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April Meetup

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  • 29-03-2010 1:06pm
    #1
    kingtut
    Registered Users Posts: 6,487 ✭✭✭


    So for April I plan on steering away from our regular "lets do x activity and then go to the pub" idea...

    I am hoping that in April we can focus on activities that have been popular in post polls but never made it to the top spot...this may mean that we have more meetups this month (but with less people at them) but I just want to see how it goes...

    Some of the great ideas from the past that we never (or seldom) did were:

    Karaoke Night
    Photo Walk
    Coffee Evening
    Attend a show theatre / comedy etc..
    Swimming
    Paintball
    Lunch Meetup
    Handball
    Weekend Trip (maybe Galway / Dublin)
    Train trip to Cobh and then a walk around.
    Tour of Fota Wildlife park...

    If you anything else to add please do so!

    I have added a poll to include a few opinions they may have of the meetups, just to guage what people think, they have been running for a long time now (votes are private and multiple choice - PM me if you want to say something about them).

    Last note - If you have something you want to do / suggest then POST IT! (or PM and I'll do it on your behalf and won't give your name if you wish).

    What do you think about the meetups? 112 votes

    I think the meetups are boring!
    0% 0 votes
    I hate that most of the meetups involve the pub / drinking!
    0% 1 vote
    I wish there were more daytime meetups.
    2% 3 votes
    I wish that there were more people at the meetups.
    3% 4 votes
    I wish there were less people at the meetups.
    2% 3 votes
    No matter what the meetup is I'll never go to one!
    1% 2 votes
    The meetups are well organised.
    2% 3 votes
    The meetups cost me too much money.
    8% 9 votes
    I find it hard to talk to people at the meetups.
    1% 2 votes
    I have made really good friends from the meetups!
    0% 0 votes
    I went to a meetup and hated it :(
    6% 7 votes
    The meetups are not well organised.
    0% 0 votes
    There are too many men at the meetups and not enough women.
    0% 1 vote
    There are too many women at the meetups and not enough men.
    2% 3 votes
    I like the male to female ratio at the meetups.
    0% 0 votes
    Thanks to the meetups I now have something to do!
    3% 4 votes
    I am not from Cork and the meetups have increased my social circle.
    4% 5 votes
    I like meetups that are spontaneous.
    8% 9 votes
    I like meetups that are well planned out.
    5% 6 votes
    I like weekend meetups.
    4% 5 votes
    I like weekday meetups.
    9% 11 votes
    Cork meetups are the best thing since sliced bread!
    8% 9 votes
    There should be more meetups!
    8% 10 votes
    There should be less meetups.
    12% 14 votes
    Atari Meetup Jaguar.
    0% 1 vote


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    [Deleted User]
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    kingtut wrote: »

    Some of the great ideas from the past that we never (or seldom) did were:

    ............
    Paintball

    Great idea, paintballing :eek: I think not :mad:

    myhead.jpg
    Any bit of green in my hair is paint btw


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    sleepyescapade
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    Firstly I haven't attended any meetings but are intending to in the near future - can only do weekends though due to work placement! I have to say I'd be very interested in any of the following, in particular the photo walk - sounds fun :)

    Photo Walk
    Coffee Evening
    Attend a show theatre / comedy etc..
    Train trip to Cobh and then a walk around.
    Tour of Fota Wildlife park...


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    corkcomp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    Tutty, there are way too many options there, and now my head hurts :(:p if people dont get to vote on a specific activity how can it be decided?:confused:


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    kingtut
    Registered Users Posts: 6,487 ✭✭✭kingtut


    corkcomp wrote: »
    Tutty, there are way too many options there, and now my head hurts :(:p if people dont get to vote on a specific activity how can it be decided?:confused:

    Someone posts saying "Anyone want to do karaoke on X night"... and we take it from there..

    So nothing will happen this month until someone suggests it! That is the difference this month (as normally I would organise something myself which I might still do...)

    So corkcomp what do you want to do this month? and when?


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    smileysurfer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭smileysurfer


    I would like a Comedy night please Tut! Chop chop! ;):p


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    mudokon
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    RoverJames wrote: »
    Great idea, paintballing :eek: I think not :mad:

    Was that from the paintball place down by the Marina? A friend went there & came back looking exactly like that. :eek:


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    corkcomp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    kingtut wrote: »
    Someone posts saying "Anyone want to do karaoke on X night"... and we take it from there..

    I suppose that sort of happens already anyway:D
    kingtut wrote: »
    So corkcomp what do you want to do this month? and when?

