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Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

dregin wrote: »

You've never been to Fibbers?!?!?!?!?!?!

Never even heard of it!

irishbucsfan

http://www.brewdog.com/about

There's good info there on what Brew Dog are all about.


But yeah, what I actually really like about them is not their beer so much as that in their bar they have awesome guest beers. So you can be drinking a random ale from thousands of miles away that you realistically never would have got the chance to otherwise.

Only been to Against The Grain on Wexford street, but thought there was a nice selection in there. Will have to try the others when I'm back.

.ak

dregin wrote: »

You've never been to Fibbers?!?!?!?!?!?!

Oh god. I'm having flashbacks of thursday nights....

.ak

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Never even heard of it!

Basically an old man pub meets rock bar where the name of the game is the drink copious amounts of alcohol whilst listening to all sorts of rock from metal to trash and then do something like puke in someone's hat and then be lauded as some sort of hero for the night.

dregin

3 euro Thursdays in Fibbers were the Conversations of legend.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Ha, sounds like a bar I used to go to in Barcelona called "Bollocks"

.ak

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Ha, sounds like a bar I used to go to in Barcelona called "Bollocks"

Good spot that!

.ak

dregin wrote: »

3 euro Thursdays in Fibbers were the Conversations of legend.

The conversations are patchy, at best.

justsomebloke

dregin wrote: »

3 euro Thursdays in Fibbers were the Conversations of legend.

I think I've only been in fibbers 3 or 4 times since the introduction of the euro

awec

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience wrote: »

Anyone else here drink Bucky? I think it's my favorite alcoholic beverage. They sell it in pubs in Galway by the glass so I hear

I've only ever seen it in the twister pepper in Dublin

Buckfast? :pac:

You can get it up home on the optics.

It's a favourite drink of alcos and tramps.

Gives you a mad hangover, and wicked sh!tes the next day.

You can also buy it in naggins up home.

.ak

justsomebloke wrote: »

I think I've only been in fibbers 3 or 4 times since the introduction of the euro

About 7 or 8 years ago it was really at it's boom. You'd be lucky to get into a place on a thursday. It didn't help I practically lived right next door.

dregin

.ak wrote: »

The conversations are patchy, at best.

Damn autocorrect >_<

dregin

Once brought 3 bottles of bucky to a festival... they were gone on day one. I think that put me off it for life.

.ak

Buckfast is cough medicine made by the devil.

Hagz

The Fantasy Preview is really cool. Didn't notice it till now.

molloyjh

dregin wrote: »

Emergency services saw a 30% increase in demand on Arthur's Day last year. Reason enough for it to **** away off.

In fairness you can't blame Diageo or Guinness for the fact that so many Irish people are crap drinkers. By which I mean they drink so much they either require emergency services or do something to themselves or someone else that requires emergency services. People need to take responsibility for themselves on Arthurs Day and if they can't do that it's their own fault. Nobody else's.

student1990

i've been drinking for approx 8 years and never have been involved in an incident where the emergency services were required.. is it that common?

P_1

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I would suggest going in to one of their bars some day when you get a chance. The one in Camden in London is the one I like. Then tell them what you like and they'll find you something, not necessarilly a BrewDog beer. The great thing about those places is that the bar staff are generally very sharp on their beers.

I'm surprised there isn't a BrewDog in Dublin yet actually!

We'll have to make do with a Weatherspoons for now. I'd say the problem the likes of Brewdog setting up here lies in a)The general public's love of Diageo products and b)The frankly dodgy cartel-like operations of the likes of the VFI

P_1

.ak wrote: »

About 7 or 8 years ago it was really at it's boom. You'd be lucky to get into a place on a thursday. It didn't help I practically lived right next door.

How are you still alive!? :eek::P

3 euro for a bottle of the 8% Kopperberg there back in the day was my downfall there. It doesn't seem the same since they've done it up though. Part of the charm was how dingy it was :P

.ak

student1990 wrote: »

i've been drinking for approx 8 years and never have been involved in an incident where the emergency services were required.. is it that common?

After 8 straight years of drinking you may want to sober up.

dregin

"I'M STILL ON THIS FECKIN ISLAND!"

Grimebox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIom3LSbB0I

Hagz

What's the waiver all about. It used to say waiver:5, now it says waiver: 6

mfceiling

.ak wrote: »

Basically an old man pub meets rock bar where the name of the game is the drink copious amounts of alcohol whilst listening to all sorts of rock from metal to trash and then do something like puke in someone's hat and then be lauded as some sort of hero for the night.

