The UCD Lake

hatrickpatrick

Hypothetically, is swimming in it really as dangerous as they say, would one actually need a tetanus shot after it or anything?

This is purely hypothetical, of course.

Brimmy

Hypothetically - it has been done before. And I'm sure not everybody got a tetanus shot after it.

Purely hypothetically though.

samsamson

If I were to hypothetically go for a swim in the hypothetical lake, I'd, hypothetically of course, want to make sure I don't swallow any of the hypothetical water.

Brimmy

How is the water hypothetical?

You took it too far

triseke

the lake is absolutely disgusting. I wouldnt swim in it for all the tea in China!


thats right.
ALL the tea.

Tom65

Hypothetically, you wouldn't need a tetanus unless you got cut by something, am I correct in that?

bnt

Yep - which would be a distinct possibility, I imagine, broken bottles etc. I've had several tetanus shots over the years, but I still wouldn't go in there, out of concern that I'd come out a pound of flesh lighter. :eek:

muboop1

Tom65 wrote: »

Hypothetically, you wouldn't need a tetanus unless you got cut by something, am I correct in that?

Hypothetically, ha, you hypothetically would be fine unless you had some form of open wound, got in your eyes, or mouth... hypothetically...

however be safe!

SRFC90

Swan fetish?

upmeath

6 lads from my class hopped in there after their Christmas exams in 1st year, of course its not definitively attributable to jumping in the UCD Lake but 4 of them had flu the following week. Swimming in any cold water body (not just the UCD Lake) at 3am in Christmas week is never to be advised.

gubbie

Brimmy wrote: »

Hypothetically - it has been done before. And I'm sure not everybody got a tetanus shot after it.

Purely hypothetically though.

Back in 2006 the ents officer jumped into it to promote the UCD Ball. He was straight off to Vincents after

GobBass

gubbie wrote: »

Back in 2006 the ents officer jumped into it to promote the UCD Ball. He was straight off to Vincents after

Has to be said,that guy certainly committed to promoting his cause.

imasmeasmecanbe

We ended up in their after a messy night out last semester, didnt need a tetnis but there was an unpleasant skin condition involved needless to say i wouldnt advise it.......... unless your very drunk in which case its a great idea

Riamfada

This isnt real Slurm at all!

Blush_01

Skin is porous.

I know someone who was pushed into the lake in 2003. He seemed fine, but ended up in hospital for a week or so. Probably totally unrelated, but I would keep an hypothetical eye on myself if I'd hypothetically fallen in to the hypothetical water in the hypothetical lake, hypothetically speaking of course.

Dionysus

This hypothetical thread reminds me of Pat's line in Brendan Behan's An Giall/ The Hostage about his hypothetical execution:

'When I came back to Dublin I was court-martialled in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.'

imasmeasmecanbe

Once again a hypothetical amount of alcohol and a false sense of dignity led some guys..... that i definitely DO NOT know to go skinny dipping last week....... the hypothetical swans got very angry

mloc

An hour in a swimming pool will work out cheaper than a tetanus shot. I recommend Glenalbyn if you want a dip, leave the swans to their fetid water.

ozt9vdujny3srf

I've been in it twice. The water is pretty filthy because it doesnt move around a whole lot. I've never gotten sick from it, but there are nicer places to have a swim, and there is definitely a risk of leptospirosis.

Riamfada

Amayah Nice Vineyard wrote: »

and there is definitely a risk of leptospirosis.

would one say a hypothetical risk?

ozt9vdujny3srf

No.

hatrickpatrick

It's alright, the UCD ball was almost 2 months ago and I'm still alive
EDIT: Eh... Hypothetically speaking, of course.