It's here, boys and girls, Pete's annual between-Christmas-and-New-Year pub crawl 2004

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This year, December 29th - THE BRITISH MUSEUM STAR OF DAVID

3:30pm The White Hart (Drury Lane)
4:30pm The London Pub (Upper Woburn Place)
5:15pm The Marlborough Arms (Torrington Place)
6:00pm The Jeremy Bentham (University Street)
7:00pm The Angel (Behind Centre Point)
8:00pm The Princess Louise (New Oxford Street)

Reasons why you should come to this:

1. We are all nice
2. There will be much bouze consumed
3. Between Christmas and New Year is rubbish, innit?
4. All the pubs have been selected as special sites of architectural interest
5. Tom will have his FreakyTrigger list-making hat on
6. Includes at least one sojourn across the Great Court of the British Museum
7. SPECIAL CELEBRITY GUEST!!!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 11:42 (twenty-one years ago)

it's going to be a good one, i can feel it already. i still haven't quite worked out what my strategy is to avoid getting hammered, though.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 11:53 (twenty-one years ago)

i still haven't quite worked out what my strategy is to avoid getting hammered

er...uh?

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 11:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I think you misunderstand the point of this excercise...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 11:55 (twenty-one years ago)

just don't cross me alright? and you'll be fine

― Porkpie (porkpie), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 11:58 (twenty-one years ago)

please note all timings are approximate, anyone intending to turn up between 5 and 8 is advised to contact one of the ~~alcoholics~~ people doing the whole day to check on pub location. if you don't think you have anyone's number, email me and i'll send you mine, cos i'm nice like that ;)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Hurrah for pubs!

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:07 (twenty-one years ago)

well, i'm happy to get drunk, just not as drunk as i did last year (when the head of steam started rotating around me during the top 100 films). i suspect that either starting late or drinking halves may be involved :-(

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:08 (twenty-one years ago)

also (as i'm bored at work), those fancyapint links in full:

3:30pm The White Hart (Drury Lane)
4:30pm The London Pub (Upper Woburn Place) (is not on FAP, however, this review is almost entirely wrong, honest...)
5:15pm The Marlborough Arms (Torrington Place)
6:00pm The Jeremy Bentham (University Street)
7:00pm The Angel (Behind Centre Point)
8:00pm The Princess Louise (New Oxford Street)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry, i am a pedant...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/CarsmileSteve/notastar.jpg

but not very good at image tags...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:23 (twenty-one years ago)

oh stuff it, here's a link:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/CarsmileSteve/notastar.jpg

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Who is Jeremy Bentham?

I am thrilled at the prospect of adults deliberately walking through the British Museum in a state of drunkeness.

I used to have your number, Carsmile, but now I haven't. I have got Tim's, if he is going. Perhaps he will be in zone 7.

The Budd Report press conference is very dull.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Er, the Lousy is in no way located on New Oxford Street. JSL.

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

That diagram is a remarkably similar shape to Birmingham New Street...

i've no idea where the hell I'm going to be on the 29th. I'm crossing my fingers that I can be there, but I suspect my budget will be stretching to a J20 followed by the occasional tap water.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

This is my excuse for coming back to London so soon after Xmas.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:45 (twenty-one years ago)

you're not alone in that alex.

i'd missed that the lousy should be on HIGH HOLBORN, but the star and the link are right :)

Puddin' i still have your number so i shall send you a txt saying "ello bumface" and it'll be from me and then you'll have my number again, although, yes tim will be with us.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.iep.utm.edu/b/bentham.htm

Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher and political radical. Although he never practiced, he spent most of his life critiquing the existing law and strongly advocating legal reform. Bentham is largely associated with his moral philosophy, especially his principle of Utilitarianism which evaluates actions based upon the greatest happiness for all. He maintained that putting this principle into consistent practice would provide justification for social, political, and legal institutions. While Bentham's influence was minor during his life, his impact was greater in later years as his ideas were carried on by followers such as John Stuart Mill and John Austin

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 13:00 (twenty-one years ago)

more famously though:

At his death in London, on June 6, 1832, Bentham left literally tens of thousands of manuscript pages--some of which was work only sketched out, but all of which he hoped would be prepared for publication. He also left a large estate, which was used to finance the newly-established University College, London (for those individuals excluded from university education--i.e., non-conformists, Catholics and Jews), and his cadaver, per his instructions, was dissected, embalmed, dressed, and placed in a chair, and to this day resides in a cabinet in a corridor of the main building of University College.

eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 13:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I walk past him quite often (I work for UCL, for those who don't know). I actually work almost opposite the Marlborough, pub 3 on the alleged star, so you can look forward to the excitement of my pointing and saying "I work right over there, you know." Starry used to work across the road from me, but she has now moved a few hundred yards - not, as far as I can tell, specifically to get further away from me (that was just a bonus).

