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12 memories of Toxic Tuesday all DCU students treasure

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1. Toxic Tuesday was a grand DCU tradition that started in the good old days of the Old Bar

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In later years, it transferred to the Nubar, where it became even more raucous and debauched.

2. At around 3pm every Tuesday, the ‘Anyone going to Toxic Tuesday?’ texts/Facebook posts would begin

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3. You could go out with no money and still end up with a drink in each hand

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Mysterious. But no one questioned the ways of Toxic Tuesday.

4. It was never seen as going ‘out out’

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People came to Toxic Tuesday in whatever they wore to lectures that day, if that’s how it turned out. It was no issue.

5. The offers were truly outrageous

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An unreasonable amount of Jagerbombs could be purloined with a tenner. And you drank concoctions you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole now – but at the time? Sure it’s €2.50!

6. The night always, always ended with a rousing headbang to Killing In The Name

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Looking back, it was cringe. But there’s no denying that when you were in the thick of it you felt REALLY cool.

7. When they started charging €2 in, everyone was DISGUSTED

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That’s when we should have known it was coming to an end.

8. Then, to further the indignity, they segregated queues by gender

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They had to thoroughly search bags, crotches and pockets, because you can’t rely on students to not try and sneak drink in somewhere, even if everything costs €2.

9. And thus began the Wednesday morning emails telling everyone off

“Because of the amount of trouble that has been occurring at Toxic Tuesdays of late…”

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Essentially a college-wide slap on the wrist, with the SU President given the unenviable job of sternly saying “BOLD! Bold!” to hundreds of sniggering 20-year-olds.

10. Wishing people would just stop overturning bins so you could have your Toxic Tuesday in peace

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Because the bins were always the first victims of student mischief.

11. But then, crushingly, it was cancelled

The email that rocked DCU.

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12. Hearing that they do something called ‘Shite Nite’ now, and knowing it’s not the same

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You kids don’t know the truth.

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