*books babysitter for saturday night*

Podge_irl

Hagz wrote: »

What's the waiver all about. It used to say waiver:5, now it says waiver: 6

It's your priority on the waiver wire. From when each player plays their game until tomorrow morning if you add a player you have to go through waivers. Basically if two people try and add the same player than the player with the higher waiver priority gets them. Once you have picked someone up you drop to the bottom of the queue for waiver priority. The priority is decided each week as the reverse order of the standings so mine is disgustingly high.

It helps keep teams even and also means if a player has a stellar breakout performance than its not just the quickest to a computer who gets him! After tomorrow morning you can add players immediately.

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I'd consider that. Let me know tomorrow!

Wankistan. I was going to keep Cameron and just play him as my flex. Alas, I set up the flex position to only allow RBs and WRs.

I'm still thinking :P

irishbucsfan

Podge_irl wrote: »

Wankistan. I was going to keep Cameron and just play him as my flex. Alas, I set up the flex position to only allow RBs and WRs.

I'm still thinking :P

Bernard can play flex

Hagz

Is there any points difference from WR1/WR2 and W/R.

It advised me not to play a certain player as my WR1 but rather WR2....

Podge_irl

Hagz wrote: »

Is there any points difference from WR1/WR2 and W/R.

It advised me not to play a certain player as my WR1 but rather WR2....

Nope.

The point is just that your WR1 should be your top scoring WR, so if you're me having Vincent Jackson as your WR2 is fine as he sometimes scores big but is inconsistent, but you want a player who is as close to guaranteed points as possible as your WR1 (in my case Bryant). It's just a rating thing. When they say he's a WR2 they mean you shouldn't be relying on him to be your best WR.

Podge_irl

Of course I'm 1-2 against you ****ers so what do I know :P

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Bernard can play flex

I am aware of that, but I'm reluctant to trade for a RB when my TE has accumulated more points than him! I'm going to wait til the end of waivers and then sort out an offer.

dregin

Had the Trouble Brewing/Galway Hooker joint effort Troubled Hooker on cask yesterday in The Brew Dock. Nicest cask pint I've had in a while now.

Phonehead

Couples to have sex in a TV studio for new Channel 4 show... this is a bit mad isn't it

irishbucsfan

Over in the NFL, Josh Freeman has been benched by the Bucs. Mildly interesting to some I'm sure.

Teferi

Phonehead wrote: »

Couples to have sex in a TV studio for new Channel 4 show... this is a bit mad isn't it

It's definitely an escalation, especially if it's in front of a live audience but they've done stuff like this before in The Sex Inspectors which can get relatively racy for regular TV.

Swiwi.

The yachting decider (live) for anyone who's interested

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QHdmviq1kyg

P.Walnuts

Swiwi. wrote: »

The yachting decider (live) for anyone who's interested

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QHdmviq1kyg

I know this is off topic, but Yachting is pushing it a bit!

Swiwi.

P.Walnuts wrote: »

I know this is off topic, but Yachting is pushing it a bit!

I have no interest in American Football for what it's worth

P.Walnuts

Swiwi. wrote: »

I have no interest in American Football for what it's worth

Is there a mod available to issue a warning for comparing NFL to Yachting?

Grimebox

I have no idea what I'm watching but I like it. The boats are floating. All the graphical overlays are pretty cool.

Grimebox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gPjMvTmE2g

Swiwi.

Grimebox wrote: »

I have no idea what I'm watching but I like it. The boats are floating. All the graphical overlays are pretty cool.

I'm in the same boat so as to speak. Painful viewing for NZ, fairplay to the Yanks that was some comeback from 1-8 down. It's a rich man's sport, and NZ could put the money to better use than funding a yacht IMO.

Those boats are mega fast though, must be a thrilling ride.

awec

P.Walnuts wrote: »

Is there a mod available to issue a warning for comparing NFL to Yachting?

I happen to agree with the comparison. :P

Swiwi.

Grimebox wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gPjMvTmE2g

That guy sounds just like Podge!!!

thomond2006

Swiwi. wrote: »

That guy sounds just like Podge!!!

Sounds like one of the Hardy Bucks!

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

It's the viper!

dregin

thomond2006 wrote: »

Sounds like one of the Hardy Bucks!

It's The Viper from Hardy Bucks!

Hagz

The voice is that of the viper from Hardy Bucks.

Swiwi.

OK so Podge is the Viper from Hardy Bucks. He should have said.

Howard Juneau

P.Walnuts wrote: »

Is there a mod available to issue a warning for comparing NFL to Yachting?

Yeah ffs, yachting pìsses all over NFL !