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Arthurs day discussion mega merge thread.

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    #182
    derra_121
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭derra_121


    How many shops and other businesses have you ever seen saying " Its our X birthday/anniversary etc" Just cause Guinness have the money to have big TV adverts who cares

    Good Music...Good Drink...Good Fun...

    Get out and socialise with friends thats what this country needs bitta fun to cheer everyone up


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    #183
    minotour
    Registered Users Posts: 655 ✭✭✭minotour


    To hell with paddys day, Arthurs day is where its at from now on. Cheap Guinness, good crack in town, no drunken scumbags or the parades or the tourists..............who doesnt want a pint at 6pm on a thursday?

    TO MARKETING!!!


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    #184
    DOC09UNAM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,305 ✭✭✭DOC09UNAM


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Ah so it's just Arthur Guinness celebrating his Birthday?

    Strange, I thought he was dead.

    Where did i say that genius? I'm sure you have friends that celebrate your birthday.

    My point was it doesn't have to be a national holiday, to celebrate something, if someone wants to blow off steam, go listen to music and have a good night out, I don't see where the problem is.


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    #185
    Predator_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭Predator_


    Last year I kind of understood it, 250 years etc. But this year is a pisstake imo, who celebrates 251 years ffs.


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    #186
    bugle
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭bugle


    it was a reaslly good evening, with lots of live acts throughout the country. i enjoyed it, i dont see how you could complain about it whether its a marketing ploy or not. go out and enjoy it or stay home and be content.


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    #187
    Predator_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 578 ✭✭✭Predator_


    bugle wrote: »
    it was a reaslly good evening, with lots of live acts throughout the country. i enjoyed it, i dont see how you could complain about it whether its a marketing ploy or not. go out and enjoy it or stay home and be content.

    why not lol


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    #188
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Ah. So it's banging saucepans loudly around student apartments day.
    Wahey!!!!


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    #189
    Snakeblood
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Snakeblood


    Pal wrote: »
    Feeling we are going to be subjected to this bolloxology every year from now on.

    Becoming very irritating.

    http://twitpic.com/2r9vm3

    This is pretty sickening. Here's some a school wall, yesterday.


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    #190
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,978 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Saw a lot of drunk school kids yesterday evening at 6.30 on the way home.


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    #191
    o1s1n
    Registered Users Posts: 34,801 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    DOC09UNAM wrote: »
    Where did i say that genius? I'm sure you have friends that celebrate your birthday.

    My point was it doesn't have to be a national holiday, to celebrate something, if someone wants to blow off steam, go listen to music and have a good night out, I don't see where the problem is.

    Likewise 'genius', me celebrating my birthday and the whole country celebrating a dead man's birthday (whole country being a nation, which leads to my use of the word 'national') on the back of a marketing campaign by Diageo are not the same thing. It's a stupid comparison.

    I was actually going out to the pub last night anyway for a pint after work with a couple of mates. Couldn't find any empty seats in my local because of the amount of chumps out 'celebrating' this ****e. People really will buy into anything.


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    #192
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,978 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Biggins wrote: »
    Did I say it was an Irish Celebration?
    Don't put words in my fcuking mouth! I don't appreciate it!

    I do come into contact with idiots who still think its an Irish owned drink - THATS ALL!
    I'd nearly say it's impossible to have an Irish draught pint in a pub. Exceptions being porter house perhaps and such breweries.


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    #193
    Patricide
    Registered Users Posts: 4,658 ✭✭✭Patricide


    Its an excuse to go out and drink and celebrate Guinness. I couldnt give a ****e if its done by a marketing crowd or anyone else.

    Cmon, loosen up! Guinness is one of our countries biggest exports, and personally I love the stuff. Why shouldnt it be celebrated by people who want to.


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    #194
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,978 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Hogzy wrote: »
    Guinness were saying that they are struggling with the younger generation (18-32) so i presume they are worried they will start to fade away eventually. Arthurs day may bring in new customers who never would have thought of drinking guiness before. My first pint of the black stuff was arthurs day last year and i quite liked it.

    It would be terrible to see the company fade away. Its part of Irish Culture.
    Guinness is a brand, not a company. Remember they were up and ready to move away from James's until the property crash, and have tried in the past to shift brewing altogether to the UK. They did infact shift a lot of brewing to the UK at one point.