    Anything thats on a Friday night is good, or Thursdays at a push. its easier to list the stuff I wouldnt be into - fota, photo walk, theatre AND handball;):D


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    mudokon wrote: »
    Was that from the paintball place down by the Marina? A friend went there & came back looking exactly like that. :eek:

    Nope, 'twas in Liverpool a year or so ago. Also had huge blisters on my hand from the gas in the gun freezing the handle / trigger area. Nasty business, fun at the time though but I was in bits for a week or so after it. Looked like I had some terrible disease :eek:


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    DWood
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    RoverJames wrote: »
    Nope, 'twas in Liverpool a year or so ago. Also had huge blisters on my hand from the gas in the gun freezing the handle / trigger area. Nasty business, fun at the time though but I was in bits for a week or so after it. Looked like I had some terrible disease :eek:

    I like all the bruising, it's what paintball is all about. No pain no fun. Otherwise just go play Laser Quest, or on an XBox or something :cool:


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    DWood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭DWood


    My suggestions:

    2 drinking nights, 1 weekday and 1 weekend :P
    Comedy night :D
    Karaoke night (which itself would provide a lot of comedy) :o
    Roman orgy night (21+ only ROAR) :eek:


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    corkcomp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    DWood wrote: »
    2 drinking nights, 1 weekday and 1 weekend :P

    I like it:D:p my wallet wont though:(
    DWood wrote: »
    Roman orgy night
    ummm :pac:


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    Purple Lemons
    Registered Users Posts: 5,547 ✭✭✭Purple Lemons


    Kareoke and/or Comedy night sound pretty good.

    Or a nice Gay Bar? Anyone? No, didn't think so :D


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    DWood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭DWood


    corkcomp wrote: »
    ummm :pac:

    Hehe, thought I'd throw that in there :rolleyes:

    Actually, a house party would be a cool idea, but one of us has to have a place big enough ...


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    corkcomp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    DWood wrote: »
    Hehe, thought I'd throw that in there :rolleyes:

    Actually, a house party would be a cool idea, but one of us has to have a place big enough ...

    I can oblige if there is a July house party:D:D


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    DWood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭DWood


    Purple Lemons wrote: »
    Or a nice Gay Bar? Anyone? No, didn't think so :D

    Good gay bars can be really fun, used to go to them abroad a lot with girls (some girls find guys kissing really horny). But I think the gay bars in Cork are more cock-fest pulling places :pac:


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    DWood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭DWood


    corkcomp wrote: »
    I can oblige if there is a July house party:D:D

    Why July?!


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    Purple Lemons
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    DWood wrote: »
    Good gay bars can be really fun, used to go to them abroad a lot with girls (some girls find guys kissing really horny). But I think the gay bars in Cork are more cock-fest pulling places :pac:

    Chambers is excellent imo

    Go there a lot with my sister and her gf and don't think there are to many guys to be honest, there were maybe a few more guys than gals but not much.


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    corkcomp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    DWood wrote: »
    Why July?!

    Ball and chain r away and my younger sis too!!

    Please don't have the meetup in chambers :-( what about going to a female gay bar if such a place exists in cork?


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    DWood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 82 ✭✭DWood


    Purple Lemons wrote: »
    Chambers is excellent imo

    Go there a lot with my sister and her gf and don't think there are to many guys to be honest, there were maybe a few more guys than gals but not much.

    Funnily enough a gay guy suggested I go there, so I asked him if it was mixed, he said it was nearly always all male ... :eek:

    In Britain (and elsewhere, even Dublin) the gay clubs/bars are normally a bit more liberal than your average club, dancing on tables and such, so there's a good reason for straight people to go, it's a party atmosphere, but unless you're gonna get that here I wouldn't bother personally! But I'm willing to have a look.


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    #21
    Purple Lemons
    Registered Users Posts: 5,547 ✭✭✭Purple Lemons


    Flux was mainly women, it got closed down but i heard they've opened it up again under a different name or something.


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    DWood
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    corkcomp wrote: »
    Ball and chain r away and my younger sis too!!

    Ball & chain?!?!?!?!?!

    Dont ya like your sis?!?!


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    corkcomp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    DWood wrote: »
    Ball & chain?!?!?!?!?!

    Dont ya like your sis?!?!

    AKA parents (joke:))

    we wind each other up:D


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    stevexo
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    Thursday is the first of April, we gotta start the month as we mean to go on i reckon!
    Early enough meet up which means everyone is hammered by closing time of 12am, that is if we go to a pub...?


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    Purple Lemons wrote: »
    Flux was mainly women, it got closed down but i heard they've opened it up again under a different name or something.

    Closed down for what ?


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    deRanged
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    now that the hour has changed, photowalks in the evening are a possibility!


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    corkcomp
    Registered Users Posts: 5,114 ✭✭✭corkcomp


    stevexo wrote: »
    Thursday is the first of April, we gotta start the month as we mean to go on i reckon!
    Early enough meet up which means everyone is hammered by closing time of 12am, that is if we go to a pub...?

    sounds like a possibility :p:D


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    DWood
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    i'm not here thu/fri.

    anyone doing something saturday night?!


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    #29
    corkcomp
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    off topic alert* how come we cant see who voted in the poll? kingtut:(?


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    stevexo
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    DWood wrote: »
    i'm not here thu/fri.

    anyone doing something saturday night?!

    i dont know yet if i'll be about, contemplating a 7 hour journey home on friday morning


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    Cleopatra_Rebel
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    Excuse my ignorance...but what is the 'meet-up' all about??:o do ye guys know one another?? or is this open for anyone to attend?
    btw the weekend trip sounds good but why are only Galway and Dublin mentioned?? :p.....i'd love to see maybe Antrim/Donegal up there too! :confused:


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