Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[MarkBastable]

You are right, like good wine good beer should be savored, not guzzled ...

Oh, crap. All these years I've been guzzling wine, good or otherwise. I'm never been much of a one for savoring anything, really. 'Get it down yer neck' is pretty much my watchword.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Oh, crap. All these years I've been guzzling wine, good or otherwise. I'm never been much of a one for savoring anything, really. 'Get it down yer neck' is pretty much my watchword.

Hear, here!, and to think, Tom "Stonewall" Jackson's words of wisdom from 6212 posts back, still rain true to this day.
We haven't seen him around these parts in while.
btw- I was talked into test flying a new Kentucky bourbon by a Parker type at local spirits store, it is Wathens Kentucky Bourbon- single barrel.
Pretty good with RC Cola.

[prendrelemick]

Quiz night last night, We came second and won a tube of smarties, but that's besides the point. NEVER MIX YOUR DRINKS even if you are in a celebratory mood after getting a Spice Girls question right. It's not worth the hangover.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Do you remember the Spice Girls question?
Blokes are wise to keep their drink in one genre once started.
I would have to say, Mad Dog 20/20 creates the most lethal mix if you were to venture outside of your drink of choice for a given occasion.

[prendrelemick]

It was along the lines of "Which group had three consequtive Christmas number ones" and he gave the years in question.

Many would be ashamed of knowing such girlie trivia, but when a tube of Smarties are at stake one must swallow one's pride.

Any way, we were out again last night, at Harry's 80th birthday party. His son is married to a Russian, who had brought some of her Russian girlfriends from Huddersfield, and some Russian wodka from Irkutsk. I think a quiet day is in order today

[Sancho]

It's all in the pacing. That said, pacing is easier with beer, unless there's Belgian beer involved - that stuff is lethal.

Spice Girls, huh?

Sancho and his old lady went to a Christmas show last night at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. The Spice Girls weren't there, but the opening act was the band, Totsy. Oh man. Santa likes Bad Girls Too.

They opened for The Brian Setzer Orchestra. There's no way I'm going to miss that guy when he comes to town. I think he's got more fingers on his fret-board hand than most people. And I've gotta tell ya, the man truly seemed to be enjoying himself up there. I've been to too many shows where the band is just going through the motions. Not these guys. They rocked the house.

[prendrelemick]

Totsy! They turned out to be exactly what their name suggested they'd be.

[Paulclem]

Allotment update.

I'm now the chairman - the most interesting part of that being running meetings, (including the casting vote clause), and accepting prizes on behalf of the association. Otherwise I'm the "young guy" helping the Site Manager shovel stuff.

We won third prize in the Coventry and District Allotments Society's 2012 Best kept allotment site category. (There were three entrants, and we came third, but we won £100, and it is this I will be accepting in June at a buffet lunch. Apparently the food is nice).

We have split from the other two sites and are about to set up our bank accounts next week, and mulled wine and mice pies will be in the offing in the shed the week after next. Mmmmmm

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Congratulations Paul it is good to be King.
I cant' help but imagine the elder members were "grinning and rubbing their hands" like the greenhouse guy.

[Sancho]

Totsy! They turned out to be exactly what their name suggested they'd be.

Yep, Mick, of all the guys who regularly post on the Bloke’s Thread, I think you’d’ve appreciated their show the most. I’d never heard of them, but I genuinely enjoyed their set (enjoyed it a little too much, according to my Señora). Ah-hem.


Totsy, Dope on a Rope:

http://youtu.be/DESTk4YKpx8

[Paulclem]

Congratulations Paul it is good to be King.
I cant' help but imagine the elder members were "grinning and rubbing their hands" like the greenhouse guy.

Yep. That, and they have the real jobs. To be fair, they have more time than I do, but perhaps they wanted to include me.

.Busy week coming up, but the tinselled end is in sight. Christmas ties on tomorrow.

[prendrelemick]

Mrs P arrived home from her Womens Institute jamboree last night claiming the highlight of the evening was the Sex on the Beach! Whatever happened to jam and Jeruselem?

[Paulclem]

Waiting for the bus last night in town - I was working a little late and I've bust my front wheel - I was treated to "My Way" by two drunken old geezers who were on the street smoking outside The Coventry Cross pub. They were awful but enthusiastic, but they did have trouble singing it together. I had to laugh.

The illustrious street that houses The Coventry Cross also has another rough pub a few doors down. This one is opposite my bus stop and often has karaoke. Marvellous entertainment after a Saturday shopping trip. It also amuses me that there are invalid scooters parked outside, often with their drunk owners leaning on them smoking. Haha.

[prendrelemick]

BBC Sports personality of the year tonight. And for once there was plenty of sport shown on the Beeb.

The overseas winner is nailed on for Ussain Bolt. After that I don't know, we've had a year of unimagined riches. Laura Trott who won 2 golds didn't even make the short list. I think it is between Mo Farrah and Bradly Wiggins, but there are plenty of other contenders - Jess Ennis, Andy Murray, Ellie Simmonds.

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Looking back, it is amazing the success you guys had in the Olympics.
Was it the alignment of planets?, playing on home turf?
Keep us posted on the results.

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Happy birthday Mark!




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Mick,
as mentioned on your other thread, I thought I'd share a little on the "Type Writer", assuming you're interested.

It is essentially the M1903 Springfield rifle 30.06 caliber.
The rifle type was used extensively in WW I in fact my Grandfather carried one with the 143rd fighting in France in 1918.
When WW II broke out we were just beginning to manufacture the M1 Garand, but production couldn't keep up.
So the Army supplemented by producing upgraded version of the M1903.
In order to further the production of the M1903, Springfield contracted with other companies with similar tooling as rifle manufacturers.
Smith Corona was one of those companies.

Yours truly with the "typewriter" shooting at target from about 3 years ago:
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Son:
He barely weighs more than the rifle, hence the severe arch posture trying to counter balance the weight.
Note the ear protection and finger off trigger until he is set.

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