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    #195
    _feedback_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭_feedback_


    Why are people getting so worked up?

    I'm sure there are a few in the Diageo marketing department that were given a rest day today after they done an exceptionally good job. I saw a lot of pubs overflowing at 6 yesterday evening. Fareplay to them, they are doing their job well if they can say "Drink Guinness" and a large amount of people respond with "How many pints?".


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    #196
    Renn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    I don't really have anything against Diageo. I do have issues with the people celebrating a marketing campaign however.


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    #197
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,978 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Is it good for the economy?


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    #198
    Renn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    Probably. I have to buy a new pair of shoes from walking on all the p*ss in town.


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    #199
    demakinz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭demakinz


    That ba$tard hijacked my birthday,,on the up side there always a good lot out for it..

    it would be a lot better if guinness or diagio lowered the prices of the pints on Arthurs day.


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    #200
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Right.
    A bunch of nonsensical ramblings have been removed from this thread. Some posts quoting the chap have also been removed as part of the clean up.
    Needless to say, the chap in question is banned.
    PM me with any questions.


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    #201
    petes
    Registered Users Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    dr.bollocko wrote: »
    Needless to say,


    Needles to say..

    I haven't even read the thread because I'm hungover.

    All I can say is I enjoyed my pints last night in Dundalk. Do it every Thursday. A few more was in which was good but not packed.

    Is that in the context of the thread? If not..ah well....


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    #202
    DOC09UNAM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,305 ✭✭✭DOC09UNAM


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Likewise 'genius', me celebrating my birthday and the whole country celebrating a dead man's birthday (whole country being a nation, which leads to my use of the word 'national') on the back of a marketing campaign by Diageo are not the same thing. It's a stupid comparison.

    I was actually going out to the pub last night anyway for a pint after work with a couple of mates. Couldn't find any empty seats in my local because of the amount of chumps out 'celebrating' this ****e. People really will buy into anything.

    It's not a holiday, so it's not a national holiday, most of the country would be out watching the all ireland finals aswell, does that make them national holidays?


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    #203
    Feeona
    Registered Users Posts: 1,633 ✭✭✭Feeona


    So no-one else put up an Arthur's Day tree then?:(


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    #204
    johnn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭johnn


    Do some people just like complaining for the sake of complaining, i cant see what was not to like about last night, great night was had by everyone i was out with


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    #205
    digme
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,584 ✭✭✭digme


    fck arthur and his armoured ****ing cars.
    Guinness is nice though.


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    #206
    Gunsfortoys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭Gunsfortoys


    Stupid people fall for marketing shocker!

    Seriously lads lets get some perspective here, the marketing lads behind this simply tapped into the Irish psyche and the fact that we have the "sure its just a bit of craic" attitude and believe me it has come to fruition. These guys are the same kind of people that market to women the anti-aging creams or that fake tan looks natural, they are cashing on peoples weaknesses. Welcome to 'marketing for the majority'.


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    #207
    Agricola
    Registered Users Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Went to the local last night, happily expecting my 20 euro note to last me the evening, only to be told that the offer was restricted to pubs where a minimum of 3 kegs of Guinness were sold a night.
    Ordered a pint of Carlsberg and went home.

    Fúck Arthur tbh.


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    #208
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 20,978 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Agricola wrote: »
    Went to the local last night, happily expecting my 20 euro note to last me the evening, only to be told that the offer was restricted to pubs where a minimum of 3 kegs of Guinness were sold a night.
    Ordered a pint of Carlsberg and went home.

    Fúck Arthur tbh.
    Your money still went to arthur though!!


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    #209
    Agricola
    Registered Users Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    Your money still went to arthur though!!

    .... :D


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    #210
    johnn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭johnn


    Gunsfortoys wrote: »
    Stupid people fall for marketing shocker!

    Seriously lads lets get some perspective here, the marketing lads behind this simply tapped into the Irish psyche and the fact that we have the "sure its just a bit of craic" attitude and believe me it has come to fruition. These guys are the same kind of people that market to women the anti-aging creams or that fake tan looks natural, they are cashing on peoples weaknesses. Welcome to 'marketing for the majority'.

    lol yeah its exactly like that.


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    #211
    _feedback_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭_feedback_


    johnn wrote: »
    lol yeah its exactly like that.

    lol i'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not lol.


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