Good Friday

They have no possibility to have a resurrection if I do not off them first

I likely would have no qualms about eating them all over again if they do however. Hmmmm Zombie Bunny Burger.

kylith

walkingshadow wrote: »

Legally the pubs could give us free beer.

I'm surprised they don't do something like that; sell a "membership" or "invitations to a party" a few days before hand for GF.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Will you have a drink on Good Friday?

I'll be remembering Jesus with a slab of Heineken I bought earlier(Tesco, 28 euro for 24 cans).

I also have a half full wine rack and a bottle of whisky in the press just in case.

Should be a fcukin great Friday.:D

Jamsiek

Some interesting reading. 10 out of 10 for trying.
Personally I think they might have a case if they appealed the ruling

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/district-court/bid-to-open-pub-on-good-friday-night-against-spirit-of-law-1.2161503

wretcheddomain

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Will you have a drink on Good Friday?

8 glasses of water

jimgoose

Nope. I don't usually drink on Fridays these days. Makes no odds to me.

darkpagandeath

My Gods Demand it.

Effects

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Santa Cruz

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Will you have a drink on Good Friday?

I'll be remembering Jesus with a slab of Heineken I bought earlier(Tesco, 28 euro for 24 cans).

I also have a half full wine rack and a bottle of whisky in the press just in case.

Should be a fcukin great Friday.:D

Well he did turn the water into wine so he started it. A handy man to have around when the bar closes unexpectedly

Nope. But only because of things to do Saturday. GF used to be the best house party day of the year, in the mid 00s people just seemed to go hatchet on that day.

Lenin Skynard

I'm off it for Lent and shockingly I've lasted this long, so no.

Xenji

Was in Tesco today and saw loads of people going around with nothing but slabs and wine piled up in their trolley, its funny how people seem to think its the end of the world today, I decided to use a basket though, too much temptation with a trolley.

fleet_admiral

Working in a pub and im in tomorrow. I plan on leaving with my head tilted back in case I spill

The Backwards Man

I refuse to be dictated to by calendars, catholics or libertines.

syklops

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I refuse to be dictated to by calendars, catholics or libertines.

You've changed your tune from yesterday.

Timberrrrrrrr

Can never understand why people go mental every year on GF just because the pubs are closed, funny thing is I bet most wouldn't be arsed drinking as much any other Friday.

Duggy747

<Generic post along the lines of "Can people not go one day...">

Shenshen

Maybe a nice pint or a glass of wine with dinner (depending on what we're having).
I never drink a lot, and don't see why I should change my ways just cause it's Good Friday

Timberrrrrrrr

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Can never understand why people go mental every year on GF just because the pubs are closed, funny thing is I bet most wouldn't be arsed drinking as much any other Friday.

It is a great day for a party because the pubs are closed.

No one can do the "oh but I arranged to meet so and so at such and such".

And most wouldn't be arsed drinking other Fridays because of work. Many are off on Good Friday.

lertsnim

Probably not but I do have a few cans should I change my mind. Like any other Good Friday really.

Magnate

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Can never understand why people go mental every year on GF just because the pubs are closed, funny thing is I bet most wouldn't be arsed drinking as much any other Friday.

It's a matter of principle, some century old law shouldn't dictate when people can and can't consume alcohol, especially on religious grounds. If you don't want to drink tomorrow then don't, but I see no need to impose on others.

mister gullible

I generally don't drink but the pressure to drink on good friday is becoming unbearable

The Backwards Man

syklops wrote: »

You've changed your tune from yesterday.

Na, I just don't get annoyed about it.

Timberrrrrrrr

Magnate wrote: »

It's a matter of principle, some century old law shouldn't dictate when people can and can't consume alcohol, especially on religious grounds. If you don't want to drink tomorrow then don't, but I see no need to impose on others.

I agree and hopefully this is the last year that pubs have to close because of it but i don't understand why people have to go out, buy a **** load of drink, get blitzed drunk. Or even worse, create a thread telling people how much drink they have because ya know .... the pubs have closed.

Magnate

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

I agree and hopefully this is the last year that pubs have to close because of it but i don't understand why people have to go out, buy a **** load of drink, get blitzed drunk. Or even worse, create a thread telling people how much drink they have because ya know .... the pubs have closed.

Absolutely, I won't even be drinking tomorrow, I just don't think industry should suffer as a result.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

I agree and hopefully this is the last year that pubs have to close because of it but i don't understand why people have to go out, buy a **** load of drink, get blitzed drunk. Or even worse, create a thread telling people how much drink they have because ya know .... the pubs have closed.

Well you wouldn't be invited anyway,so dont worry about it.

