thursday projected onto a plane at infinity

orraloon

elbowloh said:

Remember those Firkin pubs that used to have little breweries in? The Firkin and Merkin etc.

Yeah. David Bruce. Started them up, then they got sold to whatever corporate entity and went.... downhill and out. Shame. Bit like the Hobgoblin pubs: Wychwood brewery, really good niche alternative pubs in their time, then the moneyballers came in and f-ed it up.

pinno

elbowloh said:

Remember those Firkin pubs that used to have little breweries in? The Firkin and Merkin etc.

There was 'The Firkin Phoenix' in Cheltenham.
My then Swedish gf was much confused "...is it really saying what I think it's saying?"

MattFalle

hopkinb said:

MattFalle said:

ballysmate said:

MattFalle said:

And yes, Laure Calamy is ridiculously hot.

Had to google her and to be frank, she didn't live up to your hype. But that said, I've had worse.

ah, no - series 2 in flowey summer dresses - she gets into her groove thang.

Tbh, in series 2 the doris with the huge conk also begins to v v good.....

I love the Doris with the big conk already.

mega isn't she.

i would.

Stevo_666

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

Remember those Firkin pubs that used to have little breweries in? The Firkin and Merkin etc.

There was 'The Firkin Phoenix' in Cheltenham.
My then Swedish gf was much confused "...is it really saying what I think it's saying?"

We had the Phoenix & Firkin just near our halls of residence in S. London when I was a student. They did some cracking beer and cider.

Stevo_666

ballysmate said:

I agree that IPA and real ales can be a bit beardie and elbow patches, but hey, beer is beer.
Wokey? Never. I shudder at the thought.

Not so much wokey as

pinno

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

Stevo_666

pinno said:

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

You were getting ripped off. 50p a pint tops where I was and that was London. I remember we were p1ssed off when the pub prices hit a quid a pint.

orraloon

Stevo_666 said:

ballysmate said:

I agree that IPA and real ales can be a bit beardie and elbow patches, but hey, beer is beer.
Wokey? Never. I shudder at the thought.

Not so much wokey as

^ I recognise those guys.

Stevo_666

orraloon said:

Stevo_666 said:

ballysmate said:

I agree that IPA and real ales can be a bit beardie and elbow patches, but hey, beer is beer.
Wokey? Never. I shudder at the thought.

Not so much wokey as

^ I recognise those guys.

I think we all do...

pinno

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

You were getting ripped off. 50p a pint tops where I was and that was London. I remember we were p1ssed off when the pub prices hit a quid a pint.

Cheltenham wasn't it.

Stevo_666

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

You were getting ripped off. 50p a pint tops where I was and that was London. I remember we were p1ssed off when the pub prices hit a quid a pint.

Cheltenham wasn't it.

Reet posh.

tlw1

hopkinb said:

censored this weather into a cocked hat. Sitting here watching the grey clouds roll in, the heating has clicked on, all the plants in the garden looking bedraggled and sad.

I'm surprised sungod is still alive. No canarian sunshine and windy/hilly rides that reinvigorate him. Rain since September here. I suppose hence the bubbly.

Roll on Corfu last week of August. Or quite happy if the sun shines in Cornwall last week of July.

Whereabouts in Corfu, the current wife’s has a nice villa there

pinno

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

Stevo_666 said:

pinno said:

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

You were getting ripped off. 50p a pint tops where I was and that was London. I remember we were p1ssed off when the pub prices hit a quid a pint.

Cheltenham wasn't it.

Reet posh.

Reet stuck up.

ballysmate

Stevo_666 said:

ballysmate said:

I agree that IPA and real ales can be a bit beardie and elbow patches, but hey, beer is beer.
Wokey? Never. I shudder at the thought.

Not so much wokey as

I can handle being called a tw@t, but woke? Jacket off and see you outside.

hopkinb

tlw1 said:

hopkinb said:

censored this weather into a cocked hat. Sitting here watching the grey clouds roll in, the heating has clicked on, all the plants in the garden looking bedraggled and sad.

I'm surprised sungod is still alive. No canarian sunshine and windy/hilly rides that reinvigorate him. Rain since September here. I suppose hence the bubbly.

Roll on Corfu last week of August. Or quite happy if the sun shines in Cornwall last week of July.

Whereabouts in Corfu, the current wife’s has a nice villa there

About 25 min drive south from Corfu Town on the east coast. Agios Ioannis Peristeron.

elbowloh

pinno said:

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

£1 pint of Harp in ours or the Uni's official drink "purple nasty",otherwise known as snake bite and black, as the uni colours were purple. Meant the pavements were lined with purple vomit every Saturday and Sunday morning.

tlw1

hopkinb said:

tlw1 said:

hopkinb said:

censored this weather into a cocked hat. Sitting here watching the grey clouds roll in, the heating has clicked on, all the plants in the garden looking bedraggled and sad.

I'm surprised sungod is still alive. No canarian sunshine and windy/hilly rides that reinvigorate him. Rain since September here. I suppose hence the bubbly.

