Thomas wrote:
> On Feb 12, 6:35 pm, "Fergus O'Rourke" <callasberrGANS...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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>>I have to say that s****t on TV is the reason for the vast majority of my
>>visits to pubs.
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>
> Then go to a S****TS pub. This is the issue. Nearly every publican in
> the country thinks this is what a Irish pub should be and everyone is
> loving it. They are so quick to blame the smoking ban and Garda
> cracking down on drink driving for the collapse in their business, but
> I have to wonder if the real story is that people who want a nice
> quiet night out with a few jars and a conversation are staying at home
> rather than having to sit next to Crystal Palace playing Leyton Orient
> in gigantic technicolour and surround sound next, to, above and all
> around them.
I use to watch the Orients for a bit of chat and a few jars.
I don't think that fixture happened too often, 1950s, once or twice more.
So maybe the gigantic technicolour and surround sound was like an early
model.
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