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I say, you chaps, I have frightfully good wheeze for a christmas prank. Let's break into that rotten UCL, have off with their embalmed philosopher and take him around London town.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 13:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Can't we have *one* FAP that doesn't end with us stealing a corpse?

My mum claims that my dad kidnapped Jeremy Bentham in his 70s student days. He was president of the Goldsmith's Union and it was a rival college thing. UCL got their own back by kidnapping him in return, and charging my mum a ransom which subsequently went towards the union (or so they say).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 13:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you, Carsmile. I wasn't expecting the answer to be half as interesting as that. I shall have a half of embalming fluid in his memory. What does he look like, Martin?

My dad used to wee across the canal. It was a competition, to see who could wee across the canal.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

His head is no longer displayed with his body though, last I knew it was sitting in the records management storage room, after having been a postgrad's project to conserve it, as the embalming etc. wasn't too successful with the head.

He's quite plump, and has period clothes on, which is interesting. he has longish white hair too, though i imagine it won't be on his real head, but it's on the fake head.

― Vicky (Vicky), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 13:55 (twenty-one years ago)

ihttp://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~mponeill/reason&morality/bentham.jpg

― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.cmsu.edu/cj/_borders/bentham.jpg

― Vicky (Vicky), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Aargh, this one has both heads!
http://www.egyptology-uk.com/bloomsbury/index/bentham_auto-icon2.jpg

― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Is it me, or does his expression change from photo to photo?

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe they've got a few heads and they rotate them to provide interest?

I shall be joining later - I had originally taken half a day off for this, but as it's not starting until 3.30 I'll join in when i finish work at 4.30. Or having looked at the plan maybe I'll have to work a bit later and miss out the london pub, what a shame....

― Vicky (Vicky), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

aw poor old london pub...

...it's not *that* bad, bless it.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh god, this really is going to happen. My mum and my brother will be coming with me. We need to think of some sort of plan of distraction to get my mum to go home before everyone gets too drunk, yet somehow I can carry on drinking... oh dear. At least I will have the protection of friends and family through the EEZOHAD of Bloomsbury. I might have to take the long way around or duck out of the London Pub (honestly, it's crap!) to avoid Russel Square and Southampton Row, thus sparing me from having to point and say "I used to live there... boo hoo hoo hoo hoo etc." but maybe it would be good to show my mum where I used to live and then if she fancied she could go inside and beat up "The Cad" (as she calls him) with an umbrella.

I know some of you are looking forward to meeting my family. OK, one of you. ;-) There are no horses in Bloomsbury. And I'm sorry, no hounds, either. Actually, wait, no, there might be in the British Museum, though probably mummified. Jeremy Bentham's mummified hound. What am I on about? God, what a hangover.

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn. If the Top 100 is lyrics I may have to resist citing one of my favourite opening couplets ever, in deference to Kate's family: "The trouble with your brother / He's always sleeping with your mother."

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

can someone enlighten me to the special architectual interest of The London Pub?

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)

all will be revealed on the day ken.

martin that's nothing compared to my favourite opening couplet ;)

not that lyrics has been agreed on, could be anything...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

are we running a book on who tries to get off with members of Kate's family?

― Porkpie (porkpie), Tuesday, 21 December 2004 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll be in town for this!

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 06:31 (twenty-one years ago)

well, looks like Aaron is the favourite so far.....

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 08:59 (twenty-one years ago)

You need to stop this London Pub hate, people. Crap pubs are part of the warp and weft of this event. The rich tapestry of the pub crawl needs its manky threadbare bits. Kate, tell your relatives its "local colour".

