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Open Thread: What's your perfect day?

Time with the family? Time AWAY from the family? Or something else? You tell us.

WHAT DOES YOUR ideal day look like?

Is it getting up at the crack of dawn for a long run, followed by organic juices and eggs how you like them? Or is it more sitting in your pjs (re)watching Breaking Bad?

The question is being put to school pupils by the Doodle 4 Google competition this year.

Launching the contest today, Google asked children to use its logo as the “inspiration and background to create their idea of a perfect day”.

Prizes include a €5,000 scholarship towards the student’s third-level studies, a €10,000 school technology grant and Chromebooks.

The announcement also got us thinking about our perfect days. And we’d like to know yours.

Have you had the perfect day? What was it like? What would your perfect day look like? Let us know in the comments’ section. 

PS. Do you have this stuck in your head now?

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    Mute David Field
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    Oct 30th 2014, 7:42 PM

    Anyday you wake up is a good day.After that it’s a bonus.

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    Mute Catherine Mayock
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    Oct 30th 2014, 8:21 PM

    A pain free day

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    Mute Ciara Mahon
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    Oct 30th 2014, 7:53 PM

    Sunday: couch, hot roast chicken dinner(stuffing, roast potatoes, roasted veg), fire on, desert and a cup of tea. Sorry, I’m excited for it all week!!

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    Mute Marcus O'Connor
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    Oct 30th 2014, 8:28 PM

    The Tuareg do make a fine brew!

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    Mute Tom Red
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    Oct 30th 2014, 7:45 PM

    Getting a clean break when you’ve realised there’s no bog roll….
    Anything else is a mere bonus. ..

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    Mute Barry Healy
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    Oct 30th 2014, 9:04 PM

    Wake up after a good night’s sleep to a big grill, beans, poached eggs, potato cakes, brown bread, coffee the works! A flick through the papers before watching an irish international rugby game at home with my dad. Then a nice bowl of soup and a roast chicken sandwich for lunch followed by a walk on a beach somewhere with the missus and steak and pints with friends in a pub somewhere that has a nice big fireplace. Then home to a nice warm bed and a lie-in the next day. Will have to make that happen some day very soon!

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    Mute Art Vandelay
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    Oct 30th 2014, 7:38 PM

    A break from herself and the kids. An evening in front of the telly with a few beers, some good weed and a bottle of baby oil…

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    Mute Thomas Mac
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    Oct 30th 2014, 7:34 PM

    When the postman doesn’t call and I can go for a nice peaceful stroll on the beach .

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    Mute Cornelius Collins
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    Oct 30th 2014, 8:13 PM

    If missus reading any time I get to spend with her….. If not pints playing football pints watching football kebab free taxi cause he thought I was hilarious then arrive home to missed you and the rest writes itself! More chance of winning the euro millions but we can all dream

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    Mute sue sue
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    Oct 30th 2014, 8:53 PM

    Matching sox,
    a cup of tea,
    chocolate biscuits,
    No post
    Kids go to bed early
    Lovely roast dinner
    Bottle of wine
    and a nice warm bed.

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    Mute Laura Delahunty
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    Oct 31st 2014, 12:49 AM

    I had mine a week ago. Sunday lie in- no singing at mass-, lazy wander into town, lovely late lunch-with dessert- came home and got engaged!!!

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    Mute stephen
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    Oct 30th 2014, 7:35 PM

    Everton beating Liverpool on a Saturday, then not back to work till Wednesday.

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    Sam
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    Mute Sam
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    Oct 30th 2014, 7:38 PM

    The question was perfect day not hopes and dreams!
    Sorry couldn’t resist :)

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    Mute stephen
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    Oct 31st 2014, 6:34 AM

    If the rest of the premiership can do it,why can’t we.

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    Mute Sophie O'Halloran
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    Oct 30th 2014, 11:22 PM

    Beach, sunlounger, cocktail in hand, good music, good book & 30° sunshine…. Perfect day!

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    Oct 30th 2014, 7:35 PM

    Can’t beat a walk in dalgan park. Fab

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    Mute Paddy Cullen
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    Oct 30th 2014, 8:14 PM

    If I had a perfect day
    I would have it start this way
    Open up the fridge and have a tall boy
    Yeah

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    Oct 30th 2014, 8:39 PM

    Trip to the box factory then watching paint dry! Eh Bliss!

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    Mute Dermot Ryan
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    Oct 31st 2014, 1:30 AM

    The eternal Tomorrow !

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    Oct 30th 2014, 9:06 PM

    Wake up to the birds singing,the sun beaming through the window,down to the coast,picnics,long bright evenings and then watching the sun go down.Perfect.

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