Timberrrrrrrr

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Well you wouldn't be invited anyway,so dont worry about it.

Hulk sad

ScumLord

I'm not drinking anyway, I don't know how I'll feel about not being an affront to god this year.

Timberrrrrrrr

ScumLord wrote: »

I'm not drinking anyway, I don't know how I'll feel about not being an affront to god this year.

Have a burger or covet your neighbours wife you'll be grand.

Geniass

mister gullible wrote: »

I generally don't drink but the pressure to drink on good friday is becoming unbearable

It's ironic, there'd be less drinking on Good Friday if the pubs were open.

Henlars67

I like my beer, but I've never bought anything from an off-licence in my life.

Don't get the whole drinking at home thing at all.

If I want a pint tomorrow, I'll get one.

ScumLord

Henlars67 wrote: »

I like my beer, but I've never bought anything from an off-licence in my life.

Don't get the whole drinking at home thing at all.

Generally you get better beers in the off license. I'm convinced the gas they put through pints in the pubs is some form of poison.

Henlars67

ScumLord wrote: »

Generally you get better beers in the off license. I'm convinced the gas they put through pints in the pubs is some form of poison.

Sitting at home drinking doesn't appeal to me though

Amirani

I'll probably have a bottle of the wine with dinner as I do most Fridays. Tough fecking week this week.

Spanish Eyes

As it's probably the last year of the alcohol ban in pubs on Good Friday, I have none the less prepared myself for a late lunch tomorrow......

I have a lovely bottle of NZ Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc chilling in the fridge, to be served with plaice fillets rolled and stuffed with baby prawns and cooked in the oven with a drop of the wine, lemon and sea salt.

Yummy.

What is so wrong about that?

Badly Drunk Boy

I'm going to get absolutely crucified!!!

Sir Osis of Liver.

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

I'm going to get absolutely crucified!!!

That's the spirit.

Its what Jesus would have wanted.

anncoates

Nope. Might have one tonight and I'm out on Sunday anyway.

Drinking expressly to sock it to religion is a bit mortifying really.

NegativeCreep

If you're in a nightclub tonight, do they just stop serving drink at 12? Or do they open at all?

ScumLord

NegativeCreep wrote: »

If you're in a nightclub tonight, do they just stop serving drink at 12? Or do they open at all?

I'd half expect them to stop at 12. I've been in nightclubs that have opened at 12 that night.

anncoates

NegativeCreep wrote: »

If you're in a nightclub tonight, do they just stop serving drink at 12? Or do they open at all?

Think they just close early IIRC

Spunge

Duggy747 wrote: »

<Generic post along the lines of "Can people not go one day...">

"Sure the bar staff deserve a day off"

miezekatze

I didn't go out of my way to stock up on booze, and the only alcohol in the house is a bottle of white wine. I think it's a bit pathetic to bulk buy alcohol just because you can't buy any for 24 hrs, but I'm not against drinking some tomorrow either.

NegativeCreep

anncoates wrote: »

Think they just close early IIRC

ScumLord wrote: »

I'd half expect them to stop at 12. I've been in nightclubs that have opened at 12 that night.

I won't bother so :L

Shenshen

Shenshen wrote: »

Maybe a nice pint or a glass of wine with dinner (depending on what we're having).
I never drink a lot, and don't see why I should change my ways just cause it's Good Friday

I'm going to get precisely the same amount of bladdered as I do on any other day of the year.








*plot twist: I don't drink

Boom_Bap

Threads Merged. Boom.

Boom_Bap

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Threads Merged. Boom.

Bap

Timberrrrrrrr

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Threads Merged. Boom.

Yeah thanks, it went from 8 pages to 42 in the space of 2 minutes! :eek:

JCX BXC

They should close every business on good Friday. Garda stations only in the major cities (Kilkenny is not included), all hospitals closed (patients can stay in bed but without any nurses). Fire stations closed, power stations closed.

rubadub

Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »

Can never understand why people go mental every year on GF just because the pubs are closed, funny thing is I bet most wouldn't be arsed drinking as much any other Friday.

I can't understand how people are in any way confused about this. It is not like any other friday. Many people are forced to take annual leave against their will, it is also a bank holiday weekend. Many places are shut down so many will not head out to the local town to do shopping, or visit a bank.

There are 5 public holidays which land on mondays Easter Monday, First Monday in May, June, August, Last Monday in October.

If for some reason they switched the ban on selling drink friday to August and if all businesses all began opening on good friday and closing on that friday instead then I expect people would begin drinking on the "August bad friday". And I expect the amount of drinking on good friday would drop to the same level as the friday of any other bank holiday weekend.