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And from what I heard from last DIScon, there are quite a few of you... 
A quick flight to Ireland may help you get in the guiness Book of World Records:
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Their efforts may not turn out to be pretty, but the massed voices of 50,000 Irish rugby fans could earn a place in the Guinness Book of World Records on Saturday for singing in the world's largest karaoke session.
The attempt will be made when fans gather at Dublin's Lansdowne Road stadium for Ireland's clash with France in their first home match in this season's Six Nations championship.
"We're very hopeful this will be accepted as a category and that we'll establish a new world record," a spokesman for drinks group Guinness Ireland, which is sponsoring the bid, told Reuters on Thursday. At halftime, lyrics will be displayed karaoke-style on the stadium's big screen and the fans encouraged by a master of ceremonies to sing along to "The Fields of Athenry," a favorite anthem of Irish rugby.
Organizers are hopeful the 5,000 or so French fans at the match will put their team allegiance aside and join in.
Guinness -- which sold its publishing unit several years ago and no longer has any business interest in the famous book of records -- has arranged for Irish rugby international Reggie Corrigan to lead a practice session in central Dublin on Friday for any fans needing to warm up their vocal chords.
Having won both their opening matches in the Six Nations, Ireland have high hopes for Saturday but pundits warn it may take more than a rousing sing-song to beat titleholders France.
A quick flight to Ireland may help you get in the guiness Book of World Records:DUBLIN (Reuters) - Their efforts may not turn out to be pretty, but the massed voices of 50,000 Irish rugby fans could earn a place in the Guinness Book of World Records on Saturday for singing in the world's largest karaoke session.
The attempt will be made when fans gather at Dublin's Lansdowne Road stadium for Ireland's clash with France in their first home match in this season's Six Nations championship.
"We're very hopeful this will be accepted as a category and that we'll establish a new world record," a spokesman for drinks group Guinness Ireland, which is sponsoring the bid, told Reuters on Thursday. At halftime, lyrics will be displayed karaoke-style on the stadium's big screen and the fans encouraged by a master of ceremonies to sing along to "The Fields of Athenry," a favorite anthem of Irish rugby.
Organizers are hopeful the 5,000 or so French fans at the match will put their team allegiance aside and join in.
Guinness -- which sold its publishing unit several years ago and no longer has any business interest in the famous book of records -- has arranged for Irish rugby international Reggie Corrigan to lead a practice session in central Dublin on Friday for any fans needing to warm up their vocal chords.
Having won both their opening matches in the Six Nations, Ireland have high hopes for Saturday but pundits warn it may take more than a rousing sing-song to beat titleholders France.
