clear to all in his writings merely for the sake of 'showing-off'. At least when Thoreau made references to the classics they were relevant to what he was discussing at the time, rather than thrown in pointlessly.

However, having not read anything by Joyce yet, I shall check the validity of these judgements when I've finished Ulysses and Dubliners which I shall read once I have finished Dr. Sax. Which is a damn good book so far.

mentalimplosion

he gives us an excuse to dress up in hooped skirts and petticoats and bloomers and corsets. and then complain about wearing these things and pretending we're suffragettes.

so i wouldn't slag him if i were you

gigglingrat

They cut a bush in peoples park to look like him. Thats all I know. Gotta pg...8 I think. Including the intro.

I'm so xciteed! And excited. That too. I was just studying science last nite and all these memories came back...remember Maried pretending to be batman in her dressing gown nd running after all those poor unsuspecting people in the hall?

Sigh. *flicks tear of nostalgia/laughter*

Barry Aldwell

Originally posted by nosmo
You forgot the drinking

Dubliners need no excuse for public drinking these days

Originally posted by Liquorice
Apparently Joyce was a wanker

I prefer the term "hack"

Awayindahils

ok just to try and sorta swing this back towards ctyi we cud laways have a bloomsday just to confuse the americans, but that wud require someone having read as far as page 60 or page 60 at least.

i got as far as page 15 got monunmetalyl confused and gave up (i hadnt paid for the book so it was no real lose)

but back to the bloomsday thing now that i think of it the cafeteria food may be an issue (when isnt it) given the denny sausages but im sure there are loads of people who may dress up to some extent eg just a straw hat

and above all to confuse americans (just to reiterate)

J Campion

Originally posted by Raphael
Word of advice, countdown only make it seem further away.

I agree with Raphael, all this counting is making me feel nauseous/ depressed. Especially when SOMEBODY'S MSN name is "Only 22 days to go people" {CoughPeterFing}:rolleyes: Everybody, stop the counting, please!!! That way it can sneak up on us, and then BANG we'll be there in no-time @ all.

gigglingrat

I just can't stop thinking bout it! I hope its sunny! Some one should bring a tent for the quad in case its rainy! That would be very funny! And theres no rule against it! Holy flip flops batman, I'm so excited!


!!!


!

Peterfing

Actuallymy screename's '21 days to go' now

Aliminator

Originally posted by Awayindahils
ok just to try and sorta swing this back towards ctyi we cud laways have a bloomsday just to confuse the americans,

thanks to Binne, last year we had such 'special days.' e.g. valentines day, xmas, halloween.

it was suggested and it happened.

from my experience the only way to get the est of it is to make a list of all the things u wish u had done in the previous sessions. and tick them off one by one as u do them this time. i've no regrets.

gigglingrat

Of course! A list!


Hmmm. Sounds like work to me.
Spontaneity is more fun then ''structure'', I think.


But its no fun to be spontaniously doing nothing cos you forgot everything cos you didn't make a list.


True.


I'm gonna stop now.


You do that.

Crash

Keep it down, both of you.

It wasn't me!

I think there were three in there.

gigglingrat

You're just jelous cos the voices only talk to me....

Oh, A List --> 1/ Have a food eating compition. With cafiteria food, this could get fugly...
2/ Food fight. (for when compition gets fugly)
3/ Hide and seek is always amusing
4/ Random acts of stupidity
5/Music. Singing. Playing. Dancing. Whatever.
6/Go on mystical quest to that room with the foozball table again. Get lost in rez, if at all possible.
7/ Ice-cream.
8/Walk around barefoot and talk in rhyme. (ties into point 4)
9/ Reminisce
10/ I had a whole 25 good ones but they were in my head and now there gone, so someone whos brain isn't full can finish this.
11/ Oh, and have fun! Obviously.

J Campion

I Gawd im sooooooooo butterflyishfully!!!!! (in my stomach) I can't wait til CTYI!!!!! WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go CTYI (etc.) (as you can tell, I'm also slightly crazy!!!!!)

Raphael

If your slightly crazy, then Adolf hitler was mildly unpleasent to the jewish people

[no offence intended to jews or facists]