Roll on Corfu last week of August. Or quite happy if the sun shines in Cornwall last week of July.

Whereabouts in Corfu, the current wife’s has a nice villa there

About 25 min drive south from Corfu Town on the east coast. Agios Ioannis Peristeron.

Uncles place is in Agni (near the White House) - haven’t been for a few years but had a ball

seanoconn

tlw1 said:

hopkinb said:

censored this weather into a cocked hat. Sitting here watching the grey clouds roll in, the heating has clicked on, all the plants in the garden looking bedraggled and sad.

I'm surprised sungod is still alive. No canarian sunshine and windy/hilly rides that reinvigorate him. Rain since September here. I suppose hence the bubbly.

Roll on Corfu last week of August. Or quite happy if the sun shines in Cornwall last week of July.

Whereabouts in Corfu, the current wife’s has a nice villa there

Flood risk minimal?

MattFalle

Floid risk minimal


sounds like a university indie band

thistle_

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

£1 pint of Harp in ours or the Uni's official drink "purple nasty",otherwise known as snake bite and black, as the uni colours were purple. Meant the pavements were lined with purple vomit every Saturday and Sunday morning.

Remember it well.

I think I've got a copy of the BBC clip about it somewhere, will see if I can find it.

pinno

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

£1 pint of Harp in ours or the Uni's official drink "purple nasty",otherwise known as snake bite and black, as the uni colours were purple. Meant the pavements were lined with purple vomit every Saturday and Sunday morning.

We're forgetting Stevo went to Uni in the 70's 'cos he's that old.
When I was at College, SB&B was £1 at the Wednesday student night in Eeeeeeestbawn. I meant saving a fiver £1 entry and 4 x SB&B.

ballysmate

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

£1 pint of Harp in ours or the Uni's official drink "purple nasty",otherwise known as snake bite and black, as the uni colours were purple. Meant the pavements were lined with purple vomit every Saturday and Sunday morning.

We're forgetting Stevo went to Uni in the 70's 'cos he's that old.
When I was at College, SB&B was £1 at the Wednesday student night in Eeeeeeestbawn. I meant saving a fiver £1 entry and 4 x SB&B.

Never went to uni.
Local wmc bitter was 22p,mild 21p. People moaning it had gone up a penny
Only women drank lager.

hopkinb

ballysmate said:

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

£1 pint of Harp in ours or the Uni's official drink "purple nasty",otherwise known as snake bite and black, as the uni colours were purple. Meant the pavements were lined with purple vomit every Saturday and Sunday morning.

We're forgetting Stevo went to Uni in the 70's 'cos he's that old.
When I was at College, SB&B was £1 at the Wednesday student night in Eeeeeeestbawn. I meant saving a fiver £1 entry and 4 x SB&B.

Never went to uni.
Local wmc bitter was 22p,mild 21p. People moaning it had gone up a penny
Only women drank lager.

As a lad, I cut my teeth on stuff like Brew XI, Ansells Mild, Bass, Marstons Pedigree, Ruddles County. I don't think I'd like them any more.

ballysmate

Ansells from Aston was absolute shoite, although there were a few Ansells pubs around here.
Most though were Mitchells & Butlers from Wolves with their Highgate's mild, Springfield bitter and Worthington E.
And of course we had Banks'

https://www.hatads.org.uk/catalogue/record/b7f0d9f2-da07-40f1-83fe-a332b8e761a8/

MattFalle

I did part of my degree in Manchester.

Boddingtons was £1.00/1.50 a pint.

it wasn't worth that.

orraloon

D'ye want a flake in that?

https://youtu.be/XEEU1nQeGNA

elbowloh

pinno said:

elbowloh said:

pinno said:

But wasn't 'cracking beer' as a student, alcohol that was cheap?
We had £1 pint Boddingtons in the NUS bar. Eeek.

£1 pint of Harp in ours or the Uni's official drink "purple nasty",otherwise known as snake bite and black, as the uni colours were purple. Meant the pavements were lined with purple vomit every Saturday and Sunday morning.

We're forgetting Stevo went to Uni in the 70's 'cos he's that old.
When I was at College, SB&B was £1 at the Wednesday student night in Eeeeeeestbawn. I meant saving a fiver £1 entry and 4 x SB&B.

My wife and I were married in Eastbourne.

Stevo_666

MattFalle said:

I did part of my degree in Manchester.

Boddingtons was £1.00/1.50 a pint.

it wasn't worth that.

Boddies is like making love in a boat - it's ****ing close to water.

MattFalle

Stevo_666 said:

MattFalle said:

I did part of my degree in Manchester.

Boddingtons was £1.00/1.50 a pint.

it wasn't worth that.

Boddies is like making love in a boat - it's ****ing close to water.

its smells bad as well.

awful stuff.

MattFalle

orraloon said:

D'ye want a flake in that?

https://youtu.be/XEEU1nQeGNA

now thats a blast from the past......