After seeing the picture, I think that is a BIG FAT LIE about my dad stealing Jeremy Bentham, and intend to confront my mum over this one on Christmas day.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 13:05 (twenty-one years ago)

london pub is *certainly* no worse than jd's effing sports bar...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

They used to get Bentham out for a dinner once a year IIRC. We (Kings College) were going to capture JB once, but nothing happened. I assume the case is locked so you'd have to cause damage to get him out.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

haha I attend/have attended two colleges who have at one time or another been accused of the 'arch-rival, head-stealer' thing. I like Bentham most for his Panopticon.

I maybe coming in to work on the day and will get away at an uncertain time, but a time to be entirely determined by me. I don't want to miss the Jeremy Bentham.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I hope the US and Australasian Ilxors are reading this thread. Come to London! Where we celebrate our rich history by sitting round the dinner table with 200 year old embalmed corpses!

Can we have a mid-crawl excursion to see JB or is it going to be impossible to get into UCL?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

It's worth noting that there is a large bust of Jeremy himself upstairs in the Jeremy Bentham. The bad news is that it looks like a large bust of Tim Rice.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 13:41 (twenty-one years ago)

yay! more drinks. i'm not going to be able to make it until the last stop, probably, but i figure that's when things will be most interesting.

ps- tim, there's a railway pub about fifteen ft from the finsbury park station. have you been?

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 13:42 (twenty-one years ago)

hey lauren, how was Our Disco in the end?

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

um.. i fell asleep on my sofa after drinking too much trappist ale at the office do.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Another addition to my 'Things That Make Tim H De-Lurk' project!:

2) Busts

I should have guessed the Jeremy Bentham would have an upstairs. Where on earth do the staff live in London pubs?

Mrs PJM might make an appearance at this, so behave.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

It's worth noting that there is a large bust of Jeremy himself upstairs in the Jeremy Bentham. The bad news is that it looks like a large bust of Tim Rice.

This would be a good time to tell the good people of London ILX that I am getting a digital camera for Christmas.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Digital cameras have NO PLACE in the pub.

Lauren: it's on my list but I haven't yet darkened its doors. I have a certain level of the phear.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 14:38 (twenty-one years ago)

But... but... but... Tim, you be hating on my favourite Railway Pub in my neck of the woods! Fie, fie, you lie! OK, it's better in the summer when you can sit outside and watch the trains go by. But still.

Shall I get my mum to post to ILX again? She's sitting right next to me in the web cafe.

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I was in ye olde Streatham town on Sunday Kate, god it was cold.

Probably won't be pub crawling as due in Aylesbury that day. Though admittedly we do have to pass through London on the way...

― Archelll, Wednesday, 22 December 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, it was chilly here on Sunday. Except I was in Crystal Palace! (Bemoaning the fact that I wasn't at the Phantom of the Ooooooperaaaaa because my friends are lame and cannot figure out the South London transport system, boo hiss, etc.)

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

let me know if you plan to visit, tim. i'll offer my services as bodyguard.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Lauren: I shall!

Kate: which Railway are you talking about?

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Tulse Hill. SE23(?). I truly object to your rubbishing of it as "not really a pub". It's quite delightful during the summer.

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh dear, I'm sorry.

It's nice during the summer vacation? This "sit outside" thing isn't really in my repertoire, btw.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

the thought of Tim louchely sitting outside, soaking up rays is one keeping me cheered this afternoon.

NB In all the time I have known Tim I think I've had an outside drink with him precisely once

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

fwiw, tim, the fp railway seems much of a muchness with the world's end and the white swan a bit up the road - ie, not gonna kill you but be prepared to duck in case an fp crazy wanders in and starts throwing things.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I think we should just have a Railway Crawl and have done with it.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

sounds uncomfortable

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't think many of the railways would take kindly to a bunch of 20 non-regulars coming in, having a pint, being loud and then pissing off, to be fair...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 23 December 2004 10:21 (twenty-one years ago)

you make a good point.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 23 December 2004 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I am coming home tomorrow = I can make this. I am quite pleased about that.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 23 December 2004 10:34 (twenty-one years ago)

hurrah!

i'm quite excited about this actually :)

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 23 December 2004 10:41 (twenty-one years ago)

You are all scardey cats!

And you have never been to the Railway in Moira!

Neither have I.

I can't get the red writing and the jump to the bits you haven't already read feature to work on Nu-ILX. Can anyone else? I've been to 'settings' but res de res.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 23 December 2004 11:11 (twenty-one years ago)

The redwriting has been turned off cos it was causing the server to call people poxy fules.

