Butlins

barbie princess

Can someone answer this question thats been boggling me for years

Has anyone ever been to butlins and the call in the swimming pool
'can all the blue bands leave the pool,can all the blue bands leave the pool Thank You' and on they call every now and then with a new colour they've just picked randomly

My question is What happens if you dont leave the pool?

Do you get shot down mid breast stroke?

My name is URL

Surprise buttsex from a redcoat was the punishment if memory serves

ShooterSF

The band explodes, killing you instantly

Gone Drinking

The blue bands were the cnuts who'd always moon the restaurant below.

Mr.Lizard

Anarchy happens. The end of civilisation as we know it. You wanna risk that?

connundrum

WTF?

This sounds very much like a made up story tbh.

Did the yellow bands have to piss in the pool before they left?

barbie princess

Maybe the steal your clothes and you have to wear one the mascots suites back to your run down apartment:rolleyes:

Sean Quagmire

Suppose we'l never know now 'cause the fordeiners took away our mosney. now were am I supposed to take little Rita and little Deano for their holiers?!

barbie princess

connundrum wrote: »

WTF?

This sounds very much like a made up story tbh.

Did the yellow bands have to piss in the pool before they left?

lik anyone would be so smart to make a thing lik that up.. obviously you were one the rich kids who went to haven instead

BaZmO*

They didn't have coloured bands in the Swimming Pool in Butlins/Mosney, no they were all strictly Caucasian! Ka Bumtish!

Seriously though, they only had the band system in local swimming pools.

Mr.Lizard

barbie princess wrote: »

Maybe the steal your clothes and you have to wear one the mascots suites back to your run down apartment:rolleyes:

That's no joke. Have you ever had to walk back to your apartment wearing a couch? I did once and I was sweating buckets after just 10minutes.

barbie princess

BaZmO* wrote: »

They didn't have coloured bands in the Swimming Pool in Butlins/Mosney, no they were all strictly Caucasian! Ka Bumtish!

Seriously though, they only had the band system in local swimming pools.

we've got some none believers going on..

AnonoBoy

Last time I was in Butlins I was too drunk to go near the pool. I did see J Mascis and Lou Barlow from Dinosaur Jr in a shop buying yoghurt though.

Hope that helped.

BaZmO*

barbie princess wrote: »

we've got some none believers going on..

Oh I believe alright, I believe that you are wrong my friend.

Gary ITR

Upward Spiral wrote: »

Surprise buttsex from a redcoat was the punishment if memory serves

Some us stayed for the free buttseks

Robbo

Upward Spiral wrote: »

Surprise buttsex from a redcoat was the punishment if memory serves

Ted Bovis shows no mercy, uses no lube and screams "Hi De Hi, Campers!" with each thrust as you choke on your own tears.

Mr.Lizard

Robbo wrote: »

Ted Bovis shows no mercy, uses no lube and screams "Hi De Hi, Campers!" with each thrust as you choke on your own tears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJvGdOC6D1Y

Terry

barbie princess wrote: »

lik anyone would be so smart to make a thing lik that up.. obviously you were one the rich kids who went to haven instead

Are you talking about Butlins in the UK?
We haven't had a Butlins here for about 25 years.

ShooterSF

Terry wrote: »

Are you talking about Butlins in the UK?
We haven't had a Butlins here for about 25 years.

Ah Terry it's more like 15 years.

Kiera

Terry wrote: »

Are you talking about Butlins in the UK?
We haven't had a Butlins here for about 25 years.

I presumed she meant Mosney?

Bring back Mosney!!

chillywilly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ndIrQAl9Hs

i........i apologise

Terry

ShooterSF wrote: »

Ah Terry it's more like 15 years.

It was changed to Mosney in the 80's.

Kiera wrote: »

I presumed she meant Mosney?

Bring back Mosney!!

I'm going by the "Haven" comment.
Haven holidays is an English company, If memory serves.

Edit: yep.
http://www.haven.com/index.aspx

Kiera

Terry wrote: »

It was changed to Mosney in the 80's.



I'm going by the "Haven" comment.
Haven holidays is an English company, If memory serves.

Yeah so was Butlins but i remember everyone calling Mosney Butlins when i was younger.

Bring back Mosney

ejmaztec

Isn't Butlins where you have to wear those stripey pyjamas?

No, that's Ballybough.

Robbo

ejmaztec wrote: »

Isn't Butlins where you have to wear those stripey pyjamas?

Soon. Be patient.

Economic crisis - check.
Political unrest - check.
Convenient scapegoat group - TBA. There wouldn't be enough bankers and builders for a decent pogrom and campaign of hate, so it may well be the furrners since this is AH.

My money's on Declan Ganley to lead the way. I aim to be either a careerist collaborator or a wartime profiteer.

Mimikyu

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Terry

Kiera wrote: »

Yeah so was Butlins but i remember everyone calling Mosney Butlins when i was younger.

Bring back Mosney

It used to be Butlins, but it was sold in the 80's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosney#Mosney_Holiday_Centre

Mimikyu

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Biggins

BaZmO* wrote: »

They didn't have coloured bands in the Swimming Pool in Butlins/Mosney, no they were all strictly Caucasian! Ka Bumtish!

Seriously though, they only had the band system in local swimming pools.

Correct. Butlins/Mosney never had armbands as such to distinguish swimmers.
There was armbands for locker keys.
Once you put your clothes in a locker and locked it, you had the ability with a attached thick rubber band to your key, to keep it on your arm or leg.

Maybe this is what your thinking of in relation to Mosney?

