"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here..."
Drinkers Day - 26th December 1998
Warning: The views and tales here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the careful and diligent training plans of that fine rowing squad which is Bedford Rowing Club
The day was a major success!!!
Dotty reported bar takings of £1,400.00. Not bad considering it
was £1.00 per pint! Those of you who didn't bother coming.....
- Sad Bast&rds
- You weren't missed
Just a few memories
- Seven men, good and true, fully naked on chairs. Dotty in the
background uttering those immortal words "Come on, turn around. I can't
see all of you"
- The faces as people downed that beautiful cocktail I supplied. For
the record it was a double Vodka, Archers and pasteurised milk (as
many of you know I get heartburn - probably an ulcer, but don't tell
my mum - the milk was to assist it)
- Sir Les Brodie's exit from the bar. A round of applause....exit
the queen of Sheeba
- Terry arriving late, being handed the 5 pint Boot of Friendship,
and me dropping a golf ball in it. His face was a picture!
- Rob Perry tackling a girl that was twice his size. It's not the
size of the man in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the man.
- Kirsty's response to a now familiar Paul "Ollie" Alston quote of
all women like slim, muscley guys "I don't" Cuddling Andy "F@ck me I
need to lose some weight" Jones.
- Scatty Atty , drunk as a Lord, volunteering to throw Mengler's
wellies off the balcony. Response: "You'll be following them down"
Nice to see the Red Mist isn't clearing!
Gossip
- Trevor Green did not shag the pig. She helped him as he threw up,
then faced with either staying the night with her, or going home, he
opted for the leisurely drive back to London. "A wise choice" said a
sympathetic Birchy.
- Scatty Atty, hard to believe as this is, did manage to upset
people. Legend has it that while Le Bugs and Jonesy sat chomping on
their curry, George left the comfort of his roadside gutter and
promptly ran in, falling over a large group of diners. More fool
them, they rebuked him. Muleta out, he spat the dummy.
Awards
- The "early Barf" award never really materialised (although there
is a strong call for Sir Les). People drank like Gods (a natural
thing in Godford). However, as painful as this is, and not
withstanding the email ping pong this will kick off, the first
homeward bound was the Jesuit. He left at an impressive 7pm, after
receiving a reputed 8 golfballs. This was legendary stuff. He has
now qualified and may change his passport to Place of Birth...
Godford.
- Keith Janes, relying on fellow lightweight Rob "mince pie" Perry
to do his drinking, skulked cleverly towards this award. The half
man, half beagle did beat off numerous challengers to receive the
"like flies around sh*t" award
- Terry Hayward, not to be outdone, won the "oh look, there's a
drunk in my local. He has a ten year chip on his shoulder, I'll take
him to The Rowing club" award.
- Unfortunately there is always only one winner (competition only
coming from Gossip point 1 - not Trevor). The undisputed champion of
the world - excluding the Mediterranean and Mexico - is LE BUGS. The
hairiest arse in all of Christendom!
- Dotty has made this her own, and again is awarded the "putting up
with those obnoxious boys" award. Although, the Jury was out on this
one for a while. A fabled bar leaner rushed towards me whilst I was
replacing my clothes and said "Dotty has had a stroke" quick as a
flash I rushed over to aid our ailing steward only to find her
cursing. "Dotty" I said "are you feeling all right" To which she
replied "It's not my sense of touch that's a problem, it's just that
Trevor is too far away"
All, do reply, preferably with some funny anecdotes.
Rgds,
Shirl
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