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 23 December 2004 11:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Moira Stewart?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 23 December 2004 11:18 (twenty-one years ago)

should i come? in the evening, i mean?

― charltonlido (gareth), Thursday, 23 December 2004 11:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, you should.

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 23 December 2004 11:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank you, Ricky. My mind is now at rest.

No, Carsmile, Moira, NW Leicestershire. Home of Moira United and Conkers. Formerly home of Rawdon pit. The railway for which the Railway is named is exclusively for the transportaion of COAL. This is a necessary feature of any TRUE Railway pub, otherwise they should be called The Choo-Choo, to emphasise the essentially effeminate nature of both the pub and its clientele.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 23 December 2004 11:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i recommend sharing that theory with the regulars at the finsbury park railway.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 23 December 2004 11:53 (twenty-one years ago)

ha, any village with a GURL'S NAME can't be that hard...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 23 December 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)

They couldn't handle the truth!

The place where they live is named after a park.

You have a point, man named after an endearing aspect of Noddy's chosen form of transport.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 23 December 2004 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/CarsmileSteve/carsmile2.jpg

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 23 December 2004 12:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Noddy's doing better these days then

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Thursday, 23 December 2004 12:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry all, UCL's main building will be shut through the holidays, and even if we got special permission to get in (I'm sure if we told them a bunch of drunken louts wanted in they'd be thrilled to help) Jeremy Bentham's box will have its shutters closed and locked.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 23 December 2004 13:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Are any of these pubs 'the oldest licensed premises in London'?

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Thursday, 23 December 2004 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, the first one.

not sure of the rest, i'd be surprised if the london pub claims that...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 23 December 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I have no idea if my family are now coming or not, since my mum is packing her bags and going back to Hertfordshire over the teacup issue.

The good news is that now no one will have to explain David Blunkett and/or Kilroy-Silk to my brother. And I can get drunk as I like and act like an utter tart if I so choose.

The bad news is, erm...

Still trying to think of the bad news. The bad news is she will probably change her mind by the time I get back from the web cafe.

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Friday, 24 December 2004 12:37 (twenty-one years ago)

i will come, to the princess louise, at 8pm. who will still be drinking, at that time?

surely not everyone is going early, and there will be some stragglers, such as myself?

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 27 December 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I will be at the Lousy. I will hopefully not still be drinking, as I do not intend to start.

― RickyT (RickyT), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

that commas thing is quite funny. i'm working on the 29th so will probably just turn up to the Princess Louise to laugh at you all.

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Monday, 27 December 2004 22:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Well, if my mum comes at all, it will be early doors, as I have discovered to my dismay that she does not fancy pints. So if you wish to avoid parents, then come late.

My brother has currently gone missing after a particularly nasty row, so I've no idea if he will be attending or not. So I think that Magnus may miss the scheduled Tory Mincepie Deathmatch. With some considerable relief.

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Cripes, this is my pub crawl and I haven't even posted yet.

This will be liven upped by a Da Vinci Codesque treasure hunt based on really obvious clues scrawled in ultraviolet ink on major art treasures in the British Museum.

I've been told this is a good idea. The future of the catholic church may depend on it.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 20:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Right, can anyone recommend a good library in the vague vicinity of all this? I really have got to get some reading done tomorrow. Watching Changing Rooms: Ooh, That Flood's A Bit Nasty tonight made me want to be violently unwell everywhere, which can't be a good way to be.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

The British Library, on Euston Road?

Pete, we are doing a new top 100 tomorrow and you haven't finished off last year's yet!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 21:43 (twenty-one years ago)

If it wasn't for the fire at SOAS I would have. Perhaps I will fit it in before we start.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 22:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Last time I asked the BL I was informed that you have to have a reading ticket, which are nigh-impossible to get unless you can prove that they have a book no-one else in the country does, and you need that book for a specific piece of study. And it takes time to get issued one.

(On the other hand, once you have a ticket, you can get in whenever. The moment I find the right book...)

I think I made biscuits for last year's pub crawl. Hmm.

― cis (cis), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't know about that fire, Pete! Good grief!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 23:35 (twenty-one years ago)

the fire at SOAS? blimey, it was all ablaze. Pete was a lucky man that night.

