Arthurs day discussion mega merge thread.

Liam Byrne · 23-09-2010 12:17am

I'd let them have their makey-uppy marketing day last year, but repeating it is taking the piss.

I'm boycotting their drink tomorrow and drinking Murphy's instead, to pay them back for pissing me off.

Plus Murphy's is a lot nicer.

IMMA CHARGIN MAH LAZER · 23-09-2010 12:18am

To MARKETING!!

Leeg17 · 23-09-2010 12:22am

IMMA CHARGIN MAH LAZER wrote: »

To MARKETING!!

To MONEY GRABBING!!

cson · 23-09-2010 12:23am

TO GULLIBLE FECKING EEJITS!

MrStuffins · 23-09-2010 12:24am

251 years eh?

So that's one year for every thread there's been about Arthurs Day in the past week!

Mint Sauce · 23-09-2010 12:31am

Mr.S wrote: »

Cheap Guinness. Cheap gigs.

Who cares, really?

I'm hoping one or two will be free.

Cianos · 23-09-2010 12:35am

IMMA CHARGIN MAH LAZER wrote: »

To MARKETING!!

This and only this. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

admiralofthefleet · 23-09-2010 12:38am

The-Rigger wrote: »

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Bo5Hm8SHCGc/Sfuytw4aZQI/AAAAAAAAAOI/yFyX4uDe1oo/s400/chocobot.png

The drones who support this nonsense should be put down.
I might commit a massacre on this date each year if this nonsense continues.

P.S: Guinness is muck

your wrong there trigger, but i agree with the rest of your post

Sharkey 10 · 23-09-2010 12:40am

Altough im a guinness drinker and theres nothing nicer than a nice pint , this is the disgusting side of capatilism they have turned guinness into nothing but a brand , long gone are the cool ads for guinness down the years

Mint Sauce · 23-09-2010 12:43am

The-Rigger wrote: »

P.S: Guinness is muck

:eek::eek::eek::eek:

have to agree on the marketing though, their just trying to milk it at this stage.

MrStuffins · 23-09-2010 12:44am

Sharkey 10 wrote: »

Altough im a guinness drinker and theres nothing nicer than a nice pint , this is the disgusting side of capatilism they have turned guinness into nothing but a brand , long gone are the cool ads for guinness down the years

So, you don't like how Guinness market themselves as a brand........... but then say you miss the "cool ads".

Do you need me to explain this?

arybvtcw0eolkf · 23-09-2010 12:50am

The-Rigger wrote: »

The drones who support this nonsense should be put down.
I might commit a massacre on this date each year if this nonsense continues.

Bring it on bitch :mad:

Personally I think its great. I know its marketing BS, but fook it I'm all for enjoying myself.

johnn · 23-09-2010 1:09am

It's an excuse to have a decent piss-up, what's not to like. If you don't like it sit on boards tomorrow instead of going out, nobody is going to hold a gun to your head at 17:59 until you have a scoop.

It is good marketing, but what is wrong with that? if something is good marketing do you automatically think that you are being made a fool of and must not conform?

They have some great bands playing on the cheap tomorrow 10euro to see 3-4 bands, i would have loved to get tickets for one of the big venues.

I had a great laugh with mates on the day last year, and hope to again this year

starbelgrade · 23-09-2010 1:10am

I don't think they do Arthurs Day here. Haven't seen anything about it anyway.

Mint Sauce · 23-09-2010 1:15am

starbelgrade wrote: »

I don't think they do Arthurs Day here. Haven't seen anything about it anyway.

have seen one or two posters about but i dont think they are making as big a deal about it this year, think its more hype than anything else.

starbelgrade · 23-09-2010 1:32am

irish-stew wrote: »

have seen one or two posters about but i dont think they are making as big a deal about it this year, think its more hype than anything else.

I missed it completely last year aswell. I must get out more.

Mint Sauce · 23-09-2010 1:35am

starbelgrade wrote: »

I missed it completely last year aswell. I must get out more.

i got a few free pints in the local, that was about it.

PrettyBoy · 23-09-2010 2:55am

Heard it's cheaper than usual for the day in most places..around the €2/2.50 mark. Anyone know anywhere in Dublin city (Templebar) that's doing this during the day?

Sergeant · 23-09-2010 3:52am

Just don't go out, don't support it. In fact call down to your local offie or Tesco and pick up an O'Hara's Stout or something similar. See what real stout tastes like.

zuutroy · 23-09-2010 5:05am

Oxegen, Electric Picnic etc are all heavily marketed events where people have fun. So is Arthur's Day. Get over it!

If anything it seemed like it was better organised, better enjoyed and more responsibly handled by the Irish public than Paddy's Day ever is.

efb · 23-09-2010 5:09am

OMG loike I'm so better than this morketing, I'm loike really deep and only celebrate the winter solstice...

WTF!!!!

To lamas!!!!!

thesandeman · 23-09-2010 5:31am

Liam Byrne wrote: »

I'd let them have their makey-uppy marketing day last year, but repeating it is taking the piss.

I'm boycotting their drink tomorrow and drinking Murphy's instead, to pay them back for pissing me off.

Plus Murphy's is a lot nicer.

You should try and get to Galway. One pub is doing a 'Anti-Arthurs Day'- No Guinness being sold. Murphys, Beamish and Galway Hooker @3euro a pint. Have to admit though Diagio are giving cheap music and the proceeds are going to some sort of charity. As long as they dont up the ante every year (except by 1c a pint) I dont really have a problem with it. Would love to know who came up with the idea though. I bet Enda Kenny is on his/her trail already.