HopFest At The Irish Village, Thurs/Fri

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HopFest at the Irish Village, Thurs/Fri Aug 23, 2006
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Over 80 beers from around the world. Love the German and Austrian white beers, oooohhhhh it goes down so good!

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Aug 23, 2006
going 12 hour brunching on friday...wuuuhuu!! :lol: ..beer makes me pee too much... :P
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Aug 23, 2006
well costa it has the same effect on most humans duh :P :P :P
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Aug 23, 2006
Wafaey wrote:well costa it has the same effect on most humans duh :P :P :P


yes but i want to drink uniteruptedly without going to the privy and miss out on all the stimulating conversation... 8)
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They had a couple of good live bands last year, the whole tent just has saw dust on the floor, it's like a ho-down.

The massive 1 litre glasses are a little OTT however.
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Chocoholic wrote:They had a couple of good live bands last year, the whole tent just has saw dust on the floor, it's like a ho-down.

The massive 1 litre glasses are a little OTT however.


did you say live bands....hmmm...might come down when there is a 2 hour break in the brunch...
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Good Idea Costa :wink: :wink:
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Aug 23, 2006
I'm going on Thursday, looking forward to it.

My friday is a bit booked but I think it'll be a lot of fun. I also love the idea of AC outside hahaha, only in Dubai.
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Aug 23, 2006
constantine wrote:going 12 hour brunching on friday...wuuuhuu!! :lol: ..beer makes me pee too much... :P


Is that the one at the JW marriot?
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Aug 23, 2006
fayz wrote:I'm going on Thursday, looking forward to it.

My friday is a bit booked but I think it'll be a lot of fun. I also love the idea of AC outside hahaha, only in Dubai.


Well they have a big tent that they put up, however with the amount of people that cram themselves in there, the AC is about as useless as a chocolate teapot.

Most people just wear shorts and T-shirt.
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Aug 23, 2006
shorts and a T it is, I've never been before, how many people do you figure will be there? is it uber uber packed (based on past experience) or is there at least some breathing room?
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constantine wrote:going 12 hour brunching on friday...wuuuhuu!! :lol: ..beer makes me pee too much... :P


Is that the one at the JW marriot?


hmm hmmm
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I was there last year and "Uber-packed" is a good description Fayz! Just make sure that when you go to get the drinks in that you get a couple for each of you, cos the bars are crzy mad packed!! A great night out though!!! :lol:
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Aug 23, 2006
A couple of drinks each? Are you kidding! If you go for the draft beers don't forget they use the 2 pint German glasses, it take half an hour to drink the darn thing.

Yes it's busy from the word go.

You buy your drinks vouchers on entry to the tent, then just exchange them for your beers.

I was surprised at how well behaved people were last year, considering the amount people put away.
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Aug 23, 2006
let me know how you get on, would not mind doing this myself.

wheelbarrow provided? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Aug 23, 2006
I'm thinking of a different night Chocs as they didn't have the 2 pinters when I went!!! Love my drinks but not that much! :lol:
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yorky500 wrote:let me know how you get on, would not mind doing this myself.

wheelbarrow provided? :lol: :lol: :lol:


I would get one of those extrraaaaaaa long straws and nick peoples drinks when they arent looking :lol:
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Aug 23, 2006
sounds like fun. too bad I'm not here over the weekend.

But hey I'm going 2 days to Munich and 3 days to Cork so I'll have my share of beer

Have fun! and don't do anything I wouldn't do.
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Trying to see how we can get down there in the break during the 12 hour eating and drinking binge at the JW Marriott...let me work this out: 6 hours drinking, try and find the door...get to Irish Village...drink some more...find the floor...crawl back to the Marriott...drink for another 6 hours. I can see it getting very, very messy!

Problem is...I only really like Guinness!

Now if they served that in 2 pint glasses, I would be a happy bunny!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Aug 26, 2006
OOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
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Dubai Knight wrote:Trying to see how we can get down there in the break during the 12 hour eating and drinking binge at the JW Marriott...let me work this out: 6 hours drinking, try and find the door...get to Irish Village...drink some more...find the floor...crawl back to the Marriott...drink for another 6 hours. I can see it getting very, very messy!

Problem is...I only really like Guinness!

Now if they served that in 2 pint glasses, I would be a happy bunny!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Knight


peice of cake. :wink: ...though i had no idea at one point what i was going on about...selective amnesia :wink:
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In the end...when it got to the 2 hour break in the middle...none of us were in any fit state to even consider getting to the Irish Village!

Guys, I seem to recall being on stage with a couple of Hawaiian girls who were wearing very little but a couple of coconuts as the top half! Was I dreaming? Obviously not as a photograph has just arrived in my email!

Oh dear!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Dubai Knight wrote:In the end...when it got to the 2 hour break in the middle...none of us were in any fit state to even consider getting to the Irish Village!

Guys, I seem to recall being on stage with a couple of Hawaiian girls who were wearing very little but a couple of coconuts as the top half! Was I dreaming? Obviously not as a photograph has just arrived in my email!

Oh dear!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Hey DK is it true that you were only wearing a half coconut on the bottom half??? :lol:
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Dubai Knight wrote:In the end...when it got to the 2 hour break in the middle...none of us were in any fit state to even consider getting to the Irish Village!

Guys, I seem to recall being on stage with a couple of Hawaiian girls who were wearing very little but a couple of coconuts as the top half! Was I dreaming? Obviously not as a photograph has just arrived in my email!

Oh dear!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Hey DK is it true that you were only wearing a half coconut on the bottom half??? :lol:


Luckily the bottom half is hidden in the picture by a row of bottles on the bar!

...and it would have been a whole coconut! A very large one!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Dubai Knight wrote:In the end...when it got to the 2 hour break in the middle...none of us were in any fit state to even consider getting to the Irish Village!

Guys, I seem to recall being on stage with a couple of Hawaiian girls who were wearing very little but a couple of coconuts as the top half! Was I dreaming? Obviously not as a photograph has just arrived in my email!

Oh dear!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Knight


a sight to behold ...DK sandwiched between 2 lulu girls.!!!....nice one!! and you did pull off the dance pretty darn good!!...and so did scarlet!!
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Dubai Knight wrote:In the end...when it got to the 2 hour break in the middle...none of us were in any fit state to even consider getting to the Irish Village!

Guys, I seem to recall being on stage with a couple of Hawaiian girls who were wearing very little but a couple of coconuts as the top half! Was I dreaming? Obviously not as a photograph has just arrived in my email!

Oh dear!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Hey DK is it true that you were only wearing a half coconut on the bottom half??? :lol:


Na that was far too big SGO, he was wearing half a lemon, thats more than big enough

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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sage & onion wrote:
Dubai Knight wrote:In the end...when it got to the 2 hour break in the middle...none of us were in any fit state to even consider getting to the Irish Village!

Guys, I seem to recall being on stage with a couple of Hawaiian girls who were wearing very little but a couple of coconuts as the top half! Was I dreaming? Obviously not as a photograph has just arrived in my email!

Oh dear!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Hey DK is it true that you were only wearing a half coconut on the bottom half??? :lol:


Na that was far too big SGO, he was wearing half a lemon, thats more than big enough

:lol: :lol: :lol:


:lol: :wink: :lol: Not nice Arnie :lol: :wink: :lol:
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It was half a walnut!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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Dubai Knight wrote:It was half a walnut!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

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hehehehe, well I guess Arnie was being nice after all :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Has anyone seen my liver today? I think I left it at the Marriot.
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