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 23:39 (twenty-one years ago)

cis, were you an oxford student then? i'd've thought you'd be able to get one now, anyway. i could get one quite easily, apparently; i really should.

my drinkinf strategy tomorrow is undergoing further refinement. i think i'll be along pretty early, basically as soon as i finish xmas shopping.

― toby (tsg20), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 23:44 (twenty-one years ago)

basically as soon as i finish xmas shopping

haha i am glad to see some people recognising that it's better to buy your gifts AFTER the day, thus saving ££££s in teh sales

unless you mean you're buying stuff for you

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 23:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I told Matt I'd make an appearnce. Besides, I haven't left the flat in 2 days, I want to do some shopping and some good friends are doing karaoke in Soho later on.

― Captain GRRRios' Giggletits (Barima), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 00:08 (twenty-one years ago)

ha ha, pete is still logged in here. I will be along, just as soon as the rampant heartburn that is enveloping me (Chris that is, not Pete)has subsided and when I've washed up.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 08:53 (twenty-one years ago)

This is actually Pete and you will be shocked to look over on Freakytrigger in about five minutes and find the previous list finally finished.

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 10:14 (twenty-one years ago)

I haven't left the flat in 2 days, I want to do some shopping and some good friends are doing karaoke in Soho later on

also, WE - ARE - YOUR FRIENDS

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 11:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Crumbs. I shall be along later for pubbeing, probs turning up at the Marlborough, as I am poxy poxy 'working' today. Which consists of sitting around eating chocolates, yes, but you know, I'm showing my face. Oh, and I've posted some letters.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 11:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel fucking dreadful

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Bloody Mary?

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 11:37 (twenty-one years ago)

with gin in it

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 11:48 (twenty-one years ago)

are we still going to have a splinter group from the marlborough going over to the rising sun, so that it actually makes a star?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought that the sun really was a star.

― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Afternoon all. See you all bright and early today?

― Matt DC, Eye Toy Table Tennis King (Matt DC), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 12:41 (twenty-one years ago)

i might go down now, i'm bored and have nothing to do, what's the worst that could happen?

oh, hold on.

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 12:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Hmm. Perhaps I should drink some brandy before I turn up.

― alix (alix), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it was the gin what ruined me :o( I can't make it unfortunately, have a lot of fun you guys. I think goldie lookin' is popping down for a couple though

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:12 (twenty-one years ago)

You know there's already a Newport 'tribute' band called Mouldy Looking Chain? My mum told me.

I did not bake for this occasion, so I hope Cis is carrying the torch high today. I can bring late work Xmas champagne if anyone's interested though. Also Belgian chocolate truffles.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 13:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm afraid my friedns that I cannot make this. I have a clash with IRL friends returning from foriegn parts. (Well, not really foriegn parts (protestant view) or yes totally forgien parts (Catholic view) but there's sea in the way and I'm fence sitting.)

― Anna (Anna), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 14:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Soon I will catch the train.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 14:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Chris, we all know that the best cure for a hangover is to drink beer for eight hours. Think of it as medicinal.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 14:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, don't be a poof, Chris.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay leaving home now, see you at 3:30

― Pete (Pete), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 14:21 (twenty-one years ago)

It's not a question of being a poof, it's a question of being, erm, compromised in public

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG I'M AN AGORAPHOBE OMG

― Captain GRRRios' Giggletits (Barima), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Get your arses out the house now. I'm suffering booze deprivation and have only a packet of plantain crisps to comfort me.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

One hour to go - hurrah!

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

fucking hell that was a nightmare. i hate shopping, as of now.

still, all i have to do is a bit of wrapping and perhaps eat some food (i didn't think i'd be out all day, so have only had a bowl of cereal so far) and i can get down the pub...

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:07 (twenty-one years ago)

This sounds great, I wish I could be there. Have fun, everyone!

― Leon the Fratboy (Ex Leon), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

From me too! Sgs is ill in bed and I'm sitting with her, watching first Star Wars and now The Sound of Music. After my booze-soaked disaster of Boxing Day, I'm taking a few days off from drinking and pubs, and regretfully I've decided not to venture out today. Which also means I can look after muh honey.

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw! Soothe the SGS' fevered brow like you mean it, M-dawg.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Aww, poor SGS!

It's a poor subsitute, but I'm coming out to play!