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4299/0cd58b00.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7647/0d458b80.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8473/0db58b20.jpg

Terry

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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I'm old. I remember the change.

Mimikyu

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Mr.Lizard

Biggins wrote: »

Maybe this is what your thinking of in relation to Mosney?

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4299/0cd58b00.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7647/0d458b80.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8473/0db58b20.jpg

Flashback overload! I had forgotten completely but now I remember being in that place. That tube thing down the far end of Pic#1 of the pool had a big dip in it before it spat you out into the pool iirc. Plenty of chlorinated water straight up the nose.

When were those pix taken?

Biggins

Mr.Lizard wrote: »

Flashback overload! I had forgotten completely but now I remember being in that place. That tube thing down the far end of Pic#1 of the pool had a big dip in it before it spat you out into the pool iirc. Plenty of chlorinated water straight up the nose.

When were those pix taken?

That design was done to the pool around 1986 originally.
So the pics were taken within a year or two since then. Later on there was one or two additional features added.
I worked in Mosney for two years as a teenager.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ndIrQAl9Hs

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=00e32b3caeb099639259c0c64dabc22c&gid=12565120594&ref=search

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=00e32b3caeb099639259c0c64dabc22c&gid=13102223513&ref=search

Terry

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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Isn't there a place in Cork or Kerry?
Can't think of the name of it.

Caco

ShooterSF wrote: »

The band explodes, killing you instantly

Battle Royale ftw!

Sean Quagmire wrote: »

Suppose we'l never know now 'cause the fordeiners took away our mosney. now were am I supposed to take little Rita and little Deano for their holiers?!

Courtown!

Biggins

Terry wrote: »

Isn't there a place in Cork or Kerry?
Can't think of the name of it.

Trabollgan (spelling not quite correct)
Smaller in scale and at the time when Mosney was going, way more expensive.

All the postcards in the youtube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ndIrQAl9Hs) I own as well.
I have for years been collecting Money items. Has built up to quite a memorable collection.

AnonoBoy

Mosney is where they used to have the community games. Great weekend at the end of every summer!

Now it's where they put DE IMMIGRANTS!!!!

Biggins

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Mosney is where they used to have the community games. Great weekend at the end of every summer!

Now it's where they put DE IMMIGRANTS!!!!

...and Homelands for two short years. Mad stuff.
I got to see a certain famous singer/DJ high as a kite in a VIP section, collapsed on the floor.
He was never able to do a set he was booked for lol.

I have a confession...I used to be one of the guys who ran the Swan Pedalos in Mosney.

Quint

Biggins wrote: »

I worked in Mosney for two years as a teenager.

Me to. Poxy wages, but you got your food and board, so all your wages went of drink. Happy days

Quint

Quint wrote: »

Me to. Poxy wages, but you got your food and board, so all your wages went of drink. Happy days

When were you there? I was there for the last few years it was open.

Biggins

I was there 86/87 and start of 88.

Yep, showing my age. LOL

Had an absolute ball. The staff disco after we got paid that day was a riot!

Biggins

Deleted User wrote: »

I have a confession...I used to be one of the guys who ran the Swan Pedalos in Mosney.

Your face is familiar! lol

Anyone remember the staff room over beside the post office?
4 white walls - a table tennis table and feck all else!

Biggins

Biggins wrote: »

Your face is familiar! lol

I was there in the late 90's so you must have brought your kids down Biggins.

Biggins

Deleted User wrote: »

I was there in the late 90's so you must have brought your kids down Biggins.

Went back a few times to visit. lol.
I miss the craic.

I don't remember the arm band thing, I remember you used to have to go to swimming pool reception and get a coloured raffle ticket and then you came back and swam at the time relating to that colour and then after an hour the whistle blew and it was time to get out and then the next colour got in so everyone had to be out of the pool before the next group got in.

Do you remember the gravity? I never went on that, I wanted to but I only ever went with my mam and dad and my mam was too scared to let me on it

Did anyone ever stay in mosney? I only ever went for the day!

Biggins

Deleted User wrote: »

...Did anyone ever stay in mosney? I only ever went for the day!

Two blooming full seasons while I worked there.
The chalets then were as near to closets as you could get! lol

BaZmO*

Biggins wrote: »

Correct. Butlins/Mosney never had armbands as such to distinguish swimmers.
There was armbands for locker keys.
Once you put your clothes in a locker and locked it, you had the ability with a attached thick rubber band to your key, to keep it on your arm or leg.

Maybe this is what your thinking of in relation to Mosney?

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4299/0cd58b00.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7647/0d458b80.jpg
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8473/0db58b20.jpg

Biggins wrote: »

That design was done to the pool around 1976 originally.
So the pics were taken within a year or two since then. Later on there was one or two additional features added.
I worked in Mosney for two years as a teenager.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ndIrQAl9Hs

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=00e32b3caeb099639259c0c64dabc22c&gid=12565120594&ref=search

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=00e32b3caeb099639259c0c64dabc22c&gid=13102223513&ref=search

I think those changes were done much much later than 1976. I went to Mosney quite a few times when I was a kid in the 80's so I remember that the water used to come right up to the edge were the guy is sitting (on the left in the first picture) and above the windows. I remember it well because I jump into the 10 foot, as it was at the time, and nearly drowned. Those windows looked out onto the little street beside the place that had the slot machines & amusements.

what a cool job to have as a teenager though. I worked in Graham O'Sullivans. Not quite the same.

ejmaztec

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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No, definitely Butlins - "Arbeit macht frei - for two weeks full board and fun-packed fun". I distinctly remember the ads.