A+A Beer, Friday 20th, 8:30pm, Duke on Duke St

robindch

On Friday week, the 20th of March, at half eight, the inaugural A+A beers will kick off in the Duke Pub on Duke St, just off Grafton St.

All are cordially (and beerily) welcomed.

If you can make it along, please confirm here!

Dades

Excellent!

Both the proposed event AND the venue.

Barring some force majeure (or Act of God, indeed) I shall attend!

Galvasean

Dades wrote: »

Barring some force majeure (or Act of God, indeed) I shall attend!

I'll be there.

The drinking of spirits will be strictly prohibited.

MrPudding

bah, would love to, but I am on the mainland..... <snigger>

MrP

Rev Hellfire

MrPudding wrote: »

bah, would love to, but I am on the mainland..... <snigger>

Brussels?

If I can I'll attend.

OK-Cancel-Apply

I wouldn't mind going along to meet you miserable gits.

Galvasean

I would have taught a few tins in the local shrubbery would be better suited to host our beers considering most of us are 15...

sink

Galvasean wrote: »

I would have taught a few tins in the local shrubbery would be better suited to host our beers considering most of us are 15...

Yeah and we can rag on our parents while listening to My Chemical Romance and discussing how pointless life is.

Zombrex

I'll be there

BTW, never been to an A&A beers before, how do we recognise each other? Do we all wear red roses in our breast pockets .. that we be cool .. I'm doing that anyway ...:pac:

pts

Can we call it "hell on earth 2006" and not let any clergy in? I'm thinking something in line with:


Wicknight, you could were a "W" t-shirt as the chap in the picture to be recognised, I might go with Satan's outfit

condra

Could be fun. Incase you have trouble finding me, I'll be the broken-spirited guy at the bar, with the pint, staring into oblivion.

The Mad Hatter

Shan't be in attendance, as I'll be working Friday night and Saturday morning in Sligo. Gr.

Enjoy the heretical revelry, though.

Zillah

I'm coming. I'll probably be the guy already in an existentialist argument with the drunk old man at the bar when you arrive. We can gang up on him, and have Dades drag us away when we get too uppity.

fitz0

womoma wrote: »

Could be fun. Incase you have trouble finding me, I'll be the broken-spirited guy at the bar, with the pint, staring into oblivion.

Why did I always think you were a woman?

As for the beers Ill have to give it a miss. Im in spain that week

condra

Why did I always think you were a woman?

because my name's not mandada?

fitz0

Might have been

Dades

Wicknight wrote: »

BTW, never been to an A&A beers before, how do we recognise each other? Do we all wear red roses in our breast pockets .. that we be cool .. I'm doing that anyway ...:pac:

I'll be wearing a pink carnation and driving a pickup truck.

Though seriously, never having been to an AA (!) meeting before I don't know how this stuff is supposed to work... :pac:

I don't doubt that Beer will show us the way.

Zillah

This is where we're going.

I think we might need something along the lines of pocket roses, I'd rather not walk up to groups of strangers going "Excuse me, are you the internet atheists?"

robindch

Well, what about a competition for the best way to notice each other?

Something subtle. Not too pushy. That could be spotted by the professional irreligious.

What about everybody showing up in one of these things:



Should be easy enough to spot then -- available from here.

Dades

Who am I kidding...
I'll just be wearing my favourite tunic.

This is me at Trabolgan.

pts

it shouldn't be hard to spot the internet atheist (I heard they are the worst type!)
Just keep an eye out for the ones that look like they have a baby in their bag for an after beer snack

OK-Cancel-Apply

You'll know me because I'll be carrying my moral compass. :pac:

EDIT: Ugh..

nah, this'll work - "hi, are you from the internet?"

I'd suggest a printout of the forum name on a table somewhere but A&A sign in a pub might be misleading...

Handsome Bob

The A & A Forum meeting in real life? Jebus!:eek::P Be subtle lads, be subtle I beg you!:pac:

MrPudding

Will there be priests outside with "Down with this sort of thing" signs?

MrP

Fanny Cradock

Dades wrote: »

Who am I kidding...
I'll just be wearing my favourite tunic.

This is me at Trabolgan.

Wait a minute! That's not you Dades, it's your double.

Handsome Bob

MrPudding wrote: »

Will there be priests outside with "Down with this sort of thing" signs?

MrP

I'll be standing outside with a sign which says

CAREFUL NOW

(Atheists inside)

:pac:

studiorat

The Duke? Ah here!

Will there be any Athiestettes attending?

Rev Hellfire

studiorat wrote: »

Will there be any Athiestettes attending?