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

poor sgs. hope you're better soon.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

im off home now, see you all at princess louise, around 8ish

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Aww, GWSSGS!

― robster (robster), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:31 (twenty-one years ago)

wow, i'm actually worse at wrapping presents than i am at buying them! i just got myself stuck to a present stuck to the floor. unbelievable.

ok, food then pub. this bit must be easy.

― toby (tsg20), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

thanks y'all :)
I am very sad to be missing this, but I have confidence you'll all be drinking some for me *right now*.

― sgs (sgs), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 18:18 (twenty-one years ago)

well, I'm chewing rennies for you anyway ;o)

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 18:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Do they make a nice change from wasps, Cabbage? =:)

― Mooro (Mooro), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 18:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Important announcement

The main body of the pub crawl will be staying in The Jeremy Bentham as they have annexed the upstairs section in a move described by ringleaders as "just a bit of fun".

A raiding party will be visiting the other pubs, however, Deuchars IPA on tap has settled the majority down.

That is all.

I'll deal with you another time Mooro......

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

urgh, now i don't know where to go

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

The JB dude, the JB

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I went to the station and there was a train in five minutes but the queue for tickets was so long and slow that I missed it and then the next train was cancelled and I would have had to wait half an hour (if the next one was on time) in the freezing boghole of M'head station and I would have been very late and that would have been like watching a film that started twenty minutes ago and I didn't intend staying very long anyway, so I came home and (wait for it) read The Bible (Corinthians) and then had a think about it and went to sleep.

I am sorry that people are ill. I wish them a speedy recovery.

Porkpie, I had your CD with me. I could have given it to Mrs Porkpie. Blame whate ver the train company is called these days.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)

that pretty much sucks Peter old chap. we'll have to see you soon though.

Mrs Porkpie is still out she was "only popping in for a couple", she will be at work tomorrow, ouch.

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 21:31 (twenty-one years ago)

there's going to be much discussion of the list created tonight methinks

― Porkpie (porkpie), Wednesday, 29 December 2004 22:54 (twenty-one years ago)

bah, foiled by the rockists once again. i can't believe you all hated on phil collins.

― toby (tsg20), Thursday, 30 December 2004 00:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I think all but one of my nominations got in. Wow.

That was all jolly good fun. Hope The Lex is ok - Liz was feeling like shit this morning so I can only assume he's in a whole other universe of hurt right now. I wonder if Marianna got her hat back?

― robster (robster), Thursday, 30 December 2004 09:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I feel woeful. My tea bounced. Rob dear, don't allow me to begin my drinking with a whole bottle of wine in future. Or make me eat something at a point in the evening.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 30 December 2004 09:20 (twenty-one years ago)

oh my poor head. why did 'a bottle of wine to myself' ever sound like a good idea? Was that Marianna's hat I stole for most of the evening? why did I think that wearing it at a silly angle would look good? gah. The best fun, though!

Lovely to meet Abby and Will for the first time. Thanks to Cis for letting me pass out at hers...

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 30 December 2004 10:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Three choices from my six got in, which is quite a decent ratio by my standards.

It was a bloody marvellous night, possibly cos I wasn't drunk (and I don't know what's good for me...), but lovely to meet everyone again, and also lovely to meet Abby and Lex for the first time. But yes. Marvo.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I have no idea whether any of my picks got in, or what they were :(

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Last time I asked the BL I was informed that you have to have a reading ticket

would a leeds ticket do?

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:06 (twenty-one years ago)

p.s. the lex no i didn't get the copy of the Times.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

for those going to the Jeremy Bentham in the near future, they're currently having a few "festive ales" one of which is the "Xmas Pud", which, oddly, actually tastes like an xmas pudding. what's more odd is that adding a shot of brandy to it makes it actually taste like an xmas pudding with brandy on it. and it's possible to set the brandy alight for 0.3 seconds.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and library adventures resulted in me sat in the lobby of the BL to do reading instead. Didn't get that much done, which pisses me off a bit. I'm gonna have to head back to Leeds soon, I can't seem to get owt done around here...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Where on earth do the staff live in London pubs?

upstairs? there are about 600 rooms!

