Thursday 18 April, 2024

It's official... There's a grand stretch in the evenings

Look around you. Is it too soon for an ice pop?

YOU CAN STOP holding back now. The grand stretch has apparently arrived.

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It's that time of year again when it's socially acceptable for old fellas to start saying the famous words "grand stretch in the evenings"
— Jamie Burke (@Jamie_10) February 28, 2015

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We checked.

Outside, at 6pm.

Yep, calling it, and it’s something to be cheerful about.

There’s no escaping it

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We mean, it’s the harsh reality

Nearly six o'clock. Grand stretch. pic.twitter.com/4khpx3fNr3
— Darren Geraghty (@GeraghtyDarren) March 3, 2015

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Let’s not get too carried away though, it’s still only grand

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However, the grand stretch has been spotted as far back as last Tuesday

Sure. There's a GRAND stretch in the evenings. Roll on March! pic.twitter.com/32Z4ei6gPv
— Artisan Parlour (@artisanparlour) February 24, 2015

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I really don't think people fully understand how grand the stretch actually is in the evenings these days #ItsGraaaandLads
— Aaron Newman (@Cosy_Newman) March 2, 2015

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So what does this MEAN?

You can’t complain

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Soon we’ll be having cans by the canal

Stock up.

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Getting the kids to bed just got a bit harder

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But summer is on the way :)

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It's official... There's a grand stretch in the evenings

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

There’s no escaping it

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

We mean, it’s the harsh reality

Let’s not get too carried away though, it’s still only grand

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

However, the grand stretch has been spotted as far back as last Tuesday

DO YOU COMPREHEND?

You can’t complain

Soon we’ll be having cans by the canal

Getting the kids to bed just got a bit harder

But summer is on the way :)

This Mother’s Day ad on an Irish deals site is all sorts of inappropriate>

Home and Away legend Alf Stewart is coming to Cork>