Saint Patrick's day is Sunday March 17th - Page 2

August · 03-14-13, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Because banning a holiday that celebrates drinking is no different than banning drinking for a day. The one is as sensible - or as senseless - as the other.

That's a cop out. You might as well claim that I advocate executing drinkers.

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How is that any different from drunk driving accidents on any other day?

Numbers for one. Bring the percentage of drunk driving accidents down to what it is on any other day and I'd be happy.

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Driving while drunk is already illegal. Read your gun control arguments.

And yet there is a sizable percentage of this country willing to shred the constitution in the hope that it saves far less lives.

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Would you be happy with banning all bar advertizing at all? Exactly how selective do you want to be? Perhaps drinking should be banned next on Friday and Saturday nights.

I'd be happy with just the advertizing. Again you try and redefine my position. Maybe you'd be happier if we just removed all drinking restrictions completely?

Tchocky · 03-14-13, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

Unless of course your mum was one of those "peoples republic of Cork" types.

Oh God.

Anything but one of those.

Sailor Steve · 03-14-13, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by August

That's a cop out. You might as well claim that I advocate executing drinkers.

Actually I was going to suggest that. Not drinkers, but drunk drivers.

But no, it's not a cop out. Bannng one day is no different than banning another, if it's for the same reason.

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Numbers for one. Bring the percentage of drunk driving accidents down to what it is on any other day and I'd be happy.

But why make the distinction? Is it good to prevent a thousand deaths but less good to prevent a hundred?

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And yet there is a sizable percentage of this country willing to shred the constitution in the hope that it saves far less lives.

That's true, but the point was that you're making the same arguments here that you (and I) condemn there.

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I'd be happy with just the advertizing. Again you try and redefine my position.

No, I'm just pointing out the selectivity of your argument. I did combine two thoughts into one argument. I apologize for making it complicated. So we should ban all advertising of alcohol, or just all advertising for bars. Either way, do you think that would make a difference?

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Maybe you'd be happier if we just removed all drinking restrictions completely?

What restrictions are there now? It's already illegal to drink and drive, as it should be. I just find your desire to ban a holiday that doesn't even exist to be absurd.

Platapus · 03-14-13, 05:26 PM

When I was in IEMT school, we used to fight in order to pull duty on St Patrick's day. We used to call it "Amateur Night"

Always good for a few motor vehicle accidents - good for field IVs and Intubations.

Throw in some knife wounds "I love the sound of a sucking chest wound in the evening"

A bunch of ghouls we were. But we had to log in so many field procedures.

St. Patricks day ranked higher then new years eve.

So drink up, there are EMT students that need the field calls.

Just don't take an innocent smarter person with you. Please.

Takeda Shingen · 03-14-13, 05:43 PM

We're going to fight about St. Patrick's Day? Looks like we'll fight about anything around here.

In before "poor snakes".

Tchocky · 03-14-13, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

To be sure.

Said nobody in Ireland, ever

August · 03-14-13, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Just don't take an innocent smarter person with you. Please.

That's the problem. I could care less for the drunk themselves.

The point I'm getting at is St. Paddies day is promoted by the bar industry to lure people to their establishments which causes more people to drive drunk and more people to die.

You stop promoting bad behavior and it usually decreases. Seems to work with cigarettes. I see no reason it couldn't work with bars as well.

Platapus · 03-14-13, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by August

That's the problem. I could care less for the drunk themselves.

I believe the actual phrase is "I couldn't care less"

If you could care less than it has some importance.

(in before Steve)

BTW, I agree with you.

Dowly · 03-14-13, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Looks like we'll fight about anything around here.

Pretty much.

Platapus · 03-14-13, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Looks like we'll fight about anything around here.

No we won't. You are wrong and that's just it.

03-14-13, 06:43 PM

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The point I'm getting at is St. Paddies day is promoted by the bar industry to lure people to their establishments which causes more people to drive drunk and more people to die.

The soluion is simple, have more pubs so that people only have to walk down the street to find a decent bar.
Either that or have a better public transport system.
Stop drink drivers, remove the car culture.

Cybermat47 · 03-14-13, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Saint Bernard.

Isn't he the saint of self destructing U-boats?

03-14-13, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Looks like we'll fight about anything around here.

On behalf of the 'poor snakes'?
Those are fighting words!

Hey! I got a wheel thingy over there!
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Takeda Shingen · 03-14-13, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

Hey! I got a wheel thingy over there!
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Yerp. That's the Legacy Badge. Something to do with some mod you worked on back in the day.

03-14-13, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Yerp. That's the Legacy Badge. Something to do with some mod you worked on back in the day.

OK.

So screw the snakes. Who do I fight over that?

03-14-13, 05:26 PM	#19
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,391 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When I was in IEMT school, we used to fight in order to pull duty on St Patrick's day. We used to call it "Amateur Night" Always good for a few motor vehicle accidents - good for field IVs and Intubations. Throw in some knife wounds "I love the sound of a sucking chest wound in the evening" A bunch of ghouls we were. But we had to log in so many field procedures. St. Patricks day ranked higher then new years eve. So drink up, there are EMT students that need the field calls. Just don't take an innocent smarter person with you. Please. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-14-13, 05:43 PM	#20
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	We're going to fight about St. Patrick's Day? Looks like we'll fight about anything around here. In before "poor snakes".