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:19 (twenty-one years ago)

which reminds me, nobody has yet enlightened me to the special architectual interest of The London Pub.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Barmaid's bra, probs.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:21 (twenty-one years ago)

hurrah well done us :)

i only got up about 20 minutes ago i'm glad i don't have to work this week.

was there a trip to spain in the end? i snuck away before a decision was made...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:22 (twenty-one years ago)

THe London Pub... is in a hotel. And is also wank.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:23 (twenty-one years ago)

p.s. the lex no i didn't get the copy of the Times.

I'll see if I can bring my copy to the next fap-thing then...

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

London Pub is a coach station pub. Which is fairly unusual, you must admit.

― RickyT (RickyT), Thursday, 30 December 2004 11:39 (twenty-one years ago)

i have bunked off today. just being in the presence of certain individuals last night was enough to get me strangely far more pissed than i should've been based on what i'd actually drank. so cheers to Liz, The Lex and others for saving me a fortune in having to play catch up. and jeers for there being no Kylie, New Order or Kylie vs New Order in the so called best songs of all time list.

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Thursday, 30 December 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Update: feeling much better after cauliflower and broccoli bake from the canteen, and no more bile-puking incidents. I am a poxy fule.

It was quite funny steering The Lex around the Northern Line last night, though.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 30 December 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Ooof!! Thanks Gareth for pointing me toward the tube station... I actually managed to get home, which is always amazing.

I woke up this morning and thought of about 20 songs I should've nomintated but didn't. I guess that's the point.

Nice to see everyone. I will repeat that it's London 1 New York 0 at the moment in terms of people showing up to FAPs.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 30 December 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Liz, how in the world were you not as pissed as me? Er, yeah, thanks to everyone who helped with the steering. I remember v little of this, anyone who can fill in the gaping memory holes (in the pub as well as on the tube) please do.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 30 December 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

You were wearing the Deerstalker at a very rakish angle, and also the beret at a different rakish angle. It was possible that you might have been wearing them both at the same time on different sides of your head, but no evidence of this exists.

Also, hello. Nice to meet you.

Actually, does anyone have any idea when I lost my hat (standard Thinsulate non-wooly wooly cap, black colour)? I suspect it didn't make it out of the White Hart, and would be very obliged if someone could go and ask them for it. In return you can have this bottle of Red Square lager vodka that's turned up in my bag.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 30 December 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

U+K question of the night: can one realistically be said to not like a song if one has sung along enthusiastically the last half-dozen times it's been on?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 30 December 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Arriving at the Jeremy Bentham last night was like reaching the promised land. One room upstairs with no one else in it and exactly the right amount of seating for a big FAP. No wonder we didn't finish the pub crawl.

I was amazed at how long I lasted, booze-wise. 3.30pm right up until the Spanish Bar. Only Kate matched me, and she went out for food midway through.

Nice to meet Abby and Aaron, and see The Lex again. Crikey you were a mess, boy ;)

Now I'm going to attempt to get those photos up. I have no idea how to do this, so it could be a while.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Technically that's 'rhumble', actually. Otherwise popular American boxing announcer Michael Buffer will sue you.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 30 December 2004 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Hot damn was that fun. You guys all rock too much.

I did get my hat back, thanks, though my vanity still hasn't recovered having realised The Lex looks better in it than me. :(

― marianna lcl (marianna lcl), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

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Our mystery benefactor

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

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WBS

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

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Stevem sulks as yet another shonky bootleg mashup is vetoed

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

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Marianna looking happy

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

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The Lex, in The Hat

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

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Some cool motherfucker

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)

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Someone cooler.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:37 (twenty-one years ago)

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Hattiest FAP ever?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:39 (twenty-one years ago)

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This is what you call 'rocking the Hopkins look'

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:40 (twenty-one years ago)

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WUV!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:42 (twenty-one years ago)

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Andrew makes his feelings on Apache Indian clear.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

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I have no idea who took this photo. Possibly they were very drunk.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:43 (twenty-one years ago)

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Aaron and Carsmile Steve.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:44 (twenty-one years ago)

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I have nothing to say about this photo.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:45 (twenty-one years ago)

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Liz, clearly refusing to leave the pub.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 17:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I might be needing a haircut.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't, it suits you!

Here's another one, of Vicky and Al:

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― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 30 December 2004 18:45 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah keep the hair William 'Clipper' Swygart. i'm definitely off to the barbers tomorrow tho.

