I remember vaguely an ad back in the 80s. “Don’t drink and drive, but if you insist, no more than two.”
The actual as campaign slogan was “Never more than two.”
Before that they were telling us “Drink five and drive, arrive alive” make up your minds like!
Plenty of people still having the 5th and more unfortunately.
Nah, the real flex is having a 5 speed transmission in a car in 1972.
I can barely walk to the jacks straight after 4 pints let alone drive. I remember being in a remote pub/hostel in Kerry years ago, around 9.30/10 at night the car park was full, at least two dozen cars. Pints were flying, was great craic. Early the next morning while searching for the paracetamol, I caught a glance out the window and there was maybe two cars left….I guess they all brought a designated driver with them.
‘Four, no more’ was the official slogan I believe.
I think this was proven to be fake..maybe I’m wrong
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It’s from a Mitchell and Webb book.
Ah classic Ireland.
Where littering and public disorder near a church was a bigger offense than 5 pints and driving home.
Poster is fake and feels like it’s been floating around for 10 years by now.. , but it’s absolutely close enough to the attitude back then.
Don’t worry, that poster [fooled the guards](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/garda-defends-use-of-fake-poster-from-1972-drink-driving-campaign-1.3312295) too.
I remember vaguely an ad back in the 80s. “Don’t drink and drive, but if you insist, no more than two.”
The actual as campaign slogan was “Never more than two.”
Before that they were telling us “Drink five and drive, arrive alive” make up your minds like!
Plenty of people still having the 5th and more unfortunately.
Nah, the real flex is having a 5 speed transmission in a car in 1972.
I can barely walk to the jacks straight after 4 pints let alone drive. I remember being in a remote pub/hostel in Kerry years ago, around 9.30/10 at night the car park was full, at least two dozen cars. Pints were flying, was great craic. Early the next morning while searching for the paracetamol, I caught a glance out the window and there was maybe two cars left….I guess they all brought a designated driver with them.
‘Four, no more’ was the official slogan I believe.
I think this was proven to be fake..maybe I’m wrong