Its the internets, it'll happen only if you include some bloke called Derek in a dress telling people not to stare at him 'cos he's a lady as one.

stevejazzx

i'm heading in
have met up with robin in the past and he is certainly quite the.....hmmm, only word I can think of is atheist...:)

Beruthiel

robindch wrote: »

On Friday week, the 20th of March, at half eight, the inaugural A+A beers will kick off in the Duke Pub on Duke St, just off Grafton St.

Hmm.
I'll *think* about that and get back to you.
Are you booking a table or two?
I don't do standing up all night (for obvious reasons )

Zillah

Beruthiel wrote: »

I don't do standing up all night (for obvious reasons )

There's much better things to be doing all night.

EDIT: Ugh...

stevejazzx

Beruthiel wrote: »

I don't do standing up all night (for obvious reasons )

thats' odd..i've heard it said you are a very upstanding woman indeed

Beruthiel

Zillah,
wash your mouth out with carbolic soap.

stevejazzx wrote: »

thats' odd..i've heard it said you are a very upstanding woman indeed

I assure you, that's nothing but a scurrilous lie!

Nodin

MrPudding wrote: »

bah, would love to, but I am on the mainland..... <snigger>

MrP

Bavaria?

I picked a terrible time to find god and give up drink. (or)
I'm off the drink for lent. (/jokes)

I won't be in Dublin one way or another.

ChocolateSauce

I'll be there, should be interesting! Social awkwardness ahoy !

Myksyk

I propose that you fake-sneeze 'agnostic' when you think you spy a fellow boarder. If you're correct you should get the fake-sneeze reply 'atheist'. This should be followed by non-chalantly observing to the sneezer 'Quiet here ... Are you Board?' ... the response to which should be 'I don't know and neither do you'. At this point internet identities can be exchanged and you can hug.:cool:

studiorat

Rev Hellfire wrote: »

Its the internets, it'll happen only if you include some bloke called Derek in a dress telling people not to stare at him 'cos he's a lady as one.

I see. I thought that was a Tuesday night actually.

utopie

Might have been

Galvasean

Now we've all heard the tale of the guy who went to his first 'beers' and approached a group of people asking, "Are you from the internet?". They replied yes so he joined them. 'Twas not 'til later that he discovered taht they were in fact swingers.

For spotting us' sake I'll bring a toy dinosaur (or rhino depending on your world view).

Dades

Beruthiel wrote: »

Are you booking a table or two?
I don't do standing up all night (for obvious reasons )

Friday night might be a bit of a hoor, but if we're going get a seat anywhere it's likely to be the Duke. Besides getting seats in a pub is rooted in Natural Selection, and some of us know a thing or two about that.

I reckon a compromise between Myksyk's sekret password and Galvasean's rhino might work.

And I for one am looking forward to being able to curse to you lot. It'll be nice not to have the swear filter or a charter!

Galvasean

Dades wrote: »

Friday night might be a bit of a hoor, but if we're going get a seat anywhere it's likely to be the Duke. Besides getting seats in a pub is rooted in Natural Selection, and some of us know a thing or two about that.

Social Darwinism - the best way to get your way in the irish pub/club scene!

I reckon we should send a scouting party in early to get seats.

robindch

Dades wrote: »

It'll be nice not to have the swear filter or a charter!

Or to wake up the next morning and rapidly edit some beer-fuelled comments from the previous evening.

What about a life-size, inflatable Charles Darwin? Somebody must be selling them this year.

studiorat

robindch wrote: »

Or to wake up the next morning and rapidly edit some beer-fuelled comments from the previous evening.

What about a life-size, inflatable Charles Darwin? Somebody must be selling them this year.

We could all wear Santa Claus beards, a la Charles D., a butterfly net in hand and you won't know the difference.

Agonist

So will there be anyone there who has reached the age of Christ? (33, not 2000) And shout out if you are a woman. I won't be very enthusiastic if I'm the only one.

Rb

Hrmm, could be fun!

Will have to check with the boss first though

Zillah

Won't be any trouble getting seats at half eight!

Dades

Agonist wrote: »

So will there be anyone there who has reached the age of Christ? (33, not 2000)

I made it past that milestone last year.

Agonist wrote: »

And shout out if you are a woman. I won't be very enthusiastic if I'm the only one.

Can't help you there, but rest assured anyone can still participate in atheistic ceremonies regardless of gender!

Doctor DooM

I'll not be in Ireland. A pity, I would have liked to attend this one!

Beruthiel

Dades wrote: »

I reckon a compromise between Myksyk's sekret password and Galvasean's rhino might work.

I already know what Robin and Galvasean look like so I'm sorted.

Agonist,
I can't remember what it was like to be the age of Christ
There is also a high possibility that I may not be of the male gender...