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I had a great time at this, and I really needed it, so thanks to everyone.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 30 December 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Lovely pictures, though that one of me does patently prove this, Marianna - my vanity still hasn't recovered having realised The Lex looks better in it than me - to be patently untrue.

I just found Steve M's mix CD in my coat pocket! It's wonderful.

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 30 December 2004 23:20 (twenty-one years ago)

excellent, i totally expected you to lost that on your way home or perhaps drunkenly shove it into the fat hands of a dishevelled vagrant.

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Thursday, 30 December 2004 23:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I want to meet WBS! I should have come to this, it looks fun. He should keep his hair.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 31 December 2004 00:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Good evening, that was. I still have that Whigfield song stuck in my head. Although argh no pictures of me ever again kthxbai.

Lovely to see Abby, and nice to meet you, Aaron.

― cis (cis), Friday, 31 December 2004 00:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I was so not refusing to leave the pub. Er.

I like that very drunken swoooshy picture above, particularly Starry's French immersion in her pint and Cis' radioactive fag.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 31 December 2004 09:41 (twenty-one years ago)

i looked way too happy in that photo.

It was quite funny steering The Lex around the Northern Line last night, though.

wtf???

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 31 December 2004 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Did you not know Ken? Lex is a TRANSFORMER

― robster (robster), Friday, 31 December 2004 11:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh dear lord. Still slightly hungover two days later. And yes, I win the longevity award for drinking from 3pm until Spain closed because I managed to carry on drinking pints even while a boy with much more sense than I insisted on putting food into me to delay the inevitable Countdown To Crankiness. Which means that we completed the star by accident.

What lovely pictures. Magnus looks like he's died and gone to ~~Spain~~ I mean heaven.

My brother sends his apologies for not lasting the full evening, but despite his giant stature, he is actually a lightweight.

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Friday, 31 December 2004 11:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Why are you all sitting down? On a proper pub crawl there isn't any time to sit down.

― Puddin'Head Miller (PJ Miller), Friday, 31 December 2004 11:51 (twenty-one years ago)

William - keep the hair. Everyone else - lose the hair.

I wish I'd been at this. Next FAP when I'm not at the theatre please!

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 31 December 2004 11:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh yes, and BTW, William, another vote for keeping the hair. But you probably could have guessed that already.

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Friday, 31 December 2004 12:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Does Abby have more hair than everyone else put together? Obviously there are some of us making very little contribution to the total, such as me, Tim and Toby, though he was trying, with the beard. Sorry not to have really spoken to Abby, but I hope her first FAP isn't her last.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 31 December 2004 13:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Having just run into Tom outside my parish, does he wear that outfit EVERY DAY like a cartoon character come to life?

also, WE - ARE - YOUR FRIENDS

Well, seeing as I didn't make it, does this still hold true?

― Captain GRRRios' Giggletits (Barima), Friday, 31 December 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)

William should so keep his hair.

Haha, when I woke up at about 10.30 next day I turned on my phone to get an alert, as I had for some reason put a note in my Calendar "More rakish and it would b a shed". Who said this to me???

I suspect what Andrew said about leaving his hat in the White Hart may be true - I'm pretty sure he wasn't wearing a hat when I spoke to him en route to the British Museum.

― MarkH (MarkH), Friday, 31 December 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Bah, shortest lived christmas present ever (this is obviously an enormous lie)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 31 December 2004 19:07 (twenty-one years ago)

More on Boris Johnson, Sci-fi Adventurer.

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Are they just following us around in pubs in the Guardian now too!!!

― Pete (Pete), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought Kate's brother looked familiar.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah, no, Alex actually wrote to them about said book.

― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Uhhh... WHAT?!?!?

Don't say that. I mean, I secretly fancy Bonker Boris and I was already accused of borderline incestuousness once on that pubcrawl.

x-post.

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

hullo ppl, sorry to miss this. promise i be FAPping soon. despite (perhaps cos) SO is NOT DRINKING in january

― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Thank god no one called me out on the SPECIAL CELEBRITY GUESTS!!! thing.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I assumed you meant me.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:04 (twenty-one years ago)

But... but... my brother was convinced that *HE* was the special guest?!?!?

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:04 (twenty-one years ago)

So you admit that he's _a_ celebrity?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

i consider Aaron W a celebrity, being as he is from that there Amerikee - the land of cowboys!

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

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