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Pat Paterson

imarugbyball · 2007-12-12 20:11:41

I've been wanting to ask this since i started in September but i thought all would become clear after a couple of months and i wouldn't have to ask n00b questions. It was making me epically curious yesterday because it was all over my desk during the exams. It's really funny, but i have to know: WHO IS PAT PATERSON??

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#32 13-12-2007 7:17pm
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Kaptain Redeye wrote: »

No, just not grasping what the lads are saying to you.

It appeared in UCD BEFORE gonzaga. Somebody who either had friends or family in UCD heard about the Pat stuff in UCD and started doing it in Gonzaga too.

Ya follow?

I gather that now but there was clearly no way i could have known that given that school goes before college.

Ya follow?

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#33 13-12-2007 7:49pm
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Its what the lads have been trying to tell you, but despite how crystal clear they were being you seemed unable to understand.

Anyway, best of luck in college

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#34 13-12-2007 8:29pm
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I hear that if you look in the mirror and say his name three times he appears behind you and rapes you.

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#35 13-12-2007 10:28pm
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In a similar way to the Toa, he is undefinable, because to define something is to place limitations on it. He has none

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#36 13-12-2007 11:43pm
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Has 'Hilpers' finally disappeared from common parlance? It's another of the pre-modularisation UCD vocab items.

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#37 13-12-2007 11:47pm
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I still use it, I refuse point blank to go to the Arts Cafe.... just Hilpers.

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#38 14-12-2007 2:33pm
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In 2001 or so mates of a guy in AgSci started writing abuse about him. Over time it just got out of hand. Thats the sad truth of the matter.

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#39 14-12-2007 3:25pm
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Red Alert wrote: »

Has 'Hilpers' finally disappeared from common parlance? It's another of the pre-modularisation UCD vocab items.

I still use it since A) I hang out with a lot of old UCD people and it sounds better.

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#40 14-12-2007 3:38pm
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scop wrote: »

In 2001 or so mates of a guy in AgSci started writing abuse about him. Over time it just got out of hand. Thats the sad truth of the matter.

heard that aswell, but never from anyone who actually knew a guy called pat patterson. Did you personally know a guy called Pat Patterson in agisci in 2001?

I had always felt it was just a ridiculous name in an piece of graffiti which people thought, hey that is funny. No coincidence that it was at the same time the Hoff and Chuck Norris jokes were flying about

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#41 14-12-2007 4:55pm
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bigjimthefirst wrote: »

I'm Pat Patterson and so is my wife.

and i'm Ironbar and so is my wife.

*football365 allusion?*

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#42 14-12-2007 9:08pm
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Red Alert wrote: »

Has 'Hilpers' finally disappeared from common parlance? It's another of the pre-modularisation UCD vocab items.

I never knew of this Hilpers place, however I can assure you that at least the Forum Bar lives on

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#43 14-12-2007 9:53pm
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Breezer wrote: »

I never knew of this Hilpers place

It's what is now called the Arts Cafe. I don't think it's been Hilpers for years, certantly not in my time.

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#44 14-12-2007 10:34pm
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Nor in mine but I still like saying it, works much better than the Arts Cafe.

It's like sticking it to UCD and there UCD name changing of everything. (I'm in a defiant move, bear with it)

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#45 14-12-2007 10:58pm
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now i remember where did i see this name...:)the toilet graffiti!

he is everything...i guess?one thing i can comfirm tho,since i know him AT toilet,i am assuming that's where he from.aint?

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#46 15-12-2007 2:09am
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Kaptain Redeye wrote: »

heard that aswell, but never from anyone who actually knew a guy called pat patterson.

That's because his name was not Pat Paterson. He was from the class of '01, but I don't think it really caught on until the 2002/2003 session. It was a bunch of civil engineers that did it on their mate for laugh (it started in the eng block), and, as was said above, it caught on.

He was actually a fairly shy guy, and, believe it or not, he was entirely mortified by the whole situation.

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#47 15-12-2007 3:30am
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As far as I recall it was still going strong when I left in 05-06. 04-05 was definately the year of the pat, you couldnt get away from the crafty fecker

"Pat Patterson's philosophy of philosophy is **** philosophy"

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#48 15-12-2007 3:31am
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Breezer wrote: »

I never knew of this Hilpers place, however I can assure you that at least the Forum Bar lives on

It remians "hilpers" to all and sundry who frequented UCD up till 2003/2004. Beyond that the "arts cafe" took over. Over priced ****hole

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#49 15-12-2007 1:13pm
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cast_iron wrote: »

That's because his name was not Pat Paterson. He was from the class of '01, but I don't think it really caught on until the 2002/2003 session. It was a bunch of civil engineers that did it on their mate for laugh (it started in the eng block), and, as was said above, it caught on.

He was actually a fairly shy guy, and, believe it or not, he was entirely mortified by the whole situation.

Ok I dont get it. If his name wasnt Pat Patterson then how was it about him?

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#50 15-12-2007 1:19pm
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Oh my god i just went into the library jacks and pat paterson is written around 4 times in 1 cubicule.I didnt know everyones talkin about him

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#51 15-12-2007 5:56pm
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ah Im in second year and notice last year there was a lot more mentioning of him, the forum bar does live on, although hilpers? wha?

there is another pat-like character in the making that roams the science building............(not science bum) although also a cool guy

it seems this was discussed before

http://http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/archive/index.php/t-219176.html

also more pat related info.
http://http://soundtracksforthem.blogspot.com/2004/09/ucd-toilets-and-cult-ofpat-patterson.html

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#52 17-12-2007 3:49pm
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Kaptain Redeye wrote: »

heard that aswell, but never from anyone who actually knew a guy called pat patterson. Did you personally know a guy called Pat Patterson in agisci in 2001?

I did indeed, or else I'd have passed it off. Though at the time it was a mild joke, and not really